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The complainant resides with her family consisting of her father Laxman, mother Suman, younger sisters Sayali and Siddhi, grandfather Sandipan, grandmother Dhondabai, and others. There is an ongoing land dispute between their family and Arjun Raghunath Tambe of the same village, which is pending in court.
On 23/01/2025, at around 10:00 AM, the complainant and her sister went to school while their parents were working in the fields. After returning home at around 5:00 PM, the complainant, along with her mother, went to their farm named Mahadevmala to feed cattle, while her younger sister Siddhi stayed at home.
At the farm, Ajubai Raghunath Tambe deceitfully handed over kandy (onion) leaves to the complainant and falsely accused her of stealing them, shouting loudly and hurling abuses. Hearing this, Arjun Raghunath Tambe arrived, and along with Ajubai Raghunath Tambe, they pushed and assaulted the complainant and her sister by slapping, kicking, and beating them.
They also tied the complainant's father to a tree, abused him, and threatened to break his legs if he entered the forest area again. When the complainant's parents arrived to rescue their daughters, both accused persons abused and threatened them with dire consequences.
The complainant alleges physical assault, verbal abuse, and criminal intimidation by Arjun Raghunath Tambe and Ajubai Raghunath Tambe and seeks legal action against them.
Sumal Laxman Rite, age 32, resident of Dhaval, Phaltan, Satara, belonging to the Hindu Matang caste, lives with her husband, in-laws, and three daughters. They have an ongoing land dispute and court case with Arjun Raghunath Tambe, who belongs to the Hindu Dhangar caste.
On 31 January 2025, around 4:00 PM, she and her husband went to their cattle shed in Mahadev Mala to feed the cattle. At that time, Hanmant Raghunath Tambe, Arjun Raghunath Tambe, Ajubai Raghunath Tambe, and Raghunath Nana Tambe came there They abused them, demanded that she withdraw the ongoing court and atrocity cases against them, and threatened to kill them if they did not comply. They also threatened not to let them live in the village.
While she was leaving, Ajubai and Raghunath further abused her and her husband, claimed the disputed land as theirs, threatened to break their legs if they entered it, and ran toward them aggressively. She then went to the police station to file this complaint against the four individuals.
On 10 December 2024, at around 5:00 pm, complainant Kachru Vitthalrao Godbole, a 51-year-old agriculturist from Sarang Nagar, Parbhani, was standing on Railway Station Road in front of the District Collector’s Office, Parbhani, when he noticed a crowd near the Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar statue. Upon approaching, he saw his acquaintances — Akash Ahire, Santosh Khare, Raju Baban Kamble, and Akash Gangadhar Chitte — questioning a man for allegedly removing the symbolic Constitution booklet from its iron stand in front of the statue and throwing it on the ground, thereby damaging it. The man identified himself as Dattarao Sopanrao Pawar, 47 years old, caste Maratha, resident of Mirzapur, T.D. Parbhani. When asked why he desecrated the booklet and hurt the religious sentiments of the Ambedkarite and Buddhist communities, he gave vague answers and later remained silent. A crowd gathered and pushed the accused before police arrived, who then took him to the hospital in a government vehicle. The complainant has lodged a formal complaint requesting legal action against Dattarao Sopanrao Pawar for damaging the symbolic Constitution booklet and hurting religious sentiments.
Social, Economic, Political, and Educational Status of Victims and Accused: -
The deceased and the victim in the incident are youths from the Dalit community. Their economic and social status is weak. And the accused are associated with government organizations and are financially capable.
The victim of the incident, Padmakar Shivaji Suryavanshi, lives with his family in Nekanal village. The deceased in the incident is Sachin Suryavanshi, his younger brother, who worked as a Poclain machine operator in the village. Shiva Raghunath Garibe and Mahesh Vishwanath Birajdar, who live in the village, also own Poclain machines. A few days before the incident, on 06/06/2024, at 8:00 AM, Mahesh Birajdar, and on the same day at 11:00 AM, Shiva Raghunath Garibe, came at different times and verbally abused the victim and the deceased Sachin's wife Rekha and a relative living in the neighborhood, suspecting Sachin of breaking the glass of their Poclain machine. And on 16/06/2024, the accused attacked the deceased Sachin Suryavanshi with a sharp weapon on the road, while he was returning from work, leaving him injured and fleeing. Vishnu Kadam and Prakash Kamble, who recognized the victim, informed the victim's brother that Sachin was found injured near Madlapur Saste. Sachin was then taken from there to the government hospital in Udgir, then to Sahyadri Hospital in Latur, and from there to Ruby Hall in Pune for treatment. He passed away during treatment at Sahyadri Hospital in Latur.
The victim of the incident Dhammakiran lives with his mother Vijayamala, father Kathalu Lahade, stepmother and stepbrother in Rajiv Gandhi Nagar slum of Yerawada, Pune city. Kathalu Lahade, the victim of the incident, is his father. The victim earns a livelihood for his family by working as a labourer in a medical shop.
A year before the incident, the victim's brother Yogesh had married a Muslim girl living in the neighbourhood. But after marriage, both lived in their houses with their respective families. A day before the incident, Yogesh went to live elsewhere with his wife and mother. Yogesh's wife's family opposed the marriage because the victim was a Dalit. And the day after their daughter went to live with the victim, Yogesh's wife's brother Ismail and his companion murdered the victim's father with an axe.