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

FF Code : W.B./Mon (Gopen Chandra Sharma)/
Murshidabad/ May-22/05/2007/Sl.No.-56
Victim(s) : Safiqul Islam
Perpetrator(s) : 1) Officials of 105 Battalion of Border
Security Force posted at Kaharpara
border Out Post, PS 2) Police Officials of
Raninagar PS, Murshidabad
Location : Out Post NO.7 Kaharpara, Raninagar,
Murshidabad
Date of incident : 22/04/2007
Case Details:
Victim Safiqul Islam was suspected of conducting smuggling activities on the border.
On 22 April 2007, at around 3:30am, the Border Security Force (BSF) shot Islam at the No. 7
Outpost Kaharpara, Raninagar, Murshidabad one kilometer inside the International Border
Pillar with Bangladesh, while Islam was allegedly attempting to cross the border. The bullet
penetrated through the left side of Islam’s abdomen. No medical personnel were called to
determine if Islam was dead. Instead, the BSF officers and Raninagar SP police officers
declared Islam dead and transported his body to Raninagar PS. Islam’s body was displayed
in front of the Raninagar PS in public view.
FF Code : W.B./ MON (Gopen Chandra Sharma)/
Murshidabad/July-05/07/2006/Sl.No.-2
Victim(s) : Saifuddin Sk
Perpetrator(s) : Border Security Force OfficersofOutpost
No.3 and 4 of Kaharpara B.S.F.Camp,
under Battalion No.136 of ‘F’ Company
Location : Vill –Sarandajpur, Post office Katlamari, PS
–Raninagar, District – Murshidabad
Date of incident : 01/06/2006
Case Details:
Saifuddin SK, age 32, lived in Katlamari Raninagar,District – Murshidabad. In the past, Saifuddun
had protested against illegal smuggling which the Border Security Forces (B.S.F.) allowed to
occur because they recieved
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Annual Report on Torture
2007