Hyderabad, February 12 A case has been registered against an unspecified number of individuals for allegedly imposing a caste boycott on a 45-year-old man, who also belongs to their community, in the Jagtial district of Telangana, police said on Thursday.
The community members allegedly announced a boycott on the man 10 days ago due to an issue in his family in the Kandanakunta village of Beerpur mandal in the district.
The nephew of the affected person died, and he went to the funeral on Wednesday, police said.
When the other caste members questioned the man's presence in light of the boycott, he told them not to attend the funeral as it was a matter concerning his family.
A gram panchayat official lodged a complaint with the police, and a case has been registered under the Protection of Civil Rights Act, police said.
The accused will be identified based on the investigation, police added.