03-West Bengal Report.pdf - People's watch
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On 21 January 2005 Rekha and her nephew lodged a complaint at Behala PS. Thereafter, she<br />
visited the PI several times to request that the PI investigate the matter and to inform him that<br />
Prabir Mitra and others regularly threatened her to withdraw the complaint.<br />
On 24 February 2005 Rekha filed a complaint to the SP of South 24 Parganas. Then, having no<br />
alternative, Rekha put the matter before the Hon’ble High Court and registered dated under<br />
section 304/34 of IPC against Prabir Mitra and others, on 24 September 2005. The POs<br />
arrested Shubhas and Apai. But after 15 days, they were released on bail.<br />
On 28 October 2005 investigating officer Uttam Banerjee and Behala SI locked victims in a cell<br />
and forced them to provide signatures for two letters, which were written by the police.<br />
On 7 July 2006 Rekha lodge a written complaint at Behala PS. Investigating officer Uttam<br />
Banerjee and Behala SI told Rekha not to bring the matter to media or press and suggested she<br />
close the matter.<br />
<strong>West</strong> <strong>Bengal</strong><br />
189<br />
FF Code : W.B./MON(Murari De)/Hooghly/Sep-04/09/2007/<br />
Sl.no. 48<br />
Victim(s) : 1) Sk Montaj Ali; 2) Sk. Amjad Ali; 3) Sk. Siyaj Ali<br />
Perpetrator(s) : POs Chanditala PS<br />
Location : Chanditala PS<br />
Date of incident : 27/08/2007<br />
Case Details:<br />
Victims Montaj Ali, age 43, Amjad Ali, age 40, and Siyaj Ali, age 25, are brothers all live in Akuli<br />
village.<br />
On 27 August 2007, at around 12:00pm, Amjad and Siyaj were working in their farm lands<br />
when they witnessed some men (hereinafter, “the attackers”) destroying their paddy plants.<br />
When Amjad and Siyaj protested, the attackers beat them with sticks all over their bodies.<br />
Amjad and Siyaj sustained fractures all over their faces and bodies. Montaj arrived on the<br />
scene to help his brothers, but the attackers also beat him.<br />
Chanditala PS police officers arrived on the scene and took the brothers to the police station for<br />
medical treatment.<br />
The police officers also registered a case against the attackers. However, the Chanditala PS<br />
police officers only arrested those attackers who surrendered themselves to the police. The<br />
Chanditala PS police officers did not take any actions to independently pursue the other attackers.<br />
Annual <strong>Report</strong> on Torture<br />
2007