Saturday, January 16, 2010

[ZESTCaste] Dalit youth allegedly made to eat human excreta

 

http://beta.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article80946.ece

Tamil Nadu
MADURAI, January 15, 2010
Dalit youth allegedly made to eat human excreta
D. Karthikeyan

A 24-year-old Dalit youth was allegedly made to eat human excreta at
Melakoilpatti village coming under Nilakottai circle and Batlagundu
police station limits in Dindigul district.

P. Sadaiyandi, in his complaint to the police, has said that on
January 7 a group of Thevar Christian youth stopped him near the
village salon and abused him by his caste name for daring to defy the
ban on Dalits wearing footwear in the streets where upper castes live.

The group comprising Arockiasamy, David, Selvendran, Kennedy,
Kannadasan, Peter and Anbu beat him up. Two of them then forced his
mouth open and thrust excrement down his throat. They later smeared
his face with it.

The Dalits of Indira Nagar in his village came to his rescue and took
him to the hospital where he underwent treatment. However, fearing
repercussion, Sadaiyandi did not file a complaint against them
immediately and waited till the next day.

The Batlagundu police on Friday, January 15, filed a case against
Arockiasamy and 20 others under Sections 147, 148, 341, 323, 355, 324,
506 (2) of the Indian Penal Code and Sections 3(1) (10) and 3(1)(3) of
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities
Act),1989. No arrest has been made so far.

Meanwhile, the youth who had attacked Sadaiyandi have also lodged a
complaint with the police alleging that it was a drunken Sadaiyandi
who had picked up a quarrel with them and attacked them.

Madurai-based non-governmental organisation Evidence, which conducted
a field study, found that animosity between the Dalits and Thevars had
been there for sometime after a ruckus on Christmas Day.

A. Kathir, Executive Director, Evidence, said that complaints had been
sent to National Human Rights Commission, State Human Rights
Commission and Chief Secretary.

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