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INDIA HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2005 Bihar Najma Khatoon, a murder convict, delivered a baby boy after being raped by a police constable who was on deputation to guard her at the Sasaram Sadar hospital. She was admitted to the hospital due to illhealth between 29 September 2002 to 22 October 2002. She was lodged in a separate room in the women’s ward of the hospital where the constable on guard raped her. She petitioned Sasaram jail authorities for help but no action was taken even to identify the accused police constable. The police reportedly took a Havildar into custody; but he was allegedly released following protest by the policemen’s association. Later, the police even denied having arrested anybody. The incident was raised in the State Assembly in March 2003 and August 2003. The case was transferred to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) for a probe but the CID failed to make any arrest. The most pitiable condition is the status of about 55 prisoners lodged in jails at Bhagalpur, Gaya and Muzaffarpur who have been awarded death sentence but there has been inordinate delay in the execution. 58 VI. Juvenile justice On 6 February 2004, the Patna High Court reportedly sought a meeting with Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi to discuss measures for “the strict implementation” of the Juvenile Justice Act and observed that the State Government was not “properly cooperating” in the matter. 59 On 25 November 2004, National Human Rights Commission took a suomotu action on the basis of a news report published in The Asian Age on 23 November 2003 captioned “Child criminal?” The news report showed the photograph of 12-year-old Govinda in handcuffs and tied with a big rope by police personnel of Sri Krishna Puri police station of capital Patna. The Director General of Police, Bihar was directed to report within two weeks, amongst others, about the circumstances that led to the handcuffing of the child in violations of the Supreme Court guidelines and whether the child was produced before the Juvenile Justice Board. The 12-year-old Govinda was reportedly arrested for allegedly calling up houses in the area, abusing the owners and demanding ransom money in the style of the notorious Bindu Singh who is currently lodged in Bhagalpur jail on charges of extortion. 60 VII. Defenders at risks Social activists Sarita Kumari and Mahesh Kant of Institute of Research and Action, who reportedly turned Shabdo village into a model village, were gunned down near Pathlauria Ahar under Fathepur police station, Gaya by unidentified gunmen on the night of 24 January 2004. The assailants intercepted the victims’ vehicle and shot them at point blank range when they were returning to their Fathepur office. 61 Both Sarita Kumari and Mahesh 43
INDIA HUMAN RIGHTS REPORT 2005 Bihar Kant were engaged in a legal fight with the district’s dreaded gangster, Samman Yadav, who forcibly grabbed a piece of Dalit’s land in Fathepur. 62 Police arrested 44 four persons in connection with the murder. Among those arrested included noted criminals of the area- Budhan Yadav and Sadhu Yadav. 63 ■
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