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Sexual assault, abuse by caste name, intimidation on Dalit Activist (Code: ALVM/EU/JSP/1/2017, Date: 25-Apr-2017 )
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Case primary details
| Case posted by | Ambedkar Lohia Vichar Manch |
| Case code | ALVM/EU/JSP/1/2017 |
| Case year | 25-Apr-2017 |
| Type of atrocity | Abuses by caste name in any place within public view |
| Whether the case is being followed in the court or not? | Yes |
Fact Finding
Fact finding date
| Fact finding date | Not recorded |
Case Incident
Case Incident details
| Case incident date | 25-Apr-2017 |
| Place | Village: Not recorded Taluka:Not recorded District: Jagatsinghpur (DP) State: Odisha |
| Police station | Kujanga |
| Complaint date | 27-Apr-2017 |
| FIR date | 28-Apr-2017 |
Case brief
Case summary
The victim Anupama Sethi is a Social activist. She is active to fight corruption, stop liqueur etc. She had intervened in a developmental work of her village. Funds were sanctioned for construction of cement concrete road. One contractor who claims to be worker of the ruling party was planning to execute the project. But with Anupama,s intervention the road was constructed by other group leaving aside the said contractor.
For this the accused went to Anupama’s house on 25.04.2017, abused her with filthy language with her caste name and sexual in nature, and threatened her with dire consequences. She filed written complaint in Kujanga Police Station which was registered on 28.04.2017 as F.I.R. No. 67. In her complaint Pratima Sethi, W/o Prasanta Sethi was the witness who deposed before Police.
On 25.04.2017 night the accused had altercation with Prasanta Sethi. Again on 27.04.2017 late night the accused entered into house of Prasanta by breaking open the door. He abused verbally and sexually assaulted Pratima. He also threatened to murder Prasanta. This was reported in the Police Station on 28.04.2017 but the police was hesitant in registering F.I.R. Finally FIR No. 68 was registered on 30.04.2017.
The attack on Pratima Sethi is said to be due to her relationship with Anupama Sethi and her statement before Police regarding the incident of attack on Anupama on 25th April.