NHRC, India
compensation of Rs. 9,75,000/- to the legal heir of threedeceased persons @ Rs. 2,99,999/each and Rs. 74,999/- to the injured.
viii.
2.
Since compensation was paid to the victims, no further intervention of the Commission was
required, and the Commission closed the case on 07/06/2021.
Injury caused to a shop owner by a customer due to the owner belonging to a scheduled caste.
(Case Number: 1726/20/2/2020)
3.
i.
A complaint was received by the Commission on 06.03.2020 from Centre for Dalit Rights
Jaipur, Rajasthan, alleging that an accused person allegedly beat the victims belonging to
the Scheduled Caste in the shop where the victim went to get his punctured tyre repaired
on 28.09.2019. When the victims approached the Police Station, Tehla, the police officials
called the accused persons, who, in connivance with the police, again assaulted the victims,
thus causing a fracture on the hand of one of the victims and head injury to three women.
ii.
The Commission took cognizance ofthe matter on 29.10.2020, and a report dated 30.04.2021
from the Superintendent of Police informed the Commission that an FIR had been filed
on the complaint of the complainant, and also notified that during the investigation, the
statement of the accused, victims and witnesses were recorded, spot enquiry was conducted,
medical examination including x-ray was conducted, and a charge-sheet was also filed.
Further, monetary relief of Rs. 25,000/- was sanctioned.
iii.
The Commission upon reviewing the SC/ST (POA) Rules, 2016, determined that the
chargesheet was filed in the court against four accused persons, and hence, each victim was
entitled to 75 percent of the total interim relief under Entry 25, Annexure–I. In light of the
Commission's observations, the District Magistrate of Alwar, Rajasthan, was directed to
submit a compliance report along with proof of payment to all the four victims.
iv.
In response, the DM submitted its report dated 04.08.2021, stating that all the four victims
had been paid Rs. 75,000/- each. Therefore, no intervention was required, and the case was
closed by the Commission on 22.10.2021.
A case of land grabbing, threat to life and derogatory slurs against a90-year-old man and his
family, who belong to the SC community, in Talapavri Gudem village, Ankalampad, West
Godavari, Andhra Pradesh.
(Case number: 860/1/24/2020)
i.
The Commission received a complaint on 22.01.2020, alleging harassment of a 90-year-old
man belonging to Schedule Caste by the accused persons, who tried to encroach upon his
land by threatening to take the life of the complainant and his family, and using derogatory
insults against the caste.
ii.
As per the directions of the Commission dated 20.07.2020, a report dated 28.07.2020 was
received from the SP, West Godavari, which revealed that the police had registered an FIR
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