Rahul Gandhi to visit violence-hit Una to meet victims in Dalit thrashing case

New Delhi: On Thursday, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi would visit Una city (Gujarat) where some Dalit youths were mercilessly thrashed last week for allegedly killing a cow. In Una last week, some persons claiming to be “Gau rakshak” (cow protectors) thrashed seven Dalit youths alleging that they had killed a cow. The victims, however, claimed that they were skinning the cow which had already died because of natural causes. Footage of the incident went viral. It sparked protests in that state where a policeman was killed in mob violence. A Dalit also committed suicide as protests against last week’s incident. Will raise Una incident issue in Parliament, said Congress President Sonia Gandhi in party's parliamentary meeting.