03-West Bengal Report.pdf - People's watch
03-West Bengal Report.pdf - People's watch
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On 19 October 2007, fifty to sixty members of the Krishi Jami Banchao Committee were<br />
protesting against the acquisition of farming land for the Tata Small Car Project. With them, they<br />
had choppers, crowbars, sickles, axes, and other weapons.<br />
At 9.00am, around 200 armed officers from Chinsurah PS, and between 25 and 50 armed<br />
officers from Singur PS led by SI Priyabrata Baksi, arrived and fired tear gas carelessly into the<br />
gathering.<br />
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At the same time, some farmers – including victim Bidyut Kumar Manna – were working in<br />
nearby fields. One tear gas canister hit Bidyut Kumar Manna’s back, causing him a serious<br />
injury. Namita Das was also injured.<br />
The next day, Bidyut Kumar Manna was treated by Dr. R.N. Sarkar at the Medical Camp<br />
organized by Majdur Kranti Parisad at Barabari East.<br />
On 25 November 200, Dr. R.N. Sarkar certified that Bidyut Kumar Manna had been suffering<br />
from medical injury caused by a tear gas cell and was under his treatment.<br />
On 27 November 2007, Bidyut Kumar Manna lodged a complaint with the Superintendent of<br />
Police, Chinsurah, Hooghly. No action was taken.<br />
FF Code : W.B./MON (Murari Dey)/Hooghly/<br />
Sep—20/09/2006/Sl.No.-08<br />
WB/MON(Murari Dey)/Hoogly/<br />
July – 31/07/07/Sl.No. –42<br />
Victim(s) : 1) Bipul Banik; 2) Chhaya Banik; 3)<br />
Chadan Banik<br />
Perpetrator(s) : 1) Arundhuti Chowdhuri, OC; 2)<br />
Sukhamoy Chakraborty, OC; 3) Prabir Roy,<br />
PI; 4) POs<br />
Location : Konnagar Police Sub-Station, Hooghly<br />
District; Uttarpara PS, Hooghly District<br />
Date of incident : <strong>03</strong>/09/2006; 19/07/2007; 27/07/2007<br />
Annual <strong>Report</strong> on Torture<br />
2007<br />
Case details:<br />
Victim Bipul Banik is a vegetable seller. He lives with his wife Chhaya Banik and his sons<br />
Chadan and Kajol Banik. Chandan Banik is preparing for his Bachelor’s of Commerce. Kajol<br />
Banik is a known antisocial.<br />
In February 2006, OC Arundhiti Chowdhury and other officers forcefully entered the house of<br />
victim in order to arrest Kajol. Kahol was not home, so the officers ransacked the house, and<br />
beat and arrested Chandan Banik.