Attack on Dalit woman and daughters in Pratapgarh: Bullies beat them up in land dispute, police present on the spot did not help
Land dispute took a violent turn in Antu police station area of Pratapgarh. Dalit woman Manju Devi and her three minor daughters were attacked by bullies on Thursday evening in Gram Sabha Para Hamidpur. The incident took place when Manju Devi was cutting grass on the boundary of her field. Beat with sticks started Krishnakant Pandey, Ketan Pandey and others reached there. They started beating the woman with sticks, claiming their right over the land. Manju Devi suffered serious head injuries and fell on the ground. When her daughters Muskan (16), Mansi (14) and Reshma (15) came to save their mother, the bullies did not spare them either. The girls were pulled down by their hair and beaten up. One girl has suffered serious chest injuries. Dial 112 police was present at the spot, but did not take any action. With the help of villagers, the victims were rescued and taken to the district hospital by ambulance. Due to the absence of NCR in the hospital, the doctors refused to treat them. Allegation of the victim’s family Instead of registering the complaint of the victims, the police filed a case against them. The victim’s family alleges that the Antu police station and the area in-charge are in cahoots with the bullies. Earlier also, many fake cases have been registered against the family. This entire incident has once again raised questions on the working of the police. While the woman and girls were beaten in the presence of Dial 112 police, the doctors of the district hospital are also not ready to treat without police NCR. Saket Kumar Mishra Courtesy: Hindi News
Dalit youth beaten for touching milk can: Hit on head with axe in Bindki, victim reached police station covered in blood
A case of untouchability has come to light in Kalyanpur police station area of Bindki in Fatehpur district. In Badauri village, a Dalit youth was first abused for touching a milk can. When he protested, he was beaten up badly. The incident is from Badauri village, where Sujit Raidas had gone to his neighbour Himanshu’s dairy operator to get milk. The dairy operator refused to let him touch the milk can. When Sujit touched the can, Himanshu abused him. When he protested against the abuse, the dairy operator called his friends Sandeep, Alok, Roshan, Ashish and Amit. All of them together beat up Sujit. The victim alleges that the dairy operator hit him on the head with an axe, due to which he fell down. The accused also threatened to kill him. Sujit, covered in blood, reached Kalyanpur police station with his family. Police station in-charge Shailesh Singh said that the victim has been medically examined. After receiving the complaint, an investigation will be conducted and a report will be filed and further action will be taken. Alok Kumar Courtesy : Hindi News
Gangrape of a minor Dalit girl in BKT area of Lucknow
Lucknow. An incident of gangrape of a minor Dalit girl has come to light in BKT area of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh. The girl’s father has lodged a complaint in BKT police station. On the basis of which the police have registered a case against four people including two named accused and arrested two accused and are searching for the others. According to the girl’s father, he is a resident of Bakshi Ka Talab. His 16-year-old daughter was going from her old house to the new house on Thursday night at around 8:30 pm. On the way, two youths forcibly caught her at a deserted place, gagged her and made her sit on a motorcycle. After this, they took her towards the forest. After that two other youths reached the forest. All four of them gangraped the girl. When she protested, they beat her badly. They tried to kill her by strangulating her. After that they made her sit on the bike and started taking her to some other place. Then the boy shouted and on hearing the voice, the villagers gathered at the spot. The villagers caught a young man. The teenager told the people about her ordeal. On this, the villagers complained to the police control room. On receiving the information, the police took the young man into custody. He was taken to the police station and questioned. On his basis, one of his associates was also arrested. Both the accused were identified as Shiva Singh and Raj. While the teenager could not identify the other two accused. Police Inspector BKT said that on the basis of the complaint of the girl’s father, a case has been registered against Shiva Singh, Raj and two unknown persons under the SC/ST Act, POCSO, assault and gang rape sections. The police team is raiding in search of other accused. Courtesy: Hindi News
“Find my dog or else lose your job…”: Tribal constable on duty at Reserve Inspector’s bungalow in Madhya Pradesh, brutally beaten up when dog goes missing!
Casteism in police force in MP: The victim, appointed on compassionate grounds, alleges that he was forced to do personal work including babysitting and looking after the dog at the Reserve Inspector’s bungalow despite his repeated refusals. Khargone – A shocking case has come to light in Khargone district of Madhya Pradesh, in which a tribal constable has accused the Reserve Inspector i.e. Senior Reserve Inspector (RI) of brutally beating him after his pet dog went missing. The complaint, given in writing on August 26, has made serious allegations of abuse of power and caste discrimination within the police force that point to mistreatment of lower level employees, especially those from marginalized communities. Rahul Chauhan, a resident of Khargone, is working as a constable in the District Reserve Police (DRP) line. Chauhan, who belongs to the Scheduled Tribe (ST) community and is appointed on compassionate grounds, claims that he was forced to do personal work at the Reserve Inspector’s bungalow, which included looking after a child and a dog, despite his repeated refusals. Sharing a video of Chauhan in the case, former MP and former Union Minister Arun Subhashchandra Yadav said, “Will police constables in MP now look after children and dogs at their bungalows? If the dog goes missing, the constable will be brutally beaten up? The case is from Khargone where Rahul Chauhan of the tribal community, who was posted at RI Saurabh’s bungalow, was beaten with a belt and abused with casteist slurs just because his dog went missing. DGP sir should take cognizance of this matter and immediately suspend the accused and register an FIR. This is not just an attack on Rahul Chauhan, but an insult to the entire tribal community.” According to the complaint, this harassment started on August 8. Chauhan alleges that Reserve Inspector Saurabh Kushwaha assigned him “bungalow duty,” which included tasks such as looking after the officer’s child and pet dog, which were completely unrelated to his official police responsibilities. Matters came to a head on the night of August 23. Chauhan said he was on duty at the bungalow that day and left for home after informing the Reserve Inspector and locking the main gate around 10:00 pm. But around 1:20 am, he saw the Reserve Inspector’s car approaching his house, accompanied by Kushwaha, a subedar, driver Kishan, ‘stick man’ Rakesh and constable Lucky Barde. Chauhan says the Reserve Inspector snatched his mobile phone, forcibly made him sit in the car and drove to the bungalow. There, other staff were sent outside the main gate, and Chauhan was taken to a back room, where Kushwaha allegedly beat him brutally with a belt. “He kept asking me repeatedly where the dog was and kept hitting me without listening to me,” Chauhan elaborated in his complaint. After the beating, Chauhan was taken to Khargone district hospital by assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Lakhan Mehar, Subedar Dipendra Survankar, constable Badal, head constable Chhagan Kushwah and driver Kishan. But he claims the medical examination was limited to alcohol consumption, and the injuries on his body were not examined. “I was not allowed to talk to the doctor properly.” After the hospital, Chauhan was again taken to the bungalow. There, the reserved inspector’s wife allegedly insulted him, called him a “low caste adivasi” and threatened to hit him with a slipper. She allegedly said, “Find my dog or else I will end your job. Keep your policemanship aside, your aukaat is worth nothing.” Around 4:00 am, Chauhan was dropped home by quarter guard in-charge ASI Lakhan Mehar and sentry Chetan Jat in Mehar’s car. The next morning on August 24, Chauhan reached DRP line around 10:40 am. Soon after, the Reserve Inspector came there and took him to his chamber, where he allegedly misbehaved with Chauhan and levelled false allegations against him. Later, Chauhan was again called to the bungalow, where he was beaten and abused even in front of his wife. The helpless couple promised that they would somehow find the dog and give it to him. Only after this, Chauhan’s mobile phone was returned. Chauhan stressed in his complaint that he had refused bungalow duty earlier too, but he was pressurised and forced to do household chores, looking after the dog and looking after the child. Now the Reserve Inspector and his wife are allegedly threatening to dismiss him if he complains, saying “go to whoever you want, you can’t do anything to me”. A Subedar too reiterated the same thing saying that nothing will happen if he complains. On August 26, Chauhan personally went to the Superintendent of Police’s office. He says the SP dismissed his complaint and said, “You were drunk; write an apology letter and apologise. If you apologise, I will not take any action against you.” Seeking justice, Chauhan said “Being an ST person and a recipient of compassionate appointment, I have been exploited and insulted”. The Reserve Inspector has sought registration of a case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 against Saurabh Kushwaha and his wife alleging caste-based insult and physical assault. Copies of the complaint addressed to the Superintendent of Police (SP) Khargone have been sent to the Deputy Inspector General of Police (DIG) of Nimar Range, Inspector General of Police (IG) of Indore Rural Zone, Director General of Police (DGP) in Bhopal, Chief Minister of Madhya Pradesh and National Commission for Scheduled Tribes in New Delhi. Geetha Sunil Pillai Courtesy : Hindi News
Occupation of tribal land and illegal mining in Wayanad’s Vengappally! Serious allegations of Panchayat-Administration collusion
Tribal families of Vengappally allege that mine owners fraudulently grabbed land, illegal mining flourished with the collusion of Panchayat and Administration. Kalpetta/Kerala: Tribal families in ward number 6 of Vengappally Panchayat have alleged that mining work is being done by illegally occupying their ancestral land. Allegations of collusion of district administration and Panchayat officials have also surfaced in this matter. People of Karimbalan community, who have been living on this land for a long time, say that mining mafias have grabbed their land. In this regard, they have submitted a formal complaint to Wayanad District Collector D.R. Meghasri. District President of Karimbalan Protection Council A. C. Sivasankaran and M. Santhakumari, president of Bhumika Charitable Society, have alleged that the three mine owners are colluding with each other to promote their business by occupying the land of the tribals. This mine is very close to the settlement where about 20 tribal families live. These people depend on agriculture and animal husbandry for their livelihood, but mining activities have disrupted their daily lives. Community members say that the mine owners fraudulently made them sign some documents. They were deceived that this would help in agricultural work and purchase of cattle. In some cases, they were also promised alternative land. The families also allege that the mine owners falsely claimed to have received approval from the District Collector. Not only this, the ruling council of Vengappally Panchayat is also accused of keeping silent even after seeing the violation of rules and promoting mining. Now the tribal community is preparing to take this issue further. They have said that they will take their complaint to the Chief Minister, Scheduled Tribe Commission and Human Rights Commission. The community has demanded strict action against all those involved in this land occupation. The petition also said that the District Collector should intervene and get compensation for the loss suffered by the tribal families. Also, a detailed investigation should be done of all the mining activities going on in the Vengappally Panchayat area so that the truth can come out. Rajan Chaudhary Courtesy : Hindi News
TM Ground Report: Life woven with bamboo baskets, hopes shattered in Motihari’s Dom Basti, life spent in untouchability and poverty!
The Dom community in Bihar comes under the Mahadalit category and their population is less than 0.2 percent of the state’s total population. This community is spread in both urban and rural parts of the state. Traditionally, they have been associated with professions like bamboo work, basket-branch making, cremation and cleaning. Motihari. As soon as you step into a narrow street of the city, you see rows of huts and tarpaulin-covered houses in front. Dom Basti is settled here, a community whose identity is bamboo and its products. This has been their profession for generations. Here someone is peeling bamboo, or someone has an incomplete basket in his hand, but their life is also like these baskets, broken from somewhere, incomplete from somewhere, and full of daily difficulties. Children who go to schools outside the settlement say that even today they are made to sit in a separate line (away from children of other castes). An 11-year-old student, while talking to The Mooknayak representative, said, “Madam says you people should sit separately, you are Doms…” On hearing these words, the elders of the settlement become silent, because this is the same old pain that they have been suffering for generations. Talks of social justice happen on paper, but these children have not been affected by it. Bamboo business is now an employment crisis The Dom community has been identified with the bamboo business. From weddings to festivals, bamboo branches, baskets and winnowing baskets were considered essential everywhere. But plastic and machine-made goods have taken away their market. Sitting outside the slum hut of the settlement, Rajkumari was weaving baskets with her hands, she tells The Mooknayak, “A few years ago, I used to easily earn 500-600 rupees a week, now I am not able to earn even 50-60 rupees in a day.” Lines of worry are clearly visible on her face. She says that earlier there was a demand for bamboo products in villages and cities, from weddings to everyday needs, but now this work is slowly coming to an end. Rajkumari further says, “Hands get bruised and bleed while cutting bamboo from morning to evening. Still, there is no value for hard work. Earlier people used to praise us while buying baskets and baskets made by us, now the same people buy cheap plastic or factory made products. Our sweat, our art, everything has gone to waste.” It is clear from her words that this is not just a crisis of employment, but also the pain of their identity being erased from generations. Rajkumari adds, “The situation is getting worse day by day. It is difficult to feed oneself, let alone educate the children. If our hard work was paid for, perhaps we could have lived with dignity. But now it seems as if we have been abandoned. Governments just make promises, but all we get is poverty and untouchability.” The people here believe that the bamboo work is slowly ending, and with it their livelihood. Many people now work as sanitation workers in the municipal corporation, but even there they do not get proper recognition for their hard work. She said, “The salary is stuck for months, and even if we get it, it is so less that it is difficult to run the family,” We spoke to a sanitation worker passing by in the sun with a broom tied to his bicycle. He told us his name was Ranjan. There was sweat on his forehead and fatigue on his face. Ranjan said, “We start working at four in the morning. We have to clean the garbage of the city, but we get only Rs. 13,000 per month as salary, it is difficult to run the family with such a low salary. Sometimes the salary is stuck for months.” He further said, “We keep the city clean, but people call us dirty. Forget about respect, we are looked at with hatred. Children ask me, Papa, why do people consider us low? But I don’t have an answer. I just think that maybe someday the situation will change.” The grip of poverty along with illiteracy For this community living in huts, it is a big challenge to arrange two meals a day. When it is difficult to feed the family, how will it be possible to educate the children? Although some children reach school, discrimination and poverty together make them leave their studies incomplete. A woman, Savitri Devi, says, “Even if we want, we are unable to provide books and notebooks to the children. Many times, children leave school and start cutting bamboo and making branches.” Poor health facilities The health situation in the colony is very worrying. If a small child falls ill, it becomes a problem for the family. The mismanagement of government hospitals is not hidden from anyone, and when it comes to the poor and uneducated class, the situation becomes even more delicate. But even there, they have to face neglect. A woman from the colony said, “If our people go to the doctor, they tell them to take government medicines, they do not pay much attention,” The health of children growing up in poor food and filth is always in danger. Malnutrition is clearly visible in many homes. But the people of the Dom community, who live under compulsion, are bearing it. Life is being spent in huts and tarpaulins Most of the houses in the colony are hut-like, some other castes have houses but they are concrete houses. Most of the families of the Dom community live in tarpaulins and huts. As soon as the rains come, these houses start leaking. Sapna Devi of the colony points towards her house while talking to The Mooknayak. The walls of her house are covered with tin, bamboo and tarpaulin. She says, “Our house is kutcha and hut-like. When it rains, it feels as if we are sitting outside.” The rainy season is the biggest fear for them, because half of the household items get
Caste brutality in Rajasthan: 8-year-old child made to clean toilet by luring him with chocolate, when he asked for water, he was hung upside down from a tree and beaten!
The little child’s only ‘mistake’ was that he touched a water pot! Gudamalani, Barmer- A shocking and heinous case has come to light in village Bhakharpura of the district, where an eight-year-old minor child was not only beaten by some people of the village for touching a water pot and asking for a chocolate, but was also beaten up by hanging him upside down from a tree. The mother of the victim child has alleged that when she and her family tried to save the child, they were also beaten up. In this case, the police have registered a case under several serious sections of the Indian Justice Code (BNS) including the SC/ST Act. The incident started on August 26 in the daytime in village Bhakharpura. According to the complainant Pooridevi, her eight-year-old son was playing in the village. During this time, the accused Naranaram son Ruparam Prajapat and Demaram Prajapat made him clean the bathroom and collect garbage. After getting the work done, when the child asked for chocolate, the accused refused. The child expressed his desire to drink water when he felt thirsty and extended his hand towards the water pot. Seeing this, the accused got angry. It is alleged that Naranaram, Demaram, Ruparam and Ruparam’s wife together started beating the child, due to which the child started crying loudly. Later he was left. When the child reached home crying and was telling everything, then the accused Demaram and Naranaram reached there and beat the complainant Pooridevi again. It is alleged that they also pushed and beat Pooridevi’s mother-in-law Choti Devi. After this, the accused picked up the child and took him to Naranaram’s house. Pooridevi told that she and her mother-in-law reached the house of the accused shouting. On reaching there, they saw that the accused were beating their child by hanging him upside down from a tree. Pooridevi alleged, “We refused to beat him any more, as one of our children had already died, but they kept on beating him.” When Dashrath, a member of the victim’s family, started making a video of this, the accused took the child down from the tree. Pooridevi filed a written complaint at the Gudamalani police station on the same day, 26 August at 11:50 pm. The police have registered an FIR in the matter. In this, a case has been registered against the accused Naranaram, Demaram and Ruparam under sections 115(2), 127(2) and 137(2) of the Indian Penal Code (BNS), 2023. Also, since the victim’s family belongs to the Vagri caste (Scheduled Caste), action is being taken under sections 3(1)(r) (insulting a member of the Scheduled Caste/Tribe in a derogatory manner), 3(1)(s) (putting a person in fear of arrest on false charges) and 3(1)(IV) of the SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989. Advocate Bhatraj Jogsan said that the police have registered the case but no action is being taken against the accused so far. This case is a glaring example of communal violence in rural areas and atrocities against the Dalit community. Geetha Sunil Pillai Courtesy : Hindi News
Two youths made an 11-year-old Dalit child their victim, first they beat him then made him lick their spit… The child narrated his ordeal while crying
A case of brutality against an 11-year-old Dalit child has come to light in Alwar, Rajasthan. Two youths of the village stopped the child and not only beat him, but also forced him to lick their spit on the ground and abused him. The accused took him to the field and started making him take off his clothes, then… National Desk: An incident that shames humanity has come to light from Khedli police station area of Alwar district of Rajasthan. Here an 11-year-old Dalit child was not only beaten by the youths of the village but was also humiliated. What is the whole matter? The incident happened on the evening of 29 August. According to the information, an 11-year-old child from Peepalkheda village had gone towards the fields on his bicycle. On the way, two youths came on a bike and stopped him. Both the youths were drunk and started beating the child. Then the youths spit on the ground and forced the child to lick it. Not only this, he was also abused and forced to apologize by falling at their feet. Taken to the field and made to remove clothes The child’s mother told the police that the accused took her son to a millet field at knife point. There they removed his clothes and tried to misbehave with him. Meanwhile, some villagers reached the spot. Seeing the villagers, the accused immediately fled from there. The crying child reached home The frightened and crying child reached home and told the whole incident to the family. After this, the family lodged a report at Kherli police station. Police statement According to police officials, the accused have been identified as Vijendra son of Atar Singh Gurjar and Vikas son of Devi Meena, resident of Peepalkheda. A case has been registered on the complaint of the victim’s family. Now the search for the accused is on and strict action will be taken soon. Courtesy : Hindi News
IDSFFK 2025: Dalit Subbaiah wins award for best long documentary, Amma’s Pride best short documentary
The Lifetime Achievement award was presented to Rakesh Sharma, who made acclaimed documentaries, including Final Solution on the Gujarat carnage. The team behind the documentary Dalit Subbaiah receiving the award for the Best Long Documentary at the 17th edition of the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK) which concluded in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. The team behind the documentary Dalit Subbaiah receiving the award for the Best Long Documentary at the 17th edition of the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK) which concluded in Thiruvananthapuram on Wednesday. Dalit Subbaiah – Voice of the Rebels, a documentary on the singer Lenin Subaiah, directed by M.K.P. Gridaran, won the award for the Best Long Documentary at the 17th edition of the International Documentary and Short Film Festival of Kerala (IDSFFK) which concluded in the capital on Wednesday. The award carries a cash prize of ₹2 lakh. Shankar Goud’s documentary Negative Remorse, an unflinching account of the life of sin led by the maker’s own grandfather, won the award for Second Best Long Documentary, with a cash prize of ₹1 lakh. Shihab Ongallur won a special mention in the long documentary category for cinematography in Ricard Dance. Bigyna Dahal won a special mention for sound for Cycle Mahesh. Amma’s Pride, directed by Shiva Kirsh, won the Best Short Documentary award, while the Second Best Short Documentary was awarded to An Eventual Calamity of Time by Omkar Khandagale, who also won the Kumar Talkies award for best editing in a short documentary. Bali by Amoli Birewar won a special jury mention award. A special mention jury award for cinematography went to Raunaq Singh Chopra for No space to pray and another special mention for sound was presented to Piyush Jambhulkar for At the Margins. Only to you, I surrender by Aditya Raj Bhargav won the Best Short Fiction award while An orphanage of Memories by Rayit Hashmat Qazi won the award for Second Best Short Fiction. A Special Jury mention award was also presented to Pechi by Abilash Selvamani. In the Campus Films category, the Best Campus Short Film was awarded to Ura by Shruthil Mathew from the K.R.Narayanan National Institute of Visual Science and Arts. Minister for Cultural Affairs Saji Cherian and Agriculture Minister P. Prasad presented the awards. The IDSFFK’s Lifetime Achievement award was presented to Rakesh Sharma, who made acclaimed documentaries, including Final Solution on the Gujarat carnage. Mr. Cherian said that the comprehensive film policy being formulated by the State government will include measures to give special encouragement to documentaries. The Hindu Bureau Courtesy : The Hindu Note: This news is originally published on https:/thehindu.com/bha and is used purely for non-profit/non-commercial purposes, especially human rights.
Case of attempted rape of Dalit woman: Accused sentenced to 5 years imprisonment and fined Rs 51,000 in Sant Kabir Nagar
The court has pronounced its verdict in the case of attempted rape of a Dalit woman in Sant Kabir Nagar. ADJ and Special Judge SCST Act Bhupendra Rai has sentenced the accused Manish Pal to 5 years imprisonment. The case is of Kotwali Khalilabad police station area. On 14 February 2015, the victim was sleeping in the room with her three-year-old son. At around three in the morning, the accused Manish Pal entered the room. He tried to rape the victim by pressing her mouth. On hearing the victim’s voice, her brother-in-law, mother-in-law and father-in-law woke up. The accused started running, but everyone recognized him in the light of the electricity. The police registered a case of attempted rape and SCST Act in the matter. 8 witnesses were presented in the court on behalf of the prosecution. All of them confirmed the incident. The court has also imposed a fine of Rs 51,000 on the accused. Half of the fine amount will be given to the victim. If the accused does not pay the fine, he will have to serve an additional sentence of 5 months. However, the court acquitted the accused of the charges under the SC/ST Act. Digant Shrivastava Courtesy: Hindi News