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Dalit Sakthi was abuse by cast name (Code: TN-NAM-2021-164, Date: 19-Jul-2021 )
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Case primary details
| Case posted by | Social Awareness Society for Youths-SASY |
| Case code | TN-NAM-2021-164 |
| Case year | 19-Jul-2021 |
| Type of atrocity | SC/ST (POA) Act |
| 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 | 19-Jul-2021 |
| Place | Village: Not recorded Taluka:Not recorded District: Namakkal(DP) State: Tamil Nadu |
| Police station | Pallipalayam |
| Complaint date | 19-Jul-2021 |
| FIR date | 19-Jul-2021 |
Case brief
Case summary
Dalit Youth Sakthi (28), s/o Mr. Murugesan (Late), Daily Wage Worker and he is residing with his wife Priyadarshini (20). On 19 -07-2021 he had walked from his house to Five Palm Main Road, met his friend Karthik on the way and was talking to on the side of the road. Meanwhile, Abi, (22) S/o Manoharan [Government employee in TNSTC] had come in a two-wheeler and was rash driving and stopped near Sakthi and Karthik.
Sakthi was anxious because of Abi’s rash driving and had asked not to ride in such a way and Karthik pacified the issue between Sakthi and Abi. In the evening, Abi along with his father came to five palm bus stand on Namakkal Tiruchengode road. They both had verbally abused Sakthi in public view and had brutally attacked him. Sakthi was taken to the Pallipalayam Government Hospital by 108 emergency ambulance
More than 150 people have blocked the road on the Namakkal-Tiruchengode main road demanding action against the two -Manokaran and Abi. The victim, who was being treated as an inpatient at the Pallipalayam Government Hospital after being subjected to a violent attack, was interrogated by the Pallipalayam police and the case was registered at Pallipalayam PS and the accused persons were not arrested.