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Custodial death in Tiruppur South police station
- Posted by: Social Awareness Society for Youths-SASY
- Date of incident: 29-04-2012
- Create date: 27-11-2013
- State:: Tamil Nadu
- District:: TIRUPPUR
- Police station:: Tiruppur South
- Chargesheet:: filed
- Summary:: Subramanian is the son of Mr. Palani is residing in Appiyampalayam village of Kangeyam taluk, Tiruppur District. He belongs to the Arunthathiyar Community of Scheduled caste. He is a landless labourer and works as a daily wage labourer. He was working as a tailor in a knitting industry in Raakaiyapalayam of Tiruppur. His family consists of his wife Chitra (26) and daughter Sadhana (3). On 29.04.12, Sunday evening Subramanian went to attend a family function in Kuppandampalayam with his family in his two wheeler. He left his wife and daughter in his relative’s house and then went to Muthanampalayam to meet his friend. On the way he was enquired by South Police Station officials. The police had taken him to the police station that he was drunk. Around 8 pm, Subramanian called his wife over mobile and told that he was detained in police station and the police were demanding Rs.3000/. He also asked her to come and take him back by paying the money. When Chitra went to the police station, the police told her that her husband was not well and he was lying down on the verandah of the police station. They also asked her to take him to the hospital. When she took her husband to the Tiruppur government hospital, the doctors said that her husband died long back. No FIR is filed against the Oothiyur Police station officials for murdering Subramanian in the guise of investigation.
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Bonded Labour Kot Esse Kha
- Posted by: Dalit Dasta Virodhi Andolan
- Date of incident: 21-04-2012
- Create date: 05-03-2014
- State:: Punjab
- District:: MOGA
- Police station:: Kot Esse Kha
- Chargesheet:: No F.I.R
- Summary::
Satnam Singh s/o Jagsir Singh Satnam Singh aged 19 years, scheduled caste, resident of Village- Shekhan Kalan, tehsil- Baga Purana, District- Moga. His two family member and other four families are working on M/s Shiv Bhatta Company, Village-Kadiyal, Jalalabad to Kot Esse Kha Road, District- Moga. The current contractors of this brick factory is Gagan Kumar, Jagdish Kumar & Gandhi. Resham Singh (Jamadar) S/o Chand Singh r/o village- Samad Bhai, tehsil & District- Moga, has brought to Satnam Singh & other four families to work on the brick factory.
Gagan Kumar, Jagdish Kumar & Gandhi gave advance to all the five families and they started to work as brick molders in vernacular called “Pathera” at the brick factory. When Gagan Kumar, Jagdish Kumar & Gandhi gave the advance amount to the workers they took their thumb impressions/signatures on some blank papers. Gagan Kumar, Jagdish Kumar & Gandhi gave them very petty expense as per the number of bricks made by them (workers). If worker makes 1000 bricks then Gagan Kumar, Jagdish Kumar & Gandhi gave them only Rs.200 at 500 bricks after fifteen days and said them that he will add the balance amount in their accounts and give them when they will be given their wages.
Gagan Kumar, Jagdish Kumar & Gandhi gave very petty expense to the workers and with this petty amount , they could not be able to fulfill the needs of family. The workers requested many times to Gagan Kumar, Jagdish Kumar & Gandhi to increase the expenses but they ignored their request. Satnam Singh was sick; the doctor has diagnosed him as anemic. The doctor advised him to take proper treatment and rest, whereas the brick factory work involves strong hard work and one has to work either in very hot temperature or in the winters, in very cold. Binder Kaur (worker) is also suffering from continuous fever. She has tuberculosis or typhoid. Due to nonpayment of wages she could not have consulted a doctor for herself. From the last one week two children of Sheera Singh & his wife were also sick and without any medical treatment. The worker Jasvir Kaur w/o Shaimber were also sick.
On 21/4/012, all the workers requested accountant of the brick factory to pay them their wages so that they could take medical treatment. The accountany informed that abou the order of employer to not to pay any money to workers.
Similar request was made to Gagan Kumar the partner of the brick factory on 25/4/2012 but the same was turned down. Instead of giving any wages, the employer claimed debt and informed them if they want to go from here, they have to pay, the bonded debt.The workers condition was very detritus as they have no food, no medicine and freedom to move from the premises of brick factory. The workers have requested some of their relatives who have given them some food. As they are also poor and are no better then the condition of the workers on the brick factory they will not be able to assist them for a longer period. The life & liberty of the brick factory workers is in great danger. There can be hunger deaths and one can die without medicine. The letter for their release and rehabilitation for the bonded labourers a letter has been sent to DM Moga. The labourers are physically free but no action has been taken against the employer.
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Rape of a minor Dalit girl in Nallan pillai
- Posted by: Social Awareness Society for Youths-SASY
- Date of incident: 16-04-2012
- Create date: 27-11-2013
- State:: Tamil Nadu
- District:: VILLUPURAM
- Police station:: Nallan pillai petral
- Chargesheet:: filed
- Summary:: Sandiya is a dalit girl who is 17 years old and lives in Sethavarai Village, Gingee taluk of Viluppuram District. The village is comprised of around 350 Vanniyar families, 140 Paraiyar families and 7 Arunthathiyar families. One Ms. Santhiya (17) who is a differently able (dumb, deaf and mum) was staying in her step father Das’s house in the same village. She had written her twelfth standard examinations. Her parents Anthonysamy and Anthoniyammal are working in Bangalore as daily wage labourers. On 16.04.12, around 4 pm there was a government function for the free distribution of Mixer grinder. The villagers went there. Sandiya’s step mother and grandmother went to PDS shop for buying grocery. She thought that her grandmother could not carry the grocery and hence she proceeded to the PDS shop. Seeing this one Mr. Devaraj belonging to the Paraiyar community took her to a school old building and raped her. She sustained bite injuries on her lips, mouth, neck, chest and on her vigina. Devaraj also shot this in his mobile phone. Knowing that her granddaughter was lying down with injury in the old school bathroom Sandiya’s grandmother and step parents rushed to the spot. Around 9.30 pm they called for the government ambulance service and took her for treatment. On the way, the ambulance people asked them to get down in Vettavalam market road and asked them to go to some hospital nearby. They were struggling to get a vehicle to reach hospital till the next day morning. On 17.04.12, around 4 am they got an auto and took their daughter to Nallanpillai Petral Police Station around 6.30 am. The police men received the complaint from them and took no action till 5.30 pm. Almost after 11 hours of waiting in the police station, they asked Santhiya’s grandmother to Viluppuram Government Medical College Hospital. The family reached the Govt. Mundiyambakkam Hospital around 7.30 pm in a rental vehicle. Sandiya was admitted there as inpatient till 24.04.12. She was sent home even before the wounds were healed. The accused Devaraj was arrested and out on bail. The Police are yet to file the charge sheet. When the accused was detained in Sathya Mangalam Police station, the whole village was asking Santhiya’s parents for a compromise. Also the accused had threatened Vimala, sister of Santhiya that if she reveals anything to her parents, he would do the same thing to her.
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Velmurugan Custodial Violence Case
- Posted by: Social Awareness Society for Youths-SASY
- Date of incident: 15-04-2012
- Create date: 19-03-2014
- State:: Tamil Nadu
- District:: CUDDALORE
- Police station:: Pudhuchathiram police station
- Chargesheet:: No F.I.R, No chargesheet
- Summary::
Velmurugan belongs to dalit community. He reside at Mettu st, Villiyanallur, Chidamparam taluk in Cuddalore district. He was a one of VCK party member. He displayed VCK banner in pudhuchathiram. Those banners were damaged by social criminal. Since he was given petition to take prober action but police not responding properly. Hence VCK party members protest to arrest the accused. On 15.04.2012 he was arrested by police, he was brutally assaulted custodial violence by pudhuchathiram police. Pudhuchathiram police were filed false FIR against dalits. He given petition against police to file case against those who were involved and custodial tortured but pudhuchathiram police did not filed case.
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Social Boycott with Dalits Faridewala
- Posted by: Dalit Dasta Virodhi Andolan
- Date of incident: 11-04-2012
- Create date: 04-03-2014
- State:: Punjab
- District:: FEROZEPUR
- Police station:: Ferozepur
- Chargesheet:: No F.I.R.
- Summary:: Village Faridewala few labourers demanded higher wages for paddy transplantation which was fixed at Rs. 1200 per acre. Landlord was determined on not to increase the wages at any cost. The labourers went to attend the nature’s call in the open field of the landlords. There was a verbal encounter between the six labourers and the landlord. It turned out to a bloody encounter between labourers and landlord. The labourers were fired by the landlord in which two of them received fatal injury and four others sustained severe bullet injuries. DDVA lodged a complaint with the Chief Minister of Punjab to take action against the accused and also demanded Rs. 10 lakh as compensation amount for those who died and Rs. 2 lakh as compensation for the injured. Police filed case against six landlords who were involved in firing: 1. Katha Singh S/o Sulakhan Singh 2. Puran Singh S/o Katha Singh 3. Mohinder Singh S/o Sulakhan Singh 4. Nirmal Singh S/o Mohinder Singh 5. Bohad Singh S/o Sulakhan Singh 6. Manjit Singh S/o Bohad Singh