Coimbatore: The VCK and the CPM on Friday condemned the brutal attack on the two dalit youths in Erode district a few days ago.
The CPM passed a resolution at the party’s state committee meeting in Coimbatore on the day, demanding police to arrest all the accused and ensure that they get severe punishment. “While 20 accused were booked under 10 counts for the murderous attack, not even one of them was arrested yet,” the resolution noted.
It condemned police for ‘foisting theft case’ on the two dalit youths to allegedly divert the case, due to pressure from the non-dalits. A group of CPM cadres also staged a protest in Erode district, demanding the arrest of the accused.
Meanwhile, VCK founder Thirumavalavan also sought the immediate arrest of the perpetrators of the violence. “The dalit youths were brutally beaten up after the mob found out their caste. If they had committed any offences, they could have been booked and subjected to legal action. But a brutal assault cannot be tolerated. Strict legal action should be taken against the accused,” he said.
Two arrested for attack on five dalits near MaduraiPolice arrested two thevar community men for attacking five scheduled caste (SC) people, including a seven-year-old boy, near Perungudi in Madurai district. The Perungudi police registered a case against R Mari and K Sasikumar under sections of the IPC and the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. The victims, Ajithkumar, Ganapathikumar, Vijayakumar, Periyasamy, and his grandson, suffered injuries during the attack. The incident has been condemned by various dalit rights activists and political parties.105589923
Two arrested for murdering dalit man in Tamil NaduTwo non-dalit men were arrested for murdering 37-year-old dalit man, Pandeeswaran, in Madurai district. They hit him with a stone on his head due to previous enmity between them. The incident occurred when Pandeeswaran was sitting with villagers and got into a quarrel with the accused, who verbally abused him citing his caste name. A scuffle ensued, and the accused pushed Pandeeswaran into a drainage canal, causing his death. The accused were arrested under the SC/ST act and IPC sections.105632423
Call for action as Dalit youth remains missing for over a monthA Dalit leader demanded action from the Mangaluru City police in connection with a missing labourer, Manoj. The mother of the victim stated that her son wanted to purchase a second-hand bike from a neighbour and had purportedly paid the neighbour Rs 25,000. The neighbour allegedly offered him a 10-day job, after which he went missing. When Sadashiva Urvastore inquired about derogatory content and comments against Dr BR Ambedkar and Dalits, the city police wrote to Meta Law Enforcement to obtain the account details and are awaiting a response.105523221
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