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On 11/07/2024 at around 10.00 pm Rishikesh alias Bhimrao Gotya, Bhimrao Shirtode and Sonu alias Anil Yashwant Chavan, both residents of Mahdu Bu., came to Sathenagar, near Sathe Samaj Mandir, and threatened Ganesh Lokhande and Sunil Anil Kamble, saying that they will deal with them but will not leave them, due to a fight that happened one day, and then left.
Immediately after that, Shubham alias Aba Bhagwat Jadhav and Rishikesh Bhimrao Jadhav came with weapons like axes in their hands and wounded Sunil Anil Kamble on his hands, legs, head, neck, chest and stomach, making them bleed.
Social, economic, political and educational status of the victims and criminals: -
Facts & Summary of the Case:
The complainant, Rameshwar Dilip Kamble, a 31-year-old wage earner from Sanja, District Dharashiv, lives with his parents, wife, and two daughters. On 31/03/2025 at around 10:30 pm, while stopping at Kaka Bhore’s paan stall at Sanja Chowk, he was confronted by Yogesh Shahu Suryavanshi and Devidas Shahu Suryavanshi. Yogesh Sudhakar Suryavanshi abused him using caste-based derogatory language, insulted his family members, and attempted to assault him. Later, while the complainant was eating food, Yogesh returned, spat into his plate, broke it, and physically attacked him. The fight was temporarily broken up by local witnesses, including the stall owner and other bystanders.
Subsequently, at Sarjerao Mohite’s shop, the accused again confronted him. This time, Devidas Shahu Suryavanshi tried to stab him with scissors, injuring his face and lower back, while Yogesh hit him with an iron rod on his arm and Daya Sudhakar Suryavanshi assaulted him with a fighter weapon. After he fell to the ground, Yogesh also kicked him in a sensitive spot and issued death threats. The complainant was first taken to Padwal Hospital, then shifted to Gala Government Hospital, and later treated at Sarkari Hospital from 01/04/2025 to 04/04/2025. Due to his mental and physical condition, he could not give his statement earlier.
The incident thus involves serious physical assault, caste-based abuse, intentional humiliation, and criminal intimidation, with multiple accused persons jointly participating in the assault.
Shri Bhaurao Namdev Tayde, a 57-year-old Hindu Mahar (Scheduled Caste) resident of Bhiwandi, has been working as a Library Attendant at K.M. Agarwal College, Gandhari, Taluka Kalyan, since August 2001. On 31 May 2019, the Chairman of the institution, R.B. Singh, and Principal Dr. Anita Manna, allegedly knowing his caste, falsely accused him and suspended him illegally without following due procedure or obtaining prior approval from the Joint Director, Higher Education, Panvel. Despite intervention by the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and an order from the Divisional Joint Director on 27 February 2020 revoking the suspension and reinstating him, the Joint Secretary of the institution challenged the order in the High Court, which refused to grant a stay.
On 23 August 2023, Principal Anita Manna and others allegedly conspired to file a false and malicious complaint against Tayde with the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Assistant Commissioner of Police, and later Khadakpada Police Station, accusing him of misconduct. According to Tayde, this complaint, supported by 157 staff members, contained false information and was aimed at humiliating him, tarnishing his social image, and restricting his right to enter the college premises. Statements from staff members also reportedly demanded that he be banned from the campus. He claims this was done with hostility and caste-based animosity, causing him mental and financial distress.
Under the RTI Act, Tayde obtained copies of the complaint and related inquiry documents, which he says prove the allegations were baseless and caste-motivated. The police later disposed of the complaint for lack of evidence. However, he maintains that the actions of the Principal and staff—knowingly providing false information to public servants, preventing him from accessing public and institutional premises, and initiating false criminal proceedings—constitute offences under various sections of the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. On 20 March 2025, he formally lodged a complaint (Crime Reg. No. 249/2025) at Khadakpada Police Station against Principal Anita Manna and 157 employees involved.
The complainant resides with her family consisting of her father Laxman, mother Suman, younger sisters Sayali and Siddhi, grandfather Sandipan, grandmother Dhondabai, and others. There is an ongoing land dispute between their family and Arjun Raghunath Tambe of the same village, which is pending in court.
On 23/01/2025, at around 10:00 AM, the complainant and her sister went to school while their parents were working in the fields. After returning home at around 5:00 PM, the complainant, along with her mother, went to their farm named Mahadevmala to feed cattle, while her younger sister Siddhi stayed at home.
At the farm, Ajubai Raghunath Tambe deceitfully handed over kandy (onion) leaves to the complainant and falsely accused her of stealing them, shouting loudly and hurling abuses. Hearing this, Arjun Raghunath Tambe arrived, and along with Ajubai Raghunath Tambe, they pushed and assaulted the complainant and her sister by slapping, kicking, and beating them.
They also tied the complainant's father to a tree, abused him, and threatened to break his legs if he entered the forest area again. When the complainant's parents arrived to rescue their daughters, both accused persons abused and threatened them with dire consequences.
The complainant alleges physical assault, verbal abuse, and criminal intimidation by Arjun Raghunath Tambe and Ajubai Raghunath Tambe and seeks legal action against them.
Sumal Laxman Rite, age 32, resident of Dhaval, Phaltan, Satara, belonging to the Hindu Matang caste, lives with her husband, in-laws, and three daughters. They have an ongoing land dispute and court case with Arjun Raghunath Tambe, who belongs to the Hindu Dhangar caste.
On 31 January 2025, around 4:00 PM, she and her husband went to their cattle shed in Mahadev Mala to feed the cattle. At that time, Hanmant Raghunath Tambe, Arjun Raghunath Tambe, Ajubai Raghunath Tambe, and Raghunath Nana Tambe came there They abused them, demanded that she withdraw the ongoing court and atrocity cases against them, and threatened to kill them if they did not comply. They also threatened not to let them live in the village.
While she was leaving, Ajubai and Raghunath further abused her and her husband, claimed the disputed land as theirs, threatened to break their legs if they entered it, and ran toward them aggressively. She then went to the police station to file this complaint against the four individuals.