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Forcibly preventing possession of land, physical assault and Caste atrocity on Minati Sahoo of Bharatpur village under Kendrapara Sadar P.S of Kendrapara District, Odisha (Code: OD-ALVM-KED-005-2016, Date: 01-Jan-2016 )
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Case primary details
| Case posted by | Ambedkar Lohia Vichar Manch |
| Case code | OD-ALVM-KED-005-2016 |
| Case year | 01-Jan-2016 |
| Type of atrocity | Wrongfully dispossesses/Cultivates land or premises |
| Whether the case is being followed in the court or not? | No |
Fact Finding
Fact finding date
| Fact finding date | Not recorded |
Case Incident
Case Incident details
| Case incident date | 01-Jan-2016 |
| Place | Village: Not recorded Taluka:Not recorded District: Kendrapara(DP) State: Odisha |
| Police station | Kendrapara Sadar |
| Complaint date | 05-Jan-2016 |
| FIR date | 06-Jan-2016 |
Case brief
Case summary
Ramachandra Sahoo and his wife Minati Sahoo live in Bharatpur village of Bharatpur GP under Kendrapara Block of Kendrapara district. They belong to Scheduled Caste community and their sub-caste is Kaibarta. They live on the extreme end of the village. Ramachandra purchased three plots near his house from Niladri Sekhar Mohanty and Kuntala Kumari Mohanty vide registered Sale Deed dated 17.10.2015.The accused person belonging to general caste hail from one family. They have been opposing Ramachandra Sahoo to take physical possession of the newly purchased plots as he is from dalit community. Sri Sahoo took shelter in the court of SDJM, Kendrapara and restriction under 144 of CrPC was imposed on 10.12.2015. Despite the restriction, the accused persons were cutting standing paddy crops from the plot on 1.1.2016. Ramachandra Sahoo rushed to the Police Station to report the illegal act by the accused. Minati was alone at home. The accused persons attacked her, assaulted her, abused in Caste name. Som influential persons of the village motivated them for amicble settlement but later they did not carry it thourgh. So, she had no other option but to submit written complaint to the police. She feels threat to her life.