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

West Bengal
98
Annual Report on Torture
2007
Case Details:
FF Code
Victim(s)
Perpetrator(s)
:W.B./MON(SRC)/ 24 PGS (S)
Paraganas/June-
30/06/2007/Sl. No. 65
:Ruma Pramanik
:Police personnel of Ghutiary
Sharif outpost
Location :Ghutiari Sarif, South 24
Paraganas, West Bengal
Date of incident :26/06/2007
On 4 June 2007, victim Ruma Pramanik, age 13, was alone in her house. Two men (hereinafter
“kidnappers”) kidnapped Pramanik. Pramanik’s parents went to the Ghutiary Sharif Outpost,
and only a general diary was filed.
In the evening of the same day, Ruma returned home, and she informed her parents of the
kidnappers’ names and of the general location of where she had been taken. Pramanik’s father
provided this information to the Ghutiary Sharif Outpost. However, no follow-up action was taken,
and the kidnappers were not interrogated.
On 26 June 2007, one of the earlier kidnappers again abducted Pramanik from her home.
Pramanik’s father attempted to lodge a complaint with the Ghutiary Sharif outpost, but the police
refused and told Pramanik’s father that Pramanik might return. Pramanik never returned.
On 27 June 2007, Ghutiary Sharif Outpost police officers only allowed Pramanik’s father to lodge
a general diary. That evening, the kidnapper was arrested and he confessed to Pramanik’s
abduction. He explained that he had left Pramanik at Kalikapur.
The police never found Pramanik.
Case Details:
FF Code : WB/MON (Gopen Chandra
Sharma)/Murshidabad/
Oct-22/10/2006/Sl.No.-24
Victim(s) : Saheli Begum
Perpetrator(s) : Premangshu Chattaraj,
Officer-In-Charge of Domkal PS
Location : In-Laws House of Victim
Date of incident : 05/06/2006
On 5 June 2006, victim Saheli Begum, age 20, was married. Soon after, her husband and inlaws
demanded a larger dowry than the substantial amount Begum’s family had already paid.
Begum’s family refused.