Saroj (16 years) lives in the village Bhagoda with her parents and siblings. On the day of the incident, i.e. on 19^th March 2011, it was the sacred festival Holi. Saroj’s parents went to the nearby village to shop for the festival. Saroj was on the fields with her younger brother and sister and was cutting the crops. The culpriot, namely Shaitan Singh came on the fields. 14 months earlier Shaitan Singh lent Saroj’s father 2 thousand rupees on a rate of 2% per month interest; which her father failed to repay. He sat inside a hut made on the fields and called Saroj towards him. When she denied, he dragged her and brutally raped her in spite of her screams and cries and ran away afterwards. When her parents came back she narrated the whole incident to them and thus they took her to police station to lodge FIR against the culprit. Saroj’s parents allege that he in lieu of that unsettled account did this shameful act. Thereafter she was sent for medical examination on the same day.

Administration did not provide her with statutory monetary relief for which she is eligible and entitled under provisions of Law. Medical examination of the victim was conducted in Bangad Hospital Pali. The medical officer did not give any opinion regarding the occurrence of rape and counted on FSL report. The charge sheet against the culprit was submitted to the court. Now the case is pending before the court of law for trial. Cuprit’s family is threatening victim and her family to withdraw the case and settle down the matter out of the court.

Due to this incident, Saroj’s mental condition is not stable. She is so much terrorized that she has confined herself in home and does not talk to anybody. She is still in trauma and holds herself responsible for what has happened to her. She thinks that her future is now spoilt.

The charge sheet against the culprit was presented before the court of law. Now the case is pending for trial.

Swarna Kumari and Chanti Babu alias Prasad SC Mala by caste are the wife and husband who live in D.Ravulapalem, Allavaram Mandal, E.G.District.  Annamaneedi Jagapathi Rao belonging to Kapu community resides adjacent to the house of this scheduled caste family, separated by an irrigation canal in between.  He owns 60 acres of land.   Jagapathi Rao was sexually harassing Swarna Kumari since three months to fulfill his sexual lust. He used to talk loudly to Swarna Kumari that, he will look after all her needs and give whatever she wants.   Swarna did not yield to his overtures and firmly told him she does not want anything and she was of not that kind.  It is well known in the village that Jagapathi Rao’s father was also a womanizer and trapped many women.  The villagers usually say that, Jagapathi Rao’s father was killed by an SC caste person as he used to misbehave with many dalit women.   In this context, Swarna Kumari even reminded Jagapathi Rao about the death of his father for his lusty deeds and warned him to avoid repetition of such event.  But these warnings fell on a deaf ear and Jagapathi Rao continued his lusty gestures towards Swarna Kumari.

Once, Chanti Babu Husband of Swarna Kumari, caught Jagapati Rao when he was peeping through their window, but Jagapathi Rao escaped from the hands of Chanti Babu. During that time Etakoti Raja Rao SC caste elder and Annamniti Saibabu OC caste elder compromised and settled the issue and Jagapati Rao apologized and pleaded Swarna Kumari to pardon him. After this Jagapati Rao did not come to the field for three days. On 10/3/2011, when Swarna Kumari’s husband was away working in the fields, Jagapati Rao noticed Swarna Kumari coming out for toilet and he caught her and laid his hands on her breasts and said, “What can you do now?” He threatened Swarna Kumari to co-operate, or else she will be raped. He dragged Swarna Kumari towards the hut to rape, but Sarana Kumari resisted and attacked him with a sickle that was in the hut.   As Swarna Kumari was not cooperating and was attacking and shouting, Jagapathi Rao escaped. Some women who were on their way carrying water also have seen Jagapathi Rao escaping through the fields.  Jagapathi Rao went to village and told to the caste elders that Swarna Kumari and her husband attacked him for raising the issue of boundries of their fields.  Jagapathi Rao took 50 of his caste men to quarrel with Swarna Kumari and her husband. Later he went to the KIMS hospital in 108 and registered a case on Swarna Kumari and her husband.  Upon his complaint police came and arrested Swarna Kumari’s husband Chanti Babu. After that, 16 members of dominant caste namely, Annamaneedi Pullaiah Naidu, Annamaneedi Pandiyya, Annamaneedi Yesubabu, Annamaneedi Surya Narayana, Eswar, Suribabu, Yedukondalu , Tikka Dorababu, Ganga Rao, Mandeswara Rao, Rama Rao, Addiyya, Namana Babji,  Namana Eswar Rao, Namana Chinna came to attack  and abused Swarna Kumari and her husband by insulting in the name of  caste.  When DSS came to know about the incident, brought pressure and registered the case U/S 354,342 r/w 149 IPC and 3(i) (xi) of SC/ST (POA) Act in Allavaram PS. 

Sivaraman, a differently abled Dalit youth, belongs to dalit community, is a resident of GandhiKuppam village, Thiruvennainallur, Villupuram district. On 10/03/2011, he went to watch cultural dance programme organized by dominant caste Vanniyar community, his tri-cycle mistakenly hit the by-cycle of one Vanniyar youth. Intolerant vanniyar youths brutally assaulted Sivaraman. On seeing the attack, some 15 dalits came to his resuce, but the vanniyars took them inside the temple and tied them with a rope and brutally assaulted them. Following this Vanniyars turned into a mob, destroyed bus glass windows, street lamp and mobile Idly shop.

The next day on 11/03/2011, affected shop owners lodged false complaint against the dalits for the damage done by the Vanniyars and the Trade Union staged a road block. Police force arrived at the place of protest and brokered a peace and made them to disperse. Police Inspector filed FIR against the Dalit youths and also against the Vanniyar youths. On the same day during midnight around 2 p.m. 15 dalit men and 1 dalit woman were arrested.

Since Dalits were falsely implicated for the acts done by Vanniyars, Dalits staged a protest and road block on 12/03/2011. Police again brokered peace but failed to take against the Vanniyar Perpetrators. Hence on 14/03/2011, staged a protest in front of the District Collector’s office and submitted their Ration Card and  Voter’s ID. District Administration promised to take action against the perpetrators and to provide monetary relief and medical treatment. But till date those promises remain unfulfilled.