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Implicate the Dalit women in a false case
- Posted by: Dalit Dasta Virodhi Andolan
- Date of incident: 28-12-2011
- Create date: 03-03-2014
- State:: Punjab
- District:: MUKATSAR
- Police station:: Sardar Mukatsar
- Chargesheet:: No F.I.R.
- Summary:: Amrik Kaur W/o Tarsem Singh R/p village Kartarpur Distt- Patiala. She belongs to Scheduled Caste. Her husband Tersem Singh was working as a bonded labourer with the landlord Sukhdev Singh. The employer initially gave an advance of Rs.12,000. Subsequently after working for a few years Tersem Singh demanded the amount he was due in wages from the employer. On 28/12/2011, Tersem Singh’s son, Ranjeet Singh, was brining fodder from the field when his employer chased him right up to his house and started thrashing him severely. The mother of Ranjeet Singh tried to protect her son which resulted in the employer beating his mother Amrik Kaur. She raised her voice and the neighbours came running to free her from the employer. Amrik Kaur registered the case at the police station in Chatrana. The employer filed a counter case alleging that one girl of the Jat community was kidnapped, raped and made her as a disappearance case. On the intervention of DDVA a bail petition was filed at the Punjab and Ludhiana High Court which facilitated her release on bail. But now by the Court she has been imprison for ten years. She is in Jail Now.
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Rape of a minor Dalit girl- Kishanganj
- Posted by: Centre for Dalit Rights
- Date of incident: 16-12-2011
- Create date: 28-11-2013
- State:: Rajasthan
- District:: AJMER
- Police station:: Kishanganj
- Summary:: Puja(15) d/o- Sohon lal is the resident of village Kishanganj from dalit community. As the economic condition of her family forces, she used to go for daily labor with her neighbor Kamla Regar w/o- Pappu Regar. On 16th December, morning around 11am went for work as usual with Kamla. But that day Kamla sent her with the contractor Mishri Lal to some other place. Mishri Lal took Puja in his bike to Arai Chungi and left there and said that Nadan Singh (35) will come and take her to the place of work. After sometime Nadan Singh came to Puja and took her by his bike to the isolated place near the residence of Yogi. He tied her mouth and hands and raped her, then he threatened her if she inform anyone about it then he will kill her. Then took her in bike again and drop her in Silora Village. Puja reached back home and informed to her parents. When they went to report in the police, Nadan Singh, Kamla and Mishri lal came to the police station pressurized them not to complain but they did not agreed so the accused spoke to the police officer. The police officer then convinced the victim’s parents not to complain saying that if they complain then everybody will know about the incident, it will come in the news and their name will be spoiled, so they did not make any complain. But the incident was informed to an organization working for women, they came to the victim’s family and encouraged them to give complain and get justice. On 19th January 2012 they have filed FIR, now the accused came to know about it and threatening the victim and her family.
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Police Atrocity on Dalit Couple B7 Ramanathapuram – Kovai.
- Posted by: Social Awareness Society for Youths-SASY
- Date of incident: 10-12-2011
- Create date: 19-03-2014
- State:: Tamil Nadu
- District:: COIMBATORE
- Police station:: B7 Ramanathapuram – Kovai.
- Chargesheet:: No F.I.R, No Chargesheet
- Summary::
Mr. Marimuthu and his wife Mrs. Devi, residing in Balasubramanian Nagar, Puliankulam, Coimbatore District, belongs to Dalit Pallan community. On 10/12/2011, While Marimuthu and Devi were in conversation near the Puliankulam Vinayahar Temple, Subasini, a police of B7 Police station, who came on that way, told Marimuthu, to move away. She shouted saying, Bitch! get away from the place. When Marimuthu raise objection to such utterance, Subasini brought Police Ramesh, and beaten him with the lathi. Devi, who came in the defense of Marimuthu was also manhandled. The Police men took them to the Police station and brutally assaulted them. The Police dragged Devi by her hair and beaten her. The public and the relatives of Marimathu begged the police to leave them. But the Police personnel have not listened to their demand. On the same day the filed a false case and imprisoned them in the Kovai Cenral Jail.
The general public, social activists, and political party members sought permission from the District Collector Mrs. Hema Karunaharan, to organize a protest march against this attack. But the Distr ict Administration denied the request. Then with the approval of the High Court they
conducted a protest movement opposing this police atrocity on 20/01/2012. District Administration have not taken any action regarding this incident. Police personnel indulged in this atrocity were not implicated and punished for this atrocity. Prior to this incident one Nelson who was brutally tortured and humiliated by the B7 Police station police personnel, committed suicide. B7 Police target Dalit people and ill-treat them. Very often atrocity against dalits were orchestrated by this police station.
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Ban on taking drinking water from public well in Mosukaraipalayam sakkill Kinaruthottam
- Posted by: Social Awareness Society for Youths-SASY
- Date of incident: 09-12-2011
- Create date: 26-11-2013
- State:: Tamil Nadu
- District:: ERODE
- Police station:: Malayaampalayam
- Chargesheet:: not filed
- Summary:: In Mosukaraipalayam village of Erode Block, Erode district about 60 years ago the village elders and the Panchayat leaders dug a well between Rengasamy Gounder and Poosari Gounder’s land in sakkill Kinaru thottam to enable the Dalit Arunthathiyar get drinking water. The Dalit Arunthathiyar used the well for the past 60 years. In 2003, Ramasamy Gounder’s son-in-law Annadurai Gounder got a declaration and a stay order from the High court, Chennai preventing others to use the water from the well. On 30.06.2003, the Dalit gave a complaint to the Collector, Erode district following which excepting brief problems, the Dalits were using the well water. Last year on 06.06.2011, 13.11.2011, 04.07.2011 the upper caste people submitted a petition preventing the Dalits from using the well. On 20.06.2011, the Dalits gave complaint to the Sub-Inspector, Malaiyampalayam and got a receipt for the same. They did not get any written declaration to use the water. The Dalits filed a petition under RTI with Mohan as the petitioner regarding actions taken on the complaints. The Thasildar of Erode district directed the revenue Inspector to convene peace meetings but without any such meetings he declared that the well belonged to Annadurai Gounder on 04.07.2011. On 09.12.2011, arround 10.30 a.m when Mohan was taking water, Annadurai Gounder attacked Mohan. Mohan received severe blows on his head and a report was filed in the Police station. The DSP conducted an enquiry and said that, the case does not have sufficient witness. He also enforced a prohibition not allowing the Dalit people from taking water.
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No downloads availableCaste discrimination and Threatening to murder
- Posted by: NDMJ - DELHI
- Date of incident: 02-12-2011
- Create date: 12-09-2014
- State:: Jharkhand
- District:: BOKARO
- Police station:: chas muphsil
- Summary::
Victim Ajay Rajbar is daily laborer and resident of Chiksiya in Bokaro district. On 02.12.2011, three of the CCUSED Dinesh Sharma, Bikas Sharma and Gayaram Sharma asked him to go to field and reap the crop. But Ajay refused to go because of ill health. So the accused told him it important to reap the crop so you have to go. If you will not agree then we will sister and mother and spoil your reputation. They abused him in the name of caste and told that they will not allow victim or his family to enter either pond or the field.
When he did not go to the field, three of the accused came in the evening to victim’s house with some weapon and shouted at him shay we will finish you today. The victim and his whole family got very frightened and locked themselves in a room. The accused then broke down the wall, kitchen and all the belonging of the house and threned them to kill. By hearing the noise when the neighbor came, they all left victims house while abusing him.
Legal Standard Breached:
- Everyone has the right of life, liberty and security of person [Art. 3 UDHR and Art. 5(b) CERD].
- General recommendation 19 of CEDAW relates to gender-based violence and recommends amongst other things that states should take all legal and other measures that are necessary to provide effective protection of women against gender-based violence including effective legal measures (including penal sanctions), preventive measures (including public information and education programs) and protective measures.