M. Kumar, resident of Keelavadi Natham, Chidambaram Taluk, Cuddalore district, belongs to Dalit community. He is the Panchayat President of keelavadi Natham Panchayat. He was dismissed from the Postion, alleged of misappropriation of NREGA funds. The accusation are as follows – payment of wages under NREGA 100 work scheme to one deceased woman; paid NREGA salary to the cook of a school, who is registered as present in school; the people who visited him in the jail to bail him out, were also registered as working in NREGA 100 days of work scheme. All these accusatios were based on the accounts maintained by the Clerk of the Panchayat, Pandiyan. The clerk forged the records as if Panchayat President Kumar approved all these misappropriation  of funds. Even though the witnesses gave affidavits in favour of Kumar, and the people disclosed that they did it on their own without the knowledge of the President Kumar, District Collector Mr. Rajendran and his incumbent Mr. Sitharaman executed the Dismissal Order. M. Kumar was dismissed under under Section 205(1)(a) of Tamilnadu Panchayats Act 1994.

Ramalingam, President of Eraiyur Panchayat, Thittakudi Taluk, Cuddalore District, belongs to Dalit community. He was implicated by the District Collector Mr. Rajendran for surplus expenditures. Being one of the biggest panchayats and located close to national highway, this panchayat incur heavy expenditures for its maintenance like, 150 street lights, ambulance facilities, 24 hand pipes, and  4 water storage facilities. This involves recurrent maintenance expenditures. Having met those expenditures, Ramalingam was charged with surplus expenditure under Section 205(1)(a) of Tamilnadu Panchayats Act 1994. 

T. N. Selvaraj (57) resident of Nilali, Ellappalayam Pudur, Gangeyam Taluk, Tiruppur District, belongs to Dalit Arunthathiyar community. He is Ex-CRPF Military man. He returned to his native Nilali, after being in Coimbatore for the last 25 years. He is residing in his native (Nilali) for the last one year. He is owning a Limestone producing unit in his home town. Since his son is residing in Aandipudur, Selvaraj used to go to Aandipudur every day in his motor bike. On 12/11/09 3.30pm as his bike got punctured, he was returning from his son’s home by walking. While he was on his way back to home, one person aged around 30, (later came to known as Loganathan Kounder) unknown to him, came by a bi-cycle and asked him dis-respectfully saying, “ bugger where is your bike”. Selvaraj replied that it got punctured. Loganathan started abusing him saying” don’t you give respect to the upper caste people?, how dare you a dalit walk infront of us? you are having tea in the tea shop with crossed legs in the midst of kounders; I would have slapped you with the chappal yesterday. Then he boastfully told that he is a influential person in this locality. When Selvaraj asked him to mind his own business, Loganathan tried to slap him with the slipper. He verbally abused referring derogatory regarding caste and shown no respect for Selvaraj’s age. He threatened to kill him if he happened to see him again, He told that henceforth you should not sit in front of us (caste hindus), need to give respect while he is see caste hindus on the way.

Selvaraj who felt humiliated by this encounter, lodged a complaint with the Tiruppur Superintendent of Police Ms. Shanthi IPS. But the SP failed to take any action on the complaint given by Selvaraj. Again on 16/11/09 filed a complaint with the DRO. DRO told that he will forward this complaint to the SP and asked Selvaraj to approach the Udiyur Police station regarding this. Noticing the official negligence, Selvaraj sent a postal complaint to the District SP, DSP, District  Magistrate, District Adidravidar Welfare department, Chief Minister Cell, State SC commission, and State Human Rights Commission. After two weeks, Udhiyur Police personnel gave a copy of the FIR. On 07/12/09, DSP conducted an investigation. Since there is no witness for this atrocity, police department failed to take action against the perpetrator.

B Anusha, D/o BVN Prasanna Kumar, SC by caste, R/o H.No.650, Old MIG, BHEL, Lingampally, Hyderabad is studying final year B.Com (Foreign Trade) in Villa Marie College, Somajiguda, Hyderabad.  On 3^rd September, 2009, Anusha with her friends Nishita, Nikhita, Aishwarya, Amrutha went to see the dead body of the Chief Minister, Mr. YS Rajashekar Reddy.  As Anusha did not return home till late in the evening, her mother Radha Bai called Nishita’s mobile and scolded them for being late. 

Later her friends have come to know that she belongs to SC community.  Since then these four girls began to harass Anusha.  They used to comment her and alienate as she belonged to SC community.  They did not allow the other class mates also to talk to her, sit or even eat with her.  They also used to blame her saying that she has extra-marital relations.  Unable to bear the harassment, she also avoided the special classes and informed her mother. Her uncle Rajender went to the college and informed her class in-charge about the harassment and requested for proper action, but in vain. 

Since four days before the incident, the above mentioned four girls made Anusha sit separately in the class room.  Though class in-charge was aware of this discrimination, he failed to take any action.  On 5^th November, 2009, Anusha went to college as usual.  As soon as she went inside, the four girls started harassing her by commenting in front of all the other class mates.  Anusha could not bear the humiliation and she said her friends that at least if she dies, they would come near her to see her dead body.  Still, no one cared her.  She sent a sms to her father’s mobile stating, “DAD BYE. I AM GOING TO DIE”.  On seeing the message, her father and uncle tried to contact her over phone but her mobile was switched off.  She ran to the top floor and jumped from there.  The college management failed to take any step till her death and even after. 

One of Anusha’s class mates called her uncle over phone at 09:45 am and informed that Anusha jumped off from the college building.  The college management moved her body to Yashoda Hospital and left away immediately.