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The affected Slum is situated at the Old Jail Campus, North of the Patna Rly. Station comes under Kotwali, Patna which just one and a half kilometers from the DM Office. There were 300 thatched houses with nearly 50 dalit houses in the slum belonging to Chamar, Dom, Musahar, Pasi and Dusadh communities which were burnt into ashes.
The indwellers in the slum had built their thatched houses in un registered land which belonged to the Patna Regional Authority because of which in following the order issued by the Patna High Court after the short notice under the clearance of encroached land, the state administration was demolishing the houses using the bulldozer on 21.11.2006.
In the process of demolition of the houses, some miscreants (Unknown) set the houses on fire in which 300 houses were burnt into ashes for which State Administration including the present Chief Minister (Mr. Nitish Kumar) take no responsibilities to the rehabilitate the affected victims. The Chief Minister just appeased and sidelined the issue with a false promise. No administration takes the interest on rehabilitation of the 300 homeless families. Not even the FIR is registered so far even using the prima-facie. The SSP, DM and the Chief Minister of Bihar were interviewed in this regard who clearly stated that they do not know who set their houses on fire instead of investigating into the case seriously.
The victims are still to be rehabilitated. They are not given any relief so far. The Dalit victims who lost all their belongings are still to be compensated. No FIR is registered so far. The District and State Administration is still side lining the affected families.
Case in Brief:
Dilip Reddy and Sharmila were in love. He had an extra-marital relation with another woman and wanted to marry yet another woman. He refused to marry the victim.
Present situation:
1. FIR registered
2. Accused married the victim