Serious allegations leveled against girlfriend’s family, anger calmed after administration’s firm assurances and compensation
New Delhi: Peace talks finally succeeded on Wednesday in the case of a Dalit youth who committed suicide in Tarangambadi, Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu. The youth’s family agreed to take his body after authorities accepted several key demands. These demands include a government job for a family member, compensation, and strict legal action against the accused.
The peace meeting was held at the Tarangambadi taluk office under the leadership of the Revenue Divisional Officer (RDO) of Sirkali. Relatives of the deceased youth and representatives of various social movements were present. The family insisted that a murder case be filed against those who assaulted 19-year-old Parthiban. However, authorities rejected this demand, stating that the investigation into the case would proceed only based on available evidence.
To calm the situation, the administration has accepted several key conditions from the family. The post-mortem will now be conducted in the presence of doctors nominated by the family, and the entire process will be videographed for transparency. A copy of the post-mortem report will also be compulsorily provided to the family. Furthermore, the administration has assured the family of a compensation amount, free land as compensation, and a government job for one member. The police have also assured that all the accused involved in the earlier attack on Parthiban will be arrested soon.
19-year-old Parthiban, a resident of Puthupalayam, had been in a love affair with a 17-year-old minor girl from Sathangudi for the past two years. It is alleged that the girl’s family was strongly opposed to the relationship due to caste differences and had been continuously protesting.
The matter escalated when Parthiban went to the Poraiyar police station on Monday night and filed an official complaint. In the complaint, he alleged that the girl’s family had brutally assaulted him and hurled casteist abuses at him. The very next day, on Tuesday morning, the lovers were found hanging from a noose in a shed near the girl’s home.
As news of these deaths spread, tensions rose in the area. Angry relatives of Parthiban vandalized the girl’s home and launched a violent protest. They directly alleged that caste discrimination and harassment were the primary cause of both deaths. Due to this anger, the family initially refused to have the bodies autopsied, but they eventually relented after concrete assurances from officials.
Rajan Chaudhary
Courtesy: Hindi News