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not find a mobile phone. After a thorough search, BSF Personnel gave them permission to
leave the place. Ichharuddin Mollah suffered severe injuries.
On 3 August 2007, Ichharuddin Mollah went to Jalangi PS and lodged a written complaint vide
G.D.E. Number 153-dated 03/08/2007. A complaint also was sent to the Superintendent of
Police, Baharampur, Murshidabad.
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Victim(s) : 1) Kartik Chandra Haldar; 2) Nirmala
Haldar
Perpetrator(s) : 1) Partha Sarathi Paul, OC, Balagar PS;
2) Goutambabu, PO, Gupti Para Police
Out Post
Location : Victims’ residence; Balagar PS, Hooghly
District
Date of incident : 08/11/2007
Case Details:
Victim Kartik Chandra Haldar, age 50, and his wife, victim Nirmala Haldar, age 40, are both
members of a Scheduled Caste community. Kartik Chandra Haldar works as a weaver. He lost
his house in the 2000 floods, and was living afterwards in the office building of a weaving
cooperative.
Some ex-members of the cooperative repeatedly tried to evict Kartik Chandra Haldar and his
family, and often abused them. Kartik Chandra Haldar lodged a complaint at the Balagar PS. No
action was taken.
On 5 November 2007, Kartik Chandra Haldar filed a Miscellaneous Proceeding Case u/s 144
Cr.P.C. in the Court of the Executive Magistrate, Sadar, Hooghly.
Annual Report on Torture
2007
On 8 November 2007 at 7.00am, Goutambabu and another officer of the Gupti Para Police Out
Post came with local hooligans – namely, Hari Kamal Sarkar, Gobinda Sarkar, Bikas Sarkar,
and Khitish Chandra Roy – but with no female officers to Kartik Chandra Haldar’s house. They
entered without permission, and assaulted and insulted Nirmala Haldar. The officers ordered
Nirmala Haldar to send Kartik Chandra Haldar to the Out Post by 9.00pm the same day.
However, Kartik Chandra Haldar did not return home until late that night and could not go to the
Out Post in time.