03-West Bengal Report.pdf - People's watch
03-West Bengal Report.pdf - People's watch
03-West Bengal Report.pdf - People's watch
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Case Detail:<br />
FF Code : W.B./Mon (Gopen Chandra Sharma)/<br />
Murshidabad/ May-25/05/2007/ SL. No.-59<br />
Victim(s) : 1) Bibrata Sarkar; 2) Sunil Mondal<br />
Perpetrator(s) : 1) Unnamed OC; 2) Somnath Sinha, SI;<br />
3) Utpal Das, SI; 4) Swapan Saha, SI<br />
Location : Sakirerdiarh village, Jalangi PS,<br />
Murshidabad District, <strong>West</strong> <strong>Bengal</strong><br />
Date of incident : 18/04/2007<br />
Victim Bibrata Sarkar, age 30, resides at Narsinghapur village, Sagarpara PO, Jalangi PS. He<br />
works as an agent for a life insurance company. Victim Sunil Mondal resides at Ramnarayanpara<br />
village, Jalangi PS.<br />
On 4 March 2007, some goons recently arrived from Bangladesh tried to take over the field<br />
where Bibrata Sarkar’s brother Subrata Sarkar cultivated brinjal.<br />
On 5 March 2007, Subrata Sarkar returned to his field to find that the goons had stolen brinjal<br />
plants from three khatas of his land.<br />
Subrata Sarkar filed a charge against one of the goons, Paritosh Sarkar. Paritosh Sarkar<br />
responded by scuffling with Subrata Sarkar and Bibrata Sarkar. Both parties lodged complaints<br />
against the other at Jalangi PS.<br />
On 18 April 2007 at 3.30pm, the goons met Bibrata Sarkar while he was returning home with<br />
victim Sunil Mondal after collecting premiums from some clients. The goons beat Bibrata<br />
Sarkar with iron rods and wooden sticks until he was senseless and then stole Rs. 24,800 from<br />
him. Bibrata Sarkar and Sunil Mondal were rescued by passers-by once the goons left.<br />
Bibrata Sarkar went to the Jalangi PS to lodge a complaint, but SI Somnath Sinha did not<br />
register an FIR, instead sending Bibrata Sarkar to Sadikhan’s Dearh Rural Hospital for treatment.<br />
At 7.30pm, Bibrata Sarkar’s brother Subrata Sarkar registered a complaint on his behalf. The<br />
police filed an FIR but did not give Subrata Sarkar a copy. SIs Utpal Das and Swapan Saha<br />
investigated the case, but colluded with the goons and did not take action against them. The<br />
police recovered none of Bibrata Sarkar’s money.<br />
On 19 April 2007, Bibrata Sarkar was discharged from the Hospital.<br />
On 30 April 2007, Bibrata Sarkar lodged a written complaint with the Superintendent of Police<br />
(Berhampore, Murshidabad). No action was taken.<br />
<strong>West</strong> <strong>Bengal</strong><br />
177<br />
Annual <strong>Report</strong> on Torture<br />
2007