Chennai: A Dalit youth was allegedly murdered in Tamil Nadu’s Dindigul district on July 30, according to the state Untouchability Eradication Front (TNUEF), which has described it as a brutal caste-based murder. The TNUEF said Ramar was lured under the pretext of showing the spot and was instead assaulted by five men with sickles. Describing it as a horrific casteist attack resulting in murder, the organisation said it would continue the legal and democratic struggle until the victim’s family got justice. I fear my son’s life may also be at risk,” she said, pleading for immediate police protection from the Tamil Nadu government. TNUEF state president T. Sellakkannu demanded that the government provide permanent police protection to the surviving victim and his family.