Coimbation: A 47-year-old Dalit man, who was attacked by a 14-member gang at his home in Vinayagar Kovil Street in Ponnni in Edayarpalayam Village, Sulur, Monday, died on Thursday.
Sulthanpet police identified victims of M Kesavan, Labor.
“He was on his way to his home on Monday night on a motorcycle, when a bicycle hit a moped, hurt Rider Mayilsamy, a milk supplier.
Milk can be stored on the back of the moped damaged in an accident.
Kesavan left the place in a hurry,” said a person Police officers.
“Around 19:00, 14 non-Dalit people entered Kesavan’s house and attacked him with wood to not apologize to Mayilsamy.
They also attacked his wife K Lakshmi and used Casteist slurs against the couple.
Kesavan, who suffered a head injury Seriously, treated at Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (CMCH).
He died on Thursday night, “the officer added on Wednesday.
They arrested P Senthilkumar, 39 and Ganeshan, 40, from Bogampatti Village, on Thursday.
They were ordered below in Section 147, 148, 294 (B), 323, 427, 355, 307 of the Indian punishment code and several parts of the scheduled caste and scheduled tribes (prevention of atrocities) ACT, 1989.
Seven more people, Including a woman, fled.