Palle Chinnamma (18) D/o Hanmiah, Madiga (SC) caste is the resident of Kummera Village of Tadoor Mandal in Mahabubnagar District. She used to go for the grazing their own goats. About 9 months ago when she was grazing their goats in the filed away from the village, Kankanda Ranjeeth Reddy S/o Narshimha Reddy belongs to Reddy caste of the same village lured her and promised to have their marriage solemnized at Tirupathi Devesthenam. He requested to satisfy his sexual desire, believing that he will marry her they continued their sexual relationship. As a consequence Palle Chinnamma became pregnant. On 15 February 2007 Chennamma asked Ranjeeth Reddy to marry her as soon as, as she is pregnant. After hearing this Ranjeeth reacted and abused her by her caste and he kicked hard on her stomach. She informed all the matter to her parents and what had happened. As she was taken to the Hospital she informed that she was pregnant.

On 16 February 2007 Kum Palle Chennamma lodged a complaint at Tadoor Police Station. Accused was arrested and got bail. Rs 25,000/- was paid as Compensation .Charge sheet was not filed.

Issue: Inadequate facilities and bad conditions at Gurukul School

Persons affected: The girl students staying there

Place of incident: Gurukul School, Narsingi

District: Ranga Reddy

State: Andhra Pradesh

Fact Finding Team Members:

1.    Ms. Sujatha, District Coordinator, Hyd, DSS.
2.    Ms. Ms.Ruth Mary, Regional Coordinator, DSS.
3.    Mr. Bhopal, coordinator, Sakshi.
4.    Mr. Alok Naik, Sakshi.
5.    Mr. Siddhaiah, DBSU.

Observations on all conditions of Gurukul School, Narsingi, Ranga Reddy District:

1.             Condition of the girl students infected with Chikun Gunya:
2.    There is no regular health check up and distribution of medicine.
3.    Sick students are not given bread, fruits, at least good drinking water.
4.     Food is not supplied near the sick room.

1.           Sanitation:
2.    Most of the lavatories and bathrooms are dirty and blocked.
3.    Improper location for burning sanitary napkins.
4.     Water tanks are old, dirty and leaking.
5.    There are mosquito’s everywhere, in the toilets, bathrooms, rooms, dining halls, etc.

1.         Conditions of the rooms:
2.    Most of the windows and windowpanes are broken.
3.    Inadequate lights and no fans.
4.     Switch boards are in bad and dangerous conditions.
5.    Capacity of the room is beyond the occupancy.
6.    Cots and beds are insufficient.
7.     Garbage is thrown and burnt beside the dormitory.

1.         Food:
2.    Improperly boiled and fungus developed rice and vegetable.
3.    Broken chairs and benches in the dining hall.
4.     Insufficient lights and fans in the dining hall.
5.    Insufficient drinking and general water.
6.    Dal that is cooked in the morning is supplied twice.
7.     Fruits and eggs are not distributed properly and also they are spoiled

1.           Infrastructure:
2.    There are no benches for the 6^th and 7^th standard students.  They either sit on the floor or stand in the classes.
3.    There are no writing benches for the 8^th standard students.

1.         School/Institution Surroundings:
2.    Left out food is thrown just beside the dining hall or the dormitory.
3.    Weeds and bushes are grown beside the dining hall and dormitory.
4.     Due to the above conditions, snakes and other reptiles are bothering the students.
5.    These untidy conditions are causing awful smell near the dining hall, making it impossible for the students to eat their food.

It is clear from this observation that the maintenance of the hostel are very poor.  The conditions of the hostel are untidy and unhygienic.

DSS also requested the relevant authorities to consider their observations and take proper action and provide adequate facilities.

Nagla Kishor village is located on Uttar Pradesh & Harayana border. Nagla Kishor village is very small with 12 families. Kavita was a student of class 5^th in the Government girls primary School at Sablana. On July 18, 2006 around 11’O clock, she was coming from a tailor’s shop. There was a millet farm on her way. The accused namely Irshad who was already present there, clutched Kavita with his arms and stripped off her clothes and forcibly raped her. All this caused grievous injuries to Kavita; she got injuries on various parts of her body and her internal genital parts, started bleeding and she became unconscious. Irshad ran away from the spot. She was brought back home by her relatives. During the time her father was out of station, when he came home in the evening Kavita’s mother told him about the whole incident. Kavita & her father went to the police station to lodge FIR. The local police registered their FIR and sent Kavita to the hospital for medical examination.

Accused and his family continuously threatened victim and their community that they would kill or impose social boycott on them.  Later on due to pressure and threats of Mave & Dalit community, Kavita and her family withdrew their case.

Kavita’s medical examination was done but the medical officer produced a report contrary to the factual situation. According to the report, Kavita’s genital parts, hair & breasts were properly developed. He stated that there is no injury, mark or bleeding from hymen and a finger could hardly enter the vagina. The medical report denied any kind of external or internal injury and medical officer mentioned no significance of Rape. 

Rajkumar Kamble (32) belonging to Mahar community, was having two wives Meena Kamble (36) and Pooja Kamble (22). He was an auto driver and was living in a rented house as a tenant. Three members were together in the rented house. Smt. Shantabai Gogte is the house owner. When the advance of Rs. 1200 was paid to the land lady for two months the land lady asked for their caste. When they disclosed their caste, she threatened them to vacate the room. When she was demanded for the refund the advance money, she simply negated the payment of the money in advance. She firmly told that she would not let the family belonging to Mahar community stay in her house.

Once it so happened, Rajkumar Kamble brought mutton and while cooking, Pooja burnt that. That aroused anger in Rajkumar Kamble causing a bit scolding and shouting at his second wife Pooja. Hearing that the land lady started abusing them with vulgarity related to their caste, she went away. The victims too went to bed. Pooja got up for urinal. After her Rajkumar also had woke up and went for lavatory. They saw Ramesh Damodare standing naked outside the door. When they asked for the reason he went away from there. After five minutes or so Dharma Ital, Sunil Kirlekar, Ramesh Damodare and Pravin Banubakode came there and knocked at the door of Rajendra. As soon as Meena opened the door, the culprits started beating them. It was 2.30 a.m. and Smt. Pooja the second wife of Rajkumar Kamble however managed to escape and went to Frezarpura police station. The four accused took them to the house of Dharma Ilal. Both were tied with rope in different rooms and Dharma Ital and Sunil Kirlekar gang raped her and went their way back threatening them. It was then 3.30 a.m. At 4.30 a. m. on 17.7.2006 the victims went to Frezarpura police station and narrated the detailed incident. Policemen along with them went to the house of Dharma, where they met the accused and got them arrested. They were taken to the police station.

Police Administration arrested the accused and remanded three to police custody and sent one of them to the remand room. No protection or shelter is given to the victims. No compensation is received.

Ms. Bhavani, aged 20 years, r/o Shivajinagar, Meerpet, Ranga Reddy District belongs to SC community. Santosh Reddy residing adjacent to Bhavani’s residence developed acquaintance as their fathers are employees of BDL.  This acquaintance slowly led to intimacy between them where Santosh Reddy used to force Bhavani to meet at Tankbund, Meerpet, Internet and parks. This intimacy developed into love and on 18^th June, 2006 she informed him that her parents are seeking to get her married and are searching for matches.  They felt that if their parents come to know about their love, they would not agree as they belonged to different castes.

Santosh Reddy threatened that he would commit suicide if Bhavani disagreed to marry him.  He assured that they would register their marriage and convince their parents later.  On 18^th June 2006, accompanied by their friends and relatives, they went to Sai Baba Temple, Vaidehinagar, Vanasthalipuram, Hyderabad and he tied the marriage necklace and both of them exchanged garlands.  Then they moved to the rented house at Gaganmahal in Domalguda, Hyderabad and started living together.

They lived happily for just a week.  Her in-laws started calling her husband and instigated him to leave her as she belonged to SC community.  They also said that he would have got a dowry of 15 lakhs if he would have married a girl from their community.  Gradually, her husband and her in-laws started abusing and harassing her in the name of her caste.  He started coming late in the nights, consuming liquor and abusing her with filthy language.

On 14^th morning he took his certificates, laptop and other items that belonged to him.  Bhavani could not understand that he was making arrangements to leave on next day.  On 15^th July 2006, he left her without any intimation or information to her.

An FIR was registered on 8^th of August, 2006 CCS, Hyderabad.  She also filed Habeas Corpus.

Present Status:

She left the rented house at Gagan Mahal and is presently living with her parents.