On 16 June 2006, Peddamatari Gangamma (10) and her sister Pedddamartari Gowramma (10) D/o P. Yadaiah belongs to Madiga (SC) caste were playing on BT Road by grazing goats. D. Mallaiah (21) S/o Peddulu belongs to Mudraju, BC community, took the victim Gangamma to bricks kiln on a plea of loading bricks on his cycle. There he raped the victim. At about 3.30 pm when Yadaiah and his wife Maremma returned home from work, Gangamma came home weeping and holding lower garments by her hand and fell down on the ground. When they enquired she narrated whole incident to her parents. Because of the social stigma, initially Yadaiah did not inform to the village elders about the incident.

On 19/06/06 Yadaiah came to the Valligonda Police station and lodge a complaint against the accused. Accused was arrested and got bail. Compensation paid of Rs 25, 000/- to the victim. Charge sheet filed.

Case in Brief:

Jangam Sarasamma, W/o Venkanna, (Late) aged 45years, SC-Mala by caste, native of Godevarru village, Kankipadu mandal, Krishna district. She has 5 girl children. The last one being Jangam Tharangini, aged 14 years, was affected with brain tumor disease in her childhood affecting her mental growth.  Thus she stays at home as a mentally challenged girl.  Sarasamma is an agricultural labourer and she takes her other 4 girl children along with her to the fields.

Uppuleti Dhana Prasad, accused, aged 50 years, resident of Godevarru village, Kankipadu mandal, Krishna district. He comes to Sarasamma’s house regularly. There is good relation between Sarasamma and Dhana Prasad’s family. Sarasamma’s children go to Dhana Prasad’s house to watch Television. One day, when Jangam Tharangini was alone Dhana Prasad went to her house.  At that time she was having her food.   He gagged her mouth, removed her clothes and raped her. After the rape, she told him that she would inform what had happened with her mother.   He threatened her not to inform and warned if she informs he will set their house on fire.   The victim who was thus threatened did not inform the matter to any one due to fear.   Thereafter he continuously had sexual intercourse with her.  After some time when she went to hospital for medical check ups, she realized that she was pregnant.

Present situation:

üAccused Dhana Prasad was arrested

üVictim Jangam Tharangini delivered a boy child on 16^th August 2006

Recommendations:

•      As per IPC 376, take action immediately
•      Rehabilitation should be provided to the victim’s family
•      Accused property must be shared to victim and her child
•      Livelihood must be provided to the pregnant victim
•      Government should take appropriate action on the violence against dalit women

Late Sampatrav Ramrav Kale (52), Taulabai (45) w/o late Sampatrav Ramrav Kale and Prabhakar Sampatrav Kale (20) belonging to the Dalit community (SC) are from Balapur Village, Tehsil Beed, Dist. Beed. Savantwadi is a village under the district of Beed in Maharashtra situated at 35 kilometers from Beed in Neknur Police Station. The village is dominated by the Marathas (non-dalits). Closer to the Savantwadi, Balapur is the village where the three families from Paradhi Society belonging to SC community live. It seems that from the time of British the community is accused of theft. In fact they are named as a thief community. It is on that basis, if any theft takes place the Paradhi community is target under suspicion. No matter even if they are innocent they are forced to accept the work of theft.

Under this situation, the victim late Sampatrav Kale s/o Shamrav was alleged to have involved in the false accusation of the theft. On 25.5.2006 late Sampatrav Kale and his wife Taulabai Kale went towards the village Savantwadi in search of a goat. When they reached in the mango groove the accused Dadarav Baburao Sawant and Suresh Baburav Sawant came to them questioning whether they had come to steal their mangos. Accusing them of the theft, the accused brought them to their house and together with Chandrasen Baburav Sawant the accused started charging sticks at them ruthlessly. The victims got fractures in their legs and hands as well. Taulabai Kale w/o Sampatrav Kale got her right hand fractured. The victims were beaten till they were unconscious.

Later on the accused took the victims to the mango groove on the bullock cart and made them lie there with a few mangoes plucked by the perpetrators themselves. Soon after that the accused went to the Neknur Police station and registered the false complaint of the theft of their mangoes. The S.H.O. came on the spot and took the victims to the Neknur Primary Hospital. From there they were admitted in the Civil Hospital in Beed. They were admitted there for five days and on 30.5.2006 at 5.10 p.m. Sampatrav Kale breathed his last. The body was taken for the Postmortem Report on the same day. On 31.5.2006 the dead body was taken to the police station. FIR no. 79/06 was registered in the Nekunur police station u/s 302, 326, 504, 34 IPC and SC/ST POA, 1989 section 3(2)v

On 31.5.2006 NCDHR and Human Rights Commission together with the people of the Paradhi Society staged a Protest against the perpetrators demanding the police to register the case u/s 302 IPC and to register the SC/ST POA 1989. As a result, on the same day all three accused were arrested and the police registered the case u/s 302 IPC and SC/ST POA 1989 (section not known). On 31.5.2006 NCDHR and Human Rights Commission together with the people of the Paradhi Society staged a Protest against the perpetrators demanding the police to register the case u/s 302 IPC and to register the SC/ST POA 1989. As a result, on the same day all three accused were arrested and the police registered the case u/s 302 IPC and SC/ST POA 1989 (section not known).

Dausa District is abundant of Dalit community but a few Dominant caste villagers rule the whole village and majority is pointless. Most of them depend on Agriculture and rest work as daily wages laborer in various sectors. By and large Dalits work in Sikandera in mines of stones. Maya and her younger sister Lali got married to the sons of Chotey Lal, resident of village Ganipur, District Dausa. Maya’s Father in law lied about his sons to be in good profession but after marriage Maya came to know that her husband is not in a government job but works as a daily wage laborer in Haryana. Maya accepted it as her fortune but on the contrary something else was going on in the mind of her in laws.

Soon Maya understood that she has been trapped by her in laws and this marriage was done for dowry. Her in laws showed their real faces and started abusing her for dowry from the very first day of marriage. Maya tolerated all this and did not say anything to her parents. Beyond this her husband Mahesh forced Maya to get some money as dowry. Maya’s in-laws humiliated and tortured her for dowry as they wanted money at any cost even at the cost of Maya’s loss. Her in laws asked Maya for dowry to build a house for them and used dishonorable words for her father. They demanded for telephone to be installed at their home. When this humiliation and torture was unbearable to Maya, she told her father about this humiliation that her in laws are demanding 50,000 Rs. to build another house. Maya’s father was a third grade school teacher and he was unable to fulfill their demand. Before two months from the incident, Maya went to her parental home and denied to go back to her in laws house, she expressed her desire to stay with her parents. After 15 days Maya’s in laws with Lallu Ram, Sarpanch of the village and 10-15 villagers came to Maya’s house and apologized for their behavior. They requested Maya to come home back. Maya went to her in laws on May 2, 2006 with her husband.

Everything went normal for 2 days. After that again they started harassing Maya. On May 19, 2006, Maya’s Aunt Sanjha Devi went to meet her & Lali; she found both of them in very miserable situation. Sanjha Devi made a call to Maya’s father and asked him to call Maya & Lali back. One the following day, Maya’s father met the D.S.P regarding the matter who assured him to help.  

On May 20, 2006, Maya and her sister were sleeping in the room when around 12:00 am, her husband Mahesh came and knocked the door and asked to open it as their brother in law has come to meet them. Maya’s younger sister Lali opened the door. Mahesh and other 3-4 men were standing outside. Mahesh entered the room and dragged Maya to another room. Maya’s brother in law was already in that room, Maya’s husband held her hands and clutched her mouth with handkerchief and then her brother in law stripped off her clothes and raped her. Maya cried a lot for help but nobody came to her rescue. Mahesh beat her up very badly.  Subsequently three other men raped Maya in front of her husband. Maya became unconscious. Maya’s sister Lali came to help her but her mother in law and husband threatened her that if she helps her, she would also be harassed.

After this inhumane act Maya’s husband carried her out of the room and threw her in corridor. After some time Maya regained consciousness and asked for water. Mahesh came to Maya and asked to clean her clothes to remove all the signs of rape. The following day morning, Lali went to meet Sarpanch of the village and called her father. Lali narrated the whole incident to her father and Sarpanch and asked them to come to their home. Maya’s father went to SP and narrated whole matter. Then with some police officials he went to his daughters and took Maya and Lali along and filed FIR against the culprits.

The Local police registered her FIR under section 498 A & 376 (2) (g) of Indian Penal Code. Soon she was sent for medical examination but the local police did not arrest accused so far due to pressure from them. Many a times Maya Devi and her parents met Superintendent of Police and other police personnel for fair and just investigation. Although perpetrators were arrested, one of them has not been arrested till today. The Local police after completion of investigation submitted challlan before the court.