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Garapati Mary and James SC Mala by casteare theresidents of Pamulapadu village, Tadikonda mandal, Guntur district of Andhra Pradesh. They have three daughters, Adi Laxmi, Anitha and Sowjanya. Adi Laxmi completed her BSc nursing works in Ramesh hospital as a nurse in Guntur. Second daughter have no education and she is married. Third daughter Sowjanya is studying intermediate. James works as a Mason and Mary as an agriculture worker. Adi Laxmi became closer to one Mr Purna Chandra Rao, BC by caste from intermediate. Purna Chandra Rao’s grand mothers house is in Pamulapadu and he goes to college from his grand mother’s house. Later their closeness turned into love from 2011.

Purna Chandra Rao promised to marry Adi Laxmi and they had sexual intimacy many times. After November 2018 Purna Chandra Rao stopped to talk with Adi Laxmi over phone and though she called him several times he did not answer her phone. Therefore, Adi Laxmi called him from her friends’ phone and after recognising her voice he used to disconnect the phone. Once Adi Laxmi went to his room and questioned him. He said that as she belongs to SC caste his parents have not agreed and they are searching for matches from their caste and therefore, asked her not to call him again.

In the month of January 2019 Adi Laxmi went to Purna Chandra Rao’s house in Piduguralla and informed about their love to his parents. They came to know about the details of Adi Laxmi, abused her in the name of caste and forcibly send her away. Again in the month of February 2019, Adi Laxmi went to Purna Chandra Rao’s parents and pleaded for marriage. Purna Chandra Rao’s mother Nagamma abused her in the name of caste caught hold of her hair beat her and telephoned to her father James and asked him why he has sent his daughter to their house. James immediately called to his daughter and asked her to return back. Adi Laxmi after reaching her home informed to her parents about the matter and in turn her father met Purna Chandra Rao and pleaded him to marry his daughter. Purna Chandra Rao denied to marry her. Later James met the parent’s of Purna Chandra Rao and pleaded them, but in vein.

On 8^th March 2019 Adi Laxmi once again went to the house of Purna Chandra Rao and his parents beat her up and warned of dire consequences. At this juncture, Adi Laxmi approached the police station of Tadikonda and lodged a complaint.                

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Gudem Venkaiah and Venkatamma, a couple are residents of Venkammaguda, Timmareddyguda panchayat, Ranga Reddy district.  They belong to S.C. Madiga caste and are wage laborers.   They have four daughters and two sons. All the daughters are married.  The youngest son is Jogugudem Jangaiah.  He studied up to Intermediate and is now jobless.  He attended a free course in Chevella in computer training run by the government for unemployed youth.   This course was run in a vocational college in Vurella Road.  In the course of undergoing this computer training he developed friendship with one Ms. Anjum, hailing from Kothapalli village.  This friendship turned into love and they were moving together.  Later, Jangaiah joined as driver in E com Express and settled as driver.   Then also they moved together and lived together.  At that time the family members of Ms. Anjum attacked Jangaiah, bet him and took away Ms. Anjum.   They complained in the Shamshabad Police Station.  After some time Jangaiah shifted to Sankarapalli and was working there. At that time Ms. Anjum came to Jangaiah and started living with him.  She was so fond of him and said that she cannot live without him.  While they were together in Sankarapalli, the family members of Ms. Anjum attacked Jangaiah again and complained in Sankarapalli Police Station.  While these developments are taking place, Jangaiah sold his lands and got Rs.12/ lakhs.  He purchased a motorcycle from out of the money.  At this time, Ms. Anjum told Jangaiah that if he converts to Islam they can marry and their family members would not object.   Accordingly, he converted to Islam and they got married in February 2019.  After marriage they led their family life in Venkammaguda village along with his parents.  They lived happily for about 7 months.  In October 2019, they shifted to Nagarguda and hired a room for rent.  At this time, Jangaiah gave a loan of Rs.2,10,000 to the family of Ms. Anjum.   In November, 2019 the family members of Anjum took away his motorcycle also.  One day, the maternal aunt of Anjum came and took her away on the pretext of taking her to hospital.  When Anjum did not return even by night, Jangaiah rang up to her maternal aunt and enquired why she was not brought back.  Then she told in harsh words that Anjum will not be sent back and threatened him not to come to Anjum again.  She threatened him that they would kill him if he comes to Anjum again.

Later also the family members of Anjum regularly threatened him continuously to forget Anjum.  Frustrated at these threats and unable to bring Anjum, Mr. Jangaiah consumed pesticide on at about 9.30 p.m. 27-11-2019.   He wrote a detailed suicide note mentioning the names of persons who threatened him.  He mentioned the names of Vajeed, Md Javeed, Md Majeed, Md Shobuddin, Shaheena, Mujameel, Anjum.  Noticing that Jangaiah consumed poison, the house owner Krishna took him to Chevella hospital and intimated the matter to his family members.  At Chevella, the doctors administered the initial treatment and he was shifted to Osmania Hospital.    He recovered slightly and was discharged from Osmania hospital on 29-11-2019.   On 2-12-2019 he was re-admitted in Osmania Hospital.   While undergoing treatment at Osmania hospital Mr. Jangaiah died on 5-12-2019.  The mother of Jangaiah complained to the Shabad Police Station on the same day.

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Mr. Krishna and Vijaya, are couple, residents of Yeddu Mylaram Village, Kandi Mandal, Sanga Reddy district.  They belong to S.C. Madiga caste and have two daughters, elder daughter is Jhansi, studying 10^th Class in the local Z.P. High School.  Jhansi is all the time falling ill and the parents believe that it is due to witchcraft.  They took her to several places for treatment.  They used to stay a few days at places where they went for treatment and usually when out of place, she was well.  She falls back to illness when they come back to their village Yeddu Mylaram.  In these circumstances they shifted to Sankarapalli and resided in a rented house.  They rented a house behind Mandal office and the house owners hail from Yelvarthi village.  The house is a three storied building.  In that three storied building Jhansi’s family stayed in the top floor.  Parents Krishna and Vijaya, used to take Jhansi and the younger daughter to the school in their village and then go to their work. After shifting to Sankarapalli also Jhansi had fallen ill after a month.  Mother stopped going to work to take care of Jhansi and they stopped sending the younger daughter also to school.  After some time when Jhansi’s health picked up, her mother started going to work but let Jhansi stay at home without going to school.  While so in the month of September 2019 on the occasion of Jhansi’s birth day they arranged dinner for all the residents of the three floors.  That way the relationship with other in the building developed with this family.  Jhansi’s mother while going to work used to request one Ms. Yashoda, residing in the ground floor to look after Jhansi.  Taking this opportunity, Ms. Yashoda introduced her brother-in-law Mr. Sampangi Dasaradh to Jhansi.  Mr. Dasaradh and Jhansi used to be friendly and chit chat the entire day.  He used to get her fruits and other gifts for her health and slowly their friendship developed into love.  They decided to marry.  They planned to elope and on 17-11-2019 at night time they both went away.  The next day morning, when the parents noticed Jhansi was missing, they searched for her and complained at Sankarapalli police station.   They did not suspect the co-tenants in the building.  Mr. Dasaradh who took away Jhansi joined her in a hostel, by name, Priyanka hostel, at Madhapur, Hyderabad.  There at Attapur, he had a friend by name Sampangi Suresh, residing at Attapur.  With his cooperation, Dasaradh used to take Jhansi to his house and have sex with her and leave her back in the hostel.  This got leaked to the parents of Jhansi through a friend of Suresh.  Then the parents of Jhansi requested him to give the number of Dasaradh and they called that number and spoke to Jhansi.  They asked Jhansi to come back but she refused and said she would like to stay there with him.  Then the parents approached police and gave them the phone number through which they contacted Jhansi.  Police detected the location of the call and identified that she was in Priyanka hostel, Madhapur.  Then the police, along with the father of Jhansi had gone to Priyanka hostel and brought back Jhansi.  Then also she showed disinterest to go with the parents and refused to come.  Somehow the police brought her and counselled her for three days and then handed her over to her parents.  A case under S.C.S.T (PoA) Act was registered on Dasaradh.

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Kandada Parvathamma and Padma Rao, residents of Ayyappa Reddy Gudem village, Sankarapalli mandal, Ranga Reddy district, have one daughter and two sons.  They belong to S.C. Madiga caste.  Padma Rao died in an accident 13 years ago. Elder son is physically handicapped.  Parvathamma is employed in a school in Sankarapalli in the mid-day meals scheme.  Daughter, Sailaja, is studying degree course in Jagrithi Degree College, Sankarapalli.  They run a small provision shop in their home.  The younger son, Naresh, looks after the provisions shop at home. One Mr. Chandippa Mahesh, belonging to B.C. caste, resident of the same village, is a close friend of Naresh and visits Naresh every day.   Over a time, relationship developed between Mahesh and Sailaja.  Naresh, knows that Mahesh had developed relationships with three other women earlier and cheated them.  But he never suspected him that he would do such a thing to his sister as they were close friends.  Sailaja and Mahesh used to meet at her college and communicate over phone.  While so 2-09-2019 Mahesh secretly went to see a girl for an alliance at Tanguturu village and there he had photographs also with that girl whom he consulted for marriage alliance.   Sailaja got information about this matter and spoke to him over phone.  Later when Mahesh visited her home as usual, she checked his phone for the photos of his visit for marriage alliance.  On that night Mahesh messaged her, “I love you”.  Naresh, saw that message and warned his sister Sailaja and told her that Mahesh is not a good person and about how cheated other girls in the past.  But Sailaja insisted that she would marry only Mahesh and that he promised her that he would marry her.  Then Naresh summoned Mahesh and warned both Sailaja and Mahesh.   Then Mahesh promised Naresh that he would not contact his sister in future.  On 04-09-2019 Mahesh got engaged with the girl from Tanguturu.    On 6-09-2019 Sailaja went out of the house saying that she was going to college.   But, after some time, Naresh got a phone call from Mahesh and Sailaja, that they both came out of home and that they have decided to marry.  They said that they are near BPL forest area.  Immediately Naresh went to the location they told and shouted at Mahesh, how many women he cheats and brought back Sailaja.  The same day evening both Sailaja and Mahesh again eloped and went out.   Sailaja’s brother again went in search of them and found them at Kesa Mailaram forest area and bet both of them and brought back Sailaja.  She was at home for about 15 days.  On 24-09-2019 when the entire family were engaged in their work and were away, Sailaja committed suicide in the home by hanging with her saree.  On 25^th post mortem was conducted in Sankarapalli government hospital and the body was handed over to the family.    A case was registered against Mahesh for cheating in the name of love.     

Ms. Selvi (Panchayat President) W/O Ramesh belonging from caste Hindu-minority community and residing at Kondarasampalayam in Tirupur District.  Mr. Kuppusamy belonging to the Goundar community in the same panchayat.  Kuppusamy verbally abuses by using caste names in front of the public in the office of the municipality.  Again Kuppusamy threatens to kill Ms. Selvi.   The Darapuram Police Station has filed a complaint under the Prevention of Violence Act. It is noteworthy that the police have not yet arrested the accused Kupusamy.