From: Peoples Media Advocacy & Resource Centre-PMARC <pmarc2008@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Jan 27, 2010 at 7:40 PM
Subject: [PMARC] Dalits Media Watch - News Update 27.01.10
To: Dalits Media Watch <PMARC@dgroups.org>
Dalits Media Watch
News Update 27.01.10
J-K govt admits Valimiki Dalits' grouse genuine - IBN Live
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/jk-govt-admits-valimiki-dalits-grouse-genuine/109235-3.html?from=tn
Rape allegation: case registered - The Hindu
http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/27/stories/2010012758880600.htm
Cops booked for 'rape' - Times Of India
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Cops-booked-for-rape/articleshow/5502999.cms
IBN Live
J-K govt admits Valimiki Dalits' grouse genuine
http://ibnlive.in.com/news/jk-govt-admits-valimiki-dalits-grouse-genuine/109235-3.html?from=tn
New Delhi: Jammu and Kashmir government admits that Valmiki community's grouse about not being able to get Schedule Caste certificates is genuine.
The government has now decided to set up a committee to look into the matter just a couple of days CNN-IBN reported that the community was doomed to live as scavengers in Jammu.
"The demands of the Valimikis are genuine. They are not outsiders but adopted ones. Due to Article 370 giving state subject to them is difficult. In order to solve their situation we will form a committee consisting of all party members who can solve their plight soon," says J-K Minister for Relief and Rehabilitation Raman Bhalla.
There are about 500 families of Valmiki Dalits in Jammu, who are forced to become sweepers as the state law does not recognise their community, who are traditionally manual scavengers, as state subjects.
As Valmiki community is not recognised as state subject in Jammu and Kashmir so the community members cannot apply for a scheduled caste certificate or apply for a government job.
The only exception is that they can apply for the post of sweeper.
In 1957 over 70 families of sweepers were relocated in Jammu and Kashmir to fill in for their posts of striking sweepers and ever since they have lived in the state but without basic rights
As per section 35-B of J-K state service rules, only a hereditary state subject can get a government job and the Valmiki community members brought in from Punjab are still treated as migrants, resulting in no government jobs for them.
The community has also approached the J-K government for recognition of their rights.
The Hindu
Rape allegation: case registered
http://www.hindu.com/2010/01/27/stories/2010012758880600.htm
Special Correspondent
VISAKHAPATNAM: The Munchingput Police on Tuesday registered a case against members of a special police party following a complaint from four tribal women of Bhalluguda village in the mandal, that the policemen had outraged their modesty.
The case was registered, under Section 376 of IPC and SC and ST Atrocities (Prevention) Act following a complaint from the Village Secretary Ch. Bhoopathi that there were reports in the print and electronic media that four women of the village had been raped by the police on January 22.
He sought the police to inquire into the allegation and punish the guilty.
On Monday, Revenue Divisional Officer of Paderu K.R.D. Prasada Rao went to the village and spoke to two of the four alleged victims. He told reporters that he would submit the report to his superiors.
Times Of India
Cops booked for 'rape'
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Cops-booked-for-rape/articleshow/5502999.cms
TNN, 27 January 2010, 03:07am IST
VIZAG/HYDERABAD: Stung by angry protests from activists of human rights groups, women and dalit organisations, a criminal case was registered on Tuesday against the special party police in connection with the alleged rape of four Khond Adivasi women in Baaluguda village of Munchingput mandal in Visakhapatnam district on January 22.
Based on a complaint from Baaluguda village secretary Ch Bhupathi, the police registered the case at Munchingput police station under section 376 of IPC as well as section 3 (12) of SC/ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against the erring cops. Earlier, the police did not register a case when the villagers approached them. Instead, they told them only the victims could file a complaint.
Paderu revenue divisional officer Prasada Rao visited the village and conducted a 'secret' inquiry. Sources said he held a closed-door enquiry with two victims. When contacted, the RDO said he would submit a report to the higher officials. The government-appointed inquiry officer and Chintapally additional SP Syam Sundar merely said they could not proceed further as the victims have not complained about the incident.
The police served a notice on BSP leader Pangi Rajarao asking him to present evidences of the alleged rape. Meanwhile, former Chintapalli MLA G Demudu has criticised the attitude of the government, especially tribal welfare minister, for not reacting strongly to the heinous act of the police.
Meanwhile, the women and rights activists have demanded filing of criminal cases against the cops responsible for the alleged rape. They alleged that the police were trying to hush up the matter. They said the Greyhounds cops entered the houses of the four women after rounding up nine tribal men in the name of helping the Maoists and allegedly raped them. Six of the men were let off after bindover cases were registered, while criminal cases were booked against three others and remanded to judicial custody.
"Even five days after the heinous crime was committed by the policemen, no criminal case has been registered and the police did not conduct investigation either," K Padma of Mahila Chetana group said.
Sources said 50 Greyhounds cops along with Munchingput SI Keshav Rao swooped on the village in the early hours of Jan 22. The activists said though the district SP had appointed the Chintapalli ASP to enquire into the allegations, the ASP did not bother to visit the village and speak with the victims. "The local police are threatening the tribals with dire consequences if they speak out," K Venkata Ramana of a tribal welfare association said.
The activists are askance as to why no witness examination, collection of circumstantial evidence, medical and laboratory examination and identification parade have been taken up till now. It may be recalled that 11 Khond women were allegedly raped by the Greyhounds personnel on August 20, 2007, in Vakapally village in Vizag Agency and the National ST Commission had recommended in December 2007 to the AP government that the case be handed over to the CBI.
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.Arun Khote
On behalf of
Dalits Media Watch Team
(An initiative of "Peoples Media Advocacy & Resource Centre-PMARC")
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