On 16 June 2006, Peddamatari Gangamma (10) and her sister Pedddamartari Gowramma (10) D/o P. Yadaiah belongs to Madiga (SC) caste were playing on BT Road by grazing goats. D. Mallaiah (21) S/o Peddulu belongs to Mudraju, BC community, took the victim Gangamma to bricks kiln on a plea of loading bricks on his cycle. There he raped the victim. At about 3.30 pm when Yadaiah and his wife Maremma returned home from work, Gangamma came home weeping and holding lower garments by her hand and fell down on the ground. When they enquired she narrated whole incident to her parents. Because of the social stigma, initially Yadaiah did not inform to the village elders about the incident.

On 19/06/06 Yadaiah came to the Valligonda Police station and lodge a complaint against the accused. Accused was arrested and got bail. Compensation paid of Rs 25, 000/- to the victim. Charge sheet filed.

Case in Brief:

Jangam Sarasamma, W/o Venkanna, (Late) aged 45years, SC-Mala by caste, native of Godevarru village, Kankipadu mandal, Krishna district. She has 5 girl children. The last one being Jangam Tharangini, aged 14 years, was affected with brain tumor disease in her childhood affecting her mental growth.  Thus she stays at home as a mentally challenged girl.  Sarasamma is an agricultural labourer and she takes her other 4 girl children along with her to the fields.

Uppuleti Dhana Prasad, accused, aged 50 years, resident of Godevarru village, Kankipadu mandal, Krishna district. He comes to Sarasamma’s house regularly. There is good relation between Sarasamma and Dhana Prasad’s family. Sarasamma’s children go to Dhana Prasad’s house to watch Television. One day, when Jangam Tharangini was alone Dhana Prasad went to her house.  At that time she was having her food.   He gagged her mouth, removed her clothes and raped her. After the rape, she told him that she would inform what had happened with her mother.   He threatened her not to inform and warned if she informs he will set their house on fire.   The victim who was thus threatened did not inform the matter to any one due to fear.   Thereafter he continuously had sexual intercourse with her.  After some time when she went to hospital for medical check ups, she realized that she was pregnant.

Present situation:

üAccused Dhana Prasad was arrested

üVictim Jangam Tharangini delivered a boy child on 16^th August 2006

Recommendations:

•      As per IPC 376, take action immediately
•      Rehabilitation should be provided to the victim’s family
•      Accused property must be shared to victim and her child
•      Livelihood must be provided to the pregnant victim
•      Government should take appropriate action on the violence against dalit women

Late Sampatrav Ramrav Kale (52), Taulabai (45) w/o late Sampatrav Ramrav Kale and Prabhakar Sampatrav Kale (20) belonging to the Dalit community (SC) are from Balapur Village, Tehsil Beed, Dist. Beed. Savantwadi is a village under the district of Beed in Maharashtra situated at 35 kilometers from Beed in Neknur Police Station. The village is dominated by the Marathas (non-dalits). Closer to the Savantwadi, Balapur is the village where the three families from Paradhi Society belonging to SC community live. It seems that from the time of British the community is accused of theft. In fact they are named as a thief community. It is on that basis, if any theft takes place the Paradhi community is target under suspicion. No matter even if they are innocent they are forced to accept the work of theft.

Under this situation, the victim late Sampatrav Kale s/o Shamrav was alleged to have involved in the false accusation of the theft. On 25.5.2006 late Sampatrav Kale and his wife Taulabai Kale went towards the village Savantwadi in search of a goat. When they reached in the mango groove the accused Dadarav Baburao Sawant and Suresh Baburav Sawant came to them questioning whether they had come to steal their mangos. Accusing them of the theft, the accused brought them to their house and together with Chandrasen Baburav Sawant the accused started charging sticks at them ruthlessly. The victims got fractures in their legs and hands as well. Taulabai Kale w/o Sampatrav Kale got her right hand fractured. The victims were beaten till they were unconscious.

Later on the accused took the victims to the mango groove on the bullock cart and made them lie there with a few mangoes plucked by the perpetrators themselves. Soon after that the accused went to the Neknur Police station and registered the false complaint of the theft of their mangoes. The S.H.O. came on the spot and took the victims to the Neknur Primary Hospital. From there they were admitted in the Civil Hospital in Beed. They were admitted there for five days and on 30.5.2006 at 5.10 p.m. Sampatrav Kale breathed his last. The body was taken for the Postmortem Report on the same day. On 31.5.2006 the dead body was taken to the police station. FIR no. 79/06 was registered in the Nekunur police station u/s 302, 326, 504, 34 IPC and SC/ST POA, 1989 section 3(2)v

On 31.5.2006 NCDHR and Human Rights Commission together with the people of the Paradhi Society staged a Protest against the perpetrators demanding the police to register the case u/s 302 IPC and to register the SC/ST POA 1989. As a result, on the same day all three accused were arrested and the police registered the case u/s 302 IPC and SC/ST POA 1989 (section not known). On 31.5.2006 NCDHR and Human Rights Commission together with the people of the Paradhi Society staged a Protest against the perpetrators demanding the police to register the case u/s 302 IPC and to register the SC/ST POA 1989. As a result, on the same day all three accused were arrested and the police registered the case u/s 302 IPC and SC/ST POA 1989 (section not known).