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Bar Lakshmi w/o Vemegiri Debudu is r/o Giduthuor village under Makavarampalem police station in Visakhapatnam Dist. The victim is married to Bara lakshmi six years before. Bara Lakshi is working as health worker. On 3-12-07 when Devudu was not there at the house the accused Ruttala Sarva Demullu S/o Ramu Naidu tress passed into the house of the victim and attacked his wife and tried to rape her. She escaped from the culprit and ran to the neighbor’s house. Later, narrated the entire thing to her husband when came back to the house. While Devudu asked about the incident to the accused, the accused and his followers attacked him and beaten him with sticks, kicked him indiscriminately abusing him with the caste name saying “you, Madiga bastard, are you telling about good conduct to us? You are a low- social- status one, remember that! We will do whatever we like. What right you have to ask us?” In the mean while, Appanna beat victim with a stone on his cheek. He lost his two teeth. Then the victim fell down they haunted the victim up to Bayyavaram village. He was frightened a lot about his life and escaped to his relative’s village. Subsequently the victim’s wife found out where he was and met him.
They together came to the village and made a complaint against the accused on 26-1-08 before the police Makavaram which was registered as a criminal case in Crime No. 06/08, u/s 324, 326, IPC, 3(1)(x)(xi) SC/ST (PoA) Act. Charge sheet not filed.
Vemagiri Devudu (32) s/o Pedda Appanna, a daily wage labourer, is the resident of Giduthur village, Makavaram Mandal, Vishakhapatnam District. He belongs to Scheduled Caste (Madiga). He got marriage with one Vara Laxmi for six years ago. She is working as a health worker in the village. On 3-12-07, when Devudu was not at home, the accused Ruttala Sarva Demullu s/o Ramu Naidu trespassed into the house of the victim and attacked his wife and tried to rape her. She escaped from the culprit and ran to the neighbor’s house. The accused went away from there. She narrated the entire incident to her husband when came back home.
While Vemagiri Devudu was going to ask the accused about the incident, he met him on the way and asked the reason of inhuman behaviour with his wife. Then the accused and his supporters called Ruthala Gangadhara, Vechalapu Ramana s/o Peda Rajulu, Singampali Yerram Naidu s/o Appanna attacked the victim with sticks, kicked him indiscriminately. They abused him in the caste name saying “you, Madiga bastard, are you telling about good conduct to us? You are a low- social- status one, remember that! We will do whatever we like. What right do you have to ask us?” In the mean time, Appanna beat victim with a stone on his cheek. He lost his two teeth. Then the victim fell down. The accused haunted the victim up to Bayyavaram village.
He was frightened a lot for his life and so escaped to his relative’s village. The victims went to the village again and made a complaint against the accused on 26-01-08 before the police Makavaam which was registered as a criminal case in Crime No. 06/08, u/s 324, 326, IPC & 3(1)(x)(xi) of SC/ST (PoA) Act. Compensation has not been paid to victims and charge sheet not filed.
Mr.Mariyappan S/o Palani belongs to Dalit Community reside at Piliampalayam Village, Nambiyur, Gobichettipalayam Taluk Erode district. He went to conduct ceremony of ear piercing to wear jewels to his little daughter who grew six year old. On 07.10.2007 he went to approached Sri Karpaga Vinayagar Kamatchi Amman Kalyana Mandapam, Gandipuram, Nambiyur, where the Ayyasamy is the Manager and incharge of the administration of the Kalyana Madapam. Mr.Mariyappan informed to Ayyasamy that his child’s function on 21.11.2007 and would need the hall on that day from morning till evening. Immediately Mr.Ayyasamy enquired Mr.Mariyappan about his caste and when he told that he belongs to Arunthathiyar community. Mr.Ayyasamy was refused to book the hall and he replied that Arunthathiyar people cannot conduct any function in the Mandapam belongs to Caste Hindu and further uttered that how dare you could ask this Kalyana Mandapam for the function.
Mr.Mariyappan went to Nampiur police station to lodge a complaint. After the complaint to the police, Mr.Ayyasamy responded agreed to receive the advance amount or Rs.1000/- out of the rent Rs.2000/- and he assured that the Marriage Hall was not booked to any one on 21.11.2007. He printed invitation cards and distributed to his relative and friends for ear piercing ceremany on 21.11.2007. While that being so, certain caste hindus belongs to Nampiur village threatened Mraiyappan to pull our the reservation of the marriage hall for the date 21.11.2007 as the hall is ment only for upper caste people and not for Dalits. Therefore he approached the Sub collector and Deputy Superintendent of police for immediate action in this matter. But caste Hindus threaten to get back the complaint otherwise kill his child. Therefore Gopichettipalyam RDO conducted peace meeting on 16.11.2007 and 18.11.2007 and he put 144 in Nampiur. Therefore DPI cadres protested and rally against 144 since counter caste was filed against dalits. This case was given judgment to allow all the people to use Marriage hall by Erode sessions court.