05-West Bengal.pdf - People's watch
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FF Code : W.B. / MON (Aditi Kar)/<br />
District- Kolkata / Jan-08/01/2008/ Sl.No.-1<strong>05</strong><br />
Victim(s) : (Late) Samir Chatterjee<br />
Perpetrator(s) : 1) Correctional Home Officials 2) Medical College Authorities<br />
Location : R.G. Kar Medical College Hospital, Kolkata<br />
Date of incident : 03/01/2008 – 07/01/2008<br />
Case Details:<br />
Victim Samir Chatterjee, aged 50 was a resident of Kushumpur village, falling under the jurisdiction of<br />
Ghola Police Station. The victim was arrested by the Ghola Police on 3 rd September 2006 under the<br />
Arms Act, and remanded thereafter at Dumdum Correctional Home. On 7 th September 2007 Samir<br />
was admitted in the jail hospital, for he was suffering from abdomen pain with vomiting, with a past history<br />
of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The victim was discharged after two days and once again<br />
admitted on 24 th December 2007. Samir was referred to R.G. Kar College Hospital at Kolkata on 2 nd<br />
January 2008, where he expired the next day. On 4 th January 2008 the body was taken by the constable<br />
of Tala Police Station to Nilratan Sarkar College Hospital for post mortem. But the relatives of the<br />
deceased were not present at the time of inquest. Mr. N.N. Malik, the ASI of Ghola Police Station denied<br />
giving information regarding the case. It is to be noted is that the post mortem was done only after 24<br />
hours.<br />
<strong>West</strong> <strong>Bengal</strong><br />
388<br />
Annual Report on Torture<br />
2007