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Encroachment on Dalit land and brutal attack
- Posted by: Social Awareness Society for Youths-SASY
- Date of incident: 05-02-2011
- Create date: 26-11-2013
- State:: Tamil Nadu
- District:: ERODE
- Police station:: Anthiyur
- Chargesheet:: filed
- Summary:: 25 Dalit families were residing on 24 cents of Government Porambokke land for the past 3 generations in Koodumaiyanur village of Anthiyur Village Panchayat of Bavani block in Erode district. After long and repeated demands from the dalits the Government issued free land titles to them on a site adjacent to this Porambokke land. These families constructed their own houses and resided in them. Five families continued to stay in the old land and took care of the deities worshipped by Dalits, namely Om Kaali Kaaliamman, Perumaal Samy Kovil, Gurunaathar Saamy, PettiSaamy Kovil.. Gurursamy Gounder owned agricultural land close to the above land. He was demanding the passage for water and entry to his land from the dalit families for a long time. Since 1975, the dalit families objected to Gurusami’s encroachment and demanded land titles in their individual names. Every time the dalit families raised a demand, the officials from the government would measure the existing land but did not issue land titles, and therefore the dalit families continue to stay on lands without title deeds for 3 generations. On 05.02.2011 Gurusamy Gounder, Periyarasu Gounder, Rajendran Gounder(25), Chinnarasu Gounder(60), Raja Gounder(26), Sekar Gounder(23) and Suseendran Gounder, forcibly entered the place of worship and fenced the entire land. Dalit families objected and protested for the above action. At this time Paavaayee ammal(60) m/o Gurusamy Gounder shouted and said ‘’Gounders will not be servants to chakiliyars, atleast one chakiliyar should be assaulted, only then the others will remain silent’’ When the other dalit families heard this noise they came to rescue the affected persons. Immediately, the six gounders left the place. Later in the evening around 5.30 p.m,, around 100 people from the Gounder community arrived in 10 Tata Sumo vehicles, 2 vans and 10 Two-wheelers. They set fire to 5 dalit’s houses roofs, broke the temples and damaged the deities. When the dalit arunthathiyar women prevented the Gounders from further damage, they were beaten with huge rods, sharp weapons and iron rods. Both women and children were severely wounded. The Gounder community went into dalit village and attacked every dalit they saw. The following dalits were severely wounded Sithaayee (56) w/o Kaaliyappan,Thangamani (27) w/o Ganesan (29),Poonkodi(20),Shanthi (27),Rukmani (35),Narayanan (60),Karuppan (40),Raman (50),Ponnusamy (47),Kannupaiyan (50),Maarimuthu (60) –Panchayath member,Kandasamy (47),Maaran (70),G.Kesa vinothini (7), Devaraj (25), Vadivel (25), Murugesh(20), Vengatachalam (25). The DSP of Bavani range Mr.Thangavel and a few Policemen were present at the spot of occurence but failed to protect the dalit lives and their property. On behalf of the affected dalit people, Mr.Maaran from the arunththiyar community preferred a complaint to the Anthiyur Police station.
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Dalit man abused in name of caste- Lohagal village
- Posted by: Centre for Dalit Rights
- Date of incident: 02-02-2011
- Create date: 29-11-2013
- State:: Rajasthan
- District:: AJMER
- Police station:: Kishanganj
- Chargesheet:: not filed
- Summary:: Sunil Medhbal(35) s/o- Kishanchandra Medhabal is a resident of Lohagal . Three years ago Sunil had sold his land to Ajay Chouhan with amount of Rs. 3lakh and 33000. But as aacording to law, dalits land cannot be registered in the name of non dalit so Ajay prepared a false agreement and asked Sunil to sign but Sunil denied so Sunil wrongfully registered the land in his name. But Sunil took his land back and returned Rs. 1Lakh to Ajay what he had given as advance. Since then there is enmity between both of them and Ajay giving trouble to Sunil. He has even abused Sunil’s wife in his absence and threatened her. On 22.01.2011 When Sunil had gone to submit his nomination form for sarpanch election, Ajay threatened him to withdraw his name from the nomination. On 02.02.2011, around 8pm when Sunil was returning home from work, Ajay and his 5 friends stopped him on the way and started abusing and beating him. They brought him to his house and abused him in the name of caste. Soon after the incident Sunil went to a nearby police station to report but could not find any police over there, then he went to Kisangani Police station but police did not take his complain. The next day on 03.02.2011 through court he filed the FIR. One week after reporting Dy.SP came to Sunil’s place of residence and inquired about the incident, then again Sunil was called Dy S.P office given his statement. But Sunil found the police are insensitive towards Sunil. When Sunil informed the Dy.SP that he was abused in the name of caste, and then the Dy. SP said so what if you are a dalit you will be called as Dalit.
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Brutal Assault Puliampatti PS
- Posted by: Social Awareness Society for Youths-SASY
- Date of incident: 31-01-2011
- Create date: 19-03-2014
- State:: Tamil Nadu
- District:: ERODE
- Police station:: Puliampatti PS
- Chargesheet:: FIR No. 72/2011 u/s 294(b), 342 of IPC & 3(1)(x) of SC/ST (PoA) Act., No Chargesheet
- Summary::
Ramachandiran, resident of Harijan colony, Puliampatti village, Aeppanayakkanpalayam, Sathyamangalam Taluk, Erode district, belongs to Dalit Arunthathiyar community. He is working as a casual labour in a garments company. In Aeppanayakkanpalayam dominant caste hindu Nayakkar community people practice untouchability, discrimination and indulge in atrocity against the dalits. Hapless Dalits in this area, happened to endure this type of atrocity tilldate. On 31/01/2011, When Ramachandiran was riding his bicycle, Rajathi W/o Selvan Nayakkar verbally abused him saying, “Sakkili dog, can’t you ride slowly?. She referred him as a son of a prostitute. When Ramachandiran, objected to this verbal abuse, She again scolded him Saying, “ Sakkili dog how dare you question me?. Then she along with her husband and other caste hindus, tied him in tree and brutally assaulted him in a public view.
When Ramachandiran tried to register a complaint against the perpetrators regarding this atrocity, Sub Inspector Ms. Muniyammal refused to register the complaint and she was biased in favour of the perpetrators.
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Dalit woman abused, manhandled- Malion Ki Badi
- Posted by: Centre for Dalit Rights
- Date of incident: 30-01-2011
- Create date: 29-11-2013
- State:: Rajasthan
- District:: AJMER
- Police station:: Kishangad
- Chargesheet:: not filed
- Summary:: Kani Devi w/o- Ramlal Mehwal a dalit woman was staying with her family in Ajad Nagar in a rented house. Then she applied in the Governement to sanction a land. She was given a land by Adita mehta, Collector Ajmer. But the land is near the main road so land dealer are troubling Kani Devi and her family. On 30.01.201, when Kani Devi was alone in the house, around 3pm Ganpat Mali, Sagar Mali, Ramratan Mali, Gulab Mali, Ratan Dhaba Bala and Moti Nai came with weapons and were burying the statue of Bheiru in Kani Devi’s land. When she objected, they abused her in the name of caste and threatened her to murder her and her family. They manhandled and beaten her, tore her clothe, they even threatened her not to file any report against them in the police station, saying that they can buy the police. Kani Devi has registered the complaint but no action has been taken place so the accused are continuously troubling her and her family.
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Death Due to Corporal Punishment & Negligent School Administration
- Posted by: Social Awareness Society for Youths-SASY
- Date of incident: 30-01-2011
- Create date: 19-03-2014
- State:: Tamil Nadu
- District:: CUDDALORE
- Police station:: Pudunagar PS
- Chargesheet:: 01/02/2011 - FIR No. 63/2011- U/s 174 of Cr.P.C. , No Chargesheet
- Summary::
A. Joyce Alvin Bose (13) s/o Arockiyadoss, pursuing 6th std, and resident of Chinnamaranodai, Ulundurpet Taluk, Villupuram District, belongs to Dalit community. In 2010, he was admitted into 6th standard in the St. Valanaar Higher Secondary School, Cuddalore as a residential student. In the School Hostel out of 391 hostel inmates, 291 students are Dalit student. Hostel wardens Christudoss, Mahimai, and N. Peter, used to give severe coporal punishment to the hostel inmates especially Dalit students. Principal Aucknal under the pretext of disciplinary action used to commission severe punishments to students. Joyce Alvin was subject to severe discriminatory corporal punishment by the hostel warden Christudoss. On 23/01/2011, during the visit of Vinnarasi, hostel students complained that warden Christudoss is frequently beating and torturing Joyce. And during the visit Joyce was found to be in good health.
On 30/01/2011, Hostel Student leader Micheal called up Joyce parents and informed that Joyce was sick and in poor health condition. On 31/01/2011, around 4pm as they Cuddalore, the School Administration called them up and informed that Joyce was admitted in the hospital. Parents went to the Hospital and seen him in the ICU. Then he was rushed to the Government Hospital, but the hospital staffs informed that he is brought dead. Condemning the Negligence regarding medical treatment and torture and harsh corporal punishment meted out to Joyce by the school Administration, parents and VCK Political party and other solidarity groups staged a protest.
In reaction to the protest, district administration promised that Principal Aucknal, wardens Christudoss, Mahimai and Peter will be suspended to ensure neutral investigation process. They also promised that the school administration will provide Rs. 10 lakhs as monetary compensation to the parents of the deceased student. But the District Administration and the school Administration failed to fufill the promises and agreement made on the day of protest demonstration. Just to ensure conflict free peaceful burial, both district Administration and the school Administration made such false promises. This case is still in the investigation process under the RDO.