DALITS/SCHEDULED CASTES - 2013 - Indian Social Institute

construction company has acquired most of the land around the village to build a mega city consisting ofhousing societies, shopping malls and schools. The 4.75 bighas of land under dispute can easily fetch Rs5 crore at existing market value. The attack on Sunday was allegedly sparked of by a protest on March14, a day that marked the one-year anniversary of a brutal attack. Lasting three hours, 19 Dalits wereallegedly attacked by upper-caste men after a family lodged a case of land grabbing against the uppercasteGujjar group. Police, however, maintain that the clash was merely a fight between two groupssparked off by 'personal issues'. "Both parties were injured. It wasn't related to the previous incident ofland grabbing," said Sanjay Verma, SHO Dadri. Verma denied allegations of ongoing violence anddiscrimination in the village against the Jatav community by the Gujjars. A case under Sections 147 and148 of the IPC have been registered. (Times of India 26/3/13)65 pro-dalit activists arrested in Ooty during protest (2)UDHAGAMANDALAM: Sixty five activists of pro-Dalit outfits were arrested here on Tuesday when theytried to stage a demonstration against a meeting held under the banner of 'Anaithu SamudayaPeriyakkam' (Federation of All Social Organisations), under leadership of PMK Leader Dr S Ramadoss.Workers of Viduthalai Chituthaigal Katchi, Naam Tamizhar Katchi and Periyar Dravida Kazhakam raisedslogans against the meeting and caste leaders and tried to barge into a hotel where the meeting is beingheld, police said. However, they were removed and arrested, police said. Meanwhile,Ramadoss toldreporters that the meeting wanted amendements to the PCR Act, which was allegedly being misused byvarious organisations "to take revenge on caste basis." In this regard the Federation would holddemonstrations in all district headquarters in May, he said, adding a similar demonstration would be heldin Delhi, highlighting the need to amend the act to stop its misuse. The meeting also wanted to put an endto forcible 'love marriages' to make money, he said. The organisations would also move to Northern andEastern States, where such 'love marriages' were in prevalence, Ramadoss said. (Indian Express27/3/13)Inquiry ordered into dalit boy’s suicide in Gadchiroli village (2)Nagpur: The District collector of Gadchiroli ordered an inquiry into the case of suicide of a Dalit boy inKatali village of Gadchiroli, allegedly due to police harassment. “As the District Magistrate of Gadchiroli, Ihave ordered an SDM (Sub-Divisional Magistrate) inquiry into the matter after the mother of the victimmet me today with some activists” Gadchiroli collector Abhishekh Krishna told The Hindu over phone.Sachin Gopal Goradwar, 23, of village Katali in Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra had committed suicideon March 14, allegedly after five police personnel from Gadchiroli police assaulted his mother and twoyounger sisters. The family of the victim had alleged that he killed himself in the presence of the fivepolice personnel. The family of the victim had also claimed that the police have registered no caseagainst the police personnel involved. But the Superintendent of Police (SP) Gadchiroli, Mohd.SuvezHaque said the SDPO (Sub-Divisional Police Officer) of Gadchiroli is already conducting an inquiry intothe matter. (The Hindu 27/3/13)Dalit girl gang-raped in moving car in Amritsar (2)AMRITSAR: Four men allegedly abducted and gang raped a 21-year-old dalit girl in a moving car inAmritsar on Monday night. The four picked up the girl, a saleswoman at a mobile phone store, while shewas on her way to the state bus terminus to catch a bus. Police said a case had been registered againstthe four, who remained on the run. In her complaint, the girl said one of the men sitting on the rear seat ofthe gray-coloured car pulled her in as she was on her way to the terminus. She said she was taken toAmritsar outskirts, where two more people boarded the car. The four then tied her hands with a rope anddrugged her as she tried to raise an alarm. They then took turns to rape her before dumping her nearAmritsar's Rani Ka Bagh area. Amritsar police commissioner Ram Singh identified three of the four asAbhi, Aditya and Rocky. He said the identity of the fourth accused was unknown. Singh said the girl had