Pasulunda is a village under Mahanga P.S. in Cuttack district. As a part of the religious and cultural practice, during Dola Purnima the Idols of different Sahis move in procession to different parts of the village and assemble in a big field for final celebration of the function. The practice is called \\\'Melana\\\' and the field is called Melana Padia. In the village meeting it is decided which Idol will start procession at what time and the order of Idols for procession and position in the Melana Padia.

This year on 24.03.2016 the function was celebrated in Pasulunda Village. The dalit sahi Idol was moving in procession as per the earlier decision. At that time a procession of the upper caste Idol came on that road. As per the standard practice the procession which came from behind should have maintained the order and the dalitsahi Idol should have proceeded ahead of the other. But the upper caste people did not stay behind and asked the dalits to give way. The dalits did not give way to the upper caste procession. This enraged the upper castes and some of them abused and threatened the dalits and took another route to the Melana Padia.

Later the 5 members from dalit community were summoned to a caste meeting of upper caste persons from Pasulunda and nearby 7 villages. In the meeting the timing of the Dola Melana procession of Idol of dalitsahi was changed from 1 P.M. to 4 P.M. Althouhg only 5 old persons represented dalits in the meeting, they disragreed with the change of time and requested to stick to the old timing of the procession. The upper caste persons verbally abused and threatened to attack the dalits in their houses and forced to sign the village meeting agreement. There was marked tension between the communities and Bijay Kumar Jena lodged complaint in Mahanga P.S. on behalf of the dalits on 30.03.2016.

The complaint by the dalits was not registered by the police. The dalit came to ALVM with the matter. A team from ALVM along with some dalit villagers met the Superintendent of Police, Cuttack (Rural) and after his intervention FIR was registered as Mahanga P.S case No. 0083 on dated 28.04.2016.

Ramachandra Sahoo and his wife Minati Sahoo live in Bharatpur village of Bharatpur GP under Kendrapara Block of Kendrapara district. They belong to Scheduled Caste community and their sub-caste is Kaibarta. They live on the extreme end of the village. Ramachandra purchased three plots near his house from Niladri Sekhar Mohanty and Kuntala Kumari Mohanty vide registered Sale Deed dated 17.10.2015.The accused person belonging  to general caste hail from one family. They have been opposing Ramachandra Sahoo to take physical possession of the newly purchased plots as he is from dalit community. Sri Sahoo took shelter in the court of SDJM, Kendrapara and restriction under 144 of CrPC was imposed on 10.12.2015. Despite the restriction, the accused persons were cutting standing paddy crops from the plot on 1.1.2016. Ramachandra Sahoo rushed to the Police Station to report the illegal act by the accused. Minati was alone at home. The accused persons attacked her, assaulted her, abused in Caste name. Som influential persons of the village motivated them for amicble settlement but later they did not carry it thourgh. So, she had no other option but to submit written complaint to the police. She feels threat to her life.

Mohan Nayak aged about 70 years belongs to (Hadi) caste which is Scheduled Caste in Odisha. He got retired from Baragada Govt High School 10 year back and was staying in his village. There are 9 Hadi families living in the village. Traditionally the caste profession of these people was beating the drum near the village deity andduring the common festivals celebrated in the village. But many of the S.C person are engaged in different govt & private organisation and the caste profession and drum beating has been abandoned by them for over 40 years.

On 4.4.2016 at about 8 AM Mohan Nayak had gone to get some betel from the shop near the village temple of Dulana Thakurani. Near that shop three upper caste persons namely Ratanakar Jena, Purna Chandra Pradhan  and Gaji Jena were drinking liquor on a pedestal. They called Mohan in a loud rude voice by his caste name and asked him to come near them. He was asked to beat drum as the Jhamu Yatra is going to be celebrated. Mohan Nayak denied soberly to beat drum showing his old age. This infuriated the advanced caste persons. Mohan  was detained there with his hands tied, a drum was brought, at about 12.30 he was forced to beat the drum and move from door to door every house in hot sum.

Mr. Subramani belonging to the Dalit community is working as a Daliy Wage Labourer at Erode District. On 18.04.2016 when he was on his way to work he saw Mr. Subramaniam Gounder quarreling on money issue with Mr.Muthusami who is a friend of Mr. Subramani.  

Mr. Subramani approached to Mr. Subramaniam Gounder and spoke on behalf of Muthusami and assured that he would repay his money very soon. The same day by 8 pm when Subramani on his way to home stopped at a small tiffin centre and had parotta. He also bought parotta for his family. Suddenly Subramaniam Gounder rushed to the tiffin centre and brutally attacked Subramani and verbally abused him with caste names. 

Dalit Chinnasamy is working as a construction labourer for daily wages at Duraisamy Gounder\\\'s land. On 12.06.2016 a man named Palanisamy Gounder along with three men came to Duraisamy\\\'s land and warned him not to build the house and told that the land is under encumbrance. There was a quarrel among them. 

Meantime Chinnasamy started to work at Duraisamy\\\'s land; on seeing this Palanisamy and other three men rushed near Chinnasamy, abused him in filthy language with the caste names and brutally attacked him. He had severe injuries at his right hand and head. He was then taken to the Perunthurai Government Hospital by Ms. Ponmani (w/o Mr. Duraisamy) and later was shifted to the Erode Government Hospital. The victim statment was received and FIR was lodged at the Perunthurai Police station with the crime number 314/2016 u/s 323, 324 of IPC r/w 3 (1) (r) and 3 (1) (s) of SC/ ST PoA Amendment Act 2015.

The accused Mr. Palanisamy had filed a counter case against the victim Chinnasamy, Duraisamy and Ponumani at Perunthurai Police station with the crime number 315/2016 u/s 324, 506 (i) of IPC.