05-West Bengal.pdf - People's watch
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FF Code : W.B./MON (Susmita Roy Choudhury)/<br />
District- South 24 Partganas/April-30/04/2008/ Sl.No.-158<br />
Victim(s) : Biltu Sil<br />
Perpetrator(s) : 1) Laltu Sil 2) Minu Sil 3) Sankar Prasad Biswas, OIC<br />
Location : Kalibari, Kasba<br />
Date of incident : 12/04/2008<br />
Case Details:<br />
Victim Biltu Sil, aged 34, is a resident of Jadabgarh (Kalibari). He was an auto driver, and dwelled along<br />
with his mother Minu Sil and elder brother Laltu Sil. Both Biltu’s mother and brother conspired against<br />
him after the death of his father, and got the auto registered in the name of Laltu. They also pressurized<br />
him to leave the house. Minu went to the court and declared that she has only one son, namely Laltu. On<br />
7 th January 2008 and 26 th March 2008 Biltu lodged two complaints at Kasba Police Station. After this the<br />
victim was facing continuous threats from his brother. Laltu repeatedly quarreled with him. Feeling<br />
insecured, Balti approached Kasba Police Station on 8 th April 2008, but the police refused to receive the<br />
complaint. On 12 th April 2008 Laltu assaulted the victim with a wooden stick, causing severe bleeding on<br />
his left hand and right palm. When the victim approached the police station to report on the same, the<br />
police just filed a general diary entry, rather than filing a criminal case. Thus the police have made this<br />
case of none effect.<br />
FF Code : W.B./ MON (Aditi Kar) /<br />
District- Kolkata/Jan-28/01/2008/Sl. No.-108<br />
Victim(s) : 1) Binayak Mondal 2) Debojyoti Ghosh<br />
Perpetrator(s) : 1) OIC 2) Dhritiman Thakkar 3) Riyaz Alam (a) Pappu<br />
Location : Nandaram, Burrabazar<br />
Date of incident : 14/01/2008<br />
Case Details:<br />
Victims Binayak Mondal, aged 33 and Debojyoti Ghosh, aged 29 are journalists. On 11 th January 2008<br />
devastating fire engulfed the seventh and tenth floor of Nandaram Market. On 12 th January 2008 the<br />
victims were covering the news in representation of a media channel named NE TV. There were other<br />
media professional too. On 14 th January 2008 when all the media people were busy telecasting a live<br />
coverage, 10 to 15 people all of a sudden assaulted the victims mercilessly. The strangers tried to<br />
snatch the camera from Binay’s hands. They burned the OB Van that was stationed there. They<br />
dragged Binay from the place he was standing so as to set him apart. The police who were stationed<br />
there for security purposes were mere spectators. The perpetrators fled from the place as soon as DSP<br />
Ajay Ranade arrived. Two among them namely Dhritiman Thakkar and Riyaz Alam (a) Pappu were<br />
caught and later cases were filed against them on 14 th January 2008, at Burrabazar Police Station,<br />
according to the suggestion of the DSP. Following this the victims were taken to the hospital by the<br />
rescue team.<br />
<strong>West</strong> <strong>Bengal</strong><br />
403<br />
Annual Report on Torture<br />
2007