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Mr.Karthikeyan S/o Kanjimalai belongs to dalit Community, reside at Salaiyur, Thittampatti Village, Udumalaipettai Taluk, Coimbatore District. On 06.06.2007 there is a common Madurai Veeran Kovil festivel. The people of the villagers were participated in the activities of the temple. Mean while Dalit youth Karthikeyan went to Maligai shop of Muthupandi Nadar near the Salaiyur bus stop to drink cool drink. Mean while Caste Hindu Krishnasamy came to the spot.
He had a quarrel with the Karthikeyan in connection with the affair of the temple festival by saying “How dare dalit dogs can celebrate this function”? and abused filthy words, he derogatory referred by caste name saying that “ Dalit prostitute son” . He was brutally attacked by hand with help of deadly weapons and threaten to kill by Caste hindu Krishansamy . He had a several injuries in his body. He was admitted in Government hospital in Udumalaipettai. Following that he filed a complaint in Kongampalayam police station against Krishnasamy and others. The accused also filed counter case false case against Karhtikeyan. But both the cases were acquitted in Coimbatore sessions court.
Barla Ramulu s/o Kotaiah & Chennamma w/o Ramulu are the wife and husband r/o Khanapur village under Bijinepali P.S. in Mahabubnagar Dist. They belong to Mala caste-Scheduled caste. On 4-6-07 both of them were collecting black soil from the tank to deposit in their field. This work was done under the NREEGS programme. While they were doing the accused, Swamy, came to them and said\\\" you Mala bustard who would give you a tractor to transport the clay .then Ramulu told him not to hurl abuses at him for this he got very angry and gave heavy slap on his cheek. In the evening when they were coming home the accused, Swamy, Stopped them and demanded them to pay the amount of 400 rupees which the victim owed to him saying so he tied both wife and husband to stone pillars. He abused the woman saying \\\" you mala bitch, you are speaking a lot\\\". Then Uppari Kurumaiah and golla Madulaeti rescued them on their assurance of paying the amount.
There after Ramulu lodged a complaint before the police Bijinepalli which was registered on 04-06-07 as a criminal case in crime no. 48/07 u/s 342, 323,504,506 IPC & 3(1)(x) SC/ST (PoA) Act. The accused arrested. Compensation not paid. Charge sheet not filed.
Thirumoothy (26) belongs to dalit communtiy, He resides at Molakoundan puthur village which is near to Muthur, Kangeyam Taluk, Erode district. On 3rd June 2007 Mr. Periyasamy came and told him that day before yesterday Sivasidh package paper company workers have beaten his younger brother Mr. Thangaraj.
On 4th June 2007 around 1 p.m he asked Arumugam who was the supervisor at Sivasidh packing paper company about why they beaten his brother. When he was talking with Arumugam, around 50 persons came near to him. He asked them, why you were beaten my brother. They told that you were beaten our worker when they came for music porgramme. So Mr. Shanmuga Raj ( Caste hindu Gounder community) who is the manager of the that company was instructed to attack him since all those were beaten . They started beating him and somebody told that kill him at the time his another brother Mr. palanisamy came there. They were brought iron rod and attacked him, when the palanisamy tried to protect him. They were assaulted palanisamy itself with steel weapons. They derogatory referred by caste name “Chekkili prostitute, Instead of living, better you can die”. Then his wife and his brother’s wife came and admitted them in Erode government hospital. On 4th June 2007 night around 8.30 p.m. police officer from vellakovil police station came and investigated. The caste hindus also lodged the complaint against Dalit youths.
Avula Sreenivas r/o Seetharamapuram village in Kadapa District was a regular attends the work of Poli Papi Reddy, Poli Narsimha, and Poli Narayan Reddy daily. He gets Rs 50/- per day. Recently he got the work under EGS it fetches him Rs 100/- per day. Therefore he stopped work with Narayana Reddy and went to EGS work. So Papy Reddy got angry and abused him. After that Papi Reddy, Narshima Reddy and others forcible enter in the house and beaten him rod and sticks and gave hard blow on his head, which made him unconscious.
The case was booked as Cr. No 53/07 u/s 324 of IPC and u/s 3 (1) (x) of SC/ST (PoA) Act. Charge sheet filed on 26/07/07 PRC No 13/07 u/s 147, 148, 307, 342, 324, 323 r/w 149 IPC 3 (2) (v) 3 (1) (iii) (ix) (x) of SC/ST (PoA) Act. The counter case in Cr No 52/07 u/s 379 IPC Manur PS filed against the victim Avula Sreenivasulu was referred as false as on 31/07/07. There are 11 witnesses in the case. 11 victims were paid an initial compensation of Rs. 6, 250/- each i.e. total of Rs. 68, 750/-