Ms. Amutha (32), W/o Mr. Moorthy a resident of Door No-9, A Block, Manual Scavengers Quarters, Vellipalayam, Mettupalayam Block of Coimbatore District. She is married and destitute by her husband; presently living with her parents Ranganathan and Rangammal in the above mentioned address.  She has three children Dharshini Priya (19), Varshini Priya (16) and Naveen Kumar (14). She was having difference of opinion with her husband and currently living along with her children in her father’s place. She is rearing her children with the support of her parents.

Meanwhile, Kanagaraj (21), S/o Mr. Karuppasamy resident of the same village belonged to the Hindu Valaiyar caste (Most Backward Castes) was in love with Amutha’s younger daughter Varshini Priya and had mesmerized her with his love. In November 2018 he has abducted the girl and the girl’s family was shocked by this incident. Amutha immediately lodged a complaint at the Mettupalayam PS and had rescued her daughter Varshini Priya. And the Mettupalayam Policemen did not take any action against the accused person Kanagaraj. Later, Amutha concerned with her daughter’s protection, she had sent Varshini to her father-in laws residence.

Amutha’s elder daughter Dharshini Priya had got married to one of her relatives and her son is studying his school education. Amutha is accompanying with her mother Rangammal to the scavenging work. In the meantime, Kanagaraj had traced the whereabouts of Varshini Priya who is residing in Gandhi Nagar, Karamadai Road with her father’s parents. He had told the girl that he will take care of her well, he will marry her and his parents will accept their marriage. Finally he abducted the girl and had kept her near Oodaikarai in a hut.

On 21.06.2019 around 11:30 pm a man (Chinraj) consumed alcohol with the support of Vinoth (brother of Kanagaraj) had gone to Amutha’s house and had verbally abused her in filthy, derogatory language referring to the caste names. He had threatened Amutha that Varshini should not love or marry a man belonged to Valaiyar caste and if this happens, Varshini and Kanagaraj will be killed and thrown in the river.

Following this, on 25.06.2019 around 5 pm in the evening Amutha had a call (cylinder supplier) and got information that Kanagaraj was brutally injured by his brother Vinoth. Amutha had told that she is no way connected to this incident and tried to disconnect the call. But that person had told that Vinoth had also brutally attacked Varshini. Amutha along with her relatives Nagamani, Chinnakannan, Chinraj rushed to the spot and saw Varshini in the pool of blood and was crying for help. Immediately they took her to the Mettupalayam GH in an auto. They provided first aid and then shifted Varshini to Coimbatore Government Hospital.

Vinoth along with his companion Kanthavelu had given liquor to his brother Kanagaraj and had brutally attacked him with the sword. He had sustained heinous injuries and died in the spot. Varshini tried to stop this attack and she was also sustained severe and brutal injuries. Presently she is fighting against her life.

A FIR was registered at the Mettupalayam PS with the Cr. no: 270/2019 u/s 302, 307 IPC r/w 3 (2) (va) of SC/ST PoA Amendment Act 2015 and the accused person Vinoth was arrested.

                यह घटना जिला हमीरपुर की तहसील बडसर की है यह गांव जिला मुख्यालय से 40 कि०मी० की दुरी पर है इस गांव में दलित जाति में से चमार जाति की घनी आबादी है इस गांव में चमार जाति में से प्यार चन्द गांव के बार्ड न० 1 में रहता है जो की पेशे से होम गार्ड है इसकी दो बेटियाँ हैं और एक बेटा है. बडी बेटी BA कर रही है छोटी बेटी अभी +1 में हुई है और छोटा बेटा नौंवी कक्षा में है. प्यार चन्द की मंझली बेटी विनीता देवी राजकीय बरिष्ठ माध्यमिक पाठशाला बडसर, जिला हमीरपुर, हि०प्र० में पढ़ रही थी और दसवीं भी उसने वही से पास की है. दसवीं कक्षा के पास होते ही बडसर स्कुल के प्रींसिपल गौरी शंकर भारद्वाज ने विनीता को स्मार्ट फोन गिफ्ट कर दिया और कहा की तुम बहुत लाइक बच्ची हो और मैं तुम्हे गिफ्ट दे रहा हूँ बडसर स्कुल के प्रींसिपल गौरी शंकर भारद्वाज ने रोंज विनीता से चैट करना फोन पर शुरू कर दिया और धीरे धीरे विनीता को गन्दी गन्दी वीडियो भेजनी शुरू कर दी और गलत तरीके से चैट करना शुरू कर दिया. विनीता ने अपने परिवार को कहा की व् बडसर स्कुल में नहीं पढ़ना चाहती उसका दाखला अन्य गांव में करवा दिया जाए. जब घर वालों ने विनीता से वहला फुसला कर पूछा तब जाके विनीता ने सचाई बताई. विनीता ने इस साड़ी घटना बारे अपने परिबार को बताया फिर विनीता के पिता जी प्यार चन्द ने इस घटना को लेकर पुलिस में शिकायत करवाई. भारत व अपने राज्य हिमाचल में जातिय व्यवस्था पर आधारित छुआछूत की घटनाएं थमने का नाम नहीं ले रही है बडसर स्कुल में बच्ची के साथ हुई छेड़छाड़ की घटना भारतीय लोकतंत्र में एक बहुत ही शर्मनाक घटना है. बड़े दुःख की बात है की ऐसी घटिया मानसिकता रखने वाले लोग आज भी समाज में मौजूद है. इस घटना में पीडिता से व इसके परिवार सहित गांव के अन्य बहुत सारे लोंगो से मिला गया. बाकी जो कोई भी शरारती व्यक्ति इस घटना के चलते पीडिता को सोशल मिडिया पर बदनाम कर रहा है या किसी भी प्रकार की झूठी अफवाह फैला रहा है इन सभी के प्रति भी पुलिस कार्यवाही अमल में लाये.

Dalit girl named Meena (18), D/o Mr. Rajendran resident of Mariamman koil St, Vinayagapuram, Kothampakkam Panchayat of Villupuram District. She is belonged to the Scheduled Castes (Sub Caste: Hindu Paraiyar) and residing at her sister’s home for the past 15 years. She had completed 12^th standard and is working in the Good Night company, Nallur, Villupuram District. She is working in the Good Night Company for the last 3 months.

In this context, a man named Arul Jothi of Suramangalam village and belonged to the most backward caste (Vanniyar) was working in the same company had proposed to the girl, but the girl refused to accept his proposal. She had added that he belonged to other caste and she belonged to the Scheduled Caste. But in these few months, he used to call her and converse over phone about his love proposal. Two months ago, Arul Jothi left the job at the Good Night Company. On 19.06.2019 after completing her noon shift (i.e: 2 pm to 10 pm) she came out of the company at about 9: 45 pm.  Arul Jothi was standing at the entrance gate in his pulsar bike. He had told the girl that he would drop her in her home. The girl hesitated and told him that she will walk to her home (just 1 km from the company). But he had forced the girl to sit in his bike and took her. On their way, Arul Jothi had stopped near Pallacheri Nelli Thoppu; the girl told him that it is dark and she has to go home immediately. But he was conversing with the girl about his love proposal and told her that he would marry her. Meanwhile, three youths (names unknown and can be identified) came towards them and asked why they were standing there. They immediately attacked on her face and made the girl to put knee down on the floor. They had also pulled her hand and holded Arul Jothi’s hand. 

Meena was brutally attacked by two accused persons and they tried to remove her upper cloth and she refused and ran away towards the railway track. But the two men chased behind her and caught hold her legs.  During this incident, she had sustained heinous injuries at her buttocks. They had brutally attacked her face, hands and finally called the 4^th person to Pallacheri. Totally there are 5 accused persons, the two accused persons forcefully removed and threw her chudidhar pants and panties (Jatti) and raped the girl without her consent one by one. Meantime one of the accused told the other that he should take out his genitals and should not leave any serum in her vagina (sexual organ of the girl) which will lead to formation of the fetus. The other accused agreed to do the same. After the gang rape, she got unconscious and fainted to the ground. Arul Jothi along with the 3^rd and 4^th accused persons were standing nearby and looking whether anyone/any person are coming on the Nelli Thoppu Road.

In the meantime, the girl’s sister Subashini got worried as Meena did not return home from work. Later she had called the Contractor Saravanan (person who helped Meena in getting job in the good night company) and she had asked for Arul Jothi’s mobile number. But his mobile number was not reachable and had tried to Arul Jothi’s brother Kalidoss. Finally around 11: 00 pm they got the location of Meena through Kalidoss. The contractor Saravanan along with the girl’s uncle Kumaran immediately went to Pallacheri Nelli Thoppu. Arul Jothi made the girl to wake up and helped her in wearing her pants. Saravanan and Kumaran reached the spot and brought her to the hospital. 

The girl was admitted as in patient at Manakula Vinayagar Medical College Hospital, Mathakadipattu and was discharged forcefully by the medical officer on 20.06.2019 at 6 pm. Later she was admitted to the JIPMER hospital on the same day at 8:00 pm. The complaint was received by the Station Officer Kandamangalam and AWPS police. The FIR was registered with the Crime No: 288/2019 u/s 342, 323, 354 (a) 376 IPC r/w 511 and 4 of TWHA Act, 3(1)w(i), 3(2)(va) SC/ST PoA Amendment Act 2015