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kracktivist posted: " By Express News Service - CUDDALORE 28th November
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By Express News Service - CUDDALORE
28th November 2012 08:48 AM
In a sudden attack on a Dalit <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dalit> colony
near
Vadalur<http://maps.google.com/maps?ll=11.7430555556,79.7655555556&spn=0.01,0.01&q=11.7430555556,79.7655555556%20(Vadalur)&t=h>,
at least eight houses <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House> were set ablaze
by a group belonging to caste <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caste> Hindu
community on Tuesday. The men also damaged eight other houses and destroyed
property.
The violence was reportedly triggered off after some Dalit men allegedly
teased a caste Hindu girl. Tension was palpable in Pacharapalayam
village<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Village>even as a heavy posse of
policemen stood guard.
The police booked 150 persons of the cast Hindu community on charges of
engaging in violence while seven Dalits were booked for
eve-teasing<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eve_teasing>.
Residents of the village told Express that around 200 caste
Hindus<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hindu>,
predominantly youth, suddenly rushed to their street in the early hours of
Tuesday and vandalised their houses. They said the attack went on
uninterrupted for over two hours. “Police <http://thepolice.com> did not
come to the spot even after two hours,” they complained.
Priyanka, a college student, was still to recover from the shock. She said,
“More than 50 youngsters entered this street around 6 am and started
pelting stones at our houses. When they started attacking our houses
randomly, I ran into my house.”
Arasan, an elderly Dalit man, said, “I was sitting beside the road when
they ran into this street. I thought they were going to play volley ball.
But they attacked my house and broke the roof
tiles<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tile>.
The youth come through one way and the elders came through another. I
pleaded with them not to attack my house but they damaged the roof tiles
and broke vessels kept outside to fill water from public taps.”
For Palaniyammal (45), the concern was the safety of her grandchildren who
were terribly frightened. She said, “I hugged the children tight and sat
inside. The noise I heard from outside shook me.”
Six bikes and a four-wheeler were also damaged during the rampage while
textbooks of children and certificates were burnt. Totally, 11 dalits and
two caste Hindus were injured in the incident and were admitted to
hospitals.
The affected Dalits, whose houses were burnt in the attack, were given Rs
5,000, 10 kg of rice and two sets of clothes as immediate aid by the
government.
DRO Rajendran, Cuddalore <http://www.cuddalore.tn.nic.in/> sub-collector
Lalitha and Cuddalore SP Radhika visited the village
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