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Dalit boy’s life cheaper than Tomato Top

A Dalit boy was brutally killed by the landlord in Hussainpur Dullowal village District Kapurthala, Punjab (India). A student of 4th class standard named Tejinder Singh S/o Sukhi, belongs to Dalit Community returned home in the afternoon after attending school. His mother gave him her duppata (A piece of cloth to cover head) and send him to collect firewood. The boy was found murdered by stranglishly with the dupapta given by her mother. During the investigation the fact was come to light that the boy plucked few Tomatoes to eat from the nearby farm .This Cause annoyed to the landlord to beat him up and later murdered of child. He was strangulated by the landlord and landlady.

(Date: 29/05/2004)

What Law Says about it

Indian Panel Code (1860)

Sec 302 Punishment for murder- Whoever commits murder shall be punished with death, or [imprisonment for life], and shall also be liable to fine.

34 IPC When a criminal act is done by several, persons in furtherance of common intention of all each of such person is liable for that act in the same manner as if it were done by him alone.

Schedule caste & Schedule Tribe (Prevention of Artocities) Act 1989

Sec 2 (v) Commits any offence under the Indian Panel Code(45 of 1860) punishable with imprisonment for a term of ten years or more against a person or property on the ground that such person is a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe or such property belongs to such member ,shall be punishable with imprisonment for life & with fine.

Join us to bring the Culprits to the book

What can you do

Write a polite letter to:

Indian High Commission/Embassy in Your Country
Prime Minister of India, New Delhi, India
National Human Rights Commission, Patel Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi -110001
Chairman, National Commission for Schedule Caste and Scheduled Tribes, Lok Nayak Bhavan, New Delhi -110003
Minister for Home, Govt of India, New Delhi.

Condemn the Atrocity & Caste Discrimination Prevails in the Country and Express your concern to end Human Rights Violation and demand :

Prosecute the Landlord‘s Son for extracting & for killing the dalit child as per Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes Act 1989.
To keep a vigil on the Atrocity and Caste Discrimination promoted by Upper Class.
Compensations to deceased child’s family which they are enticed for.
Provide free legal aid to deceased family.

Dalit Woman burnt alive in Police Station Top

The death of a 65 years old Dalit woman named Mandabai Hivarale, allegedly burnt alive by a police office at CIDCO MIDC police Station in Aurangabad. Police inspector Dayanand Bhoite is accused of setting afire Mandabai Hivarale on the police station on 25th May 2004. The circumstances behind the incident are not clear and the state government has ordered a CID inquiry into the matter. Maharashtra’s opposition leader accused the State Government to trying to hush up the matter. On the other hand Maharashtra State Home Minister R. R Patil claimed that the woman was not set afire by policemen and she died of burn outside the premises of the Police Station. No arrest has been taken place so far in this respect.

Such News Depicts that the Cast Discrimination and Atrocities prevails in the states at large scale.

(Date: 25/05/2004)

What Law Says about it

Indian Panel Code (1860)

Sec 302 Punishment for murder- Whoever commits murder shall be punished with death, or [imprisonment for life], and shall also be liable to fine

Schedule caste & Schedule Tribe (Prevention of Artocities) Act 1989

Sec 2 (v)

Commits any offence under the Indian Panel Code(45 of 1860) punishable with imprisonment for a term of ten years or more against a person or property on the ground that such person is a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe or such property belongs to such member ,shall be punishable with imprisonment for life & with fine.

Join us to bring the Culprits to the book

What can you do

Write a polite letter to

India High Commission/Embassy of Your Country
Prime Minister of India, New Delhi, India
National Human Rights Commission, Patel Bhawan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi -110001
Chairman, National Commission for Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes, Lok Nayak Bhavan, New Delhi -110003

Condemn the Caste Discrimination System and Atrocities on Dalit and Express your view over the issue and urge the Indian government to :

(a) Prosecute to the accused police officer for killing and atrocity on Dalit Woman.

(b) To cognizance of the police officer for burnt alive the Dalit Woman in the police station

(d) To ensure no Caste Discrimination and provide good atmosphere for the lower caste people.

(e) Compensation to deceased family and provide free legal aid.

Dalit youth beaten to death Top

Kewal Singh, a Dalit youth and a resident of Jhaloor village, about 10 Km from here, was allegedly beaten to death yesterday by some landlords of Jhaloor village.

Police sources said that Jaspal Singh a brother of the deceased had lodged a complaint with Sardar Police Station here that his brother Kewal Singh had been beaten to death by Bhola Singh, Mahinder Singh and Paramjit Singh, Landlords, with whom both Kewal and Jaspal worked as labourers in their farms.

The Sardar Police has registered a case against Bhola Singh, Mohinder Singh and Paramjit Singh, residents of Jhaloor, under Sections 302-and 34 of the Indian Penal Code.

Kewal Singh reportedly had a tiff with his landlords who then asked him to work in some fields they had recently purchased in Pharwahi village. Kewal refused to work in Pharwahi village in fields sticking to his stand that he would work in Jhaloor village fields. Agitated by his attitude, the landlords abused him and then beat him up, which allegedly resulted in his death.

However, some other persons claimed that deceased Kewal singh was only slapped by landlords when he defied their orders. After the tiff and slapping incident, the deceased got provoked and consumed some poisonous substance resulting in to his death.

It is evident from the above news that the Bonded Labousr System prevails in the state of Punjab at large scale. For denial of work, the landlord oftenly twist the neck of the Bonded Labour like poultry bird.

(Date: 08/06/2004)

What Law Says about it

Indian Panel Code (1860)

Sec 302 Punishment for murder- Whoever commits murder shall be punished with death, or [imprisonment for life], and shall also be liable to fine.

34 IPC When a criminal act is done by several, persons in furtherance of common intention of all each of such person is liable for that act in the same manner as if it were done by him alone.

Schedule caste & Schedule Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989

Sec 2 (v)

Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act 1976 Act Chapter II

Abolition of Bonded Labour System

4(2)a Make any advance under , or in pursuance of the bonded labour system ,or

4(2)b After the commencement of this act, no person shall compel any person to render any bonded labour or other form of forced labour.

Join us to bring the Culprits to the book

What can you do

Write a polite letter to:

Indian High Commission/Embassy in Your Country
Prime Minister of India, New Delhi, India .
National Human Rights Commission, Patel Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi -110001
Mr. Shiv Raj Patil, Hon’ble Ministry for Home Affairs, Govt of India, New Delhi.
Chairman, National Commission for Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes, Lok Nayak Bhavan, New Delhi -110003

Condemning the Bonded Labour/Forced Labour System and express your concern to end Human Right Violation & demand :

Prosecute the Landlord for extracting & for killing the Bonded Labour

To keep a vigil on the Atrocity & Caste Discrimination promoted by the upper class on the poor bonded labourer.

Compensation to family of the victim for which they are entitled for

Provide him free legal aid.

Migrant Bonded Labourer Killed for Denying Work Top

The state of Punjab denies any kind of Bonded Labour or forced labour in the state .The present case reveals that the forced labour in the agricultural sector in the form of local as well as migrant labour is still prevailing at a large. A migrant labourer named Amod Ram (19) has been brutally killed with sharp edged weapon by his previous landlord Beant Singh, because of denial to work for him . The deceased Amod Ram left the work of Beant Singh of village Handia and later he joined the service of a new master, Mukhtiar Singh of village Takkhia. This act of the deceased annoyed Beant Singh & he got provoked to murdered Amod Ram by a Sharpe edged weapon called Gandasa on 12th April 2004.

Though police has registered a case of murder against the accused Beant Singh and booked him.

It is evident from the above news that the Bonded Labours System prevails in the state of Punjab at large scale. For denial of work, the landlord oftenly twist the neck of the Bonded Labour like poultry bird.

Report on: 13 April 2004

What Law Says about it

Indian Panel Code (1860)

Sec 302 Punishment for murder- Whoever commits murder shall be punished with death, or [imprisonment for life], and shall also be liable to fine.

Sec374:- whoever unlawfully compels any person to labour against the will of that person shall be punished with two year imprisonment.

Schedule caste & Schedule Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989

Sec 2 (v)

Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act 1976

Chapter VI

Offences and Procedure for Trial

Punishment for enforcement of bonded labourer –

Whoever, after the commencement of this Act, compels any persons to render any bonded labour shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and also with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees.

Punishment for advancement of bonded debt –

Whoever advances, after the commencement of this Act, any bonded debt shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to three years and also with fine which may extend to two thousand rupees.

Punishment for extracting bonded labour under the bonded labour system : - Whoever enforces, after the commencement of this Act, any custom, tradition, contract, agreement or other instrument, by virtue of which any person or any member of the family of such person or any dependent of such person is required to render any

service under the bonded labour system shall be made to the bonded labourer at the rate of rupees five for each day for which the bonded labour was extracted from him.

Join us to bring the Culprits behind the bars

What can you do

Write a polite letter to:

India High Commission / Embassy of Your Country
Prime Minister of India, New Delhi, India.
National Human Rights Commission for Schedule Caste & Schedule Tribes, Lok Nayak Bahvan, New Delhi – 110003
Mr. Shiv Raj Patil, Honourable Minister for Home Affairs, Government of India, New Delhi.

Condemning the Bonded Labour /Forced Labour System and Express your concern to end Human Rights Violations and demand:

Prosecute the landlord for extracting & for killing the bonded labour.
To keep a vigil on the Atrocity & Caste Discrimination promoted by the upper Class on the poor bonded labourer.
Compensation to family of the victim for which they are entitled for.
Provide him free legal aid.

Woman in bonded debt Paraded Naked Top

A Female Dalit bonded labourer employed in a brick kiln in Tharu Village under Police station Loni Kalobar in Pune District was paraded naked for refusing work.

The claim of the employer is that the women bonded labourer and her family has obtained a bonded debt amount of Rs.5000/-(about $100). The bonded labourer family admits to the extent that they are in debt bondage, but the employer is not paying any wages for their survival. On 2nd May 2004 Suresh Kanjir along with his two sons Dinesh & Sanjay and his brother Bala Sahib forcibly stripped the lady and paraded her naked.

(Date: 14/05/2004)

What Law Says about it :

Indian Panel Code (1860)

Sec 354 :-

Whoever assault or uses criminal force to any woman, intending to outrage or knowing it to be likely that he will thereby outrage her modesty shall be punished with imprisonment of lither description for a term which may extend to two year.

Sec 374 :-

whoever unlawfully compels any person to labour against the will of that person shall be punished with 2 year imprisonment.

Sec 506 :-

whoever commits the offence of criminal intimidation shall be punished with imprison of either description which can be extend to two years.

Schedule caste & Schedule Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989

Sec 3 (iii)

forcibly removes cloths from the person of a member of a Scheduled caste or a Scheduled Tribe or parades him/her naked or with painted face or body or commits any similar act which is derogatory to human dignity.

Sec 3(Xi)

Assault or uses force to any woman belonging to scheduled caste or scheduled tribes with intent to dishonour or outrage her modesty.

Shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than Six months, but which may be extended to five years and with fine.

Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act 1976

Chapter VI

Offences and Procedure for Trial

Punishment for enforcement of bonded labourer –

Punishment for advancement of bonded debt –

Punishment for extracting bonded labour under the bonded labour system:-

Whoever enforces, after the commencement of this Act, any custom, tradition, contract, agreement or other instrument, by virtue of which any person or any member of the family of such person or any dependent of such person is required to render any

service under the bonded labour system shall be made to the bonded labourer at the rate of rupees five for each day for which the bonded labour was extracted from him.

Join us to bring the Culprits to the book

What can you do ?

Write a polite letter to:

Indian High Commission/ Embassy in Your Country
Prime Minister of India, New Delhi
National Human Rights Commission, Sardar Patel Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi -110001
Chairman National Commission for Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes, Lok Nayak Bhavan , New Delhi -110003
National Commission for woman, New Delhi

Condemn the Bonded Labour/Forced Labour System and express your views over the continuing use of bonded labour and urge the Indian Government to:

Prosecute the Brick kiln Owner for extracting & continuing the Bonded Labourer System.

The cognizance of the upper caste employer for parading a Dalit Woman Naked.

To keep a vigil on the Bonded Labour System.

To ensure good working atmosphere that provide dignity & decency of woman worker.

Decomposed body of Bonded Labour found in Canal Top

Babal Singh, a Dalit labourer & resident of Village Laughiane (Baghapurane) District Moga, Punjab, India was killed & thrown in the canal by his landlord Lakhvir Singh & his son Sarwan Singh of the same village for refused to work in his field.

Police sources said Gurcharan Singh S/o Bachitar Singh a brother of the decreased had lodged a complaint with the Sadar police station after finding the dead body of Babal Singh from the canal that his brother Babal Singh was worked as Siri (Bonded Labour) under landlord Lakhvir Singh since last two years and had taken an advance of Rs. 6000/ from him. On 6 June a dispute arised between Babal & Lakhvir Singh’s son Swarn Singh. Then Babal Singh decided no to work with them. But the landlord and his son threats him that we will not allow him to work any where else. On the same night both the landlords came to Babal’s home & took him with them for some field work but from that day Babal was missing & later his body found from the canal on 8th June. Police has registered a case of murder under Section 302 IPC .But no arrest has taken place no far.

Dated: 11th June 2004

It is evident from the above news that the Bonded Labour System prevails in the state of Punjab at large scale. For denial of work, the landlord oftenly twist the neck of the Bonded Labour like poultry bird.

What Law Says about it

Schedule caste & Schedule Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989

Sec 2 (v)

Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act 1976 Act Chapter II

Abolition of Bonded Labour System

4(2)a Make any advance under , or in pursuance of the bonded labour system ,or

4(2)b After the commencement of this act, no person shall compel any person to render any bonded labour or other form of forced labour.

Join us to bring the Culprits to the book

What can you do

Write a polite letter to :

Indian High Commission/Embassy in Your Country
Prime Minister of India, New Delhi, India.
National Human Rights Commission, Patel Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi -110001
Mr. Shiv Raj Patil, Hon’ble Ministry for Home Affairs, Govt of India, New Delhi.

Condemning the Bonded Labour/Forced Labour System and express your concern to end Human Right Violation & demand :

Prosecute the Landlord for extracting & for killing the Bonded Labour

To keep a vigil on the Atrocity & Caste Discrimination promoted by the upper class on the poor bonded labourer.

Compensation to family of the victim for which they are entitled for.

Provide him free legal aid.

Cops ‘forcibly’ evict Dalit family from their home Top

The Punjab Police are in the news for all wrong reasons yet again. Now, Police personal deployed at the Singo police outpost, under Talwandi Sabo Police station, have been accused of forcibly evicting a Dalit family from their house and throwing their possessions on the road.

Sarvjit Kaur, wife of Bute Singh, a resident of lehari village, District Bathinda, Punjab, India has alleged that the cops threw her family out of their house without any notice or order from the court, on the pretext of a minor complaint by their neighbour.

She alleged that the incident was revengeful act by the Sarpanch, who, in connivance with the Police, had forcibly evicted them from their house. She claimed that their only fault was that they had not voted for the Sarpanch.

When contacted, Singo Police outpost incharge Assistant Sub-Inspector Gurjant Singh confirmed the vacation of the house, but said it was done on the complaint of another Dalit woman, Surjeet Kaur (65), Who has given the said house on rent to Butta Singh’s family. Both Dalit families had quarrelled and a complaint was lodged with the Police about 15 days back, said Gurjant Singh. He added that the houses had been occupied by the families without any allotment by the Panchayat since their complaint.

She also alleged that the Police threatened her husband and father-in-law to vacate the house or they would be implicated in a false case of smuggling. She claimed that her husband had gone ‘Underground’ in fear of the police.

As per reports, the Talwandi Sabo DSP along with the SHO had gone to the village to settle the issue.p

Report On: 11 June 2004

Law Says about it:

Indian Panel Code (1860)

Sec 166-

Whoever, being a public servant, Knowingly disobeys and direction of the law as to the way in which he is to conduct himself as such public servant, intending to cause, or Knowing it to be likely that he will, by such disobedience, cause injury to any person, shall be punished with simple imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.

Sec 447-

Whoever commits criminal trespass shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to three months, or with fine which may extend to five hundred rupees, or with both.

Sec 452-

Whoever commits house-trespass, having made preparation for causing hurt o any person or for assaulting any person, or for which wrongfully restraining any person, or for putting any person in fear of hurt, or of assault, or of wrongful restraint, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, and shall also be liable to fine.

Sec 506-

Whoever commits the offence of criminal intimidation for a term which may extend to two years, or with fine, or with both;

And if the threat be to cause death or grievous hurt, or to cause the destruction of any property by fire, or to cause an offence punishable with death or imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment for a term which may extend to seven years, or to impute unchastity to a woman, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend to seven years, or with fine, or with both.

Schedule caste & Schedule Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989

Sec 3 (vii)

Forces or intimidates a member of Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe not to vote a particular candidate or to vote in a manner other than provided by law;

Sec 3 (xv)

forces or causes a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe to leave his house, village, or other place or residence;

Shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than Six months, but which may be extended to five years and with fine.

Join us to bring the Culprits to the book

What can you do?

Write a polite letter to :

Indian High Commission/ Embassy in Your Country
Prime Minister of India, New Delhi
National Human Rights Commission, Sardar Patel Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi -110001
Chairman National Commission for Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes, Lok Nayak Bhavan , New Delhi -110003
National Commission for woman, New Delhi

Condemn the Caste Discrimination & Atrocities and express your concern over issue and demand.

Prosecute the accused Sarpanch & Police officers for extracting & continuing the Caste discrimination & Atrocities.

To keep a vigil on the Caste Discrimination & Atrocities prevails on Dalits.

To ensure good working & living atmosphere that provide dignity & decency to poor Dalits.

Dalit paraded after blackening his face Top

In a bizarre incident a Dalit of Kuttianwali village, Tehsil Lambi, District Muktsar, Punjab, India fall in this police station was allegedly paraded in the village after blackening his face and putting shoes around his neck by some three persons, including the husband of the Sarpanch (Representative) of the village after he allegedly refuse to work in his field.

Following a Complaint by the Victim, Jagir Singh, The three persons arrested two of the three persons allegedly involved in this inhuman act. Those arrested are Gurcharan Singh, Whose wife is the Sarpanch of the village and Jagir Singh. The third suspect, Chinder Singh, son of the Sarpanch is at large.

Mr. Hargobind said a case under Sections 341, 504 and 34 of the IPC had been registered against the suspects. He said it had been confirmed that Jagir Singh’s face was blackened and he was paraded in the village with shoes around his neck.

Narrating his late of woe, Jagir Singh said that three suspects came to his house yesterday and asked him to come out. They tied his arms, beat him to the market of the village.

He said his face was blackened, shoes put around his neck and he was paraded in the village. Parkash Kaur, sisters of the victim, who was with him, could not utter a word as she was inconsolable.

Jagir Singh alleged that he was meted out this inhuman treatment because he refused to work in the farms of the suspects without wages.

Jagir Singh has also approached the Punjab state Human Rights Commission and the Chief Minister, Capt Amarinder Singh for justice.

Report On: 11th June 2004

Law Says about it:

Indian Panel Code (1860)

Sec374 :-

whoever unlawfully compels any person to labour against the will of that person shall be punished with two year imprisonment.

Sec 504 :-

Whoever intentionally insults and, thereby gives provocation to any intending or knowing will intending or Knowing it to be likely that such provocation will cause him to break the public peace, or to commit any other offence, shall be punished with imprisonment of either description for a term which may extend two years, or with fine, or with both.

34 IPC

When a criminal act is done by several, persons in furtherance of common intention of all each of such person is liable for that act in the same manner as if it were done by him alone.

Schedule caste & Schedule Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989

Sec 3 (iii)

Forcibly removes cloths from the person of a member of a Scheduled caste or a Scheduled Tribe or parades him/her naked or with painted face or body or commits any similar act which is derogatory to human dignity.

Sec 3(x) Internationally insults or intimidates with intent to humiliate a member of a Scheduled Caste or a Scheduled Tribe in any place within public.

Shall be punishable with imprisonment for a term which shall not be less than Six months, but which may be extended to five years and with fine.

Bonded Labour System (Abolition) Act 1976

Chapter VI

Offences and Procedure for Trial

Punishment for enforcement of bonded labourer –

Punishment for advancement of

bonded debt –

Punishment for extracting bonded labour under the bonded labour system:- Whoever enforces, after the commencement of this Act, any custom, tradition, contract, agreement or other instrument, by virtue of which any person or any member of the family of such person or any dependent of such person is required to render any

service under the bonded labour system shall be made to the bonded labourer at the rate of rupees five for each day for which the bonded labour was extracted from him.

Join us to bring the Culprits to the book

What can you do?

Write a polite letter to:

Indian High Commission/ Embassy in Your Country
Prime Minister of India, New Delhi
National Human Rights Commission, Sardar Patel Bhavan, Sansad Marg, New Delhi -110001
Chairman National Commission for Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribes, Lok Nayak Bhavan , New Delhi -110003
National Commission for woman, New Delhi

Condemn the Atrocity & Caste Discrimination Prevails in the Country and Express your concern to end Human Rights Violations and demand :

Prosecute the Landlord for extracting & continuing the Bonded Labourer System.

The cognizance of the upper caste landlord for made him to wear shoes garland & parading the Dalit by blackened his face within public.

To keep a vigil on the Bonded Labour System.

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