Kataria village is falling under Limadi Taluka of Surendranagar District. The population of this village is around 3000. The main communities are Rajput, Bharavad, Vaghari, Vankar, Rohit, Kanabi Patel, Kodi Patel etc. Rajput are powefull and domenant class in the village. Dalits are very poor and they have to depend on Rajput community for their survival.

On 16-6-2010 accused namely Rajput Bharat Vajabhai, Rajput Mahipat Dipsang, Rajput Vijay Mahipat came on motor cycle with full speed and near the Dalit street they were told to drive slowly. Their for they got angry and they used bad words and went and their after all the four accused again came with other persons namely Rajput Pratap Meheba, Rajput Ajit Bhikhubhai, Rajubhai Kanubhai, Bharatbhai Ajitbhai, Vikrambhai Mahipat, Rajput Mobat Harisingh, Pravinbhai Vajabhai, Baldevbhai Vajabhai, Balajibhai Kanubhai with sticks, ach and Iron pipe and then attacked on the complainant Narasinhbhai Madhabhai.

At that time other persons namely Ashokbhai Narasinhbha, Rajubhai Narasinghbhai, Amarbhai Narasinhbhai, Sanjaybhai Rambhai, Prakashbhai Narasinhbhai, Harshabhen Narasinhbhai, Purben Rambhai were seriousely injured while trying to protect the complainant. The accused use bad words regarding their caste and that way the Dalit people were insulated. In this episode victim Narasinhbhai Madhabhai got seriouse injaries and later he died.

The FIR was registered under section \\\\302, 323, 324, 325, 326, 504, 147, 148, 149 of IPC and Section 3(1) 10 and 3(2) 5 of SC ST Act.

Case in Brief:

Baju Sujatha (14) SC Budagajangam by caste is the 3^rd daughter of Baju Krishna (40) native of Maharajpet village, Shankarpalli mandal of Ranga Reddy District. They have migrated to Gandipet, Narsingi mandal in Ranga Reddy District. Krishna is a daily laborer and his wife Lakshmi is a domestic worker. Lakshmi joined as domestic worker 5 months back in Venugopal’s house, who is the resident of Green Villa in Gandipet. Sujatha used to go along with her mother to Venugopal’s house to help her. On the request of Venugopal, Sujatha was kept in their house for domestic work since for the past three and half months. Sujatha used to come every Monday to her parents and go early by 6 o’ clock on the next day. Whenever Lakshmi used to come to see her daughter, Venugopal and his family members never used to allow her to see.  One day when Sujatha was cooking in the kitchen she sustained burns due to the cooker mishap, but her parents were not informed. In spite of this Sujatha was forced to do all house hold works. Later on they arranged for a nurse to treat her in the house itself. Her parents came to know about the incident when she came to house after some time.

Venugopal took a promissory note of Rs. 15000/- though he gave only Rs. 10,000/- to be cleared on monthly basis in the form of salary to Sujatha. Sujatha has complained to her mother stating that she would not go to work. Lakshmi requested her to go until the end of June 2010, so that the debt will be cleared. Once Sujatha told her parents that she is feeling scary as she was made to sleep alone and being given heavy load of work every day. Then her father B. Krishna went and spoke to owner Venugopal and asked to send her home back daily, otherwise she will not continue to work. Venugopal gave assurance that Sujatha will be made to sleep along with them but continued the same. On 13.06.2010 i.e. on Monday Sujatha came home and the next day i.e. 14.06.2010 she refused to go to work. As her mother went to her village, Sujatha expressed to her father that she couldn’t work anymore as she was feeling scary to stay there. Her father consoled her, saying just manage for this month so that the debt will be cleared. Sujatha left to work by 6.30 in the morning of 14/06/2010. Around 1.30 p. m. Lakshmi received a call from Venugopal’s driver that her daughter is vomiting. The very next moment Lakshmi went to see her and found her daughter Sujatha lay down on the floor. When she asked that what has happened to her daughter, they informed it was due to epilepsy. Lakshmi cleaned her daughter as she urinated and went for motion in her clothes itself. Later she asked them to take her to hospital. Upon the insistence of Lakshmi, Venugopal took Sujatha to a hospital in Gandipet and as they denied she was moved to Premier Hospital at Lungur house and the doctor there declared her dead.   Subsequently Venugopal took Sujatha’s dead body to Narsingi Police Station. A case was registered U/s 174 of CrPC and the body was moved to Osmania Hospital for Post Mortem.

Parents and Caste elder’s view:

A separate colony has been constructed for the Budagajangam community in Maharajpet village. Around 40 houses are there in the dalit colony and many of them have migrated to nearby places in search of livelihood. The total community is unaware of the government provisions they have as per the constitution and are also afraid of the dominant communities. Even the education levels are also very low and the highest qualification is 7^th class. Most of the youth are street vendors.

Parents of the deceased say we need to go here and there in search of work, Venugopal is a well off person and he may do any sort of harm to us to get rid out of the case. Hence we don’t want any case but are looking for some money to clear our debts. We pleaded Venugopal to give atleast Rs. 10,000/- towards the burial expenses. Though we both caught hold of his feet he denied giving the amount for burial expenses. Atlast due to the pressure of the caste elders he gave Rs. 10,000/-.