Maratha outfits exhibit towards scientist dr. Medha khole a senior authorities scientist with the indian meteorological department (imd) has come underneath flak from activists and social outfits inside the metropolis for lodging a case against her cook dinner for allegedly ‘impersonating’ as a brahmin considering that can also 2016 and mendacity approximately her caste.
Dr. Medha vinayak khole, who is deputy director-fashionable for the imd’s climate forecasting phase, sparked controversy with her complaint lodged in opposition to the cook dinner nirmala yadav on the metropolis’s sinhagad police station on thursday night.
Police assets said that dr khole filed a criticism after she observed that the cook dinner was no longer of the brahmin caste, however belonged to the maratha network following the lately-concluded gauri ganpati festival.
The police said that dr. Khole alleged in her complaint that ms. Yadav had ostensibly concealed her caste to secure the job as she turned into beneath extreme monetary strain. But according to ms. Yadav (60), ms. Khole had never requested her about her caste whilst she sought work with her in 2016.
“she [Khole] only requested my name after I went to her for work remaining year. It turned into best after gauri ganpati that she [Khole] discovered i used to be a maratha and now not a brahmin. Following this, she barged into my house and commenced assaulting me, whilst stating that our god become of the streets while theirs become inside the heaven. She also threw my cellular phone even as abusing me,” ms. Yadav alleged.
Dr. Khole, however, claimed that her “non secular sentiments were hurt” as she had wanted a married brahmin woman to cook for own family events which includes the loss of life anniversary of her dad and mom and the gauri ganapati pageant. She in addition claimed that she had paid ms. Yadav wages amounting to ₹20,000 for the reason that beyond yr.
In her criticism, dr. Khole alleged that it changed into ms. Yadav who had assaulted her and lodged a case underneath sections 419 (impersonation), 352 (attack or use of criminal force) and section 504 (intentional insult with motive to initiate breach of peace) of the indian penal code (ipc).
At a time whilst caste problems are flashpoints across maharashtra, the case has sparked a furore amongst maratha organizations.
Considering friday noon, some of maratha agencies, along with the maratha kranti morcha, proven in opposition to dr. Khole in the front of the ved bhavan in kothrud, main to anxiety inside the location.
Individuals of the sambhaji brigade have demanded a counter-case be filed underneath towards dr. Khole beneath the social boycott (prevention, prohibition and redressal) act, 2016 and applicable sections of the ipc coping with abuse of official position and attack.
“it's far shocking that an educated lady like khole can behave in such an insensitive style at a time while such issues are mainly inimical to to social concord. This [case] simply exemplifies just how deeply entrenched notions of caste are. Regardless of the woman [Yadav] working absolutely for a 12 months, khole had objections with her caste. The grievance in opposition to yadav is totally fake and shameful,” said santosh shinde of the sambhaji brigade.
Participants of the outfit met with joint commissioner of police, ravindra kadam and demanded an immediate probe into the case.
“what's demanding is the alacrity with which the sinhagad police lodged the case in opposition to yadav without paying attention to her aspect. In evaluation, they are extraordinarily tardy on the subject of filing cases concerning social boycott or caste discrimination “ stated nandini jadhav of the maharashtra andhashraddha nirmoolan samiti (mans) alleging that dr. Khole had absolutely distorted the authentic nature of events through submitting a false case.