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FF Code : W.B. / MON (Murari Dey)/
District- Hooghly/ Jan-04/01/2008/Sl.No.-66
Victim(s) : 1) Judhistir Adak 2) Mredula Adak
Perpetrator(s) : 1) Nani Gopal Adak 2) Partha Sarathi, IIC
Location : Gangadha, Chanditala
Date of incident : 01/12/2007
Case Details:
Victim Judhistir Adak is a carpenter residing in Gangadha village, falling under the jurisdiction of Chanditala
Police Station. He was married to Mredula Adak and both have two daughters and a son. Judhistir is the
only earning member of the family. There was a long standing property clash between the victim and his
brothers Nani Gopal Adak and Parimal Adak. On several occasions the victim and his wife lodged
dairies in Chaditala Police Station from 2003. Judhistir had ¼ shares in the joint property which was not
fully partitioned, within which his brothers started constructing, and stopped the flow of water filling with
mud. The victim filed a civil suit in the Court of the Civil Judge, Serampore. The Court passed an order
of injunction on 1 st March 2007 which came into effect on 1 st June 2007. But on 1 st December 2007 in
spite of the injunction order the youngest brother of Judhistir engaged masons in the property to construct.
This happened when the victim was away from home, and his wife rushed to the police station for help
but the officer on duty failed to receive the complaint. The victims also send a written complaint to the
SDPO on 3 rd December 2007 but in vain.
FF Code : W.B./ MON (Amrita Rana)/
District-Howrah/ March-28/03/2008/Sl.No.-63
Victim(s) : Kalipada Mondal
Perpetrator(s) : 1) Joydeb Mondal 2) Basudeb Mondal 3) Astapada Mondal
4) Rupa Mondal 5) Santana Mondal 6) Tarak Mondal
7) Moyna Mondal 8) Police
Location : Baltikuri, Jaghacha
Date of incident : 29/01/2008
Case Details:
Victim Kalipada Mondal, aged 75 is a resident of Bharatmata Colony, falling within the jurisdiction of
Jaghacha Police Station. He worked in a jute mill and didn’t receive any retirement benefit. The victim
stayed along with his sons and daughters-in-law. For the past few years Kalipada was pressurized by
his children to divide the property. When the victim refused his sons grew furious and tortured him
mentally. They often abused him with filthy words, beat him up mercilessly, and let him to starve.
Kalipada lodged several diaries at Jaghacha Police Station from 2006 to 2007, but the police failed to
initiate any action. On 29 th January 2008 Kalipada was beaten up badly and completely driven out of his
house. The victim took shelter in his daughter’s house with no other way. He filed a petition before the
Judicial Magistrate, and his sons were directed to give Rs.300 each per month to the victim, but
Kalipada didn’t receive any.
West Bengal
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Annual Report on Torture
2007