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equested to talk with his lawyer and other villagers, but the police officer’s did not allow this. His lawyer<br />
Jaganath Behera brought him out on bail and he went home. Then his fellow villagers helped him to go<br />
to the hospital, where he received treatment. Due to his financial situation Duryodhan was not able to take<br />
the medication that the doctor prescribed for more than two days, and therefore he did not fully recover<br />
after the ill-treatment of the police.<br />
Duryodhan was unable to forget the physical and mental abuse he underwent at the police outpost.<br />
FF Code: : EU/OR/JSP/139/2008<br />
Victim(s): : Gopinath Barik<br />
Perpetrator(s): : 1) Sudhakar Sahoo, Officer-in-Charge, Biridi outpost<br />
Location: : Biridi outpost<br />
Date of incident: : 27/03/2008<br />
Statement of Victim:<br />
The victim Gopinath Barik was a resident of Balia Village. He worked as a tractor driver and as a<br />
labourer. His house was next to Dhoba Sradhananda Prusty’s house.<br />
On the 27 march 2008 Gopinath’s mother was not at home and he was afraid to sleep alone in the<br />
house. Therefore Dhoba Sradhananda Prusty’s wife allowed him to sleep in their house and she also<br />
provided him with food. On that same day, there was theft incident in Prusty’s house and he suspected<br />
Gopinath. He called the police and the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of Biridi outpost Sudhakar Sahoo<br />
arrested Gopinath and took him to the police station.<br />
At the police station the OIC brutally abused Gopinath. He was beaten so seriously that when he was<br />
later sent to jail, he vomited blood. When the Superintendent of Police was informed about this, he made<br />
sure that Gopinath received medical attention. During his detention, Gopinath was not provided with food<br />
and water.<br />
After the police ill-treatment Gopinath continued to suffer from diseases caused by the beatings.<br />
FF Code: : EU/OR/KHURDA /157/2008<br />
Victim(s): : 1) Pabitra Behera; 2) Susanta Kumar Behera<br />
Perpetrator(s): : 1) Prasant Kumar Malla, Officer-in-Charge, Begunia P.S;<br />
2) Das Babu, Officer-In-Charge, Gadamanitri out post<br />
Location: : Begunia PS<br />
Date of incident: : 21/05/2008<br />
Background and Summary of the case:<br />
The victims Pabitra Behera (25) and Susanta Kumar Behera were residents of Chhiama village,<br />
Khurda.<br />
<strong>Orissa</strong><br />
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Annual Report on Torture<br />
2008