Three booked under Atrocities Act for molesting Dalit woman at Peth near Uruli Kanchan

Uruli Kanchan police have registered a case under the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act against three residents of Peth in Haveli taluka. A 33-year-old woman has alleged that she was molested, that she and her son were abused on the basis of caste, and that they were threatened with death.

The accused have been named as Shakir Gafoor Sayyed, Ramzan Gafoor Sayyed and Sikandar Gafoor Sayyed. All three live in Peth. The case has been registered at Uruli Kanchan police station under several sections, including the Atrocities Act. The incident took place in the Peth area at about 7.30 pm on Sunday, November 8.

According to the police, the woman had phoned her sister to ask whether her son was at the sister's house. During the conversation she heard a man's voice on the phone. The sister then told her that her son had got into a quarrel with someone and asked her to come at once.

When the woman reached her sister's house, Shakir and Ramzan were there. It is alleged that Ramzan started an argument and said the woman's son had abused him on the phone. According to the complaint, Shakir then lunged at her, abused her and pulled at the end of her sari, outraging her modesty.

The complaint states that Sikandar arrived later and also abused the woman and her son. The woman has alleged that all three made insulting remarks about her caste, said she could no longer live in the village, and threatened to cut off her son's legs.

Sub-divisional police officer Bapurao Dadas is investigating the case. No arrest has been reported so far.