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Socio Economic condition of the village:
• Got the flex of Pavan Kalyan removed in front of the Church
• Followed up investigation and got 8 accused arrested
• Got the liquor belt shop and toddy shop removed
• Remaining accused to be arrest immediately
• Relief and compensation to be given to the victims immediately
• Permanent solution for the drinking water to be done immediately
• The house sites under the possession of the Kapus be handed over to the dalits immediately
• Basic amenities should be provided to the dalit colony immediately
Shanmugam (34) S/o Karuppan belongs to Dalit community, reside at Kangampalayam colony, Nathipalayam Via, Kullampalayam post, Gopichetti palayam Taluk, Erode District of Tamil Nadu. He and his wife wife Amaravathi were worked in Jaganathan Gownder agricultural laborer past two years. Amarawathi and Pragash son of Jaganathan Gounder had a illegal conduct with them. He come to know husband and wife were separated.
On 21.06.2015 Shanmugam met Ms.Nithiya wife of Pragash gounder at bus stand. He went to brief the incident. Since, she was asked to come at home to discuss this issue. He went to her home at evening. He had a alchogal so he decided to come back to his home and discuss tomorrow. While he was returning to home. He was stopped by Moorty and other eight caste hindu mob. They were brutally beaten how to you come to our agricultural land. He narrated the incident but all caste Hindus were caste abused in the filthy words and brutally attacked. Caste Hindus filed false case against him. Followed that he lodged complaint against accused under SC/ST PoA Act.
Banitha Boliarsingh, aged 15 years, SC Christian, daughter of Mikhael Boliarsingh and Chitka Boliar Singh, resides under Madaguda GP, Khandiaguda village, Navasahi,Kotagarh raped by 65 yr old man, Sc Christian, belong to the same village community on 22nd December 2012 at 12 pm.
On 22nd December 2012 as usual she had gone to take bath in a pond nearby and the accused aged around 65yrs followed her quietly. The accused is a family friend of the child’s family. The girl was all alone and that was the time he sexually assaulted her. She informed the family immediately but because of the stigma and shame they kept this incident covered until 2nd of Jan 2013. On 2nd Jan they filed a case against the accused. The FIR was registered on the same day. The police threatened them by saying not to reveal the matter to anyone. The family does not want to go ahead with court cases because they are very poor. At the same time they want the man to be punished. The police had asked the family to change the statement in the beginning because they belong to the same village community. The medical examination is done at Berampur hospital and the report is with Kotagarh police. The accused was arrested immediately and he is in Balliguda sub-jail. After the arrest of the accused there is no follow up action has been taken for the welfare of the child.
The child is under trauma. She wants to have a change of place and people, she is willing to stay somewhere else so that the memories will not taunt her.