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FF Code : W.B./MON (Gopen Chandra Sharma)
District- Murshidabad / July-29/07/2008/Sl.No.-204
Victim(s) : Khalek Seikh
Perpetrator(s) : 1) BSF Official 2) Biswasbabu, BSF Constable
3) BSF Inspector 4) OIC
Location : Kaharpara village, Raninagar
Date of incident : 19/06/2008
Case Details:
Victim Khalek Seikh is a poor farmer residing in Kaharpara village, falling under the jurisdiction of
Raninagar Police Station. The victim cultivates crops in the leased land of Hekmatulla Sarkar. This land
was located in the border, which was exclusively used by the smugglers for illegal works with the
assistance of BSF Officials, thereby causing damage to the crops, sustaining heavy financial loss for the
farmers. Khalek heard of a trespass into his field on 19 th June 2008, so he went to guard the field. During
that time the smugglers were chased by the BSF Officials and few cattle were seized. A patrolling
company consisting of six Officials entered the field of Khalek . Biswasbabu hit the victim on the right side
of his head with an iron rod. Khalek fell unconscious, but the officials made him stand straight, following
which he was delivered repeated blows with their iron rods on both legs and feet. There were severe
deep cut injuries on both his legs and head. The officials sensing his critical condition left the victim in a
pool of blood. Khalek was finally rescued by the villagers. He was rushed to a local doctor and is still
under treatment. He has spent nearly Rs.15,000 for his medical expenses. A written complaint was
lodged before the SP of Murshidabad dated 7 th July 2008 for initiating a criminal case against the BSF
Officials but to no avail.
FF Code : WB/ MON (Julfikar Ali)/
Murshidabad/ Feb-25/02/08/ SL NO – 166
Victim(s) : Kuran Mia
Perpetrator(s) : 1) BSF Jawan 2) Soniram Inwati, BSF Commander 3) Dr. Utpal
Location : Kaharpara Out-Post, Raninagar
Date of incident : 19/02/2008
Case Details:
Victim Kuran Mia, aged 40, is a resident of Ramnagar village, falling under the jurisdiction of Raninagar
Police Station. On 19 th February 2008 the victim was brutally attacked by a BSF Jawan, for refusing to
carry out the order of the latter. The jawan had asked Kuran to catch a person who was running away,
and when the victim refused he was assaulted so brutally that the bone on his left hand cracked. Kuran
went to lodge a complaint to Soniram Inwati, the Company Commandant. The officer send the victim to
Raninagar Hospital in the police vehicle but didn’t take any action against the perpetrator. He was
admitted in Berhampore District Hospital and treated by Dr. Utpal, who didn’t mention the name of the
accused jawan on the register of injury report. This incident was published along with the photograph of
the victim in a leading newspaper namely ‘Sambad Pratidin’ dated 22 nd February 2008. Thereafter the
victim wanted to go to Raninagar Police Station to lodge a complaint but he was taken to the Kaharpara
Camp by two BSF Officials who were with him, and bribed with Rs.800 so as to shut his mouth. Kuran
is now scared of the police and doesn’t want to lodge complaints anywhere.
West Bengal
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Annual Report on Torture
2007