Dalits Media Watch
News Updates 14.04.14
Dalit Youth Found Dead with Stab Injuries on Riverbed- The New Indian Express
Bail for men accused of raping dalit woman- The Times Of India
78 thatched houses gutted in Bihar- Business Standard
India Celebrates Ambedkar Jayanti- TWSJ
Dalit groom leads marriage procession under police protection!- TFPJ
The New Indian Express
Dalit Youth Found Dead with Stab Injuries on Riverbed
A 21-year-old Dalit youth was on Sunday found murdered in Ponnai riverbed near Anaicut villagefalling under Ponnai police station jurisdiction. Five youth were picked for inquiry in connection with the murder.
The deceased was identified as Prasanth, son of Venkatesan and a resident of Mettu Colony in Nanthavadi village in Arakkonam Taluk. The body had two stab injuries on the chest and front of the neck. Empty liquor bottles were found at the murder scene, the police said.
Ruling out the possibility of a planned murder, a police officer attached to the forensic wing surmised that the murder might have taken place due to a sudden provocation under the influence of alcohol. The empty liquor bottles suggested that the deceased and his friends would have argued over an issue, resulting in the death of Prasanth. The murderers had used a sharp weapon and stabbed him, killing him instantly, said the officer.
Police from the forensic wing lifted fingerprints from the scene. “The victim had come to a church festival along with his friends. The murder took place during the late hours of Saturday despite the place being crowded,” police said. A case was registered. Prasanth’s body was sent to the GH for a postmortem.
Man, Lover End life
A 32-year-old man and his paramour allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison in Katchinaickanpatti village in Kandhili police station limit, after their families dissuaded them to snap their illegal relationship.
The deceased were identified as M Jagadesan (32), a resident of Periya Kunuchi village and Indira (30), wife of Senrayan of Katchinaickanpatti village. They were found dead on the outskirt of Katchinaickanpatti villageon Sunday morning. The police attached to Kandhili station reached the spot and recovered the bodies and sent them for post mortem to the GH in Tirupattur.
The preliminary inquiry divulged that Jagadesan, father of two childern, and Indira, mother of a child, were working in a brick kiln. They developed an extra marital relationship six months ago and their family members had warned them against their relationship.
They might have decided to end their lives after their family members opposed their relationship vehemently, said the police.
However, the police registered a case of suspicious death and were investigating.
The Times Of India
Bail for men accused of raping dalit woman
KOCHI: The high court of Kerala has granted bail to two men, who were accused of raping a woman after the police reported that the alleged victim has been suffering from schizophrenia. The woman had later accused two others of violating her, the police said.
Justice N K Balakrishnan granted bail to Kakkadampoyil, Kozhikode natives Roy T M (33) and Anil C S (19).
The woman, belonging to a scheduled caste, complained to police on April 5, 2013, that the duo trespassed into her house and raped her on two-three occasions.
Advocate S Nirmal, who appeared for the accused, submitted that the woman was mentally ill and had been inconsistent in her statement.
Following a petition by Roy and his advocate's argument, the high court sought a report from the sub-inspector of Thiruvambady police station. The officer reported that the woman has been under treatment for schizophrenia, and lacked normal intelligence.
The police also stated that the woman had retracted her initial statement and named two others as her alleged tormentors.
The petitioners' counsel submitted that as the accused were booked under Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes ( Prevention of Atrocities) Act and rape, it was not possible to get bail from the magistrate or sessions court.
Granting bail to the duo, the court, referring to the police report, held that the complainant was not consistent regarding those who had raped her. The court also expressed doubt whether she had been really raped or if it was just some sort of hallucination.
The accused were granted bail on conditions of executing a bond of Rs 25,000 each with two solvent sureties. They were also ordered to surrender their passports.
Business Standard
78 thatched houses gutted in Bihar
At least 78 thatched houses were gutted in two fire incidents in Bihar's Purnia and East Champaran districts today.
A major fire broke out at Balutola village under Sarsi police station in Purnia district razing down 50 thatched houses belonging to the dalit people, Deputy Superintendent of Police V K Paswan said.
A major fire broke out at Balutola village under Sarsi police station in Purnia district razing down 50 thatched houses belonging to the dalit people, Deputy Superintendent of Police V K Paswan said.
Sacks of wheat and household goods worth Rs 50 lakh were gutted in the blaze the reason of which was under investigation.
In the second incident, at least 28 houses were burnt in a fire at Goria village under Shikarganj police station in East Champaran district destroying properties valued at Rs five lakh.
Several cattleheads were also charred to death, the police said.
Sub-Divisional Officer Sitaram Das has gone to the village to distribute relief materials among the affected people, he said.
TWSJ
India Celebrates Ambedkar Jayanti
On Monday,India celebrates Ambedkar Jayanti.
The April 14 public holiday marks the birthday of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, the man who framed India’s constitution. A lawyer, he also served as the country’s first law minister after independence.
Mr. Ambedkar is remembered most for fighting to improve the social position of the Dalits, a group traditionally considered untouchable in the Indian caste system. He became an icon for the Dalit community. A few months before his death in 1956, Mr. Ambedkar converted to Buddhism. This inspired many Dalits to convert as well.
On this day, statues of Mr. Ambedkar across India are showered with flowers and garlanded.
In 2011, Kumari Mayawati, then the chief minister of India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh, unveiled a 6.85 billion-rupee ($139 million) Dalit park featuring a bronze statue of Mr. Ambedkar. The park is spread across 33 acres of land in a New Delhi suburb.
Ms. Mayawati, a Dalit who is the leader of the Bahujan Samaj Party, said at the time of the inauguration that the park was created to honor the efforts of Dalit leaders, including Mr. Ambedkar.
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TFPJ
Dalit groom leads marriage procession under police protection!
Ujjain: Police escorted the marriage procession of a 24- year- old Dalit bridegroom, who was allegedly not allowed to ride on horseback by Rajput community members in Ranahenapeer village.
According to the Jharda police, bridegroom Ravi, belonging to Lawre community, which is categorised under Scheduled Caste, was supposed to wed in Maksi.
When Ramesh was riding horseback during his marriage procession in Ranahenapeer village on Saturday night, he was stopped by some Rajput community members. The community members believe that it is an exclusive right of upper castes to ride a horse during wedding procession.
On complaint of relatives, a case against one dozen Rajput community members was registered under various sections of the IPC and the SC- ST Act; however, no one has been arrested so far in this connection.
The case has been lodged against Narwar Singh, Gowardhan Singh, Dhan Singh, Ashok Rathore and about 7 others of the same village.
News Monitor by Girish Pant
.Arun Khote
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Dalits Media Watch Team
(An initiative of “Peoples Media Advocacy & Resource Centre-PMARC”)
Pl visit on FACEBOOK : https://www.facebook.com/
..............................
Peoples Media Advocacy & Resource Centre- PMARC has been initiated with the support from group of senior journalists, social activists, academics and intellectuals from Dalit and civil society to advocate and facilitate Dalits issues in the mainstream media. To create proper & adequate space with the Dalit perspective in the mainstream media national/ International on Dalit issues is primary objective of the PMARC.
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