They allege it was accomplished so as a result of the accused is related to a distinguished politician of Mandya district
Non-governmental organisations and activists suspect a conspiracy to suppress and canopy up a case of bonded labour in a stone quarry at Yaladahalli village in Nagamangala taluk of Mandya district regardless of complaints by the victims.
They’ve sought a inquiry into the case because the complainant has alleged that she was additionally molested.
The Swabhimana Belief of Mandya took up the case following which the Assistant Commissioner of Pandavpur, Shivananda Murthy, ordered an inquiry final December.
Officers, together with the tahsildar of Nagamangala taluk, had visited the spot and had concluded that there was neither proof of bonded labour nor unlawful quarrying within the Yaladahalli village as alleged.
Additionally they reported at the moment there have been no indicators of anyone overseeing or intimidating the complainant to work underneath duress as alleged. In all, 13 folks have been mentioned to be pressured to work within the quarry.
Nevertheless, NGOs have alleged that the authorities rushed to the conclusion to hush up the case because the accused was related to a distinguished politician of the district.
In the meantime, a First Data Report (FIR) was registered on December 18, 2020, within the Belur police station, based mostly on a criticism by a lady that her household together with her two youngsters, have been pressured into bonded labour by the proprietor of the stone quarry, recognized as Madhu.
“My father-in-law had taken an advance of ₹40,000 about 20 years in the past which is but to be repaid and therefore my household is pressured to work from 6 a.m. to eight p.m. at ₹200 per week,” based on the complainant.
An skilled on human rights mentioned that the criticism signifies that it a inter-generational bondage with the debt accrued by the daddy being handed on to his son and daughter-in-law, and therefore this known as for a severe inquiry.
He mentioned although there are prices of caste atrocity and sexual molestation within the FIR, the accused was but to be arrested which lends credence to suspicions of a cover-up. As per a 2016 State authorities order, in case any SC/ST member is subjected to bonded labour ₹1 lakh is due as compensation of which 25% must be paid on the time of registering the FIR and it has not been accomplished up to now, mentioned the human rights scholar.
When contacted, Belur SI Dayanand mentioned “investigation continues to be on”.
In the meantime, Venkatagiriah, State President of Dalit Shoshit Samaj Sangharsh Samiti (DSSSS or DS-4) mentioned unlawful mining and bonded labour have been intrinsically linked and they’re current to a big diploma in Mandya district.
“There are makes an attempt to hush up the case in opposition to which we held a protest in Nagamangala on Saturday. We’ll struggle until the victims safe justice,” he alleged.