05-West Bengal.pdf - People's watch
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FF Code : W.B./ MON (Gopen Chandra Sharma)<br />
District- Murshidabad /July-29/07/2008/Sl.No.-2<strong>05</strong><br />
Victim(s) : (Late) Sentu Mondal<br />
Perpetrator(s) : 1) Ganeshan, BSF D.I.B 2) BSF Jawans 3) OIC<br />
Location : Mouza Udanarayanpur, Jalangi<br />
Date of incident : 17/06/2008<br />
Case Details:<br />
Victim Sentu Mondal (19), S/o Ershad Mondal was a resident of Chakmathura village, falling under the<br />
jurisdiction of Jalangi Police Station. The victim was a student of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Academy. His father<br />
owns some land at Mouza- Udayanarayanpur, located near the border. The surrounding lands are<br />
heavily affected by the illegal smuggling activities carried out by the local smugglers. On 17 th June 2008<br />
Sentu went to smuggle cattle for the first time under the influence of some local persons. Suddenly they<br />
were chased by the BSF Officials of Singpara BSF Head Quarter. While others managed to escape,<br />
Sentu was caught and dragged to the camp. The officials beat him mercilessly. Ganeshan, the DIB<br />
attached to the Camp also beat Sentu with the butt of the rifle, and ruptured his genitals. There were<br />
injuries all over his body. The officials drowned his body into river Padma. At evening the body surfaced,<br />
following which it was sent for post mortem to Berhampore GH. The police of Jalangi Police Station filed<br />
an unnatural death case dated 19 th June 2008. The father of the deceased lodged a written complaint on<br />
24 th June 2008 before the SP of Murshidabad, bringing allegations against the guilty BSF Officials but the<br />
police failed to initiate action against the perpetrators.<br />
FF Code : W.B./Mon (S. Mukhtar Ahmed)/<br />
District-24 PGS (N)/Feb- 12/02/08/Sl.No.-110<br />
Victim(s) : (Late) Serajul Mondal<br />
Perpetrator(s) : H.N. Boro, BSF Constable<br />
Location : Madhupur Bridge, Bagdah<br />
Date of incident : 24/12/2007<br />
Case Details:<br />
Victim Serajul Mondal, aged 14, S/o Rezaul Mondal was a resident of Hariharpur village, falling under<br />
the jurisdiction of Bagdah Police Station. The victim was living in Delhi, and had come home for Eid<br />
festival. On 24 th December 2007 Serajul went to meet his mother in Bangladesh, and while returning he<br />
was shot down by the BSF Jawans (Police). The father of the deceased states that his son didn’t die of<br />
firing, for there were deep injuries on his chest, as if assaulted with a sharp weapon. According to Sunil<br />
Yadav, Assistant Commander of BSF, five to six persons were coming from Bangladesh on the day of<br />
the incident. The officers fired at them for crossing the border without paying heed to the orders. The<br />
body was handed to Bagdah Police Station on 25 th December 2007, several hours after the death. The<br />
police registered a case of unnatural death. The BSF had lodged a complaint against Serajul, alleging<br />
him of criminal trespass, and assaulting the public servant. The family members of the deceased are<br />
afraid of lodging complaints against the BSF. They haven’t received the post mortem report till date<br />
despite various efforts.<br />
<strong>West</strong> <strong>Bengal</strong><br />
486<br />
Annual Report on Torture<br />
2007