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Thursday, April 22, 2010

[ZESTCaste] Khairlanji killings verdict in June

http://www.dnaindia.com/mumbai/report_khairlanji-killings-verdict-in-june_1374276

Khairlanji killings verdict in June
PTI

Thursday, April 22, 2010 14:37 IST

NAGPUR: A High Court bench here is over with the hearings in the
Khairlanji killing case involving a Dalit family, and closed the
matter for final verdict till June 15.

A division bench of justice AP Lawande and Justice RC Chavan heard the
case on a daily basis till yesterday and said the ruling will be
pronounced on June 15.

Four members of a Dalit family including housewife Surekha Bhaiyalal
Bhotmange, teenaged daughter Priyanka, sons Sudhir and Roshan were
brutally done to death by a village mob on September 29, 2007. Family
head Bhaiyalal had managed to fled from the scene.

A special court of SS Dass in Bhandara on September 24, 2008 found the
eight accused guilty and awarded capital punishment to six of while
two were awarded life imprisonment.

Those facing death sentence include Sakru Binjawar, Ramu Dhande,
Shatraghan Dhande, Vishwanath Dhande, Jagnish Mandlekar and Prabhakar
Mandlekar. Gopal Binjawar and Shishupal Dhande were awarded life
imprisonment.

However, three other accused Mahipal Dhande, Dharmpal Dhande and
Purushottam Titarmare were let off for want of evidence.

The CBI filed an appeal against the accquital of all the eight accused
under the provisions of Prevention of SC and ST Atrocities Act as the
victims were from a Dalit family.

The CBI contended that the trial court should have considered evidence
of sexual abuse of Surekha and Priyanka against the accused. Defence
contended that main witness Siddharth Gajbhiye was falsely implicating
villagers with oblique motives.

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[ZESTCaste] Dalit girl, father killed as mob sets houses afire

http://www.thehindu.com/2010/04/22/stories/2010042263581400.htm

Dalit girl, father killed as mob sets houses afire

Special Correspondent

CHANDIGARH: A "physically challenged" Dalit girl, Suman, 18, and her
70-year-old father, Tara Chand, were killed as a mob set afire over 15
houses belonging to members of the Dalit community in Mirchpur village
of Haryana's Hisar district on Wednesday.

The Inspector-General of Police (Hisar Range), the Deputy Commissioner
and the Superintendent of Police (Hisar) were camping in the village.
Tara Chand, who sustained 90 per cent burns, died at the Civil
Hospital in Hisar.

According to reports reaching the State headquarters here, there was a
"dispute'' between boys belonging to the Jat community and the Dalits
two days ago over some "trivial'' issue.

The community leaders assembled on Wednesday to resolve the issue.
However, the "conflict'' aggravated and members of the two communities
hurled stones at each other.

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[ZESTCaste] CBI adopting different Yardsticks : Mayawati

http://samaylive.com/english/nation/676462144.html

CBI adopting different Yardsticks : Mayawati

21/04/2010 21:52:00
New Delhi : Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati alleged in the
Supreme Court that CBI was proceeding in discriminatory and hostile
manner against her in a corruption case by adopting different
yardsticks vis-a-vis cases involving Mulayam Singh Yadav and Lalu
Prasad.

In an affidavit filed by her, she contended the disproportionate
assets case registered against her by the CBI six years ago has been
"completely demolished" by the two orders of the income tax department
passed on April 5 and 19 in her favour relating to the assessment
years 2001-02 and 2002-03.

The BSP Chief, who has alleged the case against her was politically
motivated, sought closure of the case on the basis of the recent
orders of the Commissioner of Income Tax (Appeal) which held that all
the gifts received by her for the two assessment years were "totally
genuine and bonafide".

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Wednesday, April 21, 2010

[ZESTCaste] Brave Gujarati girl - disbursement of aid(Rs.1,45,000) on May 22, 2010 in Ahmedabad

Dear donors and fiends,
I am very pleased to announce that the collected amount Rs.1,45,000 to help the brave girl from Gujarat is going to be presented to her on April 22, 2010 at 4:30PM in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
 
I thank immensely every donor of this worthy cause (list is given below). I thank Mr Kirit, Dr Raghu, Mr PVV Rao, and Prof Shiva Shankar for their invaluable help in organizing it. My special thanks to Mr Kirit. Without his help it would have been impossible for me to get proper and timely information. Dr Raghu helped me in many ways.
 
Another good news is that she got a teacher's aid job a few days ago. Though the salary is paltry, it will help her heal the wounds.
 
There will be no public function, media, or photos due to the sensitivity of the case. Check(s) will be handed over to her in the State Bank of India office in Ahmedabad in the presence of a few guests.
 
Here below I am giving you the details of the event and our appreciation letter to her. Please write to me if you have any questions.
 
I once again thank all generous donors who feel the pain this unfortunate girl (for no fault of hers) went through and opened up their hearts and purses. Without you we could do nothing. THANK YOU.
 
With regards
Ben
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Event details:
Date             : Arpil 22, 2010    Time: 4.30pm
Venue            : State Bank of India, Bapunagar, Ahmedabad
Total gift amount: Rs. 1,45,000 

Organizers:
    Dr Raghavan Rangarajan (Scientist, Physical Research Laboratory, Ahmedabad)
    Mr Kirit Parmar (Social Activist)
 
Guests: 
    Ms. Parikshita Gurjar (DSP of police),
    Fr. Paul (St. Xavier's Social Service Society)
    Mr. Rameshchandra Parmar (a Dalit activist)
    Mr. Ashokbhai Chaudhary (Tribal activist)
    Mr. Anil Gupta (AGM of SBI, Bapunagar branch)
 
Amount disbursed as follows:
    English learning coarse fee          : Rs.    4,800 (Paid to the English coaching inst)
    Fixed  deposit                        : Rs. 1,00,000 (5 year FD at SBI, Ahmedabad)
    Auto loan clearance                  : Rs.   16,000 (Remaining balance from auto loan taken by her father)
    Amount remains in the bank           : Rs.   19,200 
    Amount yet to be sent                : Rs.    5,000 
    
    Total                 : Rs. 1,45,000
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Donations received (US donations are after reducing the commission, if donated through online)     
Donor                                   USD      Rupees  
Ms Raj Kaul, US                       96.80        0.00
Ms Shilpa Raina, US                   96.80        0.00 
Ms Santosh Raina, US                   96.80        0.00 
Mr Sanjay Chauhan, US                 29.80        0.00 
Dr Satinath Chowdhary, US             96.80        0.00 
Mr Mohammad Imran, US                 96.80        0.00 
Dr Uma N Iyer, US                     51.00        0.00 
Mr Gagan D Mall, US                  100.00        0.00 
Anonymous rape  survivor              300.00        0.00 
Mr Srikanth Voorakaranam, US         750.00        0.00 
Ms Sugam Tiku, US                    100.00        0.00 
Ms Usha Shiralkar, US                250.00        0.00 
Prof Alladi Uma, Hyd                   0.00    5,000.00   
Prof M Sridhar, Hyd                     0.00    5,000.00   
Prof Alladi Sitaram, Hyd               0.00    5,000.00     
Dr Ranghavan Rangarajan, Gujarat       0.00    5,000.00        
Prof Shiva Shankar, Chennai            0.00   10,000.00        
Dr Usha Rani, India                    0.00    5,000.00  
Ambedkar Inter.Mission Inc,US        250.00        0.00       
Dr Venkata Pingali,  US                60.00        0.00  
FFEI contribution                      0.00    3,134.00
Donations total                    2,374.80   38,134.00    
USD converted into Rupees              0.00 1,06,866.00 (Exchange Rate (Appx.) Rs.45.00/USD)
           
Total donations              Rs. 1,45,000.00 
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Letter:
My dear Ms Anjuben, 
 
Jai Bheem and greetings from USA!
With great pleasure and confidence in you and in your abilities, I am writing this letter. This small gift from Friends for Education International is a token of our appreciation for your intelligence and courage to fight back with bravery. You are a role model to many of us in United States and you should be a role model to many in India who suffer at the hands of the powerful and keep silent fearing of the repercussions. If I have a say in bravery awards that Government of India gives every year, you will be the first one to receive. 
 
I am confident that you are doing well in your education and English language course. I want you to use this money wisely to further yourself in education. Try not to use it for other purposes or cosmetic material. Financial problems are always there. Most of us grew with them. But, if you spend this money in education wisely, it will help you reduce many problems in future. I wish you realize your dreams of becoming a big officer and help others like you. Remember that such a position doesn't come so easily. You have study hard, acquire skills and proficiency in English, withstand competition, and show that you are better than others around you. I congratulate you on receiving job offer as school  teacher.  I am confident that you are capable of achieving even bigger things, if you desire so.
 
Shall I give you an advice? Make Dr Ambedkar your model, guide, and philosopher. Many of us are proud to say that we derive inspiration from that intellectual giant. Remember that he faced more humiliations and discrimination in his life than anyone of us. Remember that he studied sixteen hours a day to acquire intellectual weapons to fight with his contemporaries and adversaries. He never allowed anyone to let him down. He fought courageously to gain dignity in the lives of millions of people who were treated worse than animals. Remember that he sacrificed his whole life and family, but never deviated from his mission. Remember that what we are today is due to his sacrifices. So, read his biography and his books and understand his philosophy. His life tells you what a single  determined man or woman can do in his or her life time.
 
Though everyone can't become a Dr Ambedkar, knowing him will certainly make us purposeful, dutiful, courageous, and determined humans. If we can do a millionth of what he did, I feel, the purpose of human life will be fulfilled. So, I stress again, study Dr Ambedkar. Then, none needs to tell you about your civic duties. 
 
I encourage you to share with us your achievements from time to time. I am just an email away from you. You are also welcome to write to us if you need any guidance in education. Our organization has many intellectuals – professors, engineers, IT people etc. We will guide you to the best of our ability. We wish to see you in big position. We wish you have a good life. We wish you help many people in future. So, we will be happy to receive any communication from you.
 
At the end, let me thank all donors who came forward to help you. Without their generous contributions, we couldn't have presented this small gift. Ofcourse, it is not a charity. You earned it due to your bravery and courage. What we expect from you is just an occasional email informing us how you are doing.
 
Let me also thank Mr Kirit, Dr Raghu, and Mr Rao who worked so hard to give us logistical support to help you.
 
Finally, it is our honor to help you. We wish you great success in life. Please be in touch.
 
With warm regards,
 
Benjamin Paul Kaila
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An educated man without character and humility was more dangerous than a beast. If his education was detrimental to the welfare of poor, he was a curse to society. 
-Babasaheb Dr B R Ambedkar
Please visit www.friendsforeducation.org or www.ambedkarscholarship.org
 

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[ZESTCaste] Physically-challenged Dalit girl burnt alive in Haryana

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Physically-challenged-Dalit-girl-burnt-alive-in-Haryana/articleshow/5840652.cms

Physically-challenged Dalit girl burnt alive in Haryana
PTI, Apr 21, 2010, 06.47pm IST

CHANDIGARH: A physically challenged girl was burnt alive and her
father received serious burn injuries when some persons set afire
houses belonging to dalits in a village in Haryana's Hisar district on
Wednesday.

Eighteen-year-old Suman was charred to death while her father Tara
Chand, 70, suffered 90 per cent burns, official sources said adding
the incident happened in Mirchpur village.

Members of a particular community raided the village and set afire
some 12 to 15 dalit houses, they said.

Old enmity between the two communities coupled with flaring up of the
tension in the past few days led to today's incident, the sources
said.

A few days back, some members of a community allegedly passed some
objectionable remarks on dalit women.

This provoked retaliation from the dalits who roughed up some youths
of the rival community, villagers said.

A physically challenged girl was burnt alive when some persons set on
fire dalit houses, Hisar Deputy Commissioner O P Sheron told PTI by
telephone.

Asked how many houses were torched, he said "we are yet to get full details."

He said a case under various sections of the IPC had been registered
against some persons and promised strict action against the guilty.

A large posse of policemen were deployed in the village where tension ran high.