05-West Bengal.pdf - People's watch
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FF Code : W.B./MON (Sumita Roy Choudhury)/<br />
District-South 24 Parganas/ Jan- 23/01/2008/Sl No.-129<br />
Victim(s) : Krishna Debnath<br />
Perpetrator(s) : Biswajit Bandhyapadhyay, IIC<br />
Location : Canning PS, <strong>West</strong> <strong>Bengal</strong><br />
Date of incident : 22/01/2008<br />
Case Details:<br />
Victim Krishna Debnath is a veterinary doctor residing in Sanjoy Palli. He is a well known social activist<br />
in the locality. The victim also maintained good relations with the village people. On 22<br />
nd January 2008<br />
the victim was arrested by four officials of Canning Police Station during night. The police barged into his<br />
house, breaking open the entrance gate and assaulted him in the presence of his family members.<br />
Krishna was also abused with filthy words. He was taken to the police station in their jeep. In all these<br />
circumstances, the police violated the D.K. Basu Judgment. On 12 th January 2008 the victim was<br />
produced before Alipore Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court. It is reported that on 19 th January<br />
2008, the officials of Canning Police Station wanted to arrest three persons illegally. When Krishna<br />
Debnath protested against it, the officials left the place. Holding grudge in their mind, the officials of<br />
Canning Police Station illegally arrested the victim under a fabricated case. Later the victim managed to<br />
come out on bail.<br />
FF Code : W.B./Mon (Susmita Roy Choudhury)/<br />
District-South 24 Parganas/ Jan-23/01/2008/Sl.No.-128<br />
Victim(s) : Krishna Pathak<br />
Perpetrator(s) : 1) Patitpaban Ghosh 2) Police<br />
Location : Baruipur PS, <strong>West</strong> <strong>Bengal</strong><br />
Date of incident : <strong>05</strong>/01/2008<br />
Case Details:<br />
Victim Krishna Pathak, aged 39, is a resident of Loknath Pally. Her husband Harananda Pathak was<br />
found missing for the past 19 years and the victim resides along with her son Biswajit Pathak. She gave<br />
all her daughters into marriage. Krishna manages the family by working in a factory at Park Circus<br />
Darga Road. From 2000 the victim entered into an affair with her colleague named Patitpaban Ghosh.<br />
Both got married but the marriage was not registered. After marriage they stayed at Krishna’s house<br />
along with her son. During this period the victim also left her job. Patitpaban left for his house at Janai<br />
during October 2007 and didn’t return. On 4 th December 2007 Krishna received news that he was going<br />
to marry another lady. On 4 th January 2008 Patitpaban called the victim to meet him, and Krishna<br />
requested him to come home. Accordingly he came and spend the night with her. On 5 th January 2008<br />
few relatives of Patitpaban came to the house of the victim and abused her with filthy words. All of them<br />
tried to beat her but she was saved by her neighbours. The officials of Baruipur Police Station came to<br />
<strong>West</strong> <strong>Bengal</strong><br />
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Annual Report on Torture<br />
2007