meerut three men were arrested from khanjapur kushaavli village of meerut district after a dalit man complained that he was attacked and insulted by them as he tried to fend off their pet dogs the man complained that he had long endured the onslaught of pet dogs that belonged to a rajput family but on february 6 as two dogs set upon him he warded them off with a stick gopal the dalit said the dogs owners unleashed verbal abuse laced with casterelated insults they also attacked him with knives and sticks gopal said he had taken the matter to police soon afterwards but police were slow to react i was on the way to my shop when i was attacked by the dogs belonging to a rajput family their dogs have always been a problem for my kids who have often been attacked by the animals while passing by gopal said dhanu singh kaalicharan and sanju members of a rajput family had allegedly once told gopals kids that the dogs were better than them on february 6 as the dogs grew aggressive i tried to shoo them away with a stick that was when dhanu kaalicharan and sanju came out of their house with knives and sticks angry that i had tried to hit the animals the three of them thrashed me i was cut in the face by a knife one of them used gopal said because i am a dalit doesnt mean they can call me what they like gopal said adding that he filed a complaint at the sardhana police station that very day station officer meher singh of sardhana police station said the three accused were arrested on wednesday and investigations were underway early wednesday gopal had approached the office of the ssp seeking action in the matter