Kolkata, March 19 -- A Dalit family in Madhya Pradesh's Neemuch district has staged a silent protest, seeking permission for mass suicide inside a hospital where they were receiving treatment after an alleged caste-based attack.

The family, residing in Dasia village, said the assault stemmed from a dispute on February 26 over a chickpea crop. The victim, Premchand Mogiya, claimed that villagers Mohan Singh and Babu Singh assaulted his daughter and used casteist remarks against her.

They told local media that the officials at the police station delayed registering a first information report (FIR) despite lodging a complaint. Later, the family was reportedly pressured into withdrawing it.

They said the accused attacked them again on Marc...