Case in Brief

Ananda Kumari aged 16 years, SC by caste, r/o Peravaram village, Aatreyapuram mandal, East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.  She is an agricultural worker.  She was gang raped after being sedated.  She died on the same day, i.e., 27th December 2007.  

Mariyamma, SC by caste resides in the same village.  Mariyamma is living with Matta Srinu, Gowda by caste.  Matta Govindu, S/o Matta Satyam, Gowda by caste is relative of Srinu.  Srinu’s agricultural field lies beside the field of Attili Veeraiah.  Prasad, SC by caste works as a bonded labour with Veeraiah.  

Mariyamma has taken Ananda Kumari to work in Matta Srinu’s field on 26th and they returned home.  On 27th, Govindu and Srinu engaged Mariyamma and Prasad to get Ananda Kumari to work in their field.  Accordingly, on 27th at 10:00 am, Mariyamma brought Ananda Kumari to Matta Srinu’s field.  

Guddiga Subbarao (20), an auto driver was informed over phone by Govindu that Ananda kumari was lying unconscious at the field.  After receiving the information, Subbarao went to the field of Attili Veeraiah around 12:30 pm in the afternoon on 27th December 2007 and moved Ananda Kumari in his auto to her house in an unconscious state. While her parents were moving Ananda Kumari to the hospital at Kothapeta, an ambulance sent by Govindu has come and they shifted over Ananda Kumari into the ambulance and went to Kothapeta Government Hospital. The hospital authorities declared that she was brought dead.  Postmortem was done in the same hospital.     

The village elders having come to know about the incident went to the field of Matta Srinu to know what has happened.  In the hut nearby they found a syringe, cotton, 10 condoms, chewing gums, cigarettes, five-star chocolate wrappers and coconuts.  The same was informed to the police.

A case has been registered u/s 174 of Cr.P.C.  Srinu, Mariyamma, Subbarao and Prasad were taken into custody by Aatreyapuram police.  .  

Documents collected:

• Fact finding Report
• FIR copy
• Panchayathi Report
• Representations sent to SC/St Commission, State and National Human Rights Commission, Chief Minister, Home Minister, PCR Cell, Women Cell, State Women’s Commission, National Commission for Sc, Collector and SP of East Godavari Dist.
• Death Certificate
• Post Mortem Report
• Summons copy

DSS Intervention:

• DSS team camped at the place of incident and ensured the registration of case.
• A dharna was organized on 29th demanding justice as the police have not responded on time.
• Ensured that the sections 302 of IPC and 3(2)(v) of SC/ST (PoA) Act were included in the FIR as the police tried to register the case u/s 306 (abetment to suicide).
• DSS personally lobbied with the Chairperson of SC/ST Commission and consequently the accused Govindu was arrested.                 

Chikhli is a village situated in Savarkundla taluka of Amreli district. There are Bharvad, Harijans, Dalits, Ahir etc. communities are living in the village. Bharvad community is powerful and dominant in the village. They are nuisance for the other villagers.

On 20/12/2007 victim Sonalben Madhubhai Dolar was going to field. At that time the main accused Kanubhai Valabhai Bharvad kidnapped her forcefully to farm of one Keshubhai where he had a small room and thereafter, he called his friends namely Tinu Alias Arvind Shana and Ravi Soma and they raped her.

When she was left alone after raping her, somehow, she reached home and narrated everything what had happened. Thereafter, with the help of her husband she filed complaint against all the accused persons and police registered FIR under section 376, 363, 366, 354, 342, 506(2) and 114 of IPC

Mr.Lakshmiraj S/o Lakshmanan belongs to Dalit community reside at Nalathathu village, Chidamparam Taluk, Cuddalore District. On 17.12.2007 night Senthil Murugan minibus from Bhuvanagiri to Nalanthethu departed ahead of the bus scheduled time. Hence Mr.Lakshimiraj and his friend Srinath who was studying college belongs to Dalit community and other 20 others of Nalathethu Villagers had to go back to their village by walk on the net day Lakshmiraj and Srinath asked tbe bus driver Ravi and conductor Rameshas to why the bus departed early because of this nearly 20 people went their village by walk. Ravi replied in a rude manner and tried to assault them. But the passengers were stoped that assault.

Following that On 19.12.2007 Ravi and his supporter assaulted Lakshmiraj, Srinath and some other youth belongs to dalit community and derogatory referred by caste name and abused by filthy words at Nalathethu Village. Hence Lakshmiraj lodge a complaint against caste Hindus in Bhuvanagir police station. Charge sheet filed by DSP. This case was pending trail in sessions court at Cuddalore.

Deceased Santosh Kumar (20) s/o Jagjivan ram (Dusadh) is resident of Darihara Bhual village, P.O. Darihara under Dariyapur P.S in Saran (Chhapra) Dist. belongs to Dusadh (SC) community. The Dominant caste people murdered Santosh Kumar since he was in love with a girl belonging to Dominant caste.

A murder crime was registered in Dariyapur police station against the murderer on 17/12/2008, No. 102/07, u/s 302 IPC & 27Arms Act but the provisions of SC/ST (PoA) Act were not attracted in FIR. Charge sheet was filed on 06/09/2008. The accused was convicted for life term imprisonment but appealed in High Court and got bail.