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On 14/07/2022 at about 23:30 hrs, Taramati Ashok Suryavanshi, aged 36 years, resident of Sayyad Nagar, Pune, originally from Parli, District Beed, was declared dead at Sassoon Hospital, Pune. The case was initially investigated by PSI Saurabh Mane under Accidental Death Register No. 277/2022 (CrPC 174) and later handed over to PSI Sushil Damre, Hadapsar Police Station, for further investigation.
The inquest panchnama conducted at Sassoon Hospital revealed multiple injuries, with the medical opinion confirming that such injuries could have resulted from a railway accident. Investigation revealed that the deceased had been in an extramarital relationship with one Vikrant Dashath Jagtap since 2016 and had been living with him after leaving her husband, Ashok Suryavanshi. It was found that Vikrant Jagtap frequently assaulted, abused, and mentally harassed Taramati, sometimes denying her food, and they often quarrelled over petty issues.
On an earlier occasion, she had attempted suicide by jumping from Vikrant's autorickshaw. On the date of incident, due to continuous physical and mental harassment by Vikrant Jagtap, Taramati allegedly committed suicide by jumping in front of a train. Based on witness statements, medical reports, and legal opinion, it was concluded that Vikrant Dashath Jagtap had abetted the suicide, leading to the registration of offences under Sections 306, 323, 504, and 506 of the
The incident took place at a private residential school (M.S. Public School) in Maniyarpur village, under the jurisdiction of Rajepur police station in Bihar. The victim, 11-year-old Siwani Kumari—who belongs to a Scheduled Caste—had been enrolled in the school for the past year and a half and was a student in UKG. The school's principal, Vikki Singh (46)—who belongs to the general category (Rajput)—raped her repeatedly over the course of a week after administering medicines to her. Whenever the student cried or screamed, needles were pricked into her body, and she was threatened with a firearm. Even when she fell ill, she was given medication and then sexually assaulted. Vikki Singh had the support and complicity of his mother and wife in these acts. The abuse was perpetrated continuously from May 14, 2026, to May 20, 2026. During this period, Vikki Singh prevented the student from speaking to her parents to ensure the matter was not exposed. He terrorized the victim by threatening that if she told anyone about the incident, she and all her family members would be shot dead. A case (Case No. 69/26) has been registered at the Motihari Women's Police Station in connection with this matter.
Date 11/2/2024 between 9.00 pm to 11.30 pm, in spite of knowing that the victim belongs to Mahar caste, the victim's father Sahdev Mahadev Maske aged 56 years, Brick factory owner Uttam Rathore, his wife Nilabai Rathore and his brother Arjun Rathore, all residents of Nakhodi Tanda, Jalkotwadi, were trying to establish a love affair with the victim's married sister by increasing talks with Uttam Rathore. And deceased Sahdev Maske was aware of this and he also tried to convince Uttam Rathod. According to Uttam Rathod, Sahdev Maske was trying to create a interception between Uttam Rathod and the deceased's daughter's love affair, keeping anger in mind when Sahdev used to go to sleep at Bricksfactory's ffice in Tandepar at night and Uttam Rathod was aware of this. On the night of the incident, Uttam Rathod had the intention to kill Sahadev. Uttam Rathod, his wife Neelbai and his brother attacked Sahadev Rana with an axe and iron rod and injured him.
When Sahadev Maske was shouted from the office that his brother ran towards the spot and Uttam Rathod was leaving from there in a panic and told the suffering Akshay that your father has met with an accident and he is dead. After that Akshay admitted Sahadev Maske for treatment. And during the treatment, Sahadev Mahadev Maske died.
Mahesh Satish Kasbe, aged 20 years, resident of Upale, Taluka Barshi, District Solapur, lives with his parents Satish and Radha and his brother Rohan. On 26/09/2023 at around 8:00 p.m., Rohan had dinner and went to sleep at the public water tank near their house, as he had been doing for several days along with Sachin Subhash Shinde from the same village.
Between 8:00 p.m. on 26/09/2023 and 4:00 a.m. on 27/09/2023, Rohan sustained serious injuries to his face, including damage to his jaw, allegedly after being abused in a casteist manner (“Mangatya”) and attacked with a weapon by Sachin Shinde. Rohan was first taken to Jagdale Mama Hospital, Barshi, by Mahesh with the help of friend Tushar Dudhbhate’s Swift Dzire car. Due to high treatment costs, he was shifted to Usmanabad Civil Hospital, then to Solapur Civil Hospital, and finally admitted to Sassoon Hospital, Pune, on 01/10/2023.
The Vairag Police Station personnel questioned the family during treatment. The complaint is against Sachin Subhash Shinde of Upale for caste-based abuse and physical assault causing grievous injury.
The incident took place in Birta Tola, within the jurisdiction of the Kundwa Chainpur police station in the East Champaran district of Bihar. The victim, Meena Devi (wife of Shivnarayan Ram), and the accused, Rajmangal Sah, are both residents of the same village. The victim belongs to a Scheduled Caste, while the accused belongs to a Backward Caste. A dispute arose between the two parties on June 1, 2026, regarding land; the opposing party forbade the victim from constructing a house on her own land. When she objected, the accused—armed with deadly weapons—attacked the victim and her family members. Two victims were injured, and the victim (Meena Devi) was subjected to physical assault and abuse.In this regard, an FIR (Case No. 179/26 has been registered at the Kundwa Chainpur Police Station.