Dr. Nirmala Kumari has been appointed to the post of Lecturer through APPSC (Andhra Pradesh Public Service Commission) in 1987, Indira Priya Darshini Govt. Degree College, Nampally, Hyderabad. She has been promoted to the post of Reader in History, in 1996. In 1997 Mr. G. Venkata Reddy was posted to the same college on Zonal Transfer from Mahboobnagar District. By that time he was holding an Executive post in GCTA. He is a feudal, Casteist, Male chauvinist & Corrupt.

In June 2000 Mr. G. Venkata Reddy was elected as General Secretary and Dr.Nirmala as member of GCTA. In September 2000 he used abusive words against Dr. Nirmala due to which she resigned from the association (GCTA). In 2005, she was appointed as an Academic Co-ordinator based on seniority. Her assignment comprises of conducting the examinations. Mr. G. Venkata Reddy opposed her appointment as Academic Co-ordinator openly right from the beginning. Hence she has openly said that she has all the requisite eligibility to be appointed as Academic Co-ordinator. As she has repurcated openly, he has increased the intensity of hasrassment indirectly.  He forced other colleagues not to cooperate with her.

In spite of all this she was performing her responsibilities as required. Then he demanded for bribe, which she refused. Venkata Reddy alongwith other brought pressure on the principal to remove her from the post of Academic co-ordinator. On September 25^th 2005, there was staff selection commission examination was to be conducted, Venkata Reddy managed all the Teaching and Non Teaching staff members not to cooperate with her in conducting the exams. Inspite of this she requested the staff of other colleges and conducted the examination successfully, failing which severe action would have been taken against the Principal and the Academic coordinator. When the examination was going on he came alongwith Mr.Radha Krishna Murthy, Mr.Sudhakar, Lecturer in Physical Education, Mr. Narayana, Ram Reddy, Mrs Jayanthi and quarreled with the Principal, apart from humiliating Dr.Nirmala and also challenged that they will see to it that Dr.Nirmala is removed from the post of Academic Co-ordinator. Then Venkata Reddy approached office of the Director and proceedings were issued for bifurcation on 15^th November 2005. On 16^th November 2005, a staff meeting was held in which Dr.Nirmala was heckled and humiliated with the proceeding and ultimately she was transferred to other college.

Harijana. Maruthamma (18) D/o H.Sanjeevulu, caste Madiga (SC) caste, is the victim of Torture and Murder. She was working as a maid in O.B. Reddy’s house s/o Malle Reddy R/o same village for rupees 250/- per month with effect from 01 May 06. After three days work she came back to her father and complained that the owner was misbehaving and she would not continue the work. Because of the financial hardship, her father convinced her to work for some more time. On 04.05.06 about 7:00 am she went for work as usual to the owner’s house, and came to home for lunch and went back to the owner’s work at 3:00 pm, At 6:00 o’clock in the evening deceased father came to know that her daughter was dead so he rushed to owners place and saw her daughter’s dead body near the water pit where the water level was only one feet and her cloths and under garments were torn and grievous injurious all over the body.

A Case was registered Cr. No.77/06 u/s 174 Cr.P.C In Anathapur II town Police Station. Petition file under section 216 Cr.P.C to add SC/ST. Representation sent to concerned Authorities. No correct sections in FIR. No SC/ST Act is been added. Charge sheet was filed. The special court gave the SC. No 348/06, on trial. Adjournment passed on 03.06.08. Next Adjournment is on 29.07.08.

Untouchability practices are still outrageous in the villages of Bihar. This is obvious when Gautam Ravidas (9) was dragged out of the school and beaten over human excreta. Dalits are still not allowed to sit in the front seat in the schools. They are denied of public accessories like access to drinking water, sitting in public places etc. They are still demanded their free labour and forced to beat the drums.

Gautam Ravidas (9) s/o Shashi Ravidas became the prey of the untouchability practices. On 4^th May, 2006, he dared to sit in the front row in his class room which made Sunil Yadav (a dominant caste student) intolerable. He threw his books and bag to the last row. Gautam Ravidas tried to stop him doing that. And in the process of stopping him, Sunil Yadav hurt himself with a slate by his own mistake. He then immediately complained that to his father Baleshwar Yadav.

On hearing the complaint Baleshwar Yadav rushed to the school and abused Gautam Ravidas “Saala chamar ke bache hamare bete par hath utthata hai.  Saala tumko aaj paikhana khilayenge” (You son of Chamar, how dare! you beat my son.I will make you eat human excreta). He then entered the class room, threw his books into a gutter, dragged him out to a filthy place full of human excreta close to the school and beat him badly for three hours. The boy was imbued with human excreta. Dalits of Haidra who witnessed the torture, were much frightened. However, one of them managed to inform all about the incident to the parents of the child.

Having informed, Shashi Ravidas (father) and Sita Devi (Mother) ran to rescue their son. When they reached the spot, Baleshwar Yadav abused “Saala padhakar Jagjeevan Ram banayega? Saala Bete ko Uggrawadi banayega!”(You would make your son Jagjeevan Ram! You would make your son a terrorist). Gautam and his parents were beaten in front of the students and Krishna Yadav (the teacher). The teacher didn’t take even a single step to stop the accused beating; rather he supported Baleshwar Yadav indirectly. However, the parents made a complaint to Shrawan Yadav (Village chief) and Rajesh Yadav (Sarpanch). Responding to the complaint, Rajesh Yadav adviced Shashi Ravidas, “Why do you send your child to the school? There will not be any fight if Dalits don’t go to school.”

No sooner, the Dalit students were denied of education by not allowing them to enter the school. Dalit students were sent out of the school. Now no Dalit children go to the school. Despite the oral complaint given to the Block Development Officer and Block level Education Executive Officer, survivors remain unheard. They are given no aids. The accused are not arrested. The case is not registered in the Chandradeep police station. The names of Dalit students are stricken off from the school register. They are not allowed to sit in the class. They are debarred from right to education.The case is registered in the police station.

Case in Brief:

In Vadlamuru village, Peddapuram mandal, East Godavari district, the population of OC community is 500, BC 560, SC 450.  As the population of the OC and BC community is more, they play a dominating role in the village.  OC community argued with the SCs in the previous Sarpanch elections saying why do SCs need power?  As there are no proper educational facilities in the village, only people who can afford are sending their children to nearby villages for education.  Children of economically backward communities are working as labors.  There are no proper medical facilities in the village.  The upper caste communities dominate the SCs in political and cultural matters.

Brief details of the case:

Ananta Lakshmi, aged 19 years, d/o Abbulu, r/o Vadlamuru village, Peddapuram mandal, East Godavari district has completed ANM Training and is working in Srinivas Nursing Home in Peddapuram.  She used to return by 06:00 pm everyday.  On the day of incident, i.e., on 20^th April 2006, as she had an emergency case, her younger brother has come by cycle and sent her in auto and said that he would follow on cycle.  On the way, the auto driver took her in other way and increased the volume of the songs.  He pulled her out of the auto and tried to rape her.  She tried to escape from him and he tortured her.  She somehow managed to escape from him and went to her house by another auto.  Back in her home she informed her parents about the incident.  They went to the accused house with their caste elders and asked for an explanation.  The family of the accused abused them in the name of the caste, quarreled with them and filed a case on them.  Then the victim’s family filed a case on the accused.  Though the police arrested the accused, he immediately took a bail and is moving freely in the village now.

Findings:

•      Attempt to rape is committed according to the statements I, II and III.
•      Attempt to rape is committed according to the doctor’s certificate.
•      According to statement II and IV, it is clear that there is domination of the so-called higher castes on dalits in the village.
•      It is clear that the government officials are in favor of the accused according to the statement of DSP and FIR.
•      The girl is not secure as the accused has come out immediately on bail.
•      His statement of the accused with the victim that he wanted to rape her with his friends is not entered in the FIR.  This shows that her right to expression under Article 19 of the constitution and hence right to life under Article 21 of the constitution are violated.
•      7.3 National Women’s Commission is violated according to the National Human Rights Declaration to eradicate the atrocities on women.
•      Article 7 of CEDAW is violated according to the statement IV

Recommendations:

1.    Case should be registered u/s 3(1) (XII) of SC/ST (PoA) Act.  
2.    Rs. 50,000/- should be paid as compensation by the government to the victim
3.    Accused is freely roaming in the village.  Hence, police protection should be provided to the victim Anantalakshmi.
4.    According to National Human Rights Agreement, special investigation should be done to eradicate atrocities on women and 7.3 should be recommended by the Women’s commission.
5.    According to the statement given by the Sarpanch, to curtail all kinds of atrocities on women, government should immediately follow Article 2 of CEDAW.