No burial site! Dalit woman’s body kept for nearly two days in T Narasipura town

Mysuru: A 56-year-old woman’s body was kept for nearly two days in T Narasipura town of the district for the lack of a burial site for nomad Koracha families. The town is in the home district of Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and forms part of the constituency of District Minister H C Mahadevappa. Rathnamma (56), wife of Hanumanthappa who migrated from Davangere nearly thirty years ago and settled in T Narasipura town, died from an illness on Tuesday.

She belongs to the Scheduled Caste Koracha community. Even though Rathnamma’s family has Aadhar cards and ration card with the local T Narasipur address, local residents who have separate burial grounds for Scheduled Tribe Nayakas, Kurubas, Vokkaligas, Veerashaivas, Scheduled Castes and other backward class castes, did not allow the last rites of Rathnamma in the town as she had migrated from Davangere and settled in the town. Rathanma’s family then took her body to her native place, Davanagere and performed her last rites on Thursday.

Dalitha Sangarsha Samithi district convener Alagud Shivakumar said about 30 nomad Koracha community families including Rathnamma who migrated from Davangere nearly forty years ago, have been living in T Narasipura town. They eke out a living by doing menial jobs.

Courtesy: News Trail India

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