Arukkani (65), resident of Mariamman Kovil Street, Karukkampalayam, Palladam Taluk, Tiruppur district, belongs to Dalit Arunthathiyar community. She is a widow, living with her son Murugan. Arukkani used to work in the Somanur weekly Vegetable market as a vegetable cleaner. On 02/12/2009, around 05.30 am, as usual Murugan went to drop her in his motor bike at Samalapuram. Before leaving to work, Arukkani and Murugan had tea at the Kasthuri Bakery at Samalapuram. As Arukkani was walking towards the busstop to board the bus to Somanur Market, one Syed Abudahir residing in Mudalipalayam, Tiruppur, tried to snatch away the cash bag of Arukkani. As she resisted Syed Abudahir, strike her with a stone. On seeing this Murugan, Ramasamy and Duraisamy (all are having tea while this attack was happening) tried to save her. But Syed threatened to kill who tries to intervene. He immediately escaped from this scene, leaving Arukkani in a pool of blood. The Arukkani was taken to the hospital through 108 emergency ambulance service. Arukkani succumbed to her injury and died on the way. A case was filed against Syed for this murder.

S. Ammasi (30), resident of Thenmalai, Sivagiri Taluk, Thirunelveli District, belongs to Dalit Arunthathiyar community. He was working for the Construction of MRF Company in IT Park Gangaikondan. On 01/12/09, as usual Ammasi went for the construction work for MRF. During the morning, S. Muthaiah, brother of Ammasi, received a call saying  that his brother fell sick and was admitted in the Thirunelveli Government Hospital. When Muthaiah went to the hospital, they told that his brother already died. But Muthaiah and his relatives, witnessed injury marks all over his body. They suspected that his brother was beaten to death or might have sustained these injuries as he fell down during the work. But the MRF company administration lied that he died due to sickness. After the post mortem report and police investigation revealed that Ammasi sustained these injuries and died as he fell down during work. Hence relatives and solidarity groups protested condemning against the negligence of the MRF company and refused to receive the body. As the police department promised proper investigation and as the company agreed to pay Rs. 50000 as monetary compensation for the death, relatives of the deceased agreed to receive the body and buried him.

Ramesh Babu, resident of Meenthuli Village, belongs to Dalit Pallan community. He is pursuing 9^th standard in St. Joseph Higher Secondary School, Naranammalpuram, Thirunelveli. He is staying in the School Hostel. He is also the leader of the Students Hostel. Everyday there will be study hour in their hostel. On 31/11/09 11am, as usual he called the students to attend the study hour. At that time, Teacher Jagadish engaged the students in some work and he was speaking to the students. Again Ramesh Babu called the students saying that if they are fail to come , he will report about them to the Hostel Warden. Jagadish who was speaking to the students whom were called by Ramesh Babu, felt humiliated, hit him on his head. Then he pushed his head towards the wall, causing immense pain. Jagadish threatened Ramesh not to report this to any one. Due to severe pain, Ramesh Babu have not attended the study. He fell sick of fever and asked for two day leave and asked his mother to pick him up.

On reaching home, Ramesh Babu reported this to mother, then he was admitted in the Sankaran Kovil Private hospital. His grandfather lodged a complaint against Jagadish at the Panavidalichatiram Police station. But the police refused to register the complaint. Then they asked the school management to give the Transfer certificate saying that they are planning to get him admitted in an another school. Then the school management promised to take care of Ramesh babu from similar incidents and gave a written apology letter from the erred school teacher Jagadish. After the apology Ramesh Babu decided to continue in the same school.

Barani Matriculation School, is in Periyapattu, Chidambaram Taluk, Cuddalore District. This school educates upto 9^th standard. Nearly 500 children from the Periyapattu and from 9 other  villages. On 23/11/09, 44 children boarded the school van to the school. While the van is on its way to the school, School van driver lost the control and the van met with an accident. It dashed the tree and fell into the 2 metre deep water pool. All the students, teacher and the driver sustained grievous injury. All the injured were taken to the Cuddalore Government Hospital and Puduchatiram Government Hospital for medical treatment. Student Ramu (4) LKG succumbed to his injury and died.

In the Government Hospital, students (most of them belongs to dalit community), were not provided adequate medical treatment. Some of the parents have taken their injured children to private hospitals. Hospital was found to be negligent in providing proper medical treatment. Doctors asked the parents to take scans in other private hospitals, spending their own money. School Administration has not taken any steps to ensure proper provision of medical treatment. Affected students are in mental trauma since the accident, but the school administration had not taken any steps to mitigate the accident affects on the students.