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FF Code : W.B./MON (Gopen Chandra Sharma)<br />

District- Murshidabad/April-01/04/2008/Sl.No.-185<br />

Victim(s) : 1) Halema Mandal (a) Bibi 2) Bipul Mondal<br />

3) Anchad Mondal 4) Nuresha Bewa<br />

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Imran Mondal 2) Merina Bibi 3) Kajimuddin Mondal<br />

4) Swapan Saha, SI 5) Dr. Asish Saha<br />

Location : Roypara village, Jalangi<br />

Date of incident : 15/12/2007<br />

Case Details:<br />

Victim Halema Bibi, aged 55 and her husband Anchhad Mondal were staying with her daughter<br />

Nuresha Bewa and grandson Bipul Mondal, aged 20. The family resides in Roypara village, falling<br />

under the jurisdiction of Jalangi Police Station. Nuresha was a widow and her father handed over his<br />

land to her. Imran Mondal, the nephew of Nuresha quarreled over this and demanded a share. On 15<br />

th<br />

December 2007 Imran and his wife picked up a quarrel with the family of the victim. Halema received<br />

heavy blows during the scuffle that broke out. Imran pulled her hair and struck her with a wooden frame.<br />

She fell to the ground and her head began to bleed profusely. Black spots appeared all over her body.<br />

After this incident the victims went to Jalangi Police Station, following which Halema was hospitalized. A<br />

general diary entry was registered at Jalangi Police Station on the same day. Halema send a written<br />

complaint to the SDPO of Domkal on 11 th January 2008. Again on 27 th January 2008 the victim was<br />

hospitalized and finally she breathed her last on 2 nd March 2008. On 3 rd March 2008 Bipul went to<br />

Jalangi Police Station and lodged a FIR. Despite lodging two complaints, the police neither started<br />

investigation nor took any action. The family of the deceased in now under threat from the accused<br />

person. When Bipul went to inquire about the case, the SI threatened him not to disturb any further, or he<br />

would be implicated in a false case.<br />

FF Code : WB/MON(Julfikar Ali)/<br />

Murshidabad/Feb- 25/02/2008/Sl No – 168,169,170, 171<br />

Victim(s) : 1) Hayat Ali 2) Kallol Sarkar 3) Parmesan Soren (a) Parmen<br />

Soren 4) Ajijur Rahaman<br />

Perpetrator(s) : BSF Officials<br />

Location : Rajsahi Jail, Bangladesh<br />

Date of incident : February 2008<br />

Case Details:<br />

The above mentioned victims are Indian citizens detained in Rajsahi Jail. The victims have completed<br />

their term of imprisonment but still they are detained under illegal custody. It was revealed that the victims<br />

were not treated well in the jail, and left to starve, without proper clothes to wear. Mr. Balbir Singh, 1 st<br />

Secretary to the High Commissioner, Indian High Commission at Dhaka stated that the mistake was on<br />

the part of the Bangladesh authorities. Mr. Harun-Ur-Rasid, SP of Rajsahi Jail on the other hand stated<br />

that letters were sent to the BSF who failed to respond. The Commanding Officer (CO) of BSF blamed<br />

the Bangladesh Rifles, stating that they didn’t hand over the victims.<br />

<strong>West</strong> <strong>Bengal</strong><br />

411<br />

Annual Report on Torture<br />

2007

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