Dalit Oppression the Most in Uttar Pradesh Mayawati Has Lost Her Way
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Not just a good one: Really? gender gap: It’s a power gap... - page 9 - Saeed Naqvi -page 11 - Pink Virani -page 12 Much, Much More Inside! For free private circulation Atrocities... Dalit POST www.dalitpost.com February 29, 2019 2 Family fighting for justice as caste prejudices threaten to foil the case... November 30th, 2019 to District The ADM report categorical- accuse her of being pawn in the Magistrate Amit Kishore. His ly states that prima facie there is hands of the powerful communi- report acknowledged Social De- an absolute negligence on part of ties. Chhotu’s father accuses both velopment Foundation’s request the police. the chowki in charge as well as for the inquiry. Based on his Even after the ADM Rakesh the doctor who performed Post inquiry after meeting villagers Kumar’s report indicating police Mortem were bribed to destroy as well as parents and wife of inaction and his suspicion on lo- the cases. He fears that the wit- Chhotu Mushahar, ADM not- cal police inspector for ignoring nesses might be allured as they ed that Chhotu died because of the pleas for FIR, there has not are too poor and police delay in terrible beating by rods, stones been any action against the said filing and investigating the case and bricks by RikeshSaini, s/o police in charge of the Chowki. will hurt it. So far he is thorough- Ram Ratan and Lav Mishra s/o Police did not want to file the ly disappointed as he has not re- Chandra Pal Mishra. Chhotu got FIR under the SC-ST Prevention ceived a single rupee of compen- injured and then was pushed into of Atrocities Act 1989 (amend- sation from the government. the river where he died of drown- ed 2015) but they had no option Till today, Chotu Mushahar’s ing. after the ADM Rakesh Kumar’s family who are an absolutely It was a well-known fact that report but resisted at all level that landless family and living in one Chhotu and for that matter, most they can’t file a case under 302 room kuchha house allotted to of the Mushahars know swim- but under 304. Finally, they filed Yogendra Mushahar, have not got ming as fishing is a life line for FIR on December 5th, 2019 near- any compensation. Authorities them. Perhaps he died because he ly after 40 days of the incident. promised but nothing happened. was injured and hence could not The FIR filed under SC-ST Act Even under the SC-ST Prevention swim. He could have survived if section 3(2)V and section 304 of of Atrocities Act, the victim fam- he was not pushed into the riv- IPC 1860. ily are supposed to get compen- - V B Rawat the report within an hour with er. ADM report noted that the Actually the main accused in sation to support the basic needs his ‘finding’ that the body does information of Chhotu’s disap- the case is belong to the Brah- of the family. Under the law the Chhotu Mushahar, 30, was found not have any injury mark and the min community as well as Saini( compensation must be paid with- murdered because of some dis- death occurred due to drowning, OBC) community but there is a in the seven days of the incident pute over a fish by the two per- thus indicating categorically that “There is a lack of well-known fact that police tried happen but in this case we can sons of the Udaipura village in it does not consider any foul play action on part of to protect them. They are roam- still think that the date of filing district Deoria in Uttar Pradesh, or murder of Chhotu, instead, he police officer as they ing in the village and are said to of FIR, which is December 5th, on October 28th, 2019. His dead died himself. Frankly speaking, failed to respond be in touch with the police. 2019 but so far not a single penny, body was found floating at the most of the time, when a Musha- Chhotu Mushahar’s parents has been transferred. It is sad that river chhoti Gandak in village har or any other Dalit is mur- to the various told me that they are receiving for every small thing, the officials Raman Chhapara which is about dered, the cases are rarely filed complains by Chhotu threat from the family of Lav are being reminded of their du- a kilometer from his home. The and blame is on the individual Mushahar’s family” Mishra and their sympathizers ties. The details of Bank account, accused Lav Mishra and Rikesh only. The cause of death which that if he goes to jail, he will defi- aadhar card and other things have Saini allegedly beat him merci- is often ‘accepted’ by people is nitely teach them a lesson after already been furnished to the lessly on the bank of river Gandak ‘drinking’ or some old ghost of pearance was given to the local he is released. Chhotu’s parents authorities. The officials need to where they had asked him to get river responsible for the death. police Thana but police did not have withdrawn their grandchil- explain why the delay and except river fish for them but as Chho- In the case of Chhotu, initially, it register the FIR. The Panchnama dren from the school out of fear. for the ADM Rakesh Kumar, no tu could not get enough catch he was spread that he was drunk but of the dead body of Chhotu was They are pained and agonized. other official ever bothered to did not give anything and in the the post mortem report too does not carried out in the presence His father Yogendra Prasad, is a visit the family and assure them process got killed leaving behind not indicate anything. of Chhotu’s family, said ADM’s rarity among the Mushahar com- justice. The family face threat as his parents, wife Rinku and three I had written the initial report finding. Instead police took over munity who qualified interme- the accused and their families children. after meeting the family and vis- the body, misbehaved with the diate and was working outside. continue to threaten them and Irony is that Rinku is preg- iting the village Udaipura which wife of Chhotu and got the Post Even Chhotu used to do paint- environment in the village is nant again and the family live in falls under Thana Kotwali, Deo- Mortem of the dead body with- ing work in Chennai but he was still of fear. As his mother cries a one room house that Yogendra ria district. A more detailed re- out engaging or taking into con- called by his father a few months for justice, Yogendra Mushahars Mushahar got. Chhotu’s father port of mine was also published fidence the family members. back as his father felt that both says he is tired of going pillar to was away in Sikandarabad ( in Hindi by many online portals. The report further opined af- Secundarabad and Chennai were post, it is Chhotu’s wife Rinku, Telangana) for work and rushed For last one and a half decade, ter speaking to the Police Chowki far away for them and hence they with three kids and one more to back to his home when he was in- this organization has worked for in charge Jeetendra Kumar Ti- had decided to move to Ranchi. arrive, who is staring at an un- formed about the death of his son. the uplift of Mushahar communi- wari that there is a lack of action Both had thought that they would certain future. She was actually The body of Chhotu was re- ty and mobilized them. Its coor- on part of police officer as they be working together and was eas- married to Chhotu’s elder broth- covered on October 29th in the dinator Sangeeta Kushwaha was failed to respond to the various ier for them to be at their home. er who died and the family felt morning in the river as people trying to help the community complains by Chhotu Musha- Chhotu was the only earning the need of keeping her in the failed to trace the body in the from the day one. She accompa- har’s family. How can police member other than his father. family and got her married to night and continued their effort nied them to all the relevant offi- not file FIR and take the matter The Mushaharbast has isolat- Chhotu. Sadly for her, Chhotu in the morning too but it came up cials but nothing moved. Finally, seriously when all the people, ed huts.