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Case summary

Brief Details of the Incident:

Kavita (name changed) (12yrs), SC Budagajangam by caste, is the daughter of Kappari Venkateswara Rao.  They are the residents of Hamali colony, of Mekavanipallem gram panchyat of Machilipatnam rural mandal in Krishna district.  Venkateswara Rao and his wife are street vendors of steel utensils in exchange of old clothes.   Divya takes their goat for grazing daily. As usual she took the goat for grazing on 12/04/2011 around 9.00 am in the morning to the nearby bushes.  But she did not return to the house before dusk.  As it was late in the night and since Divya has not returned, her parents searched for her, but in vain. On the next day i.e. on 13/04/2011 they went   to the Machilipatnam Rural PS and lodged a complaint. While they were in the police station, received information that the goat was traced out and it was with a broker.   Divya’s father went to the broker and enquired about the goat and has come to know that it was sold by Parnam Pandu Ranga Rao (35), OC Kapu by caste, of Chilakalpudi an adjacent area to Hamali colony.  Divya’s parents informed the matter to the police. The police took Pandu Ranga Rao into custody and brought him to the police station.  In interrogation, he confessed that he raped Divya and strangulated her to death with her towel and buried her.   The body was exhumed from the place showed by Pandu Ranga Rao and was sent for post mortem. Based on the complaint lodged by Divya’s father, a case was registered bearing Cr No 64/2011 U/s 302, 201, 376 r/w 511 of IPC on 13/04/2011 in Machilipatnam Rural PS of Krishna district.

Demands:

• Sections under SC/ ST (POA) Act to be included
• Immediate payment of Compensation and rehabilitation
• Speedy trial

Interventions:

• Conducted fact finding
• Ensured the registration of the case
• Got the postmortem done
• Representations submitted to state actors and commissions
• Met the Collector and SP of Krishna District
• Met the Collector of Rangareddy district for caste certificate

State Actors Approached:

• Collectors  – Krishna and Rangareddy Districts
• Superintendent of Police – Krishna District
• Special Chief Secretary – Women & Child Welfare Department
• Project Director – Women & Child Welfare, Krishna District
• State Human Rights Commission
• IGP – PCR Cell
• Secretary – State SC,ST Commission
• Commissioner – Social Welfare Department 

Present Status of the Case:

• Pending in the court
• Unable to come out of the trauma deceased’s father passed away

Documents:

• Fact finding report
• FIR Copy
• Copy of the compliant
• Remand report
• Inquest report
• Post mortem report
• Charge sheet
• Summons copies
• Caste Certificate
• Copy of representations submitted to various state actors and commissions

• Responses from various state actors and commissions