A Dalit man in Katni’s Matwara village was assaulted after opposing illegal mining near his farmland. He was beaten with sticks and rods, subjected to caste-based abuse, and one of the attackers reportedly urinated on him. His mother was also attacked when she tried to intervene. The man received hospital treatment for his injuries, and a case has been registered under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, with police investigating the incident.