http://www.hindu.com/2010/09/06/stories/2010090659740300.htm
Karnataka - Mangalore Dalit outfits accuse police of inaction Staff Correspondent Accused in a case of atrocity over daily wage worker still to be booked: leaders -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A daily wage earner was assaulted by four persons in 2009 Dalit leaders seek compensation, job for the victim -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MANGALORE: Dalit organisations have alleged that members of Bajrang Dal, accused of stripping and assaulting Sridhar (27), a Dalit daily wage-worker from Peraje village of Kodagu district, in Bantwal taluk on July 5, 2009, were still to be arrested. The police registered a case against four persons after The Hindu brought the atrocity case to light. But all of them are now out on bail. Speaking at the monthly grievance meeting for SCs/STs organised by the district police here on Sunday, leaders of various Dalit organisations said that the police had failed to book cases against six more persons, who allegedly played a crucial role in the atrocity against the same victim. Expressing fears about the safety of Mr. Sridhar, they said that unless the police moved the court and got the bail order cancelled, the accused would try to harm or bring pressure on the victim again. The leaders demanded that Mr. Sridhar be paid compensation, provided medical care for the permanent deformities he sustained during the attack, and a Government job .
