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Village Narasinhpura is seatuated in the taluka of Kadi of Dt. Mehsana. The total population of village is around 1700. There are approximateli 70 families of Patel community, 70 of Thakor community, nearly 35 of Rabari, Prajapati 1 family, Brahmin 5 & there are 45 houses of Dalit community. The village has got primary school from 1 to 7. There are 3 to 4 temples in the village. The practice of untouchability is found in the village.
On 26-11-2008 at aorund 10 o’clock in the morning Gayatriben D/o Jivanbhai Parmar who is the member of schedule cast was going to the school with her bycycle, at that time near Narmada Bridge bycycle got punchered. At that time the accuse of the case Vishuni Alias Pachaji Kalaji Thakor came there in a Rixo and threatened the victim and took her in the rixo and near Narmada Kenal he took her in the field and rap her against her will. There after he threatened her not to tell anybody and if he tells he would kill her. There after the accused left her there only and ran away. There after the complenent complained agains the accused on 29-11-2008. The police registed the FIR under the section 363, 376, 504 of IPC and section 3(1)(12) of SCST Act.
M. Kalishwari(5th Std), K. Anandhi (5th Std), K. Audaiammal (3rd Std) are belongs to Dalit Arunthathiyar community. They are studying in the Panchayat Union Primary School in Kaluhumalai. Parents of these three students are working as scavengers in government offices. Knowing that these students belongs to Dalit Arunthathiyar community and their parents are working as scavengers, Head Master Leelavathi asked these students to clean the toilet. They have been exploited by Leelavathi to clean the toilet. These three students reported of dizziness, skin scratches, fever and infection in their body parts. On the enquiry, they reported that their HM asked them to clean the toilets every day. Hence their parents went to the school to enquire about this atrocity (untouchability and discriminatory) practice. On seeing their children being engaged in the manual scavenging activities, they scolded the HM. Concerned parents filed a complaint with the Kalugumalai Police station. After initial denial of this atrocity, the HM admitted of this untouchability practice. As she apologized to the parents of the children, by touching their feet, case was withdrawn and compromised with the Head Master.
Maddadi Bharathi (6), Maddadi Venkanna was playing in front of her house. She was hit by the cycle of Kothapalli Rama Krishna (20), Kapu by caste belonging to Achutapuram village. As the girl was seriously injured, victim’s father Maddadi Venkanna s/o Dharmaraju questioned Ramakrishna. As he was not saying anything Surapudi Veeraraju neighbor of victim also questioned him. As Ramakrishna replied in a filthy language Veera Raju and Venkanna beat him up and took away his cycle. Later Ramakrishna came back along with Chella Rao and took back his cycle.
Around 12.30pm on the same day Ramakrishna, Kola Mallikarjuna and 80 others belonging to Achuthapuram village came on 5 autos, bikes and cycles. On the way they asked villagers on the whereabouts of the victim’s father and questioned why Ramakrishna was beaten, we would have paid the necessary amount as per the intensity of the injuries. They said we would have paid the amount if the victim has died or even fractures to her hands or legs. Later they went to the house of the victim and ransacked the houses, tore the blouses of dalit women Saraswati, Ganikulu and Prabhavati. They abused on the name of caste and beat them up. They also warned the whole village and threaten them of dire consequences. The situation was tense and the dalits were living in fear. Though the RDO and SDPO have visited the village but failed in building confidence among the dalits. The accused were arrested.
Nalli Sunitha(19), D/o David Raju and Sarojini is a resident of Antharvedepalem village, Sakinetipalli Mandal, East Godavari District. On the date of incident i.e., on 5th Nov’08 Adabala Srinu S/o Bulli Satyam OC Kapu by caste, resident of same village sat in the veranda of the victim’s house. Sunitha who was alone in her house was preparing for her exams the accused started staring at her. Feeling conscious she requested the accused to go back to his house because he was intoxicated. She pressurized him many times saying that he was not in a good condition.
For this the accused abused her in the name of caste and scolded her in filthy language. The victim tolerated while he was abusing her. At last she revolted when he was coming towards her to assault. With that the accused sister, mother and his aunt joined him and attacked her. They gathered dry leaves and pour kerosene on her. By that time the victim’s mother came back from her workplace and saw her daughter and immediately went for her rescue for which even she was attacked.