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Negligence in Medical Treatment – Loss of Eye.
- Posted by: Social Awareness Society for Youths-SASY
- Date of incident: 22-12-2009
- Create date: 17-03-2014
- State:: Tamil Nadu
- District:: THIRUNELVELI
- Police station:: Mukkudal PS
- Chargesheet:: No F.I.R, No Chargesheet
- Summary::
S. Malathi (16), resident of Kaliyankulam, Aalangkulam Taluk. Thirunelveli district, belongs to Dalit Pallan community. Her father is a daily wage labour. She is studying 11th Standard in St. Paul Higher Secondary School located in Singhampaarai. During quarterly exam she fell ill due to fever. Her parents gave tablets for that and after the exam, they took her to the Mukkudal primary Health Centre. Even after this, as her fever have not reduced, they took her to the Mukkudal Beedi Labourers Hospital. There her parents were advised to take her to the Thirunelveli Government Hospital, fearing she is having Brain Fever. Malathi was admitted in the Medical college hospital, Thirunelveli in the ICU. After a treatment for a week in the ICU, she was shifted to the 127th ward for further treatment for a month. Then she was transferred to the Neurology department. She was given treatment for nearly 15 days. The doctors have not provided the right medicine considering the cost of the medicines and they compelled Malathi’s father to get those costly medicines on his own. They delayed the treatment considering the cost of the medicines required to cure Malathi’s illness. During the course of the treatment, she started complaining dizziness and poor eye sight. As the days goes by, her health deteriorated and her eye sight becoming dull. On 23/12/2009, around 1 pm she lost her eye sight completely. Malathi’s father Sivanathan, wrote a petition to the District Collector to recommend to provide treatment under the government scheme in private hospital. Doctors in the Hospital were accused of taking fluids from her back bone twice in a day consequently for the 15 days, this leads to her poor health condition and loss of eye sight.
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Dispossess a Dalit bonded labour from his house to extract the bonded debt
- Posted by: Dalit Dasta Virodhi Andolan
- Date of incident: 21-12-2009
- Create date: 03-03-2014
- State:: Punjab
- District:: FEROZEPUR
- Police station:: Zira
- Chargesheet:: No F.I.R.
- Summary:: Bagga Singh S/o Gurdit Singh resident of village- Buh Gujra, tehsil-zira, Distt- ferozpur. He belongs to ‘Rai Sikh’ caste which is declares scheduled caste by the Govt. of Punjab. Bagga Singh worked for Jarnail Singh S/o Mukhtiar Singh resident of village- Buh Gujra, tehsi-Zira, Distt- Ferozpur. Bagga Singh was working from last 17 years for the employer. The employer give him advance of Rs. 500/- to bonded labourer which he has used to fulfill the domestic needs. The employer fixed his first year’s salary Rs. 15000 for first year after that at the end of the year the employer made an debt on him and do not give him his wages and he had to work to repay the bonded debt. The employer does not tell him about the salaries for his work. The bonded labourer worked day and night for the employer. The employer never paid the wages of the bonded labourer when he demands his wages he paid him only Rs. 100 or 200 after one month. The employer do not allow the bonded labourer to leave his work without paying the bonded debt of Rs. 25000/- .The bonded labourer was not continue his work with the employer The employer has demolished the house of the bonded labourer and sold it to another person whose name is Mangal Singh S/o Shankar Singh R/o V-Bhu Gujran. The employer beat the bonded two times during the work period. The bonded labourer does not want to continue his services. The employer demands Rs.25,000/-(Twenty five Thousand) bonded debt from the bonded labourer. The Complaint was filed before Deputy Commissioner, Ferozpur Ref.No-DDVA/5565/09 date: 23/12/09.He is free from bonded labour but there is not any stern action against the employer.
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Dalit Bonded Labour of Sunam
- Posted by: Dalit Dasta Virodhi Andolan
- Date of incident: 19-12-2009
- Create date: 03-03-2014
- State:: Punjab
- District:: SANGRUR
- Police station:: sunam
- Chargesheet:: No F.I.R.
- Summary:: Bhugar Singh S/o Jeet Singh, resident of Village - Jhadhu Tehsil- Sunam District- Sangrur. He belongs to ‘Ramdasia’ caste which is declares scheduled caste by the Govt of Punjab. He was working with Leela Singh S/o Baljit Singh (Jatt Sikh) opposite Baghwali Gali, Bathinda Road, Sunam District- Sangrur. Advance:-Rs.20000/-The bonded labourer used the advance money to repay the bonded debt of his previous employer Mohinder Singh. Bhughar Singh started work from year June 2007 and he worked till 2009. When the bonded labour join the services of Leela Singh fixed his salary Rs.25, 000/- per annum. Bonded Labourer worked for 24 hours and Leela Singh does allow going their home. Balvir singh never paid him full wages he gave him only Rs. 1000/- after a month. One day Leela Singh brings to the bonded labour at Court and takes thump impression on some blank papers. Bonded labourer does not know about that because he is an illiterate person. On 19th December 2009 at 10.00 p. m Leela Singh come bonded labourers home & Knock the door when the bonded labourer open the door. Leela Singh beaten him mercilessly, abused him on caste basis and threaten him to pay him bonded debt. The complaint has been filed to District Magistrate, Sangrur. Bhugar Singh is physically free now.
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Brutal Assault on a Dalit Cobbler
- Posted by: Social Awareness Society for Youths-SASY
- Date of incident: 11-12-2009
- Create date: 17-03-2014
- State:: Tamil Nadu
- District:: THOOTHUKUDI
- Police station:: Kalugumalai PS
- Chargesheet:: No F.I.R, No Chargesheet
- Summary::
S. Madurai Veeran (37), resident of Kalugumalai, Kovilpatti Taluk, Thoothukudi District, belongs to Dailt Arunthathiyar community. He is married and father of two girl children. Eldest daughter is studying 12th Std and the second daughter is studying 9th std. He is owning a foot wear shop and he is also a cobbler. On 11/12/2009, while Madurai veeran is working in his shop, Madasamy (65), belongs to dominant caste hindu devar community, came to his shop and threw his chappal at Madurai veeran and asked him to stitch it. Madurai Veeran, who could not tolerate this humiliation, asked Madasamy to give the chappal to his hand with due respect. Madasamy who could not tolerate this assertion of self respect by a Dalit, slapped him repeatedly and verbally abused him referring derogatory regarding caste. Ms. Bathali w/o Gurusamy, belongs to dalit Arunthathiyar community, cried for help. On lookers prevented Madasamy from making further assault. Madasamy threatened to kill Madurai veeran. Madurai Veeran with the help of Mr. Suppan, filed a complaint with the Kalugumalai Police station. FIR was filed against the perpetrator. Then the Police Sub-Inspector immediately located Madasamy and arrested him. After three days victim and the perpetrator compromised and the victim withdrew the complaint.
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Dalit Family in Bondage Nurpur Machiwada
- Posted by: Dalit Dasta Virodhi Andolan
- Date of incident: 10-12-2009
- Create date: 03-03-2014
- State:: Punjab
- District:: FEROZEPUR
- Police station:: Zira
- Chargesheet:: No F.I.R.
- Summary:: Jagjit Singh @ Jagga S/o Kirpal Singh age 22 years resident of village- Nurpur Mashiwada, tehsil-Zira, Distt- Ferozpur. He belongs to ‘Majhabi Sikh’ caste which is declares scheduled caste by the Govt of Punjab. He worked for Jarman Singh S/o Jarnail Singh (Jatt Sikh) resident Nurpur Mashiwada, tehsil-Zira, Distt- Ferozpur. Jagjit Singh @ Jagga his wife Jinder Kaur was working from last 7 years for the employer. The employer paid the debt of the previous employer of Jagjit Singh @Jagga and purchase him from his previous. The employer Jarman Singh fixed his salary Rs. 15000/- per year for first year and after 7 year he fixed his salary Rs. 25000/- per year. He never told him about the salary of his wife. The bonded labourers worked for the employer from 5:30am to 8:30 p.m. During the season he worked continuously day and night. The employer does not allow any leave for the bonded labourer. When the bonded labourer take a leave due to illness and due to other domestic purpose then the employer charged him fine of Rs.100 for day and night and add this amount in the advance amount and make an interest on the whole amount. The employer took the thumb impressions of the bonded labourer but the employer does not explain him that but type of papers are these. During the work period the employer do not pay the earn wages of Jagjit Singh and his wife jinder when they demands their earn wages then the employer gave them only Rs. 100 or Rs. 200 after two months his wife works outside for some time and she was arranging the domestic things. Now when the bonded labourers demanded their wages from the employer he refused to pay them their wages and abused on caste basis and impose a debt Rs. 85000/- on Jagjit Singh and Rs. 3000/- on Jinder Kaur. The employer does not allow the bonded labourers to leave his work Jagjit Singh @ Jagga his wife Jinder Kaur were working from last 7 years for the employer. So the bonded labourers are not interested to work with employer. Complaint was filed before Deputy Commissioner, Ferozpur Ref.No- DDVA/5555/09 date: 11/12/09. At present they are physically free and are free from bonded debt.