Morra Sugunamma(28), SC by caste, W/o Morra Narasimulu, is a resident of Tirumalapur, Shabad Mandal, Rangareddy District. On 27.10.2008, 4:00 p.m. in the evening, Sugunamma was returning home from the field carrying fire wood on her head. She was stopped by Veema Reddy S/o Mohan Reddy, Devender Reddy S/o Bhupathi Reddy, Md. Yaseen S/o Mohammudhin residents of same village dragged into the corn fields and sexually assaulted her.

                   Few minutes later Sugunamma’s husband Morra Narasimulu was passing by the same road and heard a women screaming for help. He quickly rushed into the corn fields and found that it was his wife. When he tried to rescue her the accused attacked him, wounded him and escaped in a car. It was a planned attack on the victim as K Mallesh S/o Bheemaiah was guarding on the road.

The village Nani Kathechi is in the Limbdi taluka of Surendranagar. This is a case of violation of women’s rights. There is always a dominant community in the village to rule villagers. But in every house there is a male dominating women from the ancient time. When violation took place within the four walls of the house you do not find any witness there. The sameful episodes in matrimonial cases are that the women are being harashed by women in the family.

The victim of this case got married to accused Kanabhai Fakubhai Padhar. After the marriage she was tortured and betaen up by her husband saying that she does not know how to cook, she was not liked by the accused.  In spite that she continued married life with a hope that one day everything would be alright. She had three sons and three daughters. Even after the 18 years of marriage life her husband used to drink and beat her.

When she could not bear the physical beating and mental agony she left her husband’s house and started living with her uncle as her father is no more. On the day of 4^th October 2008 she was at her uncle’s house, the accused came there with his two friends and abused her and she was betan up. Thereafter she lodged complaint against her husband and his two friends under section   498(A), 323, 504, 506(2) and 114 of IPC. 

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Akki Roja(13), SC Mala by caste, D/o Venkataiah, R/o of Moram Malapalli, Gunduru, Rajampeta Mandal, Kadapa District was deceived by the accused Kallaparam Natraj, S/o Jayamma R/o Boyanapalli, Gunduru, Rajampeta Mandal, Kadapa District with deceptive words and eloped with him along with her belongings and gold. When contacted his parents they said that they will get hold of his son and return back the victim within 2 days of time. Later when the victim’s father approached the village elders, they are not responding. The friends of the accused Suresh, S/o Geddam Rama Krishaiah, Erri Vishwanath S/o E. Chinnaiah, P. Babu S/o Peela Venkatapathi, helped the accused to deceive the victim and encouraged her to elope and marry the accused. Case registered in Mannur police station, with FIR No: 104/08, u/s 363, 366(A) of IPC.

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Kundeti Naga Rani (18 yrs) SC Madiga by caste is the native of Hanumanthapuram village in Pamidimukkala mandal of Krishna district. She is the only daughter of Kundeti Naga Mani w/o Azharaiah. Her father Azharaiah has passed away long ago and since then she is being taken care of by her mother Naga Mani. Naga Mani is agricultural worker.

Naga Rani has passed 10^th standard in first class. She completed her Intermediate and has joined Nursing in NTR University at Vijayawada.

Naga Rani was frequently ragged and harassed by her seniors Kezaya, Sujana and Ishadh Begum. They used to forcibly remove her clothes and often beat her. Once when Naga Rani was taking bath, someone knocked the door. She opened the door and it was kezaya.

Kezaya took the nude photographs of her with a cell phone. Though she complained to the warden and principal it was of no use. Later Kezaya used to black mail her saying to do sex with one of her friends or else she will show the photos to all.

Nagarani was also harassed by her principal Venkateshwaramma. Once when she was reading her Bible, the principal scolded her saying are you so righteous to read the bible and threw the bible in dust bin. Likewise when she was writing an exam, the principal took away her Hall ticket and mocked her saying your God is so great and why don’t you right the exam without Hall ticket.

On 17^th Sep, 2008 night when Nagarani was sleeping Kezaya along with others took her out and sedated her. Later Kezaya moved her to the hospital on the same night. On 17^th September 2008, Kezaya informed Naga Rani’s mother over phone that she has been hospitalized. Nagarani’s mother rushed to the hospital and to her dismay Nagarani was discharged in a semiconscious state. From there Nagamani took her daughter to the college. The principal behaved ruthlessly and send them away.

Nagamani took her daughter home. As the behavior of her daughter was abnormal even after 10 days she brought her back to Vijayawada suspecting that something has happened to her daughter and lodged a complaint with Machavaram PS  of Vijayawada Urban on 28^th September 2008. The case was registered bearing No: 558/2008 U/s 376 and 509 r/w 109 of IPC. Nagarani was joined in the hospital.  Ultimately she was branded as acute psycho by the university authorities and was forcibly treated for 15 days to suppress the evidences.

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Sayyadpalli is a village in Parigi mandal which is dominated by OC Reddy caste community.  The Sarpanch seat is reserved for dalit woman.  Bheemamma is elected as the sarpanch of the village. 

In July 2008, Kummari Narsimhulu’s family dumped granite stones near the panchayat office.  As these stones were dumped on the road on either sides of the office, they have become a great obstacle for the movement from and into the office.  Bheemamma has informed them to remove the stones from the way but they did not do that.  Later even the ward members requested them about the same.  As Narsimhulu’s family did not listen to them, they informed Vittal, MRO, who has come to the village on the occasion of Praja Patham.  Even the MRO asked them to remove the stones from the way as they are hindering the way and causing great trouble to the villagers.  But Narsimhulu’s family lent a deaf ear to all the requests. 

Finally on 19^th September 2008, all the ward members, including Sarpanch decided that they should ask them for one more time and remove the stones themselves if they refuse to do so.  They have informed the MRO about the same.  Bheemamma, her husband Chinna Paidappa, ward members all went together and asked the family of the accused to remove the stones from the way.  They did not respond.  Hence, they started removing the stones with the help of the villagers.  Then, all the accused as listed above have come forward and caught Bheemamma by hand.  They abused her saying that “Emey Madiga lanje, em peekutaave, duduka neeku, dammunte raallu teetuvu rave lanje” (You Madiga bitch, what can you do, are you so heady, remove the stones if you are potent enough you bitch).  They beat and pushed her down.  They also beat her husband.  The ward members tried to stop them, but they beat the Sarpanch and her husband in front of all the ward members and villagers abusing them in the name of caste using filthy language. 

The Sarpanch, her husband and ward members immediately went to the MRO and complained him about the incident.  He asked them to lodge a complaint in the police station.   On 19^th September 2008, i.e, on the same day, they lodged a complaint in the Parigi PS and FIR was registered.