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Suraj Jatav, a Dalit farmer and resident of village Chidwai, came to know that some men from sand mafia were destroying his millet crop. He rushed to his agriculture farm and was shocked to find that a JCB machine was being used to make a road across the farm. After seeing this, he ran towards his village to inform the Sarpanch and other villagers. The goons chased him and stopped him. One of the goon namely Hakam alias Rukka, attacked Suraj with the JCB\'s arm. They then fled the spot. Some villgers spotted Suraj lying on the ground and rushed him to a hospital where he was declared dead.
Vaiyapuri (31) S/o Palani, belongs to Dalit community, reside at No.2/149, Adi dravidar colony, Selvapuram, Sempiyanallur Panchayath, Avinasi Taluk, Tiruppur District of Tamil Nadu state. He was threatened by periyathampi caste because he was helped to kandhasamy attacked case on 10.06.2015.
Kandhasamy S/o Raman belongs to Dalit community, reside at Selvapuram, Avinasi Taluk of Tiruppur District of Tamil Nadu State. On 31.05.2015 he went to his sister house. While he is returning to home. He went to urination on road side. While he urinating cow was coming to road side. Since he tried to catch an tied cow on tree. While five caste Hindus were attacked him and caste abused him. He was got serious injuries and he admitted in hospital. He lodged complaint in police station. Case was filed under SC/ST PoA Act.
On 4-7-2015, the victim was working in his field. His field is adjacent to the field of accused. When he was seeding in the field, the accused came with the axe uttering the caste based names. He attacked over him with axe. The victim shielded himself with the plastic tub he had. the Tub broke but he got injuries in his hands. Seeing all this, the victim\'s wife fainted. The son of the victim who was standing there, he shot this in his mobile camera. The victim was crying out for help. Hearing over this, the villagers came and saved him. The victim went to the police station with other villagers to register the case. But the accused was already sitting in the police station. The police did not register the case and scolded them. Thereafter, the complaint was registered through court.
A woman Meera Devi from Rawt community was kidnapped and murderd by two accused of Kalbeliya community. This act had sparked off a battle in the area leadind in to violant clash between the villagers and policemen. Villgers for this brutal act vandalised Kalbebeliya Basti and toed up three person on to a tree. they wanted to burnt them alive. Police intervened timely in this matter and made sure the life of three from Kalbeliya community.