Case in Brief:

Socio-Economic and Political back ground:

Voleti Narayana S/o Kotayya aged 50 years belonging to Mala community has migrated over to Hyderabad from Peddakolakunta village, Kondepi Mandal of Prakasam District. He is a daily laborer.

 Background and Summary of the Case:

Voleti Santoshi D/o Narayana aged 14 yrs, resident of Plot No – 162/A of Saipuram Colony. Adi Lakshmi w/o of Narayana and mother of victim has been working as servant maid in the house of Lalitha Devi, a real estate business woman for the past 3 months. Santoshi also joined as servantmaid in the same house last 15 days ago at the insistence of Lalitha Devi. On 21/03/06 in the morning around 9 a.m. Lalitha Devi called the father of Santoshi and said that Santoshi has stolen amount from her purse, when Narayana asked his daughter, she said that she found Rs 200/-, which she handed over to Srinivasa Rao H/o Lalitha Devi.

Lalitha Devi didn’t agree to it and beat Santoshi with a stick for about an hour infront of her father. Then Lalitha Devi called her workers Srinu(masion), Venkateswarulu(supervisor) ant other person, they all beat her up with sticks. Around 4 p.m. they bought a blade and forced Narayana to shave the head of his daughter. Latter they also forced Narayana to put chilly powder into her eyes and even gave her electric shock. Lalitha Devi took signatures of Narayana on blank paper.

Narayana and his daughter Santoshi were freed around 8 p.m., when the nearby people interfered. But Lalitha Devi warned Narayana of dire consequences if they revealed the matter to anyone.

Narayana lodged a complaint on 22/03/06 at Kushaiguda Police Station and the case was registered U/s 3(i)(ix) of SC/ST(POA)Act and Sec 324, 355, 385 of IPC and 14 of CLA.

 Present Stage of Case:

The accused has been arrested and the investigation is being done by the ACP. The Joint-Collector, RDO and MRO have also visited the scene of offence.

Harchundram (65), Darshanram (30), Jhimo Devi (60), Ramesh (7), Kailash (5) and Devpal (3) and other belonging to Scheduled Caste (Meghwal) community are r/o Vill/P.S. Pokaran in Jaisalmer Dist. A dalit family members and neighboring Dalits were attacked on the eve of Holi on 14.3.2006. The reason behind the attack is stated to be the assertiveness and a little challenging approach to oppose the dominant caste persons belonging to Rajput community of the village, against the practice of untouchability, discrimination and dominancy attitude toward Dalits.  

Exhibiting their dominance, the accused Shaitan Singh, belonging to Rajput community entered the house of Harchand and tried to molest the women and verbally abused them. Darshanram Meghwal together with the family members caught hold of the accused and tied him with rope on 18/02/ 06. This engraved enmity among the Rajput community against Dalits. On 14.3.2006 the Rajputs attacked Dalit families with Axe, sticks, and molested the women members. Many Dalits were severely injured. The case is registered in Pokaran police station on 14 March, 2006, No -43/06 u/s 143, 323, 452 IPC and 3(1)(x) & 3 (1)(xi) of SC/ST (PoA) Act 1989. No accused are arrested so far.

Charge sheet filed in the case on 29.04.06. Case is investigated by the DSP.  Accused arrested and bailed out. Total Compensation of Rs.6250/- paid to the family under SC/ST (PoA) RULES 1995.

Case in Brief:

According to Katari Chinnaiah, father of the deceased Katari Kalyani, the deceased was studying Intermediate 2^nd year and aged about 17 years.  The deceased was residing at Janalapalle Colony, Atmakuru Mandal, Nellore District. There was a love affair between Gaddam Venkata Reddy S/o, China Reddy, aged about 35 years.The deceased and himself, both belong to same village.  In the month of March 2006 the mother Lachamma and younger brother Hari Reddy threatened the deceased by knowing the affair in between her and Venkata Reddy.  They abused her in filthy language that she trapped the Venkata Reddy only to grab their property after that the deceased intimated the same to Venkata Reddy i.e., threatens of his mother Lachamma and younger brother Hari Reddy but the Venkata Reddy did not respond properly and supported his mother and brother for that the deceased shocked and she committed suicide by consuming rat poison.  Before committing suicide she made a suicide note to Venkata Reddy regarding her death and even on that letter also she wishes Venkata Reddy to be well.  On that Atmakur Taluq P.S. police registered a case against Gaddam Venkata Reddy,   mother Lachamma and his brother Hari Reddy under section I.P.C. 506 SC, ST Prevention of Atrocities Act 3(1) (X) and the same was pending on the file of special court, Nellore.

Meanwhile on 2^nd August,2006 the said Venkata Reddy and his family members set fire to their house and thrown it upon the family members of the deceased and at the same time on SC people who were present there at the incident.  People residing side by the house of the Venkata Reddy came there and trying to comedown the fire meanwhile the brother of the Venkata Reddy i.e., Hari Reddy abused Katari Surekha who is nothing but maternal aunt of the deceased Kalyani by touching her caste and that incident i.e., burning of their house was also because of them only.  On that Venkata Reddy and his family made a report to the police with an intention to put pressure upon the family members of the deceased Kalyani and to get over from her suicide affairs on which they being the accused and pending before the Hon’ble Special Court, Nellore

Katari Surekha also gave a report to the police for the atrocity committed by Hari Reddy against her.  But, the sub divisional police officer did not register her case and advised her and all SC people who belongs to that village to compromise with Venkata Reddy family.  Other wise they have to face consequences and for that he would not be responsible.

In that event dominant caste elders of that village also entered and they are all threatening SC people in favor of Venkata Reddy family.  One Kancharla Sri Ramula Reddy who is nearest relative to Venkata Reddy   threatened the SC people that in their village in recent feature there is a chance of repeating the incidents like Karamchedu and Tsundur

As the appropriate authorities did not respond properly the petitioners   having no alternative reports before this commission.

The said Gaddam Venkata Reddy his aged about 35 years has twice than that of the deceased Kalyani.  Infact the Venkata Reddy did not love the deceased Kalyani and only with an intention to cheat her acted to be love.  The said Gaddam Venkata Reddy got a Government Job and doing as a teacher at Thada village and Mandal by claming himself as SC.  There are all things that clearly shows the criminal attitude and mentality of the said Venkata Reddy. 

Case in Brief:

Ontimi Missamma, aged 50 years, W/o Ontimi Daveedu, R/o Near Satyagouri Theatre, C/o Lakshmi Lightings, Main road, Anaparthi, SC Mala by caste has purchased Commercial Lighting Set from the accused Grandhi Prasad Rao, aged 35 years, S/o Grandhi Subbarao, R/o Anaparthi Main Road, Anaparthi, East Godavari, OC Komiti by caste for Rs.6,00, 000/- and paid complete amount.  They have entered into a contract that the accused would divert all his customers to the victim and would not carry on the same business in that area at least for one year.  But the accused soon after he has sold his business assets to the victim, started to carry on the same business in the same area with the same customers.  Also he hired the equipment from the victim thrice and failed to pay the rent amounting to Rs.1, 50, 000/-.  

The victim has given a complaint 6 months back for the rent amount to be paid by the accused but the case was not registered and no further action was taken.  After DSS has intervened complaint was lodged for the breach of contract.