Sindhugarh is a small village, situated 60 km away from Mohanpur police station of Gaya District in Bihar. 35 Dalit families reside over there. Majority of Dalit families are daily labourers. On 12^th June 2007 at about 6 a.m Nanda Kishore Singh, S.H.O Mohanpur and other 10-12 police personnel went to the village and tortured women of the village on false charge saying “Sali Harijan! Mushaharini! Tum log apne ghar main Moist Communist Centre (MCC) ke log ko ashray dete ho” you Harijans, giving shelter to the MCC members. The police dragged Gayatri Devi (22) w/o Raj Kumar Manji, Bachia Devi (25) w/o Badri Manji, Chetiya Devi (23) w/o Nageswar Manji & Rekha Devi (20) w/o Arjun Manji, on the ground holding their hair and beat with lathi on their backs and legs. The police personnel tortured them for an hour.

A day after the four victims along with Dher Yadav s/o Devendra Yadav met Amit Kumar Jain S.P and District Magistrate of Gaya District and submitted written complaint against the perpetrators. The S.P and DM assured them to initiate necessary action against the assailants but as of now the administration has not taken any action against them. FIR not registered. No action by Senior Police officer and District Magistrate.  

Vimala (13) d/o Purkharam, resident of Mandir Suratgardh, Ganganagar hails from a Scheduled caste (Nayak) family.  She is a physically challenged girl and lives with her family.

On 10^th June 2007at around 11 p.m. Vimala was alone at her home. Her parents had gone to attend the marriage of their relatives at Gamandia village and her brothers went to their neighbor’s house to watch TV. Dhebhusingh (30), a resident of the same village who belongs to Sidu Jat, came to the house of Vimala and enquired whether anybody was at her home. After she replied that nobody was at home, Dhebhusingh came along with Premnath and Mohannath, entered into her house and gang raped her. She did not disclose this incident to her parents. After this incident Vimala became pregnant.

On 4.08.07 Mohannath’s wife invited Vimala to the market, but rather than taking her to the market, she brought her to Surtgardh Manju Nursing home where Dr. Manju Bhargav performed DNC. After this Mohannath wife dropped Vimala at her home and warned her not to disclose this incident to anyone else. Seeing her condition, Vimala’s mother questioned her and Vimala narrated everything to her. On 5^th Aug.2007 her parents registered a complaint against the perpetrators. The charge sheet No. 369 was filed on 24.09.07 and the case is pending trial at Ganga Nagar court, but the perpetrators are pressuring the victims to compromise this case.

Charge sheet No 369/07 u/s 302 IPC & 3(2) (v) SC/ST (PoA) Act 1989 has been filed on 24/09/07. Compensation of Rs. 5 0, 000/- under SC/ST (PoA) RULES 1995 paid to the victim. Trial of the Case is pending disposal before Ganga Nagar court.

Case in Brief

Mundlapalli Subbamma was learning tailoring in Sarva Siksha Abhiyan Centre Residential Bridge Course Camp.  Subbamma was suffering from dehydration since three days and on 15th May 2007, Bala Venkata Reddy who runs the institute said that he would leave her in her home and took her on two-wheeler.  He took her in wrong route and when she questioned, he said that it is short route to her village.  He took her to an abandoned building near Airport and raped her.  Then he left her near her village and went away.  She informed about the incident to her brothers and they complained in the police station at 12:00 hours on the same day.

Case in Brief

Pothula Nagalakshmi is 30 years, native of Gundepudi village, Allavaram mandal, SC Mala by caste.  Her husband Appa Rao is a social activist.  They have a son.  Their village is dominated by the non-dalit community Raju, Kapu, Setti Balija.  All the dalits stay united.  In the recent Panchayat Elections, the village panchyat was reserved for SC Women.  Nagalakshmi won the election with huge majority as sarpanch against the candidate supported by the non-dalit community.  Since then the non-dalits wanted to take revenge on Nagalakshmi and her supporters.  They started opposing in all the developmental activities for the village.  The non-dalit community willfully closed the way to the burial ground which caused inconvenience to the dalit community.  This lead to rivalry between the dalit and non-dalit community and the village secretary made a compromise between them.  The non-dalit community used to threaten and harass the village secretary though he is a government employee.  

A proposal was made in the village meeting to construct a drainage system in the village.  But non-dalit community opposed it.  Though it was approved, Gunturi Sitarama Raju, Gunturi Sivarama Raju, Kotturi Ranga Raju opposed the activity saying that it is their land.  Nagalakshmi said that the land belongs to panchayat.  The accused abused her in the name of caste saying that “Amey Mala lanja neekenta dhairyam, maakee eduru cheptaava?” (You mala bitch, how dare you oppose us?)  Finally they stopped her from constructing the drainage system.  

She complained in the Allavaram PS and the police registered an FIR u/s 7(1) (d) of PCR Act.  When the DSS team asked to include SC/ST (PoA) Act, the police said that they did not register it because she was not attacked.  

Mr.Karthikeyan S/o Kanjimalai belongs to dalit Community, reside at Salaiyur, Thittampatti  Village, Udumalaipettai Taluk, Coimbatore District. On 06.06.2007 there is a common Madurai Veeran Kovil festivel. The people of the villagers were participated in the activities of the temple. Mean while Dalit youth Karthikeyan went to Maligai shop of Muthupandi Nadar near the Salaiyur bus stop to drink cool drink. Mean while Caste Hindu Krishnasamy came to the spot.

He had a quarrel with the Karthikeyan in connection with the affair of the temple festival by saying “How dare dalit dogs can celebrate this function”? and abused filthy words, he derogatory referred by caste name saying that “ Dalit prostitute son” . He was brutally attacked by hand with help of deadly weapons and threaten to kill by Caste hindu Krishansamy . He had a several injuries in his body. He was admitted in Government hospital in Udumalaipettai. Following that he filed a complaint in Kongampalayam police station against Krishnasamy and others. The accused also filed counter case false case against Karhtikeyan. But both the cases were acquitted in Coimbatore sessions court.