05-West Bengal.pdf - People's watch
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FF Code : W.B. / MON (Susmita Roy Chowdhury)<br />
District –south 24parganas / FEB-12/02/2008/ Sl.NO- 135<br />
Victim(s) : Pratima Chakraborty<br />
Perpetrator(s) : 1) Rati Ranjan Chakraborty, Home Guard 2) Police<br />
Location : Goraba PS, Canning PS, Baruipur PS, <strong>West</strong> <strong>Bengal</strong><br />
Date of incident : January 2008<br />
Case Details:<br />
Victim Pratima Chakraborty was married to Rati Ranjan Chakraborty, of Kachukhali village, 25 years<br />
ago. Her husband is a home guard of the Circle Inspector Office at Canning. Pratima came to know that<br />
her in-laws set fire on her elder sister-in-law Chhaya Chakraborty. Rati Ranjan maintained illegal<br />
relationship with Jharna Chakraborty, who is another sister-in-law of the victim. Pratima was also<br />
tortured by her in-laws when she objected this relationship. They tried to cut her throat using a sharp<br />
weapon. They even forcibly tried to feed her with poison. Pratima’s brother-in-laws sexually harassed<br />
and abused her. After few years the victim’s husband deserted her leaving behind three children.<br />
Pratima lodged several complaints at Canning Police Station but the police never accepted her complaint.<br />
Now Pratima is spending her days in misery. Her husband has constructed a house at Naridana,<br />
where she is not permitted to stay. The victim has send written complaints by post to Canning Police<br />
Station and the Circle Inspector Office. She also send a complaint to the Sub Divisional Police Officer<br />
through registered post.<br />
FF Code<br />
Victim(s)<br />
Perpetrator(s)<br />
Location<br />
: W.B./MON (Gopen Chandra Sharma)<br />
District- Murshidabad/March-28/03/2008/Sl.No.-184<br />
: 1) Priti Biswas 2) Prosanta Mohanta<br />
: 1) Srimanta Biswas 2) Ashim Biswas 3) Pivush Biswas<br />
4) P. Mukherjee, ASI<br />
: Kamarhati, Kolkata<br />
Date of incident : August 2007 – March 2008<br />
Case Details:<br />
Victim Prosanta Mohanta, aged 51, is a <strong>watch</strong> repairer residing in Harisingh Deuri village, falling under<br />
the jurisdiction of Murshidabad Police Station. He has three sons and two daughters. The economic<br />
condition of the family is very poor. Prosanta’s second daughter Priti Biswas, aged 20, was given in<br />
marriage to Srimanta Biswas on 8 th August 2007. Though the groom’s family demanded no bribe<br />
Prosanta gave Rs.50,000 as cash, a bed worth Rs.10,000, an almarah worth Rs.4,000, gold ornaments<br />
and gifts worth Rs.10,000. At her in-laws house, Priti Biswas stayed alone, for her husband would return<br />
home from work only at night. He usually came drunk and beat her up, along with his brothers. The<br />
victim was mentally depressed and she was sent back home on 20 th August 2007 owing to her serious<br />
physical condition. During this time Priti had to undergo treatment, and her husband never turned out to<br />
see her. Following this she had to go back to her in-laws house with her mother for company. Srimanta<br />
<strong>West</strong> <strong>Bengal</strong><br />
427<br />
Annual Report on Torture<br />
2007