India: All 269 Officials Convicted Of Raping, Assaulting and Torturing Villagers

Krishnagiri : India | Sep 30, 2011 at 2:40 AM PDT

By Surya Gaire

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269 officials have been accused of gang raping a group of tribal villagers in the southern state of Tamil Nadu on June 20, 1992. The news came in light after nearly two decades when the villagers of Vachathi in Krishnagiri district were tortured and they flash their paining.

Among those convicted are 126 forest officials, 84 policemen and 5 revenue officials.

Press Trust of India reported that 100 officials were found guilty Thursday of viciously beating dozens of people from the village of dalits. The officials were also convicted of rioting, raping, assaulting and torturing tribal.

The incident occurred as official raided Vachathi village to search for smuggled sandalwood. At the same time 8 women and 100 people were found badly raped and beaten respectively. The 17 officials convicted for rape were arrested immediately. The rest were sentenced to jail terms of between one and three years.

Indian Forest Service officer K Harikrishnan is one of the four convicted IFS officers. He has been handed out the maximum punishment of 17 years jail.

The court had passed the sentences later Thursday and will issue sentences next week.

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Surya Gaire is based in Kathmandu, Kathmandu, Nepal, and is a Reporter for Allvoices.

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Mohammad Shabbir Murtaza | over 1 year ago

This was of course a very sad news. Anyway rated up.

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HumTum | over 1 year ago

very good reporting,Thanks for sharing,rated up

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Ruby1204 | over 1 year ago

Thanks for sharing the news. Rates up

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Senaratne | over 1 year ago

I am sorry to say India has become notorious for similar offences by high officials.

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karasiwo | over 1 year ago

thanks for sharing the news,rated up

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biratg | over 1 year ago

All 269 should be proceed tit for tat.

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kamlagaire | over 1 year ago

very very sad news, the villagers must have been in contact with other officials.

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kamlagaire | over 1 year ago

very very sad news, the villagers must have been in contact with other officials.

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newriter | over 1 year ago

They could have been united to take actions. That is really pathetic.

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newriter | over 1 year ago

They could have been united to take actions. That is really pathetic.

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RositaRose | over 1 year ago

nice sharing, thanks n rated up!

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arusha-shah | over 1 year ago

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rabia AFZAL | over 1 year ago

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