03-West Bengal Report.pdf - People's watch

On 22 December 2001, Kalachand, while away on a pilgrimage, called Saikat and told him to
spread a rumor that his Kalachand’s wife Sefali died in an accident. On 29 December 2001,
Sefali was found dead from poisoning.
On 1 July 2006, Kakoli obtained a document showing that Kalachand murdered Sefali. The
forensic examination of Sefali stated that “endosulfan has been detected in the viscera of Sefali
Chatterjee.”
Kakoli lodged a written complaint, along with the supporting documents, at the Chitpur PS.
On 25 July 2006, Kakoli sent a written complaint to the DCP. Meanwhile, she called several
times at the PS. NO action was taken.
On 11 October 2007, Kakoli sent complaints to the SHRC and the DCP. No action was taken.
West Bengal
FF Code : W.B./MON (Susmita Roy Choudhury)/
District-24 PGS (S)/Dec—13/12/2006/SL. NO.—23
Victim(s) : Manu Roy
Perpetrator(s) : 1) Ghutiari Sharif, Officer In-charge 2) Officer Incharge,
Canning PS (3) SP, (4)ASP (SR).
Location : Jahannuma Palace hotel, Madhya Pradesh.
Date of incident : 22/06/2005
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Case Details:
Victim Manu Roy is a Class XI student.
On 22 nd June 2005, Manu Roy was allegedly kidnapped and raped by some of her neighbors
(namely, Madhusudan Mistri, Basudeb Roy, and Mangal Mistri) in an under-construction building
inside the campus of a hotel named Jahannuma Palace in Madhya Pradesh.
Afterwards, the miscreants raped her several times and burnt her with cigarettes.
Finally, on 4 th October 2005 at night, Manu managed to escape.
On 23rd June 2006 Manu Roy’s brother Bikash Roy lodged a complaint at the Ghutiari Sharif
Police Out Post, but the police ignored his complaint and asked him to bring a passport-sized
photograph of Manu Roy.
Annual Report on Torture
2007