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NHRC serves notices to Gujarat cops on Dalit atrocity
Published: Wednesday, Oct 5, 2011, 17:38 IST
By DNA Correspondent | Place: Ahmedabad | Agency: DNA
Labhu Rajapara, 42, a Dalit in Golasan village in Surendranagar
district of Gujarat, had no idea that his son's love affair with an
upper caste girl could wreak havoc on his entire family. Six people
allegedly burnt his house in December 2010 and the family still has no
place to live in.
On April 13 this year, Rajesh Parmar, 18, a Dalit boy originally from
Bhavnagar, was reportedly abducted and found dead the next day on the
railway tracks at Lathidad railway station. Barwala police (Ahmedabad
district) sub-inspector is said to have spoken to the abductor, but
nothing was done to save Rajesh. A case of accidental death was lodged
later.
These are just two examples of atrocity and violation of human rights
against Dalits from a list of 28 serious offences in which the police
reportedly did not act. Considering the gravity of these cases, the
National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has asked senior police
officers and state government officials to clarify their stand on the
issue in four weeks.
The cases had been submitted to the NHRC by Navsarjan, a city-based
NGO working for the betterment of Dalits. The commission chose 28
cases of serious crimes committed against Dalits. These cases include
offences like murder, rape and kidnapping.
"We had sent these complaints to the commission in view of the gross
human rights violation against Dalits. People from the community have
to suffer a lot because of the atrocities; besides, criminal offences
are also committed against them.
In the case of Labhu Rajapara, his son's love destroyed his whole
family. The police were reluctant to lodge a complaint despite the
fact that the whole house was burnt down," said Kantilal Parmar, state
coordinator, Navsarjan.
These notices have been issued to the director-general of police
(DGP), superintendents of police of Kutch, Surendranagar and Mehsana,
and the state chief secretary.
When contacted, in-charge DGP Chittaranjan Singh said he was not aware
of the development and passed the buck to additional director-general
of police (ADGP) Deepak Swaroop. But Swaroop said he did not hold the
charge anymore.
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