P. Mareamma belongs to Madiga (SC) community. On 29 January 2006, Potrra Shekar Ramesh, Venkateshwrarlu and two others kidnapped, drugged, gang raped and attempted to murder her. Her genitals were slashed and she was blackmailed. The victim was standing at the bus top when a car came by and asked her destination. When she mentioned that she was going to Telaprolu, they replied that they were also going to the same place and said that they would give her a lift. When she got into the car along with her eight year old daughter Mounika, one of the persons in the car introduced himself as Ramesh and offered her a sweet, due to which both of them fell unconscious. When they became conscious, she found herself in a room with Ramesh. Ramesh asked her to have sex with him. When she refused, he gave her something with which she became unconscious. He then raped her when she was unconscious. After being psychologically disturbed, she ultimately consented to the wishes of Ramesh.

One day Ramesh brought four persons and forced her to have sex with them. When she refused, she was sedated by injections and they then had sexual intercourse with her. When she shouted that she would lodge a complaint they removed her clothes and tortured her entire body with heated metal instruments. When she pleaded with Ramesh and promised that she would never reveal their names, they took her by car to Hanuman Junction and after staying there for a day, he moved her to a doctor’s house in Pamarru. She was kept there for 15 days. In Pamarru also they forced her to have sex with three persons. Later they sedated her, cut her genital organs and badly injured her head and fled thinking that she died. When she regained consciousness, she went to a nearby Dalit colony and lodged a complaint.

Cr.No.155/06, u/s 324,376(g) IPC, 3(1)(xii) SC/ST (PoA) Act, Police Station Pamru. The accused A1 was convicted and sentenced to two years in prison. The prosecution invoked the IPC not the SC/ST (PoA) Act, which they were legally bound to do. Three accused persons were acquitted for lack of evidence. The victim got Rs. 25,000 as compensation.

Case in Brief:

Yejjala Kumari(20 years), D/o Y. Yerakaiah, R/o Locharla Village, Therlam Mandal, Vijayanagaram District. She was studying B.A Final year in a Social Welfare Hostel which is located at Dasannapet, Ring Road, Vijayanagram District. She belonged to SC- Madiga community. Ch. Nirmala, Sree Devi, Vijayashanthi were friends of Kumari who were studying along with her. The victim was forced to love Vasudeva Rao a Non Dalit by her friend Ch. Nirmala. She was forced to enter into Sexual Relation with the accused by false promises that he will marry her. Later he planned to marry another woman. When Kumari asked to marry, she was harassed, threatened and humiliated by her caste name. She was also warned to withdraw the complaint lodged in the police station. The complaint was registered U/S IPC 420, 506 & 3 (XI) SC/ST Act.  

Neelakantapuram village is in Lakkavarapukota mandal in Vijayanagaram district in Andhra Pradesh. There is also another village called Pedaredlapalem near that village. Total 90 families are living in these two villages. In Neelakantapuram 15 families are living. Two BCs and the rest are SCs. In pedaredlapalem only Ayyarapu Patrulu (OC) caste people are living. Dalits (SCs) in this village are labour and they are supposed to work only for the OCs i.e in their houses and fields. This village does not have any kind of facilities like school, hospital, water, roads etc. The OC is a dominating caste and Untouchability practice exists in the village. If someone raises voice against the dominant people then they will be taught lesson.

Pachipegula Bangarayya (49 years) is a resident of Neelakantapuram village is in Lakkavarapukota mandal in Vijayanagaram district in Andhra Pradesh. His wife name is Erukamma (42 years). He has a son Rajesh (21) and a daughter Jyothi (25). He belongs to SC (Mala) caste. Since 5 years he is working for Rs.1200/ per month in the house of Pediredla Sanyasi Rao (Lawyer) who belongs to OC (Ayyana Patrudu) caste, at present he is staying in Vizag with his cousin Ramana. He has not given salary since 1 year. On January 13 he sent his son Rajesh to Sanyasi Rao’s office for the salary.  He abused Rajesh in front of everybody and gave Rs.1000/- and said he will give the remaining amount when he comes to the village. On January 17 when Bangarayya came to know that Sanyasi Rao has come to the village, he went to his house to ask the money. He went to the house thrice but there was no response from Sanyasi Rao. Then Bangarayya asked for the money loudly and sat on the corridor. After 10 minutes Sanyasi Rao and Ramana came with acid bottle and poured on the Bangarayya’s head. Sanyasi Rao’s relative poured water on Bangarayya and Ramana who was taking him to hospital left him in the middle of the road and said the diesel was over. Then Bangarayya’s son took him to hospital. In the night, about 10’ clock (17^th January 2006) he gave a complaint to the police. He got treatment in the KGH hospital for 3 months 20 days His son borrowed money (1 lakh Rupees) for his father’s treatment.

Because of the acid attack he lost his eyesight and his ears got closed and he became deaf. His nerves stopped working and he is not able to stand and do his work. Even he has lost his livelihood but not yet received any kind of compensation. When his son went to police to file complaint, police refused and asked him to go and talk to DSP. When Rajesh was coming back from the police station he was kidnapped and shaved his head and moustache and the accused then left him on the railway track. Charge sheet is not filed. Victim’s son got a job.

Case in Brief:

The victim is an orphan and was in love with Ramesh, taxi driver and got aborted thrice.  The accused has first refused to marry her and when pressurized, he is demanding for dowry.

Present situation:

                  FIR not registered.

Recommendations:

•      .FIR should be registered immediately and the accused should be arrested.
•      Authorities should implement the Domestic Violence Act.