Karnataka state, Belgam district, Gokak town and taluuk, Jagajeevanaramanagar there lived schedule tribes Madiga community belongs Arjuna Kanamadi and his wife Bhagyashree both were dide this couple had two children first one Siddu Kanamadi and the second one Sagar Kanamadi both were married and living together in one house and running their lives, Siddu kanamadi 31 years and his wife Thriveni 24 years they have a 9 month child his name is Shathesh when Siddudude child was 4 month. both were loved each other and by the opppse of Thrivenithey got married and since it was oppose marriage they were separated from home and were living in Gokak town Siddeswara nagar. there he got many friends introduced in that some were belongs to other cast mainly he had a very close and lovely friend Mallokarjuna Bhajanthri who belongs to OBC Lingayath community. in 2017 he had murdered Rohith Pateel from his own caste and know he is in prison. in the prison Mallikarjunas helth were not good she had requested police to take him to the hospital but they have not taken to the hospital for check up so his mothe came to Siddu and have requested him to do something so he goes to high court and get permission from the court and admitted him to hospital. by this Rohith Patels frinds were very angry on Siddu, so many times and now and they have threatened Siddu Kanamadi. Siddu were strong Dalit leader in the society and he hsd formed a society called dalit Yuva Samithi and he was the leader in it so he was doing his services through this society.

seeing all these Rohith pateels friends were planned to murder Siddu Kanamadi soon as they planned brfore on 06-05-2020 night around 8;30 Siddu were standing with his frinds near Jagajeevanram nagar entrence main gate taking with them. Rohith Patel who weren murdered RSS and the members of Sri Rama sene Sunil Murnibhavi, Kedari Jadav to support them Gangadhara sindhe, RaviChudannavar Vital Pawar, Basavaraju Jannakatti, Santhosh Chagadolli, comes behind Siddu with iron rod knife AX and sickle and have brutally beaten him and have ran away. Siddu were bleeding soon he been taken by the ambulance to the hospital but no use on 07-05-2-020 morning around 4;10 he dies.

This incident case has been filed on 06-05-2020 on 17 people crime No;72/2020 IPC 1860 u/s 307 and sc/st(POA)Amendment Act 2015 u/s 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s), 3(2)(Va) and after deth IPC 1860 u/s 143, 147, 148, 120B, 302, 504, 506 r/w 149 and Indian Arm Act-1959 u/s 25(A) and Karnataka Organised Crime Control Act-2012 u/s 3, 43 has been added in the case.

Case Brief: Dalit youth named Gowthama priyan (20) is a resident of Thokavadi village, Sengam of Tiruvannamalai District. He along with his younger sister had gone to his uncle’s home in a two-wheeler. On their way, near Kuppanatham Bus Stop his sister’s friend came there. He stopped his two-wheeler and they both were conversing with the girl. Meanwhile, Inspector Iswaran came there and enquired Gowthama priyan and verbally abused him for wearing the T-shirt with the image of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and abused in derogatory forms referring to the caste names. He had also made him kneel down in the road and had brutally attacked him with the cable wire. In addition, he had also tore the T-shirt of Gowthama priyan and again brutally beaten him.    

Ashok Kumar S/O Murugesan is a resident of Indira nagar, Palladam, K. Ayyampalayam, Tirupur District is working in MSV Company. He belonged to the Arunthathiyar Caste (Sub Caste of Scheduled Castes). On 14.11.2020 around 8: 30 pm, a man named Vigneshwaran (brother-in law of Ashok Kumar) had met with an accident near MSV nagar and Ashok Kumar was informed about the accident in his mobile.

Immediately he rushed to the spot along with his friend’s brother Mathivanan and found that the injured person was taken to the Government Hospital in Mahesh’s Auto. Mr. Eswaran Gounder who was standing in the spot, had found the Aadhar Card and showed it to Vigneshwaran.

Vigneshwaran had taken a photo of the card and Esawaran asked why he had taken the photo. Meantime, Ashok Kumar had intervened and said that he is his brother - in – law and had asked Vigneshwaran to leave the place. Immediately Eswaran Gounder had verbally abused them in filthy and derogatory language by referring to the caste names. Later Eswara Gounder along with 5 other persons had brutally attacked Ashok Kumar and Mathivanan by removing their clothes. Complaint was lodged at Palladam Police Station on 15.11.2020 and a case was registered under the SC/ST PoA Act.

Kumar T / P Maran, a resident of Guruvayoorappan, Gunnathur, Tirupur district, Uthukkuli district. Arundhati belongs to the community. He bought 2.1 / 4 acres of vacant land sold by Thirumurugan Gardeners in 2013 and built his own house. With the money that Mason worked on, he bought the present residence. , Currently there are about 100 houses in the apartment, Kumar\'s house is located in the middle of the apartment. At 10.00 am on 2020, Panchayat President Anandan, Loganathan and Gopal entered Kumar\'s house, beat up Kumar and his mother, chased them away, loaded the house with 2 Aicher trucks and chased them away. A complaint has been lodged with the Gunnathur police station and a case has been registered under the Prevention of Torture Act. The culprits have not yet been arrested.

Dalit Panchayat President Mrs. Puspham is residing with her husband Mr. Selvamani who is working as panchayat secretary for the past 21 years. She had won in the local body election held in December 2019 and presently working as panchayat president in Tirukallapur panchayat and her husband is also working in Tirukallapur panchayat. They belonged to the Scheduled Caste (SC).  Her husband is also holding a position block secretary in VCK party (National Party – ViduthalaiChiruthaigalKatchi). She is having two daughters Mugilarasi (11) and Puviyarasi (08) respectively.

Their village is having about 200 Dalit families and more than 1000 families belonged to the dominant caste (vanniyar caste – Most Backward Castes). Four persons (Rasapillai, Selvamani, Anna Durai and Puspham) contested for the panchayat president and Puspham had won as the panchayat president with 812 votes.

In June 2020, a playground for the villagers was provided under the NREGA scheme and Rasapillai had nexus with Mr. Sabanayagam (CouncillorVasuki’s husband) and occupied the playground only for vanniyar youths and they were playing volley ball on regular basis. They had also dumped the river sand in the playground without getting prior permission from the panchayat. This was sent as text message in whatsapp and based on the message the block development officer Mr. Amirthalingam had spot visit to the playground on 10.11.2020 around 9: 30 in the morning.

Pushpam and the panchayat secretary (Selvamani – Puspha’s husband) rushed to the spot. The BDO asked the Pushpam to immediately take action on the sand issue. She had replied that she would take immediate steps on the said issue and left to the panchayat office.

Later, she had asked the vanniyar youths about the sand issue and immediately Sabanayagam had verbally abused Pushpam in filthy and derogatory language referring to the caste names. Selvamani (Puspham’s husband) had told not to verbally abuse them. But Sabanaygam had again abused Pushpam and Selvamani in filthy words in public view and in front of the BDO and Overseer. Later he along with 7 persons pushed them outside the panchayat office, had slapped them with the slippers and locked the door. The BDO and overseer did not take any action on the brutal attack and caste discrimination.

They both had gone to the Jayamkondam Government Hospital and her husband was admitted as in-patient and Puspham had received treatment as outpatient. In the evening the sub inspector Nadesan came to the hospital and got the statements from Puspham and Selvamani. And a counter FIR was also filed against them.

A case was registered under the crime no: 1050/2020 u/s147,294(b),324 – IPC, 4 of WHAct,           r/w: 3(1)(r), 3(1)(s),3(ii) (V) – SC/ST PoA Act  - 2015 at Andimadam PS and counter FIR with the crime no: 1051/2020 u/s 294(b),506(ii) - IPC