Jaishankar, belongs to Dalit Community, is a resident of M. K. Colony, Mandharakuppam, Neyveli, Cuddalore district. He is owning a Cellphone Shop at the Madharakuppam Market Street. On 06/01/2011, 7 rowdy entered his shop and brutally assaulted him and tried to murder him. They ravaged his cell shop and looted cell phones and properties worth Rs. 50000. When Jaishankar lodged a complaint with the Madharakuppam Police station, the police negligent to take action against the perpetrators. Even after repeated complaints, police failed to take action and threatened the victim to withdraw the complaint and compromise with the perpetrators.

The attack was orchestrated after knowing the community of Jaishankar and with community as a motive. Since the perpetrators were attacked on the direction of the influential person of a political party. The political party VIP is persuading the Sub-Inspector and the Inspector to threaten the victim to choose compromise Jaishankar was not provided any monetary compensation for the loss incurred by this atrocity.

Pinki has been living in village Unch with her husband Rajesh Jatav and her in laws. She used to graze cattle in the fields. On 4^th January 2011, the day of incident, as per the routine she went to the fields to graze her cattle. As soon she reached near her fields on the calorie way, Mahendra Singh, the accused, who was already hiding in the nearby mustard fields, jumped out and seized Pinki in his arms and dragged her to nearby mustard fields. She tried a lot to set herself free from his hold. Due to this struggle, her bangles broke and pierced in her hand and got injured. He flung her onto the ground and tore her clothes and tried to rape her. She shouted for help but he clutched her mouth. Somehow, she was able to shout aloud. Her father in law, Sukh Ram who was working in the nearby field, heard her cries and ran towards the incident place. Other villagers also accompanied him. On seeing people coming towards him, Mahendra Singh ran away. Pinki went home with her father in law and narrated the whole incident to other family members. Soon the news spread in the village and villagers tried to catch hold the culprit but he ran away.

Victim with her family members went to the police station to lodge FIR against the accused but police initially did not register her complaint and asked them to come later when the Inspector will come. They waited there for some hours and after the inspector came their complaint was registered but not as per the victim. Police filed the complaint as per their own convenience. The victim was sent for the medical examination after 2 days of the incident i.e. on 6^th January 2011.

Next day of filing FIR, the accused who was drunk came to Pinki’s home and abused her in the name of the caste and threatened her that this time she was rescued but next time she will not be left. He threatened her to leave the village. When Pinki shouted, villagers and her family members came and they called Police. Police came and arrested the accused. Statement of victim under section 164 Cr.P.C. was not recorded. Soon charge sheet under sections 354, 323, 341 IPC and Section 3(1)(x)(xi) SC/ST of SC/ST (PoA) Act, 1989 for the case was submitted in the court on 11^th February 2011. Police did not play an admirable role in this case. When victim with her family went to the police station to lodge FIR against the accused, police denied lodging the complaint and said that when Inspector will come then only the complaint will be lodged. The victims waited there for several hours and when the inspector arrived, their complaint was registered but as per the convenience of police not as per the victim. They did not send her for the medical examination on the same day but sent her after 2 days of filing FIR. Victim’s statement was not recorded under section 164 Cr.P.C. Police also failed to provide safety and security to the victim from the accused. The charge sheet was submitted to the court on 11.02.2011 under sections 323, 341, 354 IPC and sections 3(1)(x)(xi) SC/ST (PoA) Act, 1989.

The administration did not play a responsible role. The C.O., who is supposed to inspect the site as soon as possible, visited the place on 21^st January 2011 after 17 days of the incident. Administration did not provide safety and security to the victim in spite of threats from the accused. Administration provided Pinki with a statutory monetary relief of Rs. 50,000/- for which she was eligible and entitled under the rule 12 (4) of SC/ST Act, 1989.The medical examination of Pinki was conducted on 06.01.2011 after 2 days of the incident. The medical officer took Rs. 600/- from the victim for the medical examination which is not according to the rules. Report stated some injury marks sustained by Pinki. Initially, the examination report was not given to the victim but initially they were provided with it.

The charge sheet under sections 323, 341 354 IPC and 3(1)(x)(xi) SC/ST SC/ST Act, 1989 was submitted to the court on 11.02.2011. Now the case is pending in the court for trial. After lodging the FIR, the culprit came to victim’s home and threatened her to leave the house or withdraw the case. He terrified her that she was rescued last time but now she will not be left. Accused family pressurizes the victim and her family to take the case back. The charge sheet has been submitted in the court on 11.02.2011. Now the case is pending in the court of law for trial. After the incident, the victim is in trauma. She has confined herself at home. She is terrified that anything can happen now with her. Due to this incident, women in the village are also terrified. They do not go to remote areas after dark.

Rampyari (40) w/o Lalchand Reggar lives in Harmada village, under Harmada police station in Ajmer Dist. along with her 4 children. She belongs to Scheduled Caste (Reggar) community. Rampyari is the daughter in-law of Naurti Devi, the present sarpanch of Harmada Gram Panchayat.

On 1 Jan, 2011, while Rampyari was preparing food at home in the morning, all of a sudden Kaluram s/o Lal Jat and his other family members went to victim’ house and started abusing her in caste lines. They alleged that Rampyari is practicing witch craft and so she is a Satan, and has a bad eye on Mamta, the daughter of accused Kaluram, one day or the other she would kill Mamta through magic.

The accused persons took Rampyari to a magician named Baluram s/o Rameswar by force, to wash out her magic power from her. They also thrust brutally Rampyari and then took her to Harmada police chowk to hand her over to police. The accused persons spat on her face for several times in front of police and brutally beat her again. Though the attack and humiliation took place in front of police personnel, police did not take any action against the assailants, merely became a mute spectator. 

Finally, police released her from the assailants and sent her back home. On the same day, the victim went to Harmada police station to lodge complaint; however the police did not register FIR. However, with the help of CDR, a local Dalit human rights organization, she could lodge complaint on 7 Jan, 2011 and subsequently a case was registered against the assailant case no. 8/11, u/s 504, IPC & 3(1)(xi) of SC/ST (PoA) Act.

When the assailants came to know that a case has been registered against them, they tried their best to pressurize the victim through their mediators to compromise the case.

None of the assailants has been arrested in this case. The victim has not received any compensation from district administration yet. The case is under investigation.  

Around 250 Dalit families are resident of Thenkolappakkkam Village, Mailam Taluk of Villupuram district. Nearly 150 Caste hindu Vanniyar Community families and 34 Udaiyar families and 50 Muthaliyar families are resident of this Village. On 31/12/2010, dalit youths were engaged in decorative works for the New Year celebration. Around 12.01 a.m. of the new year eve, around 15 Vanniyar youths namely, 1. Suresh, 2. Samraj, 3. Prabakaran, 4. Sivakumar, 5. Veeramani, 6. Raja, 7. Dasarathan, 8. Loganathan, 9. Anandraj, 10. Manikandan, 11. Vinoth Kumar, 12. Vijayarangan. and other 3 members came to the Dalit residence area with bear bottles and weapons, and started destroying the tube lights, serial bulbs, speaker sets, amplifiers,

electric poles, water tank and other materials seen on the way.

Dhanalakshmi (18), who was asleep in her house, was also sexually harassed by the perpetrators.

They pulled her sari and jacket. When his grandfather came to her rescue, the one of the mob kicked at his waist. They claimed that all the Dalit men are impotent and unmanly. When the police arrived around 02.15 a.m. all the perpetrators ran away and disappeared. But caught hold of 5 perpetrators and arrested them. On 01/01/2011, dalit village orchestrated a protest rally against the mob attack infront of the Mailam Police Station.

Again on 03/01/2011, when dalit girl students Thulasi, Dhanalakshmi and other girls were returning from school, they were threatened by the same perpetrators. But they were rescued by Dalit youth Manikandan and Pradap.

The Village Dalpur falls under the Taluka of Prantij of Sabarkantha District. The total population of the village is around 4000.  Among these Patels 200 families, Darbar 150 families, Raval 6 families, Dalit 20 families, Darji 1. Most of the Dalits are have to depend on Patel and Darbar for their livelihood. Dalpur village is 13 Km. away from Prantij. Patels are more powerful and dominent in the village. The village has got primary school up to 7.  Untouchability is being practiced in the village. Dalits are not allowed to take part in Navratri festival.

The complanant of this case is Jayanti Motibhai Rathod. His daughter namely Shitalben is studying in Std. 11. Since there is no higher secondary school in village she had go to the near by village called Sonasan. The accused belongs to that village; he made friendship with the victim and took her in confendence. There after on 31-12-2010 the accused adduced the victim and took her and then he was caught and the complainant gave the information to the police and the police registered FIR under section 363, 366 of IPC and Section 3(1) 11 of SC/ST Act.