Amaravathi, April 11 -- A case was filed with the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on April 10, 2026, in connection with the alleged human rights violation against the Boya Valmiki community in Boyapalem village of Kanigiri municipality in Prakasam district of Andhra Pradesh.

The action followed the systematic destruction of the Boya Valmiki community's 200-year-old traditional burial ground located in Survey Number 554 of the municipality.

Local municipal authorities have reportedly halted the burial of a deceased woman from the community named Choppaarapu Anjamma on March 19, forcing the grieving family to cremate her in a dumping yard.

The following day, the alleged encroachers operating under heavy police protection utilised...