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Custodial death in Kadampulaiyur
- Posted by: Social Awareness Society for Youths-SASY
- Date of incident: 18-08-2010
- Create date: 26-11-2013
- State:: Tamil Nadu
- District:: CUDDALORE
- Police station:: Kadampulaiyur
- Chargesheet:: filed
- Summary:: Ravi s/o. Kaliyan was residing in Thandavankuppam of Mandarakuppam, Cuddalore District. He belongs to Hindu Kuravar Community. On 23.05.2011 around 2.72 crores worth of jewellery was robbed from one of the cooperative banks in Tirunavalur. On the pretext of suspicion Ravi and his 10 other relatives were arrested in their houses on 16.08.2010. Ravi was sleeping in his house when he was arrested. Ravi was rearing pigs and had earned some money and jewels. The police took all the money and jewels possessed by the family. The Police took him to an unknown destination. On 18.08.2010 the Police threatened Ravi’s wife Kasthuri and got her signature in a white paper. They also informed her that the body of Ravi was kept in Cuddalore Government Hospital. Detecting suspicion, the relatives of Ravi and family members along with Viduthalai Chiruthaigal Katchi staged a road blockade in front of the Hospital. They demanded immediate arrest of the police for having murdered Ravi. On the promise given by the District Collector that he will order for Judicial Magistrate enquiry for the incident, the family received the dead body of Ravi and buried him on 20.08.2010 in his native village after the Post Mortem. The Police have beaten and tortured Ravi but they have filed an FIR stating that while Ravi tried to escape from the police station he dashed against a tree and died. While investigation was going on, the police held conciliation talks with Kasturi through the husband of Elavanasur Panchayat President and promised to pay a compensation of Rupees two lakhs. An enquiry has been conducted by Mr.Easwaran, Judicial Magistrate of Panruti. The enquiry report has been submitted to the District Collector, Cuddalore District.
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Verbal Abuse and Discriminatory Practise
- Posted by: Social Awareness Society for Youths-SASY
- Date of incident: 15-08-2010
- Create date: 18-03-2014
- State:: Tamil Nadu
- District:: ERODE
- Police station:: Bhavani
- Chargesheet:: 16/08/2010, FIR No. 403/2010 U/s 294(b), 506 IPC & 3(1)(x) of SC/ST (PoA) Act., Chargesheet not filed
- Summary::
Lakshmi, a Dalit Panchayat President of Kalpaavi Panchayat president, became a victim of caste based discrimination and prevented from performing her duty. Saravanan, belongs to caste hindu Gounder community is the Vice-president of the Kalpaavi Gram Panchayat. Saravanan, his wife Lalitha and the ward member were envious about working under the Dalit women. Hence they were preventing her from performing the duty. All her panchayat development plans were resisted by this three people, to spoil her reputation. They leveled false charges against Lakshmi to remove her from the position.
On 15/08/2010, during the Gram Sabha meeting, Lakshmi was verbally abused and threatened by the Vice-president Saravanan, Lalitha, and the Ward member. Hence lodged a complaint in Bhavani Police Station. FIR was registered on the same day, but no action was taken on the complaint. The Inspector of Police, Mr. Eswaran, instead of taking action, brokered for peace and told the victim that if she with draw her petition, he will get money as compensation. Even after 40 days of the complaint, perpetrators were not arrested.
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Custodial death case
- Posted by: Social Awareness Society for Youths-SASY
- Date of incident: 13-08-2010
- Create date: 26-11-2013
- State:: Tamil Nadu
- District:: THIRUNELVELI
- Police station:: Mukkudal
- Chargesheet:: not filed
- Summary:: Mr. Subbramanian belongs to Dalit Devandra Kula vallalar community, is a 3rd Ward (Counselor) Member of Trinelveli Municipal Corporation. He contested the election independently and won the election with huge margin of votes. He has formed a Charitable Trust under the name of Dalit Activist and Martyr Thiyagi Immanuel Sekaran and engaged in charitable work regarding Education for the Dalit Students and welfare activities for the Dalit poor people. On 13/08/2010, Mr. Subbramanian after paying homage in Mukkudal, he and his family members were taking bath at Tamirabarani River. At that time Woman Sub-Inspector of Mukkudal Police Station came there along with her family members and relatives to take bath. On seeing Mr. Subbramanian and his relatives taking bath in that place, She forced him to leave that particular place and to take bath in other place pointed by her. Mr. Subramanian and his family members replied that they will finish the bath quickly and leave the premises. But the woman Sub-Inspector asked them leave the place immediately, hence Subramanian and his family members refused to leave. After their refusal, SI called the Police Inspector Mr. Murugasen, and other police men, and got Mr. Subbramanian arrested. Subbramanian was beaten with the lathi in his legs, thighs and back. He was verbally abused and derogatory referred regarding caste name. They made one Anandraj to give a false complaint alleging that Subramanian made an obscene dance in the drunken state and FIR has been registered against Mr. Subramanian.
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Brutal Assault
- Posted by: Social Awareness Society for Youths-SASY
- Date of incident: 11-08-2010
- Create date: 18-03-2014
- State:: Tamil Nadu
- District:: CUDDALORE
- Police station:: Kadampuliur
- Chargesheet:: No F.I.R, No Chargesheet
- Summary::
Sakthivel (34), S/o Kaliyaperumal, belongs to Dait community, is a resident of Sathamampattu village, Silambinathan Post, Panrutti Taluk, Cuddalore District. He is a farmer, having own land. On 11/08/2010, Silambinathan Panchayat President Mr. Mayavel, Ganesan and his brothers, all belongs to dominant caste hindu community, planted a water pipe to draw water from the well of Sakthivel, without his permission. When Sakthivel and family, enquired about this illegal act. He and family members were brutally beaten by Mayavel , Ganesan and his brothers.
Sakthivel, was not provided any monetary relief by the government. The perpetrators were not arrested and proper sections of the SC/ST PoA Act were not invoked regarding this atrocity.
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Brutal Assault on Dalit couple
- Posted by: Social Awareness Society for Youths-SASY
- Date of incident: 09-08-2010
- Create date: 18-03-2014
- State:: Tamil Nadu
- District:: TIRUPPUR
- Police station:: Vellakovil
- Chargesheet:: No F.I.R, No Chargesheet
- Summary::
Mr. Mani and his wife Mrs. Manjula, beongs to Dalit Arunthathiar community, are living in Naduppalayam village, Vellakovil Division, Kangeyam Taluk, Tiruppur district. In Naduppalayam is resident to nearly 70 Arunthathiar families. Dominant Caste Hinud Kounders were in majority in all the neighboring villages. This particular neighbourhood and surrounding villages is under the control of Minister of Highway Mr. Saminathan Kounder, DMK and Mr. Duraisamy Kounder, ADMK. Untouchability practice is widely practised in this villages and “Kattapachayat” is in vogue and no one can file a case in the Police station without the permission of Mr. Duraisamy.
Ramesh (19), S/o Mani, was accused of eve teasing the daughter of one Mani Kounder, resident of Pappanpalayam. Hence, on 09/08/2010, around 7 p.m. Mani and his wife Manjula, were kidnapped by Mani Kounder, his wife, Sakthi Kounder, and Karthikeyan Kounder in a car, in reaction to their son’s deed. They have taken these two people in a isolated water tank, in Pappanpalayam and brutally assaulted them. They verbally abused them and referred derogatory regarding caste. Mani and Manjula were kept under custody and brutally tortured them for nearly 3 hours. The perpetrators forced them to sign a white paper and threatened them not to file a complaint in the police station.
The Kidnap was witnessed by the Naduppalayam villagers in large number. The victims of the atrocity Mani and Manjula were not provided proper medical treatment and were not provided any monetary relief. Police have not filed an FIR regarding this case and negligent to take action against the perpetrators.