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FF Code : W.B./ Mon (Gopen Ch. Sharma)/
District- Murshidabad / Feb-26/02/2008/Sl.No.-175
Victim(s) : 1) (Late) Sabina Iasmin 2) Abdus Sattar
Perpetrator(s) : 1) Ripan Mondal 2) Nazmul Haque 3) Jyotsna Bibi 4) Abuijafar
5) Lilufaraha 6) Subir Kumar Pal, OIC 7)Swapan Kumar Saha, SI
8) Prodip Roy, CI
Location : Biswaspara, Jalangi
Date of incident : 28/01/2008
Case Details:
Victim Sabina Iasmin, aged 21 was married to Ripon Mondal, of Biswaspara village, falling under the
jurisdiction of Jalangi Police Station. The victim’s father Abdus Mondal gave Rs.23,000 and other
valuable things as dowry. Ripon was unemployed at the time of marriage. Abdus helped him to establish
a computer centre in Jalangi, providing him monetary assistance. But Ripon wasn’t satisfied and
demanded more dowry. Sabina was subjected to continuous physical and mental torture. She had a
year old son too. She was not allowed to go to her father’s house either. On 28 th January 2008 the victim
was tortured to bring Rs.3,000, but she refused owing to Abdus’ poor economic condition. That day she
was severely beaten that the victim set herself on fire at night while everybody were sleeping. Sabina
was rushed to the hospital but expired on 16 th February 2008. Abdus had lodged complaints against his
son-in-law at Jalangi Police Station on 30 th January 2008 and 17 th February 2008. The SI and CI of the
station arrested one accused among them namely Nazmul Haque but released at once. Abdus visited
Jalangi Police Station frequently but the OIC refused to give him the copy of the FIR. He was also
threatened to be implicated in false cases, and stated that he was responsible for his daughter’s death.
A case of unnatural death was filed on 16 th February 2008. Written complaints were send to the SP of
Berhampore on 25 th February 2008 but in vain.
FF Code : W.B. / MON (Aditi Kar)/
District- Kolkata / Feb-29/02/2008/ Sl.No.-116
Victim(s) : Sahanara Bibi
Perpetrator(s) : 1) OIC 2) OIC, Detective Department 3) R.K. Chowdhury, SI
Location : Ultadanga, Kolkata
Date of incident : 28/02/2008
Case Details:
Victim Sahanara Bibi, aged 28, is a rag picker residing in Basanti Colony, falling under the jurisdiction of
Ultadanga Police Station. Her husband is no more and the victim has a daughter named Fatema
Khatun. During February 2007 Fatema was missing, following which a complaint was filed in Ultadanga
Police Station. The missing person squad of Lalbazar started their search after the intervention of the
human right organization. Then the case was transferred to Immoral Traffic Section, of Kolkata Police.
On 1 st September 2007 Fatema returned back from Bodh Gaya. The next day Sahanara went to the
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Annual Report on Torture
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