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Late. Elumalai belongs to dalit community, he was resides at Navarasam Colony, Vada siruvalur village, Vellimedupettai, Tindivanam Taluk in Villupuram District. He was a agricultural worker. On 19th july 2007 he went to Vada siruvalur lake side to feed his cattle. Around 2.pm he has asked Mr. Kandhan to look after his cattle, until he comes. Mr. Elumalai has gone into the Sugarcane land which is owned by Mr. Palani belongs to dalit community. For long time he didn’t come. So Mr. Kandan called up Mr. Elumalai from that place itself, for that Mr. Elumalai replied as, “I am talking with Mr. Palani, I will be coming within one hour.” Mr.Palani owner of the sugercane land has asked Mr. Elumalai to put fire on the waste of his land. When he was doing that, the sugarcane of Mr. Vasu belongs to caste hindu hindu community, the neighbor land owner of Mr.Palani would also getting fired unfortunately. So Mr.Vasu has got angry with Mr. Elumalai and murdered him and thrown him into the fire (Sugercane land of Mr. Palani). This murder has been supported by Mr.Johni and Mr. Karthik (brother of Vasu).
Lalmuni Devi (45) w/o Mohar Ram is r/o Rajapur, P.O. Chakiya, PS- Bhagwanpur, Dist- Siwan, belongs to scheduled caste community. The dominant caste people abducted Lalmuni Devi and her daughter Robi Kumari and gang raped. The victim Lalmuni Devi managed to survive but her daughter died due to rape.
A rape case was registered in Bhagwanpur police station on 17/07/2008, No. 47/08, u/s 308, 354, 34 IPC & 3(1)(x)of SC/ST (PoA) Act. against the rapists. One accused is in jail and others are absconding. The case is under trial in Chhapra Dist. Court. Compensation is not given to the victim /survivors yet.
Case in Brief
Ms. Bhavani (21) R/o Shivajinagar, Meerpet, RR Dist. belong to SC community. Santosh Reddy residing by right side of Bhavani’s residence got acquainted as their fathers are employees of BDL this acquaintance slowly led intimacy between them wherein Santosh Reddy used to force Bhavani for meeting at Tankbund, Meerpet, Internet and parks. This intimacy developed into love and on 18th June, 2006 she informed him that her parents are searching for marriage alliance as such they found that if their parents come to know about love affair they may not agree as they belong to different castes.
Santosh Reddy threaten of committing suicide if Bhavani fails to marry him. Thus he induced and forced her to marry wherein he assured her of Register marriage and then convincing of both side parents. In pursuance of his words on 18th June, 2006 at 10.30 am they both along with friends and relatives went to Sai Baba Temple, Vaidehinagar, Vanasthalipuram, Hyderabad and got married. Then after they moved to rented house at Domalguda, Gaganmahal, Hyderabad and started living together.
They both lived happily only for one week after which her in-laws started calling her husband by instigating him to leave her as she belongs to SC community and moreover he would have get dowry of 15 lakhs if he would have married a girl within their caste. Slowly her husband and in-laws started abusing and harassing her in the name of caste. He started coming late nights by drinking liquor and abused her in filthy language.
On 14th Morning he took his certificates, Laptop and other items relevant to him but Bhavani does not identified that he is making arrangements to leave On 15th July, 2007 thus he left her company without informing her.
Case in Brief
D Nagalakshmi, aged 22 years, resident of Bapujinagar and Balaji, aged 23 years are acquainted with each other since 7 years. This gradually developed into love. He promised that he would marry her and developed physical intimacy with her. Consequently she conceived and informed the same to him. Initially he said that he would marry her but later he refused to marry her in the 4th month of conception. She complained in the police station. With the intervention of DSS, police traced out the accused and took him into custody. Family of the accused tried to compromise by offering money to the victim. DSS stood by her and strongly demanded that the accused should marry her. Counseling was arranged with parents from both the sides, DSS and police. Balaji agreed to marry Nagalakshmi in front of everyone. While arrangements were being made for marriage, he again absconded. Finally with the pressure of DSS, police traced out him and both got married.