Orissa - People's watch

Lenka had received orders from a higher police officer who was bribed by Bhagriathi’s party, so that
these persons, all opponents of the Manapurs village leader, were arrested.
Sadhu was released by paying a bond because of the pressure of other inhabitants of Manapur. The
other seven people were also released, but Lenka continued his threatening by announcing that everybody
who would keep on asking about the Rs.1,000,000 would be put into prison.
Orissa
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FF Code : EU/OR/SNP/76/2008
Victim(s) : 1) Aparti Mallick 2) Seikh Humsar
Perpetrator(s) : 1) Alok Jena,OIC, 2) Kesaba Ch. Behera, ASI
Location : Post- Athantar,
Date of incident : 27 /02/2008
Case Details:
Victim Aparti Mallick aged 25 is a skilled mason and lives in the village of Nuagaon (Post- Athantar, P.S-
Balipatna, Dist- Khurda). His educational qualification is 4 th class pass.
Victim Seikh Humsar comes from the same village as Aparti and is a skilled laborer with an educational
qualification of 5 th class pass.
At 7:30 am on 27 February 2008 Aparti and Seikh Humsar were arrested and accused of thievery in the
village of Athantar. During the seizure the perpetrator Alok Jena, Officer in Charge (OIC) of Athantar
Police Station, slapped Aparti on his cheek and threatened him by announcing further violence. Seikh
Humsar was insulted and then dashed on his back by the OIC. Afterwards both of them were brought to
Balipatna Police Station where they were verbally abused and beaten by Kesaba Chandra Behera,
Assistant Sub-inspector.
At 8:00 am Aparti and Seikh Humsar were forwarded to the court.
Annual Report on Torture
2008
FF Code : EU/OR/SNP/79/2008
Victim(s) : 1) Haladhar Meher; 2) Karunakar Meher,
3) Manabodh Meher
Perpetrator(s) : Sairil Soren, Officer-in-charge,
Ulunda PS
Location : Ulunda PS
Date of incident : 06/02/2008
Case details:
The victim Sri Haladhar Meher (32) was a member of the OBC community and an inhabitant of
Narayan village, Ulunda, Sonepur. His main profession was weaving.