6.136 The Superintendent of Police Araria submitted a copy of the FIR and filed charge sheet
against accused Narayan Yadav, Yogendra Yadav, Narayan Kahar, Bholua Yadav, Panchu Yadav
and Manoj Yadav. A communication dated 18 June 2007 received from the District Magistrate
Araria confirmed that the other victim had also been paid Rs. 25,000 and the balance amount shall
be paid to her after completion of the trial as per rules.
6.137 Since financial assistance, as per rules, has already been given to both the victims and the
prosecution of the offenders is going on in the Court, no further action was considered necessary
by the Commission. The case was thus closed on 16 July 2007.
32.
Refusal to Register Case of Shooting of 21 Scheduled Castes in Land Dispute in Allahabad, Uttar
Pradesh (Case No. 8277/24/4/2007-2008)
6.138 The Commission came across a distressing report captioned "21 SCs Shot due to Land
Dispute", which appeared in Jury Kit (Case Briefs Vol. I) published by the Indian People's Tribunal
on Untouchability. It was reported that on 11 October 2006 at around 2.30 p.m., one Lal Bahadur,
s/o Mahadev of Yadav Community and his family members belonging to Chamalpur village,
Police Station Bahariya, Allahabad started erecting a house on the land allotted to 7 Scheduled
Castes (SCs). When the SCs came to know about this, they rushed to the Sikandrabad Police Station
to lodge a report. The police officials discouraged them from doing so and demoralized them.
From there, the SCs came to the land in question and requested the perpetrators to stop the
construction work. They also showed them the stay order of the Court but the members of the
Yadav community started abusing and threatening the SCs by firing gunshots at them, injuring 21
SCs, out of which 6 were serious.
6.139 It was further alleged that no police official came to their help. The administration gave
them neither compensation nor protection. The victims said they were still receiving threats from
the perpetrators.
6.140 While taking suo motu cognizance of the incident, the Commission issued notice to the
Senior Superintendent of Police, Allahabad & the Director General of Police, Uttar Pradesh and
called for a report. In response, the Senior Superintendent of Police, Allahabad vide
communication dated 26 July 2007 reported that in respect of the said incident, a case No. 48A/06
u/s 147/148/149/323/336/504/307 IPC & 3(2)5 Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes
(Prevention of Atrocities) Act, 1989 was registered at Police Station Phoolpur against 15 persons
and charge sheet No. 4/07 was filed on 18 March 2007 against the accused. In view of the
appropriate action taken by the State authority, the case was closed by the Commission.
h)
Atrocities on Women and Children
33.
Harassment of School Children in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
(Case No. 23464/24/2005-2006)
6.141 The Commission received a complaint dated 11 October 2005 from Ms. Nivedita Sharma,
Advocate, New Delhi, alleging inhuman and irresponsible conduct on the part of the organizers of
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