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Dalit Youth Mr.Velusami was caste abused and brutally attacked by Caste Hindu (Code: TN-ERD-2017-073, Date: 02-Oct-2017 )
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Case primary details
| Case posted by | Social Awareness Society for Youths-SASY |
| Case code | TN-ERD-2017-073 |
| Case year | 02-Oct-2017 |
| Type of atrocity | Voluntarily causing simple hurt and grievous hurt |
| Whether the case is being followed in the court or not? | No |
Fact Finding
Fact finding date
| Fact finding date | Not recorded |
Case Incident
Case Incident details
| Case incident date | 02-Oct-2017 |
| Place | Village: Not recorded Taluka:Not recorded District: Erode(DP) State: Tamil Nadu |
| Police station | Modakurichi |
| Complaint date | 02-Oct-2017 |
| FIR date | 04-Oct-2017 |
Case brief
Case summary
Mr.Velusami belongs to Arunthathiyar community, residind with his parents and living at 281, Mankaradu, Selva Nagar, Muthur Via, Elumathur Post, Modakuruchi Taluk of Erode District in Tamil Nadu. He is Stdying 10th standard in Elumathur Higher Secondary School.
on 2nd October Gandhi Jayanthi as the boy was at his home a man named Mr. Pradeep Gounder of the same village came there and asked the boy to come to work in his field. But the boy refused and told him that he had fever and can not come for work.
Immediately Pradeep Gounder verbally abused the boy in derogatory language referring to the caste names and forcefully dragged him to come for work. Also he had brutally attacked the boy and immediately his mother rushed to place and tried to pacify the problem. Both his parents namely mother Baby and father Duraisamy were severly beaten up by Pradeep Gounder in front of the public view.