http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-tamilnadu/article2217885.ece
TIRUCHI, July 11, 2011
Protection for Thulayanatham Dalits sought
Staff Reporter
Evidence, the Madurai-based human rights organisation, has appealed to
the District Collector and Superintendent of Police to provide
protection to Dalits of Thulayanatham village in Musiri taluk in the
wake of the alleged attacks on them last month.
While urging the State government to take steps to provide relief to
those Dalits whose houses were damaged, the organisation has sought
compensation of Rs.5 lakh each to the affected. It urged the police to
book a case under various sections of the SC and ST (Prevention of
Atrocities) Act, 1989 and arrest those involved. In a press release,
A. Kathir, Executive Director, Evidence, said a fact-finding team of
the organisation visited the affected village recently to ascertain
the situation following the attacks.
The release claimed that a group of caste Hindus of Thulayanatham and
other places entered the locality of the Dalits and attacked them
besides damaging their houses. The assault took place a day after some
Dalit youths were intercepted and attacked by a group of caste Hindus
when the former were returning after witnessing a cultural programme
organised as part of a temple festival held at Mangalam village where
a wordy quarrel broke out between them.
Forty-one Dalit houses were damaged and three members of the community
including a woman sustained injuries, Mr.Kathir said. The
Thathiengarpet police arrested 24 caste Hindus and booked a case under
various sections of the IPC read with section 3(1) (X) of SC and ST
(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 and 3 (1) of the TNPPD Act.
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