UP police detains roadside vendor over shoes having 'casteist' word on soles
Updated: few hours ago
Bulandshahr (UP), Jan 5 (PTI) A roadside vendor was taken into police custody in Uttar Pradesh's Bulandshahr district on Tuesday over a complaint that he was selling shoes which had a caste-identifying word inscribed on its sole, officials said.
The vendor, Nasir, was booked following a complaint by a local resident, Vishal Chauhan, that the shoes being sold by him had the word "Thakur" written on it, a senior official said.
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