Dalits in Sivagiri Banana Garden in Porusupalayam of Inchampally of Modakkurichi Block of Erode District had started a union in the name of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar for BSP Auto Drivers’ Union and was running their livelihood. The other political parties affiliated people of that location had joined together with the policemen and had defamed the portraits of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar and Periyar.  The case was registered at the C police station under the SC/ST Prevention of Atrocities Act on 30-09-2021 and the accused persons were not arrested.

Sellamuthu, (63) is a resident of Palakkad Road, Nallur Village, Zameen Muthur, Pollachi Taluk of Coimbatore District. He had heard that there is a task of guarding the coconut trees and this was told by his neigbour Kathir who is a resident of Pollachi Vadakkipalayam Kanal Puthur area.

On 27-08-2021 he along with six women, four men [10 persons] by auto to the above said plac and had went for daily wage work. Meanwhile a man nearly aged 50 years belonged to the Gounder caste came to the place and after inquiring about the caste of the village, he suddenly denounced the women in aggressive language referring to their gender and verbally abused them.

The occupants, including Sellamuthu, came and told him that he had not brought them and they are working and getting paid from other person belonged to Gounder caste and he had to do nothing with them. Frustrated Gounder had verbally abused and brutally attacked with his caste mob and the injured was rushed to the Pollachi Government Hospital.

Veerasamy (52) S / O Patton, is a resident of Door No: 51/47, Ambedkar Road, Nallagaundanpalayam, Gobichtipalayam Block of Erode District 638 476. He is belonged to the Hindu Arunthathiyar Caste [sub caste of Scheduled Castes] and has been working as a painter and agricultural laborer. His wife name is Alagammal and has one daughter named Jaya (27) and two sons Jayaraj (25) and Murugesan (18). His wife is working in V.J. in Gunnathur Garments Company. Veerasamy's daughter Jaya and son Jayaraj are both married and living with their family seperately. His last son Murugesan is working after completing his eighth standard.

On 31.08.2021 Karthikeyan Gounder had come to Veerasamy’s house and asked Veerasamy to weed the grass in his Thirunagar NCN Garden Municipal Road behind his house. At around 12 noon I was weeding the area. Meanwhile Srinivasan Gounder [of nearby plot] had come to Veerachami and had shouted not to weed the grass in his place and had verbally abused him.

He had also brutally attacked with an iron pipe and Veerasamy had a bloody wound on his back and left arm. He was throbbing with pain. Vijayakumar Gounder and Senthil Kumar Gounder came to spot and tried to pacify the situation and he was taken to the Gobi GH as in patient and a case was registered Gobichettipalayam Police Station

Rajammal is a resident of No: 3/37, Thandakaran puthur, Thtithipalayam village, Perur Block, Coimbatore District and has been living at the address for the last 30 years. She has belonged to the Hindu Arunthathiyar caste. She is residing with her husband Karuppasamy, and two sons, Prem Shankar and Umashankar. Rajammal’s younger sister Mani had died 15 years ago and her son Ravi was raised by Rajammal and he belonged to the Kurumbakkaundar caste. He had an inter-caste marriage with a woman named Sumathi and he has three daughters.

The Arunthathiyars in the village of Thandakaranputhur has a customary to draw water from a tap in a public place. On 08.10.2021 at around 03.00 pm the son of the owner, Madan Gopal had told to take away the drums and utensils holding water at their place. And he had verbally abused Rajammal in filthy language referring to the caste names in public view

Then his daughter-in-law Sumathi came rushing and asked for Madanagopal for his act. He had pulled her hair and pushed in the floor and threatened to burn them to death. They both received treatment from GH. The complaint was then lodged under Cr.No:363/2021, U/s: 294(b),323,506(ii) – IPC, r/w:3(1)(r), 3(1)(s) – SC/ST PoA ACT – 2015. The accused Mathan Gopal was arrested. 

Dalit Youth Sakthi (28), s/o Mr. Murugesan (Late), Daily Wage Worker and he is residing with his wife Priyadarshini (20). On 19 -07-2021 he had walked from his house to Five Palm Main Road, met his friend Karthik on the way and was talking to on the side of the road. Meanwhile, Abi, (22) S/o Manoharan [Government employee in TNSTC] had come in a two-wheeler and was rash driving and stopped near Sakthi and Karthik.

Sakthi was anxious because of Abi’s rash driving and had asked not to ride in such a way and Karthik pacified the issue between Sakthi and Abi. In the evening, Abi along with his father came to five palm bus stand on Namakkal Tiruchengode road. They both had verbally abused Sakthi in public view and had brutally attacked him. Sakthi was taken to the Pallipalayam Government Hospital by 108 emergency ambulance

 More than 150 people have blocked the road on the Namakkal-Tiruchengode main road demanding action against the two -Manokaran and Abi. The victim, who was being treated as an inpatient at the Pallipalayam Government Hospital after being subjected to a violent attack, was interrogated by the Pallipalayam police and the case was registered at Pallipalayam PS and the accused persons were not arrested.