Babita Kumari d/o Bhuneswar Rajak is resident of Gadoupur, under Karpi police station in Arwal Dist., belongs to Dhobi (SC) caste. On 12/02/2010, on the occasion f Shive Ratri, Babita Kumari along with her sister went to village Shive Temple to offer POOJA. When the siblings reached temple premises, the dominant caste people who were present, barred them from entering temple and humiliated them by their caste name. The two siblings went home crying and reported the matter to their parents. The parents of the siblings went to the place to ask perpetrators the reasons for not allowing their children to enter temple. The perpetrators abused the victim by their caste name and attacked.

The victim lodged complaint in Karpi police station on 13/02/2010, and case was registered as No. 14/10, u/s 341,323,298,373,504,506,549 IPC & 3(1)(x) of  SC/ST (PoA) Act. The perpetrators were arrested but bailed out. Charge sheet is filed. The victim has not received any compensation from the administration. The case is under trial now. 

Karuppur village is in Chidambaram Taluk, Cuddalore District. Since there is no sufficient public transport for these villagers, private mini bus is the only alternate option. Droupathi Mini Bus belongs to caste hindu Vanniyaor community, runs from Chidambaram to Melaparunthukudi goes via karuppur village. All through the route of this bus, in all the villages, vanniyars are found to be in  majority. Vanniyar youths used to play caste centric songs in the bus and they used to make fun of dalits men and women. Many times Dalits were subject to physical assault by the vanniyars in this bus. Rajini belongs to vanniyar community, resident of Karuppur village used to instigate vanniyars of Thithukudi village to orchestrate such physical attack with whom he develops enimity.

On 10/02/2010, as usual vanniyar youths were playing caste centric songs in the bus. At that time, some one in the bus shouted at them to stop the music. Hence infuriated and intolerant vanniyar youths namely, Karthick, M. Venkateshan and Rajendran, verbally abused the Dalits and asked the Dalits to identify the man who asked to stop playing the song. They brutally assaulted Kajendran, Mahendran, and Venkatesan. When they stopped at the Thithukudi village, they pulled out Kajendran, Mahendran, and Venkatesan and agains attacked them. They asked the vanniyars to attack all the dalits of Karuppur village. When Tamilvaanan, came to their rescue, the perpetrators attacked Tamilvaanan. The perpetrators asked the Karuppur villagers to apologize. Tamilvaanan said sorry on behalf of the Karuppur villagers and then the perpetrators left them.

Tamilvaanan called up 108 for ambulance assistance. Kajendran, Mahendran, and Venkatesan were sent to Chidambaram Government Hospital for medical treatment. Since the victims are not interested to file a complaint fearing further assault and their dependency on the dominant caste hindu vanniyars, the case was compromised.

Karuppasamy (25), S/o Palanisamy, resident of Harijan Colony, Mathiapalayam, Coimbatore District, belongs to Dalit Arunthathiyar community. He is working as a Painter. On 10/02/2010, around 5 pm, he boarded a bus from Kovai Town Hall bus stand to return to his house. He sat next to one Raj kumar belonging to Kounder community. Raj kumar looked down at him and scolded him saying “can’t you give respect”. Sakthivel and Gokul Prasad, belongs to Kounder community, who were also travelling in that bus, made fun of Karuppasamy. Hence irritated Kandhasamy, raised objection to this. Intolerant and infuriated Sakthivel, Rajkumar and Gokul Prasad, verbally abused him referring derogatory regarding caste and assaulted him. Pradeep, belongs to dalit Arunthathiyar community, came to his rescue and pacified the perpetrators. Then Rajkumar called friends on the phone and asked them to wait at the Mathiapalayam Bus stand. When the bus reached the Mathiapalayam bus stand, Raj Kumar’s friends Raj Kumar, Nandha Kumar, Devaraj and Sukumaran joined the attack and brutally assaulted the two hapless dalits. Karuppasamy and Pradeep tried to escape the on slaught, they ran through the Maruthan’s house (belongs to Arunthathiyar community and relative of Karuppasamy), The perpetrators caught them with the help of Prabakaran (kounder community) and again along with Prbakaran, they brutally assaulted him. Karuppasamy and Pradeep sustained severe injury all over his body. On noticing the Arunthathiyars coming to their rescue, the perpetrators escaped from the scene.

Karuppasamy filed a complaint with the DSP regarding this atrocity. FIR was filed against the perpetrators, but the Police department is negligent to take action the perpetrators. The perpetrators bribed the police men, who were asked to provide security to the victims and witnesses. The victims and dalits were living in anxiety fearing mass atrocity by the dominant caste hindu Kounder community people. 

K. Sridhar (20) s/o B. Kuppusamy, is a resident of Anumandhai Village, Marakkanam Union, Tindivanam Taluk, Villupuram district. He is pursuing B.Com Ist year in the Siddha Sivagana Mens Arts College in Pommiarpalayam. Shridhar was subject to ragging by his classmates namely Thayanithi, Vetrivel and Surendhar. These three students used to make fun of him, and they beaten him several times. They teased him by throwing Chalk Piece at him and beat him with the rolled paper. Sridhar was silent about this harassment for a long time. On 04/02/2010, Thayanithi, Vetrivel and Surendhar, indulged in throwing chalk piece him and beaten him with rolled paper. Hence Sridhar scolded them and during the afternoon they took away his lunch and ate it. In retaliation, Sridhar scolded them. Intolerant and infuriated three students thrown stones at him. Sridhar sustained moderate injuries at his shoulder. After going to home, he reported about this harassment and abuse to his father and told him that he won’t go to school from tomorrow. Kuppusamy pacified him and told him that he will speak to the Principal regarding this.

On 25/02/2010, Sridhar and his father Kuppusamy met the College Principal V. Nagarajan, and reported about the abuse and harassment by the three students. Principal asked to give the complaint in writing and promised that he will take action against the erring students. On his return to the class room, again Thayanithi, Vetrivel and Surendhar attacked him for reporting this to the Pricipal and threatened him. Hence Sridhar shouted at them loudly, saying I won’t come to college and walked out of the class room. Since he looks disturbed, he was sent to home along with his friend Micheal Raj. He reported about this to his father and his brother through phone and told them that he will not go to college any more. They pacified him saying, that they will report to the principal to take action against the three students. Sridhar who was not pacified and out of despair and humiliation, set ablaze himself around 5.30 pm. He was admitted in the Jipmer Government Hospital. On 06/02/2010, Sridhar died at the hospital, succumbing to the fire wounds. A case was filed against Thayanithi, Vetrivel and Surendhar under section 306 of IPC and Section 4 of TN Prohibition of Ragging Act 1997 and they were arrested.