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Dalit Woman Stripped Naked and Beaten Severely
- Posted by: Dalit Sthree Sakthi (DSS)
- Date of incident: 04-01-2005
- Create date: 21-03-2014
- State:: Andhra Pradesh
- District:: WARANGAL RURAL
- Police station:: Bachannapeta
- Chargesheet:: F.I.R- 05.01.05, Chargesheet filed
- Summary::
Padamata kesavpur village is in Bachannapeta mandal in Warangaldistrict. Different castes People are living in that village. It consists 40 Madiga, 30 Mala, 80 Yadavs and Kurmas,(BC) 20 Padmashalis, 20 Gowdas40 Reddys, 4 vysya, 2 vadrangi.(OC). Reddys are the dominant caste in the village. Kommu Laxmi (32) w/o Yadaiah is a resident of Kesavpur village. She is SC (Madiga). They have 2 daughters and two sons Sirisha, Uma (9), Srikanth (14) and Sridhar (12). Yadaiah was employed by the Panchayat to see the water related works. Laxmi is a labourer.
Six months ago Yadaiah (40) eloped with Rajamma (40) w/o Samalapalli Ramulu to Nizamabad. They were brought back to the village and the Panchayat advised them to live with their respective families. But Rajamma’s husband refused to do so because she eloped with a dalit. They went back to Nizamabad again. After few months Yadaiah called up Laxmi on phone to come to Nizamabad because he is unwell and Rajamma is not taking good care of him. On 1-1-2005 Laxmi went to Nizamabad and brought them back to the village. Namosu Megamala shouted at her saying “How dare you to bring them back to the village. I will see your end”.
On 4-1-2005, when Laxmi’s family was sleeping in their house, Samalapalli Ramulu (40), 2.Samalapalli Ratnakar (16), Namosu Megamala (30), Rajalingam(40), Srinu (25) armed with bamboo sticks and knifes attacked Laxmi and removed her clothes. They have beaten her with sticks on her breasts and kicked her on her genitals. They abused her badly and dragged her on the road and stabbed on her back. She was injured severely and bleeding badly. They also injured her mother in law Pochamma. On 5-01-2005police took her to the hospital in Janagaon. All this happened because her husband (SC) eloped with Rajamma (OC) and Laxmi brought them back. The higher castes people saw this as a sin. Police have registered a FIR and taken the accused in to custody. The case is pending in Special Court. The victim got only a little immediate relief from the MRO and she did not get any compensation.
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Atrocity on 300 Villagers of Sayar Gaoni
- Posted by: NDMJ-Bihar
- Date of incident: 01-01-2005
- Create date: 27-11-2013
- State:: Madhya Pradesh
- District:: VIDISHA
- Police station:: Sathpada
- Chargesheet:: not filed
- Summary:: Sayargaon is situated 18km far from the Sathpada PS, AND Sathpada PS is 25km far from the district head quarter Bidisha. In Sayargaon 50 to 60 Thakur families, 20 to 22 Pal family, 10 to 12 Sahoo family, 8 to10 Brahmin family and 8 to 10 Dalit family resides. Other dalits lives in the field. There is a medium school in the village and conference hall of forest department. Forest department of Madhya Pradesh has established forest committee in villages. The head of the committee has to propose and select the land where forest department will be having plantation. In Sayargaon Ranbirsingh Tomar who belongs to Thakur is the head of forest committee. In the village thakur has 200 to 500 acres of land but dalit has only 2 to 4 acres and other dalits are landless. According to the committee Dalits land were selected for the plantation where as thakur also has extended land near the forest. The proposal was granted by the committee and survey was done by the forest ranger and found out that dalit had occupied some forest land. So the dept has taken the land under their control where dalits had planted some trees. Forest dept had plantation of 25 hector land and has set boundary and closed the roads of the dalit field to village. So there is now only way to enter the village that is to cross a river, the river is of 15ft deep and100 ft wide there is no boat to cross the river so the dalits cross the river with the help of a wire and tube. Once the wire broke and 60year old Tularam along with 5to 6 people were saved while drowning in the river road. Mostly sick person are affected they cannot go out for better treatment, due to lack of treatment Rajashree(25) has lost her eyesight. Due to the road blockage 50 dalit students has not gone to school since last 4 month because they have to cross the river and walk 10km to reach the school and it takes almost 3hr. Parents also has stopped sending their children to school. When dalits oppose the plantation and road blockage they were beaten even the old and women were injured. When the victim went to file FIR, they were frightened away. Dalits have given complaint to higher officials of forest department, Chief Minister, collector but there is no action taken about it.
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Rape of a Dalit woman in Mahesh Nagar
- Posted by: NDMJ-Bihar
- Date of incident: 01-01-2005
- Create date: 27-11-2013
- State:: Rajasthan
- District:: TONK
- Police station:: Mahesh Nagar
- Summary:: Victim Santosh Devi (23) w/o- Giriraj Bairba is a dalit women, on the day of incident she was at home in 81 Tagore Nagar, Near Kartar Railway gate. Her brother in law Yadram(8) was in the house with her. The accused Rajaram Jat, is a police constable, is the friend of her husband Giriraj. Rajaram used to come to their house, that day also he had come to give Rayfal oil for her mother in law and went out with her mother in law and sister in law. They had gone to collect fire wood from the fruit market. But at 12.30pm Rajaram entered the house by jumping a wall and send Yadram to get candy from the shop and took shontosh devi and raped her. When her husband came for lunch she informed him about the incident and they filed FIR against Rajaram.Police arrested Rajaram and put him jail. Santosh Devi is getting constant pressure to compromise in the case now. She has fear and doubts that if they will compromise; her husband will get money and divorce her.
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Atrocity on a Dalit widow in Harmada Village
- Posted by: NDMJ-Bihar
- Date of incident: 01-01-2005
- Create date: 27-11-2013
- State:: Rajasthan
- District:: AJMER
- Police station:: Bandra Sindri
- Chargesheet:: not filed
- Summary:: Sita Devi (55)’s Late husband Rameswar had a land before 40years which include a well. Half of the land was occupied by Thakur Nanond Singh, and he wanted to occupy the full land and used to quarrel with the victims family. Around 34 year before, Nanond Thakur wrongfully occupied the land and the well. Case was filed in the police station but the accused did not release the land and also injured Rameswar and was in judicial custody. But after Nanond Singh’s death his sons Raghubir singh(35), Rajendra Singh(27) and Umrab Singh(29) troubled the victim more, because of this Sita Devi’s son were forced to leave the village. On 30.07.2010, When Sita Devi and her son Sonu(23) went to the accused to talk about the land, they beaten and abused the victim in the name of caste.
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Denial of Access to Ground Water
- Posted by: Dalit Sthree Sakthi (DSS)
- Date of incident: 20-12-2004
- Create date: 21-03-2014
- State:: Andhra Pradesh
- District:: KADAPA
- Police station:: Kadapa
- Chargesheet:: F.I.R registered, Chargesheet Filed
- Summary::
In 2002 the APSRIC Authorities dug a well in Survey No. 409 of Nandipalli in order to provide drinking water to the residents of Kotha Chervuvu Village. The well was dug near the land of Pitchi Reddy, who belonged to the upper caste in the village. On the night of October 8, 2004 Pitchi removed the handle and pipes of the well, damaged the platform and fixed a submersible electrical motor in order to cultivate his land and thus stop water flow to the dalits.
On December 20, 2004 Ptichi along with 70 other men from the villages of Mallampeta and Konasamudram brought agricultural implements and acted to remove the well. The victim brought his camera to take pictures of their actions, but was confronted by the accused. The victim was verbally abused and was then struck on his head with an axe, which resulted in head injuries. The women accompanying the accused were also verbally abused and beaten. The women fled fearing further attacks but the accused pursued them and chased them with sticks, axes and shovels in hand. The women sought shelter at G. Chary’s home in the village.
The victim attempted to go to the hospital but was again threatened by the accused and the 70 other men from seeking medical attention. They also threatened him if he sought help from the police. Thus, he had no other option but to return to the village. Upon his return he phoned the police, who came and recorded the statements of the victim and the women. They also took him to the hospital for the necessary medical treatment. The case is pending trial before the Special Court at Kadapa.