Advisory for the Privileged

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Please stay away from Dalit infested areas, especially in Maharashtra. You are completely safe in TN (for the time being), the powerful OBCs rule there.

Three persons were killed and over 60 injured on Thursday during protests across Maharashtra following the alleged desecration of B R Ambedkar's statue in Kanpur, DGP P S Pasricha said.

Five coaches of the Deccan Queen train were burnt and over 90 buses damaged in various parts of this city during violent protests.

Update:

The case is getting weirder by the minute.

Arun Valmiki, the man arrested for defacing Babasaheb Ambedkar's statue in Kanpur on Tuesday, has alleged that the police forced him to make a false confession.

Residents of Ambedkar basti in Kakadeo where the statue was damaged, however, claimed Valmiki had not returned home and he may have "gone underground" fearing police action.

and ...

Senior Superintendent of Police P C Meena rejected Valmiki's allegations. "He admitted to having damaged the statue in a drunken state along with two friends on Wednesday," says Meena.

Valmiki's release came after angry Dalits took to the streets, blocked traffic and damaged vehicles claiming he was "falsely implicated".

Let's be cool and try to assimilate this, work with us here. We are as confused and puzzled as you are.

1. A Dalit dude, living in Ambedkar basti gets drunk and damages a statue.
2. Dalits go on rampage, damaging property worth more than Rs. 7 crores (how many IIT seats is that?)
3. Police catch the dude called Valmiki
4. Valmiki fesses up
5. Residents of Valmiki basti get mighty upset so back to step 2.

Let me pour myself a large tequila, be back in 15.