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 Details:<br />
FF Code : W.B./ MON (Faruk Molla)/ 24 PGS (N)<br />
/Mar-26/<strong>03</strong>/2007/Sl.No.-18<br />
Victim(s) : 1) Taslema Khatun; 2) Talesma’s sister<br />
Perpetrator(s) : (1) POs Baduria PS,<br />
(2) POs Basirhat PS;<br />
3) POs Swarupnagar PS<br />
Location : Merudandi Village<br />
Date of incident : 2002 - Present<br />
<strong>West</strong> <strong>Bengal</strong><br />
On 24 March 2002, victim Taslema Khatun, age 22, and her sister went to work for Rabuil Gazi<br />
as servants. They were only supposed to work for Gazi for a month.<br />
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When the Khatun sisters did not return home after a month, their father went to Gazi’s house.<br />
There, he learned that Gazi had sold his daughters.<br />
15 March 20<strong>03</strong>, Khatun’s father attempted to lodge a complaint against Gazi at Badurai PS, but<br />
the police officers there only entered a General Diary entry. The Badurai PS police officers told<br />
Khatun’s father to lodge a complaint with the Basirhat PS. However, at the Basirhat PS, the police<br />
officers also only entered a General Diary entry, despite Khatun’s father attempts to lodge a<br />
complaint. Khatun then complained to the Basirhat Sub Divisional police officer to no avail.<br />
Khatun’s father later learned that Gazi had sold his daughters through to individuals living in the<br />
Banglani Village. When he attempted to lodge a complaint against those individuals with the<br />
Badurai PS, he was instead referred to the Swarupnagar PS.<br />
On 27 August 2005, the Swarupnagar PS issued a notice to the two individuals, who denied all<br />
allegations against them. The Swarupnagar PS police officers took no further action and refused<br />
to investigate.<br />
To date, Khatun’s father is constantly denied help from any police stations regarding his daughters.<br />
Annual <strong>Report</strong> on Torture<br />
2007