Annual Report on Torture 2008 - Vol - II - People's watch

National Project on Preventing Torture in India: 

From Public Awareness to State Accountability 

•Bihar • Orissa • Rajasthan • Uttar Pradesh • West Bengal 

(This Publication has been produced with the assistance of the European Union and Friedrich 

Naumann Stiftund (FNSt). The contents of this publication are the sole responsibility of People’s 

Watch and can in no way be taken to reflect the views of the European Union or FNSt) 

People’s Watch 

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E.mail: no2torture@pwtn.org Web: www.pwtn.org

Acknowledgments 

This volume is a compilation of materials on torture by law-enforcement personnel in the 

State of Bihar, Orissa, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal for 2008. As torture is an 

alarmingly widespread phenomenon, the pages that follow represent the work of a vast 

array of devoted activists, professionals, and volunteers. We are indebted to these 

individuals for their time and expertise. We would like to acknowledge with appreciation 

and to place on record the names of all those who have contributed in their particular 

capacities in the five states. 

Thanks must go first to all the State Teams. This group of passionate human rights 

defenders is responsible for the staggering quantity of raw data in the pages that follow. 

They are as follows: 

Bihar Orissa Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh West Bengal 

Mr. Abhaya Shankar Prasad, 

State Director 

Mr. Umesh Manjhi, 

State Program Co-ordinator 

Mr. Raj Kishore, 

State Program Associate 

Mr. Uday Kumar, 

State Legal Officer 

Mr. Jayaprakash Das, 

State Legal Associate 

Mr. Sumita Kumari, 

DHRM-Patna 

Mr. Anand Kumar Ravidas, 

DHRM-Nalanda 

Mr. Raj Kishore Raj, 

DHRM-Nawada 

Mr. Mohamed Anzari, 

DHRM-Bhojpur 

Ms. Namratha Chardha, 


Mr. Chandranath Dani, 


Mr. Manoj Jena, 


Mr. Biphu Tripathy, 


Mr. Nirajan Jena, 


Mr. Prakash Chandra Bebarata, 

DHRM-Sonepur 

Ms. Pranati Rout, 

DHRM-Khurda 

Mr. Kali Charan Singh, 

DHRM-Khurda 

Mr. Gadadhar Sahoo, 

DHRM-Cuttack 

Mr. Ashok Mallick, 

DHRM-Dhenkanal 

Mr. Somnath Patnaik, 

DHRM-Jagatsinghpur 

Mr. Sri Sesa Dev Nanda, 

DHRM-Jagatsinghpur 

Sr. Carol Geeta, 


Mr. Rachit Solomon Edward, State 

Program Co-ordinator 

Mr. Manoj Kumar, 


Mr. Kishan Gujar, 


Mr. Pushpendra Godra, 


Sr. Aurora, 

DHRM-Kota 

Mr. Narendra Singh Chowdhary, 

DHRM-Kota 

Mr. Babu Singh Rawat, 

DHRM-Ajmer 

Mr. Jithendra Singh Panwar, 

DHRM-Ajmer 

Mr. Ayush Daka, 

DHRM-Jodhpur 

Mr. Kishan Meghwal, 

DHRM-Jodhpur 

Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi, 


Mr. Daya Shankar Patel, 


Ms. Saba Iqbal, 


Mr. Tanweer Ahmed Siddiqui, 

State Law Officer 

Ms. Renu Singh, 


Mr. Ajit Kumar Upadhayar, 

DHRM-Chandauli 

Mr. Sathya Prakash Dev, 

DHRM-Sonbhadur 

Mr. Sher Bahedur Gautam, 

DHRM-Jaunpur 

Mr. Rajesh Kumar, 

DHRM-Allahabad 

Mr. Amit Kumar Mishra, 

DHRM-Varanasi 

Mr. Prem Kumar, 

DHRM-Varanasi 

Mr. Akhilesh Kumar, 

DHRM-Mirzapur 

Mr. Kirity Roy, 


Ms. Sonali Das, 


Mr. Subhrangshu Bhaduri, 


Mr. Abhijit Datta, 

State Law Officer 

Mr. Subhasis Dutta, 


Mr. Gopen Sharma, 

DHRM-Murshidabad 

Mr. Julfikar, 

DHRM-Murshidabad 

Ms. Aditikar, 

DHRM-Kolkata 

Ms. Amrita Rana, 

DHRM-Howrah 

Mr. Sumita Roy Choudhrey, 

DHRM-24 Parganas (South) 

Mr. Murari Dey, 

DHRM-Hooghly 

Mr. Mukhtar Ahamed, 

DHRM-24 Parganas (North)

Working with this raw data, a devoted team of volunteers engaged themselves in the 

massive task of editing and processing literally hundreds of case reports. The team 

comprised of Ms. Meena Dinakar (Translator), Ms. Anita Rosalind (Translator), Ms. Cathreine 

Rubina (Law Researcher), Ms. Sri Durga ( Student, ILS Law College), Mr. David Jeyaraj 

(Lecturer, American College, Madurai), Mr. Joel Timothy (Lecturer, American College, 

Madurai), Ms. Katrine Marie Henriksen (University of Aarhus, Denmark) and Ms. Jasmin 

Eppert, Mr. Felix Nickel & Mr. Simon Schaupp (all three are interns at People’s Watch from 

the Bread for the World and Evangelische Freiwilligendienste fur junge Menschen FSJ und 

DJiA gGmbH) 

However, even polished reports are not enough. Coordinating their receipt, transmission, 

and smooth passage was the ever-calm Ms. Anitha Princy (Administrative Assistant, NPPTI). 

Ensuring their standardised formatting and guiding their conversion into electronic media 

was a dedicated trio at the Unit, led by Mr. Anand Kumar and also including Mr. Jeyram and 

Ms. Sathya. 

Finally, acknowledgement must be made of the torture victims themselves. Some 

survived to recount their experiences to members of the State Team; others did not. 

Regardless, they and their families have shown remarkable courage in telling their stories. 

Fighting intimidation, fear, and trauma, they have rejected a culture of impunity and silence 

by raising their voices aloud – and the pages that follow bear witness to their suffering and 

their strength. 

Henri Tiphagne 

Executive Director, People’s Watch & 

National Director, National Project on Preventing Torture in India 

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People’s Watch—An Overview 

People’s Watch (“PW”) is a human rights organisation that has been actively engaging itself in the 

protection and promotion of human rights and fundamental freedoms in Tamil Nadu since 1995. 

After eleven years of work, PW has expanded its concerns across India. 

Vision 

A society free from human rights violations and discrimination to be built through cultivating a 

human rights culture and building a participatory democracy 

Mission 

• Protection of human rights through monitoring human rights violations, intervention and 

building solidarity with people’s struggle for human rights. 

• Promoting human rights culture through education and conscientising the larger community. 

Brief History and Background 

In 1993, Mr. Henri Tiphagne, Executive Director of PW and a passionate human rights advocate 

since 1977, became determined to professionalise human rights responses in the state of Tamil 

Nadu in India. He and like-minded people such as Dr. Devasahayam, the present Director of the 

Institute of Human Rights Education, and Fr. Diamond Raj, a Catholic Priest with the Archdiocese 

of Madurai, founded PW in December 1995 along with a team of Advisory Board members. In its 

nascent stage, the organisation was entirely committed to monitoring the state to improve 

accountability for human rights violations. Over time, the organisation expanded into the fields of 

legal intervention, rehabilitation, and campaigning. PW now boasts a legal team committed to 

intervening on behalf of torture victims and a Rehabilitation Centre for victims of domestic violence 

and torture, where victims receive housing and support. Its Campaign Unit works to improve 

human rights awareness throughout the community and to engage other organisations in the 

struggle. It is particularly engaged in building what is known popularly known as the ‘Citizens for 

Human Rights Movement.’ Its Human Rights Education program has successfully introduced the 

concept of human rights into school curricula in over fourteen states across the country. The 

program is based on the strongly held belief that the value of rights can be firmly established only 

when instilled in the minds of children as a social virtue, as a value to be safeguarded and protected 

as something stable and indestructible. 

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The National Project on Preventing Torture in India 

People’s Watch, in league with the Friedrich Naumann Stiftung, began the National Project on 

Preventing Torture in India (NPPTI) in January 2006 with a grant from the European Union under 

the EIDHR. The primary aim of the action is to initiate and to model a national campaign for the 

prevention of torture in India, with a deliberate focus on torture practices routinely employed by 

police. The project focuses especially upon safeguarding groups on the margins of Indian society, 

such as Dalit, tribal groups, minorities, women and children. 

The project consists of two major stages: 

1. Formation of nine State-wide networks to monitor instances of torture and to intervene on 

behalf of victims. 

2. A national campaign against torture that uses monitoring data to develop public awareness, to 

train professionals, to improve institutional responses to abuse, and to lobby for India’s 

ratification of the United Nations Convention Against Torture (CAT) and its Optional Protocols. 

The Project’s design reflects priorities set by the European Commission’s EIDHR Call for 

Proposals—specifically, research on torture practices, legal support for victims, awareness-raising, 

and legislative lobbying. 

In the years 2008, the Project has undertaken the following number of Fact-Findings in the State of 

Bihar, Orissa, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh & West Bengal: 

Bihar Orissa Rajasthan Uttar Pradesh West Bengal 

Fact-Findings: 222 132 182 262 209 

The overall goal of the Project is the prevention and reduction of torture in India, where police 

abuses remain an entrenched and often routine law enforcement strategy despite India’s status as 

the world’s largest democracy. The Project confronts frequent police practices that include assault 

and physical abuse, custodial death, custodial rape, threats and psychological humiliation, and 

deprivation of food, water, sleep, and medical attention. 

The primary goals of the Project are as follows: 

 

 

 

Protecting potential victims of torture, particularly those belonging to vulnerable and 

marginalised communities. 

Highlighting individual cases of torture as they occur 

Improving institutional responses to instances of torture by demanding state accountability

Advancing an ethic of responsibility and restraint among law-enforcement officers 

Educating and enlisting professional groups such as lawyers, social activists, doctors, 

psychiatrists, journalists, and teachers in the campaign to prevent and to eliminate torture 

Raising public awareness of torture as an unlawful and widespread abuse of police 

powers 

Promoting favourable policy outcomes in the form of new domestic anti-torture legislation 

and commitments to existing international treaties 

Ultimately, one of the most enduring effects of the Project will be the model that it sets for addressing 

issues of torture nationally. Recognising that there are insufficient resources to stanch the practice 

of torture nationally, PW has sought to create an example for preventing torture that can be duplicated. 

A key aspect of this approach is the “model taluk,” in which monitoring and campaigning efforts will 

be intensely focussed in one “taluk” (an administrative subdivision of a district) in each State, with 

the goal of working towards the elimination of torture practices entirely. This model will create a 

paradigm for the prevention and elimination of torture on a much larger scale. 

Why This <strong>Report</strong>? 

This report falls under the “Campaign Against Torture” segment of the NPPTI. It seeks to raise 

awareness of torture and ultimately to influence policies relating to the misuse of official power. 

Ultimately, the research reveals a sad scene, in which rhetoric is abundant and action scarce. 

Indeed, despite its refusal to ratify the CAT or expressly to criminalise torture, India continuously 

pays lip service to the prevention of torture through its Parliament, Courts, and Commissions. Yet 

the data reveal an appalling prevalence of police misconduct, including the use of torture as a 

common interrogation method. 

Aside from raising awareness, then, this report aims to combat the complacency and denial that 

define the Indian Government’s response to such blatant human rights transgressions. It provides 

irrefutable proof that invites Indian policymakers to acknowledge the extent of torture practices in 

the country and to take a participatory role in ensuring that basic human rights are guaranteed to all 

of India’s citizens. By demanding a dialogue on the issue, PW hopes to end the silence that 

continues to expose hundreds of thousands of Indians to the practice of torture every year. 

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Contents 

I. Bihar 

1. Custodial Death 02 

2. False Charge 08 

3. Police Acquiescence 17 

4. Police Intimidation 37 

5. Police Torture – No Death 61 

6. Police Violence 68 

7. Police Firing 89 

7. Police Rape(Violence Against Women) 91 

II. Orissa 


2. Encounter Death 98 






8. Police Rape (Violence Against Women) 182 

III. Rajasthan 








8. Police Rape (Violence Against Women) 280

IV. Uttar Pradesh 









V. West Bengal 




4. Police Torture 444 


6. Extra Judicial Killing 484 



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01-Custodial Death 

2008

FF Code : BIH/MON/NWD/JAN/08/437 

Victim(s) : Samundri Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Nisar Ahmad, S.I, Warsaliganj. PS 

Location : Warsaliganj. PS 

Date of incident : 03/01/2008 

Case Details: 

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The victim Samundri Devi was the wife of the deceased Musafir Yadav. Musafir Yadav was arrested 

by the police in 1997-1998 with reference to a case and he was sent to jail. Due to severe cold and lack 

of treatment, he had died. The police have not provided him with proper blankets and cloths to protect 

him from cold. Due to recklessness of police, the victim had died. 

FF Code : BIH/MON/BHJ/JAN/08/453 

Victim(s) : Baletha Manjhi 

Perpetrator(s) : Ghanshyam Ram, Jail Superintendent, Arrah Jail 

Location : Arrah Jail 

Date of incident : 26/11/2007 

Case Details: 

The victim Baletha Manjhi’s father Bhuneshwar Manjhi was a resident of Chiraiyantar village and he 

was 70 years old. He had traveled in the train without ticket and so he was sent to Arrah Jail. He was not 

provided proper treatment and he had died on 26 th November, 2007. 

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No written information was given to the family members, but an oral message was sent to the victim 

Baletha Manjhi. When the victim had gone to Behata Police Station, the police had told him that the body 

was taken to PMCH for postmortem. When the victim had gone there, his body was declared as 

unrecognized and was given to an organization, which had cremated the body. No compensation was 

paid to the victim’s family.


Victim(s) : Sailesh Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : Ghanshyam Ram, Jail Superintendent, Arrah Jail 



Case Details: 

The victim Sailesh Kumar was a native of Mahatvaniya village. His father Sankar Singh had a dispute 

with Kishun Singh. One person of Kishun Singh’s party had fired bullets and Vishwanath Singh had 

died on the spot. Kishun Singh had lodged a complaint against the victim’s father Sankar Singh and he 

was sent to Jail on 8 th October, 2007. 

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Sankar Singh’s health had deteriorated and had died on 13 th January, 2008. The police have not 

informed his family members about his sickness or his death. Later postmortem was conducted and 

his body was handed over to his family. No compensation was provided to the victim. 

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Victim(s) : Madan Dom (Deceased) 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Sonversha PS 



Case Details: 

The victim Madan Dom had resided with his family. He had surrendered himself in Arrah Court with 

reference to a case and was sent to jail five years back. Suddenly on 29 th November, 2007 one 

Chaukidar Biijraj Yadav had told his wife that the victim Madan Dom was sick and was admitted at 

Sadar Hospital. The wife of the victim had gone to the hospital. The victim Madan Dom was not given 

proper treatment and had died on 18 th December, 2007. The police had not given any information 

about his death to the villages and the government had paid Rs 250 for cremation. Later a complaint 

was filed at Arrah Court. 




FF Code : BIH/MON/BHJ/FEB/08/473 

Victim(s) : Pankaj Patel 

Perpetrator(s) : Vikram Paswan, Jailer, Arrah Jail 



Case Details: 

Bihar 

The victim Pankaj Patel was a native of Dalippur village. He had surrendered before Arrah Jail with 

reference to a theft case. On 12 th February, 2008, a co-prisoner named Mukul Prasad had died in the 

jail due to negligence of jail authorities. According to the statement of the victim, the death was due to intake 

of uncooked food which was provided in the jail. No compensation was provided to the family members 

of the deceased. 

FF Code : BIH/MON/BHJ/MAR/08/517 

Victim(s) : Raju Prasad 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Angyavan Bazar PS 

Location : Angyavan Bazar 


Case Details: 

The victim Raju Prasad was an inhabitant of Bheria village. He had resided there with his family. On 31 st 

January, 2008 the police had gone to the village and have arrested the victim’s father Madheswar., 

alleging that he had provided shelter to a MCC man. Thereafter the victim’s father was detained in Jail. 

On 17 th Match, 2008 a night guard had told the victim Raju Prasad that his father was sick and was 

admitted in the hospital. When the victim had gone there, he was shocked to see his father in a critical 

condition. There were black scars on his elbows and he had died on 20 th March, 2008. 


FF Code : BIH/MON/NLD/MAR/08/530 

Victim(s) : Devdas Paswan 

Perpetrator(s) : Mulkraj Singh, S.I, Sohsarai PS 

Location : Sohsarai PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Devdas Paswan’s father was Devanand. Devanand was 60 the years old and was had an 

illness. On 25 th March, 2008 he had gone to take tea and had sat on the road near Viran Devi’s house 

as he had pain in his legs. Viran Devi had illegal relationship with ASI, Mulkraj Singh. She did not like 

Devanand sitting in front of her house. The police had beaten him and FIR was lodged against him with 

the allegation that he had tried to rape Viran Devi. 

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So the victim Devdas Paswan’s father was taken to police station. The ASI had beaten him brutally and 

had sent him to Jail in Biharsharif. Devanand was beaten at the jail and was seriously injured. On 28 

th 

March, 2008 the victim’s health had deteriorated and was taken to Sadar hospital. Later that afternoon 

he had died. 

The villagers were annoyed and they had protested in the road with the body of Devanand. The police 

had given them Rs 5000 and had asked them to clear the road. 

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FF Code : BIH/MON/NWD/MAY/08/599 

Victim(s) : Sudama Rajvanshi (deceased) 

Perpetrator(s) : Jailer, Nawada Jail 

Location : Nawada Jail 


Case Details: 

The victim Sudama Rajvanshi was a native of Gopalpur Bigha village. His wife Saroj Devi was not of 

good character and so he had killed her on 6 th April, 2005. The villagers had tied him to a tree and have 

handed him to the police. 

The victim was beaten brutally beaten and kicked in his abdomen by the police. He was later sent to 

Nawada Jail. The police had tortured him brutally inside the Jail. The victim Sudama Rajvanshi had 

fallen sick and was sent to hospital. His health had deteriorated and he had died on 16 th May, 2008. 




FF Code : BIH/MON/PAT/JUL/08/626 

Victim(s) : Rinki Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Jailer, Patna Jail 

Location : Patna Jail 


Case Details: 

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The victim Rinki Devi’s brother Hirman Shah was convicted of a rape of a minor girl and he was 

sentenced to 10 years imprisonment of which five years were completed. On 9 th April, 2008 the victim 

Rinku had gone to the jail and she had given him RS 1500 through the SAP constable. 

The constable had demanded money from Hirman Shah and when he had refused, he had beaten him 

on his head and private parts. The police had taken him to an isolated room and had strangled him. Later 

that night, Hirman had died. The body was taken to jail hospital the next morning and to save the Jailer, 

the body was shifted to PMCH, where he was declared dead. 



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02-False Charge 

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Victim(s) : Mustaq Alam 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Baga PS 

Location : Baga PS 


Case Details: 

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On 7 th February, 2008 at 7.30am, the victim Mustaq Alam had gone out of his house to get some 

medicines. Then someone had thrown bomb on his house and his house was partly damaged. 

Immediately the victim had lodged a complaint at the police station and the police had gone to the spot 

for investigation. But they were not able to trace anything. 

The next day, the police have arrested the victim Mustaq Alam saying that he had illegally concealed 

the bombs in his house. The police have demanded Rs 30,000 and when Mustaq Alam had refused 

to give them, the police had arrested him. Later he was taken to the nearest Magistrate and then he 

was sent to Jail. According to the statement of the villagers, the police have fabricated the whole case 

to extract money from the victim. 


Victim(s) : Shambhoo Prasad 

Perpetrator(s) : Satendra Kumar Manjhi, SHO, Sirdala PS 

Location : Sirdala PS 


Case Details: 

The police had arrested the victim Shambhoo Prasad on 21 st December, 2007 in presence of public. 

The police had asked Vinod Yadav, tea stall owner if he had known Shambhoo Prasad. He had told 

the police that victim Shambhoo Prasad was a social worker. But the police had beaten Shambhoo 

Prasad brutally alleging that he was a criminal. 


The police had later taken him to the police station and had beaten him brutally. The victim Shambhoo 

Prasad was detained for one night without allowing his family members to meet him. The next day, the 

Jawans had taken him to the court. The victim Shambhoo had requested the Magistrate for medical 

treatment but he was not given permission. The incident was in reflection to the Panchayat Election, in 

which a case was filed against him by Basanthi Devi.


Victim(s) : Govardhan Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : Biharilala Paswan, OIC, Charpokhari PS 

Location : Charpokhari PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Govardhan Singh was a native of Dharanva village. On 9 th December, 2007 the police of 

Charpokhari had gone to the village to arrest Virendra Singh. But in stead of arresting the real person, 

the police had asked Janardan and Kamalesh to break the lock of the victim Govardhan Singh’s 

house. When they refused, they were beaten by the police officer and taken to police station. The 

police had snatched Rs 5000 from their pockets and had also demanded Rs 10,000 for their release. 

When they were not able to pay the money, the police had filed them in a false case and had sent them 

to Jail. 

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Victim(s) : Manteshwar Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : Anand Sharma, ASI, Arrah Nagar PS 

Location : Arrah Nagar PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Manteshwar Singh was the owner of a licensed liquor shop. On 8 th January, 2008 the 

police officer of Arrah Nagar Police Station had gone to his shop and had demanded money illegally. 

Triloki, who was working in the liquor shop, had refused to give him money. The police officer had 

beaten him and had taken Rs 10, 000. When Triloki had protested, the police had forced him into the 

jeep and had they have also taken a carton of liquor. 

At the police station, the police had beaten Triloki and had later sent him to Jail by filing a false case of 

selling illegal liquor. Since the victim Manteshwar Singh was the owner, the police have filed a case 

against him. 



FF Code : BIH/MON/PAT/FEB/08/479 

Victim(s) : Sukhu Ravidas 

Perpetrator(s) : O.C, Alamgan PS 

Location : Alamgan PS 


Case Details: 

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The victim Sukhu Ravidas earned his living by pulling rickshaw. On 3 rd February, 2008 he had 

completed his work and had gone to have a look at his house which was at Malla Mahade. Then 

Rakesh Sah and two others have given him liquor and have made him drink. Then they have abused 

him by his caste saying that the land did not belong to people of his caste. 

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So the victim Sukhu Ravidas had run away from them due to fear. The police had caught him under 

suspicion that he was a thief and had taken him to the police station. Then the police have fabricated 

the case by putting a pistol into his pocket. They had taken a photo of him and they have sent him to 

Patna City Jail. 


Victim(s) : Tutu Manjhi 

Perpetrator(s) : Baidnath Singh, ASI, Excise Police, Patna 

Location : Patna 


Case Details: 



The victim Tutu Manjhi was an inhabitant of Naganva village. On 25 th February, 2008 when he was 

standing near the door of his house, 3-4 police jeeps had approached him. Then one of the police 

had caught hold of the victim Tutu Manjhi and alleged that he had sold liquor. The police had abused 

him with filthy words and the victim Tutu Manjhi had told the police that he was working on the 

scheme, Rojgar Gurantee Yojana and had not involved in preparing liquor. Then the police officer 

had slapped him and had taken to the police station at District head quarters. Later the victim was 

remanded.

FF Code : BIH/MON/NWD/MAR/08/505 

Victim(s) : Punichand Saw 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Akbarpur PS 

Location : Akbarpur PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Punichand Saw was an inhabitant of Fatepur village. On 1 st January, 2008 at 10.0pm, the 

police of Akbarpur had gone to his house. The police had caught hold of him and had beaten him 

brutally with batons and butt of the gun in presence of his wife. Due to police assault, the victim 

Punichand Saw had sustained multiple fractures. 

The police alleged that he had stored kerosene illegally. But in factual, one Jaiprakash Gupta who had 

stayed at his house as a tenant had asked the victim’s wife Anita Devi to keep the kerosene. Thought 

the victim Punichand Saw had explained this to the police, the officer-in-charge had taken him to the 

police station. Then he was sent to the Jail at Nawada where he is detained till today. 

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Victim(s) : Bharat Bhushan 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Barahara PS 

Location : Barahara PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Bharat Bhushan was a native of Kunya village. On 11 th March, 2008 he had sat with his 

friends at the bungalow. Then 10-15 police men had gone there and had asked the victim Bharat 

Bhushan about his brother, Kiran Singh. The police had abused him with filthy words. When he had 

tried to protest against the police, the police had beaten him and had forced him into the jeep. 

When the victim’s sister-in-law, Mina had protested, the police had threatened to run the jeep over 

her. The next day, Mina had gone to the police station with few villagers but the officer-in-charge had 

abused them and had sent them away. That night, the police had filed a false case of theft and 

kidnapping against the victim and had sent him to Muffasil Police Station. 



FF Code : BIH/MON/NLD/APR/08/552 

Victim(s) : Asha Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Madan Singh, O.C, Hilsa PS 

2) Rajendra Rajak, PC, Hilsa PS 

Location : HIlsa PS 


Case Details: 

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On 16 th April, 2008 the victim Asha Devi had returned to Hilsa from Mirajpur. When she had passed 

through a bridge, one Mritunjay Kumar and Sekar Kumar had caught her and had threatened her to 

withdraw the case which she had filed against them. The accused have beaten her with the pistol and 

she had fainted. Later she had regained her consciousness and had gone to the police station to lodge 

a complaint. But the officer-in-charge had made fun of her and had not filed the case. 

FF Code : BIH/MON/NWD/APR/08/553 

Victim(s) : Bedam Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : J.P.Yadav, O.C. Rajauli PS 

Location : Rajauli PS 


Case Details: 

On 18 th March 2008, the police had gone to the house of the victim Bedam Devi. They have asked her 

about her husband Shukdev Chaudary. When she had asked them the reason, the police had abused 

her offensively and had arrested her husband under a false allegation made by Kalli Devi. Kalli Devi 

had a previous enmity against her husband and based on that she had trapped him under a false case. 

Later the victim’s husband Shukdev Chaudary was sent to jail. 



Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Rajesh Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : Ram Kumar. O.C, Meskaur PS 

Location : Meskaur PS 


The victim Rajesh Kumar was the head of the village. On 12 th March, 2008 one Anju Devi, wife of 

Sanjay Pandit had committed suicide and the cremation was carried out. On 14 th March, 2008 the

police had gone to the village for investigation. The police alleged that the victim Rajesh Kumar had 

played a main role in burning the body of Anju Devi. They have got the signature of the victim Rajesh 

Kumar in a blank paper forcibly and have filed him under a false case. Though the victim Rajesh was 

not at the village on the day of the incident, the police had mentioned his name as the main accused and 

have harassed him mentally. 


Victim(s) : Satyanand Singh Urf Loha Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : Hrivansh Ram, O.C, Kashichak PS 

Location : Kashichak PS 


Case Details: 

On 14 th February, 2008 the victim Satyanand Singh had gone to the Block Development Office to get 

his permanent living certificate. When he had gone to the officer’s room, he had picked up a quarrel 

with the Block Development Officer. The BDO had torn his certificate and so the Satyanand Singh 

had used some unpleasant words. The BDO had informed this to the police. Immediately the officerin-charge 

had gone to the BDO office along with 6-7 policemen and had caught hold of him. Then the 

police officer had filed him under a case and had sent him to jail. The bail application made by the 

victim was also rejected. The victim Satyanand Singh Urf Loha Singh was detained for 45 days and 

then he was released. 

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FF Code : BIH/MON/BHJ/MAY/08/585 

Victim(s) : Dayanand Paswan 

Perpetrator(s) : Dev Kumar Singh, OIC, Garahari PS 

Location : Garahari PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Dayanand Paswan was a native of Posavan village. On 26 th April, 2008 he had gone to get 

household stuffs from a shop. Then Dipu Singh had slapped him. When the victim had gone to the 

police station to report, Jai Kishor Singh the father of Dipu had stopped him and had beaten him 

brutally. When the victim’s wife Renu Devi, had tried to save him, the accused have locked her in a 

room. 

Then Jai Kishor had raped her and her right hand was also burnt. So the victim Dayanand Paswan 

had filed a complaint against the accused at Garahari Police Station. The police had united with the 

accused and have filed a false theft case against the victim. 




Victim(s) : Vijay Kumar Panday 

Perpetrator(s) : Ajay Kumar, SI, Shahpur PS 

Location : Shahpur PS 


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Case Details: 

The victim Vijay Kumar Panday was a Tonga driver. He was the president of Tonga Union. There was 

a dispute between the Tonga drivers and jeep drivers in the timings. On 8 th January, 2008 the victim Vijay 

Kumar Panday had protested along with other drivers. 

The police had settled the dispute by arranging the timings of the Tonga and jeep drivers. But the jeep 

drivers have not followed the agreement. The victim Vijay Kumar Panday along with other Tonga drivers 

had complained to the police. The officer-in-charge was irritated with the victim and had filed a false case 

against the victim and 20 others. 

FF Code : BIH/MON/PAT/MAY/08/604 

Victim(s) : 1) Shailendra Paswan 2) Rampravesh Paswan 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Shahjanhapur PS 

Location : Shahjanhapur PS 


Case Details: 

On 1 st April, 2008 there was a dead body found near the village. Dinesh Paswan and Shanker Paswan 

had gone to the police station to inform the matter. The police had gone to the spot and the body was 

identified as Anil Singh, who was an accused. The police had asked them to carry the dead body to the 

police station. When Dinesh Paswan and Shanker Paswan had reached the police station it was late 

night. The police had asked them to stay at the police station that night. 

The next morning the police had included the name of the victims Dinesh Paswan and Shanker 

Paswan in the murder case and had sent them to jail. 



Case Details: 

FF Code : BIH/MON/PAT/AUG/08/642 

Victim(s) : Umesh Mahto 

Perpetrator(s) : Dilip Kumar, OIC, Danapur PS 

Location : Danapur PS 


The victim Umesh Mahto was a resident of Beltal village. On 7 th August, 2008 when he had passed 

through the kiln, the police of Danapur had stopped him. The police had forced him to get into the jeep 

and had threatened him at pistol point and had put bullets into his pocket.

The police alleged that he was a thief and had beaten him brutally to reveal the names of his friends who 

were involved in the car theft and other dacoits. The victim Umesh Mahto had pleaded his innocence but 

the police had beaten him. Then the police had fabricated the case and had detained him. 

FF Code : BIH/MON/BHJ/AUG/08/652 

Victim(s) : Laxman Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : Avadhesh Singh, ASI, Shahpur PS 

Location : Shahpur 


Case Details: 

The victim Laxman Singh was a resident of Sarana village. On 5 th August, 2008 he had carried woods 

in his tractor. On the way, the ASI had stopped him and had demanded Rs 5000. When the victim had 

refused to pay, the ASI had beaten him brutally and the victim’s eye was badly injured. Later the police 

had forcibly seized the three tractors and filed a fake case against the victim. 

The case was with reference to the incident in which, one Rajnarayan Mishra had claimed that the 

trees which were cut belonged to him. But the victim had the document to prove that the land belonged 

to government. 

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FF Code : BIH/MON/PAT/MAR/08/514 

Victim(s) : Pintu Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : Sabarvar Ahmad, O.C, Phulwari PS 

Location : Phulwari PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Pintu Singh was an inhabitant of Khalilpura village of Patna. He earned his living by driving 

auto. On 13 th March, 2008 when the victim Pintu Singh was sleeping at his house, the police had 

knocked the door. They had threatened to break open the door and so Pintu Singh had opened the 

door. The police had harassed him and had taken him to the police station forcibly. The victim Pintu 

Singh was not related with any case. The police alleged that he had misbehaved with the girls and had 

filed him under dacoit case. 



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FF Code : BIH/MON/PAT/APR/08/547 

Victim(s) : Rehana Parveen 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Phulwarisarif PS 

Location : Phulwarisarif PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Rehana Parveen was a native of Lahiyarchak village. Her wedding was arranged with 

Md. Samim. Samim had contacted her very often and he had sexual relationship with her before 

wedding. When the mother of the victim had come to know about this, she had asked him to marry 

her daughter. But Samim had demanded Rs 40,000 to get a computer. The victim’s mother had 

given him the requested money. But thereafter Samim had stopped visiting the victim Rehana 

Parveen. 

Again the accused Samim had demanded Rs 1 Lakh to marry her daughter. So the victim Rehana 

Parveen and her mother had gone to the Phulwarisarif Police Station to lodge a complaint. But the 

police had asked her to lodge a complaint at Bahta Police Station. When they had gone there, the 

police had again asked her to lodge a complaint at Phulwarisarif Police Station. The police have 

made them roam unnecessarily without taking any measures. 

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FF Code : BIH/MON/NLD/FEB/08/484 

Victim(s) : Sujet Ravidas 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Jagdispur PS 

Location : Jagdispur PS 


Case Details: 

On 7 th February, 2008 Mahendra Singh and his men had gone to the house of the victim Sujet 

Ravidas with weapons like riffle and stick. They have abused the victim and had asked him Rs 5000 

as ransom and had beaten him. The accused Mahendra Singh had told the victim Sujet Ravidas that 

it would be useless even if he goes to the police station as the police were in favour of him. 

Later the victim Sujet Ravidas had gone to the police station to lodge a complaint. The officer-in-charge 

had fastened his hands and had beaten him brutally with the baton about five times. The victim had 

spent Rs 200 for medical expenses and Rs 2000 for the case. The accused Mahendra Singh had 

tried to force the Dalits of that area to be bonded labours and the Dalis have opposed it. Mahendra 

Singh had lodged false case against the victim and other Dalits. 



FF Code : BIH/MON/NWD/FEB/08/488 

Victim(s) : Manoj Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : Satayndra Manjhi, SHO, Hisua PS 

Location : Hisua PS 


Case Details: 

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The victim Manoj Kumar had married Priya Verma in the year 2003. They have lived happily for a 

year and then there was a dispute between both of them. Priya Verma had gone to her parent’s house 

and she had not returned. So the victim had gone to the police station to file a FIR. But the SHO had 

abused him with filthy words. Thereafter the police had slapped him 4 times and had had asked him 

to leave the police station. 

As the victim had no other option, he had filed a case at the Court. The wife of the victim has also filed 

a case against the victim and his parents stating that they demanded dowry. 


Victim(s) : Balmukund Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : Satendra Mishara, SHO, Kauakol PS 

Location : Kauakol PS 


Case Details: 



Two brothers, Awad Kishore and Nawal Kishore had a land dispute with Sudir Singh. The victim 

Balmukund Singh had supported Sudhir Singh. On 10th February, 2008, the victim Balmukund 

Singh was assaulted by the police. The police had taken his thumb impression on a blank paper 

and had beaten him. In presence of the accused, the police had taken him to the toilet and had made 

his eat shit. The victim Balmukund Singh was scared of police and had done that. When the wife of 

the victim had protested, she was pushed down by the police. 

The accused were happy on seeing him and have assured to give 80kgs of basmathi rice to the 

police. Then the victim Balmukund Singh was produced before the Court and then sent to jail.

FF Code : BIH/MON/NLD/MAY/08/616 

Victim(s) : Suraj Ravidas 

Perpetrator(s) : Arun Kumar, SI, Chandi PS 

Location : Chandi PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Suraj Ravidas was an inhabitant of Mossimpur village. People of different castes have 

resided in that village. On 26 th April, 2008 when the victim was grazing his cows, Pothan Minya had 

abused him and had beaten him with a stick. The victim Suraj had sustained injuries on his head and 

had fallen down. 

The villagers had taken him to the hospital and later they have gone to the police station. The S.I had 

supported the accused and he had asked the victim for his finger prints on a blank paper. When the 

victim had refused, the S.I had abused his by his caste. 


Victim(s) : Premlata Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Pavindra Harijan, ASI, Warsaliganj PS 2) Vijay Paswan, 

Driver, Warsaliganj PS 3) Nisar Ahmad, SI, Warsaliganj PS 

Location : Warsaliganj PS 


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Case Details: 

The victim Premlata Devi’s husband was Surendra Singh and he was driver. One Ramuchit Prasad 

had filed 4 false cases against him. The Inspector had also troubled the victim by uniting with Ramuchit. 

On 20 th July, 2007 the police had trapped him in case and had taken his jeep. The victim Premlata 

Devi’s only source of income was the jeep. The police had taken the jeep for their own use and had 

kept it at the police station. 

Case Details: 

FF Code : BIH/MON/NLD/JAN/08/438 

Victim(s) : Bebi Kumari 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Katarisari PS 

Location : Katarisari PS 


On 26 th November, 2007 the victim Bebi Kumari had gone to toilet. While she was returning home, she 

was carried by few men. The men had a mask and she was not able to identify them. They have carried 



her to the brinjal field and have raped her. The victim Bebi Kumari’s sister Usha Devi had gone in search 

of her. On seeing her, the accused have run from the spot. 

The victim’s sister recognized the cuprites were Sanjeet Singh and three others. She had reported the 

mater to father of the culprit, but he had threatened to kill her. The next day, the victim Bebi Kumari has 

lodged a complaint at the police station. The police had asked her to sign in a blank paper and he would 

arrest the culprits but no measures were taken against the culprits. Later the victim has lodged a 

complaint at the Court. 

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Victim(s) : Anil Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : Dilip Kumar, S.I, Silav PS 

Location : Silav PS 


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Case Details: 

The victim Govind Mistri was a farmer and he had sprayed pesticide to his paddy field on 20 th 

December, 2007. His neighbour Guddu Miyan’s hens had gone into his field and had died after eating 

the grains. So he had gone to the police station with the dead hens and had given a complaint against 

the victim. The police had called the victim Govind Mistri and had asked him to pay Rs 2000. 

On 9 th January, 2008, someone had set fire in his paddy field. The victim suspected Guddu and had 

gone to the police station to lodge a complaint against him. The police had abused him with filthy words 

for not paying Rs 2000. 


Victim(s) : Ravindra Ravidas 

Perpetrator(s) : Madan Prasad, O.C, Hilsa PS 

Location : Hilsa PS 




Case Details: 

On 17 th December, 2007, the victim Ravindra Ravidas has called the SSP and the station officer over 

phone and had informed them about the illegal cultivation of ganja plants by Amirchand Ravidas, Lotha 

Ravidas and Lalchand Ravidas. The police had gone to the spot and they have cut the illegal ganja 

plants. After two days, the accused have gone to the house if the victim Ravindra Ravidas and have 

fired bullets and have abused him with filthy words.

The victim Ravindra Ravidas had gone to the police station on 20 th December, 2007 to file the case. But 

the officer-in-charge had abused him in pretext of his caste and had humiliated him. Later the victim had 

given a petition to the DM of Nalanda but no measures were taken against the concerned police. 

Case Details: 

FF Code : BIH/MON/PAT/JAN/08/442 

Victim(s) : Rahul Kumar Das (a) Papu Das 

Perpetrator(s) : Mehdiganj PS 

Location : Mehdiganj PS 


The victim Rahul Kumar Das was an inhabitant of Loha Ka Pul village. He had a dispute with Hari 

Narayan Mishri. On 9 th March, 2008 Hari Narayan and his men have barged into the victim’s house 

and have looted all the articles. So the victim had reported to the Mehdiganj police. But the police have 

refused to file the FIR. They have united with the accused Hari Narayan and have not taken any 

measures. 

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Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Rijauluda 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Gandhi Maiden PS 

Location : Gandhi Maiden PS 


On 14 th December, 2007 the victim Rijauluda had gone on a urgent work to Dak Bungalow. The police 

have signaled him to stop, but since he had already crossed half the road, he had not stopped the bike. 

Then Rijauluda had slowed down his vehicle at a distance. So, the police had beaten him brutally for not 

stopping the bike. The victim Rijauluda was injured and he had taken tablets for 10 days. Later he had 

filed a complaint at Gandhi Maiden Police Station, but no measures were taken against the concerned 

police. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Shyampati Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Behata PS 

Location : Behata PS 


The victim Shyampati Devi had a dispute with Ram Iswar Verma for tying her cow in his field. When the 

victim Shyampati Devi’s son had gone to school, the accused had beaten his head with the baton and 

had injured him. 



When the victim’s husband had gone to the police station to lodge a complaint, the police had asked him 

to come the next day. When the victim Shyampati Devi’s husband had gone to the police station the next 

day, the police had given intimation to the accused and they had tried to attack him. However the victim’s 

husband had escaped with minor injuries. 


Victim(s) : Ram Lagan Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : Rajesh Ranjan, O.C, Dhanarua PS 

Location : Ashrafpur 


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Case Details: 

The victim Ram Lagan Singh was a native of Ashrafpur village. On 4 th January, 2008 when he was 

sleeping at the hut, where his grains were stored, someone had fired him. The victim Ram Lagan 

Singh was severely injured and was carried to hospital with blood stains. The information was given to 

police but the police had neither gone to the hospital or to the place of incident for inquiry. 


Victim(s) : Ranju Das 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Naubatpur PS 

Location : Naubatpur PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Ranju Das had stayed in his maternal uncle’s house in Kopakala village and has worked 

as a labourer. On 2 nd January, 2008 he had taken a walk around Lakh Bazar. Then he was struck by 

an unknown vehicle and fallen down unconscious. 



A passer by had carried him to Naubatpur Hospital but the doctor had told him that the condition was 

critical and had asked him to shift the victim to PMCH. But the person was not able to carry him to the 

hospital. So the victim Ranju Das had died. Though the people had information to the police, the police 

had not taken any measures. 

The next day, the deceased victim’s cousin who had gone to the hospital for stomach pain had seen 

the body of Ranju Das. Then he had given information to his relatives and the body of the victim was 

shifted to Kolakola.


Victim(s) : Pinter Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : O.C, Behata PS 



Case Details: 

On 17 th January, 2008 the victim Pinter Devi had gone to toilet near by. When she was returning 

home, she was stopped Guddu, Chopra and his brothers. Chopra had snatched her jewels and had 

run away and Guddu had raped her. The victim Pinter Devi had then informed the matter to her 

mother-in-law. 

When the victim Pinter Devi and her mother-in-law had questioned Guddu’s father, he had abused 

them by their caste. Later the victim had gone to the police station to lodge a complaint. The police did 

not believe her and had asked her to go in for medical test. Later the doctor conducted test and found 

the incident was true. However the police had tried to terminate the case. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Umesh Chowdhary 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Sitamarhi PS 

Location : Sitamarhi PS 


The victim Umesh Chowdhary was from Pasi Community. The victim Umesh Chowdhary’s brother, 

Ashok Chowdary was murdered by Parmeshwar chouhan, Mahendra Chouhan and two others due 

to land dispute. The body of the Ashok was found in the marshes near the police station, the next day. 

When the victim Umesh Chowdhary had lodged a complaint to the police, they have refused to take any 

measures. 

The police had tried to save the accused by terminating the case sating that Ashok Chowdary’s death 

was natural. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Sudha Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : PS, Manpur PS 

Location : Manpur PS 


The victim Sudha Devi was the wife of Jagdev Ravidas. They belonged to Charmar caste. One Kailash 

Paswan was a powerful person in the village. His niece Ranju Kumari had fell in love with Ajad Ravidas 

of Charmar caste and she had eloped with him. 

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From then Kailash Paswan had started to beat the innocent Charmars. The victim Jagdev was also 

beaten by Kailash and he had also tried to rape his wife, Sudha Devi. So the victim had given a compliant 

to the DM to provide protection but there was no response. So there was a commotion in the village. 


Victim(s) : Manoj Kumar Ram 

Perpetrator(s) : Avadhesh Kumar, HC, Mufasil PS 

Location : Mufasil PS 


Case Details: 

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The victim Manoj Kumar Ram was an inhabitant of Karanva village and he was a Dalit. On 31 st January, 

2008 when he had distributed grains to the people, Sita Ram Paswan along with few people had 

demanded him to give 50kgs of rice and wheat. When the victim had protested, they have beaten him. 

Sita Ram and others have taken Rs7000 and when the victim had protested, they have fired bullets. The 

victim Manoj Kumar Ram and his son were injured. When the victim had gone to the police station to 

lodge a complaint, the clerk had abused them in pretext of their caste. The next day, due to pressure 

from the villagers, the police had filed a case but no measures were taken on the accused. Thereafter 

the accused had threatened to kill the victim. 


Victim(s) : Anurago Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Muffasil PS 

Location : Muffasil PS 




Case Details: 

The victim Anurago Devi was a Dalit and she had resided with her family at Bheriya village. She was 

constructing a house under ‘Indira Avas’ project. When the construction work was going on, Raj 

Mishri and his two brothers who were policemen at Patna had gone to the spot and had asked them 

to stop the work. They have threatened the labourers at pistol point to leave more space and then 

construct the house. When the victim Anurago Devi had protested, the police had abused her with 

filthy words and they have demolished the pillars which were constructed. Then the victim had given 

several complaints to the police station, but the police have not taken any action against the accused.


Victim(s) : Sahvir Paswan 

Perpetrator(s) : B.M. Singh, O.C, Vikram PS 

Location : Vikram PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Sahvir Paswan had put up a boundary in his land on 16 th January, 2008. When he was 

working in his field, Ramji Sah, Arun Kumar and few others have opposed him and they have asked 

him for the pathway through his land. So he had reported the matter to the police station. But the officerin-charge 

had abused him in the name of his caste and had not registered the case. The police had 

received bribe from the accused and had beaten the victim Sahvir Paswan. 

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Victim(s) : Kameshwar Mochi 

Perpetrator(s) : Anil Kumar, Silav PS 

Location : Silav PS 


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Case Details: 

The victim Kameshwar Mochi was a resident of Silav village. He was a retired BCL employee. His 

daughter Kunti Kumari was 12 years old. On 27 th February, 2008 she had gone to school and 

thereafter she had not returned home. The victim Kameshwar Mochi had searched for her but she 

was not found. 

The next day, he has gone to the police station to lodge a complaint. But the SHO had refused to register 

the case and had told him that his daughter might have fled away with her lover. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Nandu Ravidas 

Perpetrator(s) : O.C, Roh PS 

Location : Roh PS 


On 18 th January, 2008 the people of Bhumrava village had celebrated the Muslim festival of carrying 

Tajiya. The Muslims have asked the victim Nandu Ravidas to play the drum. After some time, Firdos 



Miya had asked Nandu Ravidas to play the drum at his door. But he had refused. Firdos was annoyed 

and he had beaten the victim brutally along with his friends. 

The victim started to bleed from his mouth and he had run away from the accused. He had reached 

Jainut’s house and he had fainted. Then Jainut had hospitalized him. The next day, Nandu Ravidas had 

gone to the police station to lodge a complaint. But the police officer had advised him and had sent him 

away. 

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Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Ramesh Ram 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Rajesh Kumar, Body Guard, C.O, Arrah PS 

2) Moijuddin , CO, Koliwar 3) DM, Arrah 

Location : Arrah 


The victim Ramesh Ram was an inhabitant of Narbirpur. He was a Dalit and was the head of the village. 

On 6 th March, 2008 he had gone to the BDO office to know the appointment of the Justice Secretary 

and had showed him the application. The officer had called his body guard, Rajesh Kumar and had 

asked him to take the victim to the IAS officer. 

The victim Ramesh Ram had gone with the body guard to meet the IAS officer. On seeing the 

application, Rajesh Kumar had told him that the officer would not meet him. When the victim Ramesh 

Ram had protested, the body guard had beaten him brutally with 5-6 sticks causing injuries. Then the 

body guard had spit on his face and had threatened him with the revolver. The employees and the IAS 

officer had seen the incident but they have not stopped the bodyguard. 

The next day, the victim Ramesh Ram has sent a report to the DM of Arrah to take measures against 

them. But no measures were taken. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Sushma Kumari 

Perpetrator(s) : Manish Kumar, SI, Mufasil PS 



The victim Sushma Kumari was a resident of Jamira village. On 29 th February, 2008 Ganesh Yadav 

and his friend had taken her to the wheat field and have raped her. On 3 rd March, 2008 when the 

victim’s maternal grandmother had come to know about the incident, she had gone to the police

station to lodge a complaint. The S.I had abused her and had taken her finger prints on a blank paper 

forcibly. The police had received a bribe of Rs 2800 from the accused and have not taken any measures. 

The accused had again gone to the victim Sushma Kumari’s house and have threatened to kill her if she 

gave complaints to the police. 


Victim(s) : Sonu Kumar Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : Lal Bihari Paswan, OIC, Charpokhan PS 

Location : Charpokhan PS 


Case Details: 

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The victim Sonu Kumar Singh was a native of Pasaur village and he was a disabled man. A group of 

boys from the village had cut his crops very often. So the victim had reported to the police, but the police 

have remained inactive. On 9 th February, 2008 when the victim Sonu Kumar Singh and his brother 

had taken the crops to the mill room, a gang of boys had gone there and have looted the crops. They 

have also taken away the machines from the mill room. 

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The victim Sonu Kumar Singh had gone to the police station to lodge a complaint. The Inspector had 

slapped him and had sent him out. Later the victim had given a complaint to the SP and DSP. But no 

measures were taken. 


Victim(s) : Virendra Prasad 

Perpetrator(s) : Virendra Chauhan, SI, Mokama PS 

Location : Mokama PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Virendra Prasad was an inhabitant of Mokama village. But he had lived with his family at 

Lakhisarai for a long time. When he had returned to his village, his father had refused to provide him 

room. There was a family dispute and the victim’s brother had assaulted him. Regardiong this, the 

victim had given a complaint to the police. The Inspector had beaten the victim instead of taking measures. 




Victim(s) : Saravari Khatun 

Perpetrator(s) : Rajendra Ram, SI, Barh PS 

Location : Barh PS 


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Case Details: 

The victim Saravari Khatun was the wife of Md. Chunu. She was a resident of Goori Chondi. Dabalu 

and his brother Babulu have tried to misbehave with her. When she had protested, they have beaten 

her and they themselves have gone to the police station and have given a complaint against the victim 

Saravari Khatun’s brother. 

The police had gone to the village in search of the victim’s brother and when the victim had asked the 

police about the cause, they have abused her and have beaten her. 

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Victim(s) : Soni Kumari 

Perpetrator(s) : Md. Ashraf, O.C, Phulwari Sharif PS 

Location : Phulwari Sharif PS 




Case Details: 

The victim Soni Kumari was a native of Phulwari Sharif. Her husband’s brother was Bablu Kumar. 

Bablu Kumar’s son had often entered into her house through the window and had stolen money. On 9 th 

April, 2008 the victim Soni Kumari had caught hold of him when he had tried to jump through her window 

and had revealed it to the villagers. 

Bablu Kumar and his wife were annoyed by the act of the victim Soni Kumari and had beaten her. When 

Soni Kumari had gone to the police station to report, the officer-in-charge had abused her and had sent 

her without filing the case. The police had also filed a false case against her husband Darmendra Kumar. 

The police had often harassed the victim Soni Kumari in the public. 


Victim(s) : Sitaram Manjhi 

Perpetrator(s) : Shivanarayan Ram, O.C, Govindpur PS 

Location : Govindpur PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Sita Ram Manjihi had a dispute with his neighbour Moti Manjhi. On 21 st March, 2008 when 

Sita Ram was working in his field, the sons of Moti Manjhi had gone to his field and had beaten Sita Ram

utally with sticks. Sita Ram was severely injured and he was taken to the police station. The police had 

referred him for medical treatment. 

After treatment the victim had gone to the police station to lodge a complaint. But the police officer had got 

money from him and had not registered the FIR. The police officer had just noted it in the General Diary 

and had terminated the case. When the victim Sita Ram had again gone to the police station to enquire 

about the case, the officer-in-charge had abused him and had sent him out of the police station. 


Victim(s) : Puja Kumari 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Mufasil PS 



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Case Details: 

There was a family dispute between the victim Puja Kumari’s and Bhagwat Singh regarding money 

matters. Bhagwat Singh’s son Paswan Kumar had kidnapped the victim Puja Kumari by making her 

unconscious. Then the victim was taken to Gaya and was kept there for a month. She was given food 

once a day. Finally one day, she had escaped from Paswan and she had boarded the train to Nawada. 

A police from the Nagar Police Station had inquired her and then he had called her father over phone. 

A little later the parents of Puja Kumari had gone to police station and had taken her home. Though the 

parents of the victim had lodged a complaint against the accused, the police had not taken any 

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FF Code : BIH/MON/BHJ/APR/08/569 

Victim(s) : Satrudhan Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : Vindhyachal Prasad, SI, Udavant Nagar PS 

Location : Udavant Nagar PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Satrudhan Singh was a native of Khajuria village. He had got his daughter Kavita Kumari 

married to Vinod Kumar Singh of Godh village. Due to dowry problem the boy’s parents have killed the 

girl. The victim Satrudhan Singh had lodged a complaint at Udavant Nagar Police Station. But no 

measures were taken against the accused. 

Later the victim had given a complaint to the SP to take measures. The SP had ordered the Deputy 

Superintendent to take immediate action. The incident was also reported to DM, CM, Home Secretary 

and Women’s Commission but no measures were taken. 




Victim(s) : Kailash Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : Raj Kumar Paswan, OIC, Badahara PS 

Location : Badahara PS 


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Case Details: 

The victim Kailash Singh was a resident of Samaria village. He had a land dispute with Sundari Kumari. 

The case was under pending at the court. In spite of that Sundari Kumari had sold a part of the land 

against the Court order. The Court had put a stay order in the land. 

The victim had informed the SHO and he had assured to take necessary measures. The victim had 

gone to the police station several times, but he was sent out after getting the complaint. Later the police 

had asked the accused Sundari Kumari to file a false case against the victim that he had attempted to kill 

her. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Surendra Kumar Ojha 

Perpetrator(s) : Janardan Sharma, ASI, Nawada PS 

Location : Nawada PS 


The victim Surendra Kumar Ojha was an inhabitant of Bandhan Tola. His daughter Rekha Kumari had 

gone to write her exams on 9 th April, 2008 and she had not returned home. The victim Surendra Kumar 

Ojha had searched for her and later he had come to know that she was kidnapped by Jitendra Yadav 

and two others. He had gone to the police station and had filed a FIR. 

But the ASI had united with the accused and had told the victim that the accused had absconded and 

there was no way of tracing him. But according to the victim, the accused was seen at the tea staff in front 

of the police station every day. Thereafter, the accused had threatened the victim to withdraw the case. 



Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Vikram Panday 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Arrah Nagar PS 



The victim Vikram Panday was a resident of Pashchim Tola. He had resided at the courtyard of the 

temple. He had a land dispute with one Baban Lal of the same village. Baban Lal had abused the victim 

and had occupied the room of the temple courtyard.

The victim Vikram Panday had given several complaints to the police. But the police had abused him 

and had sent him out without taking any measures. Finally the victim had filed a case in the Court. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Vijay Sahankar Paswan 

Perpetrator(s) : Shivapujan Singh, OIC, Muffasil PS 

Location : Muffasil PS 


The victim Vijay Sahankar Paswan was an inhabitant of Mohanpur village. He had resided in the 

village with his family. On 18 th March, 2008 his son Amarjeet was kidnapped. So the victim had gone 

to the police station to lodge a FIR. The Officer-in-charge had mentioned in the diary without registering 

the FIR. Though the night guard had insisted the police to police to file a FIR, he had delayed. 

Later the body of the kidnapped was found in the field. Only then the FIR was filed. The police had taken 

bribe from the accused and have not taken any measures. 

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Victim(s) : Badan Yadav 

Perpetrator(s) : Sabnjay Suman, Roh PS 



Case Details: 

The victim Badan Yadav had a land dispute with his brother Kuldeep Yadav. Kuldeep had abused the 

victim Badan Yadav and his wife and had destroyed the tiles of his house. The victim Badan Yadav 

had given a complaint to the police station. The S.I had abused the victim and had sent him away. The 

S.I had taken Rs 6000 from his brother and had not taken any measures. Later the victim had given 

a complaint against the S.I. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Taksum Khatoon 

Perpetrator(s) : Yadav, SHO, Rajauli PS 



The victim Taksum Khatoon was 18 years old and she was from a poor family of Masai Colony. One 

Md. Mumtaz of the same village had intercourse with her several times and had promised to marry her. 

But later he had refused to marry her. So she had gone to Rajauli Police Station to lodge a complaint 

against Md. Mumtaz for committing rape. The Officer-in-charge had refused to get the complaint and 

abused her with filthy words. 




Victim(s) : Meena Kuyar 

Perpetrator(s) : Kunal Kumar Sharma, OIC, Raniya Talab PS 

Location : Raniya Talab PS 


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The victim Meena Kuyar was the wife of Late Chotan Noniya. She had resided at Berar village. On 20 th 

April, 2008 two influential Bhumiiars of the village along with their relatives have set fire on her hut. The 

victim Meena Kuyar had resided there since her ancestral time. But the Bhumiars claimed their right 

over the property and have set fire. When the victim had gone to the police station to lodge a complaint, 

the officer-in-charge had abused her and had sent her out. 

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Victim(s) : Baliram Rawat 

Perpetrator(s) : SHO, Patrakar Nagar PS 

Location : Patrakar Nagar PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Baliram Rawat and his brother had a chicken shop. A person named Billa had gone to his 

shop to have food and drinks. The person was pimp and he had gone there with several girls. When 

the victim had opposed him, they have betaen him and have threatened him with dire consequences. 



The police had illicit business with the culprits and have remained in active. When the victim Baliram 

Rawat had reported the matter to the local police, the SHO had abused him and had detained him 

illegally for eight hours. Later with the intervention of the Deputy Superintendent of Police, he was 

released. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Akhilesh Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) B.K.Mishra, A.S.I, Naubatpur PS 

2) Rajendra Yadav, PC, Naubatpur PS 



The victim Akhilesh Kumar was a resident of Taret village. On 12 th August, 2008 he had gone to his 

village in a TATA sumo. A jeep was parked in the middle of the road and two policemen were sitting

inside in their civilian attire. The victim Akhilesh Kumar had asked them to move the jeep and leave way 

to the other vehicles. 

The police constable had abused him with filthy words. When the victim had retorted, the constable has 

slapped him. Then the ASI who was sitting in the jeep had negotiated. When the victim Akhilesh Kumar 

had gone to the police station the next day to give the complaint, the police officer had refused to get his 

complaint. 


Victim(s) : Ramash Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : SI, Sarpokhari PS 

Location : Sarpokhari PS 


Case Details: 

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The victim Ramash Singh was a resident of Krishna Nagar village. On 9 th December, 2007 the victim 

Ramash Singh’s brother Kadar Singh and his nephew have scuffled with each other regarding the 

distribution of property. Both of them have beaten the victim Ramash Singh. They have taken Rs 50, 

000 and jewels from the box and have set fire on his house. 

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The grains which were stored in his house were burnt to ashes. The SI had supported the accused and 

had arrested the victim’s son Ajay Singh. Ajay Singh was detained for a day and then released. 


Victim(s) : Rubi Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Lalit Kumar, SI, Samiyagarh Ghoswari Out Post 

Location : Samiyagarh Ghoswari Out Post 


Case Details: 

The victim Rubi Devi was a resident of Chakas Miya village and she belonged to Mushar caste. There 

was frequent scuffle between the Musahar ladies and Nag Khar ladies. To take revenge, on 29 th 

March, 2008 Nag Khar and Arvind Khar have raped the victim Rubi Devi. 

She had rushed to Samiyagarh Out Post to report the matter. But the police have abused her and have 

sent her out. Then she had gone to Goswari Police Station to give a complaint, but the clerk had sent 

her out without registering the case. 




Victim(s) : 1) Ashok Paswan 2) Sugamber Paswan 3) Dulari Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Sanjay Singh, O.C, Sarmera PS 

Location : Sarmera PS 


Case Details: 

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The victim Ashok Paswan was labourer and he had gone to work under Muna Prasad at Kotara 

village. But he was not paid the wages for a long time and so he had stopped going to work. On 21 st 

February, 2008 Muna Prasad had gone to the house of the victim Ashok Paswan and had questioned 

him for not going to work. Muna Prasad had forced the victim to work but he had refused. 

The accused Muna Prasad was annoyed and he had threatened the victim with the gun. When the 

victim’s mother Dulari Devi had gone to rescue him, the accused had beaten her on her head with the 

butt of the gun. Later when the victim Ashok Paswan’s mother and his brother Sugamber Paswan had 

gone to file a case against the accused, the officer-in-charge had abused them by their caste and had 

got the signature of the victim’s brother forcibly in a blank paper. The police have done that by joining 

with the accused. 


Victim(s) : Reshmi Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Indradev Yadav 2) Police, Hatimarava PS 

Location : Hatimarava 


Case Details: 



The victim Reshmi Devi was the wife of Mnushwar Yadav. On 23 rd March, 2008 she had gone to meet 

her grandmother who was sick. On 28 th March, 2008 she had gone to the toilet. Then Indradev Yadav, 

who was related to her, had raped her and she had fainted. Indradev Yadav was her father-in-law by 

relation. Later she had regained conscious and had walked home slowly. When she had returned to 

her native, she had reported the matter to the police, along with her husband. By no measures were 

taken by the police.


Victim(s) : Naina Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Uday Pratap Singh, O.C, Maner PS 

Location : Maner PS 


Case Details: 

On 23 rd March, 2008 there was a procession for Holi. One Krishna Ram, was fixed to play the band 

music at the programme. After the programme when Krishna Ram had gone to ask the wages from 

Dabang people, he was beaten brutally. When the villagers had questioned the Dabang people, they 

have beaten them brutally. Many people in the village were grievously injured. The victim Naina Devi 

along with few other women was injured. The Dabangs had told the shopkeepers not to give stuffs to the 

Dalits. 

So the victim Naina Devi along with other Dalits had lodged a complaint at the police station. The officerin-charge 

had abused her and had chased her away without receiving her complaint.. The Dalits had 

again gone to the police station with the Human Rights monitor. But the police had abused them in 

presence of the monitor. 

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Victim(s) : Naresh Vishwakarma 

Perpetrator(s) : Arun Kumar Tiwari, OIC, Nawada PS 



Case Details: 

The victim Naresh Vishwakarma had a shop of gas welding. On 23 rd December, 2007, a thief had 

entered into his shop and had taken his gas cylinder and gas cutter. The thief had previously stolen 

jewels from a shop. On hearing some noise, the thief had left the jewels at his shop and had run away. 

Then the victim Naresh Vishwakarma had gone to police station to report that his cylinder and cutter 

were missing. But the Inspector had slapped him and had abused him alleging that he had stolen the 

jewels. Then the police had also arrested his son Pintu. Later the police had received Rs 12,000 and had 

released him. The police had threatened to arrest him again, so the family members are under threat. 


Victim(s) : Anuj Das 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Rajauli PS 



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Case Details: 

The victim Anuj Das’s wife Pariya Devi was an innocent lady. But one Kailash Das and his family 

members had blamed that she was a witch and they have abused her whenever any unpleasant thing 

happened. They have beaten the victim Anuj Das and his wife. 

In the meantime, Kailash Das’s wife had died of heart attack. But Kailash alleged that the victim and his 

wife were responsible for her death and had filed a case against them. Based on that, the police had 

taken away all the grains from the victim’s house and have tortured him. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Sumitra Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Bakhtiyarur PS 

Location : Bakhtiyarur PS 


The victim Sumitha Devi had relationship with one Parasnath but later it was not continued. Then the 

victim got married to Guruwachan Ravidas without informing her parents. So the father of the victim had 

lodged a complaint against Parasnath that he had kidnapped his daughter. 



The victim Sumitha Devi had returned home and she had gone to the Court to reveal the truth. But the 

police had stopped her on the way and had forced her to tell that she was kidnapped by Parasnath. Due 

to fear, the victim has stated before the court what the police had said. The innocent Parasnath was sent 

to jail. 


Victim(s) : Dr. Rashid Fakhari 

Perpetrator(s) : H. K. Singh, O.C, Krishnapuri PS 

Location : A.N. College 


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Case Details: 

The victim Dr. Rashid Fakhari was the State Congress President. On 16 th January, 2008 he had 

protested against the Chief Minister’s visit at A.N. College. They had waited for the media near the front 

gate. The officer-in-charge had gone there with 30-25 policemen and had abused the victim Dr. Rashid 

Fakhari saying that he should be encountered and had threatened to kill him if he did not leave politics. 

The police had also threatened to abduct him. 

The victim Dr. Rashid Fakhari and others have informed this to the DSP, but he had left the spot without 

giving them a proper response. 


Victim(s) : Asha Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Biharilal Paswan, OIC, Charpokhari PS 

2) Harendra Paswan, ASI, Charpokhari PS 

Location : Tindharanva Garahari 


Case Details: 



The victim Asha Devi was a native of Tindharanva Garahari. She had resided with her family. On 9 th 

December, 2007 the Officer-in-charge had gone to her house with five policemen in search of one 

person named Virendra. The police had caught hold of the victim and had abused her. The police had 

destroyed the household articles and had taken away a suitcase which had Rs 5000 and few clothes. 

Later she had filed a complaint at the Court.


Victim(s) : Jitendra Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : Nityanand Chauhan, S.I, Lahen PS 

Location : Lahen PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Jitendra Kumar was a native of Ramchndrapur. He had earned his living from a small shop 

in which he had sold snacks. A woman of the village had suspected that her daughter was kidnapped 

by Sonu Kumar. She had asked the victim Jitendra Kumar if he knew the whereabouts of Sonu. The 

victim Jitendra Kumar had told her he was not aware of his whereabouts. 

Later the woman suspected the victim was involved in kidnapping and had given a complaint against 

him. On 19 th January, 2008 the police had caught hold of him and had beaten him mercilessly. They 

have snatched Rs 500 and threatened him not to open his shop until further order. 

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Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Shailendra Pandey 

Perpetrator(s) : Arun Kumar Tiwari, SI, Ramnagar PS 

Location : Ramnagar PS 


The victim Shailendra Pandey has been working as a Press reporter since 20 years. He was also the 

director of a magazine in which he had written articles against police torture and inaction. The police 

were irritated by this. There was a theft at the house of Vijay Kumar in which Rs1.5 Lakhs were stolen. 

The police had taken this as an opportunity and they have stated that the victim’s son Guddu Shailendra 

had stolen at Vijay’s house and have arrested him. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Satendra Kumar 




The victim Satendra Kumar had resided at Dharashara village and he was a driver. On 25 th January, 

2008 the transport in charge had gone to his house with 15 policemen. The police had barged into the 



house and had misbehaved with the women. The police had not produced any papers but they have 

threatened the victim and his brothers at pistol point. The police had dragged them out of the house and 

had destroyed all the articles in pretext of investigation. Later a case was filed against the police in Arrah. 


Victim(s) : Devendra Tiwari 

Perpetrator(s) : Navin Kumar, OIC, Angava Bazar PS 

Location : Angava Bazar PS 


Case Details: 

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The victim Devendra Tiwari was a resident of Busdiha village. On 18 th November, 2007 when he had 

returned home after work, a night guard had stopped him and had beaten him brutally. When the victim 

had gone to the police station to lodge a complaint against the night guard, the police had abused him. So 

the victim Devendra Tiwari had filed a case at Arrah Court. 

When the victim had gone to the police station to find the follow up of the case, the police officer had united 

with the accused and had forced him to withdraw the case. The police had threatened to file a false case 

against him if he refused to withdraw the case. 


Victim(s) : Santosh Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : Shahde Alam, OIC, Sikerhata PS 

Location : Sikerhata PS 


Case Details: 



The victim Santosh Kumar was an inhabitant of Siderhata village. He belonged to Bhumihar caste. On 

12 th January, 2008 when the victim had worked in his field, the Officer-in-charge had gone there with 

the police force. The police had prevented them from doing their work, when the victim Santosh Kumar 

had protested; the police had beaten him brutally and had taken him to the police station. The police had 

also taken his tractor. He was detained at the police station for two days without food. 

Later the police had demanded Rs 5000 to release him and Rs 10,000 to release his vehicle. The 

police had asked him to get his vehicle from CJM, but they haven’t given any report to the CJM. The 

victim was depressed and he had given a complaint to the SP. The concerned police officer had 

become furious and had abused the victim in market place.


Victim(s) : Ramraj Vishvakarma 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Danapur PS 



Case Details: 

The victim Ramraj Vishvakarma was an inhabitant of Moharangpur. He had a land dispute with his 

uncle. With reference to this, he had filed a case in the Court. On 21 st February, 2008 he had gone to the 

Court and had argued with the police for not letting him inside. 

The police had beaten him brutally and had taken him to the police station. The police had demanded Rs 

5000. The villagers had collected Rs1500 and had given it to the police and then he was released. 

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Victim(s) : Bharat Prasad Yadav 

Perpetrator(s) : SHO, Nawada Town PS 

Location : Nawada Town PS 


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Case Details: 

The victim Bharat Prasad Yadav was an inhabitant of Malghodam village. One Kundan Dome was 

arrested by the police of Biharsharif with reference to mobile theft and he was taken to Nawada Town 

Police Station. He was beaten brutally to confess the crime. He was also forced to mention the victim 

Bharat Prasad’s son, Sonu Kumar who is 15 years old was his associate. On the basis of his 

confession, the victim’s son was taken to the police station several times and beaten on his sole. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Sanjeet Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Hisua PS 



The victim Sanjeet Kumar was an inhabitant of Bajanra village. He was a rickshaw driver in Delhi. A 

person named Virendra Soingh had borrowed Rs 1500 from the victim Sanjeet Kumar but he had paid 

only Rs 500. So the victim had taken Virendra Singh’s son Om Hari who was 8 years old. 



The police had taken him to the police station and have beaten him brutally. Later they have filed case of 

kidnapping against him. The victim Sanjeet Kumar was detained for 8 days and then he was send to Jail. 


Victim(s) : Karu Prasad 

Perpetrator(s) : Chandeshwar Singh, ASI, Hisua PS 



Case Details: 

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The victim Karu Prasad was an inhabitant of Jagdishpur village. There was a theft of a mobile phone and 

money at Sartaphia Road. With reference to this, the police had raided the village and have taken the 

victim’s cousin Karu Mahato and his nephew Chandan. The police had beaten him brutally and had got 

his signature on a blank paper. The police have forced Karu Mahato and have recorded his confession 

statement that they have recovered money and mobile from him. 


Victim(s) : Satendra Paswan 

Perpetrator(s) : Nityanand Chauhan, O.C, Karaypershuram PS 

Location : Karaypershuram PS 


Case Details: 



The victim Satendra Paswan was the Panchayat head in Sandh village. One Rajendra Prasad was the 

secretary in the Panchayt. He had jaundice and the Panchayat work was hampered. So Satendra 

Paswan had written to the BDO to change the secretary. 

On 1 st November, 2007 Rajendra Prasad had gone to Karaypeshuram and was found missing from 

then. The wife of Rajendra Prasad had lodged a complaint at the police station stating that the victim 

Satendra Paswan had abducted her husband due to previous enmity. The officer-in-charge had filed a 

case against the victim Satendra Paswan and had sent him to court. The victim was detained for two 

months and later he had come on bail. The police officer had purposely trapped him in a case because 

he was a Dalit.


Victim(s) : Shyam Sunder Yadav 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Mokama PS 

Location : Police, Punnarak PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Shyam Sunder Yadav was an inhabitant of Kanhaipur village. The people of the village were 

fed up by the atrocities of the police. On 17 th February, 2008 the victim Shyam Sunder Yadav had gone 

to sprinkle pesticide in his field. Then he had kept the machine and pesticide at the corner of the field and 

had gone around the field. The police had snatched his machine, pesticide and cycle and they had taken 

it to Punnarak Police Station. 

So the victim Shyam Sunder Yadav had gone to the police station the next day. The police had snatched 

RS10,000 from his pocket and have abused him. The police had further threatened to trap him under a 

false case. The police of Punnrak had harassed him but the police station within jurisdiction was 

Mokama Police Station. 

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Victim(s) : Devanti Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : O.C, Udavant Nagar PS 

Location : Udavant Nagar PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Devanti Devi was a native of Virmpur village and she was a Musharaf by caste. One 

Tribhuvan Pandit had occupied the land of Shivashraj Paswan forcefully and had constructed a house. 

The Musharafs have protested this and have damaged the walls built by Tribhuwan Pandit. 

On 16 th February, 2008 Tribhuwan Pandit along with few others had set fire in the houses of the 

Musharafs. The victim Devanti Devi’s house was also set fire and all the stuffs which worth Rs 60,000 

were destroyed. 

The next day, the victim Devanti Devi had gone to the police station with others to lodge a complaint, but 

the officer-in-charge had abused her saying that she had done that herself. The police had also 

threatened to detain them. Later the victim Devanti Devi had filed a case at the Arrah Court. 




Victim(s) : Brijesh Paswan 

Perpetrator(s) : Chandaura PS 

Location : Chandaura PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Brijesh Paswan was a school student of 7 th Standard and he was a resident of Chandura 

village. On 29 th February, 2008 there was a theft near Imlibigha halt. Sujeet KLumar and two others of 

Kurmi caste had lodged a complaint at Wena Police Station regarding the theft. 

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The name of the victim Brijesh Paswan who was watching TV, at the time of incident was also included 

in the list. On 1 st March, 2008 at midnight, the police had arrested the victim Brijesh Paswan and others 

and had taken them to the police station. They had beaten him brutally. The police had not produced the 

arrest warrant and they had done that in support of Sunil Kumar, Kurmi leader. Later the victim Brijesh 

Paswan was sent to Deep Nagar Jail and was detained. 


Victim(s) : Sidhanti Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Vikram Kumar Jha, G.R.P Police, Patna 

Location : Patna 


Case Details: 

The victim Sidhanti Devi had waited for the Dadar Gohati train at Patna Junction. She had tried to get into 

the train when it arrived. A G.R.P Police named Vikram Kumar had put his hand on her blouse. The 

victim’s son had protested against the G.R.P police. But the police had beaten the victim Sidhanti Devi 

and her son. So the victim Sidhanti Devi had got down from the train and had protested against the police. 

The passengers had also supported her and later she has lodged a FIR against the concerned police. 



Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Nalini Ranjan 

Perpetrator(s) : Chauhan, SI, Mokama PS 

Location : Mokama PS 


The victim Nalini Ranjan had lost his mobile. So he has gone to the police station with a written complaint 

to register the FIR. But the police have refused to get his complaint. The police have made him roam for 

two hours by sending him from one table to another.

The victim was depressed and had told the police that he would report to the higher officials, the police 

was tensed and had beaten him. The victim had sustained injuries and he had started to bleed from his 

mouth. Then the police had got his signature forcibly in a paper and sent him out. 


Victim(s) : Vikash Rai 

Perpetrator(s) : Kalpana Kumari, Police, Gandhi Maidan PS 

Location : Gandhi Maidan PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Vikash Rai was a bus driver. On 23 rd April, 2008 he had taken his bus from Bankipur to 

Chapra bus stand. Kalpana Kumari, a lady police had asked him to park the bus at the side of the road. 

Before the victim Vikash Rai had started to move the bus, she had asked him to get down from the bus. 

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When the victim Vikash Rai had got down from the bus, the lady police had beaten him severely with the 

baton. The victim Vikash Rai had sustained injuries and his ears had started to bleed. Then the police 

had dragged him to the police station and had again beaten him on his hands and legs, due to which the 

victim was not able to drive. Vikash Rai had later reported the police officer at Gandhi Maidan but the 

police had not taken any measures. 


Victim(s) : Khoshi Yadav 

Perpetrator(s) : Jawahar Jha, Police, Rajauli PS 



Case Details: 

On 2 nd April, 2008 the victim Khosi Yadav had gone through Amanua Bazaar. Then the police had 

stopped the victim Khoshi Yadav and had asked him to drop him in the police station. The police was 

intoxicated and so the victim Khosi Yadav had dropped him at the police station. The police had 

threatened to trap him under a case and had abused him offensively. 

The reason was that the victim Khosi Yadav had given Rs 8000 to one Manoj Kumar of the same 

village for his daughter’s marriage. Manoj had illegal relationship with Mina Devi and both of them had 

lodged a case against the victim Khoshi Yadav. The police officer had also abetted them and had 

threatened to file him under a case. 




Victim(s) : Rajmuni Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Nagar PS, Nawada 

Location : Nagar PS, Nawada 


Case Details: 

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The victim Rajmuni Devi was a native of Jangal Beldariya village. On 6 th a person named Ganesh 

Chauhan was killed and the name of the victim’s husband Krishna Chauhan was included in the list of 

the accused. There was a family dispute and one Randhir had illegal relationship with Savitri Devi. She 

was related to Ganesh Chauhan. Randhir had a misunderstanding with Ganesh and he had killed him. 

But the victim’s husband’s name was purposely included in the accused list due to previous enmity. 

Though the victim Rajmuni Devi had given Rs 2000 to the officer-in-charge, her husband’s name was 

not removed from the list. 


Victim(s) : Rahul Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : Shivdayal Paswan, Police, Bheriya PS 

Location : Bheriya 


Case Details: 



The victim Rahul Kumar was a resident of Beriya village. One Shivdayal Paswan was a police who had 

resided at the same village. Shivdayal Paswan’s son Sunil Ram had done his Matriculation Examination 

in 2007 and had passed in second class. Then Shivdayal Paswan had asked the victim Rahul Kumar 

to get his certificates from UP. But the victim had asked him to get the certificates by himself. 

Shivdayal Paswan was annoyed and had beaten him brutally. The victim Rahul had some how escaped 

from him. Since Shivdayal Paswan was a police, the victim was scared and had not filed any case 

against him


Victim(s) : Abdul Hakim 

Perpetrator(s) : S.I, Sikarhatta PS 

Location : Sikarhatta PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Abdul Hakim was an inhabitant of Sikarhatta village. He had taken 5 decimal of land from 

Faijur Rahman and had given it to his three brothers. But Basir and few others of the village had forcefully 

occupied that land and have also threatened to kill him. 

When the victim Abdul Hakim had gone to the police station with few people to report the incident, the S.I 

had abused him and had sent him out. In the same night, the S.I had gone to the village and had asked 

the accused to fence the land. The S.I had got the land fenced in his presence. When the higher police 

officials had asked for a report, the S.I had met the accused and had initiated proceedings against the 

victim Abdul Hakim. Finally the victim had filed the case at the Court. 

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Victim(s) : Brij Bihari Prasad 

Perpetrator(s) : Kaithal, ASI, Arrah Nagar PS 



Case Details: 

The victim Brij Bihari Prasad was a native of Bhaluipur village. He has sold his house to Kailashpati for 

Rs 25,000. But Kailashpati had also tried to occupy a land which was adjacent to his house. When the 

victim Brij Bihari Prasad had tried to construct his house in that land, Kailashpati had opposed him and 

a case was filed. The Court verdict was in favour of the victim Brij Bihari Prasad and he had tried to 

construct a house. 

Again Kailashpati along with few anti social elements had stopped him from constructing work. So the 

victim Brij Bihari Prasad had gone to the police station. The ASI had demanded Rs 10,000. When the 

victim was not able to pay the money demanded, the ASI had abused him and had sent him out. So the 

victim had filed a case at the Court. But the ASI had arrested two of the victim’s nephews and had 

detained them for 10 hours. 




Victim(s) : Prem Tiwari 

Perpetrator(s) : Md. Asim Khan, Police, Arrah Jail 

Location : Mahabir Tola 


Case Details: 

The victim Prem Tiwari was an inhabitant of Chandwa village. On 7 th May, 2008 he had taken his 

niece to Arrah hospital; for treatment in his car. While he was going near Mahabir Tola, a police van 

carrying prisoners to Arrah Jail had followed his car. 

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Then suddenly, they have stopped the van and a policeman had got down from the van. He had struck 

the victim Prem Tiwari with the butt of his gun for not leaving way to the prisoner’s van. The police had 

also snatched Rs 4200 from the victim. 


Victim(s) : Neelam Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : Suresh Yadav, ASI, Nawada PS 



Case Details: 

The victim Neelam Singh was an inhabitant of Tilak Nagar. Her husband was an army man posted at 

Kashmir. The neighbour of Neelam had given a complaint to the police stating that she was a woman of 

bad character residing at that street. Based on the complaint, the police had gone to her house on 14 

th 

May, 2008 in midnight for inquiry. 

The police had abused her as a prostitute and had searched her house. But they were not able to find 

anything. Later the victim Neelam Singh had given a written complaint to the SP but no action was taken. 



Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Sandeep Kumar Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : Ramadharshan Singh, ASI, Nawada PS 



The victim Sandeep Kumar Singh had resided at Purvi Nawada village with his family. One Jaiprakash 

Singh was an accused in a murder case. The police had gone to the house of the victim Sandeep

Kumar Singh in search of the accused. The victim Sandeep Kumar Singh had told them that Jaiprakash 

was not at the house. But the police had caught him by his collar and had beaten him brutally. 

When the victim’s mother and sister have protested, the police had abused them and had pushed them 

aside. The police had taken away articles which worth Rs 20,000 from his house. The police had taken 

the victim to the police station and had detained him till 9.00pm. Then the police had snatched Rs 10,000 

from him and had released him. 


Victim(s) : Ravindra Mishra 

Perpetrator(s) : Mithelesh Kumar Jha, SI, Tiyar PS 

Location : Tiyar PS 


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The victim Ravindra Mishra was an inhabitant of Hetampur village. He had a land dispute with Ranji 

Chaubey of the same village. In the absence of the victim, the police had gone to his field and had made 

the people harvest the wheat in his field. 

When the victim had come to know about that, he had gone to the police station with few villagers. The 

victim Ravindra Mishra had questioned the police and the police had shown him the order of the CO. 

The victim had produced the order of the Court. But the police had replied that the order of CO was 

important to them and had arrested him. Later the police had snatched Rs 4000 and had released him. 

The victim had file a complaint against the police at the Arrah Court. 


Victim(s) : Sanjay Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : Murmu, ASI, Jagdishpur PS 

Location : Jagdishpur 


Case Details: 

The victim Sanjay Kumar was an inhabitant of Pakari Tola village. He was working as a labourer at a 

petrol bunk. On 21 st May, 2008 when he was on duty, two policemen had gone there in a motor cycle to 

fill petrol. The victim Sanjay Kumar had told them that there was no petrol. 

The policemen were drunk and they caught Sanjay Kumar by his collar and had beaten him. The 

policemen have also damaged the glass at the counter. When the people near by had protested, the 

police had abused them and have left the place. 




Victim(s) : Om Prakash Vishwkarma 

Perpetrator(s) : Anand Sharma, ASI, Arrah Nagar PS 



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Case Details: 

The victim Om Prakash Vishwkarma was a resident of Sindictae village. He had four brothers and there 

was no partition among them. The brother of the victim had compelled him and had got his signature on 

a paper that he had received Rs 1 Lakh and he had no share in the property. The Inspector had asked 

him to meet the ASI. The ASI had asked him to work at his residence. 

The next day, the victim Om Prakash Vishwkarma had gone to the ASI’s house with his wife and son. 

The ASI had abused him and had beaten him brutally. The ASI had abused his wife and had asked her 

to come alone. 

Case Details: 

FF Code : BIH/MON/NWD/MAY/08//594 

Victim(s) : Shankar Vishvakarma Anand 

Perpetrator(s) : Pandey Jee, Police, S.A. Nagar PS 

Location : S.A. Nagar PS, Nawada 

Date of incident : May 2008 

The victim Shankar Vishvakarma Anand was married to a woman of another caste. His family members 

did not approve his inter caste wedding and have given a false case against him. Based on the 

complaint, a policeman had gone to his house and had taken away two gas cylinders and had demanded 

Rs 10,000. 

The victim had only Rs 4, 500 and he had given that to the police. Thereafter the police had harassed him 

frequently over his mobile demanding money. The victim Shankar Vishvakarma Anand had given 

complaint to the SP but no measures were taken against the concerned police. 



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Victim(s) : Shankar Vishwakarma 

Perpetrator(s) : Arun Kumar Tiwary, SHO, Nawada Town PS 

Location : Nawada Town PS 


The victim Shankar Vishwakarma had taken a shop for rent from Uday Yadav. He had three gas 

cylinders at his shop. One Suresh Kant had quarreled with the criminal and he had given a complaint to

the police against the victim. Based on that, the police officer had gone to the shop of the victim and had 

seized his gas cylinders. Then the police had arrested him and had detained him at the police station for 

a day without food and water. Later the police had taken Rs 2,000 and had released them. 


Victim(s) : Sanjay Kumar Kasera 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Manoj Kumar Singh, SHO, Bundelkhand PS 

2) Arun Kumari Tiwari, SHO, Town PS, Nawada 

Location : Sadar PS 


Case Details: 

On 15 th April, 2008 the police officers from Bundelkhand Police Station and Town Police Station had 

gone to the victim Sanjay Kumar Kasera’s house in mid night. The police had questioned him about his 

job and he had taken him to his shop. The police alleged that the utensils which he sold were made by 

melting the stolen utensils. They abused him saying that he had got the stolen utensils and had seized 

the utensils. 

The police had beaten the victim Sanjay Kumar Kasera and had taken him to the Sadar Police Station 

forcibly. The victim had told the police that he had got the raw materials from the market in Nawada. But 

the police had fastened his hands and had made him lie on the floor and had beaten him brutally. The 

police had made him stretch his hands and had stood on his hands with the boot clad foot. There after 

the police had remanded the victim Sanjay Kumar Kasera and had sent him to jail. 

When the victim had come out of the prison after six months, he found that his shop was closed. The 

inspector had closed his shop and had taken the key with him. Sanjay Kumar Kasera had lost his 

business and his whole family has been deprived of food. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Suresh Chaudhary 




The victim Suresh Chaudhary’s daughter Neetu Kumari had died in an accident on 28 th April, 2008. 

The villagers have caught hold of the driver and the vehicle and they have handed over to the police. 

The police had taken the body of the deceased to the local police station. 

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As it was late in the evening, the victim Suresh Chaudhary and his family members had gone to the 

police station the next day. They have demanded compensation. They have argued with the police 

constables. The police had beaten him on his back and left hand with a wooden rod and have caught his 

neck. Due to that the victim had inflicted injuries. 


Victim(s) : Manoj Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : Ramnaresh Rai, ASI, Garail PS 

Location : Garail PS 


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Case Details: 

On 5 th May, 2008 the victim Manoj Kumar had gone in his cycle with his friend Subodh Kumar. While 

they were going near Nagvan village, they were hit by a Marshall jeep and they were taken to the near 

by Hospital. 

The other name of his friend Raj Kumar was Shabbir. The next day, the ASI had gone to the hospital for 

inquiry. He had seen the name Raj Kumar was different in the register and had abused them. The ASI 

had also beaten the victim brutally. 


Victim(s) : Shri Agrim Dev Raj 

Perpetrator(s) : RPF Police, Danapur Station 

Location : Danapur 


Case Details: 



The victim Shri Agrim Dev Raj was an auto rickshaw driver. He drove his auto from Danapur city to 

Danapur station. On 18 th April, 2008 while he was driving, a RPF police had stopped him and had 

asked him to take him in his auto free of cost. 

When the victim Shri Agrim Dev Raj had refused, the police had beaten him brutally and had threatened 

to arrest him if he would see him again. The victim had sustained injuries and he had started to bleed 

from his mouth and nose. The police had also snatched Rs 900 which the victim had in his pocket. Due 

to this, the victim had stopped driving his auto in that road.


Victim(s) : Moina Khatoon 

Perpetrator(s) : Shabbir Ahmed, OIC, Pulwarisharif PS 

Location : Pulwarisharif PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Moina Khatoon was of 70 years and she had resided at Belipar. She owned a house near 

Kasai locality. That house was illegally occupied by few antisocial elements of the village. When the 

victim had tried to protest, she was beaten up. So the victim had gone to the police station to lodge a 

complaint. 

The officer-in-charge had abused the victim and her daughter and had demanded Rs 25,000. The 

police had also beaten the victim due to which she had sustained injuries near her eyes. 

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Victim(s) : Pintu Kumar 




Case Details: 

The victim Pintu Kumar was a resident of Mainpura. He was arrested by the police under suspicion 

in a theft case. The police alleged that he had connection with the thieves and have taken him to the 

police station. The police had betaen him brutally and have asked him to confess the crime. The police 

have not produced memo at the time of arrest. The police have also not given information to his family 

members. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Pramod kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : Dilnawaz Ahmed, DSP, Fulwarisharif 

Location : Fulwarisharif PS 


The victim Pramod kumar was a resident of Ufarpura village and he was Yadav by caste. Son of 

Surendera Priyadarshi of the same village was found missing. So he had given the name of the victim 



Pramod kumar and his friends under suspicion. Based on that, on 30 th March, 2008 the victim was 

arrested by the DSP. 

The victim was beaten mercilessly on his joints and was deprived of food and water. The next day, the 

son of the complainant had returned home and disclosed the fact that he was caught by the TTof the train. 

Even though the boy returned, the police have not released the victim. Finally due to fear of protest, the 

victim Pramod kumar was released. Before release, the victim was made to sign in a blank paper. 

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Victim(s) : Shivji Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : Uday Pratap, SI, Shahpur PS 



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Case Details: 

The victim Shivji Kumar was a resident of Dautpur village. He was driver of a rented tractor. One 

particular day, he was beaten brutally by the police officer with a wooden rod without any cause. The 

victim sustained grievous injuries on his head and he had fallen down unconscious. Later the villagers 

have hospitalized him at the Sub-Divisional office. The concerned police officer had taken the victim’s 

father signature on a blank paper saying that he would reimburse the money he had spent for medical 

expenses. 


Victim(s) : Siddhnath Mochi 

Perpetrator(s) : DSP, Paliganj PS 

Location : Paliganj PS 


Case Details: 



The victim Siddhnath Mochi was a resident of Balipakar village. There a theft at the house of one 

Ramnaresh Sharma on 23 rd August, 2008. The DSP had arrived at the spot and had arrested the victim 

Siddhnath Mochi and his friend Mintu Manjhi. The DSP had taken them to the police station and had 

beaten them brutally to confess the crime. Later they were released.


Victim(s) : 1) Vinod Rai 2) Lakhan Rai 3) Satrudhan Rai 

Perpetrator(s) : SHO, Upharpura PS 

Location : Upharpura PS 


Case Details: 

The victims Vinod Rai, Lakhan Rai and Satrudhan Rai were residents of Mahuabag village. On 14 th 

January, 2008 there was a theft at the shop of Manzar Alam at Shastri Nagar. The Deputy Superintendent 

had called the victims under suspicion. When the victims had refused to go, the SHO and the police 

constables had beaten them and had produced them before the Deputy Superintendent. The victims 

Vinod Rai, Lakhan Rai and Satrudhan Rai have pleaded their innocence. But the SHO had threatened 

to shoot them in encounter. Later all the victims were released. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Ram Avtar 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Shastri Nagar PS 

Location : Shastri PS 


The victim Ram Avtar was a resident of Mohun Baagh. On 21 st May, 2008 he had to draw money from 

Reserve Bank. He had brought land from one Nageswar and to settle the amount, he had gone to the 

bank.. The police of Airport Police Station had demanded Rs 10,000 and when he had refused, they 

have beaten him brutally. Subsequently he was sent to Shastri Nagar Police Station. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Santosh Gupta 

Perpetrator(s) : RPF Police, Danapur 

Location : Danapur 


The victim Santosh Gupta was a resident of Chitrakut Nagar. On 26 th May, 2008 there was a selection 

for the railway employees. All on a sudden there was a scuffle and the RPF men had started beating the 

aspirants. The victim had recorded the incident in his camera. A police had seen that and had beaten 

him and he had also tried to snatch his camera and his gold chain. Thereafter, the victim had filed a 

case against the concerned police at Khagaul Police Station. 

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Victim(s) : Umesh Saw 

Perpetrator(s) : Rajkumar Prasad, OIC, Kankarbag PS 

Location : Kankarbag PS 


Case Details: 

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The victim Umesh Saw was a resident of Chandmari Azad Nagar village. On 11 th June, 2008 the police 

officer had gone to his house. They have waked him up and have beaten him with batons and hockey 

sticks. The police had also beaten his wife. The police had often done that to the people of that locale to 

create a matter of terror. The police had taken the victim to the police station and have taken his thumb 

impression on a blank paper. 

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Victim(s) : Munna Ravidas 

Perpetrator(s) : PC, RPF, Pulwarisharif PS 



Case Details: 

The victim Munna Ravidas was a resident of Khajpura. He had earned his living by peeling the skin of 

dead animals near the railway track. Then a police constable had asked him to pay money and had 

threatened him saying that he will not allow him to continue his job if he refused to pay the amount. The 

police had often demanded money and had beaten him when he had refused. 



Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Firoz Akhtar 

Perpetrator(s) : Rajendra Singh, Police, Fulwarisharif PS 



The victim Firoz Akhtar was a resident of Fulwarisharif and he was a journalist by profession. On 12 th 

August, 2008 when the victim had returned home after his job, a policeman had stopped him. He had 

beaten the victim without any reason and had snatched Rs 300. The police had often done that to get 

money for getting liquor.


Victim(s) : Anant Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Jakkanpur PS 

Location : Jakkanpur PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Anant Kumar was a resident of Arya Niketan and he had shop. On 5 th July, he was in his 

shop, unloading the goods. The officer-in-charge of the local police station had asked the driver to 

vacate the road. The driver had asked the police to give him 5 minutes to clear the road. The police 

was annoyed and he had betaen him. When the victim Anant Kumar had questioned the police, the 

police officer had beaten him and had filed a case against him. 

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Victim(s) : Budhiya Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Surendra Lal Dev, ASI, Chandi PS 

Location : Chandi PS 


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Case Details: 

The victim Budhiya Devi was a resident of Jahanpur village and was a Mushar (SC) by caste. Her 

brother-in-law was murdered by Lalbabu Yadav on 28 th July, 2008. So she had filed a complaint 

against him. On 29 th July, 2008 the ASI had gone to her house with other policemen and had abused 

her with filthy words. The ASI had also threatened the victim and her family to withdraw the case. 


Victim(s) : Laxman Rai 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Charpokhri PS 

Location : Itaur 


Case Details: 

The victim Laxman Rai was a resident of Itaur village. A case was filed against the victim and his son 

by Radhika Devi of the same village. Based on the complaint, the police have gone to the house of the 

victim and have demanded Rs 5000. The officer-in-charge alleged that he had riffle and had searched 

his house. The police had abused the women in the house and have taken Rs 1000 from the suitcase. 




Victim(s) : Arjun Paswan 

Perpetrator(s) : Maksad Khan, SI, Fatuha PS 

Location : Fatuha 


Case Details: 

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The victim Arjun Paswan was a night guard. On 5 th April, 2008 the SI and the SAP Jawans have gone 

to Fatuha village in search of the accused. They have climbed the terrace and have knocked the door 

of the victim Arjun Paswan. They have inquired him about the accused. The victim had told the police 

that he was not aware of anything 

The police had abused him with filthy words and had threatened him not to disclose the matter to 

anyone. The victim Arjun Paswan was working under the police and out of fear, he had not revealed 

the matter to anyone. 


Victim(s) : Bhagwan Das 

Perpetrator(s) : Shobhakant Paswan, SI, Belchi PS 

Location : Belchi PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Bhagwan Das was married to Gayatri Devi and they had two daughters. They lived happily 

for few years and then they have started to quarrel very often. Suddenly Gayatri had left the victim. The 

victim Bhagwan Das had searched for her but she was not found. He had waited for 12 years and then 

he had married Rekha Devi. They had two daughters. 



Finally Gayatri Devi had returned but the victim Bhagwan Das had refused to keep her along with him. 

She had gone to the police station and had filed a compliant against him by paying money to the police. 

Accordingly, the police had called Bhagwan Das and had asked him to keep Gayatri Devi with him. 

When the victim had refused, the police officer had beaten him and had threatened him with dire 

consequences.


Victim(s) : Suresh Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : Satendra Mishra, O.C, Kawakol PS 

Location : Kawakol PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Suresh Singh had a land dispute with his neighbour. And his neighbour had filed case 

against him. On 2 nd February, 2008 the victim Suresh Singh has gone to the police station to renew the 

license of his rifle. The police officer had told the victim Suresh Singh that there was a warrant in his 

name and had taken him into custody. The police had snatched Rs 250 from his pocket. The SHO had 

demanded Rs 6000 to get him a bail but the victim has refused and he was sent to Jail. Later the victim 

had paid the said amount and he was granted bail. 

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Victim(s) : Tileshwar Pandit and Sanjeet Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : Jawahar Jha, O.C, Rajauli PS 



Case Details: 

The victim Tileshwar Pandit had a land near the field of Arjun Singh. The victim Tileshwar Pandit had 

planted vegetables in his field. Arjun Singh had grazed his goats in his field. So the victim Tileshwar 

Pandit had questioned Arjun Singh about that. 

The sons of Arjun Singh had filed a false case against Tileshwar Pandit. The officer-in-charge had 

gone there and had beaten his son Sanjeet Kumar. The police had also threatened to detain him if he 

again created problem to Arjun Singh. 



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Victim(s) : Sangeeta Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Lal Mohan Singh, O.C, Wena PS 

Location : Wena PS 


Case Details: 

On 8 th February, 2008 the officer-in-charge of Wean Police station had gone to the house of the victim 

Sangeeta Devi with 15 policemen. The police have surrounded her house and alleged that her 

husband Nitish Chaudhary had sold liquor. But in factual, Nitish Chaudhary had the habit of taking 

drinks everyday and so he had 10 bottles of liquor in his house. 

The police have raided the house of the victim Sangeetha and have found the bottles. They have taken 

Sangeetha and her husband to the police station. The police had beaten Nitish Chaudary and have 

sent him to jail. Later they have got Rs 25,000 from the victim sangetha and have left her. 


Victim(s) : Md. Mumtaj Uddin 

Perpetrator(s) : Roh PS 



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Case Details: 

The victim Md. Mumtaj Uddin was an inhabitant of Roh village. His brother-in-law, Sageer had fled away 

with a brass loaded truck from Delhi which worth Rs 87 Lakh. The owner of the brass goods had filed 

a complaint. The Delhi police along with the Bihar police had gone to the victim Md. Mumtaj Uddin’s 

house in search of Sageer. As Sageer was not there, they have taken the victim to the police station. 

Md. Mumtaj Uddin was beaten indiscriminately and abused for providing shelter to a thief. The police 

had beaten him brutally with rods, due to which the victim had lost his eye sight. He had also suffered 

periodical brain problems. To seek justice, he had filed a case against the police. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Anil Mishra 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Ravi Kumar, SHO, Bakhriyarpur PS 

2) Sunailhul Haq, S.I, Bakhriyarpur PS 

Location : Bakhriyarpur PS 


The victim Anil Mishra was a engaged in cloth business and had earned a good amount. The SHO had 

demanded Rs10, 000 and had said that the police would never disturb his business. The ASI had also 



often collected Rs 200 to 300. When the victim Anil Mishra did not oblige with them they had threatened 

to implicate him under a false case of Dalcoity. 

On 8 th January, 2008 the SHO had called him to the police station. When the victim Anil Mishra had gone 

there, he was taken to a private room and beaten brutally. The family members of the victim who 

received the information had gone to the police station and have enquired the police. The police had 

refused to give them the reason of arrest and the victim Anil Mishra was produced before them with 

handcuffs and injuries all over his body. 

On 9 th January, 2008, he was taken to the DSP office and was beaten brutally. The police had had 

assaulted him and have asked him to confess the dacoit. Then the police had threatened to kill him and 

had taken him blindfolded in a boat in river Ganges. 

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The police have deprived him of food and have threatened to kill him in an encounter. Then he was 

remanded under dacoity case and he had later come out on bail. The wife of the victim has lodged a 

complaint at the Court regarding this. 


Victim(s) : Anant Pandey 

Perpetrator(s) : Surendra Pandey, SI, Hisua PS 



Case Details: 

The victim Anant Pandey was an inhabitant of Hisua. On 25 th December, 2007 he was arrested by the 

police with reference to a murder case at Sakarpura and was sent to jail. Later he had come out on bail. 



The Hisua police had again arrested him with reference to road dacoit cases and remanded him by the 

order of the court. He was detained for two days and then he was sent to jail. The police had tortured him 

severely at the jail. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Jitendra Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : Ramesh Dutt Pandey, ASI, Naubatpur PS 



The victim Jitendra Kumar’s cousin Sunil MIshri’s name was included in the criminal’s list. The case 

was with reference to the abduction of a adolescent girl. On 6 th February, 2008 the ASI has called the

victim Jitendra Kumar over phone and had asked him to come to the police station. The ASI had also 

threatened to trap him in a false case if he did not go to the police station. So the victim Jitendra Kumar 

was mentally tortured. 

Prior to the incident when a friend of Jitendra Kumar had taken his bike to the police station, the police had 

kept his bike under custody. The victim Jitendra Kumar was not related with any case but he was 

tortured unnecessarily. 


Victim(s) : Raju Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : Arun Kumar Tiwari, SHO, Nawada Nagar PS 

Location : Nawada Nagar PS 


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Case Details: 

The victim Raju Kumar was an inhabitant of Jawahar Nagar. On 28 th December, 2007 the police of 

Nawada had gone to the village with reference to a cycle theft. The police had beaten the victim and had 

taken him to the police station. 

At the police station, the police had beaten him on his hands and legs. The Inspector had stood on his 

chest with boot clad foot. The victim Raju Kumar had sustained severe injuries due to police torture. He 

was detrained for 22 days and then released. 

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Victim(s) : Munna Dubey Urf Amit Dubey 

Perpetrator(s) : GRP, Rajendra Nagar Railway PS 

Location : Rajendra Nagar Railway PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Munna Dubey had gone to visit his uncle and on returning home, he had seen a mobile 

phone at Rajendra Nagar Railway Station. A boy who had sold water had seen him and has informed 

the police. 

The police alleged that he had stolen the mobile and had detained him for 18 hours without food and 

water. The victim Munna Dubey had seen kerosene and a match box near by. He had poured 

kerosene all over his body to flame himself and commit suicide due to the police torture. But he was 

saved by a policeman. 




Victim(s) : Ajay Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : Sanjay Kumar, SI, Harnaut PS 

Location : Harnaut PS 


Case Details: 

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The victim Ajay Kumar was a native of Malikpur village. On 11 th April, 2008 he had gone in his 

motorcycle to Biharsharif. On the way, a person had stopped him and had asked for a lift. The victim 

Ajay had taken him in his motorcycle. Near the by-pass, the transport police were checking the 

vehicles. There was a truck coming behind the victim’s motorcycle and there was another truck in the 

opposite direction. 

The traffic police had struck his motorcycle with a stick and the motorcycle had changed the direction 

and had collided with the truck. The motorcycle had blazed fire and the person who sat behind had 

died. The victim’s leg was collapsed and it was later amputated. 


Victim(s) : Sharda Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Jailer, Arrah Jail 



Case Details: 



The victim Sharda Devi was an inhabitant of Ayar village. He had some mental disorder and had 

undergone treatment at Ranchi. Due to his mental disorder, he had killed a person named Ganesh. 

Thereafter he was he was filed under a murder case and was sent to Arrah Jail. But he was not given 

treatment and he had suffered for 10-12 years. The police had also betaen him on his chest in order to 

control him. 

On 12 th March, 2008 his condition had become critical and he was sent to Government Hospital. He 

had suffered due to severe chest pain. He was referred to PMCH but he was taken to Arrah Jail and 

again detained.


Victim(s) : Mohan Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : Srivastav, OIC, Akbarpur PS 

Location : Akbarpur PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Mohan Singh had a land dispute with Visambhar Singh and his brothers. Due to the land 

dispute, there was a scuffle between both the parties. The victim Mohan Singh had gone to the police 

station to file a case. But the Officer-in-charge had abused him and had slapped him 7-8 times. The 

officer had also asked the other policemen to beat him. 

When the victim’s parents had gone to the police station, the police officer had abused them. The victim 

Mohan Singh had sustained injuries in his mouth and his tooth had fallen down. The victim’s parents 

have reported the mater to SP and later the victim was released. But no action was taken against the 

concerned police. 

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FF Code : BIH/MON/NWD/AUG/08/634 


Perpetrator(s) : Arun Kumar Tiwari, SI, Nawada PS 



Case Details: 

The victim Sanjay Kumar was a resident of Mirzapur village. A businessman named 

Madan Lal’s son was kidnapped by someone. The police had gone to the victim 

Sanjay Kumar’s house. The police had beaten him and had taken him to the police 

station under suspicion. 

The police had also taken the brothers of the victim to the police station. The police 

had detained all three of them at the police station for five days. They were deprived 

of food and water and were beaten mercilessly. Later the police had released 

them. 



FF Code : BIH/MON/NWD/AUG/637 

Victim(s) : Brinda Prasad 

Perpetrator(s) : Arun Kumar Tiwari, OIC, Rajauli PS 



Case Details: 

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The victim Brinda Prasad had a land dispute with few members of the election committee. On 8 th 

August, 2008 when the victim Brinda had gone out with his friend Kabir Chaudhary, the police of Rajauli 

who were patrolling had caught hold of them. The police Inspector alleged that the victim Brinda and his 

friend were thieves and had taken them in the police van. On the way, the police had purposely made 

the victim fall from the van and the victim Brinda had lost his left hand. 

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Victim(s) : Chinta Devi 


Location : Danapur Court 


Case Details: 

The victim Chinta Devi was a resident of Avasthighat village. On 4 th August, 2008 she had gone to 

Danapur Court, to give food to her relative who was accused in a murder case. She had gone with her 

children. The police had beaten the victim’s children and when she had protested, she too was beaten 

by the police. Due to police torture, the victim Chinta Devi’s right hand was fractured. 




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Victim(s) : Jago Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Krishna Kumar, O.C, Vikram PS 

Location : Akhitiyar village 


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The victim Jago Devi was a resident of Akhitiyar village. On 29 th February, 2008 the officer-in-charge of 

Vikarm Police Station had gone to house of the victim Jago Devi with police force. The police had abused 

her and had asked her to reveals the names of the people in the village who prepared liquor. The victim 

Jago Devi was beaten by the butt of the gun and she had protested. But the officer-in-charge had beaten 

her children who were studying and had abused them by their caste. The victim Jago Devi’s children 

had sustained injuries due to police assault. 


Victim(s) : Md. Safdar Khan 

Perpetrator(s) : 1)Satendra Kumar Sahi, O.C, Piro PS 

2) Kailash Prasad, DSP, Piro 

Location : Piro 


Case Details: 

The victim Md. Safdar Khan was a resident of Bhagalpur village in Piro. On 16 th March, 2008 a native 

of the victim’s village namely, Reyazuddin Khan had gone to get fruits. Then a speeding van from Piro 

had hit Reyazuddin and he had died on the spot. The victim Md. Safdar Khan and the local residents 

were aggravated and they have blocked the Piro-Sasaram road with the body of the deceased. 



The officer-in-charge of Piro Police Station had gone to the spot with the Block Development Officer 

and had negotiated with the protesters. They have assured to provide compensation. At that time the 

DSP had gone to the spot with SAP Jawans and he had started lathi charge on the innocent villagers 

without any warning. The victim Md. Safdar Khan and few others were grievously injured. After that, 

the police had filed FIR on 30 members of the village.


Victim(s) : Uday Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : Kavindra Singh, PC, Batch 519 

Location : Nawada 


Case Details: 

On 5 th January, 2008, the victim Uday Kumar had climbed the stairs in the Court. A police constable had 

kept his rifle on the stairs. The victim Uday Kumar had stamped the rifle unfortunately and so the police 

constable who was drunk had beaten him with a stick. The victim was injured and had spent Rs 500 for 

treatment. Later he had given a complaint to the ASI of Nawada. 


Victim(s) : Gopal Kumar Swarnakar 

Perpetrator(s) : Satyendra Manjhi, SI, Sirdala PS 

Location : Hatmarua 


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Case Details: 

The victim Gopal Kumar Swarnakar was an inhabitant of Sirdala village. On 21 st December, 2007 a 

person named Sambhu Prasad of the village was arrested by the police and tortured. To condemn 

that, a public protest was held on the following day. Thereafter the police had harassed the people just 

to keep them under control. 

On 26 th December, 2007 when the victim Gopal Kumar Swarnakar had gone to Hatmarua in his 

motorcycle, the S.I had stopped him and had abused him for supporting Sambhu Prasad. Then the 

police had caught hold of his collar and had slapped him 4-6 times. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Buduani Saw 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Hilsa, PS 

Location : Hilsa, PS 


The victim Buduani Saw had had got a loan of 1 Lakh rupees from State Bank of India. As he had not 

paid the debt, the Bank had filed a case against him. The SDO had ordered the police to arrest the victim. 

The police had gone to the house of the victim Buduani Saw along with field officers of SBI. They have 



asked him to repay the loan. The victim Buduani Saw had asked them some time to repay the loan, 

but they have forced him to pay immediately and the SDO had taken the baton from the police and had 

beaten him brutally. He was forced to sign a bond and pay Rs 25,000 immediately. The wife of the 

victim had borrowed money and had given it to the officers and then they had left the victim. 

Due to police assault, the little finger of the victim Buduani Saw was fractured and his left hand had 

become functionless. The victim was mentally depressed and had spent more than Rs 10, 000 for his 

medical expenses. 

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Victim(s) : Ramji Manjhi 

Perpetrator(s) : Digvijay Singh, O.C, Shahpur PS 



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Case Details: 

The victim Ramji Manjhi was an inhabitant of Gorganua village. On 20 th January, 2008 a Muslims of the 

village had celebrated their festival. They have given a complaint to the police stating that the villagers 

had prepared liquor and created problems to the people. 

The police had gone to the village and had seen some people drinking in the streets and creating 

problem. The police had tried to trap the people and many of them had run away. The people who were 

chased by the police had run near the victim Ramji Manjhi’s house. The victim Ramji Manjhi was 

sleeping in the cot inside his house. The police have entered inside and have caught him. When he had 

protested, the police had beaten him brutally with the baton. The police officer had kicked Ramji Manjhi 

and the victim Ramji Manjhi had sustained injuries on his back and legs. 



Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Sunita Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Madan Yadav, OIC, Biharsharif Excise Police 

Location : Biharsharif 


The victim Sunita Devi’s father Anuradha Chaudhary was economically well developed person of the 

village. His cousin brother was kidnapped and so he had filed a case against Naresh Yadav. The police 

had pressurized him to compromise the case or threatened to implicate him under a false case.

On 9 th January, 2008 the Excise Police had raided the victim’s house in search of liquor. But they were 

not able to find anything. They have caught hold of Anuradha Chaudhary and had beaten him severely 

with a stick. They have snatched his mobile and have taken him to the Excise Department at Biharsharif. 

The police had demanded Rs10, 000 for his release. The victim’s father had given the demanded 

money but even then the police had arrested him and had sent him to Jail. 


Victim(s) : Rinku Kumar Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : Ramvilas Chaudhary, OIC, Traffic Police 



Case Details: 

The victim Rinku Kumar Singh was an inhabitant of Dhadhua village. He was working as a driver under 

Mirganj. On 23 rd March, 2008 he had unloaded his vehicle at Dharahara and had returned to Patna. 

When he had reached Arrah, a traffic police had caught hold of him. The police had beaten the victim 

Rinku Kumar Singh without any cause and had snatched Rs 3200 and his watch. Then the police had 

asked him to park the vehicle at the police station. The victim had sustained grievous injuries and had 

later gone to the hospital. 

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Victim(s) : Anita Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : H.N. Roy, ASI, Dulhan Bazar PS 

Location : Dulhan Bazar PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Anita Devi was a native of Dulhan Bazar. She was a Chamar by caste. On 19 th February, 

2008, the victim along with the villagers had protested against the sale of liquor. One Raju Yaddav had 

encouraged people to sell liquor. Then the ASI who was at Raju’s house had called the police force. 

About 20 policemen had gone to the village with batons and have started lathi charge on the innocent 

villagers. The victim Anita Devi was also injured in the lathi charge. The police had flashed torch light 

on their eyes and had beaten them continuously. 



Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Ramdev Prasad 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Hilsa PS 

Location : Hilsa PS 


The victim Ramdev Prasad had taken a loan from the State Bank of India which he was not able to repay. 

On 14 th November, 2007 the Bank staffs had gone to his house with four policemen. The sub-divisional 

officer had abused him and had beaten him with a stick. Likewise the bank staffs have gone to his house 

with the police for several days and have beaten him brutally. Due to this, the left ear of the victim Ramdev 

was injured and he has received treatment for the same. 

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Victim(s) : Upendra Yadav 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Chavilapur PS 

Location : Pilkhi 


Case Details: 

The victim Upendra Yadav was an inhabitant of Pilkhi village. On 8 th February, 2008 the President Mr. 

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and the Chief Minister Mr. Nitish Kumar had visited their village, where the Nalanda 

International University was to be erected. The land allotted for the construction was fertile and the 

villagers were not wiling to give the lands at lower prices. 

When the CM had moved forward to speak with the people, few people had pelted stones at him. 

Immediately the police had started lathi charge and tear gas was fired at the people. Many innocent 

people were caught and the victim Upendra Yadav was one of them. The victim was produced before 

the Biharsharif Court and then he was sent to Jail. 



Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Vimal Yadav 

Perpetrator(s) : Arun Kumar Tiwari, SHO, Nawada Nagar PS 



The victim Vimal Yadav was a native of Patel Nagar. The Inspector had told a patrolling police to send 

the victim Vimal Yadav to the police station with reference the incident of snatching things at Shiv Nagar. 

When the victim had gone to the police station, the police had beaten him brutally and have detained him 

in jail. The bail order was also rejected by the CJM.


Victim(s) : Sarita Kumari 

Perpetrator(s) : Brijnandan Mehta, ASI, Tharthari PS 

Location : Tharthari PS 


Case Details: 

On 17 th February, 2008 the victim Sarita Kumari’s husband Chandrabhusshan Paswan along with 

his neighbours had gone to attend an engagement. When they had reached Khamaiya Bridge they 

had seen Subhash Mahato of their village with police. He had told police that it was Chandrabhusshan 

Paswan. The police officer had beaten him and had taken him to Tharthari Police Station. 

When the victim Sarita Kumari had received the message, she had gone to the police station and had 

questioned the police. The officer-in-charge had told her that her husband was arrested with reference 

to a quarrel which had taken place at Bhathar. Then the police had chased her out of the police station. 

The police had snatched his cell phone and Rs 2000 from his pocket. They have not produced the 

warrant at the time of arrest. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Vijay Prakash Yadav 

Perpetrator(s) : Bhishan Singh, ASI, Warsaliganj PS 

Location : Warsaliganj PS 


The victim Vijay Prakash Yadav was a bus driver at Warsalinganj bus terminus. He had a land dispute 

with Tilak Yadav and he had beaten him. So Tilak Yadav has lodged a complaint against the victim Vijay 

Yadav. Based on the complaint, the ASI had gone to the spot and had beaten Vijay Prakash Yadav. 

When he had tried to explain to the police, the police had beaten him mercilessly. The police had also 

beaten two other bus drivers and had taken all of them to the police station. The victim was produced 

before the Court and then remanded. 


Victim(s) : Md. Shabir 

Perpetrator(s) : O.C, Barahi PS 

Location : Barahi PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Md. Shabir was alleged as a main accused in the P.N.B dacoit case in which Rs 3, 30,000 

were taken by the dacoits. The manager of P.N.B Company had informed the matter to the police. The 

police had beaten him mercilessly and had taken him to the police station. Later the police had 

produced him before the Magistrate. Though the victim Md. Shabir had showed the injuries to the 

Magistrate, he was not referred for medical treatment. 

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Perpetrator(s) : S.N. Mandal, O.C, Saksohara PS 

Location : Saksohara PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Sanjay Kumar was a school student of the Middle School in Saksohar. The boys had written 

awful words on the board. In order to teach them a lesson, the teacher had beaten all the boys including 

the victim Sanjay Kumar and had taken them to the police station. 

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The officer-in-charge had beaten all the students’ brutally and had detained them for four hours. Some of 

the students have also fainted. On 21 st January, 2008 a protest was conducted to condemn the act of the 

police. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Baijnath Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : Dhruv Kumar, SI, Behata PS 



The victim Baijnath Singh was an inhabitant of Moharangpur village. One Lallan Prasad had filed a case 

against the victim Baijnath Singh under Arms Act with reference to the incident which had taken place the 

previous day. 

With reference to the case filed, the police had taken the victim Baijnath Singh to the police station and had 

beaten him about 25 times with the baton. The police have also arrested his son Bablu Singh and have 

beaten him. 



Case Details: 


Victim(s) : 1) Vidyanand Paswan 2) Jagnarayan Paswan 

3) Ramprit Paswan 

Perpetrator(s) : Ashok Singh, ASI, Karai Parsurai PS 

Location : Karai Parsurai PS 


The victim Vidyanand Paswan had a dispute with one Sunil Saw. The case was under process at Hilas 

Court. On 29 th , January, 2008 based on the order of the Court, the BDO had gone to the house of the

victim Vidyanand Paswan with the ASI and 5 SAP Jawans. The police have destroyed the tiles, pump 

sets and other materials. When the victim’s father Jagnarayan Paswan had protested, the police had 

beaten him brutally and had abused him in pretext of his caste. 

The victim Vidyanand Paswan was beaten severely and was taken in the police jeep. The victim’s head 

was severely injured and had started to bleed. Then the victim was taken to the police station and 

detained. When the father of the victim had gone to the police station, the police have demanded Rs 5000 

but he had given Rs 600 which he had. 

On 1 st March, 2008 the victim Vidyanand Paswan had gone to the hospital but the doctor had asked him 

to get a written statement from the police. Later with the help of DHRM, he was hospitalized. 


Victim(s) : Lakshman Ram 




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Case Details: 

The victim Lakshman Ram had resided with his family at Mirganj village. On 19 th March, 2008 he had 

gone to release his brother who was detained. The police had delayed in releasing the arrested people. 

The mob had created disturbances and so the police had gone to the gate and had beaten all of them. 

The victim Lakshman Ram was beaten by the police with batons. The people had run on seeing that. 

Later that evening, the brother of the victim was released. The victim Lakshman Ram who sustained 

injuries had spent Rs 100 for his medical expenses. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Rajendra Ram 

Perpetrator(s) : OIC, Piro PS 

Location : Piro PS 


The victim Rajendra Ram was an inhabitant of Akarua village. On 25 th March, the house of the victim 

was looted by Mirdul and few others of the same village, in the absence of the victim. On 28 th March, the 

same people had attacked the house and the victim Rajendra Ram’s head was injured. 

When the victim had gone to the police station to lodge the complaint, the police had demanded Rs 

10,000. Since he had no money, he was detained at the police station for three days. The police alleged 

that a case was file against him by Ghughali Ram. 




Victim(s) : Sunita Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Sri Lal Mohan Singh, Wena PS 

Location : Wena PS 


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Case Details: 

The victim Sunita Devi was a ward member and she was a native of Chandaura village. There was a 

provision for opening of Anganwari centre at the village. The villagers had made a complaint to the DM 

stating that there was defraud in selecting the members. So a case was filed against six people including 

the victim Sunita Devi. An arrest warrant was given to her on 15 th December, 2008. 

Thereafter, on 24 th February, 2008 at mid night, the officer-in-charge of Wena Police Station had gone to 

her house with few policemen. They have arrested the victim Sunita Devi and had taken her to jail. The 

police have not followed the guidelines of D.K. Basu. Sunita Devi was sick but she was not provided 

proper medical care. There were no lady police with her when she was arrested. Later the police had got 

Rs 10,000 from her and had released her. 


Victim(s) : Arvind Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Nagar PS, Nawada 



Case Details: 

The victim Arvind Kumar was a poor boy and he had sold nuts in the train. On 12 th March, 2008 a 

policeman had caught hold of him and had abused him. The police blamed that Arvind Kumar had 

misbehaved with a girl and had beaten him brutally. 

The police had arrested him and had detained him for two days. The police had demanded Rs 

2000.The victim Arvind Kumar had paid the money and then he was released. 



Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Kaushal Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : Niyaz, SI, Dulhin PS 

Location : Singhara 


The victim Kaushal Kumar was a resident of Singhara village. On 12 th April, 2008 one Chand Miyan 

had shouted at Ranjeet Kumar. Ranjeet had asked him not to shout. When he refused to obey, Ranjeet

Kumar had had slapped him four times. So Chand Miyan had reported to the police. The SI had gone 

to the spot with the police force. 

When the police force has entered the house, many Muslims have entered into the house and they have 

snatched mobile phones, gold chains and Rs 10,000. The police have started lathi charge and many 

people were injured. The victim Kaushal Kumar was also injured in the lathi charge. 


Victim(s) : Ramashish Yadav 

Perpetrator(s) : Nandlal Chaudhary, O.C, Bihar Sharif PS 

Location : Bihar Sharif PS 


Case Details: 

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On 27 th April, 2008 when the victim Ramashish Yadav was at his house, about ten policemen had 

gone to his house and have arrested him without any warrant. When the victim Ramashish Yadav had 

questioned the police about the reason of his arrest, the police had beaten him with batons and had 

taken him to police station. The victim was deprived of food for one day and then he was produced 

before the court and sent to Jail. 

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Prior to the incident, there was a scuffle between one Vijay Yadav and Sravan Singh. In which, 

Sravan’s hand was cut. The victim Ramashish Yadav had gone to settle the dispute between both of 

them. But his name was included in the list. The SHO had taken Ramshish Yadav to the police station 

and had snatched Rs 3000 from him and had sent him home without giving him any papers. Later, he 

was arrested by the police for the same case. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Yogendra Kumar Chaudhary 

Perpetrator(s) : Thakur, OIC, Medkuri PS 

Location : Medkuri PS 


The victim Yogendra Kumar Chaudhary was a native of Medkuri village. On 16 th April, 2008 there was 

a meeting at the village. There were many people at the meeting. Then the police officer had gone to the 

village with 8 policemen. The police had started beating the innocent villagers without any cause. The 

victim Yogendra Kumar Chaudhary had sustained injuries on his head due to police lathi charge. 




Victim(s) : Ramdev Yadav 

Perpetrator(s) : Suresh Ram, O.C, Hisua PS 



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Case Details: 

The victim Ramdev Yadav had a land dispute with one Jithendra Kumar. On 13 th February, 2008 when 

the people were carrying the idol of goddess Saraswathi for immersing into the river, a clash had broken 

out between the victim Ramdev Yadav and Jithendra Kumar. A case was filed against the victim 

Ramdev Yadav and Virendra Yadav. The police had taken them to the police station and had beaten 

them indiscriminately. The victim Ramdev Yadav was detained for 30 days at Hisua Police Station and 

was deprived of food. The police had beaten him brutally there by inflicting severe injuries. 

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Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Bhikhari Paswan 

Perpetrator(s) : Vindhyachal Prasad, SI, Udawantnagar PS 

Location : Udawantnagar PS 


The victim Bhikhari Paswan was an inhabitant of Karisath village. On 14 th April, 2008 he had gone to the 

police station to get an appointment for celebrating Ram Navami. The ASI had asked him to get the stamp 

pad from the Sub-Inspector’s room. The victim Bhikhari Paswan had gone to the S.I’s room and as he 

was not there, he had taken the stamp pad. 

The S.I had seen him and had abused him by his caste. The S.I had called Bhikhari Paswan to his 

room after 10 minutes and had beaten him harshly. He had stamped his chest with boot clad foot and had 

threatened him with pistol. But the other constables had rescued the victim from the clutches of the S.I. 

The next day, the victim had given the information to the SP. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Baban Shah 

Perpetrator(s) : Mahesh Singh, ASI, Bihiya PS 

Location : Bihiya PS 


The victim Baban Shah had resided at Bihiya village with his family. He had a dispute with his son very 

often. On 13 th February, 2008 the police of Bihiya had caught him and had taken him to the police station. 

The police had tied his hands at his back and had beaten him harshly. Due to the police torture, the victim 

had sustained blood stained injuries on his face and he had later received treatment.


Victim(s) : Umesh Yadav 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Shahpur PS 



Case Details: 

The victim Umesh Yadav was an inhabitant of Chotaki village. On 6 th May, 2008 he had gone to register 

his name in the BPL list at Jagdishpur Sub-divisional. There was a crowd and the victim had stood in the 

queue. A little later the victim had come out of the queue and had stood near by. 

The police had started lathi charge on the people without any cause. Many people were injured and the 

victim, Umesh Yadav had sustained injuries on his head. Later he had undergone treatment with three 

sutures. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Md. Maquasud Kuraisi 

Perpetrator(s) : Ajay kumar, SI, Shahpur PS 

Location : Rani Sagar Chik Toli 


The victim Md. Maquasud Kuraisi was an inhabitant of Rani Sahar Toli. On 22 nd May, 2008 about 6 

policemen had gone to the village based on the complaint given by the village head. The police had 

entered into the house of the victim Md. Maquasud Kuraisi. 

The victim’s brother-in-law’s kid who was three months old was sleeping on the floor. The police had 

stamped the kid and unfortunately the kid had died. When the police had heard about the death of the 

baby, they have run away. The villagers had protested at Arrah-Bazar road with the baby. Later the SP 

had visited the spot and had compromised them. But no compensation was paid. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : 1) Nitish Kumar 2) Sumita Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Virendra Prasad Yadav, OIC, Nardiganj PS 

Location : Nardiganj PS 


On 1 st May, 2008 the police officer had gone to the house of the victim Nitish Kumar with 5 Jawans. They 

have demanded monthly commission from him. The police alleged that his father received a lot of 

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money and had demanded commission. The mother of Nitish had told the police that her husband was 

in Jail and had asked them to collect money from the jail. 

The police was annoyed and had beaten her. He had dragged her out by holding her hair. When Nitish 

Kumar had prevented them, the police had kicked him with boot clad foot and had threatened them to pay 

the commission. The victim Nitish Kumar was selected for the District Cricket Team and fears that the 

police would unnecessarily trouble him. 

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Perpetrator(s) : Lakhan Singh, Night guard, Nawada Nagar PS 



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Case Details: 

On 17 th May, 2008 when the victim Lalan Singh and his friends were chatting, Lakhan Singh had gone 

there. He was the night guard and had beaten the victim Lalan Singh with the butt of the gun. The victim 

Lalan Singh had reported the matter to the police the next day. Since Lakhan was the night guard, the 

police had not taken any measures against him. 


Victim(s) : Virmani Kumar Pandey 

Perpetrator(s) : Visheshwar Ram, OIC, Pakariverma PS 

Location : Pakariverma PS 


Case Details: 



The victim Virmani Kumar Pandey was an inhabitant of Bhalua Panchayat. On 17 th May, 2008 the 

police officer had gone to the village and had arrested Shiv Kumar when the victim Virmani Kumar 

Pandey was not in the village. When the victim had returned to the village, the villagers had informed him 

the matter. 

That evening, the victim had gone to the police station with 25 people. The victim had asked the people 

to wait outside and he alone had gone inside the police station. When the victim had told the police that he 

was the assistant village head, the police had beaten him. The Inspector had also ordered the police to 

beat the other villagers who were outside the police station. The victim was detained at the police station 

and then he was taken to DSP office and beaten brutally. Later the police have sent the victim Virmani 

Kumar to Nawada Jail.


Victim(s) : Shanti Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Ojha, PC, RPF, Danapur Railway Station 

Location : Danapur Railway Station 


Case Details: 

The victim Shanti Devi’s husband was a drunkard and she had brought up her children by selling fruits 

at the railway station. On 12 th May, 2008 a RPF police constable had abused her for selling fruits at the 

railway station. He had pushed her fruit basket and the fruits had fallen on the ground. When the victim 

had tried to collect them, the police constable had beaten her on her right hand and so the victim had 

remained calm out of fear. Due to the police torture, the victim Shanti Devi was not able to work with her 

right hand. 

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Victim(s) : Chani Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Kadamkuan PS 

Location : Kadamkuan PS 


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Case Details: 

The victim Chani Devi was an inhabitant of Laohanipur area and she belonged to Mushar caste. The 

victim along with others was chased from the land by Pappu Singh and few dominant caste people. 

On 11 th April, 2008 the people had stayed near the Buddha statue for the whole night. Then the police 

had entered their dwellings and had beaten them in which the victim Chandi Devi was injured. 

Case Details: 

FF Code : BIM/MON/PAT/MAY/08/613 

Victim(s) : Md. Chand Bakho 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Pulwarisharif PS 



The victim Md. Chand Bakho was a resident of Tajpur. On 8 th August, 2008 things were stolen from the 

irrigation department. The victim Md. Chand Bakho had earned his living by getting bought old goods 

and he had done catering work in marriages. The police suspected the victim in the theft case and they 

have taken him from his house. The police had dragged him to the police station and had beaten him 

mercilessly. The police have illegally detained him without producing him before the court and they have 

abused his wife when she had gone to the police station. 




Victim(s) : Munna shah 

Perpetrator(s) : Traffic Police, Kotwali PS 

Location : Kotwali PS 


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Case Details: 

The victim Munna shah had a love affair with a school girl. However one day they have scuffled and the 

girl had asked him to keep away from her. But when the victim Munna shah had continued disturbing 

her, she had informed that to her parents. The parents of the victim had beaten the victim. Meanwhile the 

traffic police, who was patrolling, had about the heard the incident and had gone to the spot. The traffic 

police had beaten the victim brutally and then handed him to Kotwali Police Station. 

FF Code : BIM/MON/PAT/MAY/08/618 

Victim(s) : Kamlesh Kumar Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Siwan PS 

Location : Siwan PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Kamlesh Kumar Singh was a Bhumhar by caste. The victim had admitted his mother at 

IGIMS hospital. Due to negligence of doctors, she had died on 12 th May, 2008. So the victim Kamlesh 

Kumar Singh and his relatives have protested at the hospital premises. The police had gone to the 

hospital and had beaten them brutally. The victim and many of his relatives were injured due to police. 


Victim(s) : Sumitri Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Gandhi Maidan PS 

Location : Near Gandhi Maidan PS 




Case Details: 

The victim Sumitri Devi was a volunteer of CPI (M) Party. The CPI party activists have protested against 

the rising of prices near the Reserve Bank at Patna. They have shouted slogans and the police of 

Gandhi Maidan who have got the knowledge of the protest have gone there. 

Without any previous warning, the police had started lathi charge on the protesters. The police had 

caught hold of the victim Sumitri Devi’s hair and have beaten her brutally. Then the police had detained 

her along with others for several hours.


Victim(s) : Jalim Manjhi. & others 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Naubalpur PS 

Location : Naubalpur PS 


Case Details: 

Babu Chak village is at a distance of 4 kms from Danapur. On 6 th July, 2008 seven innocent persons 

were killed by unknown people. All the deceased were from Mahmadpur village. They belonged to 

Backward Community. On 11 th June, 2008 the police have raided the village and have arrested one 

Jalim Manjhi. 

Jalim was taken to Naubalpur Police Station and was beaten brutally. 

The police had asked him to reveal the names of the criminals and they have beaten him brutally. But 

Jalim had no knowledge of the criminals. On 14 th July, 2008 the police had again raided the village and 

had arrested 14 people of the Schedule Caste. The police had beaten them discriminately and had 

asked them to confess before the media. But the victim’s have refused to confess and later they were 

released. 

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FF Code : BIH/MON/NWD/JULY/08//631 

Victim(s) : Nitu Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : Mishara Baba, PC, Aarakshi PS 

Location : Aarakshi PS 

Date of incident : July 2008 

Case Details: 

The victim Nitu Kumar was 15 years old and he had taken cool drink with his friend at a hotel. He had 

told the hotel manager, Basant Saw that he would pay the money the next day. The owner of the hotel 

was annoyed and had poured hot tea in his hand. The victim Nitu Kumar had retorted and had pelted 

stones at the shop. 

The hotel owner had informed the police. The police constable had gone to the spot and had beaten the 

victim and his friend mercilessly with the baton. Later Nitu Kumar was sent to jail. 



FF Code : BIH/MON/NWD/JULY/08/632 

Victim(s) : Jitendra Chawdhary 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Arun Kumar Tiwary, SI, Nawada PS 

2) Lalan Singh, PC, Nawada PS 



Case Details: 

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The victim Jitendra Chawdhary was a resident of Mohally village. On 24 th July, 2008 at mid night, the SI 

and the PC had gone to the house of the victim with police force in search of an accused named Rajesh 

Kumar. They alleged that Rajesh had kidnapped Madan Lal’s son. The victim had told the police that 

Rajesh was not at his house. But the police had searched the whole house without listening to him. 

In course of searching for the accused, the police had beaten the victim’s aged father who was disabled. 

Then the police had taken the victim Jitendra Chawdhary to the police station and had detained him for 

three days. 



Perpetrator(s) : SAP Jawans, Sirdala 

Location : Sirdala 


Case Details: 

The victim Sanjay Kumar was a press reporter. A meeting was held at BRC Building at Sirdala Block. 

When the victim had tried to enter the hall, the SAP Jawans have beaten him. The SHO, Satyendra 

Manjhi was not present at the meting to control them. So the SAP Jawans have beaten him and have 

taken him to the police station. 



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Victim(s) : Kapil Chaudhary 

Perpetrator(s) : Arun Kumar Chaudhary, OIC, Nawada Nagar PS 


Date of incident : August 2008 

The victim Kapil Chaudhary had a dispute with his father Krishna Chaudhary. So the father of the victim 

had left the house. When the victim had gone in search of him, the police of Nawada who were patrolling

have caught hold of him. The police alleged that he was a thief and they have abused him with filthy 

words. Then the police had taken him to the police station and had betaen him brutally. 

The police have made him sit on a chair and have fastened his hands at his back. The police asked him 

where he had concealed the son of Lal and they have beaten him indiscriminately. Later the victim had 

sent complaints to Human Rights Commission about the torture inflicted by the police. 


Victim(s) : I) Umashankar Bharti 2) Rajesh Sinha 

Perpetrator(s) : Body guards, Bihar 

Location : Bihar 


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The victims Umashankar Bharti and Rajesh Sinha have gone to meet Harinarayan, the Bihar State 

Education Minister and discuss the problems related to the prolonged strike of the University. The 

Minister had refused to meet them and had asked his body guards to beat the victims. The Minister had 

also abused them with filthy words in presence of everyone. The bodyguards had beaten both of them 

with iron and wooden rods. The victim Rajesh’s hand was fractured and Umashankar’s head was 

grievously injured and he had fainted. Later both the victim’s were hospitalized. 

FF Code : FF - 643 

Victim(s) : Sahin Khatoon 

Perpetrator(s) : ASI, Fulwarisharif PS 



Case Details: 

The victim Sahin Khatoon was a resident of Taj Nagar. On 8 th August, 2008 there was a theft at a 

research institute of Khagaul. The ASI had gone to the house of the victim Sahin Khatoon and had 

arrested her husband Chand Bakho, with reference to the theft case. The police had beaten him in 

presence of the public and had taken him to the police station. 




Victim(s) : Kamlesh Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : Traffic Police, Kadam Kuan 

Location : Kadam Kuan 


Case Details: 

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The victim Kamlesh Kumar belonged to Paasi caste and he was a rickshaw puller. On 13 th July, 2008 

when he was pulling his rickshaw, a traffic police constable had demanded money. The victim had told 

the police that he did not have money to pay them. The police was annoyed and he had beaten the victim 

brutally. Due to police torture, the victim had sustained injuries on his head and he was bleeding from his 

mouth. Later the police of Gandhi Maidan had hospitalized him. 

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Victim(s) : Arun Ram 


Location : Naubatpur 


Case Details: 

The victim Arun Ram was a resident of Naubatpur. On 7 th August, 2008 someone had made a call from 

his mobile. On receiving the call, the police had gone to the victim’s house and had inquired him using 

abusive language. When the victim had come out, the police constable had caught the victim by his neck 

and had beaten him mercilessly. Due to this, the victim had sustained injuries on his back and waist. 

Then the senior police officer had gone to the spot and had managed the situation. 



Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Lalti Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Baijnath Singh, ASI, Naubatpur PS 



The victim Lalti Devi was a resident of Nagwan village. The police of Naubalpur have received the news 

that people have sold illegal liquor and they have raided the village. On seeing the police, the drunkards 

have run away. Some of them have run through the house of the victim Lalti Devi.

The police had violently entered into the house of the victim Lalti Devi who was preparing dinner and had 

asked her about the drunkards. She had told the police that she was not aware of that. Immediately the 

police had abused her with filthy words and had beaten her buttocks about four times, with a wooden rod. 

The police had often done that to the innocent villagers. 

FF Code : BIH/MON/NLD/MAY/08/615 

Victim(s) : Munni Kumari 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Hilsa Jail 

Location : Hilsa Jail 


Case Details: 

The victim Munni Kumari’s mother-in-law, Sushila was an accused in a case. On 23 rd April, 2008 she 

had taken her mother-in-law to the court. After that her mother-in-law was taken to Jail. So the victim 

Munni Kumari had taken sari and other things to give to her mother-in-law. 

But the Jail police officer had asked her to give Rs 25. The victim Munni Kumari had told the police that 

she did not have any money and she had shown the purse. She had Rs 25 in her purse for other 

purpose. Then she had put the purse into her blouse. The police had put his hand into her blouse and 

had taken the purse. The victim Munni Kumari’s blouse was torn and she had protested the act of the 

police. Later she had given a complaint at CJM Court seeking justice. 

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Victim(s) : Bachcha Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : Santosh Kumar, SI, Sandesh PS 

Location : Sandesh PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Bachcha Singh was a resident of Narayanpur village. On 25 th June, 2008 the people of 

Naranpur have organized a Dharna at the Sandesh Block Office. The protest was regarding the BPL 

and APL cards. The information was however made known to the BDO and the BDO office was closed. 

When the protesters had gone to there, the Block Development Office was closed. The aggravated mob 

had broken the doors and windows of the office. The SI who was at the Block Office had ordered for Lathi 

Charge. The police force had started to beat the innocent people. The victim Bachcha Singh was also 

caught and was betaen. Due to this, the victim sustained injuries all over his body. 



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Victim(s) : 1) Pankaj Kumar Singh 2) Chunchun Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Shambhoo Prasad Singh, SHO, Rupau PS 

2) Ramsewak Chaudhary, PC, Town PS, Nawada 



Case Details: 

On 17 th March, 2008 the SHO and a police constable had beaten Krishna Singh, Shaligram Singh of 

the village. The victims Pankaj Kumar Singh and Chunchun Kumar were the sons of Krishna Kumar. 

The SHO was drunk and had abused the victim’s, who had witnessed the incident. The SHO had 

ordered the constable to fire at the victims. 

Both Pankaj Kumar Singh and Chunchun Kumar had tried to run away from the police but they were 

struck by the gun shot and have fallen down. Then they were carried to Sadar Hospital by the villagers. 

The doctor had referred them to PMCH. The victims Pankaj Kumar Singh and Chunchun Kumar were 

shifted to PMCH where they had undergone a surgery. The villagers had protested before the police 

station and one of the villagers had called the SP over phone and had informed him about the incident. 

But the SP had not taken any measures. 

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After the occurrence, the SP and DSP had visited the spot. They have registered a complaint against 

the SHO and police constable and later both of them were sent to jail. 



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Victim(s) : Usha Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Mangal Paswan, Police, Itaura PS 

2) Arun Kumar, SHO, Itaura PS 

Location : Itaura PS 


Case Details: 

On 20 th March, 2008 the victim Usha Devi was sleeping at her house with her 31/2 year old kid. At two 

in the mid night, a policeman named Mangal Pasawn, had entered into her house by removing the 

hook. He had threatened her at pistol point and had raped her. Mangal Paswan had threatened to kill her 

if she disclosed the mater to anyone. 

The next morning, Usha Devi had informed that to her in-laws. Then the victim Usha Devi had gone to 

the police station with her in-law’s to report to the police. The SHO had consoled her saying that he 

would look into the mater, but no measures were taken against the perpetrator. 

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Victim(s) : Guriya Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Jay Prakash Chaudhary, SHO, Koliwar PS 

Location : Koliwar PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Guriya Devi was the wife of Hare Ram and they resided at Dhandiha village. The village 

was dominated by the upper Rajput castes. Hare Ram had a piece of land in which he had cultivated 

potatoes. One Hiraman Kuar had claimed that the land belonged to him with the support of the police 

officer. 

On 3 rd April, 2008 when the victim’s husband was working at the field, about 12 policemen had gone 

there. The police claimed that the land belonged to Hiraman Kuar and had beaten him. They have also 

abused his wife Guriya Devi with filthy words and had taken Hare Ram to the police station. 

Later that night, the SHO had gone to her house in absence of her husband and had tried to rape her. 

The police constables had beaten her with batons and with the riffle. Then the police have damaged the 

household articles and have left. The victim Guriya Devi felt dishonoured and had decided to commit 

suicide. But her family members have consoled her. 



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FF Code : EU/OR/CTC/002/2008 

Victim(s) : Jagyan Narayan Dhal 

Perpetrator(s) : Soubhagya Laxmi Pattnaik, ASI 

Location : Mahila PS, Buxibazar 


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Victim Jagyan Narayan Dhal is a teacher residing in Cuttack. The victim and Ranish Rout, D/o Sri 

Rasananda Rout got married on 29 th April 2003. Both led a happy life for some days, and beget a 

daughter. But Jagyan’s father-in-law was an angry ex-army man. He often scolded the victim and 

manhandled him. In course of time Jagyan was forced to rent a house for his wife. Since the victim was 

the only son of his parents he had to take care of them. In this situation his in-laws filed a false case 

against him at Mahila Police Station, stating that he was torturing his wife. The ASI of Mahila Police 

station arrested Jagyan on 3 rd January 2008 and detained him. He was beaten and abused with filthy 

words in the presence of his in-laws, who were all scoffing. The ASI got the victim signed in few blank 

papers. Jagyan now feels dejected and mentally depressed. 

FF Code : EU/OR/JSP/31/2008 

Victim(s) : Rajat Behera 

Perpetrator(s) : Sudhakar Sahoo, 

Location : Puri PS, Jagatsinghpur PS, Biridi PS 


Case Details: 



Victim Rajat Behera is a resident of Sankarpur village. The victim is a political activist in support of the 

Congress Party. The rival BJD Party members often compelled the victim to forgo Congress Party and 

when Rajat denied the proposal they were planning to curb him in a fake case. In the mean time a gang 

of dacoits were caught by the police who were trying to kidnap an owner of Yatra party of Jagatsinghpur. 

Police tried to involve Rajat in this case but couldn’t. Instead they involved the victim in a theft case and 

arrested him on 22 nd January 2008. He was taken to many police stations and subjected to brutal torture, 

owing to which his joints are swollen. He was also left to starve. Complaints have been send to the SP 

regarding this.

FF Code : EU/OR/DKL /36/2008 

Victim(s) : Subrat Sahu 

Perpetrator(s) : Suresh Seth,OIC 

Location : Telibhuin village, Dhenkanal 


Case Details: 

Victim Subrat Sahu is an oilman residing in Telibhuin village of Dhenkanal district. He owns a shop and 

a house in the village. The Rural Development Department sanctioned an amount to construct drainage 

on both sides of the road. Subrat’s house and shop would be affected at this, owing to which he objected 

this construction. On 28 th January 2008 a quarrel picked up between Subrat and the Contractor. The 

OIC of Rasole Police Station who was present in the place assaulted the victim causing injuries on his 

left hand finger and right leg. Subrat was also filed under a false case under the instigation of the 

Contractor. The victim has also filed a case against the police at SDJM Court. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Biswajit Kuanr 

Perpetrator(s) : Pradhan, SI, Choudwar PS 

Location : Choudwar PS 


The victim Biswajit Kuanr had a conflict with his elder brother Sanatan with reference to the partition of the 

land. On 23 rd April, 2008, Sanatan had attacked the victim Biswajit Kuanr and had given a false 

complaint that the victim had attacked him and his wife. 

When the victim Biswajit Kuanr had gone to the police station to lodge a complaint, the police had caught 

hold of him and had abused him saying that he had committed the crime and had concealed himself in 

the pretext of treatment. The police had detained him at the police station for hours and had deprived him 

of food and water. Then the police had threatened him and had sent him out. 

Case Details: 

FF Code : EU/OR/JSP/140 /2008 

Victim(s) : Karunakar Prusty 

Perpetrator(s) : Sudhakar Sahoo, OIC, Biridi PS 

Location : Biridi PS 


The victim Karunakar Prusty was a daily wage labourer. He had worked under Kalandi Das who had 

an oil shop at Biridi Bazar. On 23 rd March, 2008 there was a theft at the shop and so the owner Kalandi 

Das had lodged a complaint. The police had found a slipper and alleged that the victim had stolen. 

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The slipped did not fit the victim, in spite of that, the police had caught hold of the victim and had beaten him 

brutally. He was detained for four days and was deprived of food. Finally, the owner had given bribe to the 

police and had released the victim. 

Case Details: 

FF Code : EU/OR/JSP /141/2008 

Victim(s) : Nrusingha Charan Patra 

Perpetrator(s) : Panda Babu, OIC, Madhusudanpur PS 

Location : Madhusudanpur PS 


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The victim Nrusingha Charan Patra was a retired employee of TATA Company. He had been a strong 

supporter of Congress party. On 3 rd February, 2008 there was a meeting held in the village and he had 

supported the majority and had raised his hand for BJD party. The Sarpanch was the supporter of 

congress party and he was annoyed with the victim. 

Later the Sarpanch and his family members had filed a false case against the victim and he was taken 

to police station and was brutally beaten. He had protested but the police had threatened to send him to 

Jail and so the victim had remained quiet due to fear. Later he was released. 


Victim(s) : Mahadev Bhoi 

Perpetrator(s) : Sudhakar Sahu, OIC, Biridi outpost 

Location : Biridi outpost 

Date of incident : February 2008 

Case Details: 



The victim Mahadev Bhoi was a tractor driver and he had worked under Gopinath. On the day of the 

incident the victim had taken rest in his house. Then the ASI of Biridi outpost had gone to his house with 

few police constables. The police had caught hold of his collar and had abused him for stealing at his 

owner’s house. 

Though the victim had protested, the police had taken him to police station and had beaten him brutally. 

The victim was detained for two days without food and then he was sent to Alipingal jail.


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FF Code : EU/OR/KHURDA /158/2008 

Victim(s) : Yunus Khan 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Sadar PS 

Location : Salijan Asan bridge 


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According to the statement of the victim Yunus Khan’s wife Samima BIbi, the victim was a real estate 

broker. On 10 th July, 2007 he had gone to Uttampur with his friends and not returned home. The victim’s 

wife had come to know that her husband was taken by Goondas and she had informed it to Sadar Police 

Station. But the police had told her Yunus was encountered at Salijan Asan Bridge because he was 

engaged in antisocial work. The police had not informed them but later that evening, through media, the 

victim had come to know that her husband was under treatment at the Capital Hospital. 

So the victim’s wife Samima BIbi had gone there. But the doctors had told her that he was shifted to 

S.C.B Mediacl College and so Samima BIbi had gone there. Yunus was admitted at surgical ward, but 

the police had asked her to get permission from Lalbag Police Station. When Samima had gone to the 

police station, the police had refused to give her permission. The victim still does not know if her husband 

is dead or alive. 

FF Code: : EU/OR/KHURDA /158/2008 

Victim(s): : Yunus Khan 

Perpetrator(s): : Alok Jena 

Location: : Bridge near Satyanagar 

Date of incident: : 10/07/2008 

Background and Summary of the case: 



The victim Yunus Khan was a resident of Jayan Sasan village, Khurda and a member of a minority 

community. He was a real estate broker. He had previously been to jail for four years and was at the time 

of his death involved in four different cases of which three were completed. 

On 10 July 2008 at about 3:30 PM a special police force killed Yunus in an encounter at a bridge near 

Satyanagar. 

At 5 PM that same day Yunus’ wife was informed of his death. She then informed her relative Md. Idrish 

and he called Sadar Police station to inquire about the matter. The police informed him that Yunus was 

killed in an encounter with Saljan Asan because of his engagement in illegal trade with arms and 

ammunition. The police stated that they failed to catch Saljan Assan but since killed him in an encounter.

Thereafter Md. Idrishi also called Balianta police station to inquire about Yunus, and the officer-in-charge 

informed him that they did have any news of Yunus. 

In the evening Yunus’ family was informed through the electronic media that he was now under treatment 

at the Capital hospital. When some of his relatives went there to see Yunus, they were informed by a 

doctor that he had been transferred to S.C.B. Medical College Hospital in Cuttack. So Yunus wife, other 

family members and villagers went to the S.C.B. Medical College Hospital to meet him and they were 

informed that he was in a surgery cabin. The police told them, that they had to obtain permission from 

Lalbag police to meet him, but at Lalbag police station, the police officer refused to issue the permission 

because the incident had happened in Bhubaneswar. 

On 10 July 2008 Yunus wife went to Sadder and Balianta police stations to lodge an F.I.R about Yunus’ 

disappearance, but the police officers in both police stations refused to lodge her F.I.R. So she filed a 

case before the Sub-Divisional Judicial Magistrate, Bhubaneswar through an Advocate. 

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FF Code : EU/OR/CTC /004/2008 

Victim(s) : Abhiram Mallick 

Perpetrator(s) : Pradipta Kumar Sethi, ASI 

Location : Tangi PS, Cuttack 


Case Details: 

Victim Abhiram Mallick is a daily wage labourer residing in Nimeshpur village. On 13 th January 2008 

his son Somanath Mallick was abducted by Khetrabasi Mallick and Mathura Samal owing to some 

previous grudge. They snatched away his wrist watch, cycle and gold ring. Further to this they also 

demanded Rs. 30,000 from the victim under the threat of killing his son. Abhiram went to lodge a 

complaint at Tangi Police Station but the ASI refused to register the same and abused him with filthy 

words. The ASI also beat Abhiram on his back using a baton, the result of which it was swollen. Thus 

he drove the victim away from the police station. 


Victim(s) : Sharada Mohapatra 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Dilip Kumar Mohapatra 2) Niranjan Sahoo, ASI 

Location : Lalbag PS, Cuttack 


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Case Details: 

Victim Sarada Mohapatra resides in Lalbag, along with her father, elder brother Dilip Kumar Mohapatra 

and sister-in-law Puspanjali Mohapatra. Her father is a retired Income Tax employee, and her brother 

works as an Inspector in the same department. Dilip took hold of the entire pension and gratuity of his 

father and kept them under his own name. Moreover Sharada’s sister-in-law abused her father-in-law 

and refused to give him food. When the victim questioned his brother regarding this she was returned 

with threats. Meanwhile Sharada lodged a complaint sat Lalbag Police Station, but the ASI abused her 

and refused filing the FIR. The victim was also insulted and harassed in several ways. Till date no 

action has been taken regarding the case. 

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Victim(s) : Tapaswini Sahoo 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Laxmidhar Sahoo 2) OIC 

Location : Olatapur, Cuttack 


Victim Tapaswini Sahoo was married to Laxmidhar Sahoo on 29 th January 2007. Few days after 

marriage, the victim came to know about her husband’s illegal affair. Her parents-in-law stated that they 



had got her married to set him right. Laxmidhar often came drunk and beat up Tapaswini, abusing her 

with filthy words. She returned home following which both family members compromised the matter and 

made them live together. But Laxmidhar once again tortured the victim. On 2 nd December 2007, Tapaswini 

was injured so badly causing blood stains. Finally the victim filed a complaint at Olatpur Out-Post but no 

action was taken. The OIC instead assaulted Tapaswini’s brother using his baton. Further to this, 

complaints were lodged with the SP, ADGP, Chair Person, SWC, on 8 th January 2008. Though the FIR 

has been accepted the police are not arresting the accused. 

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Victim(s) : Ramesh Chandra Ray 

Perpetrator(s) : Bhagaban Jena, ASI 

Location : Jankia PS, Khurda 


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Case Details: 

Victim Ramesh Chandra Ray is a resident of Jankia. He sustains his livelihood by cultivating the 

government land. Chandan Maharana and Nira Sahoo of the same village threatened the victim to 

surrender the land or they would kill him. Ramesh went to lodge a complaint at Jankia Police Station but 

the ASI rebuked the victim and didn’t give heed. He was also scolded with obscene words and driven 

out from the police station. 

FF Code : EU/OR/Khurda /014/2008 

Victim(s) : Santana Ghadei 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Dillip Baliar Singh 2) Lalmohan Singh, PC 

Location : Ballipatna PS. Khurda 


Case Details: 



Victim Santana Ghadei is a resident of Amnakuda village, of Khurda district. On 22 nd January 2008, Dillip 

Kumar Baliar Singh, a member of Zila Parishad had gone for a meeting at Amnakuda village. The tube 

well of village was not functioning, and the people were facing difficulties for drinking water. The victim 

questioned Dillip Kumar for his negligent behavior, the result of which he grew aggrieved and assaulted 

Santana. The victim went to lodge a complaint at Balipatna Police Station but the Police Constable 

influenced by the perpetrator denied taking action and drove Santana out of the station. He was also 

abused with filthy words and returned home with a heavy heart. Till date no action has been taken.


Victim(s) : Prakash Sethi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Manoj Nayak 2) Ambuja Nayak 3) Manas Nayak, PC 

Location : Dhenkanal 


Case Details: 

Victim Prakash Sethi is a washerman residing in Kulupada village. He also engages in social work. 

On 2 nd November 2007 the victim asked for the money he had lend to Manoj Nayak six years back, 

for which he was returned with abuses and threats. Ambuja also joined Manoj and slapped Prakash. 

The victim went to lodge complaints at Joranda Outpost along with a ward member, but on the way he 

was assaulted by the above mentioned perpetrators. He was beaten with a long stick owing to which 

Prakash’s hands were swollen and he fell unconscious. His left hand was fractured. Later on he was 

hospitalized for 15 days. The father of the victim lodged a complaint at Joranda Out Post but till date no 

action has been taken. Prakash desires justice for the suffering he underwent. 


Victim(s) : Murali Nayak 

Perpetrator(s) : Manas Pradhan 

Location : Sadar PS, Dhenkanal 


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Case Details: 

Victim Murali Nayak is an agriculturist residing in Sadar. On 20 th January 2008 five policemen from 

Sadar Police Station came to the house of the victim during night and arrested him without telling the 

reason. Two were in their civilian attire. The OIC pulled him into the van and didn’t get the signature of his 

wife before arresting him. The next day Murali was filed under a case based on the allegation made by 

Sridhar Nayak. The latter had a grudge on the victim owing to which this complaint was lodged. The 

police failed to investigate the complaint properly and arrested the wrong person. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Manasi Nayak 

Perpetrator(s) : S. K. Panda, ASI 



Victim Manasi Nayak, aged 17 is resident of Sadar and belongs to the Scheduled Caste Community. 

On 11 th January 2008 Siria Nayak, a resident of the same village attempted to rape the victim while she 



was alone at home. He undressed the victim and tried to ravish her. Siria Nayak fled from the place as 

few people came to the house. Manasi Nayak went to lodge a complaint at Sadar Police station but the 

ASI denied doing the same. He drove her away stating he would come and investigate the matter. 

Manasi repeatedly begged the ASI for the copy of the FIR and every other time she was chased from the 

police station. Finally the victim approached the DSP who assured to direct the ASI to file the FIR, but in 

vain. 

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Victim(s) : Ajaya Kumar Swain 

Perpetrator(s) : Arata Behera, PC 

Location : Jagatsinghpur 


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Case Details: 

Victim Ajaya Kumar Swain is a poor man residing in Jagatsinghpur. He owns a betel shop with the 

income of which he manages his family. The shop run well and many young people of the village 

borrowed money from the victim. When Ajaya asked for the money back he was returned with threats 

and consequently they burn up his shop. The victim informed the police about this but they failed to take 

action. On 4 th January 2008 the same young men quarreled with the victim and demanded money. In 

the meantime the elder brother of Ajaya informed the police and Constable Arata Behera rushed to the 

place. Within then the young men rushed into the shop, broke the cash box and carried away Rs.700. 

The Constable on the other hand rebuked Ajaya and abused him with filthy words. He was also beaten 

on his left leg and pushed to the ground. On 5 th January 2008 an FIR was lodged at Jagatsinghpur Police 

Station regarding this but till date no action has been taken. Another police official named Mukherjee 

Babu insisted Ajaya to compromise the case. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Trinath Rout 

Perpetrator(s) : Sachidananda Nath Mallick, ASI 

Location : Budhipada, Khurda 


Victim Trinath Rout is a resident of Budhipada village. On 9 th January 2008 the victim’s neighbors were 

using his manure in their land. When Trinath’s mother prevented them she was pushed by Bhagabat, 

Babuli and Madam. Her back bone was injured and she was hospitalized. As her condition grew 

worse, Trinath lodged a complaint at Balakati Police Station against the three, but the ASI refused to

take action. The police gave excuses that the perpetrators have absconded and when the victim was 

making repeated requests he was driven away from the police station. The incident appeared in the 

newspapers, following which police came to the village and inquired the villagers in the absence of the 

victim. Twelve days have elapsed and still the police have not arrested the perpetrators who are 

roaming about in the market. 

FF Code : EU/OR/KHURDA/025/2008 

Victim(s) : A.N. Panda 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Jogesh 2) Sujata Jena, SI 

Location : Reddy Basti, Khurda 


Case Details: 

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Victim Padma Reddy, aged 13 resides in Reddy Basti along with her mother. She has two brothers 

who are staying at their home town. The victim is a rag picker. On 17 th December 2007 while Padma 

was returning home after work, a man named Jogesh tried to misbehave with her. Padma started 

shouting and many women ran for her help, following which Jogesh fled from the place. The victim 

and her neighbours went to lodge a complaint at Laxmisagar Police Station, from where she was 

directed to the Mahila (Women) Police station. There the IIC refused to agree to the charges of Padma 

and filed the FIR only after four days of pestering. The IIC also abused her with filthy words and 

criticized her of having illegal relationship with Jogesh out of her own desire. Finally Jogesh was 

imprisoned. 

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Victim(s) : Sasmita Rani Routray 

Perpetrator(s) : Bhagaban Jena, ASI 

Location : Jankia PS, Khurda 


Case Details: 

Victim Sasmita Rani Routray, D/o Trinath Routray has passed her 10 th exams and assisted her mother 

in household works. On 1 st January 2008 the victim was found missing. Her father lodged a complaint 

at Jankia Police Station on 3 rd January 2008. On 8 th January 2008 a message was received that 

Sasmita is in Paradeep. The ASI asked Trinath to arrange a vehicle. Finally they all went to Paradeep 

in search of Sasmita but couldn’t find her. Trinath also received news that it was Pratap who kidnapped 

his daughter. When he informed the police about this they were negligent and drove him from the police 

station. Trinath feels that the ASI has received bribe from the hands of the kidnappers and that’s the 

reason for their negligent attitude. 




Victim(s) : Sashmita Das 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Arjuna Das 2) Nirupama Mallik, OIC 

Location : Badalahanga PS, 


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Victim Sashmita Das, aged 13 is a resident of Badalahanga village, studying class seven in Purohitpur 

School. She has been the continuous victim of eve teasing attempts by her neighbor Arjuna Das, who 

also outraged her modesty. Even when she was going to school he assaulted her. The village committee 

failed to eradicate the menace. On filing a complaint at Badalahanga Police Station, the OIC didn’t 

register the FIR and abused Sashmita and her mother. After returning from the police station the 

perpetrator is continuously threatening the victim and she is leading a life of fear inside her house. 


Victim(s) : 1) Leela Ghosh 2) Bijay 

Perpetrator(s) : Puspanjali Sethi, OIC 

Location : Laxmisagar Mahila PS, Khurda 


Case Details: 



Victim Leela Ghosh is a resident of Mochibasta. Her husband forsook her 30 years back and is living 

with another woman. The victim runs a betel shop. Her son was married to Pratima, and the three of 

them live together. On 16 th January 2008 the father of Pratima called her to his house but the victim 

refused to let her. On 18 th January 2008 the parents of Pratima came to Leela’s house along with 

Laxmisagar Police and carried away gold ornaments, Leela’s election identity card, and gas card. 

Leela and her son Bijay were taken to Mahila Police Station, where Pratima gave a false statement that 

she was tortured by her husband and mother-in-law. Based on the FIR filed by the OIC, both mother 

and son were remanded in Jharapada Jail. Though Leela managed to come out on bail with the help of 

Meera Naik she is not able to bring her son out owing to poverty. The victim states that the police have 

denied to investigate the case properly and violated the D.K. Basu Judgement.


Victim(s) : Chandan Naik 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Bini Naik 2) S. Mudulli, OIC 

Location : Motagan PS, Dhenkanal 


Case Details: 

Victim Chandan Naik, S/o Chaturbhuja Naik is a resident of Masania village and works as a labourer in 

a company. The victim belongs to the Scheduled Caste Community. On 7 th February 2008 there was 

a quarrel between the family of Bini Naik and that of the victim, the result of which the former lodged a 

complaint against Chandan Naik and his father. The police having received bribe from the opposite party 

refused to accept the complaint of the victim. Chandan and his father were summoned to Motagan 

Police Station on 9 th February 2008 and detained there for 36 hours, without providing any food. The 

OIC agreed to compromise the case, but in the end he forwarded the victims to the jail. After three days 

of detainment they came out on bail, having spent Rs.2000. 

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Victim(s) : Lily Swain 

Perpetrator(s) : Pradyumna Jena 

Location : Poparada, Balisahi, Madhupatna, 


Case Details: 

Victim Lily Swain (35) from another backward cast got married to Sunil Swain. Lilies family in law didn’t 

accept her because they weren’t satisfied with the dowries. 

As a result they beat her and made her leave the in-laws house. Her husband who supported her and 

also left the house went back to his family. He didn’t come back. When Lily was looking for him he wasn’t 

in life. He was killed by his family in an organized manner. 

Caused by this fact Lily lodged a written complaint at Madhupatna P.S., but instead of supporting her 

Pradyumna Jena, the IIC, misbehaved by abusing her verbally. On 28 January 2008 Lily informed the 

D.C.P. 



FF Code 

: EU/OR/KHR/95/2008 

Victim(s) : Rama Jaysingh 

Perpetrator(s) : Prahallad Parida, ASI 

Location 

: Begunia PS 


Case Details: 

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VictimRama Jaysingh, age-38, housewife, is residing at Chhatrapada. She is the second wife of of 

Debraj Jaysingh. Her step son Hari and his wife had beaten her without cause in the absence of her 

husband. When her husband noticed that he took her to Botolama dispensary for treatment. Then they 

gave a report at the police station against the step son and his wife. At 8pm the assistant sub-inspector 

(ASI) Sri Parida scolded her using slangs and told them to go away. They went to the police station again 

to receive the F.I.R copy at 10am on 25 th September 2007 but the ASI Sri Parida did not give her the 

copy and pushed her to go away. Five months later the ASI did not lodge the FIR. 

FF Code: : EU/OR/KHR/100/2008 

Victim(s): : 1) Basudev Sahu 

Perpetrator(s): : 1) Arun Kumar Nayak, SI, Chandrasekharpur Ps 

Location: : Chandrasekharpur PS 


Case details: 

Victim Basudev Sahu, aged 45, is an inhabitant of Basti (Niladri Vihar, P.O. Sailashree Vihar, P.S. 

Chandrasekharpur, Dist. Khurda). He is a member of the Bania caste and has passed the Higher 

Second Examination. 



On 11 March 2008 at 10.30 am Basudev went to Chandrasekharpur police station to give an allegation 

against three men who had stolen two bicycles the night before. Basudev was an eyewitness of this 

crime. Arun Kumar Nayak, aged 38, Sub-Inspector (SI), did not believed Basudev and contrary 

accused him for having stolen the two bikes, for what he wanted to put Basudev under arrest. After 

having expressed his disagreement Basudev was verbally abused and slapped by Arun Kumar Nayak 

and pushed out of the police station. 

Yet no proceedings have been instituted against the three men who stole the bicycles by the police.


Victim(s): : Basanti Pattnaik 

Perpetrator(s): : Sachidananda Ratha, Officer-in-Charge, 

Chandaka PS 

Location: : Chandaka PS 

Date of incident: : 9 April 2008 

Case details: 

The victim Smt. Basanti Pattnaik (55) was married to Mangu Pattnaik and they were residents of 

Adharma, Khurda. Basanti was a housewife and Mangu was a farmer and their family was poor. 

On 9 April 2008 Basanti’s brother-in-law’s sons Ajay Naik and Avoy Naik entered in to her house and 

attacked her and Mangu. At about 10 AM on the same day, she went to Chandaka Police station to lodge 

an FIR about this attack. She waited at the police station from 10 AM to 4 PM. The Officer-in-Charge 

(OIC) of the police station finally said that he would consider receiving her F.I.R. So on 10 and 11 April 

she frequently went to the police station to get the F.I.R filed, but each time the OIC refused and sent her 

home. Even though she had been beaten by the accused so that her body was obviously injured, the 

OIC did not make her undergo medical examination. 

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On 22 April 2008, the OIC called the accused to the police station and he made an agreement with them. 

At 11 PM on the same day, Ajay Naik and Avoy Naik entered into Basanti’s house and attacked her and 

her husband while they were sleeping. They repeatedly threatened to kill them because Basanti had 

lodged an FIR against them. 

On the next day 26 April 2008, when Mangu went to Chandaka Police station to lodge an F.I.R. about the 

attack, the OIC insulted him before registering the F.I.R. 

After four days, the OIC had not taken any action on the matter. On the opposite, Ajay and Avoy told 

Basanti and Mangu that they had paid the OIC so that was on their side and that he would accept 

everything they did. 

On 26 April 2008, Basanti went to People’s Watch to get help. She met with Additional Dep. BNGURU 

and told everything about the case. The BNGURU immediately called the police station and advised 

them to accept the FIR. 




Victim(s) : 1) Pritam Priyadarshi Dash; 2) Bijay Kumar Dash; 

3) Smt.Manorama Dash 

Perpetrator(s) : Jagannath Pradhan, Officer-in-Charge, 

Mancheswar PS 

Location : Khairapada village 



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The victim Bijay Kumar Dash (48) and his wife victim Smt. Manorama Dash (42) were residents of 

Khairapada village, Khurda. They were the parents of the late victim Pritam Priyadarshi Dash. Bijay 

was an ITI Director of Khairapada and Manorama was a service holder. 

On 24 April 2008 at 6:39 PM, two of Pritam’s friend called Manorama to get her permission that Pritam 

could visit Yatra with them. When Pritam did not return home at about 10 PM, his parents got worried 

and called him and his friends. Since they could not find Pritam, they went to Mancheswar police station 

to lodge an F.I.R. on 25 April 2008 at about 9:30 AM. The Officer-in-Charge (OIC), Jagannath Pradhan 

refused to lodge the F.I.R. and said that Pritam would return home on his own. Bijay told the OIC that he 

suspected Rama Chandra Tripathy of having kidnapped and murdered Pritam, because Bijay did not 

accept Rama Chandra Tripathy’s proposal of marriage between his daughter and Pritam. The OIC 

refused to listen to Bijay. 

At 1.20 PM Manorama also went to the police station and inquired about her son. Again the OIC 

refused to file an F.I.R about the matter. 

On the next day 25 April 2008, Bijay and Manorama went to the Deputy Commissioner of Police 

(DCP), who filed their F.I.R. The DCP did not take any further action to enquire about the matter and 

arrest the accused. 

When the news of Pritam’s disappearance and the police inaction spread in the village, the villagers 

protested in front of the police station on 27 April 2008. When Assistant Commissioner of Police Suresh 

Mohapatra was informed about this, he went to the police station and told the villagers that he would 

arrest the accused within two hours. Thereafter, he went to Jaripatna village and arrested Rama 

Chandra Tripathy. When the villagers went away, he released Rama Chandra Tripathy after detaining 

him for two hours. 

When Bijay got to know that Rama Chandra Tripathy was released, he informed the DCP, who then 

contacted the police station. So a police officer brought Rama Chandra Tripathy and Pankaj to the 

police station again. At the police station they were not inquired about Pritam’s disappearance but 

offered cold drinks, pan and cigarettes and they were soon released. The accused bribed the police to 

be released and avoid further investigation of the case.

On 29 April 2008, an unidentified person called Bijay and told him to come to the backside of Baranga 

College immediately. When he got there he saw Pritam’s body lying in a hole. At that time, the police 

team, the scientific team, Deputy Commissioner of Police Himansu Lal, Assistant Commissioner of 

Police Suresh Mohapatra, Assistant Commissioner of Police Sarat Sahu, Inspector-in-Charge 

Mancheswar, Jaganath Pradhan, Officer-in-Charge Baranga, Anil Kumar Beuria and Executive 

Magistrate Purna Chandra Das were present there. 

Somebody had poured acid on Pritam’s face so that Bijay could hardly recognise him. He could 

recognise his jeans, green shirt, chapel and mobile phone and thereby confirm that the dead body was 

his son. But Pritam’s motorcycle, chain, ring, watch and another mobile phone were missing. The 

Police took away Pritam’s dead body and sent it for post mortem. After the post mortem, the police 

handed the body over to Bijay. When the post-mortem was done, no Radiography was undertaken and 

no Magistrate was present except two police constables. 

In spite of the proof that Pritam had been murdered, the police did not advance the case. Even after three 

months the police had not arrested any body in the case and the accused continuously threatened Bijay. 

On 14 May 2008, Bijay and five other villagers met the DCP and informed him of the police inaction in 

the handling of the case. In response to this, the DCP expressed that he would personally take necessary 

steps within three days. 

Bijay and Manorama have decided to commit suicide in front of the Chief Minister’s office, if the DCP 

does not take action to advance the case. 

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Victim(s) : Subasini Das 

Perpetrator(s) : Niranjana Das, Police officer, Lingaraj PS 

Location : Dayanadi Bridge 



The victim Subasini Das (65) was a resident of Anandpur village, Khurda. She was a housewife. 

On 7 May 2008, Subasini and her son went to Bhubaneswar to attend a marriage ceremony. 

On next day 8 May 2008, they were returning to Banamalipur on her son’s motorcycle. Near Dayanadi 

Bridge, a Car had been involved in an accident and was now dragged by Lingaraj Police. Suddenly the 

car was disconnected from the police van dragging it, and it hit the motorcycle with Subasini and her son 

and they fell down. They were both injured and Subasini became unconscious. 

Instead of helping Subasini and her son to go to the hospital for medical care, the police officers took 

away their motor cycle and asked Subasini’s son to show them the documents of the motorcycle. The 

motor cycle was returned to Subasini’s son on 11 May 2008. 



When Subasini regained her consciousness, she was under treatment at Panda Nursing Home. Her left 

leg was broken and she underwent an operation on 12 May 2008. Due to the accident she lost her ability 

to work. 

Subasini’s son went to the police station to lodge an F.I.R against the police officers, who were involved 

in the incident. But the police officers stated that it was not their fault and so they refused to file the F.I.R. 


Victim(s) : Binodini Swain 

Perpetrator(s) : Senapati, ASI, Madhupatna PS 

Location : Madhupatna PS 


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Case Details: 

The victim Binodini Swain was an inhabitant of Mangalbag. Her daughter Babita Swain was married to 

Ashok Kumar and after sometime there was a dispute between both of them. So Babita had stayed at 

her parent’s house. On 26 th March, 2008 Babita had absconded from her father’s house. So the victim 

had lodged a complaint at the police station. On 6 th May, 2008 the victim had come to know that her 

daughter had sustained injuries due to burns and was admitted at the hospital. 

The victim had gone to the hospital but her daughter was dead. She had seen another boy named Dillip 

admitted in the hospital due to burns. She suspected the death of her daughter and had gone to the police 

station to lodge a complaint. But the police had abused her and had spoken ill of her daughter that she had 

relationship with other boys. 


Victim(s) : Pabitra Behera 

Perpetrator(s) : Prasanta Malla, OIC, Begunia PS 

Location : Begunia PS 




Case Details: 

The victim Pabitra Behera was from a poor family and his father was a farmer. On 21 st May, 2008 the 

victim’s sister Kabita had gone to milk the cow. Then, one Bijay of the same village had tried to harass 

her sexually. The villagers had gathered and then Bijay had assured to marry the victim’s sister. But 

later Bijay had not kept his promise. 

So the victim Pabitra Behera had gone to police station to lodge a complaint against Bijay. But the Officerin-charge 

had detained the victim and his father without any cause. The police had deprived them of food 

and had not allowed their family members to meet them. The police had tortured them after receiving 

bribe from the accused Bijay.


Victim(s) : Sri Sanat Kumar Muduli 

Perpetrator(s) : Pradhan, SI, Chaudwar PS 

Location : Chaudwar PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Sri Sanat Kumar Muduli was a native of Chaudwar village. His elder brother and his wife had 

asked him some money for starting a business. The victim Sri Sanat Kumar Muduli had no money and 

had refused to give them. So the victim Sri Sanat Kumar Muduli’s brother’s wife Susanta had beaten 

the victim’s wife Srigdharani and had broken the utensils. 

When the victim and his wife had gone to the police station to lodge a complaint, the S.I had abused them 

with filthy words and had made them wait the whole day. Then the police had sent them away without 

receiving their complaint. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Shaikh Musrang 

Perpetrator(s) : Pradhan, OIC, Choudwar PS 



The victim Shaikh Musrang was of 50 years. A minor daughter of Abdul Habib was kidnapped by 

Musaraf Ali and his friends. The girl had contacted her parents and had informed them that she was 

kidnapped. 

With reference to this case, the victim had gone to the police station to lodge a complaint against the 

accused Musaraf Ali. But the police had received bribe from the accused and have abused the victim 

Shaikh Musrang with slang words. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Pritam Priyadarshi Dash 

Perpetrator(s) : Jagannath Pradhan, OIC, Mancheswar PS 

Location : Mancheswar PS 


The victim Pritam Priyadarshi Dash was a boy of 20 years and was murdered after being kidnapped. 

According to the statement of the deceased victim’s mother, Pritam had gone with his friends on 24 th 

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April, 2008 and had not returned. The mother of the victim had gone to police station to lodge a FIR. But 

the police officer had not taken the case seriously. Later she had received a phone call from unknown 

person who had called her to the area behind Baranga College. The victim had rushed there and her son 

was murdered and kept in a hole. The whole police team was at the spot. Her son’s face was destroyed 

fully by pouring acid. But she was able to recognize him from his pant he wore. 

The deceased victim’s mother had again gone to the police station and had told the police she suspected 

Rama Chandra might had murdered her son as her son had an affair with his daughter. But the police 

did not respond her properly. Finally the police had arrested Rama Chandra but released him very soon. 

After walking to the police station several times, she had given a complaint to DCP along with the 

villagers. The DCP had assured to take measures. 

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Victim(s) : Jhunarani Sahoo 

Perpetrator(s) : G.C.Nayak, OIC, Choudwar PS 



Case Details: 

The victim Jhunarani Sahoo and her husband Gandharba Sahu had often quarreled with each other. An 

amicable agreement was made, which stated that if Gandharba Sahu had again disturbed his wife, he 

should pay Rs 50,000 and he should divorce his wife. They have maintained their life happily but later the 

victim’s husband had again disturbed her. 

So the victim had gone to the police station to lodge a complaint. But the police had received bribe from 

the accused and have abused the victim with filthy words. So the victim Jhunarani Sahoo was mentally 

depressed. 




Victim(s) : Sri Jagannath Sahoo 

Perpetrator(s) : .C.Swain, OIC, Bentakar Out Post PS 

Location : Bentakar Out Post PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Sri Jagannath Sahoo’s sister Seeta was married to one Ashok Kumar Majhi. But Ashok 

Kumar had kidnapped a minor girl and had married her. One of the villagers had abused his sister 

vulgarly. So the victim had lodged a complaint at the police station.

The police instead of arresting the real culprits have filed a false case against the victim and have 

detained him. The victim was stripped naked, his hands were fastened and he was beaten indiscriminately 

with the baton. Due to this, the victim had sustained injuries. The police had done that after receiving bribe 

from the accused. 


Victim(s) : Basanti Pattnaik 

Perpetrator(s) : OIC, Chandaka PS 

Location : Chandaka PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Basanti Pattnaik was a poor woman and her husband was a farmer. She had resided with 

her family at Khurda. Since she was innocent, Ajay and Avoy who were far related to her had entered 

her house and had attacked her. So she had gone to the police station on 9 th April, 2008. But the officerin-charge 

had made her wait at the police station for the whole day and then he had sent her back. 

The victim Basanti Pattnaik had walked to the police station very frequently. But the police had behaved 

in the same manner without taking any action against the accused. On 22 nd April, 2008 the accused had 

again attacked the victim and had threatened her with dire consequences if she went to the police station 

again. When the victim’s husband had gone to the police station to lodge a complaint, the police had 

insulted him and had sent him out. 

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Victim(s) : Parbati Baliarsingh 

Perpetrator(s) : B.Mishra, S.I, Mancheswar PS 



Case Details: 

The victim Parbati Baliarsingh had a land dispute with few anti-social people of the village. On 22 nd 

March, 2008 they have entered into her house and have abused her with filthy words. They have also 

attacked her with deadly weapons. The next day, she had gone to the police station to lodge a complaint. 

But the police officer had made her wait at the police station for hours and had not taken any measures. 



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FF Code : EU/OR/KHU /013/2008 

Victim(s) : Sekh Aimul 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Musin Khan 2) Keshab Chandra Behera, ASI 

Location : Balipatna PS, Khurda 


Case Details: 

Victim Sekh Aimul is an agriculturist residing in Khurda district. He stays along with his two sons. On 

15 th January 2008 Musin Khan along with few anti social people assaulted the victim because he hadn’t 

cast his vote for their political party (Janata Dal). Following this Musin lodged a complaint with the ASI 

of Balipatna Police Station falsely alleging Sekh, the result of which the victim was abused by the ASI. 

When Sekh Aimul denied the charges, he was slapped and threatened to be remanded. The victim 

returned home depressed. 

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Victim(s) : Pankaj Dehuri 

Perpetrator(s) : Pramod Sahu, ASI 

Location : Dholapasi, Dhenkanal 


Case Details: 

Victim Pankaj Dehury is a resident of Dholapasi, working in a jute mill. On 11 th December 2007 the 

victim was stopped by the ASI and a Constable of Sadar Police Station, who inquired him about the 

whereabouts of his brother Pramod Dehury. Both the police officials were in their civilian attire. He was 

forcibly taken to his brother’s house where the latter was absent. Then the police were trying to trap 

Pankaj also, but since his wife shouted at the police they left the place threatening to come back again. 

Now Pankaj and his family are leading a life of fear. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Srimati Nayak 

Perpetrator(s) : N. Pradhan, OIC 

Location : Sadar, Dhenkanal 


Victim Srimati Naik is a resident of Sadar, belonging to the Scheduled Caste Community. She resides 

along with her two sons and daughters-in-law. Her sons are daily wage labourers with the income of 



which they maintain the family. On 4 th December 2007 seven to eight policemen from Sadar Police 

Station came to the house of the victim inquiring about the whereabouts of her son-in-law. When Srimati 

denied knowledge about him she was beaten and scolded by the OIC owing to which her legs were 

injured. The police left the place threatening to come back again and trap her. Srimati is now leading a life 

of fear. 


Victim(s) : Juli Begum 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Afsar Ali Khan 2) Geetanjali Sethi, SI 

Location : Kharabela Mahila PS, Khurda 


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Case Details: 

Victim Sekh Satar is a tailor residing in Kharabela Nagar. His sister and brother-in-law stay in the house 

front of that of the victim. Sekh’s nephew Afsar Ali Khan had illegal relationship with his sister-in-law Juli 

Begum. Often he black mailed and demanded money from her. This matter came to light and Juli insisted 

on marrying Afsar but he refused the proposal and threatened to kill her along with her sister and brotherin-law. 

Then Juli went to lodge a complaint at Kharabela Mahila Police Station regarding this where she 

was abused by the SI and threatened to be detained. 


Victim(s) : Rashmita Rout 

Perpetrator(s) : Sudhakar Sahoo, OIC 

Location : Biridi Out Post, Jagatsinghpur 


Case Details: 



Victim Rashmita Rout is a resident of Kamasasan. She was married to Debendra Rout on 2 nd June 

2005. The victim bares no child and she was also regularly tortured for more dowries by her in-laws. 

Finally Rashmita went to lodge a complaint at Biridi out post along with her brother-in-law. They were 

detained in the station for the whole day stating the reason of the absence of the OIC. They went back on 

29 th January 2008, and finding the OIC there, Rashmita explained the matter to him. The OIC refused to 

give head to their plea and assaulted the victim’s brother-in-law. He was injured on his left hand. 

Rashmita also received a blow and she sustained injuries on her head. Unable to get justice from the 

police station the victim finally approached the Human Rights forum.

FF Code 

: EU/OR/KHURDA/074/2008 

Victim(s) : Anupama Sahoo 

Perpetrator(s) : Mr.Dillip Kumar Das 

Location : Haladipadia, Post/P.S- Laxmisagar, Bhubaneswar, 

Dist- Khurda 

Date of incident : 12.02.2008 

Case Details: 

The son of Mrs. Anupama Sahoo age 43, housewife and member of the OBC-community, was beaten 

with a stick by a shopkeeper. The OIC did not register her FIR but threatened her to leave the PS by 

using inappropriate language. 

FF Code 


Victim(s) : Labhabati Badajena 

Perpetrator(s) : Guruprasad Panda 


: Damadarpur village 


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Case details: 

The victim Smt. Labhabati Badajena (61) was a member of the OBC community and a resident of 

Damadarpur village, Sarakantara, Khandagiri, Khurda. She lived together with her son and daughterin-law 

and worked as a daily labourer. Her educational qualification was 5 th class pass. 

On 26 February 2008 at about 3:00 PM, Gouri Prasad Panda of Police Academy came to Labhabati 

Badajena’s house and asked about her son Ashok Badajena, and told her to send him to the police 

station. He threatened to dishonor her family if she did not send her son to the police station. 

On the next day on 27 February 2008 at about 2:15 PM, the abovementioned police officer returned 

to her house in an intoxicated condition and dashed at her door. He threatened and misbehaved with 

her. 

Labhabati Badajena was later informed that her nephew Chittaranjan Jena had purchased a plot of 

land at Sarakantara from Bidyadhara Panda and that there was a quarrel between to parties over the 

purchase. Because of this disagreement, Bidyadhara Panda now took revenge against Chittaranjan 

Jena’s family. 

Later on Gouri Prasad Panda repeatedly came to Labhabati Badajena’s house and verbally abused 

her. 




Victim(s) : Bauribandhu Das 

Perpetrator(s) : Das Pabu, Inspector, Tirtol PS 

Location : Tirtol PS 


Case Details: 

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The victim Bauribandhu Das was a resident of Villi-Banito. He had two wives and there was dispute with 

his first wife and her son. On 04/05/2008 his son had assaulted him with a stick. So the victim Bauribandhu 

Das had given a complaint to the police. The police had got his complaint and had asked him to come the 

next day. The next day, the police had snatched Rs 200 for petrol charges and had force him to 

compromise the case and sign in a blank paper. 

When the victim Bauribandhu Das had refused, the police had beaten him brutally and he had become 

unconscious. Then the victim had gone to hospital and when he was under medical treatment, the police 

had gone to the hospital. They have beaten him and have got his signature. Finally the victim had decided 

to inform the SP and he had gone to SP office. On the way, the police Inspector had abused him for trying 

to lodge a complaint him and had arrested him. Due to police torture, the victim was mentally disturbed. 

FF Code : EU/OR/SNP/180/2008 

Victim(s) : Ranjan Bharasagar 

Perpetrator(s) : Arkhit Saa, ASI, Kamasara PS 

Location : Kamasara PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Ranjan Bharasagar was an inhabitant of Kamasara village. A police constable of out post had 

gone to his house and had demanded Rs 500 as deputed by the Officer-in-charge. The victim had 

replied that he did not have much cash and had assured to send the money later. 



On 20 th May, 2008 the Officer-in-charge had gone to his house and had abused him with filthy words for 

not sending the money. Then the police officer had taken him to the police station and had forced him to 

sign a paper to forward to the Court. The victim had pleaded the police to release him. Finally the police 

had received Rs 1000 and had released him.


Victim(s) : Krushna Chandra Mangaraj 

Perpetrator(s) : Sarbeswar Patra, PC, Khurda PS 


: Khurda PS 



The victim Krushna Chandra was a resident of Kumbharabasta village, Khurda. He worked as a 

service holder. 

On 3 April 2008, Prematala, who was the wife of police constable Sarbeswar Patra, filled an F.I.R 

against Krushna’s son Tapas Mangaraj in Khurda police station stating that had kidnapped her daughter. 

So on 4 April 2008 the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) and one other police officer of Khurda police came to 

Tapa’s house and when Tapas was not there, they forcibly took Krushna to the police station. He was 

detained until 11 PM. 

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On the next day 5 April 2008 at about 9 AM, when Krushna was working in his office, he was again taken 

to the police station. When his wife and brother-in-law Bijoy Kumar Gumansing were informed of his 

arrest, they went to the police station together with some other villagers. The OIC of the police station 

would not release Krushna because Sarbeswar, whose wife had filed the F.I.R about the kidnapping, 

worked as constable at that police station. Sarbeswar threatened to kill Krushna, if he did not hand over 

his daughter to him. He also threatened to kill Tapas and send all his family members to jail. 

Sarbeswar and his sons also caused commotion with swords inside the premises of the police station 

during Khurda’s detention. In response to this the OIC threatened both Sarbeswar and Krushna to take 

them to Court. Then Sarbeswar begged to be excused by the OIC and said that the two families would 

together find their daughter and son. A written agreement about this was made at the police station. 

Then OIC released Krushna at about 6 PM on 6 of April. After Krushna returned home to the village, 

Sarbeswar again created disturbances and threatened to murder his family members and kidnap his 

daughter. 




Victim(s) : Parbati Baliarsingh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) U. Rout; 2) B. Mishra, Sub-inspector 

Location : Kalarahanga 


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Background and Summary of the Case: 

The victim Parbati Baliarsingh (43) was a resident of Kalarahanga, Khurda. She was a housewife and 

her husband was a businessman. 

On 22 March 2008 at about 11:30 P.M, some unidentified persons entered into Parbati’s house, where 

they verbally abused her and threatened to murder her family members because of a land dispute. They 

attacked her with sword, axe and stick. When the police were informed of this incident, four police officers 

reached Parbati’s house at about 1:15 A.M and told her to lodge an F.I.R at the police station the following 

morning. 

So on the next day 23 March 2008 at about 11 AM Parbati went to the police station to lodge an F.I.R. She 

was kept waiting until 2:30 PM, and then police officers Rout and Mishra abused and threatened her and 

told her to get out of the police station. In spite of this she stayed inside the police station until she was told 

that officer-in-charge would come at about 4 to 5 PM. 

Along with her husband, Parbati again went to the police station at about 4 PM and at about 7:30 PM, they 

lodged the F.I.R. 

On 25 March 2008 Parbati went to the police station to get a copy of the F.I.R, but police officer Rout 

verbally abused and dragged her. 

Parbti and her husband were continuously being threatened because of the land dispute, but the police 

did not take any action in the matter 



Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Laxman Sahu 

Perpetrator(s) : Binita Majhi, OIC, BInika PS 

Location : Binika PS 


The victim Laxman Sahu was an inhabitant of Gadavitar village. On 13 th May, 2008 when he had tried 

to dig a hole for erecting a partition wall, his neighbour Suresh Patra had protested. He had asked him to 

call the Amina and measure. The victim had replied that the Amina had already measured the land. Both 

of them have scuffled and the victim’s neighbour had fallen down and had sustained injuries.

The neighbour had informed the police and the Officer-in-charge had gone to the spot with 4 constables. 

They had threatened the victim Laxman Sahu to construct the wall after the Amina takes measurement. 

Likeiwse the police had harassed the victim both physically and mentally. 

FF Code : EU/OR/SNP/205/2007 

Victim(s) : Tarani Mehera 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Sonepur PS 

Location : Sonepur PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Tarani Mehera was a college student. On 19 th December, 2006 he had seen a person 

chasing him and so he had run. The person had attacked him from backside and the victim’s face was 

injured and he had fallen down unconscious. 

When the victim Tarani Mehera had regained his consciousness, he had found himself in the police 

jeep. The police had taken him to police station and beaten him indiscriminately. The victim had 

sustained severe injuries due to body pain. 

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Victim(s) : Trilochana Bag 

Perpetrator(s) : Baishnab Charan Dash, ASI, Tarava PS 

Location : Tarava PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Trilochana Bag was an inhabitant of Harijanpada. He was working as a labourer at Radha 

Mohan Rice Mill. On 5 th Aprill, 2008 when he had gone to work, he had seen a Ratan Das of the village 

in senseless state. He had carried him to Loisingha Hospital and had expired after sometime. The 

victim and his friends knew that that Ratan Das was attacked by Kabibabu. 

With reference to this case, the police had gone to the village and had threatened him not to disclose 

whatever he had seen. The police had beaten him severely and had threatened to produce him before 

the Court. 



FF Code : EU/OR/KUR/165/2008 

Victim(s) : Ramesh Mohabhoi 

Perpetrator(s) : Mishrababu, S.I, Mancheswar PS 



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Case Details: 

The victim Ramesh Mohabhoi had a land dispute with few anti social people of the village. They had tried 

to acquire his land on 21 st March, 2008 and so the victim had given a complaint against them at the police 

station. While returning, the accused have beaten him brutally and he had fallen down. 

Then the victim Ramesh Mohabhoi had again gone to the police station, the S.I had asked him to come 

that evening. When he had to the police station that evening, the police had kicked him out of the police 

station. 


Victim(s) : Biranchi Pattnaik 

Perpetrator(s) : Biranchi Ratha, PC, Siripur Out Post 

Location : Siripur Out Post 


Case Details: 

The victim Biranchi Pattnaik was a boy of 17 years. On 16 th May, 2008 he had played with his friends. 

Then Biranchi Ratha, a police from Siripur Out Post had passed that way. All on a sudden, the police had 

attacked the victim. He had kicked the victim on his belly and the victim had vomited. 

The police constable had continuously beaten the victim on his back and so the victim had become 

unconscious. Then the sister of the victim had hospitalized him and he had undergone a scan. The 

police constable had tortured the innocent people thinking great of himself. 




Victim(s) : Krushna Chandra Mangaraj 

Perpetrator(s) : Sarbeswar Patra, Police, Khurda PS 

Location : Khurda PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Krushna Chandra Mangaraj was the father of Tapas Mangaraj. The Khurda Police have 

received a complaint from Sabreswar that Tapas had kidnapped his daughter. Based on the complaint,

on 4 th April, 2008 the police of Khurda Police Station had gone to the accuser’s house and had taken the 

father of the accused. 

The police had detained the victim Krushna Chandra Mangaraj at the police station for three days and 

had tortured him. The girl’s father Sabreswar was working as a police constable and had threatened to 

kill the victim’s son if he did not hand over his daughter. 


Victim(s) : Sri Parsuram Kalet 

Perpetrator(s) : Sri Chakradhara Dash, ASI, Dunguripalli PS 

Location : Dunguripalli PS 


Case Details: 

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The victim Sri Parsuram Kalet had earned his living by working in a wine shop. On 7 th May, 2008 the 

ASI had gone to the shop and had forced the victim to provide him a bottle of wine. The victim Sri 

Parsuram Kalet had told him that the manager was not there and had refused to give him 

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The next day, the ASI had gone to the wine shop with three constables and had dragged him to the 

police station. The police had beaten him severely and had threatened to file a complaint against him. 


Victim(s) : Rupa Chaudhury 

Perpetrator(s) : Durgeshnandini Mohanty, ASI, Mangalabag PS 

Location : Mangalabag PS 


Case Details: 

The Victim Rupa Chaudhury was the Secretary of Mahila Samiti. One Renuka, a member of the Maila 

Samiti was tortured by her in-laws while she was fetching water. They have abused her and had pelted 

stones. So Renuka had sustained injuries on her head. 

Immediately, she had rushed to the police station to lodge a complaint. But the ASI had abused her filthy 

words and had sent her out. So she had informed this at the Mahila Samiti. The victim Rupa Chaudhury 

and five members of Mahila Samiti had gone to the police station, but the ASI had abused them and had 

sent them out of the police station. 




Victim(s) : Subasini Das 

Perpetrator(s) : Niranjana Das, LIngaraj PS 

Location : Lingaraj PS 


Case Details: 

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The victim Subasini Das was of 65 years. On 8 th May, 2008, she had gone with her son in a twowheeler. 

While they were going near LIngaraj Police Station, an Indica car which was damaged in an 

accident was taken by the police by fastening it with a rope to a TATA sumo. The rope had loosened all 

on a sudden and the vehicle had hit the motor cycle. 

The victim and her son had fallen down. The victim Subasini Das had become unconscious and was 

hospitalized. Later she had undergone a surgery in her left leg. When her son had gone to the police 

station to lodge a FIR, the police had abused him and had asked him for his license without considering 

their mistake. 




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Victim(s) : Pramod Jena 

Perpetrator(s) : Manas Kumar Das, ASI 

Location : Bidanasi PS, Cuttack 


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Case Details: 

Victim Pramod Jena is a trolley puller residing in Bandhatala Sahi. The victim resides in a government 

land. Pramod and Gobinda Das had a quarrel over the land. The latter often insulted Pramod in an 

intoxicated state. On 22 nd January 2008, as usual Gobinda began to abuse the victim and his wife. A 

scuffle broke out and consequently Gobinda was wounded with blood stains. In return he lodged a 

complaint at Bidanasi Police Station. Accordingly Pramod was arrested and tortured by the ASI. The 

victim was tortured to the extent that he could hardly walk. The official stopped beating Pramod only after 

his wife bribed him with Rs.500. Finally the case was taken to the Court and a summon has been issued. 


Victim(s) : Keshari Behera 

Perpetrator(s) : Madhuri Samal, OIC 

Location : Mahila PS, Cuttack 


Case Details: 

Victim Keshari Behera is a resident of Cuttack, who makes her living by washing utensils. Her son 

Chandan Behera married Minuri Behera without the knowledge of his mother and lived separately with 

her. Both begat a child, following which he eloped with another girl. So Minuri lodged a complaint against 

the victim and her younger son at Cuttack Mahila Police Station. Accordingly Keshari was arrested on 

19 th January 2008 by the OIC of Mahila Police Station. At the station both were locked inside the cell and 

subjected to kicks and thrashes. Keshari’s legs and head were injured. The victims were detained for 

two days and released after getting them signed in four blank papers. 




Victim(s) : Bhakta Batchala Jena 

Perpetrator(s) : Sudhakar Sahu 



Case Details: 

Victim Bhakta Batchala Jena is a farmer residing in Gothira. He is a young political activist supporting the 

Congress Party. The victim was assisting his friend during the elections for the latter was a ward

member. The BJD party men were angry with Bhakta and were trying to involve him in a fake case. 

During this time, a gang of dacoits were caught hold at Puri who were planning to abduct an owner of 

Yatra Party of Jagatsinghpur. Bhakta was also involved in this matter and arrested on 22 nd January 

2008. He was taken to various police stations and subjected to brutal torture particularly at Biridi Police 

Station. He was left to starve. The victim sustained grievous injuries. 


Victim(s) : Gayadhara Ghadei 

Perpetrator(s) : Ajit Kumar Mukherji, OIC 

Location : Sampur 


Case Details: 

Victim Gayadhara Ghadei belongs to the Khandayat Community, and maintains his family by working 

as a daily wage labourer. His daughter Dipti Ghadei is a student of Purohitpur High School. While going 

to school she was often harassed by Kapila Mallick, who threw condoms on her and offered love letters. 

The victim and his wife went to lodge a complaint at the police station regarding this, but the OIC abused 

them and refused to accept the FIR. On 11 th January 2008 police arrested Gayadhara and detained him 

the whole day, following which he was send to the jail after subjecting him to torture, and abusing him with 

filthy words at the police station. 

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Victim(s) : 1) (Late) Sarat Bhuyan 2) Kanakalata Bhuyan 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Duryodhan Bala, OIC 2) Pradeep Lenka, PC 

Location : Chakradharpur Out Post, Jagatsinghpur 

Date of incident : 05/05/2007, 31/12/2007 

Case Details: 

Victim Kanakalata Bhuyan, W/o (late) Sarat Bhuyan is a resident of Paradeep. The couple had 

migrated to this area from Jajpur seeking employment. The neighbor of the victim was in jail convicted 

in a case; and hence the victims were residing in his house. The person responsible for the imprisonment 

of Kanakalata’s neighbor induced the police to arrest Sarat also, owing to which the police of 

Chakradharpur Out Post arrested the victim’s husband on 5 th May 2007. He was dragged all the way 

to the police station by the above mentioned perpetrators and beaten on both his legs. A lathi was 

inserted into his mouth, the result of which his mouth and tongue were injured. No treatment was 

administered to him and the OIC didn’t allow Kanakalata to talk with her husband either. After detaining 

him two days in the station Sarat was produced before the Court, following which he was remanded. 

Both his knees were severely injured. Though he returned from the jail of late, Sarat passed away on 

31 st December 2007. 




Victim(s) : Dibakar Naik 

Perpetrator(s) : A.K. Patra, ASI 

Location : Dakshinakali, Dhenkanal 


Case Details: 

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Victim Dibakar Naik is a daily wage labourer residing in Dakshinakali Road. He belongs to the Scheduled 

Caste Community. On 8 th January 2008 while the victim was returning home without getting any work, he 

was stopped by the ASI and a Constable of Town Police Station. They inquired him about the house of 

two persons and when Dibakar knew their identities the police commanded him to accompany them and 

indicate their houses. When the victim denied he was beaten by the police officials and forcibly carried to 

the place. His cheeks and fingers were injured at the thrashings received. The victim now fears to 

proceed against the police. 


Victim(s) : Bhagaban Behera 

Perpetrator(s) : Bhabanishankar Mishra, OIC 

Location : Tirtol PS, Jagatsingpur 


Case Details: 



Victim Bhagaban Behera is a resident of Balipatna, and is involved in iron kit business. He belongs to 

the fishermen community. On 11 th February 2008 two young men came to the house of the victim and 

called him to their house to bring 30 to 40 kilograms of iron. Accordingly Bhagaban went and was 

bringing the iron. On the way he was arrested by the police of Tirtol Police Station under suspicion. He 

was dragged to the police station and beaten. The police also abused him with filthy words. A lady police 

offered him water in a dirty glass for quenching his thirst. He was left to starve and after repeated 

requests the OIC took the money that was in the victim’s pocket with which he brought him food. The 

person who had sold the iron was found missing, the result of which Bhagaban was forwarded to 

Alipingal Jail. Following this the victim acquired treatment in the GH.


Victim(s) : Gangadhara Sutar 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Duryodhan Majhi 2) Subash Chandra Behera, ASI 

Location : Kishore Nagar PS, Cuttack 


Case Details: 

Victim Gangadhara Sutar is a businessman residing in Totapada village. A contractor named Duryodhan 

Majhi misused the money sanctioned for constructing a road in the village. The villagers were displeased 

at this corrupt attitude of the contractor owing to which they agitated. The contractor bribed the police and 

caused the people to be dispersed. The victim lodged a complaint at Kishore Nagar Police Station 

regarding this. The ASI on the other hand, joined hands with Duryodhan, and arrested Gangadhara. He 

was detained in the police station for three days and subjected to severe torture. Both his legs and hands 

were injured. The villagers have informed the matter to the SHRC. 

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Victim(s) : 1) Sadhu Charan Pradhan 2) 7 other person 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Dhirendra Lenka 

Location : Post. Champeswar, Kanapur PS 


Case Details: 

Victim Sadhu Charan Pradhan, aged 57, is a member of a backward cast and lives in Manapur (Post- 

Champeswar, Kanpur, Cuttack). 

On 20 January 2008 Sadhu and some other inhabitants of Manapur, found out that the village’s political 

leader, named Bhagirathi Prdhan (50), had misappropriated Rs.1,000,000 of the village’s official budget. 

Having asked the local authorities about this case of peculation, the group Sadhu was part of, was first 

threatened and then attacked by the son of Bhagirathi, named Alok, and 10 other supporters of Bhagriathi. 

The goal of this attack was to intimidate the inhabitants and avoid these opponents of Bhagirathi from 

blaming the governing mayor further for his misconduct. 

In order to make a complaint about the attack of Alok and the 10 other persons, Sadhu went to the 

Kanapur Police Station, the security authority in charge of Manapur, soon after the described happenings. 

When he asked the officer in charge (OIC) of his complaint, named Dhirendra Lenka, Sadhu was 

verbally abused and beaten by OIC Lenka. He and seven other inhabitants of the village were put under 

arrest, what was justified by false cases which accused them for crimes they had never committed. 



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. 

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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. 




Victim(s) : 1) Haladhar Meher; 2) Karunakar Meher, 

3) Manabodh Meher 

Perpetrator(s) : Sairil Soren, Officer-in-charge, 

Ulunda PS 

Location : Ulunda PS 


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.

Haladhar’s wife Ratra Meher was suffering from a chronic disease. She continuously received medical 

treatment, but her condition did not improve and finally in the evening on 6 February 2008, she died. 

When Ratra’s brother was informed of her death, he filed an FIR on dowry torture death against 

Haladhar. 

After receiving the complaint, the Officer-In-charge (OIC) of Ulunda police station Sairil Soren called 

Haladhar, his two brothers Karuna Kar Meher and Manabodh Meher and his brother-in-law to police 

station. They released were all released after one day in detention. 

Later they were again called to the police station and detained for three days before they were presented 

before the court. The police forcibly tried to make them admit to have killed Ratra Meher, and when they 

refused they were all beaten up. When Haladhar explained that he did not kill his wife, he was beaten 

even more severely by the OIC. 

Haladhar later filed a complaint about the incident referring to the D.K. Basu guide lines. 

FF Code 

: EU/OR/CTC/090/2008 

Victim(s) 

: Sabita Mohapatra 

Perpetrator(s) : Narsingha Chjaran Rout 


: Post-Buxibazar, Cuttack 


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Case Details: 

Victim Sabita Mohapatra, age 40, works as a secretary. She was active for the rights of women. Some 

people did not like that and therefore Sri Ramakanta Nayak came into her house and threatened to 

kidnap her and her son. When she wanted to report this at the police station she was detained there from 

10 A.M. to 6 P.M. by Narsingha Chjaran Rout. He addressed her with inappropriate language, using her 

sex to abuse her. Then he beat her. As a result of the physical and mental torture Sabita Mohapatra lost 

her mental peace. 


Victim(s) : Paresh Behera 

Perpetrator(s) : Devi Shankar Pratap, SI 

Location : P.S-Laxmi Sagar,Dist-Khurda 


Case Details: 

Victim Paresh Behera, age 48, a private service holder saw a group of people gathering at Laxmi 

Sagar Chhak due to an accident. A jail police van had crashed into a motorbike from its backside which 

caused serious injuries to the motorbike driver but the van rushed away immediately. Another P.C.R 



van came to the place but the police did not try to help the injured neither cleared the road. Instead they 

scolded to the gathering people. Behera reported the accident to the arriving policemen but instead of 

listening they pulled him into the van forcefully. There they stripped him and beat him. They kept his 

watch, mobile and goggles and arrested him for two days at the police station where he was tortured both 

mentally and physically. Sri Behera was released from the P.S along with his wife, who was also kept 

there, at 2pm on 11.3.08. 

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Victim(s) : Vivekananda Patra 

Perpetrator(s) : M.D,Askar 


: C.Spur PS 


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Case Details: 

Victim Sri Vivekananda Patra, age 36, is working privately as a Project Engineer. He was leading the 

contruction of a road near Kali Mandir,Press Chhak. Due to a strike of the civil engineers the construction 

process was stopped. The wholes which were dug were protected by the red ribbon and iron pipes but 

a doctor from KIMS fell into one of the holes from his motorcycle because he was drunk. A security 

guard found his dead body and four days later sub inspector M. D. Askar called Vivekananda to the 

police station. There Askar started shouting at Vivkananda and beat him, accusing him of having dug 

the hole purposefully to kill the doctor. Vivekananda was kept at the police station from 12.30pm to 5pm 

but was refused to use the phone neither he received food or water. When he was forwarded to the court 

on 12 th of March 2008 it was decided that the doctor died due to his own carelessness. 


Victim(s) : Bishu chandra Gochhayat 

Perpetrator(s) : Ramesh chandra Mohapatra, Inspector In-charge 

Location : Jagatsinghpur PS 




Case Details: 

Victim Bishnu chandra Gochhayat, age 46, is a rikshaw puller and member of the scheduled castes. 

When he was consulting with the advocate Sri Rabi Mohanty about a previous case in the court at 

11am on 26.2.08.The police got the news and took him to the police station Bishnu. They reached there 

at 12.30pm. The police wanted a compromise the case and attacked Bishnu with an iron

od in the auto point of Jagatsinghpur Bazaar. He escaped from them and wanted to take shelter in the 

police station. There the inspector in charge, Ramesh chandra Mohapatra, tore his first information 

report and scolded him. Then he beat Bishnu on his shoulder and pushed him to get out of the station. 

Now Bishnu is hiding from the police because he fears further torture. 

FF Code: : EU/OR/KHURDA/101/2008 

Victim(s): : 1) Surya Pattnaik 

Perpetrator(s): : 1) Kirti Chawdhuri, ASI Sonepur PS 

Location: : Sonepur PS 


Case details: 

Victim Surya Pattnaik, aged 32, is an inhabitant of Thanapatipara (P.S. Sonepur) and has passed his 

Master of Arts at Sonepur University. At the date of incident he was unemployed and searching for a job. 

On 14 March 2008 at 7 pm Surya was taken to Sonepur police station when he was at a tea stall. Surya 

was completely unaware of the matter the police detained him so he asked Sub-Inspector (SI) Nabaghan 

Sethy, who remained silent. Kirti Chawdhuri, Assistant Sub-inspector (ASI), beat 8 times by her stick on 

the back and shoulders of Surya, who got to know that he should give evidences about a cycle theft – a 

matter completely unknown for Surya. Still not understanding everything Surya asked again about the 

case which was again followed by caning. 

At 9:30 pm Surya was released and told that whenever he would get some information about the cycle 

theft he should come to the police station. 

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FF Code 


Victim(s) : Debasis Rout 

Perpetrator(s) : Satya Narayan Behera, Inspector-in-Charge, 

Location : Chauliaganj PS, Cuttack. 


Case details; 

The victim Debasis Rout (39) regularly went to his friend’s house to supervise the family’s condition. 

He did this also on 2 March 2008 when his two friend’s Sri S.K.Rafi and Brundaban were present 

there. 

At 9 PM Inspector-in-Charge (IIC) Sri Satyananda Behera and Deputy Commissioner of Police Sri 

Priyadarshi arrived in a police van and the IIC took Debasis to the police station, where they kept him 

in detention for 3 days in reference to a false case. 



After going away for a while, the CII returned at 11.45 AM in a intoxicated condition and he beat Debasis 

severely on his hands and legs and claimed that he belonged to Gangs such as Haidar Tito. Debasis 

refused these allegations, but the IIC refused to listen to him and continued beating him. 

The IIC kept Debasis in detention for 3 days while he further investigated the case and obtained information 

about him from another police station, but still he found no basis for filling a real case against him. When 

Debasis was released from, the IIC threatened him not to reveal the police ill-treatment to anyone. 


Victim(s) : Dharmananda Sahu 

Perpetrator(s) : G.C. Swain, Officer in charge, Bentakar PS 


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Case Details: 

Victim Dharmananda Sahoo (38) lives with his family in Kadampada. One day the inhabitants of 

Kadampada wanted to collect some subscription for the Dola Festival. For the last two years 

Dharmananda’s family wasn’t able to pay the money, as a result they demanded Rs 1000 for these 2 

years. 

Dharmananda was unable to pay the said subscription, so the villagers were told by the village leaders 

Tuku Sahoo, Kartik Sahoo, Pradyumn Rout, Dillip Rout and Suku Swain to beat him. In fact they kept 

him in a closed room called “Kotha Ghar” and injured him. 

Caused by this fact Dharmamamda”s wife went to the Police Station (PS) and prepared a First 

Information <strong>Report</strong> (FIR) to the Officer in Charge (OIC) Sri Swain. 

The OIC arrived to take Dharmananda to the police station. On the way the OIC beat Dharmananda, 

too, so that he became senseless in the PS. Moreover Sri Swain talked to him in slangs as “Sala” or 

“Dada”. Finally Sri Swain kept Dharmananda 3 days in the PS and forwarded him to the court. 

The first officer in the out post of police received more bribe from the villagers and sent Dharmananda 

to the jail which he justified with a false case. The Ex-Chairman was also involved in the false case 

because of that it was possible to sent Dharmananda to the jail. 




Victim(s) : Bhagirathi Sahu 

Perpetrator(s) : Durgasi Nandini Mohanty, ASI 



Case Details: 

Bhagirathi Sahu (42) who lived in Rani hat had married Smt. Kuni Sahu of Gandarpur by the Hindu 

custom.

This relationship wasn’t lucky because Bhagirathi’s wife told wrong allegations against her family in law. 

She also quarreled with them by influencing the family’s enemies who are their neighbors. The quarrel 

between the two neighbor families was often compromised by the police. They didn’t stop quarreling yet. 

Also Kuni Sahi didn’t stop telling allegations against Bhagirathi’s family. Caused by his woman’s behavior 

Bhagirathi filed for divorce. On 23 March 2008 Kuni Sahu lodged an allegation in the Mangalabag Police 

Station (PS) for supporting Bhagirathi’s against party, his neighbors. 

The Assistant Sub-inspector (ASI) Durgasi Nandini Mohanty called Bhagirathi to come to the PS. In the 

presence of his wife the ASI kicked him two times and used slang words against him. She made fun of 

him by asking him why he got married if he wasn’t able to take care of his wife. Trying to explain his 

problem the ASI slapped him two times and kept him to custody. Moreover the ASI directed Bhagirathi’s 

wife to go to his house and stay there by damaging the door. 

Bhagirathi became free by his relatives and took shelter at a friend’s home because nobody wanted to 

be responsible for his case. 

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FF Code : EU/OR/DKL/121/2008 

Victim(s) : 1) Aratatran Naik 

Perpetrator(s) : Muduli, officer in charge Motanga, Motanga PS 

Location : Masania PS 


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Case details: 

Victim Aratatran Naik , aged 37, member of the Scheduled Caste community, lives in Masania (P.O./ 

P.S. Motanga, Dist. Dhenkanal) and works as a daily labourer. 

On 15 March 2008 at 11 pm the police came to Arataran’s house and wanted to know whether Ritu, 

the younger brother of Arataran was there. After Arataran denied this question the police entered 

forcibly into the house which was accompanied by the verbal protest of Arataran and his wife Anjali 

Naik, aged 30. Muduli, officer in charge (OIC), who had also given the order to enter the house by 

using force, pushed Arataran and slapped in his face. 

After the police officers came quitted the house Arataran announced to OIC Muduli press charges 

against him which was followed by further strokes of the OIC. Arataran was unconscious for fifteen 

minutes. Being shocked by the violence, Anjali complained loudly about the behavior of Muduli. 

OIC Muduli and his subordinates left the place. Several of these policemen had been inebriated during 

the described incident. 




Victim(s) : 1) Alekha Naik; 2) Bibeka Naik 

Perpetrator(s) : F.M.Jena, Inspector in Charge 

Location : Korian, Town, Dhenkanal 


Case Details: 

Victim Alekha Naik (50) was a member of the Scheduled Caste and lived with his family in Korian. He 

fed his family by business and returned home everyday at 10pm. His wife was a housewife. People 

from other castes also lived in this village and Alekha had a good relation with them. 

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On 22 July 2008 there was a quarrel between Alekha, his younger brother Bibeka and Abhimanyu 

Biswal. Bibeka’s hand got fractured there. 

For this reason Alekha wrote a First Information <strong>Report</strong> (FIR) against Abhimanyu. The police caught 

Abhimanyu and called Alekha to the police station, too. Before Alekha arrived the police told Abhimanyu 

to write a FIR, too. A police officer explained to Alekha that both fighting parties will be forwarded to the court 

because both parties made a FIR. 

Meanwhile the Inspector in Charge (IIC) Jena Babu arrived. The IIC slapped both 3 or 4 times without 

knowing what happened. Moreover he kept them to custodial, there Alekha and Abhimanyu decided to 

find a compromise by their own. 

Being free Alekha intimated about his case to the Superintendent and the Director General of Police, but 

no disciplinary action was taken against the IIC. 


Victim(s) : Ainthu Jagadala 

Perpetrator(s) : Debendra Narayan Dash, Officer-In-Charge 

Location : Bir-Maharajpur, PS 




Case Details: 

Victim Ainthu Jagadala aged 35, laborer, member of the scheduled castes. On 5 th of April 2008 at 8 am 

a police van took him to the Bir-Maharajpur police station. The van reached the police station at 8.30 am. 

A policeman came and beat him 7 to 8 times with a stick. Then he asked Jagadala where he had kept 

the stolen things. Jagadala did not know about stolen things and the police again beat him on his back. 

Finally the police had to release him because of a lack of proofs but they refused to quit the charge against 

him.


Victim(s) : Pravat Kumar Panda 

Perpetrator(s) : Sudhakar Sahoo, OIC 



Case Details: 

Victim Pravat Kumar Panda, aged 26, resides at Bharirathi-Sasan, Kamakhya Nagar, Dhenkanal 

district. 

On 26 th of February 2008 he had a dispute with one B.S.N.L official about a car (Indica) who afterwards 

lodged a false kidnapping case against a friend of Pravat. While this friend was at the Jagatsinghpur 

station the Biridi Police official seized his Indica. When Paravat was about to return after an enquiry 

about the Indica Sudhakar Sahu, the officer in charge of Biridi ou-post beat him severely. Due to that his 

legs were swollen. After the assault the police kept him in the lockup till 11 p.m. The police did not allow 

him to inform his family through phone from there and neglected to supply him with food and water. 

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Victim(s) : Ganesh Nayak 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Upadhaya, Police, Industrial Out Post PS 

2) A.B.Dalua, SI, Jatni PS 

Location : Jatni PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Ganesh Nayak was an inhabitant of Bachhera. On 26 th July, 2008 about 15 policemen from 

Industrial Out Post had dragged him to the police station with reference to a theft case. The police had 

poured kerosene on his fingers and private parts and had snatched his mobile and Rs 1000. Then the 

police had taken him to Jatni Police Station. The police had stripped him naked and beaten brutally. The 

next day the victim Ganesh Nayak was taken to the doctor and the police had informed the doctor that 

he had sustained injuries in an accident. Then the following day, he was produced before the Magistrate 

and then sent to jail. 




Victim(s) : Saranga Sahoo 

Perpetrator(s) : Padarbinda Tripathy, Officer-In-Charge 

Location : Narsinghpur PS 


Case Details: 

Victim Saranga Sahoo, aged 48, is a business man and Teli by Caste. He got death news of his 

daughter Sasmita, Hearing the news he had been to the maternal house of Sasmita of Village Kakudia, 

he came to know that house members of her daughter murdered her. 

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Saranga Sahoo went to Narsinghpur police station on the 25 th of May 2008 at 12:35 PM to lodge FIR 

against the mother-in-law, Father-in-law, and husband of the deceased Sasmita. Instead of taking 

action against the culprits, the officer in charge (OIC) Padarbinda Tripathy scolded him in filthy language 

and demanded money for copy of FIR. 

As Saranga refused to pay the demand the OIC became angry with him and dragged him to the lockup. 

The OIC slapped and beat Saranga up severely. Then the OIC arrested Saranga from 25/5/2008 to 26/ 

5.2008 at 8 PM. 


Victim(s) : Sangram Behera 

Perpetrator(s) : Smt. Basanti Naik, SI, Mohila P.S 

Location : Mohila PS 


Case Details: 

Victim Sangram Behera, aged 30 years, resides at Sect-6, CDA, P.S- Markat Nagar, Dist- Cuttack-4. 



The wife of Sangram lodged a complaint against him stating that he tortured her for dowry. Due to this sub 

inspector Basanti Naik of Mohila police station came to the house of Sangram on 11.03.2008 at 6:15 and 

called him to the police station. There Sangram was beaten severely to his hands and legs by with the 

lathi. He was detained at Mangala Bag police station on the night of 11.03.2008 to 12.03.2008. Then 

Sangram was taken to Mahila police station again where Basanti Naik slapped him on both cheeks. The 

police official asked for Rs, 20.000/- from his father to compromise the case. As he refused to pay he 

was forwarded to court under the number U/S 498 A/34 IPC on 13/3/2008.


Victim(s) : Pabitra Narayan Bhoi 

Perpetrator(s) : Sudhakar Sahu, Officer-In-Charge, Biridi Out-Post 

Location : Biridi Out-Post 


Case Details: 

Victim, Pabitra Narayan Bhoi, aged-23 years, resides at Vill- Mohatol(Nuapari), P.O- Biridi, P.S/Dist- 

Jagatsinghpur. He is a member of the scheduled castes. 

To prevent water of a flood going into his house he dug a ditch of 5 feet in length at the road. One Golap 

Bhoi of the village gave a written allegation against the victim. On 23.08.2008 two police officials came 

to the house of Pabitra. They beat the victim severely and dragged him from his house by holding has 

hands. On the way to Biridi Out-Post sub inspector Sudhakar Sahu abused with filthy words and beat 

him up. Due to the severe assault the victim fainted on the way. He was taken to a Govt. hospital by a 

tally rickshaw. After 8 hours he regained consciousness and the doctor advised him to stay at the 

hospital for 3 days. But the policemen consulted the doctor and disconnected the saline tube. Then 

they took Pabitra to the outpost in their motor cycle. On the said night police detained the victim at the 

police station and on the next day they forwarded him to Court. 

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Victim(s): : 1) Biranchi Biranchi Pattanaik; 

2) Rabindra Kumar Behera 

Perpetrator(s): : Biranchi Ratha, PC, Siripur outpost 

Location: : Siripur 



The victim Shree Biranchi Pattanaik (17) and Shree Rabindra Kumar Behera (15) were residents of 

Kandhasahi, Khurda. Biranchi worked as a helper in a Town bus and Rabindra worked at a printer 

shop. 

On 16 May 2008 at about 5:30 PM Biranchi, Rabindra and other youngsters from Kandhasahi were 

playing near Siripur, when police constable Biranchi Rath from Siripur outpost arrived. He suddenly 

kicked Biranchi, so that he was injured on his belly and back. He vomited and became unconscious for 

an hour. When Biranchi’s friend Rabindra tried to interfere, he was also beaten by the Biranchi Rath. 

Then Biranchi’s older sister Gouri and some other boys came and took Biranchi to the Capital Hospital. 

The doctor, who was on duty, immediately advised to have Biranchi’s chest and brain scanned. Later 

Biranchi received treatment in the head injury room of Capital hospital surgery ward. 




Victim(s) : Duryodhan Nayak 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Majhi Babu, PO, Balakati out post; 

2) Gangadhar Kar, police officer, Balakati out post; 

3) Pradyumna Majhi, ASI, Balianta PS 

Location : 1) Balakati out post ; 2) Balianta PS 

Date of incident : 1 July 2008 


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The victim Duryodhan Nayak (47) was a resident of Arakanta village, Khurda. He worked as a Sebayat 

at Baleswar Mahadev Temple, Sarakana. 

On 30 July 2008 in the evening, Duryodhan was informed that the utensils of the temple had been stolen. 

He did not go to directly the temple to inform the Sebayat brothers of the matter. 

On the next day at about 10 AM, police constable Pradyumna Majhi of Balakati out post, Jayakishore 

Pattnaik and Bishnu Mallick came to the village and inquired the villagers about the theft. Then police 

instructed Duryodhan to come to Balakati out post, where he reached at about 11.30 A.M. When he 

entered the outpost, Majhi Babu attacked him and verbally abused him. Majhi Babu then went away 

and left Duryodhan trembling with fear. He was not provided with food until 2 PM. At about 12 PM Majhi 

Babu returned and asked him whether he would admit the theft or be tortured. When Duryodhan replied 

that he did not know anything about the theft, Majhi Babu started beating him with a stick. 

After that police constable Gangadhar Kar tied his hands and legs and began beating his body. He was 

beaten so severely that he became unconscious. Duryodhan did not receive medical attention though 

was severely injured by the police beatings. When he asked why his hands and legs were tied, the 

police officers stated, that as a principle, whoever would come to the outpost would be handcuffed. 

Duryodhan’s family was not informed of his detention. 

On 2 July 2008 Duryodhan’s relative Tapan Naikwent to the outpost and inquired about Duryodhan. As 

Duryodhan did not dare to tell him anything about the incident, he only told him that he would tell him later, 

when they had returned to his house. 

On 3 July 2008 at about 10.30 AM, Majhi Babu took Duryodhan to Balianta police station. When Majhi 

Babu and Pattnaik accompanied him to the police station, they threatened him not to tell anything about 

the incident in police station. They told him that if the Inspector-in-Charge would ask why he had been 

taken to the outpost, he should say that he had slept near Sarkana Bhagabat High School and had been 

brought to the outpost by Majhi Babu on 2 July 2008. 

When they arrived at Balianta police station, the police took Duryodhan’s fingerprints and his signature 

on a blank paper. Then he was taken to Deputy Commissioner of Police’s office. At 2 PM Duryodhan

equested to talk with his lawyer and other villagers, but the police officer’s did not allow this. His lawyer 

Jaganath Behera brought him out on bail and he went home. Then his fellow villagers helped him to go 

to the hospital, where he received treatment. Due to his financial situation Duryodhan was not able to take 

the medication that the doctor prescribed for more than two days, and therefore he did not fully recover 

after the ill-treatment of the police. 

Duryodhan was unable to forget the physical and mental abuse he underwent at the police outpost. 

FF Code: : EU/OR/JSP/139/2008 

Victim(s): : Gopinath Barik 

Perpetrator(s): : 1) Sudhakar Sahoo, Officer-in-Charge, Biridi outpost 

Location: : Biridi outpost 


Statement of Victim: 

The victim Gopinath Barik was a resident of Balia Village. He worked as a tractor driver and as a 

labourer. His house was next to Dhoba Sradhananda Prusty’s house. 

On the 27 march 2008 Gopinath’s mother was not at home and he was afraid to sleep alone in the 

house. Therefore Dhoba Sradhananda Prusty’s wife allowed him to sleep in their house and she also 

provided him with food. On that same day, there was theft incident in Prusty’s house and he suspected 

Gopinath. He called the police and the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of Biridi outpost Sudhakar Sahoo 

arrested Gopinath and took him to the police station. 

At the police station the OIC brutally abused Gopinath. He was beaten so seriously that when he was 

later sent to jail, he vomited blood. When the Superintendent of Police was informed about this, he made 

sure that Gopinath received medical attention. During his detention, Gopinath was not provided with food 

and water. 

After the police ill-treatment Gopinath continued to suffer from diseases caused by the beatings. 


Victim(s): : 1) Pabitra Behera; 2) Susanta Kumar Behera 

Perpetrator(s): : 1) Prasant Kumar Malla, Officer-in-Charge, Begunia P.S; 

2) Das Babu, Officer-In-Charge, Gadamanitri out post 

Location: : Begunia PS 



The victims Pabitra Behera (25) and Susanta Kumar Behera were residents of Chhiama village, 

Khurda. 

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On 21 August 2008 at 12 AM, in Chhiama village, Bijaya Korada attempted to rape the girl Kabita. 

Therefore her elderly father and mother went to Gadamanitri out post to lodge an F.I.R. against the 

perpetrator. But instead of filling their F.I.R., Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of the out post Das Babu took them 

both to Begunia police station at 2 PM. At the police station they were detained by Prasanta Kumar Malla, 

OIC of Begunia P.S until 2 AM. 

The next day when their two sons Susanta and Pabitra were informed of their parets’ arrest, they went 

to the police station. At the police station OIC Prasanta Kumar Malla detained both of them for four days 

and persuaded Bijaya Korada to file a false F.I.R against them. 

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During their detention, the OIC did not offer Pabitra and Susanta any food or water. He beat them brutally 

so that their bodies got swollen and also verbally abused them referring to their caste. He forced them to 

write an FIR according to his instruction. During their detention Pabitra and Susanta did not undergo a 

medical check up and their family members were not allowed to meet them in the police station. 

On 24 May 2008 about 10.10 AM, they were forwarded to the court. 

Pabitra and Susanta were later informed that OIC Kumar Malla received a bribe for filling a false case 

against them. 


Victim(s) : Rabindra Parida 

Perpetrator(s) : Bijay Kumar Sethi, SI, Khandagiri P.S. 

Location : Khandagiri P.S. 


Statement of Victim: 

The victim Rabindra Parida (40) was a resident of Bharatpur village, Khurda. He worked as a daily 

laborer. 



On 9 March 2008 at about 9.30 PM Kalia and three other young bullies came to Basumati Dei’s house 

and asked for wine. When she did not open the door, they forcibly entered her house by breaking the 

door. Kalia and his three friends vigorously covered Basumati’s face in a cloth and beat her severely 

so that she became unconscious. Her husband Jogan Singh and others found her in her state of 

unconsciousness. 

On 10 March 2008 at about 5:20 AM the villagers asked Rabindra to take the unconscious Basumati 

to the hospital for treatment. When he refused, they threatened him that if he did not do it, then he would 

have to leave the village. So Rabindra and some other villagers took her to the capital hospital for 

treatment. At that time Basumati was bleeding from her mouth. 

In the mean time, police officers from Khandagiri police station reached the hospital. The police constables 

took Rabindra with them to the police station without telling him the reason of arrest. When they reached 

the police station at about 9:30 AM, Sub-inspector (SI) Bijay Kumar Sethi told him to open his shirt and

take of his shoes. The SI verbally abused Rabindra and brutally abused him. He accused him of having 

beaten Basumati Dei and handcuffed him. 

During his detention, the police officers did not offer Rabindra any food, but his wife brought him food. After 

being physically and mentally abused by the SI for three days, Rabindra was forwarded to court on 12 

March 2008 at about 2:45 PM. He was later released on bail. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Duryodhan Nayak 

Perpetrator(s) : Pradyumna Majhi, ASI, Balakati out post PS 

Location : Balakati out post PS 


The victim Duryodhan Nayak was working at Baleswar Mahadev temple. On 30 th June, 2008 he had 

heard that utensils of the temple were stolen. So he had informed the matter to villagers. The next day, 

the police had gone to inquire about the theft and they have taken the victim Duryodhan Nayak under 

suspicion. 

The police had beaten him brutally and had asked him to confess the crime. The victim Duryodhan 

Nayak had pleaded his innocence but the police had fastened his hands and legs and had beaten him 

brutally. The victim was detained at the out post for three days and then he was taken to Balianta Police 

Station. The police had taken his finger prints and have got his signature in a blank paper. Later with the 

help of a lawyer, the victim Duryodhan Nayak had come out. 

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Victim(s) : Debendra Barik 

Perpetrator(s) : Swain Babu, OIC, Raghunathpur PS 

Location : Raghunathpur PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Debendra Bariik was engaged in agriculture and he had two sons. He had criticized the 

work of the Village head. When the village head had come to know that the victim Debendra Barik had 

abused him, he had lodged a complaint him at the police station. 

Based on the complaint, the police had caught hold of the victim Debendra Barik and had tortured him. 

The police had detained him at the police station without food and they have not allowed his relatives to 

meet him. Then they have forwarded him to Court. The victim’s ear was severely injured due to police 

torture and he had spent about 3000 for getting bail. 




Victim(s) : Rabindra Parida 

Perpetrator(s) : Bijaya Sethi, SI, Khandagiri PS 

Location : Khandagiri PS 


Case Details: 

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The victim Rabindra Parida was a labourer. On 9 th March, 2008 few anti-social elements had gone to 

the house of Basumati Dei and had have forced her to open the door. When she had refused, they have 

barged into the house and their faces were covered with masks. They have beaten Basumati on her 

head and she had become unconscious. 

The people of that area had given the information to the victim Rabindra Parida. So the victim had taken 

Basumati, who was bleeding from her mouth to the Capital Hospital along with others. On the way, the 

police of Khandagiri had stopped them. The police had taken the victim to the police station and had 

beaten him brutally by stripping him naked. The police had detained him for three days and have 

meted torture. Later he was forwarded to Court and then he had come out on bail. 




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Victim(s) : Jagannath Sahoo 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Madhuri Samal, OIC 2) S.L. Pattnaik, ASI 



Case Details: 

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Victim Jagannath Sahoo is a resident of Cuttack, and works as a book binder. The victim married Laxmi 

Sahoo, D/o Raghab Sahoo after the death of his first wife. They led a happy life for six months, following 

which Laxmi started quarreling with him. Jagannath called her father to compromise the matter, who in 

turn took his daughter home. Raghab also filed a dowry case on the victim but it was proved fake. Finally 

Laxmi lodged a complaint before the Women’s Commission, demanding maintenance. Since the 

victim was a poor man he couldn’t afford the same, the result of which Laxmi lodged a complaint at 

Mahila Police Station. Jagannath was arrested by the OIC and detained in the cell for two days. The ASI 

abused him with filthy words and slapped him. He also received two blows on his back. Finally the victim 

was driven from the police station after getting him signed in four blank papers. 


Victim(s) : Akshaya Behera 

Perpetrator(s) : Madhuri Samal, OIC 

Location : Mahila PS, Cuttack 


Case Details: 



Victim Akshaya Behera is a businessman residing in Cuttack. He was married to Sulochana Behua 

during 1998. Both begat three children. A man named Prakash stayed in the house of the victim for rent, 

with whom Sulochana maintained illegal relationships. Having gained knowledge of this Akshaya beat 

his wife and threatened Prakash. But Sulochana filed a false case against her own husband in accordance 

with Prakash. Accordingly the victim was arrested by the OIC of Mahila Police Station on 25 th December 

2007. He was detained in the police station for two days and abused with filthy words. OIC Madhuri 

Samal beat him with a baton causing his legs to swell. Akshaya was released after getting his signature 

in two blank papers.

FF Code : EU/OR/KUR /011/2008 

Victim(s) : Balaram Behera 

Perpetrator(s) : Lalmohan singh, PC 



Case Details: 

Victim Balaram Behera is a resident of Paridopatna village, and works as a truck driver. On 7 th January 

2008 he had parked the truck near a road and gone to pass urine. During that time, Police Constable 

Lalmohan Singh demanded bribe from the victim and threatened for parking the vehicle in a no-parking 

zone. When Balaram refused bribing him he was taken to Banamalipur Out-Post, assaulted and 

abused with filthy words. 

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Victim(s) : Kasinath Swain 

Perpetrator(s) : Bichitrananda Samal, OIC 

Location : Ersama, Jagatsinghpur 


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Case Details: 

Victim Kasinath Swain is a resident of Ersama, and cultivates prawn, with the income of which he 

manages his family. Duryodhana Mohanty of Patakura Police Station had borrowed money from the 

victim for the purpose of registering a land in the name of Kasinath. But Duryodhana failed to register the 

land owing to which a case was filed in Ersama Police Station under the order issued from Kujanaga 

court. The OIC of the station demanded money from the hands of the victim for investigating the case 

and also demanded money from the perpetrator also for compromising the case. Finally Duryodhana 

was arrested but released very soon. Kasinath protested against the activities of the police on 31 st 

December 2007 before the Thasildar Office. The OIC arrived in a short while along with his team and 

assaulted the victim. He was forcefully taken to the hospital beyond his desire. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Birkram Mohanty 

Perpetrator(s) : Police 

Location : Capital PS, Khurda 


Victim Birkram Mohanty is a peon working in the Secretariat Finance Department of Khurda district. 

Chittaranjan Sahoo, the neighbor of the victim was often causing trouble by establishing a cabin near 



Birkram’s house where many unsocial people came. They drank and passed urine near his quarters. 

Birkram approached the Minister of Works and Urban Development, who asked him to come to his 

quarter to discuss on the matter. Accordingly the victim went to the house of the Minister on 2 nd January 

2008 where he was prevented by the security guard. Police arrived at the place and arrested Birkram. 

He was taken to Capital Police Station where he was detained from morning till evening without any food. 

The police didn’t inform his family members about the arrest too. Finally the victim came out on bail from 

the court with the help of his friend. 

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Victim(s) : Sashi Bhusan Mohanty 

Perpetrator(s) : Manas Pradhan 



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Case Details: 

Victim Sashi Bhusan Mohanty is a small businessman residing in Dalimal village. He belongs to the 

Karan Community. There are three cases already pending on the victim. In this circumstance Sashi 

was arrested by five to six policemen of Sadar Police Station on 9 th November 2007, during midnight. 

The reason for arrest was not mentioned and the signature of the victim was also not received before 

arresting. Sashi was detained in Sadar Police Station for two days and abused with filthy words, 

following which he was remanded in the Jail. Of late only the victim knew that he was arrested in relation 

to a betel theft case. Till date Sashi is not able to come out on bail and his family is suffering without him. 


Victim(s) : Murali Mallik 

Perpetrator(s) : Pramod Patra, Traffic Police 

Location : Jawahar Chowk, Dhenkanal 




Case Details: 

Victim Murali Mallik is a rickshaw driver residing in Gopabandhubazar village. On 23 

rd December 2007 

the victim was taking a passenger in his rickshaw and crossed a traffic signal unknowingly. A traffic home 

guard, who was on duty came near the victim and started beating the auto. Murali objected that he could 

not possibly budge due to other vehicles being in front of him. The police grew enraged and started 

abusing him. He also struck Murali several times with his baton and forced the victim to get away from 

the signal and take a round-about route to his destination. The victim states that he has no courage to go 

against the police.


Victim(s) : Sarbeswar Mahaling 

Perpetrator(s) : Durbadala Majhi, PC 

Location : Papakheya Ghata, Subarnapur 


Case Details: 

Victim Sarbeswar Mahalinga is a resident of Urley village. He had been to a local festival at Papakheya 

Ghata along with his friends on 15 th January 2008. The victim was drunk. There was a bullock race, 

and all the people were running hither and thither. At that moment the bullock dashed on Sarbeswar as 

a result of which he dashed upon Constable Durbadala Majhi. Strife ensued in which the Constable 

finding the victim drunk was enraged and beat up Sarbeswar. He tried to drag to victim to the Police 

Station but refrained from the same due to the request and intervention of local individuals. 

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Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Subash Tandi 

Perpetrator(s) : Durbadala Majhi, 

Location : Papakhaya Ghata, Subarnapur 


Victim Subash Tandi is a farmer residing in Bhramarapalli village. On 15 th January 2008 the victim had 

been to Papakhaya Ghata where many types of bazaar were established. After taking tea from a shop 

Subash went to play Ghudu Ghudu Kela. Though the victim lost the first time, he won Rs.500 during the 

second play. Then he went to take tea near a shop where a person came and demanded money from 

the victim. Subash denied the same, and the person started calling Subash a thief. A police constable 

came there and beat the victim. The stranger retorted that the remaining amount in the victim’s pocket 

was his but finally Subash took the constable to the Ghudu Ghudu Kela where it was proved that the 

money belonged to the victim. Later on the constable took the stranger to the police station. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Jhasaketan Kumbhar 

Perpetrator(s) : Baisnab Charan Das, OIC 

Location : Narayanpur, Sonepur 


Victim Jahsaketan Kumbhar is a resident of Kumunde village. He couldn’t complete his 10 th examinations 

and was unemployed for four to five years. Finally the victim worked with a contractor named Somanath 



Joshi. On 21 st January 2008 the Contractor handed Rs.300 in the hands of Jhasaketan to get some wine 

for the workers. The victim went to Madavati and was returning with the same. On the way he was 

stopped by three police officials who took him to the Out Post and inquired how long he was carrying out 

this business. Though Jhasaketan tried explaining to them, they paid no heed, and beat him up. Finally 

the victim was released after the intervention of his contractor. 


Victim(s) : Rabindra Mahakud 

Perpetrator(s) : Saroj Mishra, ASI 

Location : Biramaharajpur PS, Sonepur 


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Case Details: 

Victim Rabindra Mahakud is a resident of Jtesingha village. He runs a broiler shop with the income of 

which he sustains his family. On 18 th January 2008 the victim went to Biramaharajpur for purchasing 

broiler from Saroj. There he drank heavily and on his way back home he had strife with Ganesh Mishra 

and broke his head using a brick. Out of fear he ran back home. The next day Rabindra went to 

Biramaharajpur and while taking tea in a shop he was arrested by the police of Biramaharajpur Police 

Station. At the station the victim was beaten by the ASI and threatened to be produced before the Court. 

Finally Rabindra was released after the intervention of Ganesh himself. 


Victim(s) : Brajesh Taria 

Perpetrator(s) : Banita Majhi, OIC 

Location : Binika, Sonepur 


Case Details: 



Victim Brajesh Taria is a +3 Art Student residing in Keutapada village. On 29 th February 2008 the victim 

was standing along with his friends near Binika Bus Stand and chatting with them. The OIC of Binika 

Police Station, who passed that way in a vehicle stopped by them and inquired what they were doing 

there at night. Following this the official beat Brajesh with a lathi nearly four to five times. When his friends 

questioned the official they were returned with threats of detaining and commanded to disperse from the 

place.


Victim(s) : Sukanta Behera 

Perpetrator(s) : Manas Pradhan, OIC 



Case Details: 

Victim Sukanta Behera is a fisherman residing in Beltikiri village. He belongs to the Scheduled Caste 

Community. Four cases were pending in the name of the victim, of which he was acquitted from three 

cases. On 24 th January 2008 there was a theft in a nearby village, for which Sukanta was arrested from 

his home during midnight by the police of Sadar Police Station. He was dragged to the van and taken to 

the station where the OIC inquired him about the theft. Since the victim was innocent about the facts he 

was released after two days of illegal detention. Such kind of practice is meant out by the police towards 

many innocent people of the village, owing to which the ASI of the station was suspended. 


Victim(s) : Kahnei Das 

Perpetrator(s) : Keshab Chandra Behera, ASI 


Date of incident : 07/02/2008, 08/02/2008 

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Case Details: 

Victim Kahnei Das is a farmer residing in Sumana Sasan village. His wife Basanti Das desired to go to 

her father’s house on 7 th February 2008, which he denied. Thus a quarrel picked up and Basanti lodged 

a complaint with the ASI of Balipatna Police Station. Accordingly Kahnei was summoned to the police 

station on 8 th February 2008 under the allegation of torturing Basanti and taking away her son. He was 

released the same day under the threat of being detained if the same thing persists. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Kasinath Pradhan 

Perpetrator(s) : Basanta Panda, PC 

Location : Chandrasekharpur PS, Khurda 


Victim Kasinath Pradhan is a contractor residing in BDA Colony village. A person named Bapina 

worked under him for daily wages. On 23 rd January 2008 Bapina demanded Rs.45,000 from the victim 



and started quarreling with Kasinath. He made propaganda that the victim was cheating him and subjecting 

him to torture when asked for the wages. Accordingly a complaint was lodged at Chanrasekharpur 

Police Station, following which Kasinath was arrested by the SI. At the station he was abused with filthy 

words by the Constable and slapped on his cheeks. He was threatened to repay the credit under the 

threat of being detained in the jail. 


Victim(s) : Nilamadhaba Lenka 

Perpetrator(s) : Saroj Sahoo, Police 

Location : Malisahi, Cuttack 


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Case Details: 

Victim Nilamadhaba Lenka is a resident of Malisahi. On 11 th February 2008, on the occasion of 

Saraswati Puja, four policemen entered into the house of the victim wearing civilian attire. They started 

abusing Nilamadhaba with obscene words. When the victim’s wife Sabitri inquired about their identification, 

they caught hold of her hair and abused her as a bastard. The victim received a slap on his cheeks and 

was kicked for questioning the police. Nilamadhaba recognized them as the police officials of Mangalabad 

Police Station. They beat up the victim and his wife and didn’t let them know the reason. Later on 

Nilamadhaba found out the reason that they had come in search of a thief. 


Victim(s) : Minati Manika 

Perpetrator(s) : Soubhagyalaxmi Pattnaik 



Case Details: 



Victim Minati Marika, age 28, is a housewife and member of the OBC-community. She quarreled with 

her husband because he had a second wife. Thereafter on 18 th Feb’2005 her family in law suddenly 

demanded a dowry and tried to kill her by pouring kerosene onto her. As result of that 1/3 rd of her body 

was burnt but she was refused to get a doctor. When reporting that at Mahila Police Station the officer in 

charge, Mrs. Saubhagya Laxmi Pattnaik, abused her by inappropriate language referring to her caste 

and beat her with a stick. Although she was detained at the police station for about 36 hours her case was 

not registered. Seemingly Mrs. Saubhagya Laxmi Pattnaik was bribed by the counterparty.

FF Code 


Victim(s) : Sasmita Swain 

Perpetrator(s) : Debaraj Das, Officer-In-Charge 

Location : 42, Mauza outposts PS 


Case details: 

The victim Sasmita Swain (22) was a member of the OBC community and a resident of Cuttack Sadar, 

Cuttack. After the dead of her father Paban Swain, Sasmita lived in poverty with her blind mother and four 

sisters. The family made a living from doing housework in other people’s homes. 

After the death of her father, Sasmita’s neighbour Sri Siba Dash forcefully captured all the land of her and 

her sister. The family infor,ed the village head and other villagers about the incident, but they all supported 

Siba dash in his actions. 

Sasmita also compelled to lodge an FIR at 42 Mauza outposts. But instead of filling the FIR, Officer-in- 

Charge (OIC) Debaraj Dash abused her both physically and mentally. Debaraj Dash did not register the 

case, because Sri Siba Dash was a rich and politically influential person. 

On 31 January 2008 at about 10 A.M, Sasmita went to the police station to get information about how her 

case was proceeding. In response to this, OIC Sri Dinabandhu Behera got angry and insulted her and 

accused her of having an illicit relation with her neighbor Mr. Das. He asked her why she was submitting 

an application against him. He also beat her two times and caught her by her hair. He threatened to rape 

her, and told her that if she would tell anybody about this incident, she would face dire consequences. 

After this, she was released from the police station. 

While Sasmita was abused by the OIC, her neighbour Sri Das was laughing. 

After this incident, Sasmita and her sisters have been too afraid to go to the police station. 

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Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Sukanti Behera 

Perpetrator(s) : Mr.Niranjana Sahu 

Location : Dagarapada P.S 


Victim Sukanti Behera, age 40, day laborer and member of the OBC-community had a quarrel with her 

husband. Afterwards he threw her out of his house. Later she was attacked with hot rice water. When 

she went to the police they did not file her report and told her to leave. She did not do so and therefore 

the policeman addressed her with inappropriate language and kicked her. 




Victim(s) : Sourav Dash 

Perpetrator(s) : Santosh Mishra, ASI 

Location : Tikra Village 


Case details: 

The victim Sri Sourav Das (25) was an inhabitant of Poda Tikra village, Ulunda, Subarnapur. He 

was unemployed. 

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On 3 March 2008 at about 8.30 a.m, while Sourav was going to Ulunda Santosh, Bhakta came from 

the opposite side and dashed Sourav’s motor cycle so that he fell down on the floor. Sourav stooped 

Bhakta and asked him to repair his cycle. The two got into a fight, and Souray slapped Bhakta on his 

face and kicked him. 

Later Sourav handed over his cycle to a cycle mechanic and met with his friend Sanjib inside a saloon 

and told him everything about the incident. At about 12.30 p.m. a police vehicle arrived at the cycle shop 

and returned back to halt in front of the saloon. Santosh Bhukta sat on the back of the vehicle. Two police 

constables went into the saloon and accompanied Sourav to the police station. 

At the police station, Sourav met Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Santosh Mishra. The ASI slapped 

Sourav on his cheek and beat him twice with a stick and recorded his name. At this time, his friend 

Sanjib along with Santosh Panda reached the police station. Looking for Sourav, they went from one 

room to another and discussed with the ASI and so Sourav was released. 

FF Code: : EU/OR/SNP /081/2008 

Victim(s): : 1) Yasobanta Kumbhar 

Perpetrator(s): : 1) Kirati Chaudhury, ASI 

Location: : Police Station Sonepur, Dist Sonepur 


Case details: 



Victim Yasobanta Kumbhar, aged 28, is an inhabitant of Sialpuri (P.O: Majnte, Dist:- Sonepur) and 

works as a cooli laborer. 

On 11 February 2008 at 12:00 pm Yasobanta took part in a meeting at the Office of his employer, where 

a quarrelling started after Yasobanta had criticised a working matter, which finally led to a fight between 

Yasobanta and Shankar Das, another member of the enterprise. 

In the afternoon at 3:00 pm Yasobanta was brought to the Sonepur police station, where Shankar Das 

had lodged a complaint because Yasobanta squeezed her neck. During the interrogation Kirati Chaudhury,

ASI, beat the victim several times with her roll stack and insulted him. After some time Shankar Das 

came into the police office and told the ASI to stop the violence. 

Before leaving the police station the ASI intimidated Yasobanta by announcing further repressions in 

case of further violence against members of his enterprise. 


Victim(s) : 1) Radha Govinda Suna 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Laxmidhar Das, ASI 

Location : Sonepur PS 

Dist. Sonepur 


Case details: 

Victim Radha Govinda Suna, aged 41, inhabitant of Nagpali (P.o: Sanguna Munda, Dist: Sonepur) is a 

cooli worker. 

On 13 February 2008 Radha was taken to the Sonepur police station, because his eldest son, Beda, 

was accused of thievery and the police wanted to know his whereabouts. At the police station ASI 

Laxmidhar Dash beat him to get to know where Beda was, but Radha was unable to tell it, because he 

did not know what Laxmidhar wanted to know. 

Radha was held under arrest at Sonepur police station over night and finally released on 14 February 

in the morning. 

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FF Code : EU/OR/SNP /083/2008 

Victim(s) : 1) Pramoda Kumar Sahoo2) Rameswar Tripathy 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Arikhit Saa, ASI 

Location : Pritam Hotel, Dunguripali 

Date of incident : 22 /02/2008 

Case details: 

Victim Pramoda Kumar Sahoo and victim Rameswar Tripathy are both inhabitants of Sukha (P.S. 

Dunguripali, Dist. Sonepur) and are 28 years old. Pramoda works as a farmer. 

In the evening of 22 February 2008 Pramoda and Rameswar were drinking wine at the Pritam Hotel. 

A group of some other persons sitting next to Pramoda and Rameswar started to dispute among them 

and abused the owner of the hotel, who was consequently calling the police. When ASI Arikhit Saa and 

six other policemen arrived, they instantly started not only beating the persons who were quarrelling 

before but also Pramoda and Rameswar. Arkhit clouted both of them several times with his stick. 

When the police wanted to take Pramoda and Rameswar under arrest, the owner of the hotel intervened 

so that they were released. The other quarrelling persons were brought to the police station. 




Victim(s) : Prahallad Bag 

Perpetrator(s) : Janaka Jagdala, A.S.I, Dharmasala Outpost 

Location : Village- Batila, 


Case Details: 

Victim Shree Prahallad Bag, age 19, member of the scheduled tribes, was returning from cinema when 

the officer in charge of the local outpost along with two constables beat him up so that he fell down and got 

injuries on his nose and forehead. 

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Victim(s) : Kaikeyi Tandi 

Perpetrator(s) : Raj Kishore Mishra, O.I.C, Tarabha 

Location : Village- Harijanapada, Baladi 


Case Details: 

Smt Kaikei Tandi, age about 32, member of the scheduled tribes, suffered attempted rape from Santosh 

of her village. When she shouted he ran away. On this incident, first she informed her husband and both 

of them called the villagers and reported the incident to them where Santosh threatened to kill Kaikeyi. 

Together with her husband she wanted to complain at the police station but the policemen did not register 

her report. When she complained about that she was beaten unconscious. 



Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Arati Biswal 

Perpetrator(s) : Dhabaleswar Mishra, A.S.I, Tarbha 

Location : Tarava, PS 


The cultivated land of victim Arati Biswal, age 31, member of the OBC-community, was burned down by 

Kushle Sahoo and Dasarath Bagh of Khari village. When Arati protested they attempted to rape her. 

Both Arati and her husband Rajendra Biswal went to the police station to report this. When the assistant 

sub-inspector (ASI) arrived after three hours he told them to go home but they insisted that the police 

should take action. Therefore the ASI Dhabaleswar Mishra beat her and when she fell down he kicked 

her.


Victim(s) : Ramesh Kumbhar 

Perpetrator(s) : Prasanta Mishra, O.I.C, Gundripalli 

Location : Dunguripalli, PS 


Case Details: 

Victim Shree Ramesh Kumbhar, age 28, shopkeeper and member of the scheduled tribes, was told to 

come to the Dunguripalli police station. Just when he arrived there the police officer began to beat him 

accusing him of selling vine and keeping gundas in his shop. Ramesh told him that not he but his brother 

was the owner of a vineshop. 


Victim(s) : Upendra Barik 

Perpetrator(s) : Arkhit Saa, ASI, Kamsara Phandi 

Location : Kamsara PS 


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Case Details: 

Victim Sri Upendra Barik, age 32, cooli laborer and member of the OBC-community, tried to prevent 

violence when Santanu Kumbhar and Lekaru of his village were attacking each other at a pan shop on 

Kamsara Chhak. The officer-in-charge of Kamsara outpost came and beat him on his back and his 

legs with his roll stick. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Gaura Naik 

Perpetrator(s) : Kirati Chaudhury, ASI, Sonepur 

Location : Ghodaghata pada 


Victim Sri Gaura Naik, age 24, is a member of the OBC-community and driver by profession. When the 

customer Prahallad Meher did not pay for renting a vehicle Gaura quarreled with him. A police patrol led 

by Kariti Choudhury saw the incident and immediately beat Gaura with a roll stick. Afterwards the 

situation became clear and Mrs. Choudhury ordered Prahallad to pay the money. 



FF Code 

: EU/OR/KUR/94/2008 

Victim(s) : Swapna Sarita Dutta 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Pranab Tripathy and 2) Bhusan Tripathy, Inspector 

Location : Baramunda Housing Board Colony 


Case Details: 

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Victim Swapna Sarita Dutta, age 30, is a housewife. At 9.30pm Sri Pranab Tripathy and inspector Sri 

Sashi Bhusan Tripathy entered her house in civil clothes. They pushed and kicked her and used slang 

words trying to force her to give the D.L. of Sri Purna Chandra Sahu, who was the driver of the house 

two months before. In addition the policemen threatened her by saying that they would arrest her 

husband. Two workers, a driver and a supervisor tried to protect the lady, who was pregnant in the th 5 

month, but it was vain. 

The policemen left the house when the dog started to bark. 


Victim(s) : 1) Purna Chandra Mallik; 2) Sarat Mallik 

Perpetrator(s) : Pravat Mishra 

Location : Mahala Hat Police Out Post 


Case Details: 



Victim Purna Chandra Mallik, age 32, member of the scheduled castes, depends on cultivation and 

sometimes cuts trees to maintain the family. Purna and Sarat Mallik both cut down trees in the wood of 

Khistish Dash regularly. At 8am on 25 th of February 2008 on the way there some people forced them to 

cut down a living tree nearby Pinpur. When Purna and Sarat refused to do it they called the police of 

Mahal Hat outpost police station. Sri Pravat Mishra, officer in charge, came there by bike and threatened 

Purna to cut down the tree using inappropriate words. Sarat started to cut down the tree but Purna tried 

to escape. Again Sri Mishra scolded him and kicked him. In the end Purna also cut down the tree in 

great fear. Therefore Purna and Sarat did not get their daily wages. Afterwards Purna needed to be 

treated at the hospital and his family had to survive without the money from his work.


Victim(s) : Pradeep Behera 

Perpetrator(s) : Bichitra Samal Officer-In-Charge, 

Location : Earasama police station 


Case Details: 

Victim Pradeep Behera, age 22, member of the scheduled castes, helps his father in cultivation. There 

was a theft case in his village. The villagers organized a meeting to find out who was the thief. They asked 

the local magician who blamed the theft on Pradeep Behera and another man called Rama Biswal. 

When Pradeep said that he had not committed the theft the villagers called the police. The policemen 

slapped him on both cheeks and pulled him into the van. There they stroke him with fists. When they 

arrived at the police station at 2am they did not give him food. The next day they beat his hands with a 

stick. After two nights and one day they released him on bail for Rs 200. 

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FF Code: : EU/OR/KHR/99/2008 

Victim(s): : 1) Manju Pradhan 

Perpetrator(s): : 1) Rajendra Prasad Behera, Inspector-In-Charge 

Location: : Nayapally PS 


Case details: 

Victim Manju Pradhan, aged 27, member of the Khandayat cast, is a daily laborer and has no 

educational qualification. She and her husband Kabi Pradhan, aged 35, live in Nilacharka Nagar (Salia 

Sahi; P.S. Nayapally, Dist. Khurda). 

On 23 March 2008 at 10.30 pm Manju and her husband went to a shop in Basti, where they were 

blamed by the owner for breaking his glass showcase, which was in fact destroyed by himself due to 

alcohol abuse. After the shop owner insulted Manju and Kabi, he and his brother-in-law beat Kabi 

several times. 

On 24 March 2008 at 12 pm Manju went to Nayapally police station to lodge a complaint against the 

shopkeeper and his brother-in-law. The inspector in charge (IIC), Rajendra Prasad Behera, aged 45, 

did not believe Manju and began to abuse her in a filthy language. When Manju invited Rajendra to visit 

the place of crime, the IIC beat on the legs of her and told her to leave the police station. 

Shocked by these events Manju went home crying. 




Victim(s) : 1) Shankar Mahananda 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Kumar Mishra, ASI Biramaharajpur PS 

Location : Biramaharajpur 


Case details: 

Victim Shankar Mahananda, aged 18, belongs to the Ganda Caste community and is a daily laborer. 

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On 19 March 2008 at 10.30 am Shankar and his friend Dambaradhar Suna were cycling on a road to 

get to Biramaharajpur. A motorbike approached from behind and tooted to signalize that Shankar should 

get on the side of the road to let the driver pass, which was not possible for Shankar due to a hole in the 

street. 

After the driver, Saroj Mishra, Assistant Sub-inspector (ASI) at Biramaharajpur police station, had 

passed, he stopped in front of Shankar and Dambaradhar and blamed them of not having listened to his 

horn. Afterwards the ASI slapped and kicked Shankar so that he fell on the ground. 

After this incident Saroj Mishra went away with his motorcycle. Shankar and Dambaradhar continued 

their trip. 

FF Code : EU/HR/OR/SNP/103/2008 

Victim(s) : 1) Sananda Haripal2) Arakhit Haripal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Chakradhar Dash, ASI, Dungaripally PS 

Location : Salepali 


Case details: 



Victim Sananda Haripal, aged 21, is member of the scheduled caste community and works as a daily 

labourer. Like his father and second victim Arakhit Haripal, aged 40, Sananda lives in Salepali (P.S. 

Dungaripally, Dist. Sonepur). 

On 21 March 2008 a dispute took place between Arakhit and his elder brother Sushil Haripal and both 

brothers scolded each other. 

On 22 March 2008 at 10.30 am Chakradhar Dash, Assistant Sub-inspector (ASI) at Dungaripally 

police station, came to the house of Arakhit and Sananda where he threatened Arkhit, so that he would 

not insult his elder brother another time.

Knowing that Sushil Haripal’s financial resources are rather good, Sananda expected that Sushil had 

bribed Chakradhar Dash to intimidate Arakhit. For this Sananda asked the ASI about the amount of the 

bribe. This question was followed by an attack of Chankradhar Dash who beat Sananda thrice (to one 

of his legs, to his shoulder and his left hand) and than kicked him, so that he fell to the ground. 

Driven by big fear Sananda ran away, while the ASI kept on threatening Arakhit, announcing that any 

steps taken against Sushil by Arakhit would cause detention. 

FF Code : ER/HROR/SNP/104/2008 

Victim(s) : Ashok Dash 

Perpetrator(s) : Raj Kishore Mishra, Officer-In-Charge, 

Taraba PS, Sonepur 

Location : Jhar Tarabha 


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The victim Ashok Dash (28) was a resident of Jhar Tarabha. He was unemployed. 

At 11 am on 18 March 2008 Ashok was playing “satta play” with three other persons near by the saloon 

of Hat Chhak. A police van reached the place and the police officers beat Ashok and the three other 

persons, because they disapproved of the game. The police officers beat Ashok twice before they went 

away. 

FF Code 

: EU/OR/SNP/105/2008 

Victim(s) : Narayan Manahira 

Perpetrator(s) : Durbadal Majhi, PC 

Binika PS 

Location : Binika PS 


Case details: 

The victim Sri Narayan Manahira (24) was a member of the Scheduled Caste community. He 

was a business man of Fulmuthi, who sold vegestables. 

On 20 March 2008 at 12.30 PM Police Constable (PC) Sri Durbadal Majhi stopped him, when he was 

on his way returning from Binika. The PC asked him why he had had quarrelled with Pramod Naik and 

he beat him up. He slapped and kicked him, so that he fell down on the ground. 

Afterwards the PC threatened Narayan to strip off all his skin, if he would attempt to quarrel with Pramod 

Naik again. At last the PC went away on his bike. 




Victim(s) : Swadhin Mohanty 

Perpetrator(s) : Satya Narayan Das, SI, 

Lalbag PS, Chandini, Cuttack. 

Location : Bandha Baseli Sahi 


Brief Of The Case 

The victim Swadhin Mohanty (28), was a resident of Bandha Baseli Sahi, Chandini Cuttack. 

Orissa 

Sri Rajendra of Darji Sahi and Jaga Nayak of Mansingh Patana falsely called for Swadhin Mohanty to 

come and see a friend of his, who was ill. They took him away to the Ring road, where they and shot him 

with a gun and stoned him with the intention of killing him. He finally managed to escape from them by 

running and catching an auto-Rickshaw. 

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On 4 March 2008 Swadhin gave a complaint against the perpetrators at 4pm. Sub-Inspector (SI) Sri 

Das lodged an F.I.R against them, but he did not take any action against accused. The reason for his 

inaction was that one of the accused named Raja was the son of a police driver. 

Later on, when Swadhin went to the police station to inquire about the case, the SI scolded Swadhin and 

told him that he should never dare to lodge a F.I.R against Rajendra again. 

Later, on 10 March 2008, he made Mohanty sit in the police station from 10 am to 8 pm. After this he 

slapped him and kicked him out of the police station yelling at him. 

FF Code 


Victim(s) : Anadi Charan Baral 

Perpetrator(s) : Subash Behera, ASI 

Kishan Nagar P.S, Cuttack. 

Location : Totapada Village 


Case detail: 



The victim Anadi Charan Baral (43) was a resident of Totapada, Mudukhanda, Cuttack. 

There arose some disputes the contractor Sri Dibakar Swain and the villagers of Totapada regarding the 

construction of the village road. Dibakar Swain submitted a false report of the village committee and 

passed a work charge order from the B.D.O. Then he started the road work. The contractor beat up 

some of the villagers in order to suppress the matter, but the villagers protested against the contractor 

and made a written allegation against him. This made the contractor angry and sought the support the 

police by paying them some economical benefits.

At 9 am on 12 March 2008 Assistant Sub-inspector Sri Subash Behera arrived at the village with the 

police van. There he verbally abused Anadi, snatched his mobile and beat him with a stick on his legs. 

Later the police took him to the police station, where he was detained for 4 days. During his detention he 

was physically and mentally abused. Some of the villagers protested against the police and finally Anadi 

was released. 

FF Code 

: EU/OR/CTC-No/108/2008 

Victim(s) : Bidyadhar Jena 

Perpetrator(s) : Purna ch. Baral, Officer-in-Charge, 

S.C.B Medical out post, 

Location : S.C.B Medical out post, 


STATEMENT OF THE VICTIM 

The victim Sri Bidyadhar Jena (40) was a resident of Pritipur, Jajpur. 

On 28 February 2008 Bidyadhar went with his old mother (80), who was ill, to the S.C.B Medical 

College for a health check up. At the hospital Rp. 3000 was stolen from him. He filed a F.I.R to Officerin-Charge 

(OIC) Sri Purna ch. Baral of the out post of S.C.B Medical College Campus 

The OIC did not register the F.I.R, and instead verbally abused Bidyadhar. Bidyadhar then humbly 

requested that the police officer should help him, as he was a poor man. This behaviour outraged the 

OIC and he again verbally abused Bidyadhar and then kicked and pushed him to get out of the police 

station, causing him severe pain. 

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Victim(s) : Mamata Das 

Perpetrator(s) : Jogendra Singh, Commmander, 

Sixth Battalion Groups, O.M.P Square, Cuttack. 

Location : Sidheswar School Campus 


Statement Of Victim 

The victim Mamta Das (32) was a resident of Nua Sahi, Cuttack. 

At 10 March 2008 there was a public meeting at Sidheswar School Campus regarding the construction 

of a high power station by the Tata Company. Some influential persons, workers of the Tata Company, 

members of the pollution Board and the Sub-Collector were present there. 

Some drunken Gundas of Tata snatched the microphone from Sri Jogendra Gad Nayak, who was the 

president of Sidheswar Surakshya Committee. Supporters of Sri Gad Nayak protested against this, 



and the two parties started fighting so that the situation went out of control. To control the situation the police 

started a Lathi charge by the verbal order of the Sub-Collector and beat the crowd severely. Some 

innocent persons like women and old men were injured. Smt Mamata Das was beaten on her legs and 

bag so that she was injured and became unconscious. 

Later some of the women lodged allegation against the police and the public seized the road. 

The former justice Choudhary Pratap Keshari Mishra and Subash Singh were present in the meeting. 

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Victim(s) : Manmohan Khurana 

Perpetrator(s) : Sri Suparassana Mallick, 

Chowdwar PS 

Location : Chowdwar PS 


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Case details: 

The victim Sri Manmohan Kuanar (46) was a resident of Marahata Sahi, Cuttack. 

Manhoman often quarreled with his elder brother, his wife and children, who lived in the same place. 

On 23 March 2008, when Manmohan was at home, his elder brother, his wife and their son came to his 

house and scolded him and his nephew also beat him. Then Manhoman’s family members fought with 

the accused intruders. 

Later Manhoman gave a written allegation about the incident to the Officer-in-Charge (OIC) of Chowdwar 

police station. Even after Manhoman approached the OIC at least seven times, he did not take any 

action, so he took the case to the Inspector-in-Charge. This step outraged the O.I.C and he verbally 

abused Manhoman. He also slapped him twice and kept him in the police station. When he was in the 

police station, his brother was laughing at him. 



At 9.45pm Manhoman was released from the police station while the OIC beat his hands, legs and 

head. The police only released him after his relatives and the people of the sahi gathered before the 

police station and pledged for his immediately release and told the police that he suffered from diabetes. 

Later Manhoman went to have his brain scanned at apex Diagonistic Centre owing to a stroke he had 

received while in custody.


Victim(s) : Aju Dehuri 

Perpetrator(s) : P.C Edas, ASI, 

K.Nagar, Dhenkanal 

Location : Jiral 


Case Details: 

Victim Aju Dehuri (33) lived with his mother and his sister in Jiral. Jiral is a poor village with around 300 

inhabitants. The villagers are illiterate and they earn their money by cultivation and labor work. People 

of other castes like Brahmin, Khandayats or cultivators live next to the village. 

On 4 January 2008 a police van reached at Jiral and stopped Aju Dehuri. The Assistant Sub-inspector 

PC Edas asked Aju Dehuri for his name. He replied Aju Dehuri. Moreover the ASI asked for the 

residence of Musa Dehuri. Aju told him that he heard about the man, but he wasn’t able to recognize him 

or his house again. 

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The ASI became angry by this fact and beat Aju severely times with his stick whereby Aju’s middle 

finger got cut. After this injury he went to the Jiral hospital. As a result of his poorness neither he wasn’t 

able to do anything against the police nor his village people wanted to support him. 

FF Code : EU/OR/DKC/118/2008 

Victim(s) : Sridhar Naikage 

Perpetrator(s) : M. Pradhan, Officer-In-Charge, Sadar, Dhenkanal 

Location : Nagiapari 


Case Details: 

Victim Sridhar Naikage (34) lived with his family in Nagiapari a village with in between 400 and 500 

inhabitants under the Police Station Sadar. They are members of the scheduled castes, as every 

inhabitant of Nagiapari. Other caste people live next to the village such as Khandayats and Kandaras. 

In fact the villagers live by labor works and cultivation as far as some are service holders. Sridhar has 

two sons and a daughter and caused by this many difficulties in feeding his family. 

On 20 January 2008 there was again a quarrel between two persons called Murali Naik and Anam 

Naik. Often had they been in conflict with each other and so the village chief members wanted to 

compromise them, but it was all in vain. Finally the fighters used their daughters and wives as weapons 

for this case. 



Sridhar had a good relationship with Murali Naik’s family. For this reason the other party Anam Naik 

brought Sridhar in touch with the quarrel when he went to the Police Station (PS). Therefore the police of 

Sadar knocked on Sridhar’s door at 2am at night. Sridhar didn’t know anything about this case that’s 

why the police wanted to arrest him, but he was protected by his wife. So they scolded her. 

The police officers in Charge (OIC) M. Pradhan caught Sridhar forcibly and beat him with his stick twice. 

After this Sridhar wanted to slip from him, but he was compelled to the van. The OIC didn’t take sign from 

his wife and then he got arrested. At this time the Officer was not in uniform. 

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Victim(s) : 1) Debraj Pattnaik 

Perpetrator(s) : Suresh Seth, Officer-In-Charge, Rasol Ps 

Location : Rasol PS 


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Case details: 

Victim Debraj Pattnaik, aged 35, is a member of the Karan Caste community and lives in Nuapatana 

(P.S. Rasol, Dist. Dhenkanal). 

On 14 March 2008 Debraj lost his mobile phone on the way to his shop. He did not found it and so he 

informed the police about this matter on 16 March 2008, but the Suresh Seth, officer in charge (OIC) at 

Rasol police station, did not lodge the first information report (FIR) and told Debraj to come back to the 

police station the next day. 

Returning to the police station on 17 March 2008 the OIC refused to record the affair and told Debraj to 

leave the police station. As Debraj insisted on processing his matter he was verbally abused by the OIC 

who wanted Rs. 500 bribe for lodging an FIR in this case. For this Debraj said that the OIC had no mercy 

what was followed by an attack of Suresh Seth, who beat Debraj and pushed him out of the office. 

As a consequence Debraj of this attack he felt pain on his back and his neck. 

Case Details: 


Victim(s) : Kamakshya Naik 

Perpetrator(s) : B.K Mishra 

Location : Parajang PS 


Victim Kamakshya Naik, aged 35, is a farmer and a member of the scheduled castes. At Joranda 

festival he saw a resident of a nearby village who was beaten up by two men who accused him of

stealing a gold chain. So Kamakshya entered into the dispute to relieve him. For this the two men started 

to beat him and accused him now of stealing the gold chain. Then they handed over Kamakshya to the 

police who also beat him with a stick. Afterwards it became clear that Kamakshya was innocent. 


Victim(s) : Sudarshan Rout 

Perpetrator(s) : Bhabani Shankar Mishra. I.I.C, Tirtol PS 

Location : Tirtol PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Sudarshan Rout had two daughters. He had got his daughter married to Bira Kishore. A 

cash of Rs 50.000 and a motorcycle was demanded as dowry. As the victim was not able to give the 

dowry, his daughter was killed by her husband and in-laws. 

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With reference to this, the victim Sudarshan Rout had lodged a complaint at Tirtol Police station. But the 

accused was not arrested. So the victim along with his relatives had picketed at Jaipur Chhak. The 

police had gone to the spot and had threatened them to leave the road. When they refused, the police 

had abused them with filthy words and had beaten the protesters. The victim Sudarshan Rout was 

dragged by the police to a distance of 2kms and thrown on the road. Due to police torture, he victim had 

sustained grievous injuries. 


Victim(s) : Basanta Swain 

Perpetrator(s) : P.K. Mishra, SI Prughat PS 

Location : Prughat police station 


Case Details: 

Victim Basanta Kumar Swain, aged 80 years, resides at Meria Bazar, Baxi Bazar, P.S. Purighat, 

Cuttack district. 

His son Bidu Dhurti Swain is beaten by his wife who also beats him sometimes. Therefore Basanta 

was at the Purighat police station on the 17 th of May 2008 at 10 a.m. to lodge a complaint. He came 

there again at about 6:15 PM evening to receive the copy of it. Instead of giving him the copy sub 

inspector P.K. Mishra scolded him with filthy words. Then he slapped him and dragged him to the 

lockup where he kept him until 5:45 p.m. of 18 th May 2008. 




Victim(s) : Jishan Mahammed 

Perpetrator(s) : Pandab Pradhan, Police Driver, Majhipada PS 

Location : Majhipada PS 


Case Details: 

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The victim Jishan Mahammed was aged 13 and was a student of IX standard. On 5 th May, 2008 he 

along with friends had sat in front of the Masjid. Usually the girls who passed that way had play tricks with 

them. Likewise, on the day of the incident, the girls had played tricks with them. So, the victim and his 

friends had also played with them. 

The girls had given a complaint against them that they passed comments. The police driver had gone 

to the spot and had dragged the victim Jishan Mahammed and had beaten him. The victim’s uncle had 

narrated the incident to the police and had freed the victim Jishan Mahammed. 


Victim(s) : Bhagirathi Sahoo 

Perpetrator(s) : Smt. Durgasi Nandini Mohanty, ASI 

Mangalabag PS 



Summary of the case 

The victim Bhagirathi Sahoo (42) was a resident of Buxibazar, Cuttack. Two years back he had married 

Smt. Kuni Sahu. They lived happily together for some years, but then Kuni began abusing Bhagirathi 

mentally and physically by persuasion of their neighbour Akhaya Kumar Prusty, with whom she had an 

affair. 



On 30 March 2008 Kuni again troubled Bhagirathi by gathering some other women on in their home, 

even though he had requested her not to do that on that certain day. After some days, Kuni drove 

Bhagirathi out from their house and took Rs. 30,215/- from the house. She filed a false case of dowry 

torture against him at Mangalabag police station on 5 April 2008. The Officer-in-Charge of the police 

station appointed Assistant Sub-inspector (ASI) Smt. Durgasi Nandini Mohanty to enquire the case. 

Without lodging the F.I.R, the ASI called Bhagirathi over the phone and threatened him and told him to 

come to the police station. There, she verbally abused him and beat him without arresting him. While this 

took place, Kuni, Akhaya Prusty’s wife and other 4 to 5 women were present in the police station and they 

ridiculed Bhagirathi and laughed at him. 

After the incident Bhagirathi was forced by his wife to reside outside their house.


Victim(s) : 1) Dillip Kumar Moharana; 

2) Shyama Sundar Moharana 

Perpetrator(s) : Sachidananda Satpathy, ASI 

Chandaka PS 




The victim Shyama Sundar Moharana (75) and his son victim Dillip Kumar Moharana (28) were 

residents of Paikarapur village, Khurda. Shyama was a temple servant and Dillip was not able to work 

due to an accident some years back. 

On 12 July 2008 at about 9 AM, Shyama and Dillip’s family had a dispute with their neighbour Sunyabasi 

Moharana and his family. Sunyabasi’s son Bulu Moharana attacked Shyama and Dillip’s family 

members and beat them with the back side of a gun so that Dillip and Shyama were both injured. 

So Dillip and Shyama went to Chandaka police station to lodge an F.I.R. But Assistant Sub-Inspector 

(ASI) Sachidananda Satpathy refused to file their F.I.R. and he tore it. After that Shyama tried to file the 

F.I.R. five times, but every time the ASI tore it. 

So Shyama and Dillip decided to approach the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) and went out of 

the police station. While they were on the way to the DCP’s office, the ASI and another police officer came 

after them and started beating Shyama. When Dillip protested against this, the ASI also beat him. He 

gave him two to four slabs on his cheek so that the upper lip of his left eye of was seriously injured. Dillips 

eye was afterwards bandaged at the police station, but he received no further medical treatment. 

Afterwards the ASI detained Dillip and Shyam from 10 AM on 12 July 2008 to 2 PM on 14 July 2008. 

During their detention, Dillip and Shyam did not get any food. 

The ASI later tried to persuade Sunyabasi Moharana and his family to lodge an FIR against Dillip and 

Shyam. 


Victim(s) : 1) Jayananda Digal; 2) Pagal Digal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Prasant Kumar Malla, SI, 

Sahidnagar PS 

Location : Rupali Square 



The victims Jayananda Digal (29) and Pagal Digal (40) both lived in Birsamunda slum area, Khurda. 

They did cleaning work for Jagruti. 

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On 28 May 2008 at about 4 AM, Jayananda, Pagal and Debananda Digal were on their way to work. On 

their way they met a Police Control Room (PCR) van of Sahidnagar police station. Two police officers got 

down from the van and started verbally abusing them, accusing them of having the intention of stealing. 

The victims explained that they worked for Jagruti and were on their way to Rupali square to clean the 

road. The police officers told them to reach Rupali square within five minutes and then they went away. 

Soon after, the police officers returned and started beating Jayananda and Pagal with sticks so that 

Jayananda fell down on Pagal. They also verbally abused them and the Sub-inspector tore Jayananda’s 

clothes. Pagal called Banababu, Supervisor of Jagruti, who came and took them to the hospital. 

At about 10.30 Am on that same day, Banababu also took them to the office of Bhubaneswar Municipal 

Corporation, where they met the Commissioner Ms. Aparajita Sarangi and informed her about the 

incident. She immediately informed the Deputy Commissioner of Police, Bhubaneswar. 

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After the incident Jayananda was unable to work due to injuries on his leg and hand and he continuously 

had to undergo medical treatment. 

FF Code : EU/OR/JSP / 140 /2008 

Victim(s) : Karunakar Prusty 

Perpetrator(s) : Sudhakar Sahoo, Officer-in-Charge, Biri police outpost 

Location : Biri police outpost 


Summary of the case: 

The victim Karunakar Prusty (24) was a resident of Nuapari village, Biridi, Jagatsingpur. He was a 

member of the Gudia Caste community and worked as a tractor driver and daily labourer for Kalandi 

Das, who was a shop owner of Biridi bazaar. 



In the night on the 29 March 2008, there was a theft in Kalandi Das’s shop. Kalandi suspected Karunakar 

and lodged an F.I.R against him in Biri police outpost. The Biridi police arrested Karunakar and four other 

persons in relation to the theft case. Karunakar was detained in the outpost, where he was beaten by 

Officer-in-Charge (OIC) Sudhakar Sahoo. Karunakar was released after four days and during his 

detention he was not provided with food. 

The OIC had been bribed by Kalandi Das to arrest Karunakar.


Victim(s) : Rabindra Mohanty 

Perpetrator(s) : Jitendra Dalai, Officer-In-Charge, 

Nuagaon police station 

Location : Dadipal naugaon Blocer 


Summary of the case: 

The victim Rabindra Mohanty was a resident of Badamba village, Cuttack. He worked as a driver. 

On 1 February 2008 Rabindra stood at Cuttack, when some persons called him to book his vehicle to 

go to Nuagaon. Without suspicion Rabindral drove with them and they went to the village Dadipal of 

Nuagaon Block. When they reached their destination, the passengers destroyed somebody’s house 

and tried to kidnap his daughter-in-law. When Rabindra saw this he tried to leave the place with out the 

passengers, but one of them threatened him that if he would leave, it would have dire consequences for 

him. 

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Later the Officer-in-Charge of Nuagaon police station Jitendra Dalai arrived and he seized Rabindra’s 

vehicle. Then he started beating Rabindra so that he was injured all over his body except on his face and 

hands. Afterwards Rabindra was put in jail and nobody bailed him out. In the prison Rabindra received 

no medical attention for the injuries he received due to the beatings of the police officer. 


Victim(s): : 1) Rahas Nayak; 2) Raj Kishore Nayak and 

3) Rabi Nayak 

Perpetrator(s): : 1) Ramakanta Parida, ASI Dhalapathara outpost; 

2) Chitrasen Samantaray, PC, Dhalapathara outpost; 

3) Prasanta Malla, Officer-in-Charge, Begunia Ps 

Location: : Samantarapur village, Khurda 



Victim Rahas Nayak, (75) was a resident of Samantarapur village, Khurda and worked as a daily 

labourer 

For 18 years, Rahas and other members of the scheduled tribe community in Samantarapur village 

had cultivated cashew nuts on a plot of government land and thereby earned their livelihood. The 

Honourable High court ordered Collector, Khurda and Tahasil, Bolagarh to vacate the land. 

On 29 March 2008 at about 11 AM Assistant Sub-inspector Ramakanta Parida, police constable 

Chitrasen Samantaray of Dhalapathara outpost and Subal Behera suddenly arrived at the village and 



stated that this land was allotted in the name of Subal Behera, who had leased in from the Government. 

Ramakanta Parida instructed the villagers to vacate the land and threatened to send them to jail if they did 

not. He also verbally abused the villagers referring to their caste. When Rahas Nayak, Raj Kishore 

Nayak and Rabi Nayak protested against this, they were beaten severely by the Assistant Sub-inspector 

and Police Constable. The policemen also destroyed the food that they were cooking and kicked and 

broke their utensils. In the presence of the police Subal Behera threatened to shot the villagers. 

Thereafter, the police officers told the villagers to go to the village school to discuss the matter there. At the 

village school, all the victims were arrested by the police without the assistance of any female police 

officers and with our prior inquiry into the case. The Officer-in-Charge of Begunia police station Prasanta 

Malla forcibly took the female victims into a police van and on the way to the police station, he verbally 

abused them. All the victims were forwarded to the court on that same day. 

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FF Code: : EU/OR/JSP /146/2008 

Victim(s): : Susanta Uttaray 

Perpetrator(s): : Sudhakar Sahoo, Officer-In-charge, 

Biridi PS 

Location: : Alanda bazaar 


Summary of the case 

The victim Susanta Uttaray (45) was a resident of Manetir, Alanda. He was a government employee 

and also owned a poultry shop in Alanda bazaar, so his financial condition was good. 

On 25 March 2008, there was a tournament in the village. Susanta corrected the drum party for not 

beating the drum and this lead to a dispute and fighting. Susanta was pushed to the ground by some 

other villager. 



When this incident took place, The Officer-in-charge (OIC) of Biridi Police station was present in the 

Bazar, and he also attacked Susanta. He abused Susanta and his family members verbally and beat 

Susanta in public so that he was injured. When his family members protested against this, the OIC 

threatened them they if they did not stop the protest, they would face dire consequences. 

After this Susanta was put in jail, where was not given medical attention in spite of his injuries.


Victim(s) : Rahas Nayak 

Perpetrator(s) : Ramakanta Parida, ASI, Dhalapathar Out Post 

Location : Samantarapur village 


Case Details: 

The victim Rahas Nayak was an inhabitant of Samantarapur village. He was a daily wage labourer. He 

had cultivated cashew nuts in the government land since 1990. Since, they were under poverty line; 

the people of that area had cultivated cashew nuts and have earned their living. 

A case was filed at the Court to vacate them from the land. Based on the Court orders, on 29 

th March, 

2008 without any information, the ASI had gone to the village with police force and had asked them to 

vacate the land. 

When the victim Rahas Nayak and others have protested, the police had kicked their cooked food 

which were kept in the pots and had abused them in pretext of their castes. Then the police had 

threatened them at pistol point and had taken them. The police had also taken the ladies of the village 

to Jail by the police van. 

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Victim(s) : 1) Dillip Kumar Moharana 2) Shyam Sundar Moharana 

Perpetrator(s) : Satpathy, ASI, Chandaka PS 



Case Details: 

The victim Shyam Sundar had a scuffle with his neighbours on 13 th July, 2008. So he had gone to the 

police station with his son Dillip to file a FIR. But the ASI had torn the FIR. So Shyam, and his son were 

mentally shocked and they have gone to meet the DCP. On the way, the ASI had stopped them and had 

abused Shyam. His son Dillip who protested against the police was slapped by ASI on his cheeks. 

Dillip had sustained injuries near his eyes. The ASI had detained both of them for two days and had 

tortured them inhumanly. The police had deprived them of food and he had persuaded the opposite 

party to lodge a FIR against them. 




Victim(s) : Jayananda Digal 

Perpetrator(s) : Prasant Kumar Malla, S.I, Sahidnagar PS 

Location : Birsamunda Basti 


Case Details: 

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The victim Jayananda Digal was a sweeper. On 28 th June, 2008 he had gone to work at Riupali Square 

area as usual with his friends. On the way, a PCR Van had stopped them. Two police constables had got 

down from the van had had questioned the victim. 

The victim Jayananda Digal had told the police that he was going to work at Rupali Square. But the police 

had asked him if he was going to steal in that area and had abused him with filthy words. The victim was 

in his uniform and had showed his identity card to the police. But the police had torn his dress and had 

beaten him. The victim had fallen down due to police torture. His friends had contacted their supervisor 

over phone and he had hospitalized the victim. The victim was mentally and physically tortured by the 

police. 


Victim(s) : Sri Mana Samal 

Perpetrator(s) : P.K.Mishra, OIC, Purighat PS 

Location : Purighat PS 


Case Details: 



The victim Sri Mana Samal belonged to Nimasahi Colony and he was a Harijan. There was a disturbance 

in the village among the people of Nimasahi and Silpi Kumbharsahi regarding the toilet. There was a 

scuffle between both the colonies during Dussera festival. But it was solved by the efforts of the Sub- 

Collector, DSP, Thasildar and the village heads. 

On 18 th April, 2008, summon was sent to 13 people of the village. The police of Purighat had called all of 

them and had beaten them indiscriminately at the police station. The victim Sri Mana Samal was also 

tortured both mentally and physically by the police.


Victim(s) : Rabindra Mohanty 

Perpetrator(s) : Jitendra Dalai, OIC, Nuagaon PS 

Location : Nuagaon PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Rabindra Mohanty was an inhabitant of Badamba village. He was a driver and with that 

income, he had taken care of his family. On 1 st February, 2008, one person had booked his vehicle to 

go to Nuagaon. Without hesitating, the victim had taken few people in his vehicle to Nuagaon. On 

reaching the destination, they have kidnapped the daughter-in-law of someone and damaged their 

house. 

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On seeing this, the victim Rabindra Mohanty had tried to return, but the men had threatened him with 

dire consequences. As there was no other option, the victim had moved his vehicle. On the way, the 

police officer had stopped them. The police had beaten the victim and had seized his vehicle. Later the 

police had sent him to jail without providing treatment to the injuries he sustained due to police torture. 

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Victim(s) : Gopinath Barik 

Perpetrator(s) : Shree Sudhakar Sahoo, OIC, Biridi outpost 



Case Details: 

The victim Gopinath Barik was a tractor driver and he had resided with his mother. He had resided 

adjacent to the owner Dhoba Sradhananda Prusty’s house. On 27 th March, 2008 there was a theft at 

the owner’s house and the owner had recommended the victim’s name to the police. Based on that, the 

police had taken Gpoinath Barik to police station and had beaten him brutally. The victim was severely 

injured and had vomited blood. Later he was sent to jail even without proper medical treatment. 




Victim(s) : Susanta Uttaray 

Perpetrator(s) : OIC, Biridi PS 



Case Details: 

The victim Susanta Uttaray had resided with his family at Manetir Alanda village. On 25 th March, 2008 

there was a tournament in the village. The drum party of one tournament had not played the drum 

properly. So there was a scuffle between two parties of the tournament. 

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Later that evening when the victim Manetir Alanda was sitting in the Bazar, the police officer had gone 

there and had abused him with filthy words in presence of public. Later the police had sent him to Jail. 

But even the jail personnel had detained him without examining him radically. 


Victim(s) : Bhagirathi Sahoo 

Perpetrator(s) : Durgasi Nandini Mohanty, ASI, Mangalabag PS 



Case Details: 

The victim Bhagirathi Sahoo had married Kuni Sahu and they were happy for few days. Later there 

was a dispute between both of them and Suni Devi had tortured the victim Bhagirathi Sahoo mentally. 

She had gathered women from near by and had created disturbance to the victim. The victim had 

requested her not to do that. But she had chased him out of his house and had taken Rs 30, 215 from 

him. Later she had filed a dowry case against the victim. 



Based on the complaint, the ASI had called him to the police station and had abused him with filthy 

words. The police had also slapped him in presence of his wife and few other women.


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Victim(s) : Pinki Sarabhangi 

Perpetrator(s) : Padmini Swain, ASI, Purighat PS 

Location : Purighat PS 


Case Details: 

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The victim Pinki Sarabhangi was married to Pyarlal seven years back and she had two daughters. 

Her husband and her in-laws have abused her for giving birth to two daughters. On 25 th April, 2008 her 

husband had tried to kill his daughters by giving them poison but the victim Pinki Sarabhangi had 

admitted them at the hospital immediately and had saved them. 

But the husband of the victim had again taken his elder daughter to an unknown place. So, the victim 

had gone to Purighat Police Station to give a complaint but the S.I had asked her to lodge a complaint 

at Mangalabag Police Station. When the victim had gone there, the police had refused to get the 

complaint. On 2 nd May, 2008, the victim had again gone to Purighat Police Station to lodge a complaint, 

but the S.I had abused her for giving the news to the Press and had kicked her out with her daughter. 

The S.I had slapped her and had asked her to conceal herself, without arresting her husband. 




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Victim(s) : Chinmayee Sahoo 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Laxmidhara Sahoo 2) Sarat Chandra Das, ASI 

Location : Madhupatna PS, Orissa 


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Victim Chinmayee Sahoo, W/o Laxmidhara Sahoo is a resident of Madhupatna. The victim was 

married eight years back and has an eight year old son. Her husband is a music teacher. In course of 

time he demanded more dowry from Chinmayye and often beat her up. The victim also witnessed her 

husband having illegal relationship with another woman. When she resisted this she was sent back to 

her mother’s house. On 19 th January 2008 Chinmayee’s husband beat her up and stole her clothes. 

The victim went to file a complaint at Madhupatna Police Station regarding this but the ASI misbehaved 

with her and drove her out of the police station, threatening to poke her vagina with a stick. 


Victim(s) : Pravasini Sahoo 

Perpetrator(s) : Sweta Prasad Rout, ASI 

Location : Kanpur, Cuttack 


Case Details: 



Victim Pravasini Sahoo was married to Raj Kishore Sahoo during 2003. Both led a happy wedded life 

till they bore a female child. Later on her husband and father-in-law started torturing her for more dowry. 

She was sent back to her mother’s house. Though the victim lodged a complaint at Kanpur Police 

station, the ASI refused to arrest them owing to their political influences. Moreover the ASI abused 

Pravasini sexually by touching her breasts and threatening to insert a stick into her vagina. Now the 

victim’s husband had entered into second marriage and despite this illegal act the police are not 

arresting the perpetrators. The case is now pending in Narsinghpur Court.


Victim(s) : Renubala Samal 

Perpetrator(s) : Bichitrananda Samal, OIC 

Location : Kanaguli, Jagatsinghpur 


Case Details: 

Victim Renubala Samal, W/o Gopinath Samal is a resident of Kanaguli village. Both husband and wife 

plough betel, with the income of which they manage their family. The leaves of the betel plant near the 

house of the victim was often found missing. One day Renubala witnessed her neighbor Tiki Samal 

stealing the leaves and when she questioned them she was returned with abuses and threats. Renubala 

lodged a complaint at Ersama Police Station on 13 th January 2008, where the OIC demanded bribe to 

register the complaint. Finally the police turned out for investigation only after six days. They entered into 

an alliance with the perpetrator and assaulted the husband of Renubala. The OIC also threatened to 

touch the genitals of the victim using a wooden log. Till now the victim is facing threats from her neighbor, 

and the police are negligent about the case. 

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FF Code : EU/RAJ/AJ/21/MAY/08 

Victim(s) : Veeramani Pillai 

Perpetrator(s) : Preeta Bhargava, Jailor, Ajmer Central Jail 

Location : Ajmer Central Jail 


Case Details: 

The victim Veeramani Pillai, who resided at Kalyan, Mumbai was an inmate of Ajmer central jail and 

was suffering from cancer. On 15 April 2008 Veeramani Pillai died due to lack of proper medical facilities 

and treatment. 

FF Code : EU/RAJ/JODH/25/MAY/08 

Victim(s) : Aadil bhai 

Perpetrator(s) : Jail authority and hospital staff 

Location : MDM hospital, Jodhpur 


Case Details: 

The victim Aadil bhai alias Irfan s/o Rahman Khan, caste Muslim, was a resident of village Goth malli, 

distt Badin of Sindh region in Pakistan. On 11 May 2008, Aadil alias Ikram died , during his treatment in 

the MDM hospital, Jodhpur. Aadil Khan was reported to be suffering from kidney malfunction, but 

despite of his growing illness in spite of the jail treatment he was not shifted to the MDM hospital on time. 

RTI has been filed. 


Victim(s) : Bheem Raj 

Perpetrator(s) : Central jail Jodhpur staff and Hospital staff 

Location : MDS hospital, Jodhpur 


Case Details: 

On 16 May 2008, the victim Bheem Raj s/o Magraj, resident of Jhalamand died during treatment in the 

MDS hospital, due to negligence of Jail administration. Bheemraj was under going punishment of life 

imprisonment in the central jail of Jodhpur. 

FF Code : EU/RAJ/KOTA/05/MAY/08 

Victim(s) : Shabeer 

Perpetrator(s) : Suresh Chand, SHO Indragarh-Bundi PS 

Location : Abdul Hakim’s residence 


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Case Details: 

The victim, Shabeer who was a Muslim resided at Champabag, Indra garh-Bundi and was a labourer. 

On 13 May 2008, five policemen from Indragarh-Bundi PS arrived at Shabeer’s house in civil dress, 

caught his hands, started beating and hurting him. Then the police started dragging Shabeer forcibly to 

take him with them. After being dragged for a short distance from home, Shabeer fell down, and started 

loosing his senses. Then two policemen forcibly put Shabeer on the bike, in his half senses state, made 

Shabeer sit between them as he was leaning towards one side unconscious, and took him to the P.S. 

Shabeer was seriously injured, so Shabeer’s relatives requested to take him to the hospital, but one of 

the policemen said that he would feel better at the PS as he will get belt thrashings, and would then regain 

his senses. Shabeer was taken to the hospital where he was declared dead. Then the police men fled 

from the hospital. In the dead body, hurt marks were visible A report was filed in the PS and the post 

mortem was conducted. 


Victim(s) : Ejaj 

Perpetrator(s) : Jail Staff, Kota Central Jail 

Location : Kota Central Jail 


Case Details: 

Ejaj or Guddu S/o Ali Mohd, was a resident of Patan Pol, Radhavilas ward, and was a prisoner of Kota 

Central Jail. As, he was a regular smack consumer, on 12 May 2008, his conditioned worsened at 

which he was initially shifted to the jail hospital from there he was referred to the MBS hospital Kota, 

where he died on 13 May 2008.Iqbal, Ejaj’s brother said that ,he was not given timely medical 

treatment. 

FF Code : EU/RAJ/JODH/04/MARCH/08 

Victim(s) : Gopal Ram 

Perpetrator(s) : Jodhpur Central Jail Administration 

Location : MDM hospital, Jodhpur. 


Case Details: 

The victim Gopal Ram was a prisoner of Jodhpur Central Jail. He was receiving medical treatment in 

the MDM hospital, Jodhpur. Gopal died during his stay in the hospital. Prior to this, the Central Jail 

Administration had held a negligent attitude towards his physical condition. An RTI request was later filed 

in order to obtain information of the case details. 

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FF Code : EU/RAJ/JODH/08/JULY/08 

Victim(s) : Ram kishan 

Perpetrator(s) : Jail staff & Hospital Staff 

Location : MGM hospital 


Case Details 

On 22 July 2008 at 6 am, the central jail prisoner Ranjit or Ram kishan s/o Mohan Ram Harijan, age 45, 

r/o Ratnanada, died under suspicious circumstances the jail. Ranjit was sentenced for four days 

imprisonment and was fined. When he could not pay the fine he was sentenced to two days imprisonment 

in lieu of fine, under excise Act. He was arrested for smuggling liquor illegally. He was thereafter sent to 

the central jail to undergo his punishment on 19 July 2008, where he fell ill suddenly and his condition 

worsened. Doctors in the jail administered injection to control his condition but they failed and he died on 

22 July 2008. The jailor informed the death of this prisoner to the Udaimandir police station, who after 

getting the video graphy of the dead body done, kept the dead body in the mortuary. The police registered 

a case upon the report of the jailor. The jail officer Otta Ram informed the chief judicial magistrate about 

the death. He delegated the judicial inquiry to the Judicial Magistrate No 2, Bulaki Das Vyas. The 

relatives of the deceased and other people showed their protest outside the MGM hospital, holding the 

negligence of the jail administration liable for his death. Anil Teji, Ranjit’s friend stated that the latter was not 

used to drugs and liquor. On the contrary the police claimed that Ranjit was a drug addict just to cover 

up their crime. 

FF Code : EU/RAJ/KOTA/18/APRIL/08 

Victim(s) : Borjheda Ghanshyam 

Perpetrator(s) : Govind singh 

Location : Central Jail, Kota 


Case Details: 

Borjheda ghanshyam was imprisoned on 11 April 2008 for causing voluntary hurt. He was not doing 

well from the time he was imprisoned and so was taken to the hospital for 2 to 3 times but the doctors 

there refused to treat him. On 17 April 2008, his illness became worse and therefore, he was admitted 

in the MBS hospital, where he died on 20 April 2008 at 5.30 PM. His relatives were called to take the 

body but they refused and then his brother was found out and the victim’s body was handed over to him. 

But the brother of the victim didn’t have enough money to do the cremation and so the jail administration 

gave him 300/- and arranged for the rest of the cremation process. The brother of the victim says that 

Borjheda Ghanshyam died because of T.B which was not properly taken care and treated by the police 

as he was in prison which shows their ignorance that caused the life of a person which they don’t even 

care about. 

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FF Code : EU/RAJ/KOTA/03/JAN/08 

Victim(s) : Bhajjo 

Perpetrator(s) : Central Jail administers, Kota 

Location : 1) MBS Hospital, Kota; 2) Kota central jail. 


Case Details: 

The deceased victim Bhajjo was a resident of Radha village, Jhalawar. He was arrested by Manday 

police in November 2007 under the charge of committing a theft. On 15 November 2007, he was 

imprisoned in the central jail, Kota. His physical condition worsened in the jail and so he was admitted in 

the hospital, where he died on 26 December 2007 due to illness. After his death, Bhajjo’s family 

members have filed an RTI for his medical report and other details. 

FF Code: : EU/RAJ/Kota/13/FEB/08 

Victim(s): : 1) Manohar Singh; 2) Ramesh Kumar; 3) Prem Kumar 

Perpetrator(s): : Police 

Location: : Bhawani Mandi Sub Jail Premises. 


Case Details: 

The victims Manohar Singh (66), Ramesh Kumar (50) and Prem Kumar (35) were all residents of 

Basauda Mandi, Bhawani Mandi, Kota. Manohar was a retired railway crane driver and Ramesh 

worked in the fields. Deceased Ajit Singh, who was Manohar and Ramesh’s son and Prem’s husband, 

was a smack consumer. On 9 February 2008 police officers of Bhawani Mandi police station arrested 

Ajit for illegal possession of smack and sent him to jail. They did not inform his family about the arrest. 

When his family members came to know about his arrest, they did not bail him out expecting that he 

would get by in jail. Thereafter on 15 February 2008, at 10 AM Ajit’s family members were informed by 

two policemen that Ajit had died in jail. The jail administration informed his relatives that the deceased was 

a smack consumer and had died of sudden stomach ache at 3 AM. He stated that Ajit’s death was not 

discovered until the morning, when he did not wake up. The jail administration did not inform his relatives 

about Ajit’s ill health so that they could have bailed him out or provided him with appropriate medical 

treatment. The dead body was handed over to the relatives after postmortem. 


Victim(s) : Ram Kishan Gurjar 

Perpetrator(s) : Heeralal Sain, SHO 

Location : Sonia ki Jhopri, Namana Panchchyat, Bundi 


Case Details: 

Ram Kishan Gurjar who was the eldest son of Babulalji works in the fields and looks after his family with 

the income that he gets from the fields. On 21 January 2008 he went to get some diesel along with his 

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friend Devraj in the morning and returned back with diesel but was half drunk. Ram Kishan Gurjar is not 

a person who drinks often. Then again he left home at 12 PM and came back only at 7 PM with his 

brother in law Madanlal, People at home didn’t ask him anything as he was badly drunk. The next 

morning when he woke up, he enquired about Devraj and asked his brother Dayaram to look for him 

and later the victims brother returned home telling that Devraj was missing and that his family is blaming 

Ram Kishan Gurjar for it and has also filed a case against him. Meanwhile the victim was taken to the 

hospital as his head and neck was badly hurt and Madanlal says that it was because of the fall he had 

with his friend Devraj into the canal as they were both badly drunk and fell into the canal losing control and 

it was how Madanlal happened to rescue Ram Kishan Gurjar and had bring him home. Then on the 

same day (22.01.08) the victim was arrested in the hospital and was detained for 18 days for the 

interrogation. On 03 February 2008 the body of Devraj was found in the canal and the victim was 

released on 08 February 2008. Then again on 11 April 2008 Heeralal Sain called the victim to the police 

station for interrogation but was arrested at 4 PM. At 9 PM the victim’s father was informed that Ram 

Kishan Gurjar was admitted in the hospital, so his family went to see him on 13 April 2008 at 7 AM where 

he was found dead. The victims body was found black on his back side and also his two fingers were 

found black and stick marks also found all over his body and so the victims family complains that Ram 

Kishan Gurjar was badly beaten to death and they are waiting for postmortem report. 

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Victim(s) : Raghu nath 

Perpetrator(s) : Pramod Sharma, CI 

Location : Pipad PS 


Case Details: 

Raghunath, aged 38, belonging to Banbagriya caste, resides at village Khedaya, Jodhpur, and is a 

farmer.. On 2 December 2007 the Pipad police, CI Pramod Sharma arrested Raghunath in impersonation 

as his brother, and detained him at the Pipad PS where he was abused and beaten badly with Lathi, 

kicks and slaps by two policemen. Then CI produced Raghunath before the Court personating him as 

his brother and the court sent him to the JC for 50 days, unjustifiably. 

FF Code : EU/RAJ/JODH/15/APRIL/08 

Victim(s) : Sandip Parihar 

Perpetrator(s) : Jetaram, ASI 

Location : Phalodi PS 


Case Details: 

Sandip Parihar is a 24 years old Meghwal caste male. He was previously involved in some theft cases 

in the area. On 12-04-08, ASI Jetaram, Vishnaram and SI Rudharam of the Phalodi PS came to his 

house and accused him of some theft in another area. Sandip Parihar denied his involvement in the theft, 

upon which he was brought to the Phalodi PS and was tortured under custody. He was later released 

and then taken into custody some 2-3 days later and tortured again. The police continue to torture him 

based on his past history though he denied his role in that particular case. 

FF Code : EU/RAJ/JODH/16/APR/08 

Victim(s) : Surendra Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Rajendra Prasad Diwaker, SHO; 2) Harnarayan, SI; 

3) Gordhan Singh, ASI 

Location : Mahamandir PS, Jodhpur 


Case Details: 

Surendra Singh is a 38 pears old Rajput male working as an advocate in Rajasthan High Court, 

Jodhpur. On 10 April 2008, he had a dispute with his neighbour Anil Vaisnav, who was playing music at 

a high volume. Anil quarreled with him and stole Surendra Singh’s purse. Surendra Singh went to the 

Mahamandir PS to file a case. The policemen assured him of action and so he went back. On 12 April 

08, Surendra Singh went to the PS to know the status of his case. But the on duty CI Rajendra Prasad 

Diwaker accused him of quarrelling and informed him that a case has been filed against him. He also 

slapped, kicked and punched him in association with Harnarayan, SI and Gordhan Singh, ASI. Surendra 

Singh has approached the court through advocate Dilip Singh to initiate action against the policemen, 

who have aligned with Anil Vaisnav and perpetrated him. 

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FF Code : EU/RAJ/JODH/29/JAN/08 

Victim(s) : Shravan 

Perpetrator(s) : Bhanwarlal, Station House Officer, Jhanwar PS. 

Location : Jhanwar PS. 


Case details: 

On 31 December 2008, Shravan was arrested in reference to a false report filed against him by 

Bhagirath Ram Bhadu. Before this incident Bhagirath Ram Bhadu often threatened Shravan. Four 

uniformed policemen arrived in a jeep and assaulted Shravan and forcibly took him to the police station. 

There he was kept in custody for several days merely on the basis of the false report since no 

investigation was undertaken. Shravan was also trapped in a malicious case in Balesar police station. 

A false report was also lodged against the young boy Bhikaram (15) and he was arrested along with 

Shravan. Shravan’s elder brother Omprakash went to the Police station on 5 January 2008 from 11 

to 2 PM to ask the reason of his arrest. The police officers misbehaved with him and told him that this 

was the result of troubling people openly. They also told him that Shravan would be detained for some 

days. Shravan’s family was under torment and suffering in his absence as his parents were paralytic 

and helpless. 


Victim(s) : 1) Anil Vaisnav; 2) Candip Bhatia; 3) Ravi;4) Pinku 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Rajesh Mathur, CI, Kaithoonipol PS; 2) Udham Singh, SI, 

Kaithoonipol PS; 3) Akiuddin Nayapura, ASI, Kaithoonipol PS. 

Location : Kaithoonipol; Kota 


Case details: 

On 16.01.2008 at 12 PM Mukesh was standing resting one foot on the mud guard of a rickshaw. When 

the shopkeeper Meghraj, who was loading goods on the rickshaw, saw this, he told Mukesh to remove 

his foot as the mud guard could break. This outraged Mukesh, who took a stick with the intention of 

hurting Meghraj. At that point Kanahaya, his brother and Anil came to defend Meghraj and a dispute 

arose between the two parties. When a police jeep arrived, the two parties started fighting in the presence 

of the police. So they were all taken to Kaithoonipol police station. When Kanahaya came to the police 

station to bail out Meghraj, the police also detained him. After some time 40-50 people made their way 

into the police station and where the Sub-inspector and other police officers started lathi charging them 

to disperse them. The intruders on the other hand started throwing stones at the police station. The police 

could not catch any of them and instead they arrested Anil, Sandi Pinku and Ravi, who were not 

involved in the incident. The police registered a case case against them for obstructing government 

servants at work. The police detained Meghraj, Kanahaya Lal and Anil and blamed them for the stoning. 

Kanahaya Lal complained of a stomach ache at 5 PM on 16.01.2008. Even though he was in acute 

pain, the policemen ignored him and accused him of pretending. Finally Kanahaya was taken to the 

MBS hospital and was given alucose drip treatment. At 8 PM he was brought him back to the P.S. 

Eventually on 17.1.2008 the next day they were bailed out. 

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FF Code : EU/RAJ/AJ/10/JUNE/08 

Victim(s) : Kalu Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Rameshwar Lal, SI; 2) Bhupendra Singh, PC 

Location : Civil Lines PS 


Case Details: 

Kalu Singh S/o Choga Singh, aged 45 years, Rawat caste male is a resident of Kakrada Bhunbal, 

Jaipur Road, Ajmer. He is a labourer. On 28 May 2008, he was returning from work at the Ajmer 

University. Dharmanath, a resident of Bhudol and some of his associates were standing at the University 

Triangle, fully drunk. They demanded money from Kalu Singh. When Kalu Singh refused tro give them 

the money, they attacked him. When Kalu Singh screamed for help, shopkeepers from that area came 

to his rescue and the men escaped. Kalu Singh went to the Civil Line PS to make a complaint. The SI 

Rameshwar Lal and PC Bhupendra Singh ignored himand asked him not to disturb them in the night. 

When Kalu Singh insisted on filing the complaint, they attacked him and detained him under section 151. 

Kalu Singh got bail from the court the next day. 


Victim(s) : Gulab and Sakil 

Perpetrator(s) : Mahendra Singh, ASI 

Location : Ramta Kheda village and City PS 


Case Details: 

On 31 July 2008, Gulab, Shakil, Rati and Gajendra were going to their houses after consuming liquor. 

A police jeep of City Thana arrived and stopped near them. ASI Mahendra Singh inquired them as to 

where they were going and directed one other police man to search them. They found Rs. 50000/-. 

Mahendra took Rs. 25,000/- and kept it in his pocket while he seized the rest and framed a charge of 

gambling against them. Mahendra Singh also beat them severely, causing injuries. 


Victim(s) : Laxmi and Ramesh 

Perpetrator(s) : Shanti Lal, ASI 

Location : Loharan 

Date of incident 

Case Details: 

: 12/06/2008 

Laxmi, aged 35 years, a resident of Loharan Choppad, runs a licensed sword shop with her brother 

Ramesh. On 12 June 2008, Shanti Lal, ASI of the City PS arrived at the shop with 3 other policemen and 

a woman constable and demanded their license. He accused them of misleading people and started 

abusing them. When Laxmi tried to show her license, he did not listen to her and started beating her. One 

Pintoo came for her help. Laxmi and Ramesh were taken to the City PS and were detained under a 

false charge. 

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FF Code : EU/RAJ/JODH/07/JUNE/08 

Victim(s) : Dilip Kumar and family members 

Perpetrator(s) : CID police 

Location : CID office 


Case Details: 

Dilip Kumar, aged 36 is now a resident of Adeshwar Nagar, near Birla Dey School. Previously, he lived 

in Pakistan. His visa had expired and he had applied for an extension. On 20 May 2008, around 7 

policemen from the CID came to his house and demanded his visa. When he tried to explain that he had 

applied for an extension, they asked him to come to the CID office for interrogation. This was being done 

as a fallout of the Jaipur bomb blast. When Dilip Kumar opposed the activities of the police, they slapped 

him and forcibly took him along with his wife and mother-in-law to the office. When Dilip’s father tried to 

intervene, they misbehaved with him as well. At the office, they were given 24 hours to get their visa 

extended or leave the country. The family explained their piteous situation to the media persons gathered 

there. They did not want to go back to Pakistan on security grounds. The Pakistan Rehabilitation union 

filed a writ petition before the High Court on behalf of the victim. The court granted stay upon the forceful 

eviction orders as it considered the forceful eviction as violation of constitutional as well as human rights. 

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Victim(s) : Mansoor 

Perpetrator(s) : Gopi Chand Meena, Station House Officer, Dada Badi PS 

Location : Kota 


Case details: 

The victim Mansoor worked at an iron factory. On 15.01.2008 Mansoor went to Kota for the Moharram 

festival and did not return home that day. Before this incident, Mansoor was declared wanted by 

Dadabadi Police in a case of firing which had been falsely implicated on him. Two months before, the 

police had tried to encounter Mansoor’s brother Sunny, but he had escaped. Sunny was later sent to 

Central Jail-Kota and kept there. On 18.10.2008 at 9.30 am Mansoor’s family was worried about him. 

At that time Nizam, Tariq, Sharfa and Rehi came and told his mother Ishrat that they had bribed Station 

House Officer (SHO) Gopi Chand Meena of Dadabadi Police Station for killing Mansoor and then they 

told her to save him if she could. After a few minutes the above mentioned SHO Gopi Chand arrived 

searching for Mansoor. When he did not find him, he threatened to kill him if his mother did not bring him 

to the Police Station. She told him that Mansoor was innocent and had been missing since 15.01.2008. 

In response to this, the SHO again threatened to kill Mansoor if he was not brought to the Police Station. 

Suddenly at 12.00 am Ishrat received an anonymous phone call informing her that the SHO had 

encountered Mansoor and that Mansoor was taken to the MBS hospital. She was asked to go there 

immediately. She rushed to MBS hospital and when she inquired at the reception about Mansoor, she 

was told that no such case had come in. After a few minutes the SHO came along with 2 police 

constables holding Mansoor. When Ishrat approached the SHO and asked what they had done to 

Mansoor; he got annoyed and told her to get out and not come back. Ishrat then informed her relatives 

about the incident and they came to the hospital. Meanwhile Mansoor had been taken to the emergency 

room and again his family members were all asked to go away, but when they protested, Ishrat and her 

brother were allowed to go inside and see Mansoor. At that time Mansoor had been taken to the X-Ray 

room and no policeman was with him. When Ishrat’s brother asked Mansoor what happened, Mansoor 

made sure that only the three of them were there and then told that the SHO had shot him and threatened 

him that if Mansoor told this to anyone, he would again encounter his brother Sunny. Ishrat and her 

brother could see no blood stain on Mansoor’s t-shirt, but it was torn and the clothes which Mansoor 

were wearing was not his own. There was a mark of a bullet on the left side of his chest. After that 

Mansoor was taken to the operation theatre and 8 bottles of blood were injected to him, but his situation 

was still critical. One of the doctors asked his family members to get one tin from a chemist, so Ishrat’s 

brother brought it. That doctor then put something in the tin and showed it to the SHO and then took it to 

operation theatre. The doctor told Mansoor’s family that his condition was so critical that he may not 

survive. Mansoor was then shifted to ICU, but he was still unconscious and never communicated after 

that. On 19 January 2008 Mansoor died at 1.00 p.m. in MBS hospital. 

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Victim(s) : Kamla Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) SHO Chchitarmal; 2) Police men of Srinagar PS 

Location : Sreenagar P.S 


Case Details: 

The victim Kamla Devi aged 50 years belonging to Rawat caste resides at vill Gudli, P.S Srinagar, 

Ajmer. On 1 March 2008 when Kamla Devi went to complaint against the trespass and assault by some 

people namely Suraj, Shaitan and Sardar, the SHO chchitarmal Dayma in alliance with those people did 

not register any case. The SHO Chchitarmal abused and misbehaved with Kamladevi and her husband. 

Kamladevi was later hospitalized; still no action was taken by the police. Kamla Devi was also threatened 

by Srinagar police of malicious prosecution in case of complaint against the police to superiors. 


Victim(s) : Dharma Ram Gurjar 

Perpetrator(s) : IO and other police men, Sarwar PS 

Location : Sarwar PS 


Case Details: 

: 31/07/2008 & 29/08/2008 

The victim, Dharma Ram Gurjar, aged 34, belonging to Gurjar caste, resides at Dhigaria, Sarwar 

District Ajmer. Some people from Gurjar caste namely Ranglal, Suwa, Gordhan, Ram Dev, Ratan, 

committed house trespass and assault on Dharmaram and on 23 July 2007,a case was registered by 

PS Sarwar under F.I.R No 127/07 .On 30 July 2007, the IO recorded the statement of Dharmaram and 

other witnesses namely, Jeevan Baba and Balu Gurjar. But, thereafter IO recorded the false statement 

of the acquaintance of the accused person and on 31 July 2007 filed the FR No. 46/07 in the case wrong 

fully. On 18 August 2007, the FIR was challenged in the court and inquiry was ordered by the court. On 

29 August 2008, the court issued a notice to Dharmaram, but the Sarwar PS fraudulently showed the 

notice as served while actually the notice was not served to him. They forged Dharmaram’s signature 

to show the notice was served to him and produced it in the court. 


Victim(s) : Govind 

Perpetrator(s) : 1)Bhagwat Singh, CI; 2) Kailash, PC 

Location : City Thana, Beawer 


Case Details: 

The victim, Govind, belonging to Kumhar caste, resides at Mewar, Beawer. On 30 January 2008, 

Govind registered an FIR in city Thana against Mangilal for the offence of cheating, but the city Thana 

police bribed by the accused did not take any action and was driven out of the PS. One of the constables, 

Kailash assaulted and misbehaved with Govind due to which blue marks were formed in his body. 

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Victim(s) : Mahavir Singh Charan 

Perpetrator(s) : Jail staff, Jodhpur central jail 

Location : Central jail- Jodhpur 


Case Details: 

The victim, Mahavir Charan is an inmate of Jodhpur Central Jail. On 5 May 2008, in furtherance of 

satisfaction of an old grudge, another prisoner PolaRam Jhakar assaulted Mahavir Charan with a blade 

and voluntarily caused hurt to him in the presence of the Jail workers but they did not take any action. 

Even the Jail administration did not take any action upon his complaint. There after he got a report 

registered in the Udai Mandir PS and later he filed a complaint in the court. RTI has been filed to get the 

response from the various authorities and their response is awaited. 


Victim(s) : Kailash Maanju 

Perpetrator(s) : Numberdar Punma ram 

Location : Jodhpur central jail 


Case Details: 

The victim, Kailash Manju is an inmate of Jodhpur Central Jail. On 7 June 2008, , in Jodhpur Central 

Jail, Kailash Maanju and Numberdar Punma ram had a mutual dispute in which they voluntarily 

caused hurt to each other and tore each other’s clothes in the presence of the guard, but the guards did 

not take any action.. Now the jailor on being found guilty has been transferred. RTI has been filed for 

access to the complete relevant information as well as the facts and statements of Kailash Manju. 


Victim(s) : Bagdu Ram 

Perpetrator(s) : Jail staff 

Location : Central Jail- Jodhpur 


Case Details: 

The victim, Bagdu Ram S/o Hapu Ram, is the resident of village Finch village of Luni police station and 

is an under trial prisoner of the central jail Jodhpur. On 3 May 2008, , Bagduram had an argument with 

three of the other under trial prisoners namely, Kansingh, Akbar and Sheriya and as a result they 

assaulted the victim with a shaving blade causing cuts on his face. The jail security guards who were 

present over there, did not make any efforts to intervene. They got into action and came to the rescue of 

the Bagdu Ram only when he started bleeding and crying in acute pain RTI has been filed to seek the 

statements of the victim and the witnesses. Legal intervention is strictly demanded in the case. 

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Victim(s) : Polaram 

Perpetrator(s) : 1)Kailash Manju; 2) Udai Mandir Police; 3) Jail staff 

Location : Jodhpur Central Jail 


Case Details: 

The victim Polaram is the Sarpanch of the Barnau village On 5 May 2008 Polaram was beaten and 

injured by the inmates of the central jail Jodhpur, Kailash Manju and his gang in the presence of the jail 

workers as well as the security guards, but they did nothing to rescue or protect Polaram. On 6 May 

2008, Polaram filed a complaint in the Udaimandir police station, but no action is taken upon it. Now RTI 

has been filed. 

FF Code : EU/RAJ/AJ/05/JULY/08 

Victim(s) : Rajvir singh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Bhagwat singhh, CI; 2) Mahendra Singh, ASI 

Location : City PS 


Case details 

Rajvir Singh, s/o Balvir singh, is teacher in government school. On 15 July 2008 Vicky and Rajvir were 

returning home when they met Raghuvir. They met Raghuvir Singh and Rajvir asked him to remove the 

encroachment from the way. Raghuvir was angered at this and started abusing and misbehaving with 

Rajvir. He also warned raghuvir that he would take the matter to the police if he did not listen. Raghuvir 

was outraged at this and started beating Rajvir. So he went to city Thane Beawar. C.I Bhavat Singh 

talked to Raghuvir over in the presence of Rajvir. At the end of the telephonic conversation the CI asked 

him to leave. Rajvir protested saying he would register a case and then leave. C.I. called ASI 

Mahendrasingh who beat Rajvir with a lathi and was turned out. Rajvir later went to hospital to get 

medical treatment. Marks of police brutality were visible. Nobody accompanied him to the police station 

but Vicky was a witness during the altercation between Raghuvir and RAjvir. Several police men were 

also present when ASI beat Rajvir. Vicky resides at Chauhan colony. Rajvir’s father was later informed 

by Rajvir. Rajvir’s father asserted that his son was ill- treated by the police. But ASI Mahendra Singh 

maintained that he refused to register a false and malicious report on one person and that the police did 

not hurt Rajvir in any way. The CI in his report maintained that he refused to file a false case brought by 

Rajvir. However, Hemmant , DSP had promised to enquire about it and take action. But no action has 

been taken so far. 

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FF Code : EU/RAJ/AJ/08/AUG/08 

Victim(s) : Brahm Dev 

Perpetrator(s) : Ram Singh, PC 

Location : Adarsh Nagar 


Case Details 

On 18.08.2008, at 11 am, Brahmdev Singh and Ranjit Singh, students of 12 standard, were going to 

school when they met Pradyuman Singh, their class mate. He unnecessarily stopped them on their 

way and then threatened them not to meet Garima a girl from a neighboring girls’ school. Brahm Dev 

was very fond of her and this was not acceptable to Pradyuman. Pradyuman had a grudge against 

Brahm Dev on this issue. That day Ramsingh, elder brother of Pradhyu man was with him. The latter 

is police constable at the Sadar police station, Beawer. Brahm Dev told him that he had no right what so 

ever to check or object his meeting or talking to some one. This retort infuriated Pradyuman and he 

started beating Brahm Dev. Ranjit stepped back and both the brothers Pradyuman and Ramsingh (got 

of his motorbike) caused severely beat him. They slapped, punched and kicked him. The punches 

were so hard that Brahm dev received severe cut on his eyebrows and it started bleeding. Brahm Dev 

fell off his motor bike. His face was swollen and blue marks were could be noticed all over his body. His 

school uniform was torn apart. He received two stitches on his eye brows. He went to Pasharv Nath 

hospital to get medical aid and he did not tell any one that he was beaten up out of fear. Ram Singh 

threatened him that in future if Brahm Dev was found talking to the said girl he would face the consequences 

and would be detained in jail. 

FF Code : EU/RAJ/AJ/12/FEB/08 

Victim(s) : Prem Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Ashok Kumar, SI Alwer gate P.S, Ajmer 

Location : Ajmer 


Case Details 

Victim Prem Devi w/o Lt. Laxman Singh, 45 Yrs caste Koli, r/o lane no. 9 Tanaji Nager, Bhajanganj, 

Ajmer is a tenant of Kanahayal who is troubling her and her children after her husband’s death. 

Kanahyalal intends to get his house evicted despite her regular payment of rent without any default and 

a case is pending in the court. On 12.02.2008, 10 pm, the land lord Kanahayalal with his friends Yatish 

kumar and Shyamlal trespassed into her house, forcibly and attempted outrage her and daughter’s 

modesty uttering scandalous and obscene words at them intending to insult and annoy them. They had 

done this such act several before the report of which she had filed on 28.01.2008, at Alwer gate P.S. But 

no action was taken. When it happened the second time she reported at the Alwer gate P.S against the 

accused kanahaylal, but police inaction boosted his guts and he in collusion with the police is constantly 

giving life threats to her in order to get the house evicted. Every time she went to the Alwer gate P.S, the 

on duty policemen misbehaved with her and threatened her and pressurized her to compromise with 

the landlord and evict the house. If she did not comply no one could guarantee her life. On 14.02.2008, 

she posted a written complaint to the S.P but no effective action has been taken and therefore the whole 

victim family is living in fear. 

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FF Code : EU/RAJ/AJ/12/JAN/08 

Victim(s) : Nauratam Vaishnav 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Mahandra Saini, PC; 

2) Rajendra Singh, Station House Officer, Kotwali PS 

Location : STD shop, Bapu Nagar, Kotwali PS 


Details of incidents 

On 1 January 2008 in the afternoon, Police Constable (PC) Mahendra Saini arrived at the victim 

Nauratam Vaishnav’s STD booth. The PC created a chaos by damaging Nauratam’s property. He 

threw all the commodities in the STD booth on the ground and destroyed it. With a glass piece in his 

hand, the PC also threatened to kill anyone, who dared to stop him. A crowd gathered at the STD booth 

and after half an hour the police of Kotwali police station arrived and took the accused to the police station. 

Nauratam then went to Kotwali police station to file a report against the accused for the damage caused 

to his property. But Station House Officer Rajendra Singh conducted a biased proceeding and did not 

register his report as he favored the accused, because he was a police constable in Bundi. Further, the 

police of Kotwali police station called the parents of the accused, who arrived at the police station. There 

they pressurized Nauratam not to register the report alleging that the accused PC was a depression 

patient and in a disturbed mental condition. On 31.12.2007 the concerned PC also caused damage in a 

hotel room in Mayur hotel. Again his family members showed his medical prescription and medicine 

bills to the police in order to prove his mental illness. Because of the mental condition of the accused PC, 

Nauratam compromised the case. The father of the accused compensated Nauratam for the damage 

caused by his son and so Nauratam did not take any further action and the dispute is resolved. The 

mentally ill accused Mahendra Saini was handed over to his father Kaluram Saini, who took him back 

to Sikar with him 


Victim(s) : Manju Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Mahavir Singh, Station House Officer, Nasirabad PS, Ajmer 

Location : Nasirabad PS, Ajmer 


Case details: 

The victim Manju Devi (40) was a member of the Harijan Caste community and a resident of Harijan 

Basti, Kalyanipura, Ajmer. Her husband was the late Ganesh Chand. On 28 December 2007 at 5 PM 

Ganesh was returning home from work on his motorbike, when Kalyani Purawho, who was an 

acquainted of his, asked him for a lift. Ganesh gave her a ride and as they came towards Ajmer near 

Veer Ghati at about 5.15 PM, they collided with another vehicle, which was coming from the opposite 

direction with high speed. Ganesh and his passenger both died in the accident. After Genesh’s death 

Manju could not register a report on the incident before all the customary rituals were performed. This 

gave the other party in the accident, the driver Sangram Singh, the opportunity of registering a false 

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eport in the case. His report stated that it was Ganesh’s negligent driving that had caused his death. 

Manju came to know about the false report on 6 January 2008 and on that same day she went to 

Nasirabad police station to get her report registered. But the on duty policemen informed her that a report 

against her husband was already registered and that they would investigate the case. She tried to tell 

them the actual facts of the incident, but she was ignored as the police had been bribed by Sangram 

Singh and had filed his report against her husband. She then met Station House Officer (SHO) Mahavir 

Singh in order to tell him the true story of the accident, but he presumed Ganesh’s fault and hence also 

ignored her and asked her to get out while verbally abusing her. The on duty policemen frowned at her 

and told her to get lost or they would detain her. Since the policemen had been bribed by Sangram Singh 

to defend him, they did not record the statements of the witness Cheetar Singh, who was injured in the 

accident. Instead they took his signatures on blank papers to use in preparing the final FIR in favor of 

Sangram Singh to forego and close the case. Since the police would not register Manju’s report, she 

went to the court for justice and filed a private complaint in the court on 10 July 2008. 

FF Code: : EU/Raj/Aj/35/Jan/08 

Victim(s): : Bhagwan Sharma 

Perpetrator(s): : 1) Babulal, PC, Housing board choki, Beawer; 

2) CI, Sadar PS Beawer 

Location: : Housing board school 


Case details: 

On 15 February 2007, parents of students of Government school, who were members of the housing 

board, approached the teacher Om Prakash Khatmal, while he was teaching, and hit him with shoes 

and slippers. The parents alleged that the teacher used obscene language with the girls in order to annoy 

and upset them. When the PTI of the school, Bhagwan Sharma, intervened and tried to control the 

parents, they hurt him as well. This happened in the presence of the police constables of housing board 

police chowki, who did not take any action to control the parents. On the contrary the police officers made 

the comment that the PTI deserved it and they made no effort to save him. The housing board chowki 

police and additional block education officer Dhiraj Sharma later explained that the police officers did not 

approve of the parents ill-treatment of the teacher and PTI, but the police officers had not been able to 

control the situation. Later an inquiry about the case was conducted. 

FF Code : EU/RAJ/JODH/06/AUG/08 

Victim(s) : Ramesh Prajapati 

Perpetrator(s) : Police staff 

Location : Nayee Sadak 


Case Details 

Ramesh Prajapati is son of MotaRam Prajapati, age 32. On 02.08.2008, between 12-2 pm, at a very 

busy area of Jodhpur the traffic police, with an intention of collecting protection money, started troubling 

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the Thela vendors, in the market telling them to park their thelas in line. The police threatened them that 

if they did not do so they would not be allowed to park their thelas there in future and they would break their 

thelas. Ramesh Prajapati was also one of them, whose thela was already parked in line. and when the 

traffic police told him to put his thela in line. Ramesh answered that his thela was already in line. He also 

said that the police intended to grab money from the vendors and that is why they were all doing this. 

This raised an argument between the traffic policemen and the vendor, at which the policemen became 

infuriated and they started beating and assaulting Ramesh in the open market. The other vendors like 

Shankar Lal Makhija, intervened and rescued Ramesh from the police men. The vendors decided to 

protest against these unlawful police proceedings by obstructing the traffic. Ramesh and other vendors 

went collectively to meet the union leader and informed him about their problem. They all approached 

the city SP Malini Agarwal and SP Sawai Singh Godra, and told them their plight and alsoinformed them 

about the incident. The police authorities assured them of appropriate action. 

FF Code : EU/RAJ/Jodh/22/MARCH/08 

Victim(s) : Girdhari Ram Vichnoi 

Perpetrator(s) : Sawai Singh Godhra, District SP (inquiry officer), 

Mahamandir PS, Jodhpur 

Location : Mahamandir PS 

Date of incident : 23 June 2007 

Case Details: 

The victim Girdhari Ram Vichnoi (52) belonged to the Vishnoi Caste and was a resident of Mahamandir, 

Jodhpur. On 23 June 2007 at 10.30 PM Girdhari and his late son Sohanram sat outside on the veranda 

chatting. Suddenly Bheparam, his daughters Shivari and Kamla and his son Bhagirath arrived with the 

intention of murdering Shonram. Bheparam stabbed Shonram in his stomach and other parts of his 

body several times to kill him, while the others held him so that he could not escape. As a result, 

Shonham died on the way to hospital. Thereafter on 24 June 2007, Girdhari registered a named FIR in 

Mahamandir police station. The inquiry of the case was delegated to the inquiry officer Rajendra Singh 

Rathore, who depicted all the four named accused as guilty of the offence in his inquiry report. But 

thereafter, as the accused had a relative in the police system, he requested to have the investigating 

officer changed, alleging the previous report was false. Therefore the inquiry was then delegated to 

District Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sawai Singh Godra, who was in alliance with the accused. He 

altered the previous investigation report so that only Bheparam was depicted as guilty of the offence, 

while no charges were made against the other three accused. When Girdhari went to meet with the DSP, 

the DSP misbehaved with him and manipulated the whole case. When the advice of the Additional 

Director general of Police about the case was sought, it stated that all the four accused should be 

considered guilty of the murder of Shonram. The Mahamandi police however completely ignored the 

advice and submitted the charge sheet only against the accused Bheparam in court. 

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FF Code: : EU/Raj/Kota/07/Feb/08 

Victim(s): : Krishna Kumar 

Perpetrator(s): : Gopichand Meena, Station House Officer, Dadaweri PS, Kota 

Location: : Pushker PS, Ajmer 

Date of incident: : 28/12/ 2007 

Case Details: 

There was a park situated in Ganesg Talab sector 2, which was illegally allotted by the housing board to 

Purushottam Ajmer for the construction of a school. On 28 December 2007, the construction work of the 

school commenced. This was greatly opposed by the local colony people as they utilized the park for 

various purposes. On 30 December 2007, the colony people presented a memo to the Superintendent 

of Police to protest against the construction, but no action was taken. Krishna Kumar addressed the park 

committee, but Ajmera alleged that the land was allotted to him by the housing board. On 29 December 

2007, Krishna received a threat over the phone. On 30 December 2007 Ajmera threatened to kill 

Krishna and registered a false FIR against him. Ajmera also forcibly demanded money from him in lieu 

of the school construction. In response to the FIR filed by Ajmera, the Dadawari police arrested Krishna 

without prior investigation on 9 January 2008, when some criminals were fighting with him. The policemen 

ignored the people who fought with Krishna and arrested only him. On 4 February 2008, Krishna and his 

associates went to the court to stop the school construction. There the Assistant Sub-inspector of 

Dadabari Police station arrived and forcibly took Krishna to the police station, falsely stating that the Circle 

Inspector (CI) demanded his presence. Since there was no CI at the police station, the colony people 

went there to protest. When they got there, the police misbehaved and assaulted them. Therefore the 

colony people jammed the CAD road and demanded that Krishna’s case should be handled in a fair and 

impartial manner. Krishna was produced before the court and thereafter sent to jail and bailed out after 

two days. 

FF Code : EU/RAJ/KOTA/14/FEB/08 

Victim(s) : 1) Poonam; 2) Asha Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Narendra Pal, ASI, Udhyog Nagar PS, Kota 

Location : 1) Udhyog Nagar PS, Kota; 2) Pram Nagar PS, Kota 


Case Details: 

The victim Asha Devi (40) was a member of the Kumhar Caste and a resident of Tarachand Sharma 

House, Anant Pura. The victim Poonam (16) was the daughter of Asha. In the morning on 9 June 2007, 

Asha and her daughter Poonam were at home alone while Asha’s husband Lal Bihari was out for work. 

Then Rajendra, his father Badrilal and mother Birjabai arrived and trespassed Asha’s house. They 

forcibly kidnapped Poonam, threatening her with a knife and ignoring Asha’s protests. Rajendra wrongfully 

confined the minor Poonam in the Madhu Raja photo studio house for 3 months. Asha tried to get an FIR 

registered in the Udhyog Nagar police station, but the on duty policemen refused her request and turned 

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her away. Therefore she complained to the Superintendent of Police and finally got a report registered. 

Despite of this, the police were negligent toward the case and took no action upon the report. Due to this 

inaction and negligence of the police, Rajandra confined Poonam for 3 months and raped her several 

time resulting in her pregnancy. The Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate served a notice on the Station 

House Officer of Udhyog Nagar Police station demanding an explanation and reason of delay in producing 

before the court. Marriage photo negatives and video recordings were also requested, as Rajendra 

alleged that Poonam was married to him and that Asha had filed a false complaint against Rajendra, 

Badrilal, Birjabai and Wajid Khan in the court. Poonam rendered the complaint filed by her mother Asha 

as false. 


Victim(s) : 1) Ruksana; 2) Mohammed Hussain 

Perpetrator(s) : POs, Kaithun PS 

Location : Kaithun PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Ruksana (35) and her son Mohammed Hussain (18) were both Muslim and residents of 

Talai Masuriya Baag, Kota. Ruksana’s husband Abdul Salim was a driver for Munshi Lal and company. 

On 7 February 2008, he left his house for work at 8 AM and did not return. On 8 February 2008 his family 

members were worried. They were informed by his employer that he had not come for work either and 

that on 7 February 2008, after he had received 2 months salary, Sohan, Patent, Piriya and Ejaz had 

taken him with them in their vehicle. Therefore, at 5 PM Mohammed and Ruksana went to the police 

station in Kaithun to file a report of Abdul’s disappearance. But the policemen on duty delayed registering 

the report and handled the case with a negligent attitude. The next day Mohammed requested that the 

police officers should search for the named accused persons, who had taken away his father. The 

police officer asked for the phone numbers of the accused and called one of them, who gave him a false 

identity. The police officer therefore ordered Mohammed to get the said person to the police station, but 

he refused to come with him. Again, the police showed a completely negative and negligent attitude in 

conducting the inquiry. Thereafter, on 14 February 2008 the dead body of Abdul Salim was found in a 

near by well and the postmortem report stated that Abdul died 7 days before. The accused persons are 

still moving freely and the police have taken no action against them or interrogated them about the case. 

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Victim(s) : Dattar Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Bhawani Singh, SI; 2) Kesar Singh Naruka, ASI 

Location : Pisangan PS 


Case Details: 

Shambu Singh, the son of Dattar Singh used to work in the farm house of Yuvraj Singh, S/o Amar Singh 

in Pisangan. On 13 September 2007, Manish S/o Ramchand Shakkhawat called Shambu Singh from 

the Ramdev Baba Fair. On 16 September 2007, CI of the Pisangan PS informed Dattar Singh that his 

son’s dead body has been found. Shambu Singh and others went to Pisangan and received the body 

and completed funeral rites. The CI told that Shambu Singh has been murdered 4-5 days back. 

Shambhu had called his father Dastar Singh and said that he would be coming with his salary. On 25 

September 2007, Dastar Singh’s son Bhanwar Singh received a phone call from Pisangan PS. 

Bhanwar Singh and some villagers Gokul Singh, Shnker Singh, Kripal Singh, Sitaram Yadav, and 

Shambhu Singh went to the Pisangan PS in a jeep. CI Bhawani Singh had sent a constable to Manju, 

the wife of the deceased Shambhu Singh, and got her signature on the agreement that she does not want 

to take further action in the case. The accused Megh Singh Rawat, R/o Govind Garh, Vinod Shastri S/ 

o Gokut Shastri and Manish Shakrawat also signed the agreement. The police also handed over Rs. 

1,21,000/- to Bhanwar Singh. It is quite evident that this is a case of murder, in which Megh Singh Rawat, 

Vinod Shastri, and Manish Shakhawat are also involved. The family has lost hope in the Pisangan 

police. 


Victim(s) : Rukma Kanwar D/o Kishna 

Perpetrator(s) : SHO Hanuman Singh 

Location : Kishangarh PS 

Date of incident : June 2008 

Case Details: 

Rukma Kanwar D/o Kishna belongs to the Daroga caste and is married to Chotu Singh, a resident of 

Haryana Mohalla, Old City, Kishangarh, Ajmer. The 36 bigha Khatedari land belonging to Rukhma’s 

grandfather Suja was divided into 18 cents each for Kishna (Rukma’s father) and Kana (Rukma’s 

uncle). Kana sold 12 bigahs from his share. In the nomination, the 12 cents that was sold by Kana was 

excluded and the remaining 24 cents were illegally divided into 12 cents for each. The same mistake 

was carried in all other documents. Now, the contested land is being possessed by Ashok Kumar 

Patni, Suresh Kumar Patni, and Vimla Patni from the famous RK Marbles group. When Rukhma and 

her family opposed the illegal possession, they threatened them and the Kishangarh police are colluding 

with them. The police, especially SHO Hanuman Singh, threaten to falsely implicate them. The family 

demands justice to be done. Statements of the perpetrator could not be taken as he was not available 

despite two visits. 

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Victim(s) : Suresh Berwa and Meera Berwa 

Perpetrator(s) : Vijay Singh, HC and Bhagwan Singh Gurjar, ASI 

Location : Alwar Gate PS 


Case Details: 

Suresh Berwa S/o Shyamlal, age 42yrs, caste Berwa is a resident of Bhajanganaj, Goa Colony, 

Ajmer. He is a labor constructor. In September 2007, Suresh Berwa’s neighbour Harish Berwa 

attempted to rape Suresh Berwa’s daughter Alka, a 9 th standard student. Harish Berwa was prosecuted 

and imprisoned. At that time, Harish threatened Suresh Berwa. From 27 May 2008 onwards, he 

threatened Suresh Berwa after his release. In this context, Suresh Berwa and his wife went to the Alwar 

Gate PS to file a complaint against him, but ASI Bhagwan Gurjar and HC Vijai refused tolisten to them 

and turned them out. On 07 June 2008, the accused Harish Berwa in alliance with Alwar Gate policemen 

Bhagwan Gurjar &Vijai Singh attacked Suresh Berwa’s family on 7 June 2008 at 2.30am in the night. 

Harish Berwa and his associates broke into the house armed with deadly weapons and assaulted 

Suresh Berwa and his wife who received grave head injuries. Thereafter, Suresh Berwa and his wife 

went to Alwar Gate PS and the policemen on duty refused to file the complaint. They were again 

humiliated and forced us out of the PS. Thereafter, Suresh Berwa made a complaint to the SP, who 

assured them of action, but no action has been taken so far. The accused continue to threaten the family. 


Victim(s) : Dhiraj Sankhla 

Perpetrator(s) : Mangi Lal, CI 

Location : Mondore 


Case Details: 

Dhiraj Sankhla s/o Parasmal is a 22 years old Mali caste male and a resident of Mandore, Jodhpur. 

On 27 May 2008 evening, when he was on his way home on his bike, Prithviram, son of a policeman 

tried to stop him. Dhiraj did not stop and so Prithviram and his friends chased him on bikes and waylaid 

him. Prithviram was intoxicated and said that as Dhbiraj was passing through his area, he should have 

saluted him. Dhiraj apologized in order to ease the situation, but Prithviram got angry. Prithviram started 

kicking and hitting Dhiraj, who was rescued by the passers-by. Dhiraj went home with hurt marks and 

asked the family members to accompany him to the PS. The next morning around 10 am, Dhiraj went 

to the Mandore PS and tried to file a complaint. But the policemen there reused to accept his complaint, 

neglecting the mater as a minor one, not warranting any action. When Dhiraj insisted on filing his 

complaint, SHO Mangi Lal abused him and slapped and punched him on his face. The family members 

came to the PS and the station officer assured them of action, but no action has been taken thus far. 

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Victim(s) : Brijwala Goyal 

Perpetrator(s) : Amar Singh, CI, Railway PS, Kota 

Location : Indane Gas agency, Raj mandir road, Kota 


Case Details: 

The victim Brijwala Goyal, age 45,is the resident of 1kh 6,7 Vigyan Nagar and runs a gas agency at 

Station Rajmandir road .On 6 May 2008, some gas cylinders were stolen and Brijwala informed the 

Railway PS about the theft but CI Amar Singh of railway PS, informed the media that the theft report is 

false and malicious. Against this a memo has been submitted to the collector and ASP. 


Victim(s) : 1) Nausar Devi; 2) Prema Devi; 3) Bhima Ram 

Perpetrator(s) : Gopal Kishan, Head Constable, Special branch police 

Location : S.P office, Ajmer collectorate, premises 


Case Details: 

The victims Nausar Devi (40), Prem Devi (42), Bhima Ram (38) were all residents of Kishangarh. On 

28 December 2007 Nausar, Prem and Bhima went to the Special Branch police office to file a complaint 

against Head Constable (HC) Gopal Kishan of Kishangarh special branch police for cheating them of 

money in pretence of getting their relatives a job in the railways. They called him to the collectorate and 

thereafter tried to present him before the Superintendent of Police (SP) Sengadhir, but he escaped with 

the help of other policemen. Nausar alleged that one year back the HC told her that as he had influence 

at superior level in the railways he could get her son a job in the railway service if he could arrange 1.5 

Lakh Rs. So the victim borrowed the amount from a lender at 3% interest rate and gave it to the HC, who 

assured them of a job in the railway service within 3 month. Afterwards he did not turn up for a long 

period. When they demanded the money back, he told them that he had spent the said amount on 

himself and threatened them. Nausar tried to complain against the HC in Kishangarh police station, but 

the police demanded proof, which she lacked, and so they did not file her report as they were biased and 

defended the accused constable of their department. Prem was also cheated by the abovementioned 

HC one year back of 1.5 Lakh Rs., which she had provided by mortgaging her agricultural land. The HC 

assured her daughter’s service in the railway but did not live up to this. When she inquired about the 

money, he threatened her of detention. She also tried to complain in Kishangarh police station, but the on 

duty police staff was biased and again favored the accused because he was from their department of 

police. Bhima was likewise cheated of Rs. 50000 in pretence of a job in the railway service for his 

nephew and threatened, when he inquired about the money. All the victims eventually went to the political 

congress leader Kailash Chand and went with him to the SP to complain against the HC. The SP 

promised to take appropriate action against the accused. Kailash Chand revealed that the accused 

cheated more than a dozen innocent persons in pretence ofgetting them jobs in the railways. 

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FF Code : EU/RAJ/AJ/08/MARCH/08 

Victim(s) : Durga Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Amraram Visnoi, SHO, Pushkar PS, Ajmer; 2) Panna Singh, 

SI, Tonk Dist. 3)Jeevanram, Police Officer, Pushkar PS 

Location : Suraj Kund, Ajmer 


Case Details: 

The Victim Durga Singh (48) was a member of the Rawat caste and a resident of Suraj Kund, Ajmer. 

Durga Singh’s daughter got engaged to the son of Panna Singh, who was Sub-inspector of Tonk district. 

But when Durga came to know about the ill acts of Panna and the misconduct of his son, he vitiated the 

engagement of his daughter on 6 April 2006. Since then Panna was troubling Durga, misusing his status 

as a police officer. Further, on 27 February 2008, Panna filed a false case against durga and his two 

sons in alliance with other policemen, in order to have them cheated in Nasirabad court. He also 

threatened Durga by stating that he should be prepared to face dire consequences of breaking the 

engagement with a police officer’s son. Then on 3 March 2008, when Durga went to Pushkar Police 

station, the on duty policemen Jeevanram and Station House Officer Auraram Vichnoi abused and 

misbehaved with him. They did not file a report about his complaint and they humiliated him and kept him 

sitting in the police station the whole day. 


Victim(s) : Kamla, 

Perpetrator(s) : Negaram, PC 

Location : Regar Basti, Sagod, Kota 


Case Details: 

Kamla Bai, aged 60, is a resident of Regar Bast, Sagod, Kota. On 07 April 2008 at around 9.30 pm, PC 

Negaram came riding his motorcycle in a drunken state. He collided with the bed on which Kamla Bai 

was sleeping, throwing the old lady from her bed. She fell down unconscious and was injured in many 

places in her body. When the people gathered and demanded that Negaram pay for the medical 

expenses of Kamla Bai, Negaram refused and started abusing the people. The local people were so 

disturbed that they beat Negaram and he sustained mild injuries. Other policemen came and took 

Negaram away to a hospital. The police even refused to subject Negaram to a medical examination to 

prove his intoxication. Now the police are accusing Kamla Bai for sleeping on the street. As a result of 

this, Kamla Bai has not been compensated for her medical expenses. 

FF Code : EU/Raj/Aj/12/Feb/08 

Victim(s) : Prem Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Ashok Kumar SI, Alwer Gate PS, Ajmer 

Location : Tanaji Nager, Bhajanganj 


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Case Details: 

The victim Prem Devi (45) was a member of the Koli caste and a resident of Tanaji Nager, Bhajanganj, 

Ajmer. Prem was a tenant to the land lord Kanahayal, who was troubling her and her children after her 

husband’s death. Kanahyalal intended to get Prem and her children out of their house even though she 

paid the rent regularly without any default. A case concerning this case was pending in the court. On 12 

January 2008 at 10 PM, Kanahaylal and his friends Yatish Kumar and Shyamlal trespassed Prem’s 

house. They abused Prem and her daughter verbally using obscene words, and they also sexually 

harassed the two women in order to insult and annoy them. Previous to this incident, the perpetrators 

had attempted such act several times before. Prem filed a report on 28 January 2008 at Alwer gate 

Police Station against Kanahaylal, but no action was taken. Later she again filed a second reported 

abound the incident at the same Police station, but still no action was taken. This police inaction encouraged 

Kanahaylal to continue harassing Prem and her family, and in alliance with the police he was constantly 

threatening to kill them in order to get the house evicted. Whenever Prem went to Alwer gate Police 

station, the Police Officers on duty misbehaved with her and threatened and pressurized her to 

compromise the case pending against the Kanahayal and leave the house, or else her life would be in 

danger. On 14.02.2008, Prem posted a written complaint to the Superintendent of Police but no action 

was taken against the perpetrators and so Prem and her whole family was continiously living in fear. 

FF Code : EU/Raj/Aj/22/Jan/08 

Victim(s) : Sudha Vijai 

Perpetrator(s) : Ram Singh, ASI, City PS Nasirabad 

Location : City PS Nasirabad 


Case details: 

The victim Sudha Vijai (28) was a member of the Bijawat Caste community and a resident of Kumhar 

Mohalla, Nasirabad, Ajmer. She was married to Dinesh in January 2003. After she had been married 

for two to three months, her in-laws, especially her brother-in-law Rajendra Bijawat, started troubling her. 

They hurt her for various unjust reasons. When she complained of this cruelty to Dinesh, he used to 

ignore her and support his brother. He even also humiliated and abused her in the presence of his whole 

family. When Sudha complained of this daily abuse and cruelty to her father, he tried to reason with the 

in-laws, but they humiliated him as well. Rajendra hurt Sudha and her husband gave his silent consent 

to this, as he did not interfere. Nobody in the whole family tried to defend her while she was hurt. Then on 

5 December 2007, Rajendra severely abused Sudha and she could not tolerate it. Therefore she 

complained about him in Nasirabad City police station. When Rajendra came to know about this, he 

went to the police station and made an agreement with the police officer on duty. He also filed a false 

complaint against Sudha. When she told the police all about the incident, they told her not to bring family 

disputes to the police station. Even though she showed them the head and hand injuries that Rajendra 

caused her, the police believed Rajendra’s story rather than hers, when he told them that she had fallen 

during her household work and thereby received the said injuries. Assistant Sub-inspector (ASI) Ram 

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Singh verbally abused her and threatened her not to come to police station again or they would detain her 

and make her wash the policemen’s clothes and sweep the floor. Then Rajendra took her to her home, 

and when they returned home and Sudha complained of the incident to Dinesh, he hurt her and coerced 

her to withdraw the complaint against Rajendra, or else he would turn her out of the house. Then he 

forcibly took her to the police station again. There Dinesh supported Rajendra in the case of theft that he 

had registered against Sudha. 

FF Code: 

Victim(s): 

Perpetrator(s): 

Location: 


Case Details: 

: EU/RAJ/AJ/27/FEB/08 

: Biram Gharu 

: 1 Rameshwar Lal, SI; 2) Nandlal, ASI; 3) Ghanshyam, PC; 

4) Farukh, PC; 5) Sardar Singh, PC 

: Bhagwanganj & Civil Lines PS, Ajmer 

The victim Biram Gharu (42) was a member of the Valmiki Caste. He lived near the Bhairu temple in 

Bhagwanganj, Ajmer. Ramesh Koli had been a tenant to Biram for about 3 years and they had a dispute 

about rent payments. Because of this dispute Ramesh filed a false complaint against Biram in Civil Lines 

Police Station accusing him of cheating his tenant. In alliance with Subinspector (SI) Rameshwar Lal, 

Ramesh tried to trap Biram in a false prosecution. Thereafter in December 2007 the above mentioned 

SI started troubling and threatening Biram, compelling and pressurizing him to admit his guilt in the 

accusations against him. The SI and Ramesh constantly demanded money from Biram and troubled 

him under pretence of interrogation. Therefore Biram striked for 2 days and finally the court passed the 

order that he should not be arrested before 21 January 08. Despite this order passed by the court, Biram 

was arrested on 6 January 08 by SI Rameshwarlal, Assistant Sub-inspector Nandlal of civil lines P.S 

and Police Constables Ghanshyam, Farukh, and Sardar Singh. When Biram was in Nasirabad for 

some work, the abovementioned policemen abused his wife Usha, inquiring her about Biram. When 

Usha showed them the order of the court stating that Biram should not be arrested till 21 January 2008, 

S.I Rameshwarlal tore the court orders. Afterwards the policemen forcibly searched the house and 

threatened Usha to send her husband to the Police station until Monday. Later, Biram showed the pieces 

of the court order and told the ‘Navjyoti Press’ Newspaper about the incident. On 7 January 2007, he 

also complained to the Superintendent of Police, but no action was taken against the concerned policemen. 



Perpetrator(s) : Ram Pyari, PC, Sadar PS, Beawer, Ajmer 

Location : Sadar PS, Beawer, Ajmer 


Case Details: 

The victim Shanti Devi (60) was a member of the Chamar Caste and a resident of Sedariya Village. 

Shanti’s late husband Babulal was a legal heir to a portion of agricultural land situated in Sedariya village. 

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His elder brother Pannalal had sold off his share to him while he was still alive. Since his death Babulal’s 

two sons Khemraj and Mukesh possessed the said share of land, but Pannalal was now intending 

dishonestly to take back the land that he had sold in order to sell it again to some one ells. In order to 

establish his possession and right over the sold property He troubled Shanti and her sons.When Shanti 

came to know of Pannalal’s dishonest intention, she tried to make him understand that her husband had 

purchased the said land and that Pannalal therefore had no right over it. But Pannalal and his wife 

Narayain Devi, his sons Ramesh and Puran Mal assaulted and abused Devi and her sons with sticks. 

Pannalal threatened them and stated that the land belonged only to him, so that he had the right to sale it. 

On 15 January 2008, Shanti Devi complained about this incident at Sadar police station but no action 

was taken by the police against the accused. On the contrary, the policemen on duty abused and 

misbehaved with Shanti and turned her out of the police station.The female Police Constable Ram Pyari 

misbehaved with and abused Shanti. She also demanded Rs. 1000 for filling the case and told Shanti not 

to waste the time of police. She threatened her not to complain against Pannalal in future, or else she 

would detain her. Later on Ram Pyari often troubled Shanti and threatened her with death and telling her 

that she had spent Rs. 700 on the investigation, going to Pannalal’s house. In alliance with Pannalal, 

Rampyari continuously troubled and threatened Shanti. Shanti filled a complained with the Superintendent 

of Police, but no action has been taken against the accused. This police inaction has all the more 

encouraged Pannalal to take possession over Shanti’s land. When constable Ram Pyari came to know 

about the complaint, she started threatening Shanti of endangering her life, so that Shanti and her family 

were living in constant fear. 

FF Code: : EU/Raj/Aj/34/Jan/08 

Victim(s): : 1) Imran; 2) Rafik 

Perpetrator(s): : Surendra Singh, SHO, Sadar PS, Beawer, Ajmer. 

Location: : Nundri Mahindrathan. 


Case Details: 

On 22 January 2008, 43 sacks of hen feeding grains were stolen from the victim Imran’s poultry farm. 

He complained about the theft to Station House Officer (SHO) Surendra Singh of Sadar police station, 

but the SHO did not register the FIR when he was informed about the theft. Since the case concerned a 

politically influential person, the SHO did not interrogate the actual accused, but instead suspected Rafik, 

who had nothing to do with the case. One Police Constable slapped Rafik and threatened him of detention 

if he did not reveal the truth. Rafik was abused on pretence of interrogation, but he escaped the police by 

telling them that he would come to the Police station the next day. The next day he did not return to the 

police station. Likewise the Sadar police conducted a wanting investigation on their own level. They 

caught the actual accused of the theft and discovered that he had the stolen property in his custody. They 

handed over the stolen goods to Imran, but they did not register any FIR or take action against the 

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FF Code : EU/Raj/Jodh/05/Feb/08 

Victim(s) : Shravan Lal Jaat 

Perpetrator(s) : Devi Sahay Meena, SHO, Madan Ganj PS, Kishangarh, Ajmer 

Location : Madan Ganj PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Shravan Lal Jaat (32) was an advocate in Kishangarh court. About one year back, Shravan 

purchased 700 Yd 2 of vacant land from Kamla Devi Godha for 3.5 lakh Rs. He erected four walls on this 

land in October 2007 and constructed one room. But after 4 days, Station House Officer (SHO) Devi 

Sahay Meena got the four walls dismantled. When Shravan showed him the sale papers, the SHO tore 

them claiming his right over the land and stating that nobody could purchase the said land. In November 

Shravan complained about the abovementioned SHO to the Superintendent of Police, but no action was 

taken. This inaction encouraged the SHO to further carry on with his misdeeds. Therefore, Shravan 

presented a private complaint before the court against the accused SHO and 2-3 other persons on 21 

January 2008. When the accused SHO came to know about this complaint, he called Shravan on 2 

February 2008 at 2.30 PM and criminally intimidated and threatened him. He threatened Shravan to 

withdraw the complaint, or else he would trap him in a false prosecution and hang him upside down and 

beat him so bad that he would never forget his complaint. Shravan wrote a complain letter about this 

behaviour of the SHO to the Kishangarh Bar president Vimal Singh Bafna. He also consulted other 

members of the bar and thereafter prepared a memo against the SHO. On 4 February 2008 he 

informed the Sub-Divisional Officer and Superintendent of Police demanding action against the accused 

SHO and his suspension. On 6 February 2008 a signatory strike was also held by the bar council of 

Kishangarh court. Besides that, a copy of the complaint was also forwarded to superior officers of the 

police administration. 


Victim(s) : 1) Pappu Ram; 2) Tulcha Ram 

Perpetrator(s) : Narendra Chaughry, SHO, Shergarh PS, Jodhpur 

Location : Shergarh PS, Jodhpur 


Details of incident 

The victims Pappu Ram (45) and Tulcha Ram (37) were carpenters. Tulcha was Pappu’s nephew. On 

13 November 2007 Pappu, Tulcha and their family were ousted from their society, caste and village 

because Tulcha refused to marry his sister to a blind nephew of Mukna Ram. Mukna hurt and 

humiliated Tulcha in the Panchyat in association with 35 other persons. When Pappu supported Tulcha, 

they charged Rs. 75000 from him as a fine. Besides that, they later demanded 3 lakhs more to accept 

the victims and their family back into the society. They also continuously troubled them. When Pappu 

and Tulcha went to Shergarh police station on 13.01.2008 at 1 PM to report their case, Station House 

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Officer (SHO) Narendra Chaughry charged them in a false case and detained them. The SHO was in 

alliance with the accused. The SHO also obscenely abused them by verbally abusing, humiliating 

assaulting and misbehaving with them. Both Pappu and Tulcha went to the police station again on 20 

January 2008 and each day the following 4-5 days. But the SHO ignored their request and again 

threatened and misbehaved with them. Even after a month the policemen at Shergarh police station had 

not taken any action in the case. The reason for this police inaction was that the police officers were 

influenced by the accused, who were politically and economically strong and influential. The victims are 

continuously threatened and troubled by the police. 

FF Code : EU/Raj/Jodh/20/Jan/08 

Victim(s) : 1)Shiv Prakash Srimali 

Perpetrator(s) : Lalaram, PC, Police line 

Location : SBBJ Bank 


Case details: 

The victim Shiv Prakash Srimali (47) was a member of the Mali Caste community. He was a bank 

manger of SBBJ. On 26 June 2007, saving account holders of SBBJ bank submitted an application that 

somebody had dishonestly taken out Rs. 37000 from their accounts. Shiv Prakash Srimali took action 

on their application by make an inquiry about the matter gathering information from the staff as well as the 

camera information. On the basis of this inquiry he suspected Police Constable Lalaram, who had 

entered the bank twice. Lalaram was then called in the bank, but instead of admitting his guilt, he started 

misbehaving, abusing and assaulting the bank manager so that he was unreasonably humiliated in the 

presence of the staff. Lalaram accused him of damaging his reputation and self respect. But after viewing 

his photograph in the camera, he admitted that he was guilty of the theft. 


Victim(s) : Durga Shanker 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Ramavtar Meena, PC; 2) Raja Ram Meena, PC; 

3)Prahlad Meena, PC; 4)Gyarasilal, PC; 5)Mohansingh Jaat,PC 

Location : Seemalya PS 


Case details: 

On 31 December 2007, police constables Ramavtar Meena, Raja Ram Meena, Prahlad Meena, 

Gyarasilal and Mohansingh Jaat were drinking liquor with their associates at 5.30 Pm. In the state of 

intoxication they started creating affray on the road. One of them jumped in front of a tractor, and would 

been ran over, if the tractor had not stopped. Likewise they were obstructing all the vehicles on the road. 

When villagers objected this behavior, the police constables started abusing them and yelling at them, 

and constable Ramavtar Meena shouted that no one could do any thing against him. Then somebody 

called Station house Officer K.C Sharma of Seemalya police station and informed him of the incident. He 

arrived and scolded the above mentioned constables. While some of the constables escaped, others 

were later suspended and some were posted in other areas. 

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FF Code : EU/RAJ/Kota/14/MARCH/08 

Victim(s) : Ahmed Quereshi 

Perpetrator(s) : Surendra Singh Bhati, SHO, Bhimganj Mandi PS, Kota. 

Location : Bhimganj PS, Kota. 


Case Details: 

The victim Ahmed Quereshi (30) was a resident of Dadwara. On 13 January 2008 at 3.30 PM the 

habitual offender Karan Singh was hurt and beaten. He therefore filed a FIR in which he named the 

accused persons, one of which was Ahmed. But on 13 January 2008 at 12 PM, Ahmed was in Dara 

accompanied by 7 of his friends and he did not return to Kota until 7 PM. A police officer informed Ahmed 

of Karan’s accusation against him and Ahmed went with him to Bhimganj police station. At the police 

station Ahmed met with Station House Officer (SHO) Surendra Singh Bhati at 10 PM and told him that 

he was not involved in the incident since he was not in Kota but in Dara at the time when the incident took 

place. The SHO ignored Ahmed’s statement and detained him in illegal custody through the night and 

until the next afternoon. While he was in custody, the SHO forcibly took Rs. 500 from him and made him 

sign some papers under threat of prosecution. The SHO also filed a false case against Ahmed. After he 

was released on bail, Ahmed presented a written complaint to the Inspector General, but action was 

taken. 


Victim(s) : 1) Prince Chawla; 2) Gurmeet Kaur 

Perpetrator(s) : 1 Surendra Singh, Station House Officer, Bhimganj Mandi PS; 

2) Satnam Singh,SI; 3) Daryab Singh,ASI; 4)Fariyad Hussain,HC; 

5) Rajendra Singh; 6)Shravan; 7)Govind Singh; 

8) 8-9 policemen, Bhimganj Mandi PS 

Location : Dadwada, Kota. 


Case Details: 

The victims Prince Chawla (23) and Gurmeet Kaur (52) were residents of Dadwada, Kota. On 15.02.2008 

at 9.00 PM Prince and his 3 Friends Arif, Rahul, Salim were standing in front of his house and having 

tea when Station House Officer (SHO) Surendra Singh and 8-9 other policemen of Bhimganj Mandi 

police station arrived. The police officers were on patrol and they inquired Prince and his friends of the 

reason of their presence at the place. Then the SHO ordered a personal search of Prince and his 

friends and discovered nothing. Thereafter the SHO demanded to see the documents of Arif’s vehicle 

and they were shown to him. As Prince asked for the reason of the inquiry, the SHO was outraged and 

ordered the other policemen to assault the boys, who ran into the house and closed the door to protect 

themselves. Thereafter Sub-inspector Satnam Singh, Assistant Sub-inspector Daryab Singh, Head 

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Constable Fariyad Hussain, the driver Rajendra Singh, Sravan, Govind Singh and 8-9 other policemen 

trespassed the house. They forcibly opened the latch of the main gate and then broke open the inside 

door of the house as well. They banged and kicked fiercely at the door. Thereafter the police officers took 

Arif’s scooter and a mobile from the porch with them. Prince then called the Superintendent of Police 

(SP) and informed him about the incident. The SP replied that the SHO was complying with his duty. 

Then, at 11.30 PM the victim and his friends went to the collector’s bungalow, but had to spend the whole 

night outside his bungalow unheard. On 16 February 2008, Senior District Magistrate, Nandi arrived 

and at 9 AM Deputy Superintendent of Police Hanumant Singh and Assistant Sub-inspector Rajkumar 

also arrived. They told Prince and his friends to move away from the place. Prince and his friends sent 

a memo to the Inspector General, but no action was taken. Then finally, they filed a private complaint in 

the court against the accused policemen and filed case U/452,425. On 10 March 2008, Prince declared 

that he would commit suicide if appropriate action was not taken against the accused and the SHO not 

dismissed. He was very upset and continuously troubled by the police. 

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FF Code : EU/RAJ/AJ/01/APRIL/08 

Victim(s) : Hukum singh 

Perpetrator(s) : Surendra singh-SHO 

Location : Jawaja PS, Ajmer beawer 


Case Details: 

Hukum singh holding his occupation as a tuck driver was arrested by the local police officers along with 

his associates trilok singh and govind singh who were busy in their business of taking the load of white 

stones to their customer’s place. The police officers accused the victim Hukum singh for overloading 

and asked him to pay fine amount of 3000/- but the victim refused to pay the fine since he had the receipt 

for the proper weight. The officer who became outraged when Hukum singh refused to pay the fine 

started assaulting Hukum singh and his associates in an inhuman manner. The victim was dragged to 

the near by police station and was detained U/s /s 151 for breach of peace and was beaten up with lathi 

which results bodily pain and injury on the victim’s shoulders and thighs and they were also abused 

saying that this will be the consequence if they talk back to the police and the victim’s money 12000/-was 

also taken by the officers. None of the victim’s family was able to take them out through bail, since they 

were not informed about anything and it was because that the police arrested them for false reason and 

for also demanding money from them illegally. 


Victim(s) : 1) Sardar Singh Rawat; 2) Heera Lal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Hazari Lal, Head Constable; 2) Rameshwar Lal, ASI 



Case Details: 

The victims Sardar Singh Rawat, aged 27, resident of village Ladpur,Gegal, Ajmer and Heeralal, aged 

32, resident of Madarpura, Alwar Gate, Ajmer belong to Rawat caste and are advocates. On 27 April 

2008, Heeralal and Ramsingh, brother of Sardar Singh Rawat went to the Civil Lines PS to file a case 

of extortion. But the ASI Rameshvar Lal, head constable Hazarilal and the other police men forcefully put 

Heeralal and Ramsingh in the cell, assaulted Heeralal with punches and kicks and also registered a 

false case of intoxication. On 27 April 2008, when Sardar Singh Rawat reached civil lines PS and 

demanded an explanation, Hazari Lal and constables Bhupendra Singh and Anil kumar who were 

heavily drunk started abusing and misbehaving with Sardar Singh Rawat. ASI Rameshwar Lal slapped 

at Sardar Singh’s face and Head constable HazariLal kicked in his stomach. The constables Bhupendra 

and Anil Kumar twisted Sardar’s left hand, and put him behind the bars on a false complaint. The police 

men coerced Sardar Singh, Heeralal and brother of Sardar Singh to sign on blank papers. Later Sardar 

was given bail. 

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FF Code : EU/RAJ/AJ/19APRIL/08 

Victim(s) : Vinod Vyas 

Perpetrator(s) : Bhagwat Singh 

Location : Thana, Beawer 


Case Details: 

Vinod Vyas(50),first working at Dubai has now started a play school having 125 kids in his own country 

was reported to be assaulted by the police and arrested on 12 January 2008 for the complaint given by 

his wife. Vinod vyas was dragged to the police station by force was detained u/151 and was beaten up 

with a belt very cruelly which results bodily pain and belt marks all over the body that has led in affecting 

him mentally. The victim says that his wife and her brother are trying to take possession of his play 

school and has now filed a case against him since he didn’t accept to what they said. But his wife says 

that this is their domestic affairs which she doesn’t prefer to talk about. Vinod Vyas is now affected by not 

having a right mental frame and he is in acute depression for which he needs treatment which will cost 

3 lakhs for which he is unable to afford says his friend Pintu.But the perpetrator Bhagwat singh, C.I 

accepts that he arrested Vinod Vyas and took him to the police station and nothing else happened. 


Victim(s) : Shaitan Singh Rawat 

Perpetrator(s) : Rameshwar Lal, SI 



Case Details: 

Shaitan Singh Rawat aged 32, belonging to Rawat caste resides at Kakranda, post Rasul pura , Ajmer 

and is a social worker .On 26 April 2008, , SI Rameshwar Lal of Civil Lines PS forcibly took Shaitan to 

the Civil lines PS and confined him in the cell on a false charge of affray.. SI Rameshwar forcibly, 

searched Shaitan’s body and snatched away Rs only. 2000 from him .During the confinement, S.I 

Rameshwar physically tortured Shaitan by assaulting him with a belt and a stick and did not give proper 

medical care. S a result Shaitan’s face got swollen. Rameshwar also demanded Rs.7000 from him. 

Shaitan was released only the next day. 


Victim(s) : Bhimsingh Rawat 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Kundanlal Sharma; 2) Ajit singh 

Location : Bus stand, Ajmer 


Case Details: 

The victim Bhimsingh Rawat ,a cycle rickshaw driver for 15yrs in the same area was assaulted cruelly 

by the traffic police man for parking his vehicle in the wrong place. The police officer who came all of a 

sudden has slapped the victim hard on his right cheek and the victim has fallen down unable to bare the 

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pain but the police man was so inhumane that he started abusing, kicking and punching the victim until 

he fell unconscious with his right ear bleeding for which many people were eye-witness. Then Bhimsingh 

Rawat was taken to the hospital and when he was examined, the cost for further treatment was 3000/- 

as his ear drums were damaged but he came back without getting treated because of his economic 

status. But the pain didn’t reduce which made him to go for the treatment which has cost him Rs.1075. 

Bhimsingh Rawat still has hearing impairments that affects his occupation and living. But the perpetrator 

says that he just asked Bhimsingh Rawat to not park his vehicle and didn’t beat him and also says that 

the victim is not telling the truth. 


Victim(s) : Raju Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : ASI Surajbhan 

Location : Pali Bazaar 


Case Details: 

The victim Raju Singh, aged 25 years belonging to Rawat caste, resides at Vill rajiawas Beawer, and is 

a tempo driver.On 24.4.2008, Raju and his friend vikram went to market for shopping and Vikram asked 

Raju to park the bike and to wait for him till he returns. At that time ASI Surajbhan came and slapped Raju 

for parking the bike on the wrong place. When Raju responded to him angrily, ASI Surajbhan assaulted 

him at his back and hands with Lathi and dragged him by the collars asking him for the vehicle papers. 

When Vikram came and showed him the vehicle papers, ASI left Raju after abusing and insulting him. 

When Raju and Vikram went to the PS to file a complaint, the PC who was there in the station drove them 

away. 


Victim(s) : Narsingh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1)Dharmapal , PC; 2) Ajit, PC 

Location : Jodhpur link road 


Case Details: 

Narsingh aged 48, belonging to Mehrat Muslim community resides at Borawa, and is an ex army 

soldier. On 27.4.2007 when Narsingh and his friend Biram, were returning from a marriage, two police 

constables namely Dharmapal and Ajit caught Narsingh for driving under the state of intoxication. When 

Biram informed them that only he is drunk, Dharmapal started assaulting Biram. When Narsingh 

interfered, Dharmapal got annoyed and dragged Narsingh out of his vehicle. Thereafter both Dharmpal 

and Ajit started assaulting Narsingh by stick and belt, giving severe blows over his hands, legs shoulders, 

pelvic, which caused acute body pain and blue marks were formed on his body. Dharmpal and Ajit took 

Narsingh to the P.S where they beat him after tying a rope over his body. Dharmpal extorted 8500/- from 

Narsingh and told him that he will release him if he does not disclose about the extortion. When Narsingh 

told Ajit about the extortion, he started beating Narsingh all the more .Narsingh was also refused medical 

treatment in the hospital. Later a private complaint was filed. 

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Victim(s) : Khemraj 

Perpetrator(s) : BhanwarLal Sharma,PC,Sadar PS, Beawer 

Location : Sardar PS, Beawer 


Case Details: 

Khemraj, aged 40 resides near Sardar P.S Beawar, Ajmer. On 21 May 2008, Khemraj and his 

neighbours Chandmal and Naurat broke into a quarrel, and the dispute reached PS where they 

compromised, but the Sardar police did not get any monetary gains out of this compromise. Therefore 

constable Bhanwarlal got annoyed and assaulted Khemraj, Chandmal and Naurat with kicks and 

punches, caused hurt to Khemraj with kicks at his back, legs, hands head and his neck. Thereafter 

Bhanwarlal termed the injuries to be caused due to mutual fight. 


Victim(s) : Moinuddin, Amina 

Perpetrator(s) : Satpal , Special Police, Alwar gate PS 

Location : Sheesha Khan, Ajmer 


Case Details: 

The victims Moinuddin, aged 25 yrs, and his aunt Amina Khan, aged 42 yrs, belonging to Muslim 

community reside at Sheesha Khan, Diggi Chowk, Ajmer. On 13 May 2008, conspired by a person 

called Daulat Mal who has a previous grudge against Moinuddin, Special police Satpal Singh and two 

other police men came to Moinuddin’s home and forced him to come to the PS. When Amina intervened, 

Satpal Singh misbehaved with her and assaulted her, pushing her against the wall, as a result of which 

her head got injured and she started bleeding and fell on the ground. In the PS Satpal Singh and the two 

other police men pressurized Moinuddin to admit a theft which happened recently and when Moinuddin 

refused, they assaulted him with belts and sticks, as a result blue marks were formed on his legs and 

back, both his hands were bruised and he suffered acute bodily pain. Because of such brutal torture, 

Moinuddin admitted the crime .In the hospital, the police forced him to say that he got injured in a fight with 

his neighbour. Moreover, the police also demanded 50,000/- for getting rid of the police trouble. On 17 

May 2008, Moinudddin was given bail. 


Victim(s) : Kishanlal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Rahul Prakash, ASI; 2) Policemen 

Location : Usrigate police chowki, Ajmer 


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Case Details: 

The victim Kishanlal, aged 52 years and his nephews Rahul and Banwari all belonging to Sharma caste 

reside at, Sukhadiya Nagar, Pahdganj, Ajmer. On 03 May 2008, the Rahul Prakash, ASI and the other 

policemen of Usrigate police chowki beat Kishanlal, Rahul and Banwari so barbarically in the name of 

resolving property dispute among them, and Banwari got so seriously injured and was hospitalized. 

The other two were taken to the clock tower PS and were subjected again to torture and detention. 

Thereafter Kishanlal and Rahul were arrested under the charge of breach of peace. On 04 May 2008, 

Kishanlal and Rahul were produced before the city magistrate, under a charge of breach of peace, from 

where they were bailed out. 


Victim(s) : Bhura Ram 

Perpetrator(s) : Rajendra Singh, SHO 

Location : Lohawat 


Case Details: 

The victim Bhura Ram, aged 40, belonging to Jaat caste, resides at Lohawat Jatabagh, Jodh. When 

Bhura Ram went to the Lohawat PS to report against the accused who are in wrongful possession of his 

land, the SHO Rajendra Singh and other on duty police men ill-treated and abused him and made him 

sit in the PS the whole day. The police did not record his statement and maliciously filed FIR in his case 

to fix him. Bhuraram was beaten with sticks and Lathi by SI and ASI together due to which my thighs 

swelled and he was also refused medical treatment in hospital. Bhuraram has been suffering this torture 

from 3 November 2007 till date. 


Victim(s) : 3) Bajrang Lal; 2) Rajni; 3) Renu 

Perpetrator(s) : Sarwar Ali, CI 

Location : Chopasani housing board, Jodhpur 


Case Details: 

The victim Bajrang Lal, aged 56, resides at Kuldeep Vihar-98, Opp Birla School, Jhanwar road, 

Jodhpur. The other victims Rajni aged 30 and Renu aged 36, reside at Chopasani Housing Board 

Jodhpur and are daughters of Bajranglal. The love marriage between Bajranglal’s son Jithendra and 

one Nisha Kalyani was not liked by Nisha’s family and they bribed the chopasni Housing board police 

and started troubling Bajranglal and his family. On 25 April 2008, the CI Sawar Ali, of the Chopasani 

Housing board chowki arrived at Bajrang lal’s house with 4-5 others at 10pm and started uttering slang 

abuses to Bajrang lal and his family and threatened them asking the where about of Jitendra.. Again on 

27 April 2008, Sarwar Ali arrived at midnight at Bajrang lal’shouse with 5-6 policemen and caught hold 

of Bajranglal’s collars, assaulted him and abused him threatening that if he will not tell the whereabouts 

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of Jitendra he will be hung upside down. Sarwar Ali then pulled Rajani’s hair and assaulted her by using 

used criminal force. On 28.April 2008, relatives of the Nisha came to Bajrang’s home and threatened 

Bajranglal.. 

Then on 30 April 2008, night at 12am, the SI Sawar Ali arrived with his driver, 5-6 other police men and 

Nisha’s family relatives and trespassed in Bajranglal’s house and pushed his mentally disturbed wife 

down the bed. Sarwar Ali and others misbehaved and uttered obscene words to Renu and Rajni and tore 

their clothes. They also assaulted and caused hurt to Bajranglal ,Rajani and Renu and forced Bajrang, 

Rajani and Renu to tell the whereabouts of Jithendra.. 


Victim(s) : Shehzad 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Purnamal; 2) Other Jail Staff, Kota central Jail 

Location : Central Jail-Kota 


Case Details: 

Shehzed or saiju, aged 22 yrs is a resident of Kansvaand and is an inmate of Kota central Jail. On 4 

May 2008, Shehzad, complained to the jail administration about the bad quality food and asked for 

another properly cooked chapattis from the perpetrator, chief Purnamal. For this, Shehzad was assaulted 

with kicks and punches by Purnamal and other jail staff namely Khenaram and Kishan. When Shehzed 

told Purnamal and other jail staff that he would complain against them to magistrate, they threatened 

Shehzed that they would make him handicapped. Shehzed was beaten so severely that his legs got 

swollen and fingers got protruded and hurt marks were formed at his back. Thereafter Shehzad was 

confined in a dingy room. On 5 May 2008, upon Shehzed’s complaints the magistrate ordered the 

Nayapura police to get his medical examination conducted and thereafter present medical report before 

him. Therefore, the police took Shehzed to the MBS hospital and got his medical examination done, but 

did not give him the medical reports. 


Victim(s) : Ajay Agarwal 

Perpetrator(s) : Central Jail Staff, Ajmer 

Location : Central Jail, Ajmer 


Case Details 

Ajay agarwal, s/o Jagdish Prasad, age 36, lives at Diggi Chowk, Dargah bazaar, Ajmer. Ajay was 

working as manager at Venus guest house situated at Diggi bazaar. In December 2007, a person, 

resident of Kota, was murdered and Ajay was sentenced to imprisonment on murder charges. A case 

of murder was on trial against Ajai Agarwal in the SCST court. Since December2007, Ajay was confined 

in the central jail, Ajmer where he was mercilessly tortured. The jail in-charge, Iqbal issued life threats to 

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him apart from torturing him both mentally and physically. In this regard Ajay had given a written 

complaint to the special court stating that the jail in-charge, during medical treatment had injected some 

medicine and then cut off hiar. This incident took place on 10 may 2008. When his hair was forcibly cut, 

he was tortured simultaneously. Ajay brought this to the notice of media. Then he was shifted to the 

berrik. On 18 May 2008 Ajay fell ill and the jail doctor recommended that he be sent to the JLN hospital. 

But the jail in-charge deliberately did not send him to the JLN hospital Which resulted in loss of health. 

The jail staff in the jail are very cruel to the inmates and they treat them inhumanly. 


Victim(s) : Ganni Khan 

Perpetrator(s) : Rajendra Tyagi, CI 

Location : Vaishali Nagar 


Case Details 

Ganni Khan s/o Nur Khan, age 38years, caste Muslim, lives at Rati Dang, Vaishali Nagar, Ajmer. Ganni 

Khan runs a tea stall near Vaishali Nagar petrol pump, for the past 8 years. A government Liquor shop 

was opened 7-8 months ago, near his shop. The CI Rajendra Tyagi gave him a threat asking him to 

remove the stall from near the liquor shop or he had to face the consequences. Ganni told the police 

officer that the liquor shop was recently opened and his shop was there for the past 8 years. The CI 

ignored Ganni and left with a warning to remove my shop. On 27 June 2008 at 3.30pm CI of the Christian 

Ganj police station Rajendra Tyagi arrived at Ganni’s tea stall with his two constables from Christian Ganj 

Ps in a jeep and started abusing and misbehaving with him. They started throwing things from the tea 

stall. He resisted and they assaulted him. The CI Rajendra Tyagi slapped hard at his face on my right 

cheek. As a result of which he fell flat on the ground and lost conscious. They went on kicking and 

punching him on my mouth and his right ear started to bleed. They left after issuing a threat that if he 

dared put back his shop over there they would break his bones and render him disabled. The severe 

slap caused grievous injury to his ear and I suffered hearing impairment. On 28.06.2008, Ganni 

reported acute pain in his ear and got it examined by an ENT doctor Anup Sharma at Vaishali Nagar, 

who informed that his ear drum was damaged and therefore it was bleeding. Ganni complained to the 

SP on 28 June 2008 against CI Rajendran. Despite assurances no action has been taken to date. But 

CI Rajendran made false claims about the stall being an encroachment. 

FF Code 

Victim(s) 

Perpetrator(s) 


: EU/RAJ/AJ/02/AUG/08 

: Manoj Kumar 

: Iqbal Khan Jailor 

: Ajmer Central jail 


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Case Details 

Manoj Kumar s/o Bansi Lal, Age 34, Caste Berwa, is a resident of Krishna colony, Babu Garh, Ganj, 

Ajmer. Manoj Kumar was undergoing sentence for life imprisonment in the central jail of Ajmer, on 

charge of murder from year 2007. Any new prisoner who entered the central jail would be forced to clean 

toilets and upon refusal they would be beaten and tortured in the jail by jailor Iqbal and the numberdar 

prisoner. On 10 March 2008, jailor Iqbal forced Manoj Kumar to clean all toilets in the jail. When he 

refused it the jailor and other five numberdar prisoners assaulted Manoj, as a result of which he 

sustained grievous injuries. They broke two front teeth and caused damage to the denture. Manoj’s 

face became swollen but no medical examination was conducted. On 22 July 2008, Manoj moved the 

court. The court ordered the civil lines police station to register case against the Jailor and the six other 

accused persons, upon Manoj,s private complaint. Iqbal, however inhumanly blamed Manoj of fighting 

with other prisoners and tried to defend that they did not beat him. 


Victim(s) : Maxwell David 

Perpetrator(s) : Raja Ram, HC 

Location : Madar 


Case Details 

Maxwell David Massey s/o Sri M.Massey, age 19 yr, caste Christian, is a resident of H.N 132, J.P 

Nagar, Madar, Ajmer. He is pursuing ITI from Igmans training Institute, Madar, Ajmer. On 7 July 2008, 

at12.45 pm, Maxwell and Amit, his classmate were going to their institute for practical exams, when a 

police man named Rajaram of Madar chowki stopped him on his way and asked him to come with him 

to the chowki. When Maxwell asked him the reason he started abusing and said that he had dared to 

challenge a police man. Therefore Maxwell would now answer him only at the police station. Maxwell 

pleaded that he was going for my practical exam and so he would go to the chowki afterwards. But 

Rajaram ignored his plea and dragged him forcibly to the police chowki. At the chowki he told Maxwell 

that the latter owed Rs. 3000 to a grocery shopkeeper Manoj Kumar and that he should return it to him 

or else he would make Maxwel’s condition miserable. Maxwell denied owing anything to Manoj and 

told him to call him at the police station in order to settle the issue. At this the police man was angered and 

started beating Maxwell with a stick as. Blue marks were visible on both legs due to stick blows. His 

right hand was fractured. The policeman Rajaram beat him from 1.30 to 3.30 pm at the police chowki. 

Maxwell sustained injuries on several parts of his body. There after my uncle Joseph Masey got me 

released from the chowki. He saw Maxwell being brutally beaten up by Rajaram. Thereafter Maxwell 

and Joseph went to the SP and complained against the accused policeman as well as informed him 

about the torture and also told him that due to this torture he was not able to attend his practical exams. 

But after assurances no action has been taken and the police man is still threatening me to give Rs. 

3000/- or else he would make Maxwell’s life miserable. 

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Victim(s) : Reshma 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Shanker lal Ojha, SHO; 

2) Constables, Kesar Ganj police chowki 

Location : Near Govt. College, Ajmer 


Case Details 

Reshma W/o Jagdish, 18years makes brooms at the foot paths near government college, Ajmer. On 

02 February 2008, at night while she was sleeping two constables of the kesar ganj police chowki, on 

patrol and tired to outrage her modesty by removing her clothes and molested her. At which she woke 

up and started shouting. The constables were startled and immediately called the clock tower police 

station to call for more police constables. The male members of her family caught the accused constables 

Shanker Lal and others. Meanwhile four more constables arrived and first got their fellow policemen 

released. They started to lathicharge them. Thereafter the cops forcibly took 4 women and 3 men of this 

group to the P.S in a jeep assaulting and threatening them. The police kept them in illegal detention from 

12 midnight to 4 am. The whole night the police assaulted and threatened them. The police abused them 

with scandalous words, insulting and annoying the women. The police released them at 4 am in the 

morning threatening them and showing typical police attitude that no body could dare mess with the 

police and so they could do as they liked. The constables threatened them not to complain against the 

police. If they did the police would turn them out of the foot path and set their things on fire. When the SHO 

Shankelal Ojha was demanded the explanation he showed feigned ignorance and alleged that the police 

was trying to evict these people from the footpath as they occupy half of the road which could accidents. 


Victim(s) : Suraj Karan Gurjar 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Sugan Singh, SHO; 2) Sohan Singh, PC; 3) Kana Ram , ASI 

Location : Gegal PS 


Case Details: 

Suraj Karan Gurjar from Gurjar caste is a 35 year old farmer from Chhatdi Village under Gegal PS, 

Ajmer. On 03.04.2008, he was falsely accused of having stolen wires from the Akash Vani office in 

Gegal. At around 8.30 in the night SHO Sugan Singh, PC Sohan Singh, and ASI Kana Ram arrived at 

Suraj Karan’s home with other policemen in a jeep. They searched the house, but did not find any stolen 

articles in his home. Then they asked him to come with them to the PS for an interrogation. When Suraj 

Karan refused to come, he was slapped on his face and forcibly taken to the PS. At the PS, he was 

pulled by his hair and brutally kicked and punched by SHO Sugan Singh. The policemen threatened 

him of along imprisonment if he refused to accept the false charge. When they found him not guilty, they 

charged him with breach of peace and obstructing government work. He was produced before the 

magistrate on 08-04-08 and was released on bail. The policemen have also threatened Suraj Karan not 

to talk to others about the torture. 

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Victim(s) ‘ Mahipal Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : Shambhu dayal, Electrician, Sub Jail, Beawar 

Location : Sub Jail, Beawar 


Case Details 

Mahipal, age 35 years, is a resident at Sendra road, Beawer. Mahipal is prisoner of the Beawer sub jail. 

On 11 July 2008 when he returned to his barrack between 7-7.30 after court hearing pm he received 

a sudden electric shock from open wires in the barrack. He was unaware of the bare wires in the 

barrack. The liability of taking care of such wires lies with Shambhu Dayal and Jail administration but 

they are negligent about their duty. But according to Mahipal ,Shambhu had deliberately ignored it that 

he could get electric shock. On the contrary instead of accepting their fault the jail administration alleges 

that it is the liability of the prisoner to be careful and take care of them selves and this incidence was the 

sole negligence of the victim. The police did not allow him to stay in the hospital long enough for complete 

recovery for fear that he would expose the matter. Thus they denied me of proper medical treatment. 

There after the jail administration also made him understand that he should not disclose this to any body. 

They also promised him that they would help in future if he obliged them by not disclosing the matter. 


Victim(s) : Vijai Dhobi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Kuldeep Singh, PC, Ramganj PS Ajmer; 

2) Girdharilal, ASI, Ramganj PS Ajmer; 

3) Rajendra, PC, Ramganj PS Ajmer 

Location : Ramganj PS, Ajmer. 


Case Details: 

The vicyim Vijai Dhobi (19) was a member of the Dhobi Caste and a resident of Subhash Nagar, Dhobi 

Mohalla, Ajmer. On 3.3.2008 at 12.45 PM, Vijai was at his shop. As his father was a washerman, a girl 

named Anita, who was also a classmate of Vijai, came at the shop with some clothes. As Anita and Vijai 

were acquinted, they started talking. When Anita’ father Umesh Mishra happened see them chatting he 

was outraged, because he could not accept the fact that his daughter was talking to a lower caste boy. 

Umesh approached the shop and started yelling and verbally abusing Vijai referring to his caste and 

threatened him of calling the police. Then on the same day at 2.30 PM Anita’s parents again came at the 

shop and verbally abused Vijai’s father referring to his caste and threatened him to control his son, who 

dared to talk with their daughter. Thereafter, at 3.30, Umesh again came to the shop along with police 

officers of Ramganj PS. They falsely accused Vijai of insulting and annoying his daughter in order to 

outrage her modesty and took him to the police station. In alliance with Umesh, Assistant Sub-inspector 

(ASI) Girdharilal and Police Constables Kuldeep and Rajendra constantly slapped, punched and 

humiliated Vijai, while he was kept in detention till 7 PM. Then the ASI demanded Rs. 5000 from the 

Vijay’s father in order to release his son. Vijay’s father somehow managed to give him Rs. 2500 and get 

his son released from police custody without any case or proceeding. 

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Victim(s) : Kanwari Devi Gurjar 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Sugan Singh, Station House Officer,Gegal PS, Ajmer; 

2) PCs, Gegal PS, Ajmer. 

Location : Gegal PS Ajmer 


Case Deails: 

The Victim Kanwari Deva Gurjar (48) was a member of the Guraj Caste and a resident of Chchatri 

village, Ajmer. She was a widow and did farming and labour work for her livelihood. On 17 January 2008 

at 9 PM Deva, his wife Bijuri and his sons Rampal and Sartaj, who was drunk, arrived at Kanwari’s 

residence armed with rods and lathis. They started abusing her and threatening to vacate her house with 

the intention of illegally taking possession over her land and property. When Kanwari opposed this, Deva 

forcibly dragged and pushed her down and pulled of her dupatta outraging her modesty. When Kanwari’s 

son Raju intervened to defend her, Deva’s son Ramlal violently wrested his left hand and thereafter Deva 

started kicking and punching Kanwari. Kanwari and her son yelled for help and the accused fled on the 

arrival of her neighbours. On the next day, 18 January 2008, Kanwari and her sons went to Gegal police 

station. There, the Station House Officer (SHO) Sugansingh did not file a report about the incident or take 

any action against the accused. On the contrary he forcibly made Kanwari sit in the police station, when 

she insisted that she and her sons should go for medical examination. The abovementioned police 

officer started abusing them in an obscene way and then ordered another police constable to push and 

force Kanwari out of the Police Station. Thereafter the SHO abused them physically as well as mentally 

the whole day from 8 AM to 7 PM in the police station. On 22 January 2008, the Kanwari presented a 

memo to the Superintendent of Police, but no action was taken. 


Victim(s) : Brajesh Devra s/o Mankaran 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Rameshwar lal Pushkar, ASI; 2) Hanumanram, SHO 

Location : Pushker PS, Ajmer 


Case Details: 

The Victim Brajesh Sharma, 38 Yrs is a music teacher and runs a music institute named ‘Rhythm 

music centre’ in Bari basti bazaar in Pushker. His students include both Indians and foreign tourists. For 

the past 15 days a couple Christina and his wife Katrina from Denmark came there to learn Indian music 

at this music center. The couple showed their desire to have Indian food and so on 21-01-08 8 PM the 

victim Brajesh with his friend Aman who is a stage artist, took the foreign couple to J.P restaurant near 

petrol pump in Ganahera for dinner. All four them were having dinner in the restaurant when the ASI 

Rameshwar with three other policemen arrived while on patrol and checked at the reception. He the 

group having food and inquired about their identity. Brajesh informed the ASI Rameshwar everything 

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about their identity. But the officer took all of them forcibly to the P.S for interrogation. There ASI 

Rameshwar under pretence of interrogation kept them in detention the whole night and accused Brajesh 

of trafficking in drugs. When Brajesh refused, he kept him standing the whole night with hands up. They 

also made him and his friend Aman stand in cock posture for two hours. Christina and Katrina were also 

detained along with them. The Asi Rameshwar and two other constables beat them with belts, completely 

injuring their legs and neck. Likewise the policemen tortured Brajesh and others the whole night. At 6 am 

they were released after a threat warning of detention if they complained anywhere about the illegal 

detention and torture. They were assaulted and forced out of the P.S. Brajesh then complained and 

informed of this to the DYSP ( Vill.) Sangram Singh, who assured them of appropriate action. Medical 

Examination was done and it was proved that the marks on their body were due to physical torture. 

FF Code: 

Victim(s): 

Perpetrator(s): 

Location: 


Case Details: 

: EU/RAJ/AJ/11/FEB/08 

: 1) Brajesh Devra; 2) Aman 

: 1) Rameshwar Lal, ASI, Pushkar PS, Ajmer; 

2) Hanumanram, Station House Officer, Pushkar PS, Ajmer 

: Pushker PS, Ajmer 

The Victim Brajesh Sharma (38) was a music teacher and ran a music institute named ‘Rhythm music 

centre’ in Bari Basti Bazaar in Pushker. His students included both Indians and foreign tourists. For 15 

days a Danish couple Christian and Katrina had been coming to Brajesh’s music center to study Indian 

music and musical instruments. The couple showed their interest in having Indian food and so on 21 

January 2008 at 8 PM Brajesh and his friend Aman, who was a stage artist, took the foreign couple to 

J.P restaurant near a petrol pump in Ganahera for dinner. All four them were having dinner in the 

restaurant, when Assistant Sub-inspector (ASI) Rameshwar and 3 other policemen arrived. The police 

officers were on patrol and checking the reception, when the ASI saw Brajesh, Aman and the Danish 

couple and approached them and inquired about their identity. Brajesh told the ASI everything about their 

identity and residence, but in spite of this, the police officer forcibly took all of them to the police station for 

interrogation. At the police station, the above named ASI kept them in detention the whole night under 

pretence of interrogation. He accused Brajash of running a business of drug dealing. When Brajash 

refused this allegation, the ASI made him stand the whole night with his hands up. The police also made 

Brajash and Aman stand in cock posture for two hours. The ASI and two other constables beat Brajash 

on his hands, legs and neck with sticks and belts so that he was injured and experienced severe 

physical pain. The foreign couple was also detained. At 6 AM morning they were released after being 

threatened that if they complained about the incident, they would be brought into detention again. They 

were assaulted and forcibly kicked out of the police station. When Brajash and Aman were later 

medically examined, the report proved injuries caused by the physical abuse of the police. Brajash filed 

a complaint of the police misbehavior to the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DYSP) Sangram Singh. 

The DYSP assured him that appropriate action would be taken against the perpetrators. 

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Victim(s) : Kishan Dutt 

Perpetrator(s) : Nand Singh, ASI, Civil Lines PS, Ajmer 

Location : Court co-premises, Civil Lines PS 


Case details: 

The victim Kishan Dutt came to Ajmer from Ahmedabad on 2 January 2008 to bail out one of his 

associates. While he was sitting in the court, the two history sheeters Feroz and Mukesh robbed him of 

Rs. 5000. He informed his Advocate Sanjai Chauri about the theft. Sanjai informed the police officers of 

Civil Lines police station and soon Assistant Sub-inspector (ASI) Nand Singh arrived and took Kishan 

to the Police Station under pretence of registering his report of robbery. But instead of filing his report, the 

ASI arrested him U/s 151 for breach of peace and committing affray in the court premises. The police 

officer assaulted and abused him by slapping him on the face, so that he was humiliated and experienced 

severe pain. He was continuously abused in custody in the Police station until he was produced before 

the court and bailed out on the next day. The police have raided some certain places in search of 

Mukesh and Feroz, but they have absconded. Kishan’s advocate Chauri confirmed that he would 

certainly complain against the concerned ASI to his superiors. 

FF Code: : EU/RAJ/AJ/16/MARCH/08 

Victim(s): : 1) Nagjilal; 2) Shanker; 3) Bhagchand; 4) Ravi; 5) Beera 

Perpetrator(s): : 1) Farukh, PC; 2) Manoj, PC; 3) Shivcharan, PC; 4) ASI 

Location: : Bhagwan Ganj, Police chowki, Ajmer 


Case Details: 

The victims Nagjilal (24) and Shanker (18) were members of the Sansi Caste community. The victim 

Bhagchand (18) and Ravi (19) were members of the Regar Caste community. The victim Beera (21) 

was a member of the Harijan Caste community and a resident of Sansi Basti, Bahgwan Ganj, Ajmer. On 

15 March 2008 at 9.30 PM Nagjilal, Shanker, Bhagchand, Ravi and Beera returned home after 

collecting sticks for Holi. As they passed by the Hannumanji temple, Police Constables Farukh, Manoj 

and Shivcharan and assistant Sub-inspector (ASI)Gopesh arrested them under a theft charge. The 

police officers, who were drunk, hurt the victims severely and dragged them into a police jeep and took 

them to Bhagwan Ganj police chowki at 11-15 PM. At the police chowki the policemen stripped the 

victims off all their clothes and thereafter insensitively and brutally abused them by giving them severe 

lathi blows and severely beating them. This ill-treatment continued till 2.30 AM. When the victims were 

thirsty and asked the said policemen for water, the ASI spit on them and told them to quench their thirst 

from it. They did not get any water and the whole night they were kept naked and beaten and not allowed 

to sleep. Through the night all the victims sighed in pain and received severe injuries. Next morning at 

7 AM members of the Basti Community gathered at Bhagwanganj police chowki protesting against the 

illegal detention of the victims. In response to this protest, the accused policemen falsely charged them 

for breach of peace and at 1.30 PM produced them before the city magistrate from where they were later 

bailed out. No medical report was done. Later the president of the Valmiki society Biram Garu was 

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informed and reporters from Dainik Navjyoti were also informed and the victims’ injuries were shown to 

them. On 17 March 2008 the victims presented a memo to the District Superintendent of Police (DSP) 

demanding the suspension of the accused police officers. The DSP delegated the case inquiry to the 

Deputary Superintendent of Police Karnisingh and assured the victims that appropriate action would be 

taken against the perpetrators. 


Victim(s) : 1) Chunaram Bhil; 2) Fatna Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Madanlal Chaudhry, Station House Officer; 

2) Shambhusingh, ASI; 3) Narendra Singh alias Papsa, 

4) Sunil Kumar Chaudhry, DSP; 5) Shivraj, ASI, Barmer; 

6) Devaram, ASI; 7) Genaram, ASI 

Location : Chauhatan PS, Court premises 


Case Details: 

The victim Chunaram Bhil (33) was a member of the Bhil Caste and an inhabitant Mangta village, 

Barmer. His mother was the victim Fatna Devi (61). On 01.02.2008, Chunaram went to Chauhatan 

village with his father Agraram and his neighbours Nagaram, Hemaram and Kumaparam. Chunaram 

used to work in Chauhatan village as a driver for the accused Narendra Singh Rajput alias Papas. 

Chunaram went there to collect his monthly wage from Narendra worth 3000 X 4 = 12000/- Rs. But 

Narendra refused to give him his salary and on the contrary imposed false charges against him of 

stealing his mobile telephone at 2 PM. Narendra immediately called the Chautan police and the Assistent 

Subinspectors Shambhusingh, Devaram and Genaram arrived. The policemen punched, kicked and 

verbally abused Chunaram referring to his caste for 15-20 min. They completely ignored the attempt of 

his father and others to save him. He was then forcibly taken to Chanhatan police station in Atavi. At the 

police station he was intensively abused physically under pretence of interrogation around 4.30 PM. He 

was constantly beaten and hurt with belts and stick for ½ hour. At 7 PM the police officers also forced 

liquor into his mouth to humiliate him. He was continuously abused and brutally beaten through the whole 

night even though he became unconscious. His body was bleeding form several parts and marks of 

injury were formed all over his body. He was kept in illegal detention till 04.02.2008 he was continuously 

abused. After causing him severe injuries, the policemen took him to the hospital, where they tried to 

clear off the blood stains from him clothes and a false medical report was made. On 02.02.2008 at 4 PM 

Chunaram’s father Agraram, his mother Fatna Devi, their sons Bhura Ram and Tkam Ram and their 

daughter in law Antari Devi were sitting in the court premises in their advocates chamber discussing the 

case with advocate Rupsingh Rathore and Sunil Bharoja. At that time 8-9 policemen arrived. When their 

a warrant was demanded from them, 20-25 other police officers went into the room and forcibly dragged 

Fatna and her daughter in law outside, pulling them by their hair and disturbing their clothes in an indecent 

way. One of them hit Fatna on her buttocks in a vulgar way. They screamed, but the police ignored them. 

There were no women policemen to arrest and deal with the women. Finally the concerned CJM, 

Barmer formed a commission and issued a search warrant against the accused policemen, but no 

report was filed on behalf of the victims. 

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FF Code : EU/RAJ/AJ/24/APR/08 

Victim(s) : Devi Singh Koli 

Perpetrator(s) : Gopesh Kumar, SI 

Location : Bhagwanganj Police Chowki, Ajmer 


Case Details: 

Devi Singh s/o Sukhlal is a 48 years old Koli male and a resident of New Basti, Ramganj, Ajmer. Devi 

Singh’s father died suddenly and the Devi Singh had a quarrel regarding sharing the property with his 

brothers Kanhayalal and Govindram. Kanhayalal coerced with the Ramganj Police and started 

pressurizing Devi Singh to give up his right over the property. On 13 April 2008, Kanhayalal, Govindlal 

& their sons assaulted Devi Singh at his house. After this assault, he immediately called SI Gopesh of 

Bhagwanganj police chowki, who arrived there started assaulting Devi Singh and his family members. 

Thereafter, the accused policemen took Devi Singh and his son Bholeshwar forcibly to Bhagwanganj 

police chowki, and tortured and beat them there, hurting his back & face. Policemen Mahaveer and 

Farukh kicked and punched them. After this torture, they demanded 2000/- in lien of their release. When 

they refused the demand, they arrested them under section 151. They were produced before a 

magistrate and were bailed out. 


Victim(s) : Sanjai Vighwani 

Perpetrator(s) : Birda Sigh Rawat ASI, Clock tower PS, Ajmer 

Location : Clock Tower PS, Ajmer 


Case Details: 

On 1 March 2007 in the night, a shop in Purani Mandi Chowki was robbed. The clock Tower police 

suspected Sanjai Vighwani of being involved in the theft. Therefore, Sanjai was taken to the police station 

for interrogation. Under interrogation Sanjai stated that he went out with some friends after dinner and at 

the time, when the theft was committed, he was sleeping in his house. Sanjai was released after two 

hours. Then again on 7 March 2007 at 2 PM a policeman arrived at Sanjai’s house and took him to the 

police station for interrogation. He was released at 5 PM. The onwards the Clock Tower policemen 

started regularly troubling Sanjai and his family under pretence of interrogation about the theft. Due to this 

harassment, Sanjai left his house and went to Delhi, where he started running his own stationery shop. 

But still the policemen kept on constantly troubling his family members inquiring about him. On 15 

March 2007, the clock tower policemen inquired them about Sanjai in relation to some other theft case. 

His mother told them that Sanjai had been out of town for the past year, so he had nothing to do with the 

theft.. In the month of February 2008 when Sanjai went home to visit his family, the Clock Tower 

policemen arrested him groundlessly and detained him under the frame of a false charge of breach of 

peace. He was physically abused in police custody. The police officers beat him on his hands so that he 

had marks all over his hands and his palms were swollen. Afterwards he was bailed out. Sanjai was 

tormented and upset by the trouble that the police continuously caused him. His family was also 

constantly troubled and threatened by the police under pretence of interrogation. 

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FF Code : EU/RAJ/JODH/01/FEB/08 

Victim(s) : Bhairaram Megwal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Ramchandra singh, SHO, Baap PS, Jodhpur, 

2) Harchand; 3) Kishnaram; 4) 2-3 PCs, Baap PS, Jodhpur. 

Location : Baap PS, Jodhpur. 


Case Details: 

The victim Bhairaram Megwal (56) was a resident of Khichan village. He was a farmer and besides that 

he ran two grocery shops at Indra colony and Malar road. For the past 2-3 months before 30 December 

2007, the police officers of Baap police station troubled him alleging that he purchased stolen goods and 

waste materials. On 5 December 2007 at 4 PM 3 policemen of Baap police station stopped him for 

interrogation while he was driving in his tractor. The police accused him of intentionally purchasing and 

possessing stolen property. He was taken to the police station at 4.20 PM, and there Station House 

Officer (SHO) Ramchandra Singh snapped at him and assaulted, abused and humiliated him by 

kicking and punching him vigorously. Bhairaram was illegally detained for 15 days during which his 

relatives were not allowed to meet him. On 5-6 and 14 December 2007, the abovementioned SHO, the 

driver Harchand, Kishnaram and 2-3 other Police Constables beat him during afternoon with sticks and 

belts causing him severe physical pain. He was neither medically examined nor was he given sufficient 

food and drink during his detention. The policemen accused him of being a master thief and threatened 

him of detention for his whole life. They also demanded a share in his shop earnings as their commission. 

Due to the abuse of the police, Bhairaram’s life was shattered as it deprived him of his self respect and 

moral. 


Victim(s) : 1) Abhishek Tyagi; 2) Rajesh Pathak 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Devichand Dhaka, SI, Sardar Pura PS 

Location : Sardar Pura PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Abhishek Tyagi (35) was a resident of Meerut and victim Rajesh Pathak (38) was a resident 

of Delhi. They were both juniour workers of ‘Data mine software’ a sister concern of Sri Jagat software 

Pvt. Ltd. Company situated in Neeut. Sahil alias Shisir Saxena was the managing director of Sri Jagat 

software. Sahil published advertisements in Jodhpur newspapers falsely promising to provide data 

scaning jobs to people and giving them an opportunity to earn Rs. 5-50000 by working at home. He 

convinced people that by taking the job and depositing their money in his company, they would earn 

money. When this showed to be forge and frand, Sahil absconded. On 29 April 2007 at 12-1 Pm, the 

police arrested Abhishek and Rajesh proceeding upon the complaint of the people who had been fooled 

by Sahil. Abhishek and Rajesh were innocent and had no knowledge of the offence. Sub-inspector (SI) 

Devichand Dhaka acted negligently and conducted an inappropriate investigation before arresting Abhishek 

and Rajesh and taking them to the P.S. At the police station they where brutally abused at around 3-4 PM 

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even though they revealed all that they knew about the actual accused Sahil, such as his mobile 

number, pay card number, vehicle number and company documents. The Police Constables beat 

Rajesh with sticks and belts on his chest, back and thighs. Both Abhishek and Rajesh were continuously 

hurt and abused in custody on 29-30 April 2007 under the pretence of interrogation. Abhishek and 

Rajesh were kept in custody for 9 month despite of their clam of innocence. SI Devichand was later 

promoted to Station House Officer of Bhojasar Police station. 


Victim(s) : Pukhraj Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : Hukmaram Jaat, PC, Mandore PS 

Location : Mandore Naka 


Case details: 

The victim Pukhraj Singh (19) was a member of the Rajput Caste community and a resident of 

Kelavakalan village, Osiyan, Jodphur. He worked as a jeep driver. On 18 December 2007 at 4 PM, 

when Pukhraj reached the Mandore Naka after getting his vehicle repaired at ‘Mohan Motar Repaires’. 

The police stopped his vehicle and alleged that they had been informed that he had escaped after being 

involved in an accident. Pukhraj clarified that the information was false and said that he would like to talk 

to the person, who had given the false information. When he talked to that person on phone, he found out 

that it was the mechanic Mohan Singh Rajput from Mohan Motor repairing. Mohan admitted to Pukhraj 

and the police that he had given false information. The police officers now released Pukhraj, but Police 

Constable Hukumaram Jaat caught him by his collar and pushed him so that he fell down. He then 

slapped him on the face and humiliated him by verbally abusing him. He also constantly kicked, 

punched and slapped him. Initially the other police officers did not interfere, but after a while at 4.30 PM 

they stopped Hukumaram and let Pukhraj go. Hukumaram had a land dispute with Pukhraj’s father. 

When the incident took place, people who passed by on the main road saw that Pukhraj were abused, 

but they did not interfere. 


Victim(s) : Vinod Harijan 

Perpetrator(s) : Prakash Gharu, Head Constable, Udaimandir PS 

Location : 1) Raika Bag station; 2) Mahila PS 


Case details: 

The victim Vinod Harijan (29) was a member of the Haijan Caste community and worked as a laborer 

at Gotam in Jodhpur. Vinod was married to Umadevi. After five years of marriage they constantly 

quarreled and Umadevi went to stay at her parent’s house. Umadevi also had an affair with the accused 

Head Constable (HC) Prakash Gharu of Udaimandir police station. When Vinod discovered this illicit 

relationship, Umadevi ended her relationship with Prakash. On 13 July 2007 at 3 PM, the abovementioned 

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HC abused Vinod Harijan in public at Raika bag Railway station. The HC caught hold of Vinod’s collar 

and pulling him by his hair he dragged him down from the train and out of the Railway station. There he 

started hurting and humiliating him in public. He punched and kicked him on the back. Even though 

Vinod wept and yelled, the HC kept on hurting him. The people, who passed by, did not interfere. 

Thereafter at 3.45 PM, the HC brought Vinod to Mahilla police station, where his wife Umadevi and his 

in laws were already present. They imposed a false allegation against him and the HC snapped at him 

and said that he was the collector of that place. Thereafter they took Vinod to a room where Prakash hurt 

him haphazardly and vigorously by punching and kicking him with belts and sticks so that he experienced 

severe physical pain. He received severe stick blows on his thighs and head so that he became 

unconscious. Then the HC forced him to sign some papers in his unconscious state and afterwards he 

sent him to Merta city. Since the incident the HC was continuously intimidating and threatening Vinod 

over the phone. After the incident, Vinod filed a FIR and a private complaint against the HC. 


Victim(s) : Babulal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Kalu Ram Meena, CI; 2) Premsingh, SI 

Location : Maha Mandir PS 


Case Details 

Babulal s/o Dauraman, caste Saraswat Brahmin, age 45. Babulal married Gayatri 24 years ago. 

Babulal and Gayatry had been quarreling between themselves even on small issue for a quite sometime. 

Gaytri came to live with her family two years ago in Jodhpur. Her brothers Nandu and Vishnu excited her 

feelings against Babulal and she also called her two sons Hitesh and Vishal to stay with her. Then she 

started imposing false accusations upon Babulal of having illegal relationship with some other woman. 

The allegations included that he demanded dowry. The dispute between parents hampered the studies 

and future life of our children. Gayatri and her brothers constantly excited Babulal’s elder son Hitesh to 

fight with him. But he did not want this on the contrary he checked his uncles and asked them not to 

interfere in his parents’ life and spoil his family. He constantly insisted that his mother to return home. On 

11.7.2008, he had a terrible fight with his mother and maternal uncles. The Mahamandir police arrested 

him. After his release from the police station he went into depression and as result of constant torture by 

his mother and maternal uncles he committed suicide on 2.8.2008. Gayatri and her family members 

accused me falsely implicated Babulal of abetting his son’s suicide. The police filed a case against him 

at the Mahamandir police station. On 4 August 2008, at 8.30 pm Babulal went to file his report at the police 

station to demand an inquiry into the suicide case of his son and find out the cause of it. But the CI Kalu 

Ram Meena and the SI Premsingh accepted the FIR of Gayatri while ignoring his report and then 

arrested him. The said policemen assaulted, abused and hurt me at the night in confinement, addressing 

him as the killer of his own son and a house breaker. They kicked and punched him despite his plea for 

mercy. The police beat him severely for thirty minutes. They did not even let him attend his son’s 

funeral, telling that he did not deserve it as he was the reason for his death. The police stubbornly refused 

to allow him to his son’s funeral. They deprived him of his natural and my customary right. 

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Victim(s) : Akil Khan 

Perpetrator(s) : SHO, Jitendra singh Rathore khanda Ralsa PS, Jodhpur. 

Location : Sivanchi gate police chowki Jodhpur. 

Date of incident : 15/02/ 2008 

Case Details: 

The victim Akil Khan (15) was a mentally retarded juvenile. On 15 February 2007 in the night, he and 

three of his friends entered a marriage in Mahaesh Sr. School to have some good food. In that marriage 

the woman Kamla Dhoot’s waist gold ornaments were stolen and 3-4 other person’s pockets were also 

picked. The wedding guests suspected Akil and his friends of the theft, and while his friends escaped, 

they caught hold of Akil. Station House Officer (SHO) Jitendra Singh arrived at the place of incident and 

took Akil to Siwanchi gate police chowki. There the SHO beat him vigorously under pretence of 

interrogation. He slapped him 4-5 times and gave him 3-4 stick blows causing him severe bodily pain. 

Later the Assistant Superintendent of Police Sawai Singh Godra arrived and got the boy released. Akil 

was so tormented and startled that he haphazardly uttered two names of his friends. The police had not 

yet able to find the actual accused, of the theft. 


Victim(s) : Ramchandra Nai 

Perpetrator(s) : Gokere Ram, ASI, Dangiyawas PS 

Location : Dangiyawas PS, Jodhpur 


Case Details: 

The victim Ramchandra Nai was a member of the Nai Caste and a resident of Kakelav village Jodhpur. 

In the Luni Panchayat under Kakelav village, the Village Head had the work of poor labourers done by 

contract machines. When the villagers protested against this, the village head along with some bullies 

abused Ramchandra and others. When the policemen of Dangiyawas Police station arrived, they 

conducted a biased investigation, being partial towards the Village Head. The Assistant Sub-inspector 

(ASI) and 1-2 Police Constables arrested Ramchandra for breach of peace and took him to the police 

station while they threatened and assaulted him. At the police station the police officers physically abused 

and harassed him. They kicked and punched him vigorously. During his detention Ramchandra was 

denied food. The ASI who led the abuse was in alliance with the Village head, and before Ramchandra 

was released, the ASI threatened him not to interfere with the Village Head’s work again. 


Victim(s) : Badsshah Khan alias Nikki 

Perpetrator(s) : Heeralal, Police Head Constable, GRPF PS, Jodhpur 

Location : Near Rly station, Jodhpur 


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Case Details: 

The victim Badshah Khan (25) was Muslim and a resident of Jodhpur. On 29 March 2008 at 6-7 PM 

Badshah was playing cards with his friends Amjad, Sahil and 2-3 other persons outside “Hello Hurt” 

near the Railway station. At that time some policemen arrived and as they found Badshah and the others 

playing cards, they demanded a charge for gambling from them. The policemen forcibly seized Rs. 

1000 from them. The Head Constable Heeralal and some other policemen caught hold of Basshah and 

assaulted and hurt him by slapping and punching him. They pushed him down and stepped on his 

hands. The also cut him with a piece of glass causing severe bodily pain to him. They insensitively 

ignored Badshah’s cry of pain and kept on hurting him. They hit him with lathi’s on his hands, legs, back 

and thighs. Some of the taxi drivers interfered and tried to save Badshah and Amjad from the police, but 

it was in vain. When the policemen saw that the victim was bleeding from his hands they sent him away 

with one of the taxi drivers. 


Victim(s) : 1) Manoj; 2) Ramlal 

Perpetrator(s) : Police officers, Itawa 

Location : Itawa PS 


Case Details: 

On 13 December 2007, the victims Manoj and Ramlal were arrested by the Itawa police under a theft 

charge. They were brought to the police station, where they were abused and hurt during the night in 

police custody. Manoj was hurt on his neck so that he experienced severe physical pain and later could 

not even move his neck. He was also hanged up-site down and hit with sticks at the soles of his feet. 

Their arrest was shown on the next day 14 December 2007 and they were produced before Kota 

Juvenile court. Later this day the boys were taken by the police to a Juvenile reformatory home. There 

the peon saw that the boys experienced severe bodily pain when they walked and could not even move 

their neck. They both had visible injury marks on their feet. Officer of the Juvenile reformatory home 

Ramraj Meena, informed officer Ridhpal Pareek about the incident and he conveyed it to the magistrate, 

who demanded an explanation from the Assistant Sub-inspector (ASI) Ramesh of Itawa P.S. The 

Magistrate asked the ASI to produce a report concerning the matter. Circle Inspector Ramkalayan 

Meena on the contrary rendered every fact in the case to be false. When Manoj later told his friend about 

the incident, he wept and was tormented. Initially both Manoj and Ramlal were too scared too tell 

anything about the police ill-treatment. 

FF Code : EU/RAJ/KOTA/22/MAR/08 

Victim(s) : Nanga Singh Rawat 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Dharmveer, Station House Officer; 2) 3 other policemen 

Location : Adarsh nagar PS, Ajmer 


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Case details: 

The victim Nanga Singh Rawat (30) was a member of the Rawat caste and a resident of Bagoli village, 

Pushkar, Ajmer. He had been residing there with his in laws for the past 10-12 Years. On 09 April 2008 

at 5 AM in the morning, Nanga was returning home from Palara when 4 policemen of Adarsh Nagar 

police station, who were standing at the Badlya by pass Chaurha, near Dungri, followed him as he 

passed by them. They suspected him of possessing illegal liqueur. They policemen stopped him and 

suddenly beat him severely with lathi sticks. When Nanga asked them the reason of this lathi assault, 

they ignored him and kept on beating him. They beat him so severely on his head that his helmet broke. 

Nanga states that if he had not been wearing a helmet, he would have died due to head injuries caused 

by the beatings. Thereafter, the said policemen brutally beat him on his legs and back, so that his leg was 

fractured. Thereafter, the police searched his bike, but they didn’t find anything. The policemen tried to 

present the incident as an accident and filed a case of negligent driving against Nanga. Nanga became 

unconscious after being beaten for by the police with lathis for ½ hour. When Nanga regained his 

consciousness, he found himself surrounded by the policemen at Adarsh Nagar police station. There 

the policemen asked his name and residence and threatened him not to disclose this incident to any 

one. Later the policemen took him to the hospital for medical treatment, but the doctors refused to treat his 

fractured leg. Therefore, he was again brought to the police station. Thereafter he called his brother in law 

Nanu Singh, who reached the police station around 6.15 AM. When Nanu reached the police station, he 

found Nanga partly unconscious, bleeding heavily, and crying in acute pain. Lathi marks were visible all 

over Nanga’s body and he was unable to walk as his legs were fractured. The said policemen 

threatened both Nanga and Nanu not to take him to any government hospital or complain about the 

incident to anyone. Then at 8 AM Nanu and other relatives of Nanga took him to JLN, and the policemen 

followed them to the hospital and coerced them not to admit Nanga in the hospital. In response to this 

behaviour of the police, 20-25 more relatives reached the hospital and demanded an explanation from 

the policemen. This made the policemen leave the place. Initially the hospital staff refused to admit Nanu 

into the hospital without the approval of the police. When the President of the Development Council, 

Babulal Teli, intervened, Nanga was finally admitted and treated in JLN from 9-14 April 2008. He 

received four stitches on his right ankle. After the incident the police did not give Nanga back his mobile. 

On 10 April 2008, Nanga’s relatives presented a memo to the Superintendent of Police to have action 

taken against the accused policemen. The inquiry into the case was delegated to the Deputy Superintendent 

of Police (DYSP) Karni Singh Rathor. But after 1 month the DYSP had not recorded his statements 

either. On the contrary, the police was trying to convert the case into a case of accident. 


Victim(s) : 1) Vikram Singh Hada; 2 Manoj Pandey 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Rampal, ASI; 2) Surveer, PC; 3) Dharmendra, PC; 

4) Surajmal, PC; 5) Babulal, Head Constable 

Location : Mahavir Nager PS, Kota 


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Case Details: 

The victim Vikram Singh Hada (30) was a member of the Rajput Caste and president of the Teachers’ 

Welfare Council. Both Vikram and the second victim Manoj Pandey (30) were residents of Mahavir 

Nager Vistar Yojna, Kota. On 24 February 2008 at 8.30 AM, Manoj was kidnapped from Santosh Nagar 

Chauraha by two unidentified persons on a motor bike. On the next day, 25 February 2008 at 1 AM, he 

somehow managed to reach his home on bicycle. Meanwhile when Manoj did not come home on 24 

February 2008 in the night, his wife Nitu Pandey was worried. Therefore on 25 February 2008 at 10 AM, 

she went along with Vikram to Mahaveer Nagar police station to file a report about her husband’s 

disappearance. But the policemen on duty negligently did not take any action upon the report. Thereafter 

at 3 PM the same day, Pawan Gautam, who was a servant, arrived at Manoj’s house and threatened 

Nitu that the shop owner had called them and if they did not come, they would be forcibly picked up from 

their home. Later, when Manoj reached home, he was in a bad condition. He told all about the incident 

to the people of the colony, who suggested him to register his report in the police station. When he went 

to the police station, the policemen on duty did not file his report. When he later went to the Police Station 

again the police officer under coercion and pressure compelled him not to register the offence. When the 

people of the colony came to know about this, they gathered and insisted that the police should register 

the FIR. While Vikram was talking with the Circle Inspector demanding that the FIR was filled, Assistant 

Sub-inspector Rampal gave a severe blow on the back of Vikram’s head due to which he fell down. 

Thereafter the other policemen Shrveer, Dharamendra, Surajmal and Head Constable Babulal started 

kicking and punching him severely. They then dragged him inside the Police station and detained him 

in a cell despite of public protest. There he was also hurt and assaulted barbarically by the policemen. 

Thereafter, due to the public pressure, at 4 PM the police had Vikram medically examined, and at 5 PM 

he was presented before the Additional District Magistrate from where he was bailed out. 

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FF Code : EU/RAJ/KOTA/28/MARCH/08 

Victim(s) : Lalit Kumar Meena 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Narendra Singh, ASI, Prem Nagar Police chowki; 

2) Ashok Kumar, Station House Officer, Udyog Nagar PS 

Location : Prem Nagar Police chowki, Kota 


Case Details: 

The victim Lalit Kumar Meena (21) was a member of the Meena caste and a resident of Prem Nagar. 

On 23 March 2008 at 1.00 PM at the festival of Holi, some boys were participating in the program of 

breaking chetty. The formed a pyramid to reach up to the hanging chetty. Lalit was also playing Holi and 

throwing colour at everyone. Somebody informed policemen of Prem Nagar police station that some 

boys were in an intoxicated condition and causing disturbance. Therefore some constables from the 

police chowki came. The policemen were all drunk and started lathi charging the crowd. Due to this, 

everyone ran away, but Lalit was caught by the police. The drunken police men brutally beat Lalit on his 


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legs and hands with their lathis. Due to the beatings of the police, Lalit’s hands were fractured and he was 

severely injured. Despite of this, the policemen insensitively took him to the Udyog Nagar police station, 

where they detained him and denied him of medical examination. The policemen kept him sitting in the 

police station in severe pain for 7 hours till 9 PM, when he was taken to the MBS hospital. His medical 

examination was deliberately delayed to that day due to police negligence. The police did not inform 

Lalit’s family members about his detention. They went to the police station and inquired about him, when 

some body told them that he had been taken away by the police. Thereafter on 24 March 2008 Lalit was 

produced before the magistrate and bailed out. 


Victim(s) : Sajjan Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Bhagwat Singh, CI; 2) Mahendra Singh, PC 

Location : City PS, Beawer 


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On 28 May 2008, at 10 pm, Sajjan singh was talking to a girl. The colony people saw him and they took 

him to the Mewadi Gate police Chowki. The on duty police men beat him and forced him to stand in a 

cock posture. He was kicked and slapped. Thereafter he was taken to the City Thana, where again he 

was made to stand in a cock posture and was inhumanly beaten by the perpetrators CI Bhagwat Singh 

and Mahendra Singh. They refused to allow Sajjan Singh to stand upright and whenever he tried to do 

so, he was kicked and beaten. He was not even allowed to speak. This caused Sajjan Singh muscle 

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FF Code : EU/RAJ/AJ/21APRIL/08 

Victim(s) : Shivsingh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Chain Singh; 2) Yogesh Kumar 

Location : Railway PS, Beawer 


Case Details: 

Shivsingh, taxi driver who came to the railway station to drop his passengers was assaulted by the 

police constables who were on duty. The constables who were on duty have demanded money from 

Shivsingh for which he refused and so the fight started where the argument changed into a gang fight 

between the constables and Shivsingh’s friends. Both the parties were badly hurt which has resulted 

injuries on the victim’s head, hands, thighs since he was beaten up by the constables with their lathi. The 

victim has filed a case against the constables for their ill-treatment towards him for which the constables 

have filed a case against him in return. The reason chensingh, 50 Yrs RPF constable gives is that 

Shivsingh and his friends were found drunken and troubling the public for which a case was filed against 

them. 

FF Code : EU/RAJ/JODH/04/APR/08 

Victim(s) : 1) Navin Vaishnav; 2) Devendra Sharma 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Mahaveer Singh, SI; 2) Manish Dev SI; 3) Narayansingh, ASI 

Location : Pratap Nagar PS, Jodhpur. 


Case Details: 

Navin Vaishnav was badly abused and assaulted by the police on 15-04-08 based on the complaint 

given by Mahesh Kumar Mutha for stealing his Labrador dog that cost him Rs. 20000/-.The officer in 

charge has asked Navin Vaishnav to come to the police station for the case filed against him for which 

he refused and the officer in charge has dragged the victim to the police station and has kicked, punched 

and has also hit him with lathi which has resulted in pain and injury on the victim’s back, thighs and legs. 

But the victim says that he discovered the dog on the street and rescued it from a gang of street dogs and 

was willing to give it back since he was not aware about who was the owner. The victim’s friend who 

came to his rescue was also ill-treated and assaulted in the same way along with his father. The officer 

in charge says that Navin Vaishnav was arrested under U/s 151 for breach of peace since he refused 

to give back the dog and he says all sorts of lie since he has many cases filed against him which he tries 

to defame. 


Victim(s) : Sharavan Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : 1)Kailash Chaudhry; 2)Sawai Singh Godra 

Location : Liquor shop, Near railway station road , Jodhpur. 


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Case Details: 

Sharavan Kumar, mechanic by profession came to a liquor shop to relax himself for the day. When 

Kailash Chaudhry,a police officer who came there for his daily inspection started slapping, kicking and 

punching the victim and he was also beaten up with the lathi all over his body, due to which his legs, 

hands, back and palms were swollen and his right hand started bleeding and marks of the lathi was 

found all over his body. The victim was dragged out of the shop and was beaten up and humiliated 

publicly, just because he was drinking beer and for questioning them for their inhuman act but no action 

was taken against the above said liquor shop owner. Sharavan Kumar who was terrified by the cruel 

behavior of the police went to his friend for advice, who has directed him to the press, where the victim 

complained about everything that took place in the shop and the incident was published in the newspaper 

the following day. 


Victim(s) : Surendra Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1)Rajendra Prasad Diwaker ,CI; 2)Har Narayan, SI; 

3)Gordhansingh, ASI 

Location : Mhamandir PS, Jodhpur. 


Case Details: 

Surendra Singh, the victim who had argument with Anil Vaisnav, his neighbor for having too much of 

volume while listening to the music since it disturbed Surendra Singh who checked his neighbor for his 

inconsiderate act for which he picked up a fight with Surendra Singh and also stole his wallet. Surendra 

Singh who was agitated by his neighbor’s act filed a case against him where the police officers consoled 

him and also filed a case. But again when the victim went to the station to see about the proceedings of 

his case, he was badly abused and assaulted by the police for no reason. The victim was kicked, 

punched and badly ill-treated by the police telling that he was a fighter cock. The victim complains that the 

police have a deal with accused and his police relative and conducted a biased proceeding against me. 

The officer who is said to be the perpetrator refuses to give any of his opinion regarding the case. 

FF Code 

Victim(s) 




Case Details: 

: EU/RAJ/JODH/26/APR/08 

: 1)Arvind panwar; 2)Shravan Bhargav 

: 1) Punaram; 2) Achla Ram; 3) Sawaising; 4) Bansilal; 

5) Bhanwarlal 

: DIET Premises Jodhpur 

Victims Arvind Panwar and Shravan Bhargav who are students have come to the DIET Premises 

Jodhpur to get the STC form. But the place allotted for the above said work was not sufficient enough 

since there were lots of students assembled there to get the form. There were only two windows opened 

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as counter to issue forms for the entire crowd which was not sufficient. This was not the first time for such 

an incident to take place but the educational department which was in charge was very ignorant and 

inconsiderate about the situation since there was no water to drink and not even a small shed for the 

people to rest from the hot sun. Meanwhile the officers in charge were yelling at the students by seeing 

the exceeding crowd and at one point of time all the forms were sold out which made the students 

standing in the queue really upset and they started opposing the management for their ignorance and so 

the officers called the police officers to control the situation. The police officers who came there started 

attacking the students cruelly even after their plea to leave them. Victims Arvind Panwar, Shravan 

Bhargav were badly hurt because of the lathi charge that the police used against them which has 

resulted in bodily pain in both the innocent victims. 


Victim(s) : Rajendra 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Dharmpal , PC; 2) Birbal, PC 

Location : Suraj pole gate 


Case Details: 

The victim Rajendra, aged 26, belonging to Teli caste, resides at, Shahpura mohalla, Beawer and is a 

student. On 23 April 2008, police and Mali community people were under a dispute over the matter of 

arrest of Ex-president Dungar Singh Sankhal by the police and police started Lathi charge. Rajendra 

was passing through that area and two policemen Dharmpal and Birbal assaulted Rajendra with Lathi at 

his fingers, legs and back .As a result, Rajendra is not able to bend his fingers. When the two witnesses 

Pintu and Namu intervened they also got injured. Later a private complaint was filed. 


Victim(s) : 1) Bhanwaru Khan; 2)Rahim Khan; 

3) Other residents of Langa colony 

Perpetrator(s) : Om Prakash Gautam, SHO, Pratap Nagar PS and staff 

Location : Pratap Nagar 


Case Details: 

The victims are Bhanwaru Khan, aged 44; Rahim Khan aged 34 and other residents of Langa colony. 

On 11 May 2008,at 10 am in the morning, Baldev Nagar, Langa colony residents protested at the 

Akhliya circle for the demand of the arrest of a hard core criminal Amit Joshi of the Pratapnagar area 

who committed house trespass on Rahim Khan. The FIR of the house trespass was registered at the 

Pratap Nagar PS but the police did not take any action. The police under the orders of SHO Omprakash 

Gautam of Pratap Nagar PS started lathi charge and as a result many people were hurt. The police men 

also abused women and girls. 

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Victim(s) : 1) Sanjai Kumar; 2) Sushil Gurjar; 3) Ranveer Nagar; 

4) Sajeev Nagar; 5) Anil Nagar; 6) Amit Nagar; 7) Kuldeep 

Nagar; 8) Selak Nagar; 8) Surendra; 9) Rajendra; 

10) Satyendra 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Sugan Singh, Station House Officer, Gegal PS; 

2) Sohan Singh, PC, Gegal PS 

Location : Gegal PS, Ajmer. 


Case Details: 

On 18 January 2008, 8-10 members of the Gurjar Caste were having tea at a tea stall, when two 

policemen from Gegal Police Station arrived. The policemen started inquiring them, suspecting them to 

be from other states. Intending to take some money from them, the policemen called 5-6 more policemen 

and took them forcibly to Gegal police station while verbally abusing and assaulting them referring to their 

caste. The whole day and night they were illegally detained and physically abused in the police station. 

On 19 January 2008, Sanjai Gurjar, who was a social worker and advocate, was informed of this police 

ill-treatment. He immediately went to Gegal Police Station and inquired Station House Officer (SHO) 

Sugan Singh about the unlawful arrest and asked for an explanation for it. The SHO was completely 

outraged by this, and misbehaved with Sanjai by slapping and assaulting him. Later, the SHO chased 

him out of the police station. When Sanjai complained about this incident to the Superintendent of Police, 

the abovementioned SHO unlawfully fabricated false documents against the detained persons Ranveer 

nagar, Sajeev Nagar, Anil Nagar, Amit Nagar, Kuldeep Nagar, Selak Nagar, Sushil Gurjar, Surendra, 

Rajendra and Satyendra. They were arrested on 19 January 2008 and 54 hours later, they were 

presented before E.M. accused of breach of peace. The detained persons later informed Sanjai of their 

illegal confinement and detention from 18 January 2008 and he complained to various superior authorities, 

but no action was taken 


Victim(s) : Gordhan Lal 

Perpetrator(s) : Shivpal Singh, PC, Gandhinagar police chowki, 

Mandanganj, Kishangarh Ajmer 

Location : Gandhinagar police chowki 


Case Details: 

The victim Gordhan Lal (35) was a member of the Berwa Caste and an inhabitant of Sawantsar, 

Kishangarh Madanganj, Ajmer. Gordhan worked as a guard at Saptgiri Marble. His job consisted of 1 

month night and 1 month day shifts, but his fellow associate guard Ompal Singh forced him to do both 

day-night shifts. When Gordhan refused to do so, Ompal Singh threatened to make his brother, who 

was a constable at Gandhinagar police chowki, hurt him and illegally trouble and coerce him. Therefore, 

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on 27 February 2008 Gordhan complained against Ompal Singh to the manager, but this only made the 

conflict worse. On 03 March 2008 at 9.15 AM, two policemen of Gandhinagar police chowki arrived at 

Saptgiri Marbles in civil dress. One of them, who was Ompal Singh’s brother, started verbally abusing 

Gordhan. Onwards he also kicked and punched him. The said constables also assisted 7-8 antisocial 

elements, who also threatened Gordhan. Both of the accused constables hurt him by pulling his hair until 

the other workers of Saptgiri Marbles heard Gordhan yell and came to his rescue and opposed and 

criticized the behaviour of the police. Thereafter on 03 March 2008 at 7.30 PM Ompal Singh’s brother 

threatened Gordhan and his family of malicious detention. Due to this threat Gordhan and his family lived 

in fear of the police. On 04 March 2008, Gordhan complained to the Superintendent of Police against the 

concerned Police Constable, but no action was taken and therefore Gordhan was left under great mental 

stress and trauma. 


Victim(s) : Roop Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : Madan Singh, Constable 

Location : Ratanpura Village 


Case Details 

Roop Singh s/o Balwant Singh, Age 50, is a resident of Ratanpura Beawar- Ajmer. Roop Singh 

possessed a Panchayat land. Police Constable Madan Singh intended to acquire that piece of land. On 

11 July 2008, as soon as Roop Singh got up in the morning, Ratan arrived and asked him if he was 

getting the boundaries of my land dismantled. He replied no. He said that four –five laborers were 

dismantling the fence of that land and so he immediately rushed towards the land and saw that Constable 

Madan Singh was present over there with five laborers who were dismantling walls on Roop Singh’s 

land. When Roop Singh objected, all of them started assaulting me. Constable Madan Singh made a 

deadly assault on Roop Singh with a shovel injuring his head badly. He eceived 4 stitches on his head. 

Ratan took him to the hospital. When Roop Singh and Ratan went to the Sadar police station, Beawer, the 

on duty police men refused to register his report. This was a deadly assault and police was indifferent 

although he was severely injured and could also be killed.Roop Singh filed a complained against the 

policemen but to no avail. 


Victim(s) : Bharat Pakhrot 

Perpetrator(s) : RAC and Police 

Location : Chang Gate 


Case Details 

On 21 July 2008, at 1 am more than 100 Shree cement workers on protest were sleeping. This protest 

was aimed at creating a pressure on the administration and the Shree Cement of getting the association 

registered but this registration was proved detrimental to Shree Cement. The city thana and Sadar thana 

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police came there and suddenly started to lathi charge without any prior intimation. DSP Himmat Singh 

was also present there. The sudden lathi charge created confusion among the workers. They were 

startled by this sudden assault and started running to save their lives. They stepped over each other and 

several were injured, some due to the over stepping and some due to the police lathi assaults. The 

police gave lathi blows on their back without giving them any chance to escape. The police arrested all 

those who were caught and filed cases against them. The arrested persons were tortured under 

detention in the police station. Those workers who escaped the lathi charge returned for protest in the 

morning. The police again started lathi charge. They again arrested them and forcibly brought them to 

the police station and tortured them. The police arrested all those who were caught by them under 151, 

for obstructing government work and rioting. Now the police was in the search of all those who could give 

testimony against their unlawful protest and those who were injured severely so that they could obtain 

false statements from them. Although many workers were injured but they kept shut because they fear 

that if they stated against the police they might be prosecuted. This incident is the result of the nexus 

between of the police and the Shree cement factory as the factory did not want trade union formed and 

workers demand their rights. Therefore they crushed the registration of the trade union before its 

formation. 


Victim(s) : 1) Jitendra Singh; 2) Fateh Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Rajendra Rathore, PC; 2) Gaura Meena PC; 

3) Jeetendra Singh, PC 

Location : Police Lines, Ajmer 


Case Details: 

Jitendra Singh and Fateh Singh, 17 and 19 years old, Rajput caste, are sons of Narpat Singh, driver in 

the Police Lines, Ajmer. On 22 March 2008, Jitendra Singh was returning home with his friends Lokesh 

and Kalyan. On the way the policemen Rajendra Rathore, PC, Gaura Meena PC, & Jeetendra Singh, 

PC were creating chaos in a drunken state. Jitendra asked them to move from the way. On hearing this, 

the policemen attacked Jitendra and his friends. Jitendra was hurt on his mouth and was bleeding when 

he escaped and reached home. On reaching home, Jitendra told everything to his brother Fateh Singh. 

Fateh Singh and Jitendra went to the Police Lines to complain against them. PC Rajendra Singh 

attacked Fateh Singh in the presence of other policemen. The elderly policemen tried to save Fateh 

Singh, but in vain. Rajendra Singh hit Fateh Singh with a stone and Fateh Singh fell down unconscious, 

profusely bleeding in his head.On seeing the blood, the policemen ran away. The elderly policemen 

helped Jitendra in admitting Fateh Singh to the hospital. Narpat Singh, the father of the boys was 

informed about the incident and he reached the hospital. Jitendra filed a complaint against the policemen. 

On 23.03.08, Fateh Singh was operated on his head. During the time of the operation, SI Rameshwar 

Lal, the investigating officer, called Narpat Singh and Jitendra Singh to the chowki for an enquiry. When 

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Narpat Singh wanted to go to the hospital at the time of the operation, Rameshwar Lal forced him to stay. 

Fateh Singh had to stay in the hospital for another 3 days and he missed his university examination. This 

has ruined his career. On 13.04.08, the perpetrators refused to give statements to the investigating team. 


Victim(s) : 1) Manjeet Singh; 2) Yogesh Verma 

Perpetrator(s) : 1)Bhanwar Lal, PC, Bijai Nagar PS; 

2) Avdesh Meena, PC, Bijai Nagar PS Ajmer 

Location : Vijay Nagar Railway station 


Case details: 

The victim Manjeet Singh (42) was a member of the Sikh Caste community and a resident Gulab Pura, 

Ajmer. The victim Yogesh (35) was a member of the Verma Caste community and also a resident of 

Gulab Pura. They both worked as engineers in Agucha mines of Hindustan Zinc. On 20 December 

2007 at 7.30 PM, Manjeet arrived at Vijay Nagar Railway station from Gulabpura along with his friend 

Yogesh Sharma. When they got the vehicle parking and were about to take out their vehicle, Bijai Nagar 

police constables Avdesh and Bhanwar Lal approached Manjeet and demanded money in pretence of 

a fine for wrong parking. When he refused to pay them, they started quarreling with him, pulled him out 

of the car and threated to forcibly take him to the police station. When he refused to go the police station, 

they started arguing with him and so he started his vehicle and moved towards the Chhar Batti Chauraha. 

Both the Police Constables followed him there and then started hurting him and tearing his clothes. 

When Yogesh tried to interfere, he was also abused by the Police Constables. Meanwhile, the Vijay 

Nagar residents and Zinc workers came to the incident place and when the people opposed the brutal 

behavior of the policemen, the accused constables escaped quietly. Manjeet did not get into any 

proceeding following the incident, because he did not want to get involved in further problems with the 

police or spoil his own reputation or the reputation of the Zinc mines. 


Victim(s) : Vijay 

Perpetrator(s) : Mohammed Nur, PC, Sendra Road PS 

Location : Pratap Nagar Colony 


Case details: 

The victim Vijay (22) was a member of the Khati caste Community and a resident of Sendra road, 

Beawar. He was a student of Sanatan Dharm Government College and his father was a BJP politician. 

On 1 January 2008 around 7.00 PM, Vijay, Rajesh and their three friends were celebrating New Year. 

They went to Pratap Nagar to meet one of their friends at a place where 3-4 girls also resided. At that time 

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the Pratap Nagar colony people called the police complaining against them. Police Constable Noor 

Mohammed and two other police constables caught the boys and girls and started hurting them. The 

police abused them in various ways. They kicked, punched and slapped them and they dragged Vijay 

by his hair. Later they forcibly dragged them to the Sendra Road police station. Thereafter the boys were 

released. Since some of the boys were politically influential, the police did not register their case. 

Because the police did not register a case against them, they did not complaint about the incident of 

police ill treatment. Vijay did not want to complain about the incident, because the matter would in this way 

become public and damage his father’s name. 


Victim(s) : Lalaram Jat 

Perpetrator(s) : Nemichand-Chawki Incharge, Bandarsindari Police Chowki, 

Kishangarh, Ajmer. 

Location : Bandarsindari Police Chowki, Kishangarh, Ajmer 


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On 30 December 2007, Nanda Jaat s/o shyoji, 35 Years, caste Jaat, r/o Nayagaon, Bandersindri 

kishangarh, was a truck driver and was driving truck No. RJ14-GA-561 g when he was arrested by the 

SHO Nemichand and other Badarsindri policemen under a charge of robbery. He was detained the 

whole night and tortured. The police demanded money. Next day he was bailed out. But the police 

officer Nemichand retained the truck with the intention of acquiring more bribe money from the owner of 

the truck, lalram Jat. He demand Rs. 20,000/- from him for releasing his truck. When Nanda and 

Lalaram refused and showed their reluctance to give the money Nemichand abused and threatened 

them. Therefore on 02 January 2008, at 11 am Lalaram finally agreed to give 7000/- for his truck and 

went to the chowki. The accused policeman kept the amount in his pocket. After sometime the SBB 

officers raided the police chowki and caught him red handed with the amount. He tried to abscond but 

was eventually caught and arrested. On 7 January 2008 Nemichand was bailed out and is now 

constantly giving threats to the truck driver Nanda. On 09 January 2008 Nemichand approached him 

coerced him to admit before the court that no bribe was demanded from them, instead he asked them 

to tell that they were only paying back the debt. On refusal, Nemichand assaulted and abused Nanda. 

Now Lalram’s life is danger and their report is also not accepted at the police chowki. On formation from 

the bureau SP Sengadhir, Ajmer. Suspended the chawki incharge accused Nemichand. 


2007


Victim(s) : 1) Lalaram Jat; 2) Nanda Jaat 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Nemichand-chawki, OIC, Bandarsindari police chowki. 

Location : Bandarsindari police chowki, Kishangarh, Ajmer. 


Case Details: 

The victim Lalaram Jat (36) was a member of the Jaat Caste and a resident of Ladpura village, Jaipur. 

The victim Nanda Jaat (35) was a member of the Jaat Caste and a resident of Nayagaon, Bandersindri, 

Kishangarh. He was a truck driver. On 30 December 2007, Nanda was driving in a truck when he was 

stopped and arrested by Station House Officer (SHO) Nemichand and other police officers of Badarsindri 

police chowki. Under a charge of robbery Nanda was taken to the police station, where he was detained 

the whole night. At the police station the police officers brutally abused him and demanded money from 

him. Next day Nanda was bailed out and released, but the abovementioned SHO retained the truck with 

the intention of acquiring bribe money from the owner of the truck, Lalaram Jat. The SHO demanded 

Rs. 20000 from Lalaram in order to release his truck. When Nanda and Lalaram refused to pay the 

bribe, the SHO abused and threatened them. Due to this behaviour of the SHO, Lalaram finally went to 

the police chowki on 2 January 2008 at 11 AM and gave him Rs. 7000. The SHO kept the money in his 

own pocket. After some time SBB officers raided the police chowki and caught the SHO red handed 

with the amount. He tried to abscond but was eventually caught and arrested. On 7 January 2008 the 

SHO Namichand was bailed out and since then he was constantly threatening Nanda. On 9 January 

2008 he approached him and coercively pressurized him to admit before the court that the SHO had not 

demanded a bribe from them and that the payment had instead been as payment of some debt to the 

accused. When Nanda refused, the SHO assaulted, hurt and abused him. A report about this incident 

was not accepted at the police chowki and afterwards Nanda’s life is continuously endangered by the 

SHO. When the Superintendent of Police, Sengadhir, Ajmer was informed about the misbehaviour of 

the mentioned SHO, he suspended the Officer in charge of the concerned police chowki, he accused 

SHO Nemichand and inqured the whole police staff on duty at Bandarsindri police chowki. 


Victim(s) : Anna Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Taru, PC, Tatagarh PS, Ajmer. 

Location : Ranata village, Tatgarh PS, Ajmer. 

Date of incident : 22/12/ 2007 

Case Details: 

The victim Anna Singh (36) was a member of the Rawat Caste and a resident of Ranata Village. Anna 

had a land dispute with his relative Kishan Singh, who intended to illegally acquire Anna’s land. Kishan 

was rich and therefore he was able to influence the police of Tatagarh police police station. In alliance 

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with Kishan the police had been troubling Anna Singh the past 3-4 months. On 22 December 2007, 

Police Constable (PC) Taru arrived at Anna’s house armed with a lathi stick. The PC called Anna 

outside his house and accused him of disturbing the peace in the village. When Anna opposed this 

accusation, the PC was outraged and assaulted him, beating him with a lathi stick at his back, so that he 

was hurt. Even though Anna sat down and surrendered before the PC, the PC twisted his hand, pulled 

his hair and punched him in order to make him accept the illegal possession of his land by Kishan. 

When Anna continuously refused to do so, the PC threatened to take him to the Police Station. Since this 

incident, every police constable of Tatgarh Police Station was troubling Anna by coming to his house and 

calling him to the P.S. Due to this police terror, Anna was continuously under mental stress and felt that 

his life was in danger. The Policemen of Tatgarh police station are been bribed by Kishan to keep 

chicaning and coercing Anna. 


Victim(s) : 1)Prakash; 2) Ramesh 

Perpetrator(s) : Dharmpal, ASI, Changgate Police chowki, Beawer 

Location : Changgate 


Case Details: 

The victim Prakash (25) was a member of the Teli Caste and a resident of Changgate. He was a 

shop keeper. 

On 01 February 2008, Dharmpal, ASI arrested Prakash outside his shop and damaged the things kept 

outside the shop with his stick. He threatened Prakash to keep his things inside the shop or else he 

would abuse him and hurt him. In response to the orders of the ASI, Prakash was about to take his 

things inside, when the policeman beat him with his lathi and slapped him with his left hand. He humiliated 

him unnecessarily before his customers and hurt and assaulted him coercing him to do as he was told. 

On 17 February 2008, Ramesh, who also ran a shop, experienced a similar incident. The 

abovementioned ASI arrived at his shop in civil dress and threw a stool that was placed outside into the 

shop. Glass articles and wares were broken and the customers were brought in danger. The customers 

were scared away from the shop and the damages caused economic loss to Ramesh. 

FF Code : EU/RAJ/AJ/13/MAR/08 

Victim(s) : Roshan 

Perpetrator(s) : Bhawani Shanker PC 

Location : Sadar PS, Beawer, Ajmer 


Case Details: 

Roshan is a 38 years old Mehrat caste male from Tikarana Gujran, Ajmer Road, Beawer. On 09 

March 2008, he went to Sadar PS to register an FIR against Mehbood. The PC on duty, Bhawani 

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Shanker refused to file the FIR. When Roshan insisted, Bhawani Shanker caught his collar, dragged 

him, and slapped, punched and twisted his ears. He also pushed him towards the wall. When Roshan 

fell down hitting a wall, Bhawani Shanker kicked him. Roshan informed Sanjai Sen, advocate, about the 

incident. When Sanjai Sen took Roshan to the hospital, the doctor refused to treat him as no case was 

filed. Advocate Jitendra Singh Panwar has filed a case in the court for Roshan. 


Victim(s) : 1)Shanti Devi; 2) Tara Chand 

Perpetrator(s) : SHO, Aas Mohammad Alwar Gate PS Ajmer 

Location : Alwar Gate PS Ajmer 


Case Details: 

The victim Shanti Devi (35) was a member of the Kushwaha Caste community and a resident of 

Prakash road, Nagra, Ajmer. On 11 December 2007 in the night, Shanti’s parents Tulsiram and 

Krishna were murdered by some unidentified persons. The Alwar Gate police concluded that the cause 

of murder was a family dispute between Shanti’s husband Tara Chand and his brother in law Mahesh 

concerning business. On behalf of Manesh’s statements, they arrested Tara on 15 December 2008. 

Thereafter the Alwar gate policemen constantly troubled him and his family under pretence of interrogation. 

Whenever Shanti went to the police station to meet him, the policemen troubled, abused and misbehaved 

with her and they did not let her meet him. The police released Ramniwas after interrogation but illegally 

detained Tara from 15 till 22 December 2007 without producing him before the court. While he was kept 

in police custody, they brutally abused him in pretence of interrogation and pressurized him to admit his 

guilt. His detention caused his business a great economic loss and thereby seriously troubled his family 

economically. Therefore Shanti presented a memo to the Superintendent of Police on 24 December 

2007 demanding the release of her husband, alleging that he was illegally detained as his guilt had not 

been proved. She also alleged that her brother Mahesh was a criminal, who had maliciously got Tara 

trapped in the murder case giving statements as to mislead the police. She further alleged that he was 

in alliance with the police and continuously troubled her family. No action has been taken upon her 

memo. 


Victim(s) : Guddi Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1)Bhupendra Singh, Station House Officer, Bijainagar PS; 

2) Kailash Berwa, PC, Bijainagar PS 

Location : Bijainagar PS 


Case Details: 

The Victim Guddi Devi (21) was a member of the Nat Caste and a resident of Hanotiya, Ajmer. On 7 

March 2008 at 6.30 PM Guddi went to fetch water from a hand pump situated opposite to the house of 

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Sarpanch Ghewar Chandi. When Sarpanch saw her there, he approached her and insisted that she 

should meet with him in the night, threatening her to make illicit sexual relations with him. The victim told 

her husband Ishwar Lal all about this incident, and at 7.30 PM he went to Sarpanch’s house to make 

him understand that he would not tolerate this sexual harassment of his wife. This made Sarpanch very 

angry and at 8 PM he arrived at Guddi’s house along with some other persons. They were armed with 

lathi’s and started abusing and hurting Guddi and her husband. Later police officers, who had a relation 

to Sarpanch, also arrived at Guddi’s house. The policemen abused and misbehaved with Guddi and 

her mother in law. Ishwar ran into the jungle to save himself and was brought back after 3 days by his 

neighbours. The policemen beat Guddi and Iswar so violently, that their lathis broke and they both 

received severe injuries. In the days before 10 March 2008, Guddi’s family was wandering hungry & 

thirsty in the jungle due to fear of the police for 3 days before they were found and presented before the 

District Superintendent of Police, Beawer. On 11 March 2008 they were assured that appropriate action 

would be taken against the perpetrators, but no action was taken and the victims are still under trauma. 


Victim(s) : 1) Govind Singh Rawat; 2) Bhairu Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) O.P Dusad, RTO Officer; 2) Nek Mohd; 3) Gulab singh 

Location : Udaipur chungi Naka 


Case Details: 

Govind singh Rawat owns a transporter and owns four trucks which runs on local routes. He needed to 

deposit monthly installments in the RTO office to run his truck and whenver his driver did not possess 

complete documents of the vehicle, the RTO officers recover money from them and some times their 

body guards even assaults and hurt them. They kept separate body guards who were armed with stick 

and pistol. Bhauru singh, 38 r/o Hathun was one of Govind singh’s truck driver. On 10 January 2008, 

as Bhairu Singh passed by the Udaipur chungi Naka. His truck was stopped by the RTO . And Gulab 

Singh body guards of the RTO department dragged him out of the truck by his collar and slapped him. 

The driver Bhairu singh did not have the complete documents at that time and the monthly installment 

was also not deposited and therefore the RTO’s body guards humiliated, misbehaved and assaulted 

him, destroying his self respect and lowering his self esteem. After this incident that Bhauru left driver’s 

and decided never ever to take up that job again in his life. He complained of this to the truck owner 

Govind Singh who thereafter informed the reporters of “Rajasthan Patrika” newspaper, who caught the 

RTO body guards red handed while hurting, assaulting and troubling the truck drivers, and illegally 

collecting money from them in the name of recovery. The RTO officers have privately appointed 

security guards and body guards for the work of money recovery. How and from where they are paid 

still remains a question. They are also uniformed while on night duty inspection to avoid any confusion. 

When the DTO Dusad was demanded an explanation he stated was the shortage of staff in RTO’s 

department. 

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Victim(s) : 1) Govind Singh Rawat; 2) Bhairu Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) O.P Dusad, Road Transport Office officer; 

2) Nek Mohd; 3) Gulab Singh 

Location : Udaipur, Chungi, Naka 


Case Details: 

The victim Govind Singh Rawat was a transporter and owned four trucks which ran local routes. The 

victim Bhauru Singh (38) was a resident of Hathun and one of Govind’s truck drivers. Govind had to 

deposit monthly payments in the Road Transport Office (RTO) to run his trucks and whenever his 

drivers did not possess the complete documents of the vehicles, the RTO officers demanded money 

from them and some times made their private body guards assault and hurt them. The RTO officers’ 

body guards were armed with sticks and guns. On 10 January 2008, as Bhairu passed by the Udaipur 

Chungi, Naka, his truck was stopped by RTO officers and Nek Mohd. Gulab Singh and body guards 

of the RTO officers dragged him out of the truck by his collar and slapped and assaulted him. Bhairu did 

not have the complete documents for the truck with him at that time and the monthly payment for the 

truck had not been deposited, so the RTO officers’ body guards humiliated, assaulted and misbehaved 

with him, hurting his self respect and lowering his morale. After this incident he left his job as a driver and 

decided never to be a truck driver again. Bhairu complained about this incident to Govind, who thereafter 

informed reporters of “Rajasthan Patrika” newspaper. The newspaper caught the RTO officers’ body 

guards red handed while hurting, assaulting and troubling the truck drivers and illegally demanding 

money from them. When an explanation about the incident was demanded from the District Transport 

Officer Dusad, he stated that the reason of the appointment of private body guards was a shortage of staff 

in the RTO department. 


Victim(s) : Bhairu Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : Taru Singh, Constable, Tadgarh PS 

Location : Tadgarh PS 


Case Details 

On 15 September 2007, the perpetrator Taru Singh, constable Tadgarh arrived at the house of victim 

Bhairu Singh S/o Udam Singh, age 70 Yrs, r/o village Aasan, between 12 PM –2.00 pm. Bhairu Singh 

was not well on account of his old age, despite this the constable Taru singh abused and misbehaved 

with him. He assaulted him, and dragged him out of his house by his collars and slapped Bhairu Singh 

not caring for his age. The constable Taru often would come to Bhairu’s house in reference to a case 

and demanded money from him as conveyance charges to the Tadgarh P.S. When the victim Bhairu 

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efused him he threatened him that he would teach him a lesson for refusing to yield to his demand. 

Bhairu Singh was upset by this, and so he went to his brother Roop singh, who was a retired army 

officer, for help. Thereafter they presented a complaint before the DSP against the accused constable 

Taru Singh. But no action was taken against theTaru Singh and the senior citizen Bhairu Singh is still 

being troubled by the police torture. 


Victim(s) : Bhairu Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : Taru Singh, PC, Tadgarh PS 

Location : Tadgarh PS, Aasan village 


Case Details: 

Victim Bhairu Singh (70) was a resident of Aasan village. On 15 September 2007, Police Constable 

(PC) Taru Singh arrived at Bhairu’s house between 12 and 2.00 PM in the afternoon. Bhairu’s physical 

condition was not well due to his age, but anyhow the PC abused him and misbehaved with him. He 

assaulted him and dragged him out of his house by his collars and slapped him. The abovementioned 

PC often came to Bhairu’s house and in reference to a case troubled him and demand money from him 

as conveyance charges to Tadgarh police station. When Bhairu refused to pay him, the PC threatened 

him that he would teach him a lesson for the refusal of his demand at Tadgarh police station. The victim 

was upset by this incident, and so he went to his brother Roop Singh, who was a retired army officer, for 

help. Thereafter they presented a complaint before the District Superintendent of Police against the 

accused PC. No action was taken against the perpetrator and Bhairu was continuously troubled physically 

due to the ill-treatment of the PC. 


Victim(s) : 1) Chunaram Bhil; 2) Fatna devi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1 Madanlal chaudhry, SHO, Chauhtan PS; 2) Shambhusingh, 

ASI chauhtan PS; 3) Narendra Singh; 4) Sunil Kumar 

Chaudhry DYSP, Tehsil-Chauhtan PS; 5) Shivraj, ASP, Barmer 

Location : Chauhatan PS, court premises 


Case Details 

On 01 February 2008, the victim Chunaram s/o Agraram, 33 Yrs, caste Bhil, Mangta village, Barmer 

went to chauhatan villasge with his father Agraram, negighbour Nagaram, Hemaram & Kumaparam 

where he used to work as driver for the accused Narendra Singh Rajput of Papsa, 38 Years. Chunaram 

had gone there to collect his monthly wage from the accused and amount of 3000 X 4 = Rs.12000. But 

Narendra refused to give his salary and on the contrary he imposed false charges on Chunaram of 

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stealing his mobile at 2 pm. Narendra immediately called the chautan police station and brought the ASI 

shambhusingh & Devaram & Genaram constables at the chauhatan Pvt. Bus stand. The policemen 

started punching and kicking Chunaram and abusing him using caste names for 15-20 min. The police 

completely ignoring his father and others’ attempts to save him. He was then forcibly taken to the 

Chanhatan P.S in Atavi and intensively tortured physically under pretence of interrogation. He was 

beaten with belts and stick constantly for half an hour. The police humilitated Chunaram and forced him 

to drink liquor and continued to beat him barbarously despite his becoming unconscious. Chunaram’s 

body was bleeding at several parts and hurt marks were formed all over his body. He was kept in illegal 

detention till 04 February 2008 before J.C and was constantly tortured several times for 1-2 hours. The 

policemen caused greviopus injuries on Chunaram. The police took him to the hospital, completely 

trying to clear blood stains from him clothes. They prepared a false medical. On 02 February 2008, 4 

pm Chunaram’s father Agraram, mother Fatiya devi, their sons Bhura Ram Tkamram and daughter in 

law Antari devi w/o Tikam were sitting in the court premises in their advocates Rupsingh Rathore & sunil 

Bharoja chamber discussing their case with them when 8-9 policemen forced themselves inside the 

chamber and dragged Fatiya and her daughter in law outside, pulling by their hair, behaved indecently 

with them. One of them hit Fatiya at her posterior with vulgar intention. They were screaming but the 

police did not hear them. There were no women policemen to arrest and deal with women. Finally the 

startled CJM, Barmer formed a commission and issued search warrant against the accused policemen 

but no report has been filed on behalf of the victim party. 

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Victim(s) : 1) Omprakash Nath; 2) Vimla Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : SI, Madar police chowki, Ajmer 

Location : Madar police chowki, Ajmer 


Case details: 

The victims Omprakash Nath (48) and Vimla Devi (45) were both members of the Nath Caste community 

and residents of Harijam Basti, Madar, Ajmer. Omprakash had a job in the Municipal council. Mulchand’s 

house was next to Omprakash’s house and so Omprakash had use a passage way that crossed in 

front of Mulchand’s house to leave his home. Because they were aggravated by this, Mulchand and his 

family members put thorny bushes, fence or stones on the passage to block it. When Omprakash 

inquired them about this, they abused him and assaulted and troubled both him and his wife Vimla.On 

16 December 2007 at 1.30 PM Vimla needed to go to the grocery shop, but Mulchand’s family 

members had again obstructed and blocked the passed with thorny fences. Omprakash then went out 

and called Mulchand and asked him to clear the way. Mulchand was completely outraged by this and 

brought an axe and started threatening Omprakash. Mulchand’s younger brother Chandra Prakash 

started beating Omprakash with a lathi and his wife hurt Vimla. Then Mulchand’s whole family started 

hurting both of them with lathis and stones. Due to this Vimla’s head and right knee was injured. 


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Somehow they escaped and reached Madar police chowki. There the Sub-inspector (SI) looked at 

their injuries and questioned them about the fight. They told him all about the incident, but he took it lightly 

and told them to sort out the dispute themselves. When Omprakash insisted that the SI should register 

the complaint, he refused it and kept them sitting for two hours in the Chowki with out stating a reason. 

Omprakash and Vimla were both bleeding and Vimla lost her consciousness due to her head injury. 

When this happened the SI told them to leave the police station, as the police officers were all busy. The 

police did not take Omprakash and Vimla for medical examination and they did not register their report 

either. On the contrary, they registered Mulchands complaint against Omprakash. On 17 December 

2007 at 10.30 AM, 4 policemen took Omprakash and Vimla to Madar police chowki in a police jeep. 

Their 3-4 police officers abused and misbehaved with them. They assaulted, abused and slapped 

Omprakash in the presence of Muchand. Mulchand told them that he had got his complaint registered 

by bribing the police and that he was now able to influence the police. The police continuously humiliated, 

abused and hurt Omprakash and his wife while they were in custody. 


Victim(s) : Nanga Singh Rawat 

Perpetrator(s) : Dharmveer 

Location : Bagloi, Devnagar Pushkar, Ajmer 


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Case Details: 

Nanga Singh Rawat, 30 years old farmer, Rawat male, is a resident of Bagloi, Devnagar Pushkar, 

Ajmer. On 09 April 2008, he was riding his motorcycle on his way home. Some 4 policemen from 

Adarshnagar PS stopped him, hitting his head using the lathi. He was wearing a helmet and so escaped 

from head injuries that would have resulted in death. The blows were so severe that the helmet got 

broken. They also hit him on his back and legs, upon which Nanga Singh Rawat fell down unconscious. 

Then the policemen searched his bike and on finding nothing they tried to convert this incident into an 

accident. They threatened Nanga Singh Rawat against disclosing the events to anyone. The policemen 

took Nanga Singh Rawat to the hospital, but the doctor refused to treat him. He was brought to the chowki 

and Nanga Singh Rawat informed his brother-in-law Nanu Singh Rawat. When Nanu Singh tried to 

admit Nanga Singh Rawat to the JLN hospital, the policemen prevented the hospital authorities from 

doing so. Upon information, some 20-25 relatives gathered in front of the hospital and the policemen 

escaped. The president of the Development Council Babulal Teli made the authorities admit Nanga 

Singh Rawat to the hospital, where he received four stitches on his right ankle. He stayed in the hospital 

till 14-04-08. On 10April 2008, the relatives presented a memorandum to the SP demanding action 

against the erring policemen. The inquiry has been delegated to DYSP Karni Singh Rathor who even 

after one month has not recorded the statements of the victim. The policemen have not returned the 

mobile of the victim and also they are trying to convert this into an accident case. 


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Victim(s) : 1) Girish Kumar; 2) Pawan Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Vijai Singh, HC; 2) Aas Mohd, SHO, Alwar gate PS 

Location : Alwar Gate PS 


Case Details 

Victim Girish kumar ran a tea stall at Naka Madar and his brother victim Pawan Kumar is a tempo 

driver. Head constable Vijai Singh Rawat of Alwar Gate P.S in alliance with a regular offender Vishnu 

was troubling Girish constantly. The reason was that 15 months ago Pawan had bailed out his friend 

Harinarayan, against whom the accused Vijai Singh had grudges. Further; the HC started troubling the 

victim in several ways threatening Girish on 12 December 2007 in alliance with habitual offender 

Vishnu. Vishnu came to Girish’s stall and demanded money from Girish and Pawan. They asked 

Girish and Pawan if they had complained against the head constable. They also fought with him and 

assaulted him. On 23 December 2007, Girish troubled and fed up by all this complained to the SP 

against Vijai Singh and Vishnu. On 05January 2008, at 9 am when Girush and Pawan came to their 

stall. There the accused Vishnu and H.C Vijai Singh started abusing and misbehaving with them. They 

also beat Vishnu and Pawan. Vijai Singh and Vishnu snatched away their scooter and demanded 

money from pawan. Therefore the Girish and Pawan presented a private complaint in the court of JM6 

against the H.C of robbing his scooter and hurting him in alliance with the habitual offender Vishnu. 

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Victim(s) : 1) Girish Kumar; 2) Pawan Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : 1 Vijai Singh Rawat, Head constable; 

2) Aas Mohd., Station House Officer, Alwar Gate PS, Ajmer 

Location : Naka Madar 


Case Details: 

The victim Girish Kumar (28) ran a tea stall at Naka Madar and his brother victim Pawan Kumar was 

a tempo driver. Pawan was a member of the Koli Caste and an inhabitant of Naka Madar Gulabbari, 

Ajmer. Head Constable (HC) Vijai Singh Rawat had a relation with a habitual offender, Vishnu. The HC 

constantly troubled Pawan because 15 months back, Pawan had bailed out his friend Harinarayan, with 

whom the HC had a dispute. Further, the HC started troubling Girish in several ways. On 12 December 

2007 the HC and Vishnu approached Girish at his stall, where they threatened him and demanded 

money from him. They also beat him and assaulted him. They also threatened Pawan not to complain 

about the behaviour of the HC. On 23 December 2007, Girish and Pawan were so troubled and fed up 

with the behaviour of the HC and Vishnu that they complained to the Superintendent of Police. The 


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accused were startled about this complaint, so on 5 January 08 at 9 AM when Girish and Pawan came 

to Girish’s stall on their scooter, Vishnu and H.C Vijai Singh abused, misbehaved, assaulted and hurt 

them. The accused snatched away their scooter and demanded money from Pawan. Girish and 

Pawan presented a private complaint in the court of JM6 against the HC of robbing their scooter and 

hurting them together with Vishnu. 


Victim(s) : Prabhu Singh Rawat 

Perpetrator(s) : Prakash Meena, ASI, Pushkar PS 

Location : Pushkar PS, Ajmer 


Case Details: 

Prabhu Singh Rawat is a 32 years old Rawat caste male residing in Hokar Buda, Pushkar Road, 

Ajmer. Prabhu Singh Rawat had previous enmity with Idaan, Ussar, Ashok, and Raju of the same 

village. On 21 March 2008, the above villagers in connivance with the Pushkar PS ASI Prakash 

Meena restrained Prabhu Singh Rawat on the way and attacked him. They hit him with lathis on the 

head, resulting in Prabhu Singh Rawat falling down unconscious. When Prabhu Singh Rawat’s wife 

tried to stop them, she was also beaten by them. When Prabhu Singh Rawat went to the Pushkar PS 

to file a complaint ASI Prakash Meena slapped him on the face and threatened him of detention. This 

encouraged the perpetrators who started threatening him. On 27 March 2008, Prabhu Singh Rawat 

complained to the SP and an FIR against the accused was filed. 

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Victim(s) : Babulal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Lichcharam, PC, City PS, Beawar; 

2) Bhagwat Singh, CI, City PS Beawar 

Location : Pali Bazaar Beawar 


Case details: 

The victim Babulal (35) was a member of the Soni caste community and a resident of Pali Bazaar 

Beawar. He was a shop keeper. On 16 November 07, the city Thana police started encroachment 

activities in the bazaar. The police put the articles of the shops within the shop limits and also seized the 

articles, which were kept out of the shop limits. During the encroachment proceeding, Police Constable 

(PC) Lichcharam had a dispute with Babulal, who was the shop owner of Pankaj Jewellers. When the 

PC started taking the shop articles from the shop in his possession, Babulal protested and so the PC 

assaulted and abused him. The PC forcibly pulled his hair and pushed him aside, so that he fell and hurt 

his back and pelvis. His neck was also injured because the police dragged him by his collars. During 


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this, the Circle Inspector Bhagwat Singh was also hurt on his hands. During this incident more police 

officers and shopkeepers arrived, and the shopkeepers defended Babulal. Afterwards the shopkeepers 

and the police officers settled the matter, but the police officers took items from Babulal’s shop, when they 

left the place. Babulal compromised the case with the concerned police officers and the matter is now 

closed. 

FF Code: : EU/RAJ/AJ/31/JAN/08 

Victim(s): : 1) Sirajjudin; 2) Mehmuda 

Perpetrator(s): : 1) Surendra Singh, ASI; 2) Bhanwar Lal, Head Constable 

Location: : Kishangarh PS, Ajmer 

Date of incident: : 12/01/ 2008 

Case Details: 

The victim Sirajjudin (38) was a Muslim and a resident of Chitakheri village, Kishangarh, Ajmer. He 

worked as a laborer, loading and unloading marble trucks in Marble Mandi in the Madan Ganj area. His 

wife Mehumuda Bano (35) was a house wife and they had no children. Manwar, Nur Mohammed, 

Hakim, Kabra Bano, Baya and Sayra were their neighbors. These people often threw their garbage 

near Sirajjudin’s house and obstructed the way with thorny bushes. On 12 January 2008, Sirajjudin 

went for work in Madan Ganj and in his absence at 2 PM all of the above mentioned people trespassed 

in his house with the intention of insulting and annoying his wife, who was home alone. When his wife 

asked them, what they were doing in the house, they started abusing, assaulting and hurting her. Sayra 

pulled her and pushed her down. Just then Islam pointed his gun at her head, and intending to murder 

her. She somehow escaped and saved her life by locking herself in a room. The perpetrators left 

threatening to kill her. When Sirajjudin returned home from his work, his wife told him all about the 

incident. Later that day at 6 PM, Sirajjudin took his wife to Kishangarh police station to register a 

complaint about the incident. The Station House Officer (SHO) on duty Surendra Singh told them that the 

police did not register complaints of petty matters and so he refused to file their complaint. So Sirajjudin 

showed the injuries that the accused caused his wife. At this the SHO suggested that Sirajjudin took his 

wife to the doctor instead of coming to the police station. He insulted and humiliated Sirajjudin and told 

them to leave the police station, or they would be detained and hurt. When Sirajjudin told the SHO that he 

would complain about their behaviour to higher officials, he was out raged. He held Sirajjudin by his 

collars and yelled how he dared threatening of complaining about them. Then the police officers gave 

him 5-6 blows with a stick on his hands, legs, back and knees, causing him acute bodily pain. When his 

wife tried to defend him, they also gave her two stick blows on her back and hurt her insensitively. Later 

Sirajjudin and his wife escaped and went out of the police station. They then told their village Sarpanch 

Jalaudin Khan about the incident, and he took them to the police station again and gave a written 

complaint to the police officer. The police officers accepted to register the complaint, but they did not take 

any action upon it. Latter the policemen in alliance with the abovementioned perpetrators threatened and 

coerced Sirajjudin and his wife to compromise the case, or else they would detain them both in a false 

case. So Sirajjudin and his wife now lived in fear of their lives and property due to the threat from the 

accused as well as the police. 

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Victim(s) : Sohan Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : Hanuman Ram, Station House Officer, Pushkar PS 

Location : Pushkar PS, Ajmer 


Case Details: 

The victim Sohan Singh resided with his nephew Bodu Singh, who was mentally retarded and under his 

guardianship. After his father’s death, Bodu was heir to a thrall share of agricultural land measuring 14 

Bigha, 17 Biswa. It is situated in Khatedari in Dugariya Kala village. Mahadev Gurjar, Gopal Gurjar and 

Tejsingh Rawat dishonestly cheated Bodu Singh, taking advantage of his mental retardation. They got 

the said agricultural land registered in their name for a price of 2 lakhs. When Sohan came to know about 

this, he immediately confronted the accused, who quarreled, assaulted and hurt him. When Sohan later 

went to Pushkar police station to file a report about the cheating, the on duty policemen, one of which was 

Station House Officer Hanuman Ram, did not register it because they considered it a civil matter. The 

police officers assaulted, humiliated and abused him so that he experienced severe physical pain. They 

brutally beat him on his face, leaving his mouth bleeding. They also assaulted and hurt Bodu Singh. 

Later Sohan complained about the incident in the court, who ordered the police to conduct a proper 

investigation of the case and register the complaint. 

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Victim(s) : 1) Yogendra Ojha; 2) Gajveer Singh; 3) Rajendra Singh; 

4) Samee Kale; 5) Prakash Meena; 6) Deepak Sharma; 

7) Dharmendre Gehlot 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Rajendra Singh, CI, Ganj PS; 2) Mohd. Ashok Sharma; 

3) Shilpa Chaudhry, DSP 

Location : Collectorate Premises, Superintendent of Police office, Ajmer 


Case Details: 

On 5 January 2008, a motorcycle accident took place near the Anasagar Chaupati area. Involved in the 

accident was a government college lecturer and the RSS person Narayan Lal Gupta. The Municipal 

Corporation chairman Dharmenra Ghlot arrived to support Narayan. Dharmenra had a dispute with 

Police Constable Arjun Ram and abused him. The police constable therefore filed an FIR against the 

chairman in Christianganj police station. On 6 January 2008, the Bharatiya Janata Party and congress 

personnel gave a memo to the District Superintendent of Police Shilpa Chaudhy demanding the 

withdrawal of the complaint against the chairman. Thereafter, the chairman spoke about the Superintendent 

of Police (SP) in an indecent and offensive way in a press conference. This outraged the police 

department. On 7 January 2008 at 11.30 AM, a team of advocates lead by the bar council president, 


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eached the collectorate premises to meet the SP and give a memo in support of the chairman. Their 

entry was checked by Sub-inspector Ajit Singh and other policemen at the main gate before they were 

let in. Through a memo the advocates demanded a fair and impartial inquiry of the case filed against the 

chairman, as they suspected that the police conducted a biased and unfair investigation to maliciously 

trap the chairman because of the grudge. They also alleged that the FIR against the chairman was false. 

As the advocates reached the outside of the SP office, the policemen, who were present, without 

provocation or prior intimation started haphazardly lathi charging them to disperse them and check their 

entrance into the SP office. The advocates returned to the SP office, but meanwhile Circle Inspector (CI) 

Rajendra Singh brought a base ball bat which he used to assault the advocates. Even after they 

surrendered, he gave them severe blows with the bat on their heads so that they started bleeding. The 

police hit and lathi charged some of the advocated and made sure that none of them escape. The 

abovementioned CI, Mohd. Ashok Sharma, District Superintendent of Police Shilpa Chaudhry and 

several other police officers lathi charged the advocates three times that day. Among others they 

intentionally abused the chairman Dharmendre Gehlot and other BJP & congress workers. The gave 

Dharmendre grievous lathi blows at his head which bled heavily. The victims Yogendra Ojha, Gajveer 

singh, Samee Kale, Prakash Meena, Deepak Sharma were severely injured due to the lathi charges. 

Many persons, who had no relation to the matter, were also injured in the incident. The injured persons 

were admitted in the JLN hospital. Like wise about 35 persons including the advocates, who received 

simple and grievous hurt, were hospitalized. 

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Victim(s) : 1) Santosh Kumar; 2) Kuldeep Yadav; 3) Aharda Chaudhry 

Perpetrator(s) : Police staff, Shastri Nagar PS, Jodhpur. 

Location : Polytechnic College, Pali Road 


Case Details: 

The victim Santosh Kumar (20) was a member of the Chamar Caste and a resident of Kotwali. The 

victim Kuldeep Yadav (21) and victim Aharda Chaudhry 21) were residents of Alwer. All three victims 

were students at the Polytechnic College in Jodhpur. From 27 February 2008 students of Jodhpur 

Polytechnic College protested for their demands concerning priorities to diploma holders of engineer 

posts and unemployment allowance. They requested that diploma holders should be considered 

equivalent to graduates and that junior engineer posts should be maintained etc. When they were again 

protesting outside the Polytechnic College on 5 March 2008, policemen of Shastri Nagar police station 

dispersed them with lathi charges and stone throwing from the opposite side of the road. In response to 

this, the students reached the Pali Road and formed a student range obstructing the traffic. This made the 

police call the Rajasthan Armed Constabulary force. Thereafter more then 50-60 policemen arrived and 

without prior intimation started lathi charging the male and female students. The brutally beat them on their 


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heads causing them sever bodily pain and serious injuries. They also misbehaved with the female 

students and no women police officers were present in the force. The lathi charging policemen verbally 

abused both the boys and girls in an obscene way. The policemen ran after almost every student to give 

them lathi blows, where they could, and they even entered a hostel near the college in order to lathi 

charge the students. They arrested a large number of students who were for breach of peace. Santosh 

received two severe lathi blows at his head, so that it was swollen and bleeding. Kuldeep, who also 

participated in the protest, was likewise injuried due to the lathi charges and stone fight between the police 

and students. He received 3-4 lathi blows on his head and he yelled in acute pain and was bleeding from 

his head. Also Sharda, who participated in the protest with her three friends Priyanka, Raksha and Priti 

became a victim of the police misbehavior. She was obscenely abused and thereafter forcibly arrested 

and detained at the police station until she was released at 3.30 PM. 


Victim(s) : 1) Pukha Ram; 2) Dhanna Ram 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Banwari Ghayal, CI, Sursargar PS, Jodhpur; 

2) PCs, Sursargar PS, Jodhpur 

Location : 1) Kibir Basti, Sursargar, Jodhpur;2) Sursargar PS. 


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Case Details: 

The victim Pukha Ram (45) was a member of the Meghwal Caste community and a resident of Kibir 

Nagar, Sursargar, Jodhpur. On 08 March 2008 at 9.00 PM Pukha Ram, Dhanna Ram, Ohanna 

Prajapat, Kalu Nath, Sugna Ram, Mohini and about 50 other residents of Kabir Nagar Basti gathered 

outside The Lord Shiva Temple. It was the eve of Shivrathi and they were performing the concerned 

customary rituals. At that time Circle Inspector (CI) Banwari Ghayal arrived in a jeep and started 

dispersing the crowd. He abused and misbehaved with the people who had gathered while they were 

reciting Bhajans and worshiping the god. When Pukha Ram and Dhanna Ram intervened and questioned 

the CI, he verbally abused them referring to their caste. The CI was so outraged by their interference that 

he even stepped at the temple idol kept outside with the clear intention of hurting the people’s religious 

feelings and beliefs by insulting their religion. When the CI was dispersing the crowd, he hurt, assaulted 

and misbehaved with Pukha Ram. He inquired the gathered people about the consumption of Bhang, 

which is considered as part of the worship, at the public place. He also scolded them for creating noise 

pollution by using a microphone for reciting Bhajans. The CI and another Police Constable slapped 

Pukha Ram and Dhan Ram. When other people interfered, the policemen finally left the place. 


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Victim(s) : Jaisla Ram 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Kheta Ram, PC, Baap PS Jodhpur; 

2) Kishna Ram, PC, Baap PS Jodhpur 

Location : Baap PS, Jodhpur 


Case Details: 

The victim Jaisla Ram (43) was a farmer. On 30 January 2008 Jaisla and 2-3 other persons went to 

Surpanch village for some work. Bhanwaru Ram, Bagdu Ram, Ganpat Ram and others, who were 

members of the Visnoi Caste, were also present there. The abovementioned persons started fighting 

with Jaisla and filed a false report against him in Baap police station. Police Constables Kheta Ram and 

Kishna Ram and 2-3 other policemen arrived and arrested Jaisla and Sanga Singh at 1 PM. They 

were neither showed the arrest memo nor were they medically examined. The policemen forcibly took 

them to the Police station, were they were illegally detained and assaulted and hurt by the police. During 

their detention Jaisla and Sanga were not provided with any food or drink and. They spent the whole 

night in a cold cell with only a blanket. Due to the cold they got ill, but the cops did not pay attention to their 

condition. Next day on 31 January 2008, they were released and went home. The police officers of 

Baap police station called them to the P.S again at 5 PM in relation to a false case against them. They 

were illegally kept in detention for 2 days by the above mentioned Police Constables, in the absence of 

Station House Officer Ramchandra Singh, who was totally unaware of the whole incident. Jaisla Ram 

was illegally kept in the detention from 31 January 2008 in the evening the next whole day and whole 

night before he was bailed out on 2 January 2008 in the evening. While he was in custody, he was 

abused by the police. The Police Constables Kisha Ram & Kheta Ram Munshi were allied with the 

above mentioned members of the Visnoi Caste community. 


Victim(s) : Om prakash 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Padma Ram, PC; 2) Kishna Ram, PC; 3) Banshi Lal, PC; 

4) Manoj Kumar, PC; 5) Dinesh Kumar; PC 6) Pukhraj, PC 

Location : Bhadwasiya 


Case Details: 

Omprakash, caste gehlot mali, age 38, is a resident of Bhadwasiya, Jodhpur. On 22.07.08, Tuesday, 

between 9 am to 1 pm, due to lack of water supply, despite several requests made to the water 

department, the Bhadwasia area people started protesting out side the Bhadwasiya School. This area 

had not received water for the past six days. When the water was supplied it was dirty and inconsumable. 

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wanted the officers to come the spot and listen to their problems. All they demanded was the action be 

taken by the water department and they also demanded written assurance from them. When no officer 

reached the place they put up tents and started protesting by breaking chetties and burning tires on the 

road. After 11am the SHO of the Mahamandir police station arrived in the jeep with his 10-12 other 

policemen and started to lathi charge to disperse the crowd and take control over the situation. This 

aggravated the anger of the crowd and they started throwing stones at the lathi charging police. The 

police arrested 9 persons for breach of peace. The junior engineer Ganpat Duggad and other officers 

assured of proper water supply in order to pacify the people. People got all the more violent and started 

obstructing the way and restraining the vehicles on the road. At this the police called ASP Sawai Singh 

Godhra, DSP Narayan Singh Rajpurohit and RAC force and the police then stared the lathi charge to 

disperse the crowd. Padma Ram, Kishna Ram, Banshi Lal, Manoj Kumar, Dinesh Kumar and Pukhraj 

are some of the policemen who indulged in rampant lathi charging beating Om Prakash and others like 

Shanthilal mercilessly. The Police behaved irresponsibly. 


Victim(s) : 1) Mukesh Kumar; 2) Kishan Meghwal; 3) Rajesh Baheti 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Narayan Singh, Deputy Superintendent of Police; 

2) Sawai Singh Gidra, Superintendent of Police 

Location : Udaimandir police station 

Date of incident : 3 January 2008 

Case details: 

The victim Mukesh Kumar (30) was a member of the Bhati Caste community. He owned a tea stall at 

Bhati Chouraha, Ratanada, Jodhpur. The victim Kishan Meghwal (33) was a member of the Megwal 

Caste community and also resided in Bhati Chouraha. He worked as a laborer. The victim Rajesh 

Baheti (27) owned a shop at Bhati Chouraha. On 29 December 2007 Mukesh’s tea stall was ransacked 

and all the commodities of his stall were stolen. Therefore he went to Udaimandir police station on 30 

December 2007 to file a report of the theft. He submitted a list of missing articles to the Station House 

Officer (SHO), who falsely promised to register his report and start a proceeding. When no action was 

taken after three days, Mukesh was very upset, so on 1 January 2008 Mukesh, Kishan and other 

shopkeepers decided to protest and complain to the Deputy Superintendent of Police Narayan Singh, 

Superintendent of Police (SP) Sawai Singh Gidra and the collectorate. The protesters caused a traffic 

jam and the SP told them to leave without hearing what they had to say. Then the police officers ordered 

a lathi charge to disperse the crowd. At 10-11 AM 20-30 policeman came in vehicles and started lathi 

charging the people of the Chauraha. Mukesh received 2-3 severe lathi blows and later the police filed 

a false case against him and his associate Kishan and in reference to that detained both of them. Rajesh 

Baheti, who was also participating in the protest, received lathi blows at the back, thighs and elbows. The 

police officers did not stop beating him even though he shouted from pain. 

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Victim(s) : Usha Devi Khatri 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Chatura Ram, ASI; 2) Jitendra Singh, Station House Officer 

Location : Khanda Falsa P.S, Jodhpur 


Case Details: 

The victim Usha (38) and her husband owned the shop Rajesh Video Parlor situated at Siwanchi Gate. 

On 18 February 2008 at 1.00 PM, 7-8 policemen of Khanda Falsa P.S arrived at Usha’s shop. Among 

them was Station House Officer (SHO) Jitendra Singh. They police raided the shop and discovered 

some obscene and false CDs. At that time, Usha’s husband was out for some work and therefore she 

and her son Rajesh were alone at the shop. 

The policemen arrested Usha and took her to the police station along with her minor son. There, the 

police officers continuously humiliated and misbehaved with her while inquiring her about her husband. 

Usha and her son were kept in the police station for some time while the SHO interrogated her. At about 

3.00 PM Rajesh was released while Usha was detained through the night. She had to spend the whole 

night in a cold cell only with a blanket. 

The next day, on 19 February 2008 at 10.00 AM, Usha’s family members went to the Police station 

where they waited for the SHO to inform them of when she could be taken to court for bail. But the SHO 

delayed the order, despite of the constant insistence of the victim’s relatives. Due to this delay, Usha was 

not produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) at her residence until 6.00 PM, when the court 

was closed. The CJM was upset by this delay and negligence of the police and therefore refused her 

bail and sent her to J.C. Consequently Usha had to spend another day and night in the central jail, merely 

because the SHO deliberately delayed the order. Then on third day at 3 PM she was eventually bailed 

out. 


Victim(s) : 1) Mohanram; 2) Champa Lal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Ramchandra Singh, Station House Officer; 2) ASI, Jodhpur; 

3) Munshi Kishnaram Megwal, PC; 4) 2-3 other policemen 

Location : Baap PS, Jodhpur. 


Case Details: 

The victim Mohanram (38) was a member of the Megwal Caste and a resident of Shekhasar village, 

Jodhpur. On 19 March 2008 at 5 PM Anup Singh arrived at Mohanram’s shop and demanded money 

for liquor. When Mohanram refused this request, Anup started assaulting him. Thereafter he kicked 

and punched Mohanram and abused him in an obscene way. Out of pain and fear, Mohanram started 

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shouting for help and Nasirdin and Trilok came and saved him from Anup. On the next day 20 March 

2008, Mohanram went to Baap police station to file a case about the incident. The Assistant Subinspector, 

Police Constable Munshi Kishnaram Megwal and 2-3 other policemen on duty accused him 

of filing a false complaint and ignored him. When he insisted on registering his case, the police officers 

abused him in an obscene way and abused him. They forcibly dragged him by his collar and kicked 

and beat him before they turned him out of the police station. Champa Lal, who accompanied Mohanram 

to the police station, also were also abused by the police. 


Victim(s) : Suresh Beniwal 

Perpetrator(s) : Sawai Singh Godra, ASI, Jodhpur city 

Location : Pal Road 


Case details: 

The victim Suresh Beniwal (20) was a member of the Visnoi Caste community. He was a BA student. 

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On 8 January 2008, the UIT (Urban improvement trust) commenced the broadening of a road by 15 

feet. In this proceeding, the UIT started demolishing the houses and shops that came in the way of the 

broadening of the road, and people started revolting against this proceeding. To control the protest, the 

police started brutally lathi charging the innocent people to disperse them, so that several persons were 

injured and the people in the crowd who had gathered ran away. The police did all this without prior 

intimidation and without trying to disperse the crowd in a peaceful manner. 

Suresh also protested against the broadening of the way, because the UIT attempted to demolish his 

two solid RCC shops constructed on the Pal road and his house under construction behind it. In 

response to Suresh’s protest, Assistant Superintendent of Police Sawaisingh Godra ordered 20-30 

other policemen to attack him and abuse him. The police continuously hurt Suresh giving him stick 

blows at his back and thighs. Even when he was sighing in pain, they ignored him and kept abusing 

him. Thereafter one Rajasthan Armed Constabulary constable moved towards him and pulled his hair. 

The other constables beat him again, giving him 5-6 severe blows at the back, thighs and knees 

causing him severe physical pain. They assaulted him and forcefully pushed him down. Then they 

kicked him and climbed upon him He yelled and ran towards his house to save himself. His whole body 

was swollen and he was in acute and unbearable physical pain.Suresh and his friends did not know 

how take any action against the concerned police officers. They felt that they would not have any 

influence as the incident took place under the supervision of the District Police administration. 


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Victim(s) : Jeetindra Soni 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Chandan Singh, CI Gumanpura; 2) Mahendra Kumar, SI; 

3) Nanak Ram, ASI 

Location : Gumanpura PS, Kota 


Case Details 

On 30 January 2008 at 8 P.m. brother and the servant of assembly member Jeetindra Soni were 

passing by the chawani chouraha towards the airport where the S.I. Mahendra Kumar and ASI Nanak 

Ram of Gumanpura P.S. Kota were on Patrol. Their scooter stopped for want of petrol and therefore the 

policemen checked them and accused them of telling a lie about petrol. A dispute arose between them 

and the policemen took them to the P.S. Meanwhile he informed his brother Jeetinndra Soni an 

assembly member who reached the P.S. with Gopal Ram Manda and other BJP workers. The dispute 

between the policemen and the assembly workers intensified and the police started lathi charging at 

them. They started shouting slogans at the Gumanpura p.s. The police arrested Jeetindra Soni. 

Meanwhich C.I. of the P.S. arrived and thereafter released Jitendra and another assembly worker. 

Thereafter they all had tea at a tea stall outside the p.s. when both the accused ASI and SI came to them 

and started misbehaving with them showing the usual police attitude ordering the tea stall owner to close 

down the stall. Afterwards Jeetindra complained to the S.P. against Chandan Singh. 

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Victim(s) : Raju Marwal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Gyan Praksh, HC; 2) Bhupal Singh, PC 

Location : Railway quarters, Vorkheda 


Case details: 

The victim Raju Marwal (33) was a member of the Marwal Caste community and a resident of 

Vorkheda, Kota. He used to go to the river bank very often for fishing. On 9 December 2007 Raju was 

returning to Kota after fishing. Then he met two Railway Protection Force officers, who were in a state of 

intoxication, at the station. Like often before they demanded fish from Raju by threatening him. When he 

refused their request, they were outraged and so Head Constable Gyan Praksh and Police Constable 

Bhupal Singh forcibly took him towards the railway quarters while abusing and assaulting him. Raju was 

very scared and told them to take all the fish, but they did not listen and started kicking, punching and 

beating him with sticks. He escaped their grip and ran towards the market to save himself, but both 

constables followed him and hurt him on the road. The people opposed the constable and called Station 

House Officer (SHO) Rajesh Soni. When the SHO reached the incidental place he arrested the constables 

and admitted the severely injured and unconscious Raju in the MBS hospital. He also got both the 

constables medically examined to measure their level of intoxication and then handed them over to the 

Railway. They were thereafter suspended. 


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Victim(s) : Mohd. Hussain 

Perpetrator(s) : Rajaram Meena, Traffic Inspector, trafic police, Kota 

Location : J.P circle, Kota 


Case Details: 

The victim Mohd. Hussain (43) was a resident of Saji Dehra, Kachi Basti. He was a fruit seller. On 8 

March 2008, Traffic Inspector (TI) Rajaram Meena came to the J.P circle with some other policemen. 

They ordered the removal of 4 carts of fruits and told the concerned fruit sellers to let Vishnu put his fruit 

cart at that place instead. Mohd. Hussain and other concerned fruit sellers objected to this and a dispute 

arose between Mohd. Hussain and Vishnu. This dispute caused turbulence and fruit carts were moved 

around, so that a chaos was created. In response to this, the TI and other policemen started lathi 

charging the people who were at the spot. Many consumers also become victims of the police lathi 

charge. The police also closed down other fruit cards saying that if Vishnu was not allowed to pick a 

place for his fruit cart first, they could not allow any of the fruit vendors to put their fruit carts at the circle. 

Thereafter the fruit vendors went to Rajawat who then thereafter allowed them to place their fruit carts at 

the JP circle again. Mohd. Hussain and other fruit vendors alleged that the abovementioned TI was 

biased and supported Vishnu, because he was a politically influential person. 

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Victim(s) : Mohammad Hussain 

Perpetrator(s) : Surendra Singh Bhati, Station House Officer, 

Bhimmandi PS, Kota 

Location : Bhimmandi PS, Kota 


Case Details: 

The victim Mohammad Hussain (30) was a Muslim. He worked as a laborer. At 8 PM on January 

2008, Mohammad was having tea at a tea stall near a railway station. At that time two policemen in civil 

dress arrived and arrested him alleging that he was a criminal. Thereafter they demanded money from 

him, and when he refused to pay them, they started abusing him. They slapped and punched him and 

hit him with a stick before forcibly taking him to Bheemmandi police station. He was detained until the next 

day, when he was taken to court and thereafter bailed out. The police did not inform Mohammad’s family 

about his arrest, so his wife was very worried when he did not return on usual time. The next morning, 

Mohammad’s friend Ramswarup informed her about Mohammad’s arrest. 


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Victim(s) : Kanhaya Lal 

Perpetrator(s) : Hira Lal, SI, Mahaveer Nagar PS, Kota 

Location : 1) Chchani; 2) Mahaveer Nagar PS, Kota 


Case Details: 

The victim Kanhaya Lal (20) was a resident of Prem Nagar. On 3 March 2008, Kanhaya was going to 

Chchani from Prem Nagar together with his sister Laxmi and his friend Samir. When they went out of the 

temple at Chchani, Police Officers of Mahavir Nagar Police Station called Kanhaya and then forcibly 

pushed him into a police jeep and took him to the police station. When he asked them the reason for 

arrest, they abused and hurt him and stated that he was involved in a knife fight. At the police station 

Kanhaya was slapped an assaulted by the police. 


Victim(s) : 1) Parmanand alias Bunty; 2) Jagdish 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Laxmi Narayan, PC 

Location : Subhash Circle, Kota 


Case details: 

The victim Parmanand (45) was a member of the Sindhi Caste and a resident of Dadabadi, Kota. On 16 

March 2008 at 4 PM, Laxmi Narayan, Rajpal, Indrajeet and two other policemen of Mahaveer Nagar 

all dressed in civil arrived at Subhash circle. There they demanded money from Jagdish and when he 

refused to pay, they robbed him of Rs. 8000. Thereafter, they called Parmanand and similarly demanded 

money from him. When he refused, Laxmi Narayan hit him severely with a punch so that he began 

bleeding heavily from his head. Then Laxmi Narayan forcefully took Rs. 3300 from him. Later the 

policemen took him to a PVT doctor for a bandage. When the police left him, they threatened him not to 

complain about the incident to any higher authority. Thereafter, Parmanand and Jagdish went to Dadabari 

Police station to file a report about the case, but the policemen on duty refused to register a rapport about 

the incident. Afterwards Parmanand went straight to the Deputy Superintendent of Police (DYSP), who 

got him examined medically at the MBS hospital in Kota. Afterwards the DYSP also filed an FIR about 

the case in Mahavir police station, Kota. On 17 March 2008 this incident was published in the newspaper 

and then onwards the accused policemen have continuously threatened Parmanand to withdraw his 

complaint. Also Jagdish experienced constant threats on behalf of the accused policemen after the 

incident. 

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Victim(s) : Mithhu Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : Home guard (Airport), Kota Aerodrome circle, Airport office. 

Location : Aerodrome boundrary, Kota Aerodrome circle. 


Case Details: 

The victim Mithu Kumar (40) was a member of the Scheduled Caste community and a resident of 

Dwarka Basti, Kota. On 18 March 2008 at 7.30 AM, Mithu went near the Aerodrome boundary of the 

Kota Aerodrome circle to freshen up. The aerodrome home guard was present there, and when he saw 

Mithu he started beating him with a stick without any prior initiation. The blows were so hard and severe 

that Mithu received serious injuries and his hand was fractured. The home guard did not spare him 

despite of Mithu’s plea that he would not go near the Aerodrome boundary again, and he continuously 

hurt, assaulted and abused him. Mithu filed a complaint in Dadawari police station against the accused 

home guard, but no action was taken. 

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Victim(s) : Chandmal, Dinesh Kumar, Lalit Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : Surendra Singh Bhati, CI 

Location : Main Bazaar, Bheem Mandi PS, Kota 


Case Details: 

Chandmal, Dinesh Kumar, Lalait Kumar and other shopkeepers had put up shops on the footpath for the 

occasion of Holi. On 19 March 2008, Surendra Singh Bhati, the CI and other policemen came there 

and asked the shopkeepers to immediately vacate the area. The shopkeepers protested saying that 

they have been doing this annually. The policemen loaded the material from the shops onto their jeep 

and took them to the PS. The shopkeepers went to the PS. When Chandmal tried to talk to the CI 

Surendra Singh Bhati, the police officer pushed him back and abused him. At this, the shopkeepers 

started shouting slogans against the police. CO Hanuman Singh came to the spot and pacified them and 

gave them their articles. CI Surendra Singh Bhati apologized to the shopkeepers and the matter was 

thus settled. However, CI Surendra Singh Bhati continues to threaten the shopkeepers. 


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Victim(s) : Rajendra Vijai 

Perpetrator(s) : Dharmendra 

Location : ASI, Nayapura PS, Kota; 2) Hanumant Singh, DSP 


Case details: 

The victim Rajandra Vijai (48) was a shop keeper. On 21 March 08, Khirmal and Suresh arrived at 

Rajendra’s shop and demanded money for liqueour. Rajandra refused their request. On 22 March 08 

Khirmal and Suresh again came to his shop and broke the steps of the shop. When Rajendra checked 

them, they abused him and left. Then Rajendra called the police at Nayapura Police Station, Kota, who 

arrived after some time. When the police arrived Rajendra was holding a stone in his hand, so the police 

took him to be the accused and forcibly arrested him and pushed him into a police jeep, while Khirmal 

and Suresh absconded. The other traders opposed and protested against this proceeding of the police. 

The police ignored Rajendra when he tried to tell them that he was not the accused, and when they got 

to the police station, the Assistant Sub-inspector on duty slapped him. The other traders went to the 

police station and insisted that Rajendra should be released. When the police did not release him by the 

evening, the traders jammed the highway road near the Nayapura Chauraha demanding that he should 

be released and the actual accused should be arrested. In response to this, the District Superintendent 

of Police Hanumant Singh brought the Rajasthan Armed Constabulary force who started lathi charging 

the protesting traders and dispersing them. There were 300 people, and the police chased them for 

about ½ KM. Several people were injured due to the lathi charges. Thereafter 3 of the protesting traders 

were brought to the P.S. and cases against them were registered. Later the traders talked with superior 

police officers and Rajendra was released. 

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Victim(s) : Kana Ram and Shimla 

Perpetrator(s) : Bhanwar Lal Madolia, PC 

Location : Kishangarh 


Case Details: 

Shimla W/o Kanaram, age 26, caste Regar, is a resident of village Harmara, Kishan Garh, Ajmer. 

Her husband Kanaram does labor work in the marble units of Kishan Garh, whereas Shimla is a house 

wife. 

For quite a long time, PC Bhanwarlal of the Kishangarh PS tried to force Shimla into an illicit relationship. 

When Shimla refused, he threatened her of consequences. 

On 01 June 2008, when Kanaram was out for work, Bhanwarlal came to the house and troubled 

Shimla. When she refused to his demands, he started hitting her and tried to molest her. When she 

shouted for help, Bhanwarlal escaped. 

On 02 June 2008, Kanaram went to the PS to meet Bhanwarlal. Bhanwarlal was angry with him and 

started attacking Kanaram. The people standing nearby rescued Kanaram from Bhanwarlal. 

Kanaram made a complaint with the DYSP against Bhanwarlal, but no action has been taken. 

FF Code 

Victim(s) 



: EU/RAJ/AJ/09/JUNE/08 

: Naresh Kumar 

: Bansi Lal, Traffic Constable 

: Bhajan Ganj, Ajmer 


Case Details: 

Naresh Kumar s/o Babu Ram Bhatnagar, caste Kayasth, age 53 is a resident of Tanaji Nagar, Bhajan 

Ganj, Ajmer. He works as an auto rickshaw driver in his auto with the registration number RJ-01 P 

4646. 

On 11 June 2008, at 11.30 pm, he was going towards his house and had to wait at the railway gate as 

it was closed. Bansilal Diwan, traffic policeman, arrived on a motorbike from behind with 2-3 other 

associates. They were all drunk and they stopped their bike in front of Naresh’s auto. Bansilal started 

abusing him and dragged him out of his auto by the collars and then started assaulting and hurting him. 

Naresh fell down and Bansilal kicked him on his stomach. Desperate to save his life, he left his auto and 

ran for life. The policemen took away the auto with them. 

The next day, Naresh went to inquire about his vehicle. It was parked outside the traffic police office. 

When he insisted them to release the vehicle, the policeman asked him to give the vehicle papers. 

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Naresh has kept the papers in the vehicle, but they have been removed by the policemen. The 

policemen started making false allegations and so, Naresh made a written complaint to the SP. The SP 

forwarded the petition to the DSP, Traffic. By this time, the policemen have fabricated false documents, 

misusing their position. No action has been taken so far in this regard. 


Victim(s) : 1) Chatur Sen Verma; 2) Dr. Navratan Nogiya 

Perpetrator(s) : Ramswarup, PC 

Location : Arai Governemnt Hospital 


Case Details: 

On 10 June 2008, at around 11 pm, Ramswarup, a PC came to the Arai Government Hospital in an 

intoxicated state, injured in his leg. The ward boy Chatur Sen Verma and compounder Ram Avatar tried 

to control him as the doctor was putting a bandage to his leg. As soon as medicine was applied to his 

wound, he started abusing the hospital staff and even started attacking them. People from that area 

gathered to see this incident. Ramswarup then asked the whereabouts of the Chief Doctor. When the 

hospital staff replied that the doctor was not in the hospital, Ramswarup went to the doctor’s house and 

created a chaotic situation. The police were informed and the CI came with some policemen around 

12.30 and arrested the constable Ramswarup. He could not be contacted for his statement as he was 

in jail. 

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Victim(s) : Tulsa Ram, Ram Kishore, and Bhaggu 

Perpetrator(s) : Suraj Bhan, PC and Dharmpal, PC 

Location : Chang Gate 


Case Details: 

Tuls Ram, Ram Kishore and Bhaggu are vegetable vendors. They had put up their shops at the Pali 

Bazar. The policemen of the Chang Gate PS often troubled the vendors asking bribe and beating them 

if they refused to do so. 

On 16 June 2008, PC Suraj Bhan forced Tulsa Ram and Ram Kishore, beating them when they 

refused to give him the money. 

On 17 June 2008, Suraj Bhan and ASI Dharmpal assaulted Bhaggu for the same reason. 

The Thela vendors staged a protest on 16 June 2008 and on 17 June2008 all of them 100-150 in 

number gave a memorandum to the SDM and Tehsildar. 


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Victim(s) : Kailash 

Perpetrator(s) : Shakti Singh, PC and another PC 

Location : Housing Board 


Case Details: 

Kailash is a 49years old male, residing in the Housing Board, Beawer. Shakti Singh, PC was living in 

a house owned by Kailash for the past 3 years. As Kailash needed the house back, he asked Shakti 

Singh to vacate the house, but the PC has been refusing to do so for a long time. 

On 10 June 2008, Kailash went to the house to talk to Shakti Singh about the eviction. But his son Sunil 

returned him asking him to come at 9 pm. When Kailash went at 9 pm, Shakti Singh was with his 

friends, consuming liquor. Kailash called Shakti Singh outside the house and when he started to talk 

about the eviction, Shakti Singh abused Kailash and shouted at him. Shakti Singh also brought a lathi 

from the house and with the help of his colleagues, attacked Kailash. Kailash’s head was bleeding and 

he got himself treated with stitches at the Pasharvnath Hospital. 

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Victim(s) : 1) Om Prakash Vishnoi; 2) Jai Dev Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Udai Mandir; 2) Maha Mandir Police 

Location : Collectorate – Jodhpur 


Case Details: 

On 12 June 2008, a large number of people gathered at the Jodhpur collectorate to protest against the 

murder of Karnipal Rajput and Bansilal Vishnoi. They were demanding the arrest of the murderers, 

suspension of the guilty officers, and financial help to the survivors of the families. In the afternoon, the 

people started shouting slogans during heavy rainfall. Without any provocation or intimidation, the police 

started lathi charge on the protestors. Many protestors, including Om Prakash Vishnoi, aged 32 and Jai 

Dev Singh, aged 29, were hit on various parts of their bodies. The protestors had to flee that area, 

running for their lives. The police now deny any lathi charge on that day. 


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Victim(s) : Poranti 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Sajjan Singh, SHO; 2) Bhanwar Lal, Constable Sadar PS, Beawar 

Location : Sadar PS Beawar 

Date of incident : 03/04/2008 to 22/04/2008 

Case Details: 

The victim, Poranti w/o Kamlesh, aged 17, belonging to Mongiya caste, resides at Janakpur, Tonk. On 

3 April 2008, 10-12 policemen came to Poaranti’s home and took her and her family without any reason 

to the Sadar PS where Poranti was kept in a separate cell. From 3 April 2008 to 22 April 2008, the SHO 

Sajjan Singh and constable Bhanwar Singh of the Sadar PS formed a routine and committed rape on 

Poranti alternatively. The on duty guard supported Sajjan Singh and Bhanwar Singh and facilitated the 

commission of the offence and committed rape on Poranti as well. Afterwards she was released but her 

family was produced before the court. Later she was medically examined. 


Victim(s) : 1)Reshma; 2) Reshma’s family members 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Shanker Lal Ojha, Station House Officer, 

Clock Tower PS, Ajmer; 2) PCs, Kesar Ganj police chowki 

Location : Near Govt. College, Ajmer 


Case Details: 

The victims Reshma (18) was married to Jagdish. To earn a living she made brooms at the foot paths 

near Govt. College, Ajmer. In the night on 2 February 2008 while Reshma was sleeping, two Police 

Constables of Kesar Ganj police chowki came to her house. The Police Constables went in to her 

house, where they removed her clothes and committed obscene acts with her to. She woke up and 

started shouting. The constables immediately called for more police constables from Clock Tower 

police station. Reshma’s male family members caught the accused constables. Meanwhile 3-4 more 

constables arrived and first got their associate policemen released and then started hurting and giving 

lathi blows to Reshma and her family members. Thereafter the cops forcibly took 4 women and 3 men 

with them to the police station in a jeep, while they assaulted and threatened them. The police kept them 

in illegal detention from 12 PM – 4 AM and the whole night they assaulted and threatened them. The 

Police Constables verbally abused the women in order to insult and annoy them and compromise their 

dignity. The police also tortured them until they were released at 4 AM in the morning. Before they were 

released, the Police Constables threatened them not to mess with the police again. The constables 

threatened them not to complain against them or they would chase them away from the foot path and set 

their work articles on fire. When an explanation for the incident was demanded from Station House 

Officer Shankelal Ojha, he was ignorant towards the matter and alleged that the police had been trying 

to evict these people from the footpath as they occupied half of the road and thereby caused danger of 

accidents. 

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Victim(s) : 1)Sushil Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Rajveersingh, ASI; 

2) Kannaram, PC, Chritianganj police chowki 

Location : Chritianganj police chowki 


Case Details: 

The Victim Sushila Devi (36) was a member of the Jadav Caste and a resident of Anand Nagar, 

Christianganj, Ajmer. She was a vegetable vender and ran her vegetable stall at a shop situated near a 

graveyard opposite Anandnagar Kutti Ki Taal. For the past 7-8 Years she paid a rent to the officer of the 

Anjuman society. But for the past one month policemen from Chritianganj police chowki were constantly 

troubling her and demanding money from her in lieu to run her stall. On 17 March 2008 at 2.30 PM, 

Assistant Sub-inspector (ASI) Rajveersingh and Police Constable (PC) Kannaram approached her 

vegetable stall and demanded money from her. They stated that she had illegally put her shop at a wrong 

place and if she wished to sell her vegetables, she had to pay Rs.500 per month at Christianganj police 

chowki. When she refused this demand, the abovementioned ASI and PC assaulted and misbehaved 

with her. They threw her vegetables on the ground causing her economic loss and forcibly tore her 

clothes so that she was disgraced. Sushila was so startled by this police illtreatment that on the next day 

18 March 2008 she presented a complaint to the Sub-inspector of Police. No action was taken and she 

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Victim(s) : 1) Jethi Devi; 2) Bali Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Staff, Dechu PS. 

Location : Dechu PS 


Case Details: 

The victims Jethi Devi (40) and Bali Devi (39) were both members of the Megwal Caste. Jethi was a 

resident of Post Nathdao village, Shergarh Dechu, Jodhpur, while Bali was an inhabitant of Nathdau 

village, Shergarh Dechu, Jodhpur. On 22 March 2008, Sher Singh, Hanuman Singh, Punjraj Singh, 

Chen Singh, Jabar Singh and Uttam Singh attacked Jethi and Bali’s house because of a land dispute. 

Armed with sharp weapons the aggressors attempted to outrage the modesty of the two women and 

abused their relatives. Thereafter, Jethi and Bali went to Dechu police station to register their complaint 

against the named accused. The policemen on duty registered the FIR, but only because Jethi and Bali 

insisted that this should be done. The police did not take any action in the case and they did not arrest the 

accused despite of the named FIR. On the contrary the policemen humiliated, abused and obscenely 

misbehaved with Jathi and Bali and turned them out of the police station whenever they went to the police 

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Victim(s) : Neeta Wadhwa 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Sanju Sharma, PC; Police Lines, Borkheda; 

2) Heera Lal, SI, Mahavir Nagar PS; 3) Yogesh, PO 

Location : Mahavir Nagar PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Neeta Wadhwa (28) was a member of the Sindhi Caste community. She was the Principal 

of K.K. School. Through her job as a school principal, Neeta came to know Pranay Vijay, who was an 

editor of a monthly magazine. Pranay’s wife Sanju was a constable and she had earlier been married 

to Suresh. Pranay did not know about Sanju’s prior marriage when he decided to marry her, and since 

he fund out, there was a grudge between them. When Pranay sent a notice of divorce, she abused him 

and filed a false complaint against him. Pranay later filed a case against her. Because Pranay and Neeta 

were friends, Sanju went to Neeta’s school during holi in year 2007 in order to harass her. As the school 

was not open, she stood outside and shouted bad words at Neeta. Next day Neeta was informed about 

this incident by her neighbors, so she filed an FIR against Pranay in Keshavpura Police Station. On 17 

January 2008 in the afternoon, Pranay called Neeta up and asked her to come to his house and discuss 

about compromising the case. She went there at 1.30 PM and for a while discussed the matter with 

Sanju in the presence of Pranay and his mother. Then Sanju went out of the room and locked it from 

outside. Pranay, his mother and Neeta started screaming at her to open the door. Sanju called the police, 

and when Pranay asked them to open the door, they refused and made them sit in the room for another 

two hours. When the door was opened, around 60 policemen, 500-600 people and the media had 

gathered there. When the police went in the room, the policeman Yogesh got hold of Neeta’s hand and 

tried to misbehave with her. The Policemen said that they would photograph her, so she went inside a 

locked herself in a room. She refused to open the door unless female police officers would be there. 

When she finally opened the door, 3 policemen came inside and forcefully dragged her so that she fell 

unconscious. In her state of unconsciousness the police officers removed some of her clothes. The 

policemen then dragged her to the police jeep, while Sanju kept beating her in her state of 

unconsciousness. The policemen also messed up her clothes with the intention of outraging her modesty 

and dishonor her in public. Pranay told the policemen to leave her and take him instead, and he also 

promised to bring Neeta to the police station later, but they did not listen to him. He was pushed into the 

jeep and they were both taken to Mahavir Nagar Police Station. On the way to the police station, the 

policemen tried to sexually molest Neeta in front of Pranay. When Neeta asked the Station House Officer 

(SHO) the reason of arrest, he stated that the police had been informed that a lady was in trouble. She 

asked the SHO to take her to MBS hospital for a medical checkup, but he refused and told her to go 

home. She informed the SHO of the misbehavior of the policemen, who had come to the place of 

incident, and how they had projected a wrong and indecent image of her in the media and public. She 

also informed him of Sanju’s role in the matter. Thereafter Neeta and Pranay were released by the SHO 

and the media highlighted the matter. 

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Victim(s) : Lalji Chauhan, 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Karma PS 

Location : Karma PS 


Case details: 

The police of Karma PS was searching for Lalji Chauhan in an old case of robbery. Lalji went to the Court 

and surrendered himself and was sent to jail. On 24 September 2007, police of Karma PS came to the 

Lalji’s house and informed his family members that Lalji died at Kabirchaura hospital, Varanasi. Lalji was 

in the jail in judicial custody but he died in the hospital is contradictory. 

FF Code : EU/UP/CHND/709/08 

Victim(s) : Jangilal 

Perpetrator(s) : Police official, Naini jail, Allahabad 

Location : Naini Jail 


Case details: 

Jangilal, age 45, was convicted and put in Naini Jail, Allahabad. On 1 st January, 2008 he got stomach 

and chest pain and was admitted in hospital by the Jail administration and was dead. The DHRM, 

Allahabad met the Jail Superintendent, Naini Jail asking him to provide information about Jangilal’s 

death. The Jail Superintendent refused to provide him any information and asked the DHRM get 

information through RTI. DHRM was also not permitted to meet the other prisoners. The DHRM met Dr. 

S.P. Verma, Medical officer, Central Jail, Naini and got the following information, the living condition of 

prisoners in Naini jail is very poor, 5000 person have been put up where the prison could accommodate 

only 2500 people. Many suffer from TB, Asthma and other prolonged illness. The quality and the 

quantity of the food are very poor. On 16 th April 2008 RTI has been sent to Naini Jail, Allahabad. On 13 th 

June 2008 Complaint has been sent to National Human Right Commission, State Human Right 

Commission & Chief Minister, District Minister, Home Minister and Home Secretariat, DGP. 

FF Code : EU/UP/ALD/710/08 

Victim(s) : Manmohan 

Perpetrator(s) : Jail Superintendent and other jail authorities, 

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Case detail: 

The victim Manmohan was a resident of Binauka village, Beniganj, Pratapgarh. He was a convicted 

prisoner of Naini jail. On 4 th January 2008, Manmohan died in his barrack. Prior to his death, he was in 

severe pain, but no jail authority was there to provide him with medical care. And as result of this, he died 

without receiving any medical attention. After this incident, the jail authority tried to save their face by 

pretending that Manmohan suddenly died of a heart attack. However, a post mortem report regarding 

his death was allegedly prepared. No inquiry was set up in order to discover the reasons of Manmohan’s 

death and to find out if the jail authority could be held responsible for it. 


Victim(s) : Dashrath 

Perpetrator(s) : Jail Superintendent and other jail authorities, 

Naini jail, Allahabad 

Location : Naini jail, Allahabad 


Case Details: 

The victim Dashrath was a resident of Dhumanganj, Allahabad. He was an under trial prisoner at Naini 

jail. One week before the incident, the victim complained to the jail authorities about severe pain in his 

chest and stomach. Even though he underwent medical treatment in the jail hospital, his health condition 

deteriorated and he was admitted at Motilal Nehru Hospital and after that at Swarooprani Hospital. He 

died at Swarooprani Hospital on 2 February 2008. No inquiry was undertaken to state the reasons of 

Dashrath’s death. 

FF Code : EU/UP/VNS/830/08 

Victim(s) : Sunil Kumar Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Police, Manduwadih PS 2) Police, Sakaldiha PS 

Location : Varanasi PS 


Case Details: 

Victim Sunil Kumar Singh was a resident of Khor village in the Chandauli district. On 20 th May 2008 

Sunil Kumar Singh was picked up by the police from his home. It was around 07.00 a.m. Within a few 

hours he was killed in a fake encounter death in the Varanasi PS. When his family members reached 

the PS where he was killed the police asked them to follow to the Kabirchaura hospital in Varanasi. After 

the examination the doctors said that Sunil Kumar Singh died. They sent it to the BHU for the Post 

mortem, but afterwards they refused to hand Sunil’s body over to his family members. The police took 

the dead body to the Harishchadra Ghat and cremated it there in front of Sunil’s family members. As a 

result they complained about that incident to the National Human Rights Commission. 

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Victim(s) : Suleman (Late) 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Khuldabad PS 

Location : Khuldabad PS, Allahabad 


Case Details: 

Victim Suleman was a 16 year old boy. His mother is a 60 year old widow. Owing to their penury the 

victim stole some food from a shop. He was caught by the people and handed over to Jhusi Police. The 

police charged Suleman showing the cause that he was caught with 1 kilogram of Marijuana and 

thereafter sent to jail during February 2007. Khuldabad Police, who held the boy in custody didn’t allow 

his widow mother to meet him. The police also demanded bribe from the poor woman to allow them to 

meet Suleman. It is alleged that the victim was regularly beaten in the jail. The health condition of 

Suleman started deteriorating and he was admitted in the jail hospital. Unfortunately the victim expired 

inside the jail on 11 th December 2007. Now there is nobody to help the poor widow in her old age. This 

matter was published in ‘United Bharat’, a local newspaper dated 12 th December 2007. The mother of 

the deceased states that her son died due to police torture and their negligence; but so far no inquiry has 

been carried out to find out the reason of death. 


Victim(s) : 1) Anup Singh; 2) Munna Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : Police s, ChowkS, Varanasi 

Location : Chowk PS, Varanasi 


Case Details: 

Victim Anup Singh was a permanent resident of Sakaldeeha District Chandauli. He was an advocate 

and used to practice in Kutchery Varanasi. He used to teach students tuitions, how to fund and how to 

solve financial problems. Therefore he lived in Badi Piyaree. There also resided his brother-in-law. His 

father died some time before that’s why he was in trouble. 

On 23 rd April 2008 the police arrested him charging him with stabbing his brother-in-law. So they brought 

him to the police station and locked him up in a room. Therein it was so hot that due to heating-up the 

room mercilessly Anup committed suicide. 

The police tried to take a statement about, but they also started pressuring Anup’s relatives. His wife 

Munna Singh was in a maternal. She was also pressured not to say that Anup was killed. Finally his 

family did not complain anywhere due to the police threatening. 

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Victim(s) : Ramvilas 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Ahraura PS 

Location : Ahraura PS, Mirzapur district 


Case Details: 

Ramvilas is a handicapped belongs to a Dalit community. On 12 March 2006, Ramvilas was forcefully 

taken to the police station and was detained in the police station the whole night. 

Next day Ramvilas’s father found his son bleeding from his mouth in the police station. Ramvilas’s father 

requested the police officials to release his son but they refused. On the same day a false case was filed 

against Ramvilas, that he was caught with one Kilogram of Ganja. After 2 days the Ramvilas was sent 

back to his home on bail. 

Being economically poor, he could not afford for his medical treatment which worsened his health 

condition and pushed him to death bed. Meantime, Ramvilas’s father gave a written complain to the 

SSP and DIG regarding the incident of torture. 

Station officer of Ahraura Police Station assured to give Rs.200 to the victim for his medical treatment but 

never turned up till 07 June 2008. 

Angry villagers protested by blocking the road demanding justice to the victim and to take action against 

the policemen responsible for the incident. After a while Walendubhushan, Additional Police Superintendent 

and Mr. Prakash Kumar, Circle Officer Naxal came to the spot and assured to take action against the 

responsible police officers and to provide compensation to the victim and his family. But no action has 

been taken against the responsible police officers nor any compensation is given to the victim till date. 


Victim(s) : Sunil Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Shivpur PS 

Location : Ganeshpur village, Shivpur, Varanasi 


Case detail: 

The victim Sunil Kumar was a resident of Ganeshpur village, Shivpur, Varanasi and a member of a Dalit 

community. 

On 4 th January 2008, some members of the Patel Caste (Backward Caste) attacked Sunil while he was 

on his way to work on his bicycle. They pushed him to the ground from his bicycle and began beating 

him. While this went on, they also verbally abused him, referring to his caste. Then the perpetrators 

dragged him into a house and continued beating him there. When Sunil’s family members were 

informed about the incident, they came to the incident place and brought home the seriously injured 

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After this incident, the perpetrators and a large number of other people from their community attacked the 

Dalit community of which Sunil was a member. They assaulted many persons and half dozen persons 

were seriously injured. 

When the police at Shivpur police station were informed about the incident, they came to the incident 

place. They took the injured persons to the hospital, where they received medical treatment. Initially, the 

Shivpur police did not register victims’ case against the perpetrators or take action against them. Instead 

they began pressurizing the victim and the members of his community to compromise the case. But 

after the members of the Dalit community protested, the case was finally registered in the police station. 

However, a false case was also registered against the victims, belonging to the Dalit community. They 

were arrested and had to pay bail before they were released. 

The police were allegedly influenced by members of the influential Patel community and acting on their 

behalf when they harassed Sunil and the members of his community to make them compromise the 

case. 


Victim(s) : Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Phoolpur PS 

Location : Phoolpur PS, Varanasi 


Case Details: 

The victim Dr. Lenin Raghuvanshi was a resident of Daulalpur village. He was an activist of People’s 

Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR). The organization had started its work in Belva village 

in 1999-2000. It was found that the village had deep rooted discriminations against the marginalized 

communities. The children of the marginalized communities were not allowed to go to school and sit 

with the upper caste children. If they were courageous enough to go to school, they were punished. 

PVCHR started its work in the village by starting a new school for the marginalized children. Rajendra 

Tiwari was deadly against them. When PVCHR raised questions against the malnutrition and starvation 

death in the village, he filed a false complaint against the victim and prevented him from entering the 

village. 


Victim(s) : 1) Raj Bahadur; 2) Rabble Devil 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) B.K. Srivstava, OIC, Handia PS; 2) Siddiqui Area, SI, Handia PS; 

3) Khursheed Ahamad, PC, Handia PS; 4) PCs, Handia PS 

Location : Saraipeetha, Handia, Allahabad 


Case details: 

Victims Raj Bahadur and his wife Rabble Devil are residents of Saraipeetha, Handia Allahabad. There 

was a land dispute between Raj Bahadur and his brothers. Among them Suresh Chandra, was going 

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on at the time and a case was filed by Raj Bahadur in the appropriate court and the honorable court, 

which prohibited any construction on the land until a final judgment. On 15 th December 2007 the opposite 

party started an illegal construction protected by a group of police officers. They were all of Handia police 

station, Allahabad. When Raj protested against the construction the OIC and SI started to verbally abuse 

Raj and his family members. Raj and his wife were brought out of their house by the police who beat 

them with a stick and forced them to allow Suresh Chandra to construct on the land otherwise false 

cases would be lodged against Raj and his family members. As the result, area police forcibly arrest Raj 

who was detained in jail after a false case was filed against him. The wife of Raj lodged many complaints 

about this incident, but the police refused to register a first information report. 


Victim(s) : Kamran alias Kammu 

Perpetrator(s) : Ravindra, Shivpur PS 

Location : Shivpur 


Case details: 

Victim Kamran alias Kammu resides at Shivpur. On 15 th January 2008 Kammu was picked up by 

police constable Ravindra and another policeman belonging to Shivpur police station who detained him 

at a unknown place for five days. After a bribe of Rs. 5000 was paid by his police, Kammu was released. 

On 18 February 2008 at 9.00 pm, Ravindra and another policeman of Shivpur police station Kammu 

was again taken in custody and detained at an unknown place for 5 days. During the detention Kammu 

was enquired by the policemen who suspected that Kammu was a member of a gang wherefore they 

wanted to know the names of other gang members. Remarking that Kammu was not able to give them 

any information, the police released him after a bribe was paid by Kammu’s family and threatened him 

by announcing to book false cases against him. Although Kammu sent a complaint to the Senior 

Superintendent of Police of Varanasi district and has filed an application at the court in order to register a 

case against Ravindra and his accomplices, no action was taken against the perpetrators. 


Victim(s) : Ramsagar Patel 

Perpetrator(s) : Dinesh.Chandra Shrivastav, SO, Cant PS 

Location : Cantt PS, Varanasi 


Case Details: 

The victim Ramsagar was a resident of Ganeshpur. He had a land dispute with Chandrika Patel and 

was pressurized to give the land to Chandrika by the Uttar Pradesh State Assembly. At the day of the 

hearing at the court, Ramsagar was arrested by the Station Officer. The police accused him of smuggling 

heroin and filed a case against him. Thereupon, the victim Ramsagar has made a complaint that the 

case was false. After enquiry of the case, he was released. 

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Victim(s) : 1) Mangesh Yadav 2) Jai Prakash Patel 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Badagaon PS, Varanasi 

Location : Badagaon PS, Varanasi 


Case details: 

Victim Mangesh Yadav and victim Jai Prakash Patel are residents of Thakurpur and Darjipur under 

Badagaon police station in Varanasi district. Mangesh Yadav had a quarrel with another student in the 

college during a cricket match. After this quarrel Mangesh Yadav was assaulted by this student and 

other youngsters with stumps. Seeing the situation of the victim his friend Jai Prakash Patel went to 

Badagaon police station and informed the constables about the incident. The opposite party registered 

a false case accusing Mangesh Yadav and Jai Prakash Patel of having burned a bike, but the Circle 

Officer found that they were innocent. Mangesh Yadav made a medical report of his injuries and 

registered a case in the Badagaon police station against the persons who assaulted him. Hereupon the 

opposite party who belongs to an upper caste got in collusion with the station officer of Badagaon police 

station, J. N. Tiwari, so that an first information report was filed under Gunda Act against Mangesh Yadav 

based on false facts. The police of Badagaon police station raided the house of Mangesh Yadav and his 

family many times and abused and harassed the family members. Mangesh Yadav was attacked 

several times by the student. 


Victim(s) : Ashok Kumar Soni 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Katra Kotwali, PC, Kotwali PS; 2) Dehat, Kotwali; PS 

Location : Kotwali PS 


Case details: 

Victim Ashok Kumar Soni, is a resident of Dhobian Gali under Katra Kotwali police Station in Mirzapur 

district. On 20 th August 2007, somebody murdered Deepak Sony, the younger brother of Ashok, who 

went to the hospital to see his brother. Constables of Katra Kotwali and Dehat Kotwali police station 

arrested Ashok at the hospital. On 21 st August 2007 a case was registered under section 302 of IPC and 

under section 25 of Arms Act. The charge of murder against Ashok was withdrawn because of the 

intervention of higher police officers but the case of 25 Arms Act remained. 

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Victim(s) : Anand 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Bhuvaneshwar Singh; 2) Police, Kotwali PS 

Location : Dighghi village 


Case detail: 

Mr. Anand Kumar (a) Babloo resident of Dighghi, belongs to a Dalit family. On 11 th May 2008 at around 

8 pm, police from Kotwali PS went to Anand’s house and told him that as per the direction of SO Sahab, 

they are taking him to the police station. On the next day Anand’s family members found him inside the 

lock up. Anand was locked inside the whole night and was severely beaten up by the police. It has been 

the collusion of Bhuvaneswar Singh, local influential person, who insisted police to arrest Anand and 

tortured him in the lock up and to implicate him in a case and sent him to the jail. A complaint on this illegal 

arrest and torture in lockup has been sent to the National Commission of Scheduled Caste, SC/ST 

Commission of Uttar Pradesh State, Police Superintendent Chandauli, Inspector General of Police, 

Uttar Pradesh State, Human Rights Commission of State of Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister of Uttar 

Pradesh State but no action has been taken against the police officers responsible for the incident. 

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Victim(s) : Kashi Rajbhar 

Perpetrator(s) : Narendra Tiwari, Cholapur PS 

Location : Cholapur PS 


Case Details: 

Victim Kashi Rajbhar resided at Bela village in Varanasi District. On 30 th May, 2008 a policeman named 

Narendra Tiwari accompanied by another policeman came to his house and asked Kashi to come to 

the PS. Meanwhile the village head intervened in the matter and asked the reason to force Mr. Kashi to 

take him to the PS. The next day Mr. Kashi went to the PS along with the village head. Being there Mr. 

Kashi was detained there for 3 days and inquired about the incidents of cases related to a theft. Some 

time ago in the past there was a dispute pending in the court between Mr. Kashi and some other upper 

caste villagers. Those villagers wanted to implicate Mr. Kashi in a false case with the help of the police. 

They wanted to force him to make compromise in the dispute. After the intervention of human rights 

activist, associated with torture projects, Mr. Kashi was released from illegal detention of Cholapur 

police. The incident was informed to the Senior Superintendent of Police Varanasi, but no action took 

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Victim(s) : Girijesh Rai (a) Sintu rai (Late) 

Perpetrator(s) : Girijashankar Tripathi, OIC 

Location : Laharatara Bridge, Varanasi 


Case Details: 

Victim Girijesh Rai was included in the wanted list of Varanasi Police. Having gained news of Girijesh’s 

movement from Golgodda, OIC Girijashankar and other policemen lay in wait for him. The victim was 

coming along with his friend in a motorbike and seeing the police they began to run towards Chuaka 

Ghat. The police followed them. The friend of Girijesh aimed at the police using his pistol. In the 

meantime the bike reached Andhrapul Crossing and SO Manduadih Shivanand Mishra came with a 

team of police force from the other side. The police asked the victim and his friend to surrender but they 

began to fire. The policemen took their positions and for their self defense they too fired. Girijesh died on 

the spot. This was the statement given by the police, but media sources state that the victim was killed 

by the police after arresting him. 

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Victim(s) : Pankaj Kumar Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Cholapur PS, Varanasi district. 

Location : Cholapur, Varanasai district, 


Case Details: 

Victim Mr. Pankaj Kumar Singh resided at Imilia village in Varanasi district. An incident of motorbike 

snatching took place in Aktha village under the Sarnath police station. Mr. Pankaj, whose bike was 

snatched, informed the Special Officer (SO) of the Sarnath police station (PS) about that incident. He 

followed Mr. Pankaj. Meanwhile the officer Mr. Sarnath got some information from the SO Manduwadih 

regarding the two persons who committed the act of snatching. As a result when the two said officers 

tried to arrest the perpetrators those started firing on the policemen. Therefore the police fired back in 

defense and in cross firing Mr. Pankaj was killed by the police. 


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FF Code : EU/UP/JNP/724/08 

Victim(s) : Rajendra Vishwkarma 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Sarai Khwaja PS 

Location : Sarai Khwaja PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Rajendra Vishwkarma was a resident of Lapri village and he belonged to backward caste. 

He was arrested by the police of Sarai Khwaja with reference to a murder case. He was detained for 12 

days and tortured severely. The police have beaten him indiscriminately to confess the crime. The 

victim had pleaded his innocence, but the police have not spared him. Complaints about the incident of 

torture were sent to State Human Rights Commission, Superintendent of Police, Chief Minister and to 

the Inspector General of Police. But no measures were taken. 

FF Code: : EU/UP/VNS/729/08 

Victim(s): : Bechu Chauhan 

Perpetrator(s): : Police, Jansa P.S 

Location: : Jansa P.S. 


Case detail: 

The victim Bechu Chauhan was a resident of Sonbarsa village, Jansa, Varanasi. He was a member of 

the Backward Caste community. Before the incident, Bechu had complained against Shivachandra and 

his relatives, who were influential and members of an upper caste. Due to this, they threatened him, 

stating that being a member of a Backward Caste; he should not dare to complain against them. On 31 st 

May 2007 at around 4.00 p.m., when Bechu was returning home from Sevapuri, he was stopped by 

Shivachandra and his relatives. They insulted Bechu and beat him brutally. Later on that day, Bechu 

went to Jansa police station to complain about the incident, but no action was taken against the perpetrators. 

Due to this police inaction, the perpetrators continuously threatened to kill Bechu after the incident. After 

having received serious threats to his life, Bechu was provided with two security guards for 10 days, but 

they were later withdrawn. The reason for the police inaction allegedly was that the perpetrators were 

influential persons. 


Victim(s) : Badarunnisha 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Nawabganj PS 

Location : Mendra village, Nawab Ganj 


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Case Details: 

Victim Badarunnisha, W/o Israel is a resident of Mendra village, falling under the jurisdiction of Nawabganj 

Police Station. There was a dispute between the victim and few villagers over a piece of land. On 28 th 

April 2007 the people in opposition attacked the family of Badarunnisha. The victim’s legs were injured 

and her brother was seriously injured. Badarunnisha and her family went to Nawabganj Police Station 

for lodging a FIR but the police were negligent and caused them to wait at the station for a long time; after 

which they were sent to the hospital, accompanied by few policemen. Finally the brother of the victim 

succumbed to his injuries and died at the hospital. The victim was permanently handicapped. In the 

meantime the police had filed a case against the accused, with a non-bailable warrant. No inquiry has 

been conducted regarding the case till date. 


Victim(s) : Pravin Kumar Tiwari 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Naini PS 

Location : Naini, Allahabad 


Case Details: 

Victim Ravin Kumar Tiwari is a resident of Gandhi Nagar, falling under the jurisdiction of Naini Police 

Station. Some students of S.S. convent assaulted the victim on 15 th September 2007. When Ravin went 

to Naini Police Station to lodge a complaint regarding this he was turned to deaf ears. Though the police 

assured to inspect the place of the incident, they never came. Finally Ravin himself caught a student and 

handed him over to the police. Naini Police beat the student brutally and detained him in the police station. 

When the parents of the student went to the police station he was released. 


Victim(s) : Babu Kuraishi 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Cantt PS 

Location : Cant PS, Varanasi 


Case Details: 

The victim Babu Kuraishi was a resident of Kasai Mohalla Golgharin Varanasi district. On 19 th January, 

2008 the police of Cantt Police Station have gone to his house. The police alleged that he was involved 

in the theft of a Maruti van and a mobile and have taken him to the police station. The police have 

destroyed all the household articles and taken him illegally. The victim Babu Kuraishi was abused by the 

police with filthy words. When he had resisted, the police have beaten him with the belt. The police have 

charged him under a false case and have tortured him brutally. Due to torture, his health condition has 

become critical and he was hospitalized. The victim Babu Kuraishi has given several complaints to the 

Superintendent of Police, but no measures were taken. 

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Victim(s): : Ilias 

Perpetrator(s): : Police, Jaitpura P.S., Varanasi district. 

Location: : Jaitpura P.S. 


Case Details: 

The victim Ilias was a resident Jaitpura, Varanasi. Ilias had enmity with one of his neighbors because of 

a dispute over a house. A case regarding the dispute was pending in the Court. On 13 th February 2008 

at around 11.00 a.m., some unidentified persons entered into Ilias’ house and abused and beat him. The 

perpetrators also destroyed some weaving instruments in his house and threatened to kill him. After 

obtaining a medical report of his injuries, Ilias went to Jaitpura police station and complained about the 

incident. The police however registered his report as not as an F.I.R but an N.C.R. and they did not take 

any action against the perpetrators. Later on, Ilias filed an application under section 155 (2) in the Court. 

He demanded to have the case investigated and for the police to take action against the perpetrators. 


Victim(s) : Ramashankar Mishra 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Adalhat PS 

Location : Adalhat PS, Mirzapur 


Case Details: 

Victim Ramashankar Mishra is a resident of Tendua village, falling under the jurisdiction of Adalhat 

Police Station. The victim and his neighbours were living in enmity, the result of which there was a scuffle 

between the two families on 21 st January 2008. The same night, Jyotsana, the daughter of Krishnan was 

found missing and after six days her body was found in a well in the village. The victim and his three sons 

were falsely implicated in this murder case and arrested by Adalhat Police, having received bribe from 

the father of the deceased girl, who is a lawyer. The village head stood against the charges of the police 

and stated that Ramashankar and his sons were innocent. He also added that the police favoring the 

neighbours of the victim implicated the victims in this fake case. It is demanded that the police should 

investigate the case properly. 


Victim(s) : Rita Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Patel Nagar PS 

Location : Patel Nagar, Varanasi 


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Case Details: 

Victim Rita Devi was married to Jitendra Patel on 25 th February 2005. Right from then she was tortured 

be her husband and in-laws demanding more dowry. They asked her to bring a Hero Honda motorbike, 

a color TV and a cash of Rs.50,000. Rita was also threatened to be burned up if she didn’t meet their 

demand. Finally on 14 th February 2008 the victim was abused with obscene words, beaten up and 

driven out of the house. After this Rita went to Lanka Police Station for lodging a complaint but the police 

denied doing the same. Then she lodged a complaint with the SSP of Varanasi and filed an application 

at the court but no action has been taken yet. 

FF Code : EU/UP/SONB/802/08 

Victim(s) : Chinta Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Babalal 2) Police, Adalganj PS 

Location : Adalganj, Chopan 


Case Details: 

Victim Chinta Devi was married to Babalal five years back and has two children. Few days after 

marriage the victim was subjected to torture demanding more dowry. She was regularly beaten. Finally 

Chinta was driven out of her in-laws house and for the past six months she has been residing at her 

father’s home. The victim’s husband had illicit relationship with another girl. Now Chinta is greatly 

concerned about the future of her children. The victim went to Chopan Police Station but the police neither 

registered the case nor took any action against the perpetrators. Again Chinta lodged a complaint with the 

SP of Sonbhadra but till date no action has been forwarded. The victim also filed an application in the 

court on 7 th November 2007. 


Victim(s) : Fatima Khan 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Mukhtar 2) Police, Pipari PS 

Location : Pipari village, Robertsganj 


Case Details: 

Victim Fatima Khan is a resident of Pipari village, falling under the jurisdiction of Robertsganj Police 

Station. The victim has a brother named Aslam who had some landed property in his name. Now Aslam 

is mentally retarded. Taking advantage of this fact, Mukhtar got a sale deal executed from Aslam 

fraudulently in the name of his wife Shakeela on 29 th September 2007. At the time of execution the 

opposite party paid Rs.1,50,000 of which Mukhtar took away Rs.12,000. Fatima went to Robertsganj 

Police Station for lodging a complaint regarding this but she was driven away. Then a complaint was 

lodged before the SP of Sonbhadra on 31 st October 2007 but no action followed. Finally Fatima filed an 

application in the Court, and is awaiting justice. 

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Victim(s): : Ramprasad and his family 

Perpetrator(s): : Police, Cantt PS 

Location: : Cantt PS, Varanasi district 


Case details: 

Victim Ramprasad and his family reside at Sadar Bazaar under Cantt police station in Varanasi district. 

A neighbour entered in the house of Ramprasad and tried to sexually harass his daughter. Ramprasad 

opposed this act of his neighbour, he and his family members were beaten by the neighbour and his 

accomplices who further threatened them by announcing to abduct Ramprasad’s daughter. When 

Ramprasad went to the Cantt police station to file a case, the police of Cantt police station refused to file 

a complaint. Whereupon Ramprasad complaint to the Senior Superintendent of Police of Varanasi 

district and the filed an application in the court which gave an order to the police station to register a case 

against Ramprasad’s neighbours. After these happenings the police of Cantt police station started to 

threaten Ramprasad and his family by announcing to book false cases against them. 



Perpetrator(s) : Police, Shivpur PS 

Location : Chamav (Koiran) village, Shivpur 


Case Details: 

Victim Shanti Devi is a resident of Chamav (Koiran) village, falling under the jurisdiction of Shivpur Police 

Station. On 8 th March 2008 while the victim had gone out of her house early in the morning, few 

neighbours tried to molest her owing to some grudge. As Shanti shouted, her relatives came for help, but 

they too were beaten up by the perpetrators causing severe injuries. The victim then went to Shivpur 

Police Station but the police refused to register the complaint. They reprimanded and drove her from the 

station. After these things, Shanti was facing continuous threats from the perpetrators. Though complaints 

were lodged with the SSP of Varanasi it yielded no fruit. 


Victim(s) : Haseena Begam 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Adampur PS 

Location : Adampur, Varanasi 


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Case Details: 

Victim Haseena Begam, W/o Babu Khan is a resident of Onkaleswar village, falling under the jurisdiction 

of Adampur Police Station. The husband of the victim is a cloth merchant who worked in Mumbai. Due 

to the ill-treatment caused by their elder son and daughter-in-law, Haseena and her husband entrusted 

the sale deed of their house to Aneesurhaman, a family friend of theirs. After a year when the younger 

son of Haseena went to Aneesurhaman for getting back the original sale deal he was turned to deaf ears. 

After a month, the victim received a post stating that their house was mortgaged. It came to light that 

Aneesurhaman forged the signature of Haseena and carried out this illegal activity with the help of the 

bank manager. Haseena went to Adampur Police Station but the police refused to register the case. 

Finally the case was registered after the order issued from the court. But the police took no action to 

arrest the convict, and now the perpetrators are threatening the victim to compromise the case. 

FF Code: : EU/UP/CHND/814/08 

Victim(s): : Marachhu Ram 

Perpetrator(s): : OIC, Sakaldiha PS 

Location: : Sakaldiha PS, Chandauli district 


Case details: 

Marachhu Ram, member of the Dalit community, and lives at Onawal village under Sakaldiha police 

station in Chandauli district. Influential persons of Onawal belonging to dominating Yadav Caste community 

verbally abused and beat the victim brutally on 21 st January 2008. When Marachhu wanted to lodge a 

complaint against these persons at Sakaldiha police station the officer in charge (OIC) refused to register 

the complaint. Furthermore the OIC made derogatory remarks on regarding Marachhu’s belonging to 

the Dalit caste and threatened him to implicate him in a false case. Due to police inaction Marachhu filed 

an application in the court which gave a written order to Sakaldiha police station to register the complaint 

and to inform the court about the development of investigation within a week. Circle officer, Mr. Devesh 

Sharma, bribed by the people of the Yadav Caste community, came to the house of Marachhu and 

pressurized him to compromise in the case. 


Victim(s) : Ravindra Nath Bind 

Perpetrator(s) : Brijesh Kumar, Police, Sirkalpur PS 

Location : Sirkalpur village, Chandauli 


Case Details: 

Victim Ravindra Nath Bind is a resident of Sirkalpur village, falling under the jurisdiction of Dheena Police 

Station. On 25 th January 2008 the victim’s father was guarding the paddy after threshing them. At night 

7-8 people carried away 5 bags of paddy threatening his father not to make noise. Ravindra’s father 

rushed home and told the incident, following which they went to Dheena Police Station and informed SI 

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Ramprasad about the theft. Though the police assured to take action they remained silent. In the 

meantime, the family of the victim identified few people involved in the theft and informed the police 

regarding this. The police called the suspects but didn’t take any action against them. On the contrary 

they asked Ravindra and his family to compromise the case under the threat of implicating them in false 

cases. On the other hand the perpetrators are also threatening the family of the victim not to pursue the 

case. 

FF Code : EU /UP/MZP/821/08 

Victim(s) : Ramakant 

Perpetrator(s) : Ashik Kumar Dube, Jigan PS 



Case Details: 

The victim Ramkant was a resident of Ghughari village and he belonged to Dalit community. On 6 th 

January, 2008 there was a fair at the village. The police of Jigan have set up a police barrier and have 

illegally collected money from the vehicles which passed by. The victim Ramakant was also stopped by 

the police and demanded money. He had asked them on whose order they have collected money. The 

police had replied that they were ordered by the Station Officer of Jigan Police Station. When the victim 

Ramakant had met the Station Officer, a police constable had verbally abused him. Later Ramakant had 

given a complaint to the District Magistrate, but no measures were taken on the concerned policemen. 

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Victim(s) : Sitaram 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Chakia PS, Chandauli district 

Location : Chakia PS 


Case Details: 

Victim Mr. Sitaram was a resident of Nevajganj in the Chandauli district. On 14 th February 2008 Mr. 

Sitaram’s son (12) was missed and even after witnesses informed the police about a man called Brijraj 

who took the boy away from his parents they did nothing to recover him to give him back to his parents. 

When Mr. Sitaram spoke about this incident to the in charge of Chakia police post he was beaten up and 

alleged to tell a lie. As a result Sitaram spent Rs. 40000 to find his son, but police did nothing to find the 

boy. Therefore Sitaram’s whole family went through under acute mental and physical sufferings. 


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Victim(s) : Mansa Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Police,Dhanapur PS 

Location : The victim’s residence in Jagdishpur village 


Case Details: 

Victim Ms. Mansa Devi who is a resident of Jagdishpur village in the Chandauli District belonged to the 

Dalit community. On 26 th April 2008 when Ms. Mansa Devi stayed alone in her house one of her 

neighbors called Rajesh entered the house and tried to rape her. She started to cry and made a lot of 

noise hence the perpetrator ran away. Ms. Mansa Devi told this incident to her family members and 

went to the Dhanapur police station (PS) on the next day. One of the policemen of the Dhanapur PS 

treated her inequitably by using derogatory term. Finally she gave a complaint about the incident to the 

Superintendent of the Chandauli PS, but in fact no action took place against the perpetrator. Due to the 

police inaction the perpetrator threatened the victim to teach her a lesson more horrible than the earlier. 

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Victim(s) : Janki Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Dheena PS 

Location : Several police stations near the victim’s residence 


Case Details: 

Victim Janki Devi resided in Raith village in Chandauli district. She was a widow causing her poorness. 

She tried to earn her family’s livelihood when she purchased an auto Rickshaw on loan. On 27 th May, 

2008 there was a dispute between Janki Devi’s son and another auto owner to carry passengers on the 

basis of the equal opportunity. Hence the opposite party of the dispute abused, assaulted and threatened 

Janki Devi with the help of the police of Dheena police station (PS). Some policemen took Janki Devi’s 

auto rickshaw to the PS illegally to harass her and her family. Her son informed the Circle Officer of 

Sakaldiha police about the incident, but nothing was done to address her problem. On the same day 

Janka Devi went to the Sakaldiha PS and met the Station House Officer (SHO) of the Sakaldiha PS and 

told him about the incident. Indeed the SHO only abused her using filthy language and threatened to file 

false cases against her two sons. Therefore she gave a complaint to the Superintendent of Chandauli 

police and to the Inspector General of police of Varanasi Zone to inquire the whole matter and to release 

her auto rickshaw. In fact her sons were charged with this incident, but no action was taken against the 

opposite party. Janki Devi demanded to take disciplinary actions against the police officers being 

involved in corruption and to save the criminals, but no action took place against the responsible police 

officers. 


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Victim(s) : 1) Shiv Pratap Singh 2) Gulabi Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Dhara Singh; 2) SO, Sarai Inayat PS; 

3) SI, Sarai Inayat PS 

Location : Sarai Inayat PS, Allahabad 


Case Details: 

Victim Shiv Pratap Singh is a resident of Dakshini Kotwa village, falling under the jurisdiction of Sarai 

Inayat Police Station. Dheerendra Kumar Singh (a) Dhara Singh is a notorious person, under whom 24 

cases were pending. He had good ties with the police. This Dhara murdered Vidya Devi, having taken 

possession of her land. Shiv Prasad assisted the family of the deceased to register a complaint against 

Dhara at Sarai Inayat Police Station. But the perpetrator was not arrested. Shiv Prasad then complained 

about the incident to a minister, who in turn directed the SSP of Allahabad to register the case. Accordingly 

a case was registered on 6 th September 2007 at Sarai Inayat Police Station, but nothing substantial was 

done against the perpetrator. Taking advantage of the police inaction Dhara continued to threaten the 

family of the victim. 


Victim(s) : Ms. Dhanesari Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Kapsethi PS 

Location : Kapsethi PS 


Case Details: 

Victim Ms. Dhanesari Devi was a resident of Amra Khera village, Rohania police station, Varanasi 

district. She got married with Amit Bind in 2001. In August 2002 she went to the house of her in-laws to 

live with her husband. Soon the family-in-law started to make demands of dowry and threatened her to 

bring Rs. one lakh from her parents. That is why they battered her at a daily basis. On 20 th May, 2008 

Ms. Dhanesari Devi was beaten brutally by her in-laws and suffered serious injuries. As a result Ms. 

Dhanesari informed her parents about the incident and asked them to take her back to her parent’s 

house to save her life. In fact the father and the brother went to her and her in-laws. When they asked the 

in-laws to let Ms. Dhanesari leaving the in-law’s residence the family-in-law refused. Although Ms. 

Dhanesari’s brother informed the Kapsethi PS about the incident, no case was registered. Only one 

policeman of this station went to the in-laws’ house and took Dhanesari to a hospital where a medical 

report about her injuries was made. After the medical report Dhanesari and her brother went to the 

Kapsethi PS again, but also this time the police filed no case. Moreover they reprimanded her and 

misbehaved. The police threatened them to file a false case. Finally Dhanesari complained about the 

incident to the SSP Varasani. 

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Victim(s) : Yajva Narayan Patel 

Perpetrator(s) : Fakre Alam, SO, Pawara PS 

Location : Khaderi village, Pawara 


Case Details: 

Victim Yajva Narayan Patel is a resident of Khaderi village, falling under the jurisdiction of Pawara Police 

Station. There was a theft in the house of the victim on 19 th January 2007. Things worth Rs.1 Lakh were 

stolen away. When Yajva approached Pawara Police Station, Fakre Alam, the SO reprimanded the 

victim and refused to register the complaint. On the night of 19 th February 2007 Anil Kumar, the son of 

Yajva was found hanging in a nearby mango orchard. The victim went to Pawara Police Station, 

following which the CO, SI and OIC of the station came and inspected the place. They declared that this 

was a suicide, but after many explanations made by the victim that agreed that this was a murder. Yajva 

also gave the names of few suspects. After two days he went to the police station to get the post mortem 

report, but was given the report related to some other person. It is alleged that the police never registered 

the FIR. Finally a case was filed only after the court issued an order. The final report of the case was 

submitted by Pawara Police on 30 th March 2007. After these things Yajva is getting threats from the 

police to withdraw the case. Complaints have also been send to the SHRC, but no action had followed. 

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Victim(s) : Sushil Kumar Yadav 

Perpetrator(s) : Gayasuddin, SI, Line Bazar PS 

Location : Line Bazar PS, 


Case Details: 

Victim Sushil Kumar Yadav is a resident of Himmatpur village, falling under the jurisdiction of Bada 

Police Station. On 8 th April 2008 the motorbike of the victim was stolen from the PWD Office. Sushil 

immediately went to Line Bazar Police Station to register a complaint; but the SI didn’t believe about the 

theft and asked the victim to get a written note from the police out-post acknowledging the same. The next 

day when Sushil went to Line Bazar Police Station along with his friends, the SI caused them to wait for 

four hours, and chased them away hailing abuses and threats. On the fourth day following the incident 

a complaint was lodged before the SP, who in turn directed the police of Line Bazar Police Station to 

register the case. 


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Victim(s) : Vidya Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Machhalishahar PS 

Location : Putalki village, Machhalishahar 


Case Details: 

Victim Vidya Devi is a resident of Putalki village, falling under the jurisdiction of Machhalishahar Police 

Station. On 7 th February 2008, Sanjay, the neighbour of the victim beat up Kamlesh, who was a 

member of Vidya’s family. This Sanjay had also behaved badly with Kamlesh’s father, that the latter 

slapped him. Holding grudge in mind, Sanjay went to the house of Vidya with 20-25 members of his 

family and assaulted the victims using sharp weapons. Vidya’s husband acquired a severe head injury 

and died. The victim went to Machhalishahar Police Station to register a complaint but the police refused 

to do the same. The SO of the station abused the victim and rebuked her to get off the station. Now Vidya 

has no hope from the police. 


Victim(s) : Jyanti Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Cholapur PS 

Location : Cholapur PS, Varanasi 


Case Details: 

Victim Jyanti Devi was a resident of Tala village, Cholapur police station, Varanasi district. She was 

married and her husband worked as a tractor driver. On 5 th Jan. 2008 Jyanti’s husband had a dispute 

with his employer, who was an owner of a brick kiln. Nevertheless he left the house and went out on work 

at the brick kiln of his employer that day. He did not return till 13 th Jan. 2008 which made Jyanti and other 

family members anxious. Jyanti got the information that a dead body without a head was found by the 

Rauna Khurd police station (PS) of Varanasi district. Before Jyanti went to find some details about her 

husband’s death the police cremated the dead body. When Jyanti went to the Cholapur PS she just saw 

her husband’s clothes and photographs. She identified the deceased as her husband. Moreover she 

made a complaint against her husband’s employer, but it was not registered. 23 rd Jan. 2008 Jyanti 

accompanied by hundreds of fellow villagers marched to the head quarter of the Varanasi district to raise 

her voice before the higher police officers and district magistrates against the inaction and collusion of the 

Cholapur PS referring to the murderers. The Station Officer (SO) stopped her and the following group 

on the way and did not allow to go to the district head quarter to register her protest before the district 

administration against the misdeeds of Cholapur police. As a result the Cholapur police, virtually, confined 

her in her house and put some policemen there to watch her activities, so that she was not able to make 

a complaint with other officials regarding the murder of her husband. All in all neither her First Information 

<strong>Report</strong> was registered nor was any breakthrough made in the case of Jyanti’s husband’s murder. The 

victim belonged to the Dalit community and she was very poor and facing the situation of starvation 

because nobody is there to feed her four children. 

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Victim(s) : Mangala Rajbhar 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Sanjay Singh 2) Guddu Singh 3) Police, Phulpur PS 

Location : Phulpur, Varanasi 


Case Details: 

Victim Mangala Rajbhar is a resident of Ahirani Nathaipur village, falling under the jurisdiction of Phulpur 

Police Station. The victim is a human rights activist associated with People’s Vigilance Committee on 

Human Rights (PVCHR). Owing to his activities, Mangala is receiving continuous threats from antisocial 

persons. On 20 th October 2007 Sanjay Singh and his brother Guddu Singh, a notorious criminal 

threatened the victim not to lodge complaints against the Head of the Block Panchayat. Mangala went to 

Phulpur Police Station to lodge a complaint, and the OIC registered the same under a non-cognizable 

report, and assured to inquire into the matter. But these were only in words and the police remained 

inactive. Sanjay attacked the victim once again on 17 th March 2008 but Mangal managed to escape. 

Now Mangala is mentally depressed and not able to carry out his routine work because of the pressure 

exercised by the perpetrators. He has send complaints to the NHRC and Asian Human Rights 

Commission but no action has been taken ye. 


Victim(s) : Lalchand 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Phoolpur PS 

Location : 1) Badagaon PS; 2) Phoolpur PS 


Case Details: 

Victim Mr. Lalchand was a resident of Devchandpur village, Badagaon police station, Varanasi district. 

He belonged to the scheduled caste community. Mr. Lalchand along with one of his friends went to buy 

a buffalo at the house of an upper caste person. After bargaining he and his friend gave Rs. 10000 to the 

upper caste person and asked to hand over the buffalo. But those just took the money and asked both 

persons to leave his house. Caused by opposing this incident the upper caste person began to beat Mr. 

Lalchand and his friend. Moreover he snatched the bicycle and beat Lalchand so brutally that his hand 

got fractured. When Mr. Lalchand went to the Badagaon police station (PS) and informed about the 

incident, the Station Officer (SO) of Badagaon told him to go to the Phoolpur PS to register his complaint. 

Thereupon Mr. Lalchand went to the Phoolpur PS. There the SO also did not register the case. He just 

reprimanded Mr. Lalchand and remarked that he would deserve some beating because of his caste. 

The SO pressured Lalchand to compromise in the case and if he did not want to compromise, he would 

be implicated in a false case. This incident of taking away of Rs.10000 from the poor victim and about 

police inaction was reported in the local newspapers but nothing was done. 

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Victim(s) : Firoj Ahmed 

Perpetrator(s) : Jai Prakash Srivashtav, Police, Kotwali PS 

Location : Kurchanpur village, Jaunpur 


Case Details: 

Victim Firoj Ahmed is a resident of Kurchanpur village, falling under the jurisdiction of Kotwali Police 

Station. There was a dispute between the victim’s family and one of their neighbour in relation to an illegal 

construction in a public place. Jai Prakash Srivashtav, a policeman was cooperating in the construction. 

Firoj’s family and many others opposed this and sat on a dharna at the Office of the SP of Jaunpur. 

Though the SP assured to stop the construction it yielded no result. On the other hand Jai Prakash is 

threatening Firoj and his family members to implicate them in false cases. So far no action has been 

taken against the policemen and the perpetrators. 


Victim(s) : Bindu 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Line Bazar PS 

Location : Kuddupur, Jaunpur 


Case Details: 

Victim Bindu is a 11 year old school going girl, residing in Khiri village, falling under the jurisdiction of Line 

Bazar Police Station. On 15 th February 2008, the principal of the school asked the victim to bring some 

water. Bindu was little late in bringing the same, which kindled the anger of the principal. He started 

beating her with a stick and then pulled her hair ferociously. Bindu’s father went to Line Bazar Police 

Station for lodging a complaint but he was driven away. The police also went to Bindu’s house and 

abused the family with obscene words. In addition the police also threatened to break the hands and legs 

of Bindu’s father, that he left the house in fear of the police torture. 


Victim(s) : Anita 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Shravan Kumar 2) Police, Chaubepur PS 

Location : Hariharpur village, Varanasi 


Case Details: 

Victim Anita is a resident of Hariharpur village, falling under the jurisdiction of Chaubepur PS. On 1 st May 

2008 the victim and her mother went out of their house to ease themselves. While returning Shravan 

Kumar and his friend forced Anita to come aside. This Shravan had a pistol in his hand with which he 

threatened the victims and took her away. Both of them raped Anita and ran away leaving her unconscious. 

Then the victim and her mother went to Chaubepur Police Station and lodged FIR against the perpetrators. 

They were kept in Kotwali Women’s PS for four days, during which medical examination was done. 

Following these things, Anita and her mother are receiving threats from the perpetrators, and they are 

leading a life of fear. 

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Victim(s) : Sudhakar 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Rajesh Kumar 2) Police, Shivpur PS 

Location : Shivpur, Varanasi 


Case Details: 

Victim Sudhakar is a resident of Tarna village, falling under the jurisdiction of Shivpur Police Station. The 

victim belongs to a Dalit Community. On 11 th November 2007 while Sudhakar was going for work he 

was assaulted by Rajesh Kumar and threatened not to lodge complaints with the police. The victim was 

also abused with regard to his caste name. Sudhakar was grievously injured on his head, neck, back 

and fingers of the hand. The next day he went to Deendayal Hospital, following which the victim went to 

Shivpur Police Station. But at the station he was abused and driven away without the complaint being 

registered. With no other way Sudhakar sent a complaint to the SSP of Varanasi and filed an application 

at the Court but so far no action has been taken. 


Victim(s) : Arvind Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Rohit Maurya 2) Police, Cholapur PS 

Location : Cholapur, Varanasi 


Case Details: 

Victim Arvind Kumar is a resident of Jagdishpur village, falling under the jurisdiction of Cholapur Police 

Station. The victim belongs to the Dalit Community. On 13 th May 2008 Arvind was returning home from 

work. He encountered few people who assaulted him and carried away Rs.1,000. They also threatened 

the victim not to lodge complaints with the police or he would be killed. Arvind went to Cholapur Police 

Station for lodging a complaint but the duty officer began to abuse and beat the victim for including the 

name of Rohit Maurya in the list of suspects. The police also threatened him not to come to the police 

station hereafter or he would be implicated in a false case. Arvind then received treatment, and filed an 

application in the court with the medical reports. Though the court ordered Cholapur Police Station to 

register the case no action was taken against the perpetrators. 


Victim(s) : Santosh Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Ram Nagar PS 

Location : Ram Nagar PS, Varanasi 


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Case Details: 

Victim Santosh Kumar is a resident of Macchrhatta village, falling under the jurisdiction of Ram Nagar 

Police Station. On 22 nd April 2008 while the victim was going for work he was assaulted by few people 

on the way. Santosh went to Ram Nagar Police Station for lodging a complaint but the duty officer denied 

doing the same, stating that the victim was making a fake complaint. When Santosh tried explaining to 

the police officer he was abused with filthy words. After this the victim filed an application in the court and 

the court ordered Ram Nagar Police Station to register the case and investigate the matter. But so far no 

action has been taken. 


Victim(s) : Jeet Bahadur 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Shankar Lal Pandey; 2) Police, Koraw PS 

Location : Taraw village, Allahabad 


Case Details: 

Victim Jeet Bahadur is a resident of Taraw village, falling under the jurisdiction of Koraw Police Station. 

The victim is an educated and socially aware person, who often engaged in fighting for the marginalized 

communities. Shankarlal Pandey, an influential person in the community desired to take possession of 

the land of the Dalits by dispossessing them. He went in collision with the village head for this purpose. 

Jeet lodged complaints regarding this to various concerned officials, and inquiry was ordered for the 

same. Since then Shankarlal has began harassing the victim. On 1 st June 2008 while Jeet had gone to 

drink tea in a shop he was abused by this Shankarlal. Thus the victim was often assaulted by this person 

and abused with derogatory remarks using his caste name. Though Jeet lodged several complaints at 

Koraw Police Station against Shankarlal no action has been initiated against him till date. 


Victim(s) : Vinod Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Ateek Ahmad 2) SO 3) CO, Khuldabad PS 

Location : Khuldabad, Allahabad 


Case Details: 

Victim Vinod Kumar is a resident of Chakmiratul village, falling under the jurisdiction of Khuldabad Police 

Station. Ateek Ahmad, a notorious criminal and a member of the parliament had illegal relations with the 

wife of the victim for a long time. Though Vinod opposed this and lodged complaint before the SSP, IG 

of Uttar Pradesh and DM of Allahabad, no action was taken against the perpetrator. Even Khuldabad 

Police threatened the victim not to pursue the case for Ateek was an influential man. They openly denied 

taking action against him, and threatened Vinod that if he persisted he would be filed under a false case 

and will have to spend his days under life time imprisonment. Vinod also sent a complaint to the 

Backward Commission, who asked the police to send a report in this respect. The CO on the other hand 

submitted a fake report stating that the allegations of the victim were false. Thus Vinod is facing continuous 

threats from the police. 

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Victim(s) : Ramrati Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Dhuman Ganj PS 

Location : Dhuman Ganj, Allahabad 


Case Details: 

Victim Ramrati Devi is a resident of Rajruppur village, falling under the jurisdiction of Dhuman Ganj 

Police Station. There was a dispute between the victim and another person of the same village. Ramrati’s 

opponent often threatened her family, and stated that police cannot do anything against him. On 1 st June 

2008 the perpetrator came to the house of Ramrati and threatened to murder her. The next day she went 

to Dhuman Ganj Police Station but the police denied registering the complaint. When Ramrati’s opponent 

came to know of this he reprimanded the victim stating that she belonged to a lower caste and can’t do 

anything against him. Complaints have been send to the Circle Officer, Civil Lines of Allahabad, SP(City) 

of Allahabad, Senior SP of Allahabad, DIG of Allahabad Zone, Commissioner, IG, Principle Secretary 

of the State, and NHRC; but no action has been taken yet against the perpetrators. 

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Victim(s) : Shamala 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Santlal 2) Police, Naini PS 

Location : Maheba, Allahabad 


Case Details: 

Victim Shamala, W/o Lalji is a resident of Maheba of Allahabad district. There was a dispute between the 

members of the victim’s family regarding a piece of land. Santlal, a member of the family refused to give 

the share of other family members and threatened them not to call the panchayat for settling the dispute. 

On 18 th May 2008 Manoj, S/o Santlal tried to kill Sheela Devi, another family member using a local 

pistol. Fortunately few people intervened and she missed the target. This incident was complained to 

Naini Police Post, and the police came to the place of the incident and arrested Manoj, following which 

he was remanded in the jail. After this, Shamala is receiving threatening calls from strange persons. She 

went to the police station but the police reprimanded and chased her away without registering the 

complaint. Due to the indifferent attitude of the police the victim and her family members have left the 

house and are going through mental and physical hardships. 


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Victim(s) : Lachi Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Shiv Shankar Pandey, SI, Gherewal PS 

Location : Gherawal PS 


Case Details: 

Victim Lachi Devi was a resident of Khuthan Ghorawal, Sonbhadra. She had two sons Taulan and 

Ramnihar and belonged to the scheduled caste community. They were daily wages laborers. On 6 th 

April 2008 Lachi Devi and her sons went to another village. In the evening time at around 07.00 p.m. the 

three brothers Sagar, Rem and Mudhna, coming from the same village as Lachi Devi set a fire in her 

hut. When they (Lachi Devi and her sons) got to know about this incidence they came back to Khuthan, 

but they only found the hut burnt and completely ruined. At the night around 10.00 p.m. she went to 

Ghorawal Thana to lodge a First Information <strong>Report</strong> excepting that the Sub-Inspector (SI) Shiv Shankar 

Pandey would register the case in his diary. Instead of this the SI misbehaved and began to rebuke 

blatantly and abused her with slang language. Moreover he threatened her to get out otherwise she 

would be imprisoned to jail. Later on she informed the District Magistrate and the Senior District Magistrate 

Ghorawal about that incident and about the bad treatment of the SI, but no action took place. 

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Victim(s) : 1) Bechu 2) Tejbahadur 

Perpetrator(s) : Amaranth Yadav, SO, Chakkarghanta PS 

Location : Pannuganj PS, Sonbhadra 


Case Details: 

Victim Bechu, S/o Tejbahadur is a Dalit residing in Jaimohni village, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Chakkarghanta Police Station. The victim went to Pune to earn a livelihood along with few friends. At 

Pune he met three other persons who helped him to settle in a job. But gaining knowledge that Bechu 

was a Dalit his fellowmen began harassing the victim. From then Bechu was found missing. His father 

and family members searched for the victim for a year and couldn’t find him. Finally Tejbahadur went to 

Pannuganj Police station on 14 th March 2008, and lodged a complaint, mentioning the name of the 

suspects. The SO of the station didn’t take the matter seriously. He just called the suspects and set them 

free after inquiring. The father of the victim again went to the police station on 15 th March 2008, but was 

abused using his caste name. The victim was also beaten by the police and chased away from the 

police station. Tejbahadur lodged complaints with the CM, SHRC, NHRC, Commissioner, and IG of 

Varanasi zone but nothing has been done against the perpetrators so far. 


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Victim(s) : Nabi Hussain 

Perpetrator(s) : Sudheer Mishra, S.O, Pannuganj PS 

Location : Telang 


Case Details: 

Victim Nabi Hussain resided in village Telang, Thana Pannuganj, district Sonbhadra. He and his family 

belonged to the Muslim community. On 1 st May, 2008 at around 11.00 p.m. a person called Lallan had 

a matrimonial ceremony in his house. His daughter married and Nabi Hussain’s son Saheban 

participated there, too. On this marriage a quarrelling caused by bets occurred between a group of boys 

and Saheban. The group consisted of Khurdhan and his brother Nageen, Daya and Kamlesh. They 

beat Saheban. Being informed about this incidence Nabi Hussain went there and asked for the reason 

of the quarreling. On this Khurdhan stoutly cried upon him to go away from that place saying that there 

was no need of Muslim persons in the marriage party of a Hindu family. They abused Nabi & his son 

Saheban. Both son & father were attacked by them with rod Lathi and boxing. As a result Nabi became 

seriously injured on his head and had serious wounds on his body. Hearing the noise people from both 

communities arrived there and interfered the quarrel to save Nabi Hussain. There he informed the 

Pannuganj police station (PS), but no any kind of action was taken by the police officer. The next day, 

treatment was done. Taking the medical report Nabi Hussain went to the Sub-Inspector (SI) Sudhir 

Mishra. He assured him that action would be taken in this case surely, but it was not done accordingly. 

When Nabi Hussain went there again to lodge his complaint the SI furiously abused him and asked why 

Nabi came again. Being disappointed Nabi Hussain posted an application in a registered envelop to the 

Superintendent of police Sonbhadra, but still no action was taken. 


Victim(s) : Shabnam Bano 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Jabbar; 2) Shridhar Singh, IC, Varanasi 

Location : Varanasi 


Case Details: 

Victim Shabnam Bano, W/o Khurshid Ahmad is a resident of Varanasi. A man named Jabbar desired 

to take illegal possession of the house, and got the court order in his favour. On 4 th July 2008 Shridhar 

Singh, In-charge of Saraiya Police Post came to the house of Shabnam and threatened the victims to 

vacate the house. When Shabnam resisted she was beaten up and the policemen threw away the 

belonging and locked the house. The victim went to Jaitpura Police Station but the policemen chased her 

away. Then Shabnam approached the SP (City) of Varanasi, who directed her to the SO of Jaitpura 

Police Station. On returning home after meeting the higher police officials, the victim was attacked by 

Jabbar and his men. The next day Shabnam lodged complaints with the SSP of Varanasi but no action 

had been taken till date. Thus the victim has lost possession of her house. 

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Victim(s) : Panna Lal 

Perpetrator(s) : SO, Sarnath PS 

Location : Chhahi village, Sarnath 


Case Details: 

Victim Panna Lal is a Dalit residing in Chhahi village, falling under the jurisdiction of Sarnath Police 

Station. The head of Chhahi village, desired to dispossess the victim and other Dalits from their land so 

as to lease the land to somebody else. Panna and others resisted this, and on 11 th April 2008 they were 

all severely beaten up with sticks. Panna went to Sarnath Police Station but the SO refused to register 

the complaint and asked him to come with the medical report. The victims went to the PHC where the 

doctor refused to issue the report as it was a police case. Once again Panna went to the police station 

and pleaded with the officials but the latter mocked at the victim and threatened him for daring to lodge 

complaints against the village head. When Panna questioned the police back he was beaten up and 

detained the whole night at Sarnath Police Station without providing food or water. Then the victim 

approached the SSP of Varanasi but till date no action has been taken against the perpetrators. 


Victim(s) : Keshav Prasad 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Cholapur PS 

Location : Tala village, Cholapur 


Case Details: 

Victim Keshav Prasad is a resident of Tala village, falling under the jurisdiction of Cholapur Police 

Station. On 17 th June 2008 the victim was working along with 16 labourers in the village, under the 

National Rural Employment Guarantee Programme. At evening few people came to Keshav and 

ordered him to stop working. When the victim resisted he was abused and assaulted. The men 

threatened to murder Keshav. Following this incident the victim went to Cholapur Police Station for 

registering a complaint but he was abused and driven away without filing the complaint. Then Keshav 

talked with the Senior Police Officer, after which his complaint was registered as a non-cognizable one. 

But no action has been so far taken against the perpetrators. 


Victim(s) : Dayaram 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Ayodhya Prasad, SI 2) Police, Koraw PS 

Location : Ratyora village, Koraw 


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Case Details: 

Victim Dayaram is a resident of Ratyora village, falling under the jurisdiction of Koraw Police Station. 

There was a dispute between the victim and another fellow villager on 23 rd March 2008, wherein the 

victim was severely assaulted. On 2 nd May 2008 Dayaram’s opponent let his animals to graze on the 

paddy straws belonging to the victim. When Dayaram resisted it he was again beaten up. The perpetrators 

also set the victim’s house on fire. Dayaram lodged complaints at Koraw Police Station and also with the 

NHRC but in vain. On 5 th May 2008 the victim was summoned to Koraw Police Station where the SI 

reprimanded him stating that his charges were fake ones. Dayaram was detained in the police station 

and pressurized to compromise the case, or he would be implicated in a false case. On the other hand 

the opponent of the victim was threatening him to compromise the case or he would be murdered. So 

far no action has been taken against the perpetrators and the erring police. 


Victim(s) : Rajit Ram 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Krishna Prasad; 2) Police, Maja PS 

Location : Madra village, Allahabad 


Case Details: 

Victim Rajit Ram is a resident of Madra village, falling under the jurisdiction of Meja Police Station. On 

26 th April 2008 Krishna Prasad, who is in service of P.A.C in Uttar Pradesh was plucking mangoes from 

the tree of the victim. Rajit and his family members resisted his act but the former began to abuse them 

using their caste name. Few more people came to the place in support of Krishna and assaulted the 

victims with sticks. The perpetrators also threatened to murder the whole family. Rajit went to Meja 

Police Station for lodging a complaint but there too he was reprimanded and threatened to be implicated 

in a false case. The victim was driven away from the police station without his complaint being registered. 

Finally Rajit send complaints to NHRC, SSP of Allahabad but no action was taken against the perpetrators. 


Victim(s) : Nandlal Ram 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Chakia PS 

Location : Chakia PS, Chandauli 


Case Details: 

Victim Nandlal resided at Chakia Tiraha, Mughalsarai Police station (PS) District Chandauli. He had a 

daughter Suman Devi (17) and a son Alok Kumar alias Gunni (3) and they belonged to the scheduled 

caste community. On 12 th may, 2008 Suman Devi and Gunni went to the Mughalsarai Bazaar for 

marketing glossaries items at 11.00 a.m. When they did not return at home up till the evening Nandlal 

and his family became anxious. Causing anxiety and fear of uncertainty Nandlal searched for the place 

they might be. He went to his relatives’ homes and familiar persons’ houses, but the result was nil. Due 

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to fear of being insulted in society he did not inform the police on the date of incidence. He continued his 

search. When he got too disappointed by all means he went to inform the Mughalsarai PS. On his 

application to register a First Information <strong>Report</strong> he was given assurance only that police would take 

action. Nandlal continuously went to the Thana Mughalsarai inquiry and searched for his children, but 

he was sent out and abused. Rajendra had abducted a girl and gave a child to Ramu’s wife to look after. 

When the inquiry was made with Ramu and his wife repeatedly, Nandlal was abused and told that 

Rajendra went from there. From the date of abduction of Suman and Gunni Ramu was not resent at his 

home. On 19 th June 2008 Nandlal’s First Information <strong>Report</strong> was written on, but Suman & Gunni were 

not recovered. As a result Nandlal sent his appeal by registered post to the Superintendent of Police 

Inspector General, the Director General of Police and the Human Rights commission, but also after this 

his lost children were not traced. Being dreadful and disappointed he sent a registered letter to the chief 

minister. 


Victim(s) : Savitri Mishra 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Sakaldiha PS 

Location : Sakaldiha PS, Chandauli District 


Case Details: 

The victim Savitri Mishra, her husband Manoj Kumar Mishra and their son Prashant were all residents 

of Chanturbhujpur, Thana Sakaldiha, District Chandauli. There also lived Savitri’s mother Malti Tiwari 

(65). On 12 th May, 2008 Savitri and Manoj went to Varaasi. So that in fact their son Prashant and her 

mother Malti stayed alone in the house. At 08.00 p.m. two anarchist persons called Sushil Kumar Gupta 

alias Kabadee and Shambhu Gupta entered the house. After using filthy words they started beating 

Prashant. When he fainted they took away his mobile phone as well as Rs. 240/-. When he wanted to 

get his cell phone back the anarchist persons compelled him to go away. When his parents Savitri and 

Manoj arrived at their home Prashant was not there. After his parents got to know about this incident they 

gave a First Information <strong>Report</strong> to the Superintendent of Police, but no further action was taken by the 

Sakaldiha police. 


Victim(s) : Liyakat Ali 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Asna PS 

Location : Asna PS, Chandauli 


Case Details: 

Victim Liyakat Ali was a resident of the village Asna in the District Chandauli. He was married and had a 

daughter Senjaeera (15). On 5 th July 2008 Liyakat spent his time in Mughalsarai. When he came back 

at his residence he was told that his daughter Sanjaeera went to Kutia. There was also a young man 

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called Gulam Gaus present. He lived in the same village and treated her in an illegal way. He took her 

in a strong hold and brought her in a lonely room in Kutia, where she cried out. This incident was 

watched by a village girl named Afsana. Afsana went to Sanjaeera’s family. After a short period of time 

Sanjaeera also came to her home. She freed herself from Gulam Gaus’ grip. Telling the others about 

the incident she could not stop to weep. Although Liyakat went to the PS and his First Information <strong>Report</strong> 

(FIR) was noted Gulam Gaus was only taken in custody for two days and then he was released causing 

his family is feudal and prosperous. Being disappointed about the police negligence and inactivity 

Liyakat gave application to the Superintendent of police (SP) in Chandauli. Those ordered to the Kandwa 

police to write the FIR, but nevertheless the case was not registered. It made Liyakat finally appeal in the 

court. 


Victim(s) : Munir (Late) 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Madiyahoo PS 

Location : Jaunpur 


Case Details: 

Victim Munir was a resident of Bhandariya Tola village, falling under the jurisdiction of Madiyahoo Police 

Station. The victim was assaulted on 14 th May 2008 by his opponents, that he was seriously injured. He 

went to Madiyahoo Police Station along with his family members to register a complaint. But the police 

refused to register the complaint stating that he was pretending to be serious. The duty officer struck him 

once with a stick. Then Munir went to the Community Health Centre and received treatment. He was 

sent home with some medicine, but his health started deteriorating. Munir was then directed to the 

District Hospital of Jaunpur where too he wasn’t admitted but sent back home with some medicine, but 

Munir breathed his last with no effect through the medicines. The relatives of the deceased placed the 

body in front of a mosque and staged a dharna demanding the registering of FIR against the perpetrators 

and their arrest. Madiyahoo Police came to the place and assured the family of the deceased to register 

the complaint. But it is alleged that no perpetrator has been arrested in relation to the case. 


Victim(s) : Manish Jaiswal 

Perpetrator(s) : Swaminath Prasad, OIC, Madiyahoo PS 

Location : Madiyahoo, Jaunpur 


Case Details: 

Victim Manish Jaiswal is a resident of Shivaji Nagar, falling under the jurisdiction of Madiyahoo Police 

Station. The motorbike of the victim was stolen from within the compound of his house on 12 th April 2008. 

Manish lodged a complaint at Madiyahoo Police Station. On 18 th July 2008 the victim’s brother saw two 

persons coming in a motorbike resembling that of his brother’s. He overtook them and came to know 

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that it was the same bike. The persons began to make pretensions and lie. Many people gathered in the 

place including media persons. Following this they all went to the police station. On the other hand, the 

OIC of the station asked Manish to close the case as his bike was recovered. The victim then brought 

a releasing order from the court the next day and got back his motorbike, which was seized by 

Madiyahoo Police. No steps were taken against the persons who had stolen the motorbike. Manish 

also feels afraid of the police and doesn’t want to take any further action regarding the case. 


Victim(s) : Kaushlya 

Perpetrator(s) : Police. Madiyahoo PS 

Location : Rakhwa village, Madiyahoo 


Case Details: 

Victim Kaushlya is a resident of Rakhwa village, falling under the jurisdiction of Madiyahoo Police 

Station. There was a dispute between the victim and her neighbour regarding a residential area. 

Kaushlya’s neighbour desired to take illegal possession of her land and took the police for his help. The 

victim informed the matter to media persons and threatened to commit self-immolation against the illegal 

construction. Responding to this Nayad Tehsildar and the SDO came to the disputed land and assured 

justice for Kaushlya. They directed the land revenue officials to settle the dispute immediately. But even 

after a long time there has been no development in the case and the officials are purposefully delaying. 

Meantime the victim’s neighbour is looking ahead for an opportunity to take possession of the disputed 

land. 

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Victim(s) : Haidas 

Perpetrator(s) : Policemen, Jansa PS. 

Location : Jansa PS. 


Case details: 

The victim Haidas was a resident of Bhadav village, Jansa, Varanasi. On 1 st January 2008 at around 

12 p.m., one of Haidas’ fellow villagers, Sunil Kumar, entered into Haidas’ house and threatened his wife 

to give him all the jewelries in the house, or he would kill the whole family. In the meantime some other 

persons came to know about the incident and rushed to Haidas’ house and then Sunil ran away. On the 

next day in the morning, Haidas informed Sunil’s father and other family members of the incident. They 

became angry and started to abuse and beat Haidas and his family members. Due to the brutal 

beatings, Haidas’ wife’s hand was fractured. Later on the same day, Haidas’ family members went to 

Jansa police station to register a complaint against the perpetrators. The police of the police station 

however refused to register the case and said that some policemen would go to the village to enquire 

about the matter. Later the police of Jansa police station started pressurizing Haidas’ family members to 

compromise in the case. Allegedly the police forcefully made Haidas sign a compromising paper and 

thereby closed the case. Due to the inaction of the police, the perpetrators continuously threatened 

Haidas and his family members and no authority took notice of their sufferings. 

FF Code : EU /UP/VNS/695/08 

Victim(s) : Hari Prakash Pandey 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Badagaon, PS. 

Location : Badagaon PS. 


Case detail: 

The victim Hari Prakash Pandey was a resident of Dudilpur village, Badagaon, Varanasi. Hari had filed 

a complaint for corruption against the owner of the Public Distirbution Shop (PDS) with the Sub Divisional 

Magistrate of Varanasi. On Hari’s complaint, the license of the PDS shop owner was cancelled. Due to 

this, the shop keeper, who was an influential person in the village, was angry with Hari and looked for 

opportunities to harass him. On 19 th Oct. 2007 at around 8.00 p.m., Hari was stopped by the PDS shop 

owner and his men on returning to his home. They put a gun on Hari’s head and took Rs. 2000 from his 

pocket. Then they abused and insulted him. They beat him brutally and threatened to kill him. Due to the 

brutal beatings, Hari lost his conscience. On the next day, Hari went to Badagaon police station to 

register a complaint about the incident, but the policemen at the police station refused to register his 

complaint. Hari then went to the Court and filed an application in the Court under section 156(3) of Cr.P.C. 

On this the Court ordered the Badagaon police to register and investigate the case. But even after the 

direction of the Court, the Badagaon police didn’t register Hari’s case. On the other hand they demanded 

bribe money to register the case and pressurized the victim to compromise in the case. 

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Victim(s) : Santosh Kumar Kesari 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Gopal, CRPF 2) Sanjay, CRPF 

Location : Madhupur, Mirzapur 


Case Details: 

The victim Santosh was a resident of Madhupur village and he belonged to Vaishya Community. On 4 th 

December, 2008 he was engaged in his routine work at the vegetable shop. Two CRPF soldiers have 

gone to purchase vegetables. A tempo was parked In front of the shop for loading the vegetables. One 

of the soldiers had asked the victim Santosh to move the vehicle. The victim had told the police that the 

vehicle was not his. He was annoyed and had punched his back and had beaten his leg severely. The 

villagers and the shopkeepers have picketed in the National Highway to condemn the act of the CRPF 

soldiers. The Station Officer had gone to the spot and has assured to take measures. 

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Victim(s): : Dheerendra Sharma 

Perpetrator(s): : 1) Ravichand Pandey, Police, Badagaon PS 2) Pannalal Gupta 

Location: : Badagaon PS. 


Case detail: 

The victim Dheerendra Sharma was a resident of Puari Kala village, Badagaon, Varanasi. On 10 th 

January 2008, Dheerendra was attacked and assaulted by some fellow villagers. The perpetrators 

threw acid on his body and abused him so brutally that he became unconscious. When his family 

members came to know about the incident, they took the seriously injured Dheerendra to the hospital. 

Later on, when Dheerendra’s family members went to Badagaon police station to register a complaint 

against the perpetrators, Ravichand Pandey, who was the police officer on duty, started abusing 

Dheerendra. He also pushed Dheerendra’s family members out of the police station. On the next day, 

4-5 policemen from Badagaon police station came to the hospital to take Dheerendra’s statement. 

Pannalal Gupta met with Dheerendra’s father and asked him to sign a blank paper. When Dheerendra’s 

father refused to sign, then Pannalal threatened him that he would destroy all evidences related to the 

case and thereby weaken Dheerendra’s case. Due to these threats, Dheerendra’s father signed the 

paper. The Badagaon police took no action against the perpetrators, who assaulted Dheerendra. On the 

other hand, the police frequently came to Dheerendra’s house and harassed his family members after 

this incident. Dheerendra and his family members complained about the incident to higher police 

authorities of Uttar Pradesh State, but no action was taken against the concerned police officers. 


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Victim(s) : Ramsanehi 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Ghanshyampur Police Post 

Location : Ghanshyampur police post 


Case details: 

On 12 th January 2008, at around 10.00pm, when Ramsenehi was sleeping in his house, two policemen 

entered his house and started beating him by asking him who robed Kalicharan’s house. Police took 

Ramsenehi to the Ghanshyampur police post and threatened to disclose the name of the thief. The next 

morning police called Kalicharan to the police station; there Kalicharan said that Fullan is the thief. Fullan 

was Ramsenehi’s brother. Ramsenehi told that, Fullan was living with for past 5 years and he was 

missing for several days. He also said that, he is not aware of the strength of Fullan and Kalicharan’s 

relationship. The police asked Ramsenehi to bring Rs. 500 and his brother to the police station, if not they 

threatened him to be ready for life time imprisonment. Ramsenehi some how managed to give Rs. 500. 

Two days later police came to Ramsenehi’s home and took him again to the police station. Ramsenehi 

was released when Ramsenehi’s wife informed the village leader. Ramsenehi and his family members 

have developed a fear towards police by experience the serious trauma they have undergone. 


Victim(s) : Pannalal Gupta 

Perpetrator(s) : Station Officer, Lanka PS 

Location : Lanka PS, Varnasi 


Case detail: 

The victim Pannalal Gupta was a resident of Janka, Varanasi. He ran a general store. Pannalal had long 

been a tenant of the room in which he ran his shop, when the building was purchased by some other 

persons. After the sale of the house, the purchasers of the house illegally tried to dispossess Pannalal 

from his shop. With the help of Lanka police, the purchasers of the house demolished the roof of 

Pannalal’s shop and continuously threatened him to leave his shop. When Pannalal complained about 

the illegal acts of the purchasers of the house in Lanka police station, the police reprimanded and abused 

him and refused to register his case. Pannalal complained about the incident and the role of the Station 

Officer of Lanka police station. He filed an application in the Court under section 156(3) of Cr.P.C. and the 

Court ordered that the case against the SO of Lanka police station should be registered. Initially the 

Lanka police did not register the case in response to the order of the Court. Later they registered the case 

but did nothing to investigate the matter and to submit a report in the Court. Pannalal was continuously 

threatened by the police to withdraw and compromise the case. They threatened him that if he did not do 

this, his whole family would be implicated in false cases and killed. 

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FF Code: : EU/UP/VNS/738/2008 

Victim(s): : Rajesh Rajbhar 

Perpetrator(s): : Police, Shivpur PS 

Location: : Shivpur PS, Varanasi 

Date of incident: : 15/01/ 2008 

Case detail: 

The victim Rajesh Rajbhar was a resident of Danupur village, Shivpur, Varanasi. He was a member of 

a Dalit Community. On 15 th January 2008, two policemen from Chandmari police post came to Rajesh’s 

house and asked him to go to the police station. When he arrived at the police station, he greeted the 

Station Officer (SO) of Shivpur police station and sat down on a bench. The SO asked Rajesh how he 

dared to sit on the bench without permission. Then he hit Rajesh and caught hold of his left hand thumb 

and twisted it mercilessly. Rajesh’s father was a police informer and had a close relation with the police 

of Shivpur police station. It was on the complaint of his father that Rajesh was mistreated by the police. 

Rajesh’s younger brother came to know how the police had abused Rajesh in the police station and the 

police also called him the police station. Within hours after the police had called him, he committed 

suicide by consuming poison in fear of police harassment. No inquiry was made to investigate what had 

made Rajesh’s younger brother commit suicide. 


Victim(s) : 1) Suraj Yadav; 2) Ajay Yadav; 3) Mahesh Yadav 

Perpetrator(s) : Panna Lal Gupta, SI, Badagaon PS 

Location : Badagaon PS 


Case Details: 

The victim Suraj Yadav was a resident of Ishipur village. The father of the victim, Ajay Yadav had a 

dispute with Jhusi Yadav of the same village. Jushi had given a complaint against the victim’s father. 

Based on that, the police of Badagaon had taken the victim Suraj Yadav, his father and brother to the 

police station. When they asked the police, for the reason of arrest, they were abused with derogatory 

language mentioning their caste. The victim was beaten about 25 times with the baton. The police had 

threatened to detain them under Goonda Act and had demanded Rs 10,000 for not registering the case. 

FF Code : EU/UP/SONB /799/08 

Victim(s) : Kallu @ Buddi Ram 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Gyanshwar Mishra, SO; 2) Robertsganj Sonbhadra 

Location : Kakrahi village 


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Case Details: 

Victim Kallu alias Buddi Ram, member of the Hindu Schedule Caste community, is resident of village 

Kakrahi (Sonbhadra district) and works as a grocer. On 11 September 2007 Kallu was badly beaten 

by shopkeepers after he refused to pay exaggerated prices. On the same day he went to the police 

station to file a complaint. Gyanshwar Mishra, the station officer, verbally abused Kallu instead of filing the 

first information report. On 24 September 2007 Kallu filed a complaint at the court under section 147/323/ 

356/357/395/504/506 of IPC whereupon the court gave an order to police station to lodge the first 

information report. On 28 September 2007 Kallu’s son went with a copy of the order went to the police 

station he was illegally detained and prosecutes in false case. No action was taken against these shop 

keepers. The victim family complained about the incident with National Human Rights Commission and 

Sc/ST Commission but no action has yet been taken against them. 


Victim(s): : Satnam Singh 

Perpetrator(s): : Mr. Ramsagar, SO, Ramnagar PS 

Location: : Ramnagar PS, Varanasi district 


Case details: 

Victim Satnam Singh resides at Ramnagar in Varanasi district and has been a social activist since his 

student life. On 15 th December 2007 Mr. Ramsagar, station officer (SO) of Ramnagar police station 

called Satnam to the police station and requested two photos of Satnam. When Satnam wanted to know 

the reason for the request the SO threatened him by accusing him of having committed a crime and 

announcing that he would be to jail. The threatening of Ramsagar caused mental agony for Satnam, who 

felt furthermore very insecure after this threatening. A huge manifestation was organized in Ramnagar 

against the threatening of Satnam who is a highly respected person due to his social activities. 


Victim(s) : Lazij Kureshi 

Perpetrator(s) : Gauru Shankar Gupta, SI, Mugalsarai PS 

Location : The victims residence 


Case Details: 

Victim Mr. Lazij Kureshi was a resident of Quarter No. 38, Westerb Bazaar, Mugalsarai, Chandauli 

district. On 10 th March 2008 at around 10.00 p.m. Mr. Gauru Shankar Gupta the Sub-Inspector of 

Mugalsarai PS accompanied by another policeman came to Mr. Lazij’s house by a motorbike and 

called him to come out. When he did as he was asked Mr. Gauru Shankar Gupta threatened him by 

saying that Mr. Lazij should considered the SI as a big leader and further that he should vacate the 

house without any further delay otherwise he would have to get into trouble. Nevertheless Mr. Lazij 

asked the SI if the police gave any order in respect of thereof. As a result Mr. Gauru Shankar Gupta 

shouted at him and threatened him to keep quiet and to do accordingly whatever the police would tell 

otherwise he would be implicated in a false case. In fact Mr. Lazij made complaint about the police 

threatening and harassment and gave it to the Superintendent of Chandaulli police, but no action took 

place against Mr. Gauru Shankar Gupta to ensure Mr. Lazij’s life and property. 

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Victim(s) : Shyamsundar Rai 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Ram Singh, OIC, Harhua police post, Badagaon PS. 

2) Ajay Mishra, Police, Badagaon PS 

Location : Harhua police post 


Case details: 

The victim Shyamsundar Rai was a resident of Harhua, Varanasi. Shyamsundar had complained 

about corruption committed by the Village Head and other officials of the Panchayat in the village with the 

District Magistrate, Varanasi. In his complaint, Shyamsundar stated that the Panchayat Secretary and 

others had illegally sold the property of a school in the village. With the assistance of Ram Singh, Officerin-Charge 

(OIC) of Harhua police post, the Village Head and others stopped Shyamsundar in Harhau 

Market and began verbally abusing him. They also threatened to implicate him in a false case. Then the 

OIC forcefully took Shyamsundar to Harhua police post, where he abused him mentally and physically. 

The next day he was remanded under section 151 of IPC. In the evening on 11 September 2007, the 

abovementioned OIC and a policeman named Ajay Mishra came to Ramdhani Yadav’s shop in 

Harhua Bazaar. There, they again began to beat Shyamsundar in public with sticks and their hands. 

They also kicked him and snatched Rs. 500 from his pocket. They threatened to implicate him in a false 

case and to destroy his whole life. Thereafter the OIC took Shyamsundar to Harhua police post and 

detained him there till late in the night. Later he was released. Shyamsundar complained about the 

incident in the concerned Court and the Court ordered that an F.I.R. should be filed against the OIC. 

Thereafter, the OIC continuously threatened the victim and a witness of the incident to withdraw the case. 


Victim(s) : 1) Lalchand Patel 2) Shyampyari Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Pannalal, SI 



Case Details: 

Victims Lalchand Patel and Shyampyari Devi are residents of Lallapur village, falling under the jurisdiction 

of Badagaon Police Station. Sushila, W/o Ramjit, the younger brother of Lalchand died of TB. Ramjit 

made an allegation against the victims that they were responsible for the death of his wife, using religious 

means. Sangeetha, D/o Ramjit attacked Lalchand and his wife Shyampyari with a sharp sickle. Both the 

victims were injured. In the meantime the daughters-in-law of Lalchand slapped Sangeetha. She in turn 

lodged an FIR against the family of the victim at Badagaon Police Station. Accordingly the SI of the station 

came to Lalchand’s house on 9 th January 2008, abused, and took them to the police station in a jeep. At 

the station they were tortured, and demanded bribe to be released. Since the victim had no money they 

had to give some jewelry and a cash of Rs.500 to be released. They were set free after getting signed 

in a blank paper. Complaints have been send to the NHRC, SHRC, CM, DM of Varanasi and SSP of 

Varanasi but no action followed. 

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Victim(s) : Amarnath Bharti 

Perpetrator(s) : Santosh Kumar Rai, Policeman 

Location : Kupsethi PS, Varanasi 


Case Details: 

Victim Amarnath Bharti is a resident of Odaraha village, falling under the jurisdiction of Bara Police 

Station. The victim owned a piece of land in the village, over which few men of the village disputed. This 

party tried to take illegal possession of the land with the help of the police. On 28 th October 2007 Santhosh 

Rai, the SI of Kupsethi Police Station came to Amarnath’s house and began abusing him. Santhosh Rai 

began to beat the victim and took him to the station along with his father. They were detained in Kupsethi 

Police Station without food and water. The police also abused the victims using their caste name, for they 

were Dalits. While Amarnath and his father were in the station, the SI asked the perpetrators to possess 

the land. When the family members of Amarnath opposed this they too were beaten up by the perpetrators. 

The next day Amarnath and his father were sent to the jail, implicated in a false case. Complaints have 

been sent to the NHRC, CM, IG and DM of Varanasi; but no action has yet been taken. 


Victim(s) : Shivpoojan Musahar 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Madihan PS 

Location : Madihan PS, Devri Kala village, Mirzapur district 


Case details: 

Two policemen from Madihan PS went to Deveri Kala village and asked Shivpoojan Musahar to go to 

the police station and to make pieces of the timber lied up there, but Shivpoojan Musahar refused to do 

the job as he was not previously paid for the work that he has done in the past. As Mushar refused, the 

two policemen became angry and started beating him brutally with the stick. They also threatened him 

to implicate in false case. There was no one in the village to courageously protest the cruel activity of the 

policemen, ultimately the poor victim and the villagers went to the police station and was engaged in the 

job for the whole day without any payment. This incident of brutal beating and bonded labour was also 

published in the local newspaper. 


Victim(s) : Harisharan Kumar (a) Paltoo 

Perpetrator(s) : Two constables, Ahraura PS 

Location : Madhupur bazaar 


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Case details: 

Harisharan Kumar owns a vegetable shop in Madhupur bazaar. On 18 February 2007 at around 11.30 

am two constables from Ahraura PS came to Harisharan Kumar’s shop, bought some vegetables and 

paid less money. When Harisharan Kumar asked them to pay the total amount the constables became 

angry and started beating Harisharan severely until he faints. The Harisharan was taken to Primary 

Health Centre, Madhupur and Robertsganj district hospital, but found no improvement in his health 

condition. He sustained unconscious and lost his sense. He was referred to Life Line Hospital, Varanasi. 

He had to stay back at the hospital for many days because of his worst health condition. He is still 

continuing with his medical treatment. FIR was lodged in the Ahraura PS, complain was also sent to the 

State Human Rights Commission of Uttar Pradesh, National Human Rights Commission, but no action 

was taken against the constables. 


Victim(s) : 1) Amardeep Gupta; 2) Ratndeep Gupta 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Jaitpura PS, Varanasi district. 

Location : Chauka Ghat, Jaitpura, Varanasi 


Case detail: 

The victims Amardeep Gupta and Ratndeep Gupta were both residents of Chauka Ghat, Jaitpura, 

Varanasi. On 28 th December 2007, some officials of Varanasi Development Authority came to 

Amardeep’s house accompanied by police from Jaitpura and Chetganj police stations. Without any 

previous notice, they asked Amardeep to vacate his clinic close to the house, stating that it was an illegal 

construction and should be demolished. Even after Amardeep showed the papers regarding the land to 

the officers, they ordered that the clinic should be demolished. On the next day, the officials of the 

Development Authority and police officers of Jaitpura and Chetganj police stations came once again to 

the clinic and started to demolish it. In the meantime, Amardeep had managed to obtain some important 

papers regarding the legality of the clinic and he showed it to the concerned officials. In that moment, 

somebody threw a piece of brick on the policemen and hit the Station Officer of Chetganj police station so 

that he began to bleed. On this unexpected happening, the police officers became angry and started to 

beat Amardeep with sticks and guns. When Ratndeep rushed to save Amardeep, he was also brutally 

beaten by the police. Amardeep was beaten so severely that he got unconscious and Ratndeep’s leg 

got multiple fractures. In this condition they were both taken to Jaitpura police station and then to the 

hospital. They were both hospitalized for almost 20 days and even after costly medical treatment, 

Ratndeep Gupta never regained the ability to walk after the incident. Ratndeep’s family had to spend Rs. 

1.50 Crore on medical treatment due to the police ill-treatment. Amardeep and Ratndeep complained 

about the police misbehavior with the State Human Rights Commission and other higher police officials, 

but no action was taken against the responsible police officers. 

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Victim(s) : Lalbarat Ram 

Perpetrator(s) : Akshaya Kumar Shukla, OIC, Chakia PS 

Location : Chakia police post 


Case detail: 

The victim Lalbarat Ram was a resident of Dubepur village, Chakia, Chandauli. He was a member of a 

Dalit community. Some villagers conspired to implicate Lalbarat in a false case. Officer-in-Charge of 

Chakia police post, Akshaya Kumar Shukla, was an ally of the influential villagers, who had filed a false 

case against Lalbarat. On 16 th Dec. 2007, the OIC came to Lalbarat’s house accompanied by another 

policeman. The OIC began verbally abusing Lalbarat referring to his caste. The OIC also beat the victim 

to make him confess that he kept some illegal weapons in his house. The OIC broke the doors of 

Lalbarat’s house and searched the house illegally. Thereafter the two policemen took Lalbarat to Chakia 

police post where he was detained. There they abused him so that he became unconscious and 

seriously injured. When Lalbarat, who was a poor man, told them that it was not possible for him to pay 

Rs. 1500, the police officers threatened him to pay the money by 20 th Jan. 2008. Then they finally 

released him and he went home with his family members, who took him for medical examination for the 

injuries caused by the police ill-treatment. On 29 th Dec. 2007, the OIC and another policeman again 

came to Lalbarat’s home and asked him to come to Chakia police post. At the police post, he was again 

abused by the police, and they threatened to implicate him in a false case if he did not pay the requested 

bribe. So Lalbarat borrowed money from his brother to pay the OIC. Then the OIC threatened Lalbarat 

to pay Rs. 1500 more within 15 days. Lalbarat also complained about the behavior of the police with the 

District Magistrate of Chandauli and the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, but no action was taken against 

the OIC. 

FF Code : EU/UP/MZP/766/2008 

Victim(s) : Salauddin 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Ahraural police post, Adalhat PS 

Location : Ahraural 


Case details: 

Salauddin is an auto rickshaw driver and Narayan Yadav is his owner. On 9 August 2007 Salauddin 

along with Narayan and some other friends went for a picnic to Lakhaniya Dari. Salauddin went to fill up 

the petrol, when he reached near the Mudadih turning, Ahraural, 4 policemen stopped him. The policemen 

forced Salauddin to take them in the auto, but Salauddin refused to do so. Salauddin became unconscious 

and was thrown near Narayanpur canal. People from Hajipatti village identified him and admitted him in 

the hospital. Salauddin was pushed to a situation where he has to undergo treatment for 8 months. The 

people belonging to Hajipatti village on protesting this incident carried on a strike. They withdraw the strike 

only when the Circle Officer assured to take action against the concern police officers. But no action has 

been taken against the police officers yet. The victim is also not willing to pursue the case further as he 

is afraid that, the police could kill him in an encounter. 

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Victim(s) 

: Ramsundar 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Sanjay Pandey, SO, Balua PS; 2) Manoj, PC, Balua PS 


: Balua PS, Chandauli 


Case Details: 

The victim Ramsundar was a resident of Kandhi village and he belonged to Godh caste. There was a 

theft at Kandhi village. The police of Balua have harassed the villagers without any reason. The people 

have become arrogant and have opposed the act of police. On 5 th February, 2008 the Station Officer 

Sanjay Pandey had gone to the village with a constable. They have beaten the villagers with baton. More 

than 20 inhabitants were injured. During the attack, they have taken the victim Ramsundar to the police 

station. He was detained for three days and tortured brutally to confess the theft of Rs 3000. The police 

officer had abused Ramsundar with filthy words and threatened to fracture his hands and legs. Intimidated 

by the torture, the victim Ramsundar had made a false confession, saying that he had stolen Rs 3000 

and concealed it in his hut. The police have asked him to hand over the money. But the victim Ramsundar 

was not able to give the money and he had consumed poison in presence of the police. The police have 

hospitalized him and later he was discharged. Due to the torture, the victim Ramsundar was not able to 

walk straightly. 


Victim(s) : Bahadur Mushar 


Location : Alinagar PS 


Case Details: 

Victim Bahadur Mushar was arrested by the Police on 17 th December 2007 along with his cousin 

Ramkrit. They were dragged all the way to the police jeep. The wife of the victim was also abused and 

beaten up for resisting the police. Bahadur and his cousin were detained in Alinagar Police lock up from 

17 th December 2007 to 24 th December 2007. Ramkrit was released after five days, but Bahadur was 

taken to Mughalsarai Police Station where he was subjected to severe assault. He was just given a 

blanket for the cold winter. The food provided was not sufficient either. The Inspectors of Jalalpur and 

Mughalsarai Police Stations beat him at regular intervals inquiring about the Jalalpur murder case. On 

23 rd December 2007, the Inspector of Alinagar Police Station threatened Bahadur not to disclose about 

the illegal detention. On 26 th December 2007 he was released after getting signed in a blank paper. The 

wife of the victim mortgaged their land and arranged for Rs.8,000 in order to bribe the police. Bahadur 

states that the main motive behind this torture is that Nayab Yadav, an influential person in the community, 

wanted to acquire the land of Bahadur using the help of the police. Complaints regarding this have been 

sent to the SHRC, NHRC, SP of Chanduali, DGP of Lucknow, Home Secretary, Home Minister and the 

Chief Minister. 

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Victim(s) : Vikash Maurya 

Perpetrator(s) : Swaminath Prasad, OIC 

Location : Sureri PS, Jaunpur 


Case Details: 

Victim Vikash Maurya is a resident of Sureri village, falling under the jurisdiction of Sureri Police Station. 

On 7 th January 2008 while the victim was sitting in his shop he was stricken by the OIC of Sureri Police 

Station and taken to the station. Vikash was alleged of creating chaos and inviting enmity from the police, 

by organizing protests. He was detained under illegal custody, over which a demonstration was staged. 

Following this Vikash was released and threatened not to indulge in such kinds of activities hereafter. A 

case had been already filed against OIC Swaminath Prasad in relation to police torture. The victim was 

involved in protesting against the activities of this police official which resulted in this revengeful deed. 

Now the family members of Vikash are afraid to proceed against the police. 

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Victim(s) : Rajkumar Ram (Dadhi) 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Kannaujiya, PI; 2) Police 

Location : Chakiya PS 


Case Details: 

Victim Rajkumar Ram was one among the six brothers in a family of 35 members. The victim resides 

in Khash village, falling under the jurisdiction of Chakiya Police Station. Every brother has his separate 

home made of mud and bamboo adjacent to each other. On 15 th October 2006 while Rajkumar was 

sleeping at home, he was arrested by 10 to 12 policemen, who dragged him into the police jeep. The 

police also abused his wife when she asked the reason for arrest. Rajkumar was taken to Chakiya 

Police Station and locked up. Then he was inquired by Inspector Kannaujiya asking if he received 

money from any party. He was subjected to severe torture and locked up once again. On 17 th October 

2006 the police abused Rajkumar and alleged him as a naxalite, and had accepted money from a man 

named Ramprit Thakur. On 18 th October 2006 this Ramprit came to the station and talked with the 

officials, which proved the fact that all these happenings were a conspiracy. Shivpujan, another brother 

of Rajkumar was also arrested during this period. On 30 th October 2006 Shivpujan was released under 

bail, but the family couldn’t arrange money for the release of Rajkumar and he is still in jail. 


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Victim(s) : 1) Dayaram 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Akshay Kumar Shukla, OIC, Chakia police post 

Location : Chakia police station, Chandauli district 


Case details: 

Victim Dayaram, member of the Dalit community, is a resident of Sinhuk village (Chakia poice station, 

Chandauli district). Dayaram was involved in a land dispute with one other villager. On 20 December 

2007, the opposite party of Dayaram attacked the family members of the victim whereupon Dayaram 

informed the village head about the incident. When Dayaram came back to his home he was assaulted 

by Akshay Kumar Shukla, officer in charge (OIC) of Chakia police station, who beat him with a stick and 

verbally abused him using caste offensive terms. Afterwards Dayaram was forcefully taken to Chakia 

police station, where he was beaten very brutally what finally caused faint. At 2.00 pm, when Dayaram 

regained conscience he felt severe pain all over his body and requested medical treatment. Instead of 

taking Dayaram to a doctor, the police brought him back to his house. On 21 December 2007 in the 

morning Dayaram went to the Primary Health Centre of Chakia underwent medical treatment but when 

asked for a medical report of his injuries, the doctor refused to prepare one. OIC Akshay Kumar Shukla 

remained unpunished after the incident of torture and Dayaram and his family are still frightened of the 

police who still can file false cases against them. 

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Victim(s) : Tribhuvan 


Location : Renukut Police Out-Post, Sonbhadra 


Case Details: 

Victim Tribhuvan is a resident of Khairahi village, falling under the jurisdiction of Anpara Police Station. An 

incident of theft took place in a village under the limits of Renukut Police Out-Post. The police arrested a 

man named Gulab in connection with the case. On 15 th December 2007, police came to the house of the 

victim inquiring him if he knew this Gulab. When Tribhuvan acknowledged he was taken to Renukut 

Police Out-Post and tortured under illegal custody. He was forced to confess the involvements in other 

thefts in the area. The police sent the victim to the court alleging him theft of electricity. Finally Tribhuvan 

was released under bail from the court with the help of his relatives on 19 th December 2007. The victim 

submitted a complaint to the SP of Sonbhadra on 20 th December 2007 but no action was taken against 

the police who had tortured him. 


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Victim(s) : Sachidra Pandey 

Perpetrator(s) : Sudhir Singh, SO 

Location : Robertsganj PS, Sonbhadra 


Case Details: 

Victim Sachidra Pandey is a resident of Barkara village, falling under the jurisdiction of Robertsganj 

Police Station. The victim had a dispute over a residential land with an opposite party. The latter lodged 

a false complaint against Sachidra at Robertsganj Police Station. Accordingly the victim was summoned 

to the police station, where he was abused and beaten by the SO. He was also detained under illegal 

custody. 


Victim(s) : Mewalal 


Location : GRP Lock Up, Mugalsarai 


Case Details: 

Victim Mewalal is a resident of Chandauli village, falling under the jurisdiction of Chandauli Police Station. 

On 26 th March 2008, at night, 7-8 policemen associated with G.R.P barged into the house of the victim 

in search of his son Shailendra. The police also entered the house of their neighbours. Not finding 

Shailendra, the police took the victim and Deepak to Mugalsarai Railway Station and detained them in 

the GRP Lock Up. Thus they were detained under illegal custody for three days, and subjected to brutal 

torture, forcing them to confess a crime. Finally Mewalal and Deepak were released after getting them 

signed in a paper along with the signatures of two witnesses. The police also took Rs.8,000 and a gold 

chain from the house of the victim. Now Mewalal’s family is going through acute mental and physical 

hardship; and is frightened to pursue a case against the police. 


Victim(s) : Santosh Kuswaha 

Perpetrator(s) : Surendra Yadav, Police 

Location : Mugalsarai PS, Varanasi 


Case Details: 

Victim Santosh Kuswaha is a driver residing in Onaval village, falling under the jurisdiction of Sakaldiha 

Police Station. On 21 st January 2008 while the victim was taking his owner in the car to Varanasi, few 

policemen under the leadership of Surendra Yadav, followed behind abusing him with filthy words. 

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Santosh was angered at this and resisted the indecent behavior of the police. The police grew ferocious, 

stopped the car, dragged Santosh out of the car and started beating him. When the owner of the car 

intervened the police threatened to detain them. Finally the victim was taken to Mugalsarai Police Station 

and subjected to torture. He was detained the whole night under illegal custody. A receipt was forwarded 

to the Court, from where Santosh was bailed out. The victim was physically and mentally depressed, 

and now he is frightened to pursue case against the police. 

FF Code: : EU/UP/CHND/822/08 

Victim(s): : Nasudi Ram 

Perpetrator(s): : Police, Chaubepur PS 

Location: : Brick kiln police post, Chaubepur PS 


Case details: 

Victim Nasudi Ram, member of the Dalit community, is a resident of Sakaldiha Ambedkar Nagar, 

Chandauli district and worked as a labourer at a brick kiln. Nasudi had not received his wage for a long 

period and when he asked the owner of the kiln, Mr. Subedar Singh, about the money he was told that 

he will get his wage on 1 April 2008. On 1 April 2008 Nasudi did not get his money. Subedar Singh told 

him to stay at the brick kiln overnight promising that he would be paid the next day in the morning. At night 

Subedar Singh came and threatened Nasudi by putting a gun on his chest. Moreover Subedar Singh 

verbally abused Nasudi referring to his cast and ordered one of his men to beat Nasudi with a lathi. After 

the brutal assault Nasudi was detained in a room at the brick kiln. Two policemen, named Ashok Kumar 

Gautam and Shri Prakash Dube, entered in to the room and dragged Nasudi outside where they 

slapped him and verbally abused him. When they wanted to take Nasudi to another place Subedar 

Singh intervened and said that they should take Nasudi in the morning whereupon the policemen went 

away. On 2 April 2008 in the morning the above mentioned two policemen came to the brick kiln and took 

Nasudi to a police post Chaubepur police station. C.B. Singh officer charge of police post beat Nasudi 

until his right and left hands were swollen and forced him to sign a blank paper. On the same day Nasudi 

was taken to Chabepur police station where he was detained and was tortured the whole night and sent 

to jail the next day. Nasudi send a complaint about the incidents to the superintendent of police of 

Chandauli district, to the district magistrate of Chandauli district and to the superintendent of police of 

Varanasi district but no action was taken neither against the policemen nor against the brick kiln owner. 


Victim(s) : Sanjay Tiwari 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Mahendra Nath Ram, Police; 2) Policemen 

Location : Dedhawal Out-Post, Chandauli 


Case Details: 

Victim Sanjay Tiwari is a resident of Varchhi Sada village, falling under the jurisdiction of Chandauli 

Police Station. There was a land dispute between the victim and a fellow villager. On 18 th April 2008, a 

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police official named Mahendra Nath Ram and four other policemen came to the village, and took 

Sanjay to Dedhawal Police Out-Post. The police detained him and subjected Sanjay to brutal torture. 

They struck on his ear and beat him forcing him to hold a pillar. Sanjay lost his senses due to this brutal 

torture. After these things the victim was taken to Sakakdiha Police Station and medical check-up was 

done in the presence of the policemen, following which he was produced before the court, from where 

he was bailed out. Sanjay lodged complaints regarding this to the SP of Chandauli, SHRC and NHRC 

but no action was taken against the perpetrators. 


Victim(s) : Ramesh Yadav 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Aniruddh Singh, S.O., Alinagar PS; 

2) Yadvendra Yadav, Officer in charge, Alinagar PS 

Location : Alinagar PS 


Case Details: 

Victim Ramesh Yadav was a resident of the Chandpur village, Alinagar police station (PS) in the 

Chandauli district. On 15 May 2008 Aniruddh Singh, Station Officer of the Alinagar PS and Mr. Yadvendra 

Yadav in charge of the Tarajeevanpur under Alinagar PS came to Mr. Ramesh Yadav’s house and 

forced him to go with them. Mr. Ramesh Yadav’s family members saw that the above mentioned 

policemen also took Mr. Ramesh Yadav’s motorbike away. They beat him on the way to the PS. In the 

morning when Ramesh’s father went to the police station to inform about the reason his was taken to the 

PS, they beat Ramesh again and asked his father to leave the PS. The police beat Ramesh brutally in 

the police station and they detained him there illegally. Moreover he was implicated in a false case and 

sent to jail. 


Victim(s) : Lallu Prasad Gupta 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Mayashankar, SI 2) Jitendra singh, Police 3) Policemen 

Location : Chunar PS, Mrzapur 


Case Details: 

Victim Lallu Prasad Gupta is a resident of Saddupur village, falling under the jurisdiction of Chunar Police 

station. The victim had a civil dispute with his neighbour and the case was pending in the court. Lallu’s 

neighbours started constructing in the disputed land on 30 th April 2008, taking Chunar Police for their 

help. The above mentioned police officials were present in the place, in support of the perpetrators. 

When Lallu questioned them for this illegal activity he was subjected to brutal torture. The police officials 

broke open the door of Lallu’s house and caught him. He was taken to Chunar Police Station in an 

injured condition and detained under illegal custody. Following this the victim was filed under a false case 

along with two other members of his family. Lallu lodged complaints regarding this to the SP of Mirzapur, 

but no action followed. 

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Victim(s) : Harishchandra 

Perpetrator(s) : Virendra Kumar Mishra, IC 



Case Details: 

Victim Harishchandra is a resident of Bhaleha village, falling under the jurisdiction of Badagaon Police 

Station. The victim belongs to a Dalit Community, and works as a daily wage labourer. On 25 th March 

2008 the victim was beaten by Virendra Kumar Mishra, the In-charge of Harhua Police Out-Post, and 

threatened to be implicated in a false case. When Harish asked him the reason for such torture he was 

the more beaten using sticks and taken to the Out-Post where he was detained under illegal custody and 

subjected to brutal torture. Though the family members of the victim pleaded with the police to release 

him they were turned with deaf ears. Harish was then taken to Badagaon Police Station and the SO of 

the station forced the victim to sign in a blank paper, following which he was taken to the hospital. The left 

leg and right hand of the victim was fractured. Later on Harish lodged a complaint regarding this with the 

SP of Varanasi, who in turn took a quick action by suspending Virendra Kumar; but no case was 

registered against the police officials responsible for the illegal detention and torture meted to the victim. 

Harish also filed an application in the court, following which he is receiving threats from the police to 

compromise the case. 


Victim(s) : Raja Shrivastav 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Kalpnath Mishra, IC; 2) D.N. Tiwari, SO 



Case Details: 

Victim Raja Shrivastav is a resident of Raisi Patti village, falling under the jurisdiction of Badagaon Police 

Station. On 18 th April 2008 Kalpnath Mishra, the In-charge of Badagaon Police Station raided the house 

of the victim, beat him and dragged him to the police station. Raja was detained under illegal custody and 

tortured inquiring about the whereabouts of an accused person. The police also threatened to book him 

under a false case. Thus the victim was detained for one week following which he was implicated in a 

false case by the SO and thereafter sent to the jail. The SO also threatened him not to disclose about the 

illegal detention or he would be included in the Gangster Act and killed in a fake encounter. Thus Raja and 

his family have suffered physically as well as mentally in the hands of the police, and leading a life of fear. 

Though complaints have been lodged with several authorities no action has been taken yet. 

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Victim(s) : 1) Munnilal; 2) Rajesh Kaul 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Anand Kumar Upadhyay 2) R.N. Pandey, SO 

Location : Phulpur PS, Varanasi 


Case Details: 

Victim Munnilal is a Dalit residing in Basahi village, falling under the jurisdiction of Phulpur Police Station. 

Rajesh Kaul, the son of the victim is a teacher. He had purchased a piece of land on 24 th February 2003 

and got it mutated in his favour. Anand Kumar Upadhyay desired to take possession of the land and filed 

an objection, but that too fell in favour of the victim. As Rajesh began constructing in the land he was 

obstructed by Anand. An application in this respect has already been given to the DM of Varanasi on 7 th 

November 2007. In the meantime, Phulpur Police implicated Rajesh in a false case. On 28 th April 2008 

the SO of Phulpur Police station came into the house of Munnilal and inquired about him. Munnilal’s wife 

replied that the victim was in the hospital. At that time the SO began to abuse the lady and pushed her 

down, the result of which her left leg was fractured. This incident was informed to the DM of Varanasi and 

SP of Varanasi but so far no action has been against the perpetrator. 

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Victim(s) : Ramakant (a) Dnesh Shukla 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Alakh Narayan, SI; 2) J.N. Tiwari, SO 



Case Details: 

Victim Ramakant (a) Dinesh Shukla is a resident of Kharariya village, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Badagaon Police Station. The victim had purchased a motorbike which was a stolen one. Hence 

Badagaon Police came to Ramakant’s house on 20 th May 2008. The SI inquired with the father of the 

victim and took him along with Dinesh’s younger brother to the police station. They were detained the 

whole night and the next day Dinesh was also put inside the lock up. When the victim’s father questioned 

the SO about the offence committed by Dinesh he was returned with abuses and stated that the victim 

was a professional criminal. Both the father and younger brother of Dinesh were driven away from the 

police station, following which the victim was subjected to severe torture, compelling to accept the crime 

of purchasing a stolen motorbike. Dinesh lost his senses and woke up to find himself in Prajya Hospital. 

The police had threatened him not to disclose about the torture and illegal detention or he would be killed 

in a fake encounter. This incident appeared in local newspapers dated 22 nd May 2008, but the family of 

the victim is now leading a life of fear. 


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Victim(s) : Rajendra Gaund 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Dashrat Rajbhar; 2) Baccha Dubey; 3) Ramayan Singh, SO 

Location : Kapsethi PS, Varanasi 


Case Details: 

Victim Rajendra Gaund is a resident of Banauli village, falling under the jurisdiction of Kapsethi Police 

Station. There was a dispute between the victim and his neighbour Dashrat Rajbhar. On th 5April 2008 

the SO of Kapsethi Police Station came to the house of the victim and began abusing his family 

members. Dashrat, Baccha and many others pelted stones upon Rajendra’s house, broke open the 

door and beat up all the family members, causing severe injuries. In addition Dashrat set his own hut on 

fire so as to book a false case against the victim. Accordingly the SO of Kapsethi Police Station arrested 

Rajendra. He was beaten all the way in the jeep to the extent that Rajendra’s right hand was fractured. 

The next day the victim was sent to the jail. Till date no action has been taken against the police officials 

who meted out torture and against the perpetrators who injured the family members of the victim. 


Victim(s) : 1) Nanak Ram; 2) Manager Yadav 

Perpetrator(s) : Manbodh Yadav, SI 

Location : Dhanapur PS, Chandauli 


Case Details: 

Victim Nanak Ram is a resident of Ram Rajay Torwan village, falling under the jurisdiction of Dhanapur 

PS. The victim owned a piece of land, which few miscreants wanted to take possession. They were 

frequently creating trouble with the help of Dhanapur Police, though the court order fell in favour of the 

victim.On 12 th Sep. 2007 Manager Yadav, Nanak’s brother was returning home from Dhanapur Bazar. 

He was stopped by SI Manbodh Yadav and taken to the police station. All through the way the policemen 

kept abusing him. At the station Manager found his opponents, in whose presence also he was abused. 

The police detained Manager under illegal custody and forwarded a receipt to the court. Though these 

actions of the police and the miscreants were reported to several authorities it yielded no fruit. 


Victim(s) : Ghanshyam Tiwari 


Location : Cholapur PS, Varanasi 


Case Details: 

Victim Ghanshyam Tiwari is a resident of Nakchedpur village, falling under the jurisdiction of Cholapur 

Police Station. There was a dispute between the victim and his opponent, and the latter assaulted 

Ghanshyam and his son causing grievous injuries. The victim then went to Cholapur Police Station but 

the police abused them and implicated Ghanshyam and his son in a false case. Thereafter they were 

sent to the jail, and came out on bail. The hand of the victim and the nose of his son were fractured at the 

torture meted to them by the police. Though Ghanshyam lodged complaints with the SSP of Varanasi 

and filed an application in the Court, the case still remains unhandled. 

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2007


Victim(s) : 1) Dinesh Pal; 2) Munna Kol 

Perpetrator(s) : Narendra Kumar, SO 

Location : Madhihan PS, Mirzapur 


Case Details: 

Victims Dinesh Pal and Munna Kol are residents of Deveri Kala village, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Madhihan Police Station. There was a dispute between the victims and a bus conductor at Madhihan 

Bus Stop on 26 th January 2008. Narendra Kumar, the SO of Madhihan Police Station and many other 

policemen gathered at the place and beat up Dinesh and Munna. Though the conductor told the 

policemen that the victims were not responsible for the dispute the SO paid no heed and took them to the 

police station. They were detained under illegal custody and during this period the police went to the 

village of the victims and misbehaved with the family members of Dinesh and Munna. Finally the victims 

were released after the intervention of Bhailal Lal Kol, a relative of Munna, who was a member of the 

parliament. Complaints were lodged with the SP of Mirzapur but no action followed. An application was 

also filed in the court but that too yielded no fruit. 

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Victim(s) : Hakim Hashmi 

Perpetrator(s) : Satyendra Kumar, Police 

Location : Padri PS, Mirzapur 


Case Details: 

Victim Hakim Hashmi, S/o Munshi Hashmi is a resident of Dagmapur village, falling under the jurisdiction 

of Padri Police Station. There was a theft of Rs.60,000 in the locality on 18 th May 2008. A case was 

registered at Padri Police Station. On 20 th May 2008 ten to twelve policemen came to the house of 

Hakim late in the night and demanded the victim to open the door. Hakim hesitated to open the door at 

night and requested the police to come in the morning. When the police kept persisting, the victim asked 

them to bring the village head so as to open the door. The police were angered at these replies and broke 

open the door. The SO of Padri Police Station placed a pistol on the head of Hakim and subjected him 

to brutal torture. He was taken to the police station and stripped naked. The victim was tortured inhumanly 

and forced to confess the theft. The person who had lost his money stated that the victim wasn’t the 

culprit. Finally Hakim was released from illegal detention and his father was compelled to sign in a blank 

paper before releasing. Complaints regarding this have been sent to NHRC, SHRC, Minority Commission, 

CM and other higher officials but till date no action has been taken against the police who tortured the 

victim. 


2007


Victim(s) : 1) Mohan Seth 

Perpetrator(s) : Pravin Kumar Yadav, IC 

Location : Lahartara crossing, Sigra PS, Varanasi 


Case Details: 

Victim Mohan Seth is a resident of Phulwaria village, falling under the jurisdiction of Cantonment Police 

Station. On 16 th June 2008 the victim was arrested by Pravin Kumar Yadav, the In-charge of Roadways 

and four other policemen. He was taken in the police jeep to Lahartara Crossing, where Mohan was 

subjected to brutal torture interrogating about a gang of thieves. When the victim denied all the allegations, 

the IC ordered his men to break open the lock of Mohan’s jewelry shop and take all the jewels. Thus the 

policemen carried away all the jewelry worth Rs.4 Lakhs. Mohan was then brought to the Railway 

Police Post where he was tortured once again. The IC poured petrol into his ear and beat him. Then 

Mohan was taken to Sigra Police Station and there four more persons were detained under the same 

theft case Mohan was inquired for. Even at the station the victim was subjected to torture without even 

giving water for his thirst. 


Victim(s) : Himanshu Singh 


Location : Cantonment PS, Varanasi 


Case Details: 

Victim Himanshu Singh is a resident of Vindhyvashini Nagar Colony, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Cantonment Police Station. On 27 th May 2008 the Cantonment Police came to the house of the victim 

and arrested him. He was detained under illegal custody in Pandeypur Police Post and Cantonment 

Police Station respectively. The relatives of Himanshu were not allowed to meet the victim at the station. 

He was produced before the court and remanded to judicial custody. Now Himanshu was a MBA 

degree holder and was working. Since it took a long time to get bail the victim lost his job. Complaints 

have been sent to the NHRC and SSP of Varanasi but no action has been taken against the police 

officials who tortured the victim and detained him under illegal custody. 


Victim(s) : Mohammad Faiji 


Location : Karnalganj PS, Allahabad 


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Case Details: 

Victim Mohammad Faiji is a tailor residing in Nalwan Tola, falling under the jurisdiction of Shahganj 

Police Station. The victim has his own tailor shop located near Allahabad High Court. On 29 th May 2008 

the victim was arrested by the police of Karnalganj Police Station from his shop. When Faiji asked the 

reason he was abused to keep his mouth shut. The victim was detained under illegal custody for four 

days. During this period he was subjected to brutal torture without providing food or water. Faiji was 

compelled to confess that he was responsible for stealing vehicles. When the victim denied all allegations 

he was threatened to be implicated in false cases. Finally Faiji was charged of a theft and sent to the jail 

the fourth day. 


Victim(s) : Gaurishankar 

Perpetrator(s) : Kishor Chaube, SO 

Location : Chopan PS, Sonbhadra 


Case Details: 

Victim Gaurishankar is a poor labourer residing in Bhabhaich village, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Chopan Police Station. Kishor Chaube, the SO of Chopan Police Station and ten policemen came to the 

house of the victim on 5 th January 2008 and took the victim to the police station by force. Gaurichankar 

was locked up and tortured to confess few thefts. Though the victim pleaded with them that he was a poor 

labourer and didn’t indulge in such kind of activities, the police paid no heed and threatened Gauri that he 

would be shot down in an encounter if he failed to oblige. Later on the victim was alleged of stocking 

explosives and sent to the jail. The family members of Gauri are panic stricken and are living under 

continuous pressure. 


Victim(s) : Jilajit Gupta 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Ramlakhan Singh; 2) V.K.Singh, SO 

Location : Pauni village, Rampur, Sonbhadra 


Case Details: 

Victim Jilajit Gupta is a resident of Pauni village, falling under the jurisdiction of Rampur Police Station. 

Ramlakhan Singh, a contractor and an influential person purchased a piece of land near the plot of the 

victim. In course of time he desired to take possession of the land of Jilajit, and took the help of the local 

police. On 30 th June 2008 V.K. Singh, SO of Rampur Police Station arrested the victim and detained him 

in the police station. He was also subjected to torture. During his period of detention Ramlakhan went to 

the house of the victim with sharp weapons and attacked the family. They abused and beat them, took 

away Rs.10,000 and demolished the house. The neighbours who tried to prevent them were also 

beaten up. Jilajit returned home to see his house fully destroyed. He then received treatment on 7 th 

March 2008, following which he lodged complaints with the SP of Sonbhadra, CM and SHRC but so far 

nothing has been done against the perpetrators and the police. 

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Victim(s) : Gulab Kushwaha 

Perpetrator(s) : V.K.Singh, SO 

Location : Rampur PS, Sonbhadra 


Case Details: 

Victim Gulab Kushwaha is a resident of Shahpurwa village, falling under the jurisdiction of Rampur 

Police Station. On 31 st May 2008 V.K. Singh, the SO of Rampur Police Station and two policemen came 

to the house of the victim, inquiring about the preparing of arrack at his house. When Gulab denied their 

allegations he was arrested along with his father and taken to the police station. They were detained the 

whole night and a receipt was sent to the court stating that 10 liters of arrack were recovered from 

Gulab’s house. Thus the victims were implicated under a false case. Being a poor man Gulab is 

frightened to lodge complaints against the police. 


Victim(s) : Vinod Kumar Pandey 

Perpetrator(s) : R.V. Saroj, SO 

Location : Ghorawal PS, Sonbhadra 


Case Details: 

Victim Vinod Kumar Pandey is a resident of Karma village, falling under the jurisdiction of Karma Police 

Station. There was a dispute between the victim and his fellow villager. On 2 nd August 2008, R.V. Saroj, 

the SO of Ghorawal Police Station took Vinod to the police station. The victim’s opponent was already 

present in the police station. Now Saroj began to abuse Vinod and slapped him. He also pressurized the 

victim to sign in a blank paper. When Vinod resisted, he was tortured inside the lock up. Finally the SO 

forcefully got the victim signed in the paper by threatening him that he would be implicated in a false case. 

Vinod was released from the illegal detention on the condition that he would not make any complaints 

against the police. But Vinod lodged complaints with the higher authorities on 4 th August 2008 but to no 

avail. 


Victim(s) : 1) Rupesh Seth; 2) Lalmani Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Sanjay Pandey, OIC; 2) Shiwanand Mishra, SI; 

3) Ashish Mishra, OIC 

Location : Varanasi District Jail 


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Case Details: 

Victim Rupesh Seth is a resident of Kapileswar Kotwali under Varanasi district. The victim was detained 

in Varanasi District Jail, being implicated in a false case. On 4 th April 2008, Sanjay Pandey, OIC of Lanka 

Police Station, Ashish Mishra, OIC of Sigra Police Station and Shiwanand Mishra, SI of Manduwadih 

Police Station called Rupesh from the barracks and subjected him to brutal torture for lodging complaints 

with the higher authorities. Hearing the victim shout he was rescued by the jail officers. Having gained 

news of this, Lalmani Devi, the mother of Rupesh lodged a complaint at Kotwali Police Station but no 

action was taken against those police officials. In contrary the police were threatening the mother of the 

victim. Lalmani also lodged complaints with the Senior Superintendent of Varanasi and filed an application 

in the court. The court also issued orders for the registering of the case and investigation into it. Now the 

mother of Rupesh is receiving threats from the above mentioned police officials to withdraw the case. 


Victim(s) : 1) Durga Gupta; 2) Dinesh Gupta 


Location : Chaubepur PS, Varanasi 


Case Details: 

Victims Durga Gupta and Dinesh Gupta are residents of Milkopur village, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Chaubepur Police Station. An accident took place in Milkopur village, wherein a girl named Akankha, 

aged 13 was crushed to death by a school bus. The villagers were enraged at this and pelted stones on 

the bus. After this incident, on 7 th May 2008 Chaubepur Police came into the village and arrested the 

victims. They were detained under illegal custody and forwarded to the court. After 16 days Durga and 

Dinesh came out on bail. On 8 th May 2008 the SO of Chaubepur Police Station once again came into 

Milkopur and Mahasipur villages with a large police force and assaulted many villagers. They arrested 

22 persons and sent them to the jail in false cases. Now the people of the villages are frightened of the 

activities of the police are many have left the village. 


Victim(s) : Jamuna Prasad 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Rambabu; 2) Kahhaiya; 3) OIC 

Location : Baulia Ka Bari village, Lohta 


Case Details: 

Victim Jamuna Prasad is a resident of Baulia Ka Bari village, falling under the jurisdiction of Lohta Police 

Station. On 16 th Dec. 2008 the victim was renovating his shop. Rambabu and Kanhaiya came to the 

shop and threatened the victim not to continue work. When Jamuna questioned them back he was 

beaten with sticks. The perpetrators carried away a fsreezer and a cash of Rs.5,000 from the shop. In 

the meantime Lohta Police came to the place and acting in favour of the perpetrators arrested the victim 

and his son. While releasing them the police warned Jamuna and his son not to disclose about the illegal 

detention and torture to any higher authorities. The victim was compelled to sign in a paper. Later on 

Jamuna lodged complaints with the SSP of Varanasi but so far no action has been taken against the 

policemen who had tortured the victim under illegal custody. 

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Victim(s) : 1) Kapurchand; 2) Kamta Prasad 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Lavkush Gupta; 2) Police 

Location : Katra PS, Mirzapur 


Case Details: 

Victims Kapurchand and Kamta Prasad are residents under the jurisdiction of Katra Police Station. 

There was a dispute between Lavkush Gupta and the victims. The former shot in his own hand and 

lodged complaints against Kapurchand and Kamta. Accordingly Katra Police arrested the victims on 

30 th June 2008. They were detained under illegal custody and tortured to confess the crime. During 

investigation it came to light that Kapurchand and Kamta had no connection with the crime, but the 

victims were charged and sent to jail. An application was filed in the court in favour of the victims on 14 

th 

July 2008, following which they were released from the jail. The victims spend 14 days in the jail, before 

which they were detained under illegal custody at Katra Police Station. Kapurchand and Kamta have not 

received any compensation for the sufferings they underwent. 

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Victim(s) : Riyaz Ali 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Sidhnath Tiwari, Police; 2) Policemen 

Location : Manda PS, Allahabad 


Case Details: 

Victim Riyaz Ali is a shopkeeper residing in Madar village, falling under the jurisdiction of Manda Police 

Station. There was a quarrel between a policeman named Awadhnarayan and few unidentified persons 

at Chilbila Crossing. The matter was informed to Manda Police Station. Sidhnath Tiwari, and police 

official and other policemen went to Chilbila Bazar for finding out those persons. They reached the shop 

of Riyaz and inquired him. Since the victim was ignorant about the issue he couldn’t respond to the 

police. This enraged the police that they dragged him and subjected him to brutal torture. Riyaz lost his 

senses, following which he was taken to Manda Police Station and administered some treatment. Once 

the victim regained his senses he was again tortured to unconsciousness. The police called for Arman 

Ali, the elder brother of Riyaz and threatened him not to publicize this incident or they would be implicated 

in false cases or shot down in an encounter. Riyaz was released after getting a bond signed. The victim 

was then hospitalized owing to critical health condition. This incident was reported to the SSP of Allahabad 

and NHRC but no action has been taken to punish the perpetrators. 


2007


Victim(s) : Gulam Ali 


Location : Karnalganj PS, Allahabad 


Case Details: 

Victim Gulam Ali is a resident of Katju Road, of Allahabad district. On 29 th May 2008 the police of 

Karnalganj Police Station raided the house of the victim and arrested him. He was subjected to torture 

at his home itself. Gulam was then taken to Karnalganj Police Station and subjected to severe assault 

forcing him to confess some vehicle theft. When the victim denied their allegations he was tortured the 

more. Thus Gulam was detained under illegal custody for four days, following which he was sent to the 

jail on 2 nd June 2008, being booked under a false case of vehicle theft. Complaints regarding this were 

lodged before the SSP of Allahabad and SHRC but no action followed. 


Victim(s) : Jitendra 


Location : Muththuganj PS, Allahabad 


Case Details: 

Victim Jitendra is a resident of Rajabara Ka Hata, falling under the jurisdiction of Muththiganj PS. There 

was a murder in the neighborhood wherein the victim dwells. On 28 th March 2008 Muththiganj Police 

arrested the victim from his house. The police also abused him using his caste name. At Muththuganj 

PS Jitendra was subjected to brutal torture compelling him to confess the crime. The mother of the victim 

went to the police station but she too was abused and threatened to be implicated under Gundas Act. It 

is alleged that from then Jitendra is missing and his family members suspect that he has been murdered 

by Muththiganj Police. Complaints regarding this have been send to the SSP of Allahabad, National 

Commission for SC/ST but no action has been taken to trace the whereabouts of Jitendra. 


Victim(s) : 1) Bitola Devi; 2) Shankar Lal 


Location : Kachhana PS, Allahabad 


Case Details: 

Victim Bitola Devi, W/o Shankar Lal, is a resident of Hinauta Mehari village, falling under the jurisdiction 

of Karchhana Police Station. On 6 th May 2008 Kachhana Police came to the house of the victim and 

arrested Bitola’s minor son, alleging him of committing rape. The police pushed the victim and her 

mother-in-law down by barging into the house. Shankar Lal was also arrested along with his son. Both 

were sent to the jail alleging them in a false rape case. Complaints regarding this were lodged before the 

SSP of Allahabad and NHRC, but no inquiry has been conducted so far to render justice to the family of 

the victim. 

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Victim(s) : Vijay Prakash Dubey 

Perpetrator(s) : Iltaf Hussain, OIC 

Location : Madiyahoo PS, Jaunpur 


Case Details: 

Victim Vijay Prakash Dubey is a resident of Belwa village, falling under the jurisdiction of Madiyahoo 

Police Station. The victim was registered under a false charge at Madiyahoo Police Station stating that 

he had demanded Rs.3 Lakh from his opponent, and threatened to murder the latter with the help of a 

notorious criminal if he didn’t give the money. The opponent of Vijay took the police for help. Accordingly 

Iltaf Hussain, the OIC of Madiyahoo Police Station arrested the victim and send him to the jail, where 

Vijay had to spend 19 days. After getting bail the victim lodged complaints with the DIG of Varanasi zone 

and the NHRC. An inquiry was done into the case, following which it came to light that Vijay was charged 

under a false case. OIC Iltaf Hussain was suspended from his service, owing to which the victim is 

receiving continuous threats from the said police to withdraw the case. 

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Victim(s) : Shankar Saini 


Location : Madiyahoo PS, Jaunpur 


Case Details: 

Victim Shankar Saini is a resident of Pali village, falling under the jurisdiction of Madiyahoo Police 

Station. There was a love affair between the victim and a girl, who is his neighbour. Both of them eloped, 

following which the family members of the girl attacked Shankar’s family. On 20 th July 2008 Madiyahoo 

Police caught the victim and the girl. The girl was handed over to her family but Shankar was detained 

in the police station. When his father questioned the police he was abused and driven away. Then the 

police filed Shankar under a false case, charging him of possessing marijuana and forwarded a receipt 

to the court. It came to light that the police had received bribe from the hands of the perpetrators and 

implicated the victim in such a false case. When Shankar’s father questioned the police he was 

threatened not to interfere in the affairs of the police and driven away. Though this matter was published 

in ‘Hindustan’ newspaper dated 23 rd July 2008 no action was taken against the police officials who had 

implicated the victim under a false case. 


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Victim(s) : Prakash Vishwkarma 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Line Bazaar PS 

Location : Line Bazar PS 


Case Details: 

Victim Prakash Vishwkarma was a resident of the Hisampur village, Line Bazaar police station in the 

Jaunpur district. He belonged to a backward caste community and worked as a carpenter. On 25 th May, 

2008 Prakash Vishwkarma went to Mr. Rajendra Tiwari to do some carpenter work. He did his job, 

received his wage and went back to his residence. On 26 th May, 2008 in the morning Mr. Rajendra 

Tiwari his son and other family members came to Prakash Vishwkarma’s house and made allegations 

that the victim should have stolen 8 golden finger rings and one chain from their house. Caused by being 

upper caste persons, Mr. Rajendra Tiwari and his family members began to beat Prakash Vishwkarma 

forcefully and took him to their house. When the police of Shital Chaukia came to Mr. Rajendra Tiwari’s 

house they started to beat Prakash Vishwkarma with the cause that he should confess the theft. They 

took him away to the police post and continued beating him the whole day. In the evening they took him 

to the Line Bazaar PS and beat him before the Station Officer. Prakash Vishwkarma was detained there 

for three days without an end of violence against him. Against his illegal arrest and detention Prakash 

Vishwkarma’s villagers went to the PS and demonstrated against the inhuman treatment. As a result he 

was released from the PS. This incident was published in the local newspapers, but FIR was not 

registered against the police officers. 


Victim(s) : Om Lata 

Perpetrator(s) : Sansar Singh, SO, Crime Branch, Sigra 

Location : Near Sigra petrol Pump Varanasi 


Case Details: 

Victims Om Lata and her brothers Rajendra and Nagendra lived in a hired room at Phulwariya with their 

parents. Nagendra and Om Lata was ranked number one in tennis in U.P after they bagged gold medals 

in the state Olympic Games in January 2008. On 8 th May, 2008 in the afternoon after the tennis practice 

the three siblings returned home from the tennis court at Semneghat by riding all one bike. In fact the trio 

was stopped by some policemen in Sigra because of tripling riding. The documents and the D.L. of the 

bike were ok. When they begged to the officer in charge of Nagar Nigam and to the outpost Shashi Mauli 

Pandey the suffering and beating began. Hurling abusive words they slapped Om Lata and pushed her 

away. As a result the three siblings began to weep. Meanwhile there reached some press reporters and 

told them not to weep, but to wait for a while. After these reporters went away the Station Officer (SO) 

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Sansar Singh arrived. When they requested to excuse the ride tripling the SO Sansar Singh began to 

abuse them and ordered other policemen to put them into the van for encounter saying that they would 

act a drama. Reaching the Mahila Police Station (PS) Om Lata was unable to walk and swellings were 

all over her face. The cops switched off her mobile phone and put her up to a female police officer. Those 

also began to abuse Om Lata blatantly. The female officer was in civil dress. She ordered to a female 

consolable that this girl would look like a terrorist and that she shall lock her up. Therefore the female 

constable pushed Om Lata in a very dirty room without light or fan. Om Lata’s brothers were separated 

and blindfolded. Moreover they were beaten and threatened to accept a loot of 10 lakhs. Taking this 

incidence in cognition the high court Allahabad ordered the Inspector General, the Deputy Inspector 

General, the Senior Superintendent of Police and other stall to report in the court. On 12 May, 2008 the 

court said that this case belonged to violation against human rights because the three siblings’ parents 

had no chance to meet their children. 


Victim(s) : Shiv Narain Ram 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Akauni PS 

Location : Akauni PS 


Case Details: 

Victim Shiv Narain Ram was a resident of the village Dheena in Chandauli District. There was a despite 

of residential lewd between him and a villager called Vikrama. With the effect of the police Vikrama his 

son beat Shiv Narain Ram with lathi-dandas. When he went to the Dheena PS the Station Officer also 

beat him instead of registering the FIR. The SO abused Shiv Narain using filthy words about his caste. 

Breaking the rules of human rights he confined Shiv Narain in jail. On the whole he was seriously infused 

by the police-beating. As a result he let make a medical test report in the P.H.C. Hospital Syyadraja. 

Then he went to a court. After hearing Shiv Narain’s appeal the magistrate Atul Srivastava ordered to 

register a FIR against the three people including the SO of Dheena. Due to his experiences Shiv Narain 

was fearful that the SO would lodge false case on him again and send to jail. 

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Victim(s) : 1) Hari sadhu; 2) Bhaiyalal; 3) Pramila Munni; 4) Dimpal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Pramod Yadav; 2) Guddu Yadav; 3) Prabhu Yadav; 

4) Goldi Yadav; 5) Ramker; 6) Santosh 

Location : Chaturbhujpur Village, Sakaldiha PS, Chandauli district 


Case Details: 

The Victims belong to dalit community and are daily laborers. On 17.12.2007 at around 6 pm when 

Bhaiyalal and his wife Munni devi was sitting at their door, the above mentioned perpetrators came to 

their door armed sticks and iron rods and started using filthy language indicating their caste. When the 

victims resisted it, they became violent and started beating them badly with sticks and rods. Having 

heard the screaming of the victims other family members of the victims rushed to the site to save them. 

But the perpetrators started beating them too. When Munni Devi and Bhaiyalal ran inside their house to 

save their life, the perpetrators followed them and continued beating them. In this incident of sudden 

attack the victims were seriously injured. 

The victims went to Sakaldiha PS to lodge FIR. The Officer-in-Charge PS tore the written complaint of 

the victims, abused and insulted them using filthy words. Finally he registered the complaint as NCR in 

the place of FIR. One of the victims, named Hari Sadhu, who got serious injury on his hand and leg was 

taken to Primary Health Centre of Gogware. The Officer-in-Charge Mr. Ramker threatened the victims 

saying that he would break their hands and legs if they don’t leave the place. With the collusion of the 

Officer-in-Charge Mr. Ramker, the perpetrators made their fake medical reports and filed a cross case 

against the victims. On the basis of the fake and false case, the Officer-in-Charge Mr. Ramker arrested 

the elder brother of the victim and put him behind the bar in the police station for two days. The perpetrators 

are threatening the victims that they would destroy them by implicating fake cases if they refuse to 

withdraw the case. 


Victim(s) : Ramesh Ram 

Perpetrator(s) : Jitendra Mishra, SI, Mugalsarai PS 

Location : Mugalsarai PS 


Case detail: 

The victim Ramesh Ram was a resident of Mahadevpur village, Mugalsarai, Chandauli. The Mugalsari 

police were pressuring Ramesh to work as an informer. When he refused to do this type of work, the 

police of Mugalsarai police station became angry with him. Early in the morning on 22 December 2007, 

while Ramesh and his family members were sleeping in their house, Sub-Inspector Jitendra Mishra 

and some other policemen of Mugalsarai police station came to Ramesh’s house searching for him. 

The SI and other policemen began pulling the quilts of the women in the victim’s house. When Ramesh 

objected to this, Mr. Jitendra Mishra started beating him and threatened to implicate him in a false case. 

Ramesh complained about the incident to the National Human Rights Commission but no action was 

taken against SI Jitendra Mishra. 

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Victim(s) : Kamla Musahar 

Perpetrator(s) : Station Officer, Alinagar PS, Chandauli 

Location : Alinagar PS, Chandauli 


Case details: 

On 30 December 2007 Kamla Musahar was illegally taken to Alinagar PS. The Police threatened him 

to give a statement that he was a Naxalite, if not he would be killed in fake encounter. Police tried to 

convince him by giving Rs.5000. On 31 December 2007 he was taken to Superintendent of Police, 

Chandauli and was released. Inspite of this he was taken to Alinagar PS and was detained till 3 January 

2008. On 4 January 2008 Station Officer, Alinagar PS and 4 other police men took Kamal to his home. 

On the way to his home the Station Officer threatened Kamal saying that ‘Bastard you complaining 

against the police, I may leave you now but next time encounter is sure’. Kamla made a complain to the 

Senior Police Superintendent, Varansi but no action has been taken against the Station Officer of 

Alinagar and other policemen till date. 


Victim(s) : 1) Lallan; 2) Sillan 

Perpetrator(s) : S.N Singh, SI, Kapsethi PS. 

Location : Kapsethi PS. 


Case detail: 

The victim Lallan was a shop keeper and a resident of Banauli, Kapsethi, Varanasi. At 8 p.m. on the day 

before the incident, the police came to Lallan’s house in the night and fought with the women in the house. 

They tore the women’s clothes and misbehaved with them. The policemen also stole money and 

jewelry from the house. 

On 4 January 2008 around 2 p.m., when Lallan was at his shop, Sub-Inspector (SI) S.N Singh of 

Kapsethi police station arrived and inquired about Lallan and Sillan. Lallan told the SI who he was, and 

in response to this, the SI started verbally abusing him. The SI caught him by his collar and took both 

him and his brother Sillan to Kapsethi police station in a police jeep, where four other unidentified police 

men were sitting. 

At the police station they were both brutally beaten with lathi sticks by the SI. He also threatened them, that 

if they would find Lallan’s elder brother, they would burn and beat him. On next day, the police took both 

of them for medical examination. After this, they were brought back to police station, where they were 

again brutally beaten. Thereafter, they were both prosecuted. The police threatened them that if they 

would show their injuries to anybody, then they would be detained again. After this incident, both Lallan 

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and Sillan and their family members were living in fear of the police and Sillan had to continuously 

undergo medical treatment in Pandeypur Hospital. The police also pressurized them to leave their 

house. Lallan’s neighbour Dasrath had bribed the police to trouble him and Sillan. Lallan and Sillan 

complained about the incident to the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), National Human Rights 

Commission, State Human Rights Commission, Chief Minister, Director General of Police, HS, HM, 

Superintendent of Police, the District Magistrate, Varanasi. Later a reminder letter was sent to the SSP. 

Court Intervention was made under JM-III Varanasi U/S 323,342,504,506 IPC. 


Victim(s) : Virendra Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : Gopal Singh, Officer-In-Charge 

Location : Samadpur village 


Case details: 

Virendra Kumar is an advocate by profession. On 23 December 2007, there was a dispute between 

Virendra Kumar’s neighbors. Virendra Kumar informed it to the Adalhat PS and requested the police 

officer to come to the spot. Gopal Singh, Officer-in-charge, Adalhat PS came to the spot and asked who 

called him over the phone and informed about the incident, Virendra Kumar replied saying that he called 

him. Having heard this Gopal Singh started beating Virendra Kumar. When Virendra Kumar told Gopal 

Singh that he is a lawyer Gopal Singh stopped beating him, but he was threatening Virendra Kumar that 

he could file a fake case against him so that he could no more continue his profession. On the next day 

when Virendra Kumar narrated the incident to the other lawyers working with him, they all organized a 

protest against this issue, demanding to take action against Gopal Singh. Initially, administration tried to 

crush the demand of the lawyer, but at the end Mr. Radheshyam, Additional Superintend of Police visited 

the place of Dharna and assured to take action against Gopal Singh. On 26 December 2007, Gopal 

Singh gave Virendra Kumar in writing, asking Virendra Kumar to forgive him for the misdeed he did. 


Victim(s) : Guddu 

Perpetrator(s) : Tulsi Ram 

Location : George Town Allahabad 


Case Details: 

Guddu is a Truck driver. On 7 January 2008, Tulsi Ram was appointed as constable in Gorge Town. 

Tulsi Ram tried to bribe money from Guddu. When Guddu refused to pay he was beaten up by Tulsi 

Ram. Guddu shouted for help, Tulsi Ram said that no one would help him and that was his daily 

profession. Fortunately S.O. Pankaj Tiwari who was passing through the way caught Tulsi Ram red 

handed. Guddu is still afraid of Allahabad police as they were always involved in bribery. F.I.R. was filed 

but no action was taken. 

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Victim(s) : 1) Dharma Devi; 2) Puddan; 3) Santlal; 4) Rajkumar 


Location : Rasulagh village, Nevadhiya 


Case Details: 

On the occasion of the Muslim festival Moharram, on 20 th January 2008, there was a procession of 

Tazia in Rasulagh village, carried out by the Musahar community. The procession came near the 

house of Dharma Devi, where there stood a sacred neem tree, a symbol of adoration for the community. 

All of a sudden police began to uproot the tree. Puddan, the son of Dharma Devi prevented them, but 

was subjected to severe assault by the police. The policemen and other Muslims in the area set the 

houses of the Musahar community on fire, thereby demolishing them. The people lodged complaints 

with several authorities and the matter was published in the local newspapers but in vain. It is alleged that 

Puddan, Santlal, and Rajkumar were taken to Nevadhiya Police Station and sent to the jail, being 

implicated in false cases. No economic help had been provided to the Musahar Community for the loss 

they suffered. 


Victim(s) : Dharmdev Pandey 

Perpetrator(s) : S.N. Shukla, SI, Robertsganj PS. 

Location : Robertsganj P.S., Sonbhadra. 


Case detail: 

The victim Dharmdev Pandey was a resident of Budahar village, Robertsganj, Sonbhadra. He was the 

Village Head of Budahar village. On 19 January 2008, when Dharmdev was going to work, Sub- 

Inspector S.N. Shukla and other policemen of Robertsganj police station, stopped him and asked him 

to meet the Senior District Magistrate (SDM) of Robertsganj. Dharmdev told them that he was going for 

some urgent work and would have to meet the S.D.M. some other time. But despite his protests, 

Dharmdev was forcefully taken to the police station, where he met with Anjani Kumar, SDM of Robertsganj. 

The SDM insulted Dharmdev and accused him of illegally giving land to the people in the village. Then 

he asked a policeman to beat Dharmdev. So he was beaten and detained in the police station for 4 

hours. When the people of Budahar village came to know about the incident, hundreds of villagers 

came to the police station and demonstrated against the detention and ill-treatment of their Village Head. 

After the villager’s demonstration, Dharmdev was released. Dharmdev complained about the incident 

to the National Human Rights Commission, but no action was taken against the perpetrators. 

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Victim(s) : Kiran Yadav 


Location : Mustfabad village, Jaunpur 


Case Details: 

A 13 year old boy died in a road accident that occurred on 23 rd January 2008. Though the incident was 

informed to the police they arrived late, owing to which few villagers pelted stones on the policemen, 

causing injuries on a few. After this incident, a large number of police came to Mustfabad village and 

started beating the villagers including women and children. The police also broke open the door of the 

house of Kiran Yadav; and beat all the family members. They also misbehaved with the young girls. 

They abused the women and young girls with filthy words. When Kiran’s daughter resisted the police 

she was beaten with a belt, thereby causing severe injuries. They threw away all the things from the 

house. Though complaints were lodged regarding this with concerned authorities, and published in the 

local newspapers no action was taken. 


Victim(s) : Santlal 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Cantt P.S., Varanasi. 

Location : Cantt Railway station 


Case detail: 

The victim Santlal was a resident of Varanasi district. He was handicapped and a member of a dalit 

community. He used to sell newspapers by sitting on the roadside to earn a living. In the name of 

removal of an encroachment on the road, the police force of Cantt police station went to the area of Cantt 

Railway station and Roadways to remove the encroachments. When they reached there, the police lathi 

charged the poor persons, who were sitting at the roadside selling their articles. Santlal could not run 

away to save himself because of his handicap, so he became seriously injured due to the police’s lathi 

charge. This incident was published in the newspapers, but no action was taken against the concerned 

police officers. 


Victim(s) : Ravi Prakash Mishra 

Perpetrator(s) : Station Officer, Cholapur PS. 

Location : Cholapur PS. 


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Case detail: 

The victim Ravi Prakash Mishra was a resident of Bhohar village, Cholapur, Varanasi. There was a 

dispute between Ravi and Lallan Tiwari. Ravi had executed a sale deed in favour of Lallan Tiwari’s wife 

and the consideration money was paid through a check. When Ravi deposited the check in the bank, 

there was no money in the bank, so he filed a case under the Negotiable Instrument Act against Mr. 

Lallan Tiwari and his wife. On 21 April 2007, the Station Officer of Cholapur police station and some other 

policemen came to Ravi’s house and broke open the door. The police beat the victim brutally and took 

him to the police station. On the next day, Ravi’s family members filed an application in the Court and 

demanded to summon the Cholapur police report of the case in relation to which Ravi was picked up by 

the police. In the meantime, Ravi was detained in the police station for 3 days, but afterwards the 

Cholapur police presented a report in the Court stating that Ravi was not taken to the police station or 

detained. Later on, Ravi filed an application in the Court under 156(3) of Cr.P.C. against the police officers 

responsible for his illegal detention. He also complained about the incident with the National Human 

Rights Commission, which summoned a clarification in this regard from Cholapur police. In response 

to this, the Cholapur police sent a report to the Commission stating that Ravi was taken to the police 

station for inquiry on the information that a criminal named Rinku Tiwari was about to go to his house. The 

Court ordered that a case should be registered against the responsible police officer and that the case 

should be investigated. Ravi and his family continuously received threats to compromise in the case. 

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Victim(s) : Mohalal Yadav 

Perpetrator(s) : Station Officer, Ramnagar PS 

Location : Ramnagar PS. 


Case detail: 

The victim Mohalal Yadav was a resident of Sujabad, Naibasti, Varanasi. He was a member of a Dalit 

community. Mohalal had a dispute with one his fellow villagers Dasu. On 3 January 2008 at around 9.00 

pm, the Station Officer (SO) of Ramnagar police station and some other policemen came to Mohalal’s 

house and started abusing him. They beat him brutally so that he suffered serious injuries. Before 

leaving, the SO threatened him not to complain about the incident or he would be implicated in a serious 

false case so that his life would be ruined. Finally the SO locked Mohanlal’s house and went away with 

the key. When Mohalal went to Ramnagar police station to complain against Dasu, the SO abused and 

intimidated him and he did not register his case. It is alleged that Ramsagar Ram wanted to take illegal 

possession over Mohalal’s property.Ramsagar Ram was a relative of the abovementioned SO and for 

that reason, the SO harassed Mohalal. When Mohanlal complained about the incident with the Senior 

Superintendent of Police, Varanasi, no action was taken. 


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Victim(s) : Kamarunnisha and Jameela 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) J.N. Tiwari, SO, Badagaon PS; 

2) Alak Narayan Singh, Badagaon PS 

Location : Changwar village, Badagaon, Varanasi 


Case detail: 

The victims Kamarunnisha and Jameela were residents of Changwar village, Badagaon, Varanasi. 

They belonged to a very poor family and used to move around from one village to another, selling 

bangles to earn their livelihood. Kamarunnisha and Jameela’s family had a dispute with their neighbor 

regarding a path. On 24 January 2008, Alak Narayan Singh, who was a police man of Badagaon police 

station came to the disputed place and began to forcefully close Kamarunnisha and Jameela’s path. 

When they protested against this, Alak Narayan Singh began abusing them. By holding the hair of one 

of the victims, he pushed her to the ground and then began to beat her brutally. After this he dragged her 

on the ground. Kamarunnisha and Jameela complained about this incident to the Senior Superintendent 

of Police, Varanasi and the District Magistrate of Varanasi, but no action was taken against Alak Narayan 

Singh. The Station officer of Badagaon police station J.N. Tiwari threatened Kamarunnisha and Jameela 

not to complain to higher officials about the incident. They feel that they have no hope that justice will be 

done in their case, because they are poor. 

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Victim(s) : Shiv Kumar Gupta 

Perpetrator(s) : Police personnel, Railway Security Guard (GRP) 

Location : Mirzapur Railway Station 


Case details: 

Shiv Kumar travels everyday between Allahabad and Mirzapur. On 19 January 2008, at around 

12.00pm Shiv Kumar was waiting for his train in the railway station. At that time 2 police personnels of 

Railway security guard one with Civil dress and a stick in his hand and another with uniform came near 

Shiv Kumar and demanded him for money as he was carrying goods. Shiv Kumar tried to explain the 

policemen his inability to give money saying, that he is poor and he sells biscuits for his livelihood. 

Policemen started scolding him and threatened him that they could though his biscuits and travel pass 

and send him jail saying that he was traveling without ticket. When other people around gather and 

intervened the policemen left the place. 


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Victim(s) 




Case Details: 

: EU/UP/CHND/771/08 

: 1) Bahadur Musahar 2) Babloo 

: 1) Mahant Pandey, SI, Sakaldiha PS; 2) Sanjay Pandey, PC, 

Sakaldiha PS; 3) Aniruddhah Singh, SO, Alinagar PS 

: Sakaldiha PS 

The victim Bahadur Musahar was a resident of Jamalpur village. On 17.12.2007 the police of Sakaldiha 

have gone to his house. The police have enquired him about the whereabouts of his nephew, with 

reference to a murder case. The victim had told them that he was not at his house. Then the police have 

abused him and have taken him to the Sakaldiaha police station along with his cousin. The victim 

Bahadur and his cousin were taken to Alinagar PS and detained there. They were deprived of food and 

beaten brutally with the baton. The victim’s cousin Babloo was forced to confess the murder. The police 

have abused them with derogatory words during their detention. The victim Bahadur was released after 

6 days and his cousin was released after 8 days. They have paid Rs 8000 to the police as bribe. 


Victim(s) : Markandey 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Nevadiya PS, Jaunpur 

Location : Gopalpur 


Case details: 

Markandey belongs to a dalit community, on 10 January 2008 police of Nevadiya PS came to 

Markandey’s home searching for him. When they found Markandey missing at home the police started 

abusing Markandey’s father using filthy words. Even though Markandey was not involved in any 

allegation police was continuously disturbing his family members. Police was continuously raiding his 

house in the last two months. 


Victim(s) : Tenants, Bade Hanuman Mandir 

Perpetrator(s) : Yogendra Nath Shukla, S.O, Kotwali PS 

Location : Bade Hanuman Mandir 


Case details: 

: 19/02/2008 

On 19 February 2008, when the tenants of Bade Hanuman Mandir had gone for service at Achala Ghat 

temple, Yogendra Nath Shukla, S.O, Kotwali PS came to Bade Hanuman Mandir, broke the locks of the 

rooms and threw their belongings out. When the tenants returned back from the service Yogendra Nath 

started abusing the victims and threatened them not to get back to their rooms. All families including 

children were suffering in the chill weather of the cold winter. When the tenants meet the SI, Jaunpur he 

behaved rude to the victims. When the victims pointed out the sufferings of the children the SI ordered 

Yogendra Nath to open the rooms. The victims filed an application against the illegal action of the police 

in the court but no action has been taken so far. 

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Victim(s) : Amit Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Sudhir Mishra, SO; 2) Policemen 

Location : Ramgarh village, Sonbhadra 


Case Details: 

Victim Amit Kumar is a resident of Ramgarh village, falling under the jurisdiction of Pannuganj Police 

Station. On 21 st October 2007 while the victim was sitting in his shop the SO and two policemen of 

Pannuganj Police Station entered the shop, and began to throw the things. The SO also took away 

Rs.1,000 from the shop. When Amit resisted them he was beaten with a stick. The victim suffered 

grievous injuries and his right wrist was fractured. Many villagers gathered in the place and rescued 

Amit from their hands. After this incident the family of the victim is under continuous threat from the police. 

Complaints were lodged before the SP of Sonbhadra on 24 th October 2007 but no action followed. Finally 

an application was filed in the court and an order was issued to the concerned police official to present 

himself before the court. 


Victim(s) : Ramkesh Yadav 

Perpetrator(s) : Suresh Babu, SHO 

Location : Chanduli village, Robertsganj 


Case Details: 

Victim Ramkesh Yadav is a resident of Chanduli village, falling under the jurisdiction of Robertsganj 

Police Station. There was a land dispute between the victim and Bholanath Pandey. The latter took the 

help of the police and assaulted Ramkesh on 15 th December 2007. The SHO and few policemen of 

Robertsganj Police Station barged into the house of the victim and beat him up. Bholanath threatened 

Ramkesh in the presence of the police not to use the land hereafter, and if he dared he would be 

murdered or implicated in a false case. Later the victim received treatment and lodged a complaint with 

the SP of Sonbhadra but till date no action has been taken. 


Victim(s) : Nandlal Tiwari 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Manoj Singh, Police 2) Policemen 

Location : Bichhiya Khurd village, Chandauli 


Case Details: 

Victim Nandlal Tiwari is a resident of Bichhiya Khurd village, falling under the jurisdiction of Chandauli 

Police Station. On 17 th March 2008 three policemen including Manoj Singh knocked the house of the 

victim at night. They misbehaved with Nandlal’s wife and when the victim resisted it he was beaten up. 

Manoj also snatched a gold chain from the victim’s wife, and also took away Rs.1,500. On 18 th March 

2008 Nandlal lodged a complaint with the DM of Chandauli and with other higher officials but no action 

has been taken against the perpetrators. 

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Victim(s): : Pavan Sonkar 

Perpetrator(s): : Police, Chaubepur PS 

Location: : 

Date of incident: : 16/03/2007 

Case details: 

Victim Pavan Kumar, aged 10 years, is a student of the sixth class and lives at Gaura Kala (Chaubepur 

police station, Varanasi district). On 16 March 2007 Pavan was returning from school when two 

policeman of Chaubepur police station stopped him and assaulted him. Pavan was beaten and kicked 

by the policemen what caused serious injuries. Pavan was hospitalized for two days and in the 

beginning of the treatment the health condition was so critical that there was no guarantee to save the life 

of Pavan. Pavan’s family complained about the incident to the Senior Superintendent of Police of 

Varanasi district but no action was taken against the responsible policemen. 

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Victim(s) : Janki Devi 


Location : Sakaldiha PS, Chandauli 


Case Details: 

Victim Janki Devi is a widow residing in Raitha Sada village, falling under the jurisdiction of Dheena 

Police Station. One of the sons of the victim is an auto driver. On 27 th May 2008 he had an argument with 

another auto driver regarding a hire. The latter took the help of Dheena Police and assaulted the son of 

Janki. Some policemen seized the auto illegally. Though the victim informed this to the CO of Sakaldiha 

Police Station no action was taken. The same day Janki went to Sakaldiha Police Station and met the 

SHO. But she was turned out with abuses and threats to book both her sons in false cases. A complaint 

was sent to the SP of Chandauli and the IG of Varanasi zone but no action followed. Instead both the sons 

of Janki were charged under false cases. 


Victim(s) : 1) Prabhawati Devi; 2) Shitla Devi; 3) Seeta Devi; 

4) Radhey Yadav; 5) Rekha Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Uday Bahadur Yadav 

Location : Mahuari village, Baluya PS, Chandauli district 


Case detail: 

The Victims belongs to the same family. They sell milk for their livelihood. On 5 April 2008, Uday 

Bahadur Yadav, Kalava police chauki came to the victims’ home demanding for 5 Kg milk, when they 


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efused Uday Bahadur started beating and abusing them using filthy language also threatened to implicate 

them in fake case. Since then the police started visiting the family regularly and continued threatening 

them. In fear of police the poor family members ran away leaving the house and the properties. This 

whole incident and police search has been reported to the District Magistrate Chandauli, Uttar Pradesh 

State Human Rights Commission, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Varanasi Zone, Inspector General 

of Police, Uttar Pradesh State and to the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. But till date no action 

has been taken to redress the problem of the victims family. 


Victim(s) : Durga Devi and her family members 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Balua PS 

Location : Chakra village 


Case Details: 

Victim Durga Devi resided with her husband and two sons in Chakra. She was the head of the village. 

26 March 2008 someone was murdered in the same village, Durga Devi and her family members 

were accused of it and a false case was filed against them. The incident of murder took place at around 

05.00 p.m. and although Durga Devi’s minor son gave his examination on the same day in another 

district, 75 Km away from there, he was also named in the case of murder. Hence the police raided 

Durga Devi’s house frequently and abused, insulted and threatened her family members. Due to this 

raid and threatening Durga Devi and her family suffered great physical and mental agony. 


Victim(s) : Rajesh Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : Ramjit Yadav, Traffic inspector 

Location : Sarne village 


Case Details: 

Victim Rajesh Kumar is a Advocate by profession and resides in Sarne village. On 15 May 2008 on the 

way home from the court Rajesh was stopped by Ramjit Yadav a traffic inspector who wanted him to pay 

Rs. 500/- as bribe. As Rajesh refused to pay he was abused, insulted and beaten by the inspector. 

Moreover he took out forcefully Rs. 4500/- from Rajesh’s pocket. 

Rajesh made a complaint about this incident in the Alinagar PS and a FIR was registered. He also 

informed the Superintendent of Chandauli police and filed an application in the Court. In fact the Court 

ordered the Alinagar PS to register the case against Ramjit Yadav, the traffic inspector and to investigate 

it. But no action has been taken against Ramjit, Rajesh was continuously threatened by Ramjit to 

withdraw the case. 

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Victim(s) : Sujit Kumar Singh 


Location : Belwa village, Varanasi 


Case Details: 

Victim Sujit Kumar Singh is a resident of Belwa village, falling under the jurisdiction of Phulpur Police 

Station. It is alleged by the Phulpur Police that the victim is a notorious criminal who had committed many 

criminal offences including murder. Sujit had contested in the legislative elections and was elected as a 

member of the state legislature of Uttar Pradesh from Gangapur constituency. His political rivals, with the 

help of the police implicated Sujit in a number of false cases. Now the police are looking for an opportunity 

to kill the victim in a fake encounter. Due to the frequent raids of Phulpur Police Sujit is frightened. On 15 th 

May 2008 police raided the house of the victim and threatened the family members to send Sujit 

somewhere under the condition of implicating the whole family in false cases. There isn’t any case 

pending against the victim but the police are making illegal raids thereby causing panic to the Sujit’s 

family. 


Victim(s) : Ramdhari 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Krishndev Mishra, Police 2) A.N. Singh, Police 

3) Ibrar Ahmed 4) Alim Khan 

Location : Halia village, Mirzapur 


Case Details: 

Victim Ramdhari is a resident of Halia village, falling under the jurisdiction of Halia Police Station. The 

above mentioned perpetrators are police officials who often came to the village and harassed the 

women. On 22 nd March 2008 Ibrar Ahmed and Alim Khan, a broker of the police entered the house of 

the victim and misbehaved with the women. When the family members resisted them, they were beaten 

up using sticks and bayonet of guns. Ramdhari and his family members somehow managed to escape 

and went to Halia Police Station. The police chased the victims away rather than filing the complaint. 

Thus the police and their brokers have been disrupting the normal lives of the villagers to a great extend. 

The villagers have lodged complaints with the SP of Mirzapur, DM of Mirzapur, and the CM but till date 

no action has followed. 

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Victim(s) : Jai Prakash Bind 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Kapsethi PS 

Location : Kapsethi PS 


Case Details: 

Victim Jai Prakash Bind lived in Nevdia village, Kapsethi PS, Varanasi district. Jai Prakash had a 

dispute with some persons from his village. Those people abused him and assaulted him. Jai Prakash 

was seriously injured. Moreover the group snatched a golden chain from him. They also threatened 

him not to go to the police otherwise he would face serious consequences. On 11 March 2008 when he 

went to the Kapsethi PS to register a complaint against the persons who assaulted and injured him, the 

police reprimanded and abused him and said that he wanted to implicate innocent persons in the case. 

The policemen threatened him to file a false case against him, which would let him go to the Jail. 

Moreover they beat him and asked him to go away and to make a medical report of his injuries first. The 

next day Jai Prakash went to the Kapsethi PS again, but they filed a non- cognizable report instead of 

registering an FIR. In fact no action was taken against the persons who were responsible for assaulting 

him. He also filed an application in the Court, but no further information was available in this case. 


Victim(s) : Ramdular 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Sarnath PS 

Location : Sarnath police station 


Case Details: 

Victim Mr. Ramdular was a resident of Hiramanpur village. On 22 March 2008 at around 04.00 p.m. 

Ramdular’s wife was raped in his house. When he met with the perpetrator and asked him about the 

incident he along with his other relatives attacked Mr. Ramdular and assaulted him. The perpetrators 

also threatened him to keep silent about the incident otherwise he would be killed. The victim went to the 

Sarnath PS to register a complaint, but the police officer in charge did not register the case, instead the 

police abused him and beat him with the help of two other policemen. When the victim went to the Sarnath 

PS the next day the police registered his case as a non-cognizable report and no action has been taken 

against the perpetrator. 


Victim(s) : Vinod Prajapati 

Perpetrator(s) : Santosh Kumar Rai, Police 

Location : Phulpur, Varanasi 


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Case Details: 

Victim Vinod Prajapati is an auto driver residing in Sagunaha village, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Phulpur Police Station. On 7 th April 2008 the victim was waiting with his auto at the city bus stand for hiring 

passengers. At that time Santhosh Kumar Rai, a policeman belonging to Phulpur Police Station called 

Vinod with abusive words. He scolded the victim for parking the auto near the bus stand. When Vinod 

replied that it was the usual place he parked his auto, the policeman struck him with a stick, and 

threatened to book him under a false case. 


Victim(s) : Sudhir Kumar Khrwar 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Sakaldiha PS, Chandauli distirict 

Location : Sakaldiha PS 


Case Details: 

Victim Sudhir Kumar Khrwar resided in Amawal village. He was an educated person and ran a NGO 

in the name of ‘Parvarish Seva Samiti’. He used to help some girls to train them for sewing, painting, 

embroidery and other useful fields. Some people were opposed his progressive work and in collusion 

with the police raided Sudhir Kumar Khrwar’s office and took him to the police station. The police 

detained him at the PS in the name of inquiry of the papers related to his NGO works. He was detained 

there for 9 hours and the police beaten him and threatened him to file a false case against him. Sudhir 

Kumar Khrwar complained about the incident with the National Human Rights Commission, but no 

action was initiated against the police of the Sakaldiha PS referring to the beating and harassment. The 

police of the Sakaldiha PS continued threatening him and his family members. 


Victim(s) : Sukhram Bind 

Perpetrator(s) : Rajesh Singh, IC 

Location : Pandey Patti village, Jaunpur 


Case Details: 

Victim Sukhram Bind is the head of Pandey Patti village, falling under the jurisdiction of Jaffrabad Police 

Station. There was a dispute between two villagers, which was brought to the panchayat on 22 nd March 

2008, and the victim was dealing with it. Rajesh Singh, the In-charge of Jaffrabad Police Station came 

inside the village and began to abuse the victim in the presence of all the villagers. Sukhram was also 

beaten up by the officer. Sukhram took the matter to Kamlesh Singh, the SO of Jaffrabad Police Station, 

but in vain. The victim sat on a dharna at Dharmapur Block demanding action against Rajesh, but so far 

no action has been taken. 

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Victim(s) : Babban Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Ashok Jaisawal 2) Police 

Location : Hukulganj village, Varanasi 


Case Details: 

Victim Babban Kumar is a resident of Hukulganj village, falling under the jurisdiction of Cantonment 

Police Station. Jaisal Bansal, another resident of the same village was murdered under suspicious 

circumstances. The deceased person was an employee with Ashok Jaisawal who used to give money 

on interest, the result of which many people in the vicinity had enmity towards him. Now this Ashok, 

desiring to take revenge, influenced the police and implicated Babban and many other victims in this 

murder case. The deceased also had a dispute with Ashok and hence the latter conspired to kill him. 

After the murder, Cantonment Police regularly raided the houses of the victims, the result of which they 

are leading a life of fear. Though Babban has filed an application in the court and lodged complaints with 

the NHRC no action has been taken so far. 

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Victim(s) : Amanatulla 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Lalta 2) Sanjay Singh, OIC 

Location : Bhelupur PS, Varanasi 


Case Details: 

Victim Amanatulla is a resident of Sarai Surjan village, falling under the jurisdiction of Bhelupur Police 

Station. There was a dispute between the victim and his opponent Lalta regarding a palm tree situated in 

the family land of Amanatulla. Despite the fact that the victim had all valid documents substantiating the 

tree as his property, Lalta began to cut the tree with the assistance of OIC Sanjay Singh and four other 

policemen of Bhelupur Police Station. This incident occurred on 3 rd May 2008. Amanatulla showed all 

the proofs but the OIC refused to pay heed and the tree was cut down in his presence. When the victim 

resisted them he was beaten up by the OIC, and the latter also abused his wife when she tried to stop him 

from beating her husband. On 5 th May 2008 Amanatulla lodged complaints with the DM of Varanasi, 

SSP of Varanasi, and other higher authorities. Having gained news of this Sanjay took the victim to 

Bhelupur Police Station, detained him the whole day under illegal custody, and subjected him to torture 

inside the lock-up. Finally Amanatulla was released after the intervention of his family members. He was 

threatened not to pursue with the case or he wouldn’t be released the next time. 


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Victim(s) : Chiraunji Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Pyarelal 2) Police 

Location : Tedha village, Mirzapur 


Case Details: 

Victim Chiraunji Devi is a resident of Tedha village, falling under the jurisdiction of Padri Police Station. 

The victim belongs to a Dalit Community. There was a dispute between the Dalit Community and 

Pyarelal regarding a piece of land. The landless Dalits found it hard to take their animals for grazing 

owing to this land issue. On 14 th April 2008 the people removed the illegal possession of Pyarelal and put 

a statue of Dr. Ambedkar in the disputed land. They were ignorant about the stay order taken by Pyarelal. 

On 28 th June 2008 policemen from four police stations, a company of P.A.C and the SDM of Chunar 

came to the village and started removing the statue of Dr. Ambedkar. When the villagers opposed this act 

they were abused and beaten up by the police. During this Chiraunji and a dozen other people were 

severely injured. The police have also implicated the victims in false cases. Though the incident 

appeared in the local newspapers, so far no inquiry committee has been set up to inquire about the 

incident and no action has followed yet. 


Victim(s) : Manju Sonkar 

Perpetrator(s) : Vinod Yadav, Traffic Police 

Location : Putlighar, Mirzapur 


Case Details: 

Victim Manju Sonkar is a resident of Putligarh, falling under the jurisdiction of Kotwali Police Station. On 

23 rd May 2008 the victim was selling onions in his trolley as usual, in front of his house. At that time, Vinod 

Yadav, a Traffic Inspector came to the victim, began to abuse him with filthy words and struck on his 

head. Manju lost his consciousness and fainted. The people in the locality gathered in the place. Seeing 

they were angry the Inspector left the place in his vehicle. The people blocked the road for many hours 

demanding action against Vinod. Manju went to the hospital, following which he lodged complaints at the 

police station. But till date no action has been taken against the perpetrator. 


Victim(s) : Bhagwat Patel 


Location : Nakti village, Mirzapur 


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Case Details: 

Victim Bhagwat Patel is a resident of Nakti village, falling under the jurisdiction of Madhihan Police 

Station. On 29 th May 2008 seven policemen belonging to P.A.C came to the shop of the victim and 

drank tea with some eatables. They refused to pay the money and when Bhagwat demanded money 

from them he was abused and beaten up. The victim’s wife was also abused and beaten up when she 

resisted them from striking her husband. When Bhagwat’s son prevented the police from striking his 

mother he was kicked with shod legs and threatened to be implicated in a false case alleging him as a 

naxalite. As the people gathered in the place the police left them. Bhagwat and his family went to a local 

BSP leader Mr. Chanchal Maurya, who in turn talked to the Commandant of P.A.C. The latter expressed 

his apology and ensured that the officials will not go to the shop of the victim hereafter. Bhagwat and his 

family don’t want to pursue case against the perpetrators in fear of being implicated in false charges. 


Victim(s) : 1) Bhola Singh 2) Suraj Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Satyendra 2) IC 

Location : ADA Police Post, Allahabad 


Case Details: 

Victim Suraj Singh, S/o Bhola Singh is a resident of Nani Bazar of Allahabad district. On 18 

th May 2008 

Suraj was returning home from playing a match. On the way he was assaulted by Satyendra, S/o 

Indradev, a policeman and many others. Bhola Singh, the father of the victim went to complaint about the 

incident at the ADA Police Post but the IC was not present there. He was directed to Naini Police Station 

from where Suraj and his father were once again chased back to the police post. Finally the victims met 

the IC of ADA Police Post, who began to abuse Suraj and Bhola and beat them with sticks and kicked 

with shod legs. At last the IC accompanied the victims to the house of Satyendra and spoke with his 

mother. Knowing that the father of the accused was a policeman the IC refused to file the case and 

threatened the victims not to come to the station once again or they would be implicated in false cases. 


Victim(s) : 1) Rakesh Nishad 2) Chhotelal 


Location : Mohabbat Ganj, Naini 


Case Details: 

Victim Rakesh Nishad and Chhotelal are brothers residing in Mohabbat Ganj, falling under the jurisdiction 

of Naini Police Station. The brothers didn’t have electricity connection at their home. Somebody had 

given the address of Rakesh and his family falsely, alleging that the victim had taken electricity connection, 

and on the basis of the address an RC was issued in the name of Rakesh. Police were searching for the 

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victim so as to deposit money for the electricity he never used. On 10 th April 2008 three policemen 

belonging to Naini Police Post came to Rakesh’s house and abused the family members. Since the 

victim was away from home, the police destroyed the house and set it on fire. They also threatened the 

family to face severe consequences if the electricity bill was not paid. After three days the same police 

came back and beat up Chhotelal in the absence of Rakesh and threatened to implicate him in a false 

case. While leaving, the policemen warned them not to lodge complaints with higher authorities. 


Victim(s) : Kailash 

Perpetrator(s) : SO, Jhusi PS 

Location : Nishad, Allahabad 


Case Details: 

Victim Kailesh is a resident of Kohan village, falling under the jurisdiction of Jhusi Police Station. The SO 

and many other policemen of Jhusi Police Station barged into the house of the victim on 28 th March 

2008 in search of a serial bomb blaster. They broke the TV, CD, torch, bed and pots. The police also 

beat up the old women in the house. After few minutes these policemen went to Nishad hamlet and beat 

up Durga Devi, Chinta Devi, Devkali, Prem Bhagat Radhashyam and many others. The people of the 

hamlet gathered against the police, the result of which they left the place. This incident was reported to the 

SSP of Allahabad and NHRC but no action was taken against the policemen till date. 


Victim(s) : Harishankar 

Perpetrator(s) : Gherawal Shivshankar Pandey 

Location : Thana Ghorawal 


Case Details: 

Victim Harishankar was a resident of Kaneti P.O. Ghorawal in the district Sonbhadra. He worked as an 

agriculture-worker and was poor farmer. Some feudal anarchist persons of his village forcible cut the 

crop of sugarcane of his field. Harishankar went to lodge his report to Ghorawal Thana. Instead of 

accepting his application the Station Officer Ghorawal Shivshankar Pandey hold him in his grip and 

began to slap and beat him on his face with his hand. He locked him up in Hawalat. After two hours, 

Shivshankar Pandey released him warning him not to come again in Thana otherwise bogus cases 

would be lodged against him and he would be challenged to jail. On 16 February 2008 Harishankar 

posted registered applications to Sonbhadra sobering lenient of police and to the deputy inspector 

general Vindhyachal. Although one took action in this regard no kind of consequences took place. After 

this Harishankar knocked on the door of the honorable CJM court, where he filed a case against the 

feudalist land mafia persons. Then a First Information <strong>Report</strong> was written and a case was on trial in the 

court. 

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Victim(s) : Ashok Sahoo 

Perpetrator(s) : Vidya Sagar Kushwaha Special Inspector Shahganj 

Location : Shahganj Distt-Sonbhadra 


Case Details: 

Ashok Sahoo was originally a resident of village Sihoria, district Bihar. Later on he lived in Shahganj 

town district Sonbhadra, as a salesman in a deshi wine shop. On 22 March 2008 caused by a holy 

festival it was a dry-day and the shop was closed. While Ashok was cooking meat the officer in charge 

Vidya Sagar Kushwaha came there accompanied by two constables from the Shahganj police. They 

knocked on his door and started beating it causing nobody opened. Ashok told them that it was dry day 

and therefore he could not open up the door. Hearing these words Vidya Sagar blatantly threatened 

Ashok to open the door otherwise the officer would kill him. Ashok was frightened therefore he did not 

open the door. As a result the officer-in charge and both constables entered in the shop forcefully, 

breaking it. They picked up two cases of wine-bottles and five thousand rupees which were there in cash 

after soling. After Ashok’s protest, they beat him merciless and holding him in their custody they brought 

him to the Shahganj police-office. There they locked him up in a room and after drinking wine the officer 

in charge and three to four other constables began to beat him with Lathis and also started boxing. 

Therefore Ashok became injured and he was in severing pain. Then after two hours they released him. 

After this Ashok Sahoo informed the Rabertsganj kotwali Sonbhadra about this incidence, but no First 

Information <strong>Report</strong> was written or was told to get-out. 25 March 2008 Ashok sent an application by 

registered post to the police-superintendent of district Sonbhadra, but no any action was taken against 

such cruelty of police. 


Victim(s) : Surendra Deo Pandey & his brothers 

Perpetrator(s) : Village & P.O. Ahraura, PS 

Location : Ghorawal Thana 


Case Details: 

Victim Surendra Deo Pandey and his two brothers Pradhanand and Ramanand were residents of 

Village & P.O. Ahraura. Surendra was an advocate and his brothers was an agricultural worker. 4 

November 2007 the brothers stayed at home when the Sup-Inspector (SI) Ghorawal Shivshankar 

Pandey came there with police force in a jeep and began to abuse Pradhanand and Ramanand in slang 

language. He said that they were mean living in ghopali (a small hut) and understood gundas, their 

selves. When Surendra protested such treatment the SI and some other constable forcibly entered in 

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their house and brought them out of it gripping them in custody. The police force made them sit in the jeep 

and beat them and brought them to Ghorawal Thana. At that time Surendra’s relative Ganesh Pathak 

protested such bad behavior of police. The S.I. rebuked him also and made him get out. The brothers 

and he were locked up in Hawalat. In the inquiry discussion the SI tore the Surendra’s pocket and took 

out Rs. 500 and other necessary documents. Surendra’s relatives Brijesh & Kamalesh were lockedup, 

too. When some senior advocates of Ghorawal got to know this fact, the advocates Ramesh Ram 

Pathak and Umesh Mishra went to Thana Ghorawal and scolded the SI for the bad treatment. After this 

all of the five persons were released. With effect of such maidens Surendra’s family was dreadful and 

frightened. It belonged to their social respect. An application about this was sent to the superintendent of 

police Sonbhadra by Surendra Deo Pandey’s advocate, but not any necessary action was treed out. 


Victim(s) : Ramkhelawan 

Perpetrator(s) : V.K. Singh, SHO 

Location : Robertsganj Taluk Office, Sonbhadra 


Case Details: 

Victim Ramkhelawan is a resident of Rampur village, falling under the jurisdiction of Rampur Police 

Station. The victim had gone to Robertsganj Taluk on 6 th May 2008 to talk about the settling of land 

dispute. But Ramkhelawan was prevented by the SHO of Rampur Police Station. The police caught the 

victim’s collar and dragged him out of the campus of the Taluk. After the intervention of a local leader 

Ramkhelawan could meet the DM and SP of Sonbhadra. Orders were issued to take action against the 

police official; but so far no action has been taken against the perpetrator nor has the land dispute been 

settled too. Now Ramkhelawan is receiving threats from the SHO that he would be implicated in a false 

case. 


Victim(s) : Basant 

Perpetrator(s) : Vidyasagar Kushwaha, IC 

Location : Barsot village, Robertsganj 


Case Details: 

Victim Basant is a resident of Barsot village, falling under the jurisdiction of Robertsganj Police Station. 

There was a land dispute between the victim and his fellow villager. On 17.01.2008 Vidyasagar Kushwaha, 

the In-charge of Shahganj Police Station along with few policemen and the village head came to 

Basant’s house and threatened him to vacate the house, or he would be implicated in a false case. The 

IC also abused him, chased the victim and dragged him out of the house. Basant was grievously 

injured. He received treatment, with the reports of which he filed a complaint at Robertsganj Police 

Station. Complaints were also lodged before the SP of Sonbhadra on 18 th January 2008 but no action 

was taken against the police official. At last Basant filed an application in the court, and the court has 

ordered Robertsganj Police Station to investigate the case and had summoned the concerned police 

official on 15.10.2008 to appear before the court. 

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Victim(s) : Mukhtar Singh 


Location : Amaulia village, Robertsganj 


Case Details: 

Victim Mukhtar Singh is a teacher residing in Amaulia village, falling under the jurisdiction of Robertsganj 

Police Station. On 1 st August 2008 the victim was on his way to the school riding his bicycle. On the way 

three jeeps of policemen were standing blocking the way. Since Mukhtar was in a hurry he rang the bell 

to find a way to go through. But one of the policemen reprimanded the victim as to how he dared to ring 

the bell and slapped Mukhtar. Though the victim tried to explain that he was a teacher and was rushing 

to the school the policemen paid no heed and slapped him repeatedly. They even pushed him to the 

ground. Somehow the victim escaped from their hands. Though complaints were lodged with the SP of 

Robertsganj regarding this, no action has been taken against those police officials. 

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Victim(s) : Satya Prakash Tripathi 

Perpetrator(s) : V.P. Singh, Police 

Location : Laldiggi village, Mirzapur 


Case Details: 

Victim Satya Prakash Tripathi is a resident of Laldiggi village. The victim is the President of All India 

forward Block (AIFB), a political party founded by Netaji Subash Chandra Bose. The office of AIFB is at 

the residence of the victim. On 21 st April 2008 a meeting was held at the office of AIFB. V.P. Singh, the Incharge 

of Laldiggi Police Post raided the office accompanied by four policemen and began to abuse 

Satya, threatening to arrest him. The IC also abused Netaji Subash Chandra Bose, which kindled the 

anger of the victim. He resisted the police that they began to assault him. The other activists tried to 

prevent the IC but the policemen who were in civilian attire attacked the men. They tore down the party 

flag and banners, and continued beating and abusing. After this incident Satya went to Laldiggi Police 

Station but the OIC was already present there. He abused the victim, forcing him to get away from the 

station. The OIC also threatened to implicate Satya in a false case, and slapped him four to five times. 

After this, Satya underwent treatment, with the report of which he lodged a complaint before the SP of 

Mirzapur; but no action followed. 


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Victim(s) : Bechai Yadav 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Home Guard 2) Police 

Location : Adalhat, Mirzapur 


Case Details: 

Victim Bechai Yadav is a resident of Sikiya village, falling under the jurisdiction of Adalhat Police Station. 

On 24 th May 2007 the victim was riding his scooter towards Adalhat Bazar. There was a speed breaker 

on the way he slowed down the vehicle. A policeman and a home guard, who were following in a 

motorbike behind dashed on the rear side of Bechai’s scooter. One of the indicators of the motorbike 

was damaged at this. The policeman got angry and began to abuse and beat Bechai. Though the victim 

resisted, the policemen demanded him to give the cost of damage. Many people gathered in the place 

and managed to pacify the policemen, that they left the place. Now Bechai doesn’t want to pursue case 

against the policemen. 


Victim(s) : Mohammad Arif 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Mohammad Halim, Police 2) Salim 

Location : Kataili, Allahabad 


Case Details: 

Victim Mohammad Arif is an auto driver residing under the jurisdiction of Kataili Police Station. Mohammad 

Halim is a policeman posted under Kotwali Police Station. His brother Salim is also an auto driver. This 

Salim often threatened other auto drivers and didn’t allow them to hire passengers. On 18 th February 

2008, Arif and Salem had an argument. The latter didn’t allow Arif to hire passengers. In the meantime 

Halim arrived at the place and struck the victim. When Arif resisted, Halim forcefully took him to 

Khuldabad Police station and pressurized the police to register a false case against the victim. But the 

police didn’t agree to the charges of Halim. Later on Arif was receiving threats from the perpetrator stating 

that he would somehow be implicated in a false case. Complaints regarding this have been brought 

beforethe SSP of Allahabad, NHRC and SHRC but no action has yet been taken against the perpetrator. 


Victim(s) : Nadim Ahmed 

Perpetrator(s) : Kashmiri Singh, Police 

Location : Khuldabad, Allahabad 


Case Details: 

Victim Nadim Ahmed is a resident of Manrhi Sarath village, falling under the jurisdiction of Khuldabad 

Police Station. The victim runs a vegetable shop. On 8 th May 2008 Kashmiri Singh, a policeman of 

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Khuldabad Police Station purchased 5 kilograms of tomato from the shop of Nadim and started to go 

without paying the money. When the victim demanded the same Kashmiri threw down the tomato and 

abused the victim. He went away and came back with few policemen and dragged Nadim out of the 

shop. The victim was subjected to severe assault that his right leg was fractured. The policemen left him 

as a mob gathered in the place. Later on Nadim was hospitalized and received treatment for 12 days, 

during which the shop was not opened. The very strategy of livelihood for the family was spoiled 

because of this. Of late it came to light that Kashmiri was threatening the people who saw the incident not 

to serve as witnesses or they would be implicated in false cases. Complaints regarding this were lodged 

before the SSP of Allahabad but no action was taken against the police official. 


Victim(s) : Ashish Mishra 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Anupan Singh Gaud, SI 2) Ramswaroop Verma, SO 

3) Shoharab 

Location : Jhusi, Allahabad 

Case Details: 

Victim Ashish Mishra is a resident of Gola Bazar, falling under the jurisdiction of Jhusi Police Station. 

There was a dispute between the victim and Shoharab, an informer of the police. Now this person’s 

name was also in the history sheet of the police station. He informed the police about the victim and the 

SI and few policemen of Jhusi Police Station came to the village and assaulted Ashish with sticks. 

Somehow he managed to escape from the hands of the police, following which the SO of the station and 

few other policemen entered the house of Ashish and misbehaved with the women. They also carried 

away jewels and money. The SO caught hold of the hair of Ashish’s mother and dragged her down the 

stairs, the result of which her leg was fractured. This incident of police torture was reported to NHRC, 

SHRC and the SSP of Allahabad but no action was taken against those policemen. On the contrary the 

policemen are now threatening the family of the victim that they would be implicated in false cases. 


Victim(s) : Lallu Chamar 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Dinesh Pandey, Police; 2) Ram Singh 

Location : Sarai Inayat PS, Allahabad 


Case Details: 

Victim Lallu Chamar is a resident of Ramapur village, falling under the jurisdiction of Sarai Inayat Police 

Station. There was a dispute between the victim and Ram Singh, a resident of the same village belonging 

to an upper caste. Now this Ram Singh desired to take possession of the land of Lallu with the help of the 

police. Accordingly on 17 th March 2008 Dinesh Pandey, a policeman of Sarai Inayat Police Station 

came to the house of the victim and beat him and his 10 year old son with sticks. Lallu and his son were 

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epeatedly slapped and kicked. The victim was taken to the police station and abused using his caste 

name. The officer threatened him for daring to come in the way of upper caste people. Lallu was also 

warned to remain a chamar (denoting the lower caste) for he was born thus, and hand over his land to 

Ram Singh. Complaints regarding this were lodged before the SHRC, IG of Lucknow, CM and the SSP 

of Allahabad, but till date no action has been taken against the perpetrators. 

FF Code : EU/UP/CHAD/954/08 

Victim(s) : 1)Laxmeena Devi ; 2) Vivek 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Reapnaraiw, SI; 2) Chandrasekhar, Constable; 3) PC 

Location : Village-Ganjbusanec, Ganjkhwaja Railway crossing 


Case Details: 

Laxmeena Devi resided in the village Ganjbusanec, Police Station Alinagar in the District-Chandauli. 

She lived there with her son Vivek and the belonged to the scheduled caste community. On 07 June 

2008 her son Vivek Ram went for milk to the Railway crossing gate Ganjkhwaja. There were two other 

boys talking. At 05:30 p.m. there came four policemen including the Sub-Inspector Reapnaraiw, the 

constable Chandrasekhar and other police staff. They began to ask for a person, unknown to boys. 

When Vivek told that he did not know that person the police team started to abuse and beat him brutally 

by rifle-butt and shoes until he fainted. Due to the dreadful terror nobody could dare to protest them. In 

fainted and bleeding position Vivek laid there. When a village girl named Bobby told Vivek’s mother 

Laxmeena about this incident, she came there. In the light at Saturday she was unable to take medical 

aid from the P.H.C. Bhogware. Only on Monday medical aid was done at the P.A.C. Bhogware. Even 

after spending about Rs. 20,000/- Vivek still continued to have the problem. 


Victim(s) : Redhika 

Perpetrator(s) : Rameshwar Yadav, PC, Sakaldeeha PS 

Location : Sakaldeeha PS, Chandauli 


Case Details: 

The victim Radhika was the wife of Krishna. She resided with her family at Barathi village. On 15 

th July, 

2008 there was a land dispute in the village. One Shyamlal had done agro-work forcibly with the help of 

police. Ramashrav, a police constable had abused the people who have quarreled. With reference to 

this incident, the police have taken few people to the police station. The victim Radhika was taken by the 

police along with her son’s Abhay (8 years) and Vinay (13 years). The police have abused them with 

slang language and beaten brutally. The victim’s children were frightened by the beahviour of the police. 

Later the reporters and the eminent people of the village have protested. The Sub-Inspector had told 

them that the villagers have beaten a police constable without any reason and prevented him from doing 

his work. 

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Victim(s) : 1) Mahendra Gupta; 2) Gopi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) B.K. Srivastava, SO, Baduri PS.; 2)Ramakant, PC, Baduri PS; 

3) PCs, Baduri PS. 

Location : 1) Baburi village; 2) Baburi P.S., Chandauli district 


Case detail: 

The victims Mahendra Gupta and his son Gopi were residents of Baburi village, Chandauli. Mahendra 

had a case concerning a land dispute pending in the court. Favoring the opposite part in the dispute, 

Banwari Gupta, Baduri police raided Mahendra’s house on 10 August 2008. At about 12 p.m., while 

Mahendra and his family members were sleeping, Station Officer (SO) of Baduri police station, B.K. 

Srivastava, knocked on the house gate. The SO, who was in civil dress, was accompanied by Police 

Constable (PC) Ramakant and two other PCs. The SO ordered the PCs to break the gate of the house. 

After breaking the gate, the policemen went up on the roof of the house, where Mahendra’s family 

members were sleeping. When they heard the noise that the policemen made, they woke up. The 

policemen captured Mahendra and abused and beat him. The SO verbally abused Mahendra and 

threatened him that he should make an agreement in favor of Banwari Gupta, or other wise he would be 

shoot. When Mahendra’s family members protested, the policemen took Mahendra’s 14-year-old son 

Gopi. When Mahendra’s sister Rekha tried to interfere against this, the policemen beat her mercilessly. 

The policemen took Mahendra and Gopi into custody and locked them up in a room. They were both 

beaten brutally with lathi sticks and they were charged u/s 151. After paying bail, Mahendra underwent 

medical examination at Chandauli Government hospital. Mahendra complained about the incident with 

the Superintendent of Police, Chandauli and the Deputy Inspector General Varanasi, but no action was 

taken against the concerned policemen. 


Victim(s) : Suman Tiwari 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Paras; 2) Vinay; 3) Rama Pratap Singh, SI; 

4) Shiv Ganesh Gautam, SO 

Location : Village - Bhawatpura 


Case Details: 

Victim Suman Tiwari, resident of Bhawatpura Village. She was married with Vasheshwar Tiwari and 

there were 14 members in her family. Her husband was a farmer. On 30 July 2008 at around 12.00 

p.m. both husband and wife were on their field in Patanawa village next to Bhawatpura. They slept in their 

room made in the mango tree garden. It was a rainy night and no other house was is this region. It was 

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Recognizing the light of a torch Suman awaked and saw that there were two men wearing a police 

dress. Visheshwar also woke up. The policemen ordered him to follow them to the Police Station 

Visheshwar. First he refused doing so, but he had no other possibility. After the Superintendent of Police 

inquiry in the PS he should be released on the next morning they said. There were also three other 

persons in civil dress called Paras and Vinay. The third one was unknown. Suman awaited her 

husband the whole night, but he did not return. 

She went to the village Patanawa and told about it in cadence to her neighbor Kashinath Singh. Afterwards 

she went hurriedly to the PS Baburi. Her son also reached there and they told the Sub-Inspector (SI) 

Rana Pratap Singh the whole story in detail. The SI replied that she would lie and that she would have a 

wrong point of view. 

When the Station Officer (SO) Shiv Ganesh Gautam asked about it the SI answered him rebuking that 

Suman would tell a lie. Suman was scolded and abused by the SI and she was also insulted to get out 

of the PS, but till that time many people of village started gathering. On the pressure of all these village 

persons a First Information <strong>Report</strong> (FIR) was done. Nevertheless the police had not taken any kind of 

proper action in this case. 

Being mentally harassed Suman gave a letter by hand to the Superintendent of Police - Chandauli on 31 

July 2008 and faxed it two times, but no proper action took place from any level. As a result Suman’s 

family was seriously terrorized by the abductors and the police. 

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2007


Victim(s) : Kamlawati 

Perpetrator(s) : Police, Badagaon PS 

Location : Badagaon PS 


Case detail: 

The victim Kamlawati was a resident of Puari Kala village, Varanasi and a member of a Dalit community. 

Her daughter Ranjana (7) was a Primary School student in Puari Kala village. On 15 October 2007, 

when Ranjana was taking her midday meal from Balle Mishra, who was a member of an upper caste, 

he threw the food on her body so that she got seriously burnt. Ranjana came home crying in pain and 

told her parents about the incident. When her parents went to the school and asked Balle Mishra about 

the incident, he reprimanded Kamlawati and abused her. When Kamlawati took Ranjana to the hospitals 

in the area for medical treatment, the doctors refused to treat her, saying that Kamlawati’s village did not 

come under their area. When Kamlawati went to Badagaon police station to register a complaint about 

the incident, the police officer responsible for registering the case abused her and chased her away from 

the police station. Kamlawati complained about the incident with the Senior Superintendent of Police, 

Varanasi and the Chief Medical Officer of Varanasi district, but no action was taken against the perpetrators. 

Finally Kamlawati filed an application in the Court under section 156(3) of Cr. P. C. 


Victim(s) : 1) Rajendra Yadav; 2) Radha Yadav; 3) Sanjay Yadav; 

4) Pappu Yadav; 5) Mamta Kumari 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Ramesh Yadav; 2) Police, Balua PS 

Location : Khandwari village. 


Case detail: 

The reason behind the dispute, between the close relatives of the same descendant has been for the 

possession over the certain peace of land situated in Khandwari village. Radha Yadav with the help of 8 

to 10 women belonging to the same village was cutting wheat in Babban Yadhav’s field. Meanwhile, 

three police personals came to the field and started abusing and threatening the women working there 

by beating their sticks on the ground. Radha Yadav and others seeing the rude behavior of the police 

men got frightened and ran away from the field and went inside her house along with other women. The 

three police men followed them, went inside the house and forcefully dragged out Radha Yadav outside 

and put her into their Jeep and took her to the police station. These policemen also asked the other 

women to go to the police station. Police confined these women in the Balua PS for 3-4 hours. When 

Radha Yadav and other women was released in the evening they came back to the village and found 

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that the crop of wheat has been cut off and been taken away by the perpetrator Ramesh Yadav. The 

police, Balua PS was in collusion with the perpetrators and conspired to give wheat in favor of the 

perpetrator. The victim family had to suffer the loss of Rs. 12000 by losing the crop of wheat in the favor 

of perpetrator with the help of Police, Balua police station. The police are still threatening the victims’ 

family that they could be implicated in fake cases. The case has been filed under section 156 (3) of CR. 

P. C but no justice was given to the victims family. 


Victim(s) : Indrawati 

Perpetrator(s) : Asha, Lady Police 

Location : Gothwa village, Maharajganj 


Case Details: 

Victim Indrawati is a resident of Gothwa village, falling under the jurisdiction of Maharajganj Police 

Station. The victim was married to Suresh, S/o Ramjet, ten years back. But after marriage Indrawati 

was not allowed to live with her husband. She decided to go on a dharna but was treated badly by her 

in-laws. On 3 rd March 2008 she was beaten up severely. Indrawati went to Maharajganj Police Station 

for lodging a complaint against her in-laws but the police didn’t register the same. Owing to her poor 

health the victim was taken to the hospital accompanied by Asha, a lady police. This Asha beat Indrawati 

inside the police jeep while taken to the hospital. Even when the victim was receiving treatment at the 

hospital she was subjected to torture by the lady police for three days. The in-laws of Indrawati never 

brought her food and she became so weak to resist the torture meted by the police. Though this incident 

of torture was published in the local newspapers no action was taken. 


Victim(s) : Marachhi Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Jhabbu; 2) Manbodh Yadav, SO 

Location : Ahikaura village, Dhanapur 


Case Details: 

Victim Marachhi Devi is a resident of Ahikaura village, falling under the jurisdiction of Dhanapur Police 

Station. The victim hails from a poor family and belongs to the Dalit Community. Marachhi lives in a 

small hut and her husband’s elder brother also owned a piece of plot in the same land. He sold his land 

to Jhabbu owing to his penury. This Jhabbu forcefully took possession of the land of the victim also with 

the help of Dhanapur Police. On 12 th October 2006 police went to the village and demolished the hut of 

Marachhi, and gave the land as a possession to Jhabbu. When the victim went to Dhanapur Police 

Station she was driven away. Complaints were lodged before the Tehsil, DM of Chandauli and other 

higher authorities but in vain. On 18 th May 2008 Marachhi was brutally beaten up in the presence of the 

SO of Dhanapur Police Station when she resisted the illegal activities of Jhabbu. So far nothing has been 

done against the perpetrators. 

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Victim(s) : Sangeeta Singh Chauhan 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Santosh Verma, IC; 2) Police 

Location : Pachahatia village, Jaunpur 


Case Details: 

Victim Sangeeta Singh Chauhan is a resident of Pachahatia village, falling under the jurisdiction of Line 

Bazar Police Station. The victim is the head of the village panchayat. There was a dispute between 

Sangeeta and another party in the village regarding a neem tree. The opposite party wanted to cut down 

the tree which was situated in the Gram Samaj, but Ratan Singh Chauhan, the husband of the victim 

resisted it. The offenders were enraged at this and waited for an opportunity to take revenge. Sangeeta 

approached Chaukia Police Station and the police came and inspected the place. They stood in favour 

of the perpetrators and forced the victim to withdraw the complaint. When Ratan refused to pay heed he 

was abused and beaten by Santosh Verma, the In-charge of the police station. When Sangeeta went to 

prevent the police from beating her husband she too was abused and pushed down. The victim was 

carrying an eight month baby and had to undergo immediate intensive care treatment. Ratan was taken 

to Chaukia Police Station and threatened not to interfere in the affairs of the police. Even now the police 

are threatening the police not to approach the higher authorities. Though the matter was informed to the 

SP of Jaunpur no action has followed yet. 

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Victim(s) : Sheela Gupta 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Pannalal; 2) Police, Baksha PS 

Location : Baksha village, Jaunpur 


Case Details: 

Victim Sheela Gupta is a resident of Baksha village, falling under the jurisdiction of Baksha Police 

Station. The victim and her neighbour Pannalal had a dispute among them that the latter beat her up 

violently. On 5 th April 2008 Sheela went to Baksha Police Station for lodging a complaint but the SO 

abused her and sent her away just filing a NCR. The police also went to the village and assaulted the 

victim and her family rather than taking action against the perpetrator. Taking advantage of the inaction of 

the police Pannalal once again assaulted Sheela and her family members on 11 th April 2008. In the 

meantime Pannalal made an allegation against the victim that she had set his crops of wheat on fire. The 

police are now harassing Sheela and her family in collision with the perpetrators. 


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Victim(s) : Ramdulail 

Perpetrator(s) : Parasnath Chauhan, SO 

Location : Jigna PS, Mirzapur 


Case Details: 

Victim Ramdulail is a resident of Mavaiya village, falling under the jurisdiction of Jigna Police Station. 

There was a dispute between the victim and her opponent regarding a land, and the court order fell in 

favour of Ramdulail. Now her opponent sought an opportunity to take revenge. On 13 th September 2007 

the daughter of victim was missing and after a week her dead body was found in a pond near the victim’s 

house. Ramdulail was continuously trying to lodge FIR in Jigna Police Station but the SO refused to do 

the same. The victim then lodged complaints with the IG, DIG, NHRC, and SHRC. Having gained news 

of this the SO arrested her and detained her under illegal custody. He also filed a false case against the 

victim stating that she was responsible for the death of her daughter. Ramdulail was subjected to torture 

at Jigna Police Station and sent to judicial custody. Till date nothing has been done to investigate the case 

and find the real culprit. 


Victim(s) : 1) Chanda Devi; 2) Urmila 


Location : Kotwali, Mirzapur 


Case Details: 

Victim Chanda Devi is a resident of Teachers colony, falling under the jurisdiction of Kotwali Police 

Station. A jewel was missing in the house of the victim’s neighbour and they had lodged a complaint at 

Kotwali Police Station. Arjun Singh, the SO came to Chanda’s house for inquiry and began to abuse the 

family members. The police beat a girl named Urmila and inquired her about the stolen jewel. The SO 

beat on Chanda’s leg that she lost her senses. After this incident the victims lodged complaints with the 

DIG, SP of Mirzapur and the DM of Mirzapur. Chanda then went to the hospital. While she was 

receiving treatment the SO of Kotwali Police Station came to the hospital and informed that the stolen 

jewel was recovered. Chanda and her family now don’t want to pursue case against the police in fear of 

being implicated in false cases. 


Victim(s) : Fatima Begam 

Perpetrator(s) : Railway Police 

Location : Chunar, Mirzapur 


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Case Details: 

Victim Fatima Begam is a resident of Bharehata village, falling under the jurisdiction of Chunar Police 

Station. On 3 rd December 2007 the victim was waiting at Chunar Railway Station. In the meantime a 

policemen belonging to the RPF came to Fatima and misbehaved with her. The victim retorted if he didn’t 

have a mother or a daughter, and if wanted go to them. This reply angered the police that he slapped her 

three to four times. Fatima began to shout and soon a mob gathered in the place. The policeman slowly 

slipped off the place. Then the victim lodged a complaint with the Superintendent of Chunar Railway 

Station, demanding action against the policeman but so far no step has been initiated against the 

perpetrator. 


Victim(s) : Surya Devi (Late) 

Perpetrator(s) : Suryapal. Police 

Location : Katwarpur, Srai Inayat 


Case Details: 

Victim Surya Devi, W/o Suryapal was a resident of Katwarpur, falling under the jurisdiction of Srai Inayat 

Police Station. The victim was married to Suryapal 20 years ago. After marriage he became a policeman. 

Gradually he became a drunkard and used to beat Surya Devi. He didn’t take care of the family and 

never gave money. The victim used to borrow from the neighbours, and when she asked for money her 

husband beat her up brutally. Suryapal was not correct in his work either and was suspended. The 

victim pleaded with the higher police officials and got her husband reinstated under the condition of being 

regular and sincere in his service. The officials also stated that if he failed to oblige the victim would be 

replaced in his position. This kindled fury in the mind of Suryapal and he threatened the victim that he 

would kill her. Accordingly on 15 th April 2008 he poured five liters of kerosene on Surya Devi and set her 

on fire. The elder daughter of Surya Devi began to shout and the neighbours rushed to the place. Though 

the victim was taken to the hospital her life couldn’t be saved. 


Victim(s) : Tara Devi 

Perpetrator(s) : Kishor Chaube, SHO 

Location : Salkhan village, Sonbhadra 


Case Details: 

Victim Tara Devi is a resident of Salkhan village, falling under the jurisdiction of Chopan Police Station. 

There was a land dispute between the family of the victim and few fellow villagers. The opposite party 

desired to take possession of the land of Tara with the help of Chopan Police. Thus on 8 th July 2008 while 

the perpetrators were creating trouble, Shobhnath, a member of Tara’s family prevented them from 

tilling the land. The police who were present in the place threatened Shobnath not to interfere or he would 

be murdered. On 9 th July 2008 Tara went to Chopan Police Station for lodging a complaint but Kishor 

Chaube, the SHO of the station abused the victim and drove her from the station. Complaints were also 

lodged before the SP but no action was taken against the perpetrators. 

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Victim(s) : Shubhawati 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) OIC; 2) Police 

Location : Rakhwa village, Jaunpur 


Case Details: 

Victim Shubhawati is a resident of Rakhwa village, falling under the jurisdiction of Madiyahoo Police 

Station. There was a dispute between the victim and her neighbour who desired to take possession of 

the house of Shubhawati. The victim’s opponent tried to block the passage to her house with the help of 

Madiyahoo Police on 25 th December 2007. When Shubhawati resisted it she was abused and threatened 

by the OIC. Her opponent closed the passage in the presence of the police and Shubhawati was warned 

not to create any disturbances. Having no hope in the police the victim approached the media persons, 

following which the OIC apologized and compromised the case. But after the police were gone 

Shubhawati’s opponent began to close the passage once again. This time the victim went to Madiyahoo 

Police Station but the OIC abused and drove her away from the station. With no other go, the victim 

lodged a complaint with the NHRC but till date no action has been taken against the perpetrators. 

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FF Code : W.B. / MON (Susmita Roy Chowdhury) 

District –South 24parganas / MAR-29.03.2008/ S. NO- 149 

Victim(s) : (Late) Mohammad Shamim 


Location : Bangur Hospital, Kolkata 


Case Details: 

Victim Mohammed Shamim was a worker in Crown Cinema Hall. There was a dispute between his 

wife and himself regarding the marriage of Shamim’s sister. The groom’s family demanded a huge 

dowry and the victim assured to give them, which became a breach between the couple. His wife 

committed suicide setting herself on fire, the result of which a complaint was filed against Shamim by his 

in-laws. He was arrested by the police of Jadavpur Police Station along with his mother and two sisters. 

They were sentenced to life term imprisonment. Unfortunately Shamim passed away on 20 th March 

2008 during night in the jail. His mother and sister were informed that he died of heart attack, but the family 

doubted for he had died under judicial custody. The same day the body of the deceased was put in the 

morgue of Bangur Hospital, where it was kept in the open, leading to decomposition. Finally post 

mortem was conducted only on 26 th March 2008, i.e. after the media and the government took the case 

seriously. Jamila Khanam (a) Munni Bibi, one of the sisters of the deceased lodged a complaint before 

the SHRC. The last desire of Shamim’s mother and sisters to see the victim was also not fulfilled, owing 

to the procedures in the jail administration. 

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24parganas / APR-12.04.2008/ S.NO- 152 

Victim(s) : (Late) Paran Molla 

Perpetrator(s) : OIC 

Location : Pakagola, Kasipur 


Case Details: 

Victim Paran Molla is a mentally ill patient, residing in Bhagabanpur village. The victim has a maternal 

uncle named Jamat Gazi, who was a deity of Mazar. On 18 th March 2008 Paran Molla struck his uncle 

with a stone on his head, ultimately leading to his death. The people of the locality witnessed this and beat 

up Paran. Police arrived at the place and arrested the victim. But he died in police custody on 22 nd 

March 2008. The wife of the deceased denied giving any facts about the incident, and it seems that the 

family of the deceased victim is afraid of the police, and don’t want to take any action against them, 

despite the fact that Paran died under police custody. The police officials also denied giving any information 

regarding the incident. 


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FF Code : W.B./ Mon (Susmita Roy Choudhury) 

District- South 24 Parganas/ Feb-16/02/2008/Sl. No.-137 

Victim(s) : (Late) Rabi Das 


Location : Metiabruj PS, South 24 Parganas 


Case Details: 

Victim Rabi Das, aged 55, was a resident of Harihar Pally village, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Metiabruj Police Station. The victim was arrested by few officials of Metiabruj Police Station neither 

issuing any memo of arrest, nor informing his family members about it, thereby violating the D.K. Basu 

judgment. At night the victim died in the police lock-up. The victim was taken to Garden Reach Hospital 

in a deceased condition, and the police officials created pressure upon the duty doctor to issue a death 

certificate, but the doctor sent the body for post mortem. The post mortem was conducted on 13 th 

February 2008 and the copy of the report was not given to family of the deceased. Rabi Das’ wife came 

to know of his death only from the mouth of local people. 

FF Code : W.B. / MON (Aditi Kar)/ 

District- Kolkata / Jan-01/01/2008/ Sl.No.-104 

Victim(s) : 1) (Late) Raju Roy 2) Gouri Roy 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Correctional Home Officials 2) RPF 3) Police 

Location : Medical College Hospital, Kolkata 


Case Details: 

Victim Raju Roy, aged 35 was a resident of Charaktala, falling under the jurisdiction of Sankrail Police 

Station. He was married to Gouri Roy and they have a son aged 10 and a daughter aged 8 years. On 

11 th December 2007 the victim was arrested by two policemen from RPF (Railway Protection Force), 

who were clad in civilian attire. They neither produced the memo of arrest nor informed his family. He 

was alleged under the Unlawful Possession of Railway Property Act. On 12 th December 2007 Gouri 

came to know from Howrah Court that her husband was seriously ill. She went to the Correctional 

Home and found Raju being helped out by two prisoners. He was not able to stand and speak either. On 

14 th December 2007 Raju Roy died in the Medical College Hospital, and nobody informed Gouri about 

his death. A Radiogram message disclosed the news. From 15 th December 2007 to 19 th December 

2007 Gouri faced difficulties in getting back her husband’s body for cremation after the post mortem. The 

jail authorities and the police officials of Bowbazar Police Station asked her to bring the identity proof of 

her husband and the affidavit to deliver the body, for there was a confusion of names. She was 

repeatedly sent back to bring the original certificates. Thus the body was delivered to her only after the 

intervention of the human rights organization. There were suspicious injury marks all over the body of 

the deceased and it proves the fact that Raju had suffered torture in the hands of the Railway Police. 

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District- Kolkata / Jan-08/01/2008/ Sl.No.-105 

Victim(s) : (Late) Samir Chatterjee 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Correctional Home Officials 2) Medical College Authorities 

Location : R.G. Kar Medical College Hospital, Kolkata 

Date of incident : 03/01/2008 – 07/01/2008 

Case Details: 

Victim Samir Chatterjee, aged 50 was a resident of Kushumpur village, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Ghola Police Station. The victim was arrested by the Ghola Police on 3 rd September 2006 under the 

Arms Act, and remanded thereafter at Dumdum Correctional Home. On 7 th September 2007 Samir 

was admitted in the jail hospital, for he was suffering from abdomen pain with vomiting, with a past history 

of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The victim was discharged after two days and once again 

admitted on 24 th December 2007. Samir was referred to R.G. Kar College Hospital at Kolkata on 2 nd 

January 2008, where he expired the next day. On 4 th January 2008 the body was taken by the constable 

of Tala Police Station to Nilratan Sarkar College Hospital for post mortem. But the relatives of the 

deceased were not present at the time of inquest. Mr. N.N. Malik, the ASI of Ghola Police Station denied 

giving information regarding the case. It is to be noted is that the post mortem was done only after 24 

hours. 

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FF Code : W.B./ Mon (Gopen Chandra Sharma) / 

District-Murshidabad / Jan-31/01/08 / Sl.No.-161 

Victim(s) : 1) (Late) Akbar Seikh 2) Atahar Seikh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Bikash Roy, BSF Official 2) PCs 

Location : Kaharpara, Raninagar 


Case Details: 

Victim Akbar Seikh (19), S/o Atahar Seikh was an agriculturist residing in Khamarpara village, falling 

under the jurisdiction of Raninagar Police Station. On 26 th January 2008, the victim went to his farm at 

Dakshin Mazar Dearh, along with his cousin Sanu Seikh and neighbour Nayan Seikh. They got 

permission from the BSF Jawans guarding at the Out-Post. Suddenly few people trespassed into the 

fields with the intention of transporting cattle into Bangladesh. Akbar raised objection, as a result of which 

a scuffle took place between the smugglers and the victim. Few jawans from the Out-Post rushed to the 

spot. They let the smugglers go, and detained Akbar. As the victim continued objecting he was shot on 

the left head side above the left ear. In order to conceal the crime the officials planted a wooden stick and 

a sharp weapon beside the body. Later on the body was handed over to Raninagar Police Station. It 

came to light that Akbar was implicated in an attempt to murder case, dated 26 th January 2008. The 

father of the deceased lodged a written complaint on 28 th January 2008 before the SP of Murshidabad, 

and written complaints were also send to the OIC of Raninagar Police Station by registered post urging 

immediate criminal case against the perpetrators; but all the efforts were in vain. 

FF Code : W.B./MON (Julfikar Ali) 

District- Murshidabad/Apr-01/04/2008/S.No.-187 

Victim(s) : An Unknown Person 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Wazir Chand, BSF Official 2) Soni Ram Inwati, BSF Commander 

Location : Araji Shibnagar, Jalangi 

Date of incident: 08/03/2008 

Case Details: 

On 8 th March 2008, a body was lying dead at Araji Shibnagar near the border, falling under the 

jurisdiction of Jalangi Police Station. The body couldn’t be identified and it was stated that the person was 

found loitering in the area, and was shot dead by a BSF Official. The BSF Officials shot on his back with 

four bullets. They had also placed a grass pruning tool beside his body. The deceased was taken to 

Jalangi Police Station by tying the body to the back of a tractor. A criminal case was filed against the 

deceased victim alleging him of unlawful assembly, attempt to murder and assault against a public 

servant in discharging duty, dated 8 th March 2008. It came to light that the body of the victim was kept at 

the place of the incident for several hours without any medical attention. The inquest of the body was 

conducted in the absence of a magistrate and on 9 th March 2008 the body was sent to Berhampore 

Morgue for post mortem. 

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FF Code : W.B./ MON (S. Mukhtar Ahmed) / 

District- 24 PGS (N)/ JAN-11/01/2008/ Sl No.-101 

Victim(s) : (Late) Basudeb Sarkar 

Perpetrator(s) : Binoy Bist, PC 

Location : Gobindapur Border Out Post, North 24 Parganas 


Case Details: 

Victim Basudeb Sarkar, aged 30, was a farmer residing in Gobindapur, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Swarupnagar Police Station. BSF Officials entered the house of the victim violently and tried to take him 

but after the plea of his mother they went away. Basudeb was involved in smuggling cattle long back 

owing to poor family conditions, but later he recant. The BSF Officials didn’t let him go but arrested him 

one day along with Anup. The latter was released under bail but the victim was shot dead on 31 st 

December 2007. The investigation proved that he was shot with two bullets which pierced through his 

chest from a very close range. The officials took Basudeb to a far away hospital despite the fact that there 

was a hospital close by. The reason attributed by the officials is that the victim was shot dead by 

Constable Binoy Bist as he tried to escape carrying away a rifle. The post mortem was conducted by S. 

Barman of J.R. Dhar Hospital, Bongaon on 2 nd January 2008, two days after the death. Two cases were 

registered in Swarupnagar Police Station and Bongaon Police Station respectively by the BSF against 

Basudeb stating attempt to murder and unnatural death on 31 st December 2007. Lilima Sarkar, the wife 

of the deceased also filed a case on 1 st January 2008 in Swarupnagar Police Station. Constable Binoy 

was arrested in connection with the case and he managed to get bail from the Sessions’ Court. 

FF Code : W.B./ MON(S. Mukhtar Ahamed)/ 

District- North 24 PGS/ Jan- 02/01/2008/ Sl.No.-99 

Victim(s) : (Late) Bishnu Pada Roy 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Narayan Khatry, BSF Official 2) OIC 

Location : Angrail, Gaighata 


Case Details: 

Victim Bishnu Pada Roy, aged 32 was a resident of Angrail Uttar colony, falling within the jurisdiction of 

Gaighata Police Station. On 10 th December 2007 the victim went out of his house to meet his friend. 

Suddenly Kakoli, the wife of the victim heard the sound of firing. Bishnu didn’t return home till late and his 

wife was afraid to go out and search for it was night. In the morning she received news of the death of 

Bishnu. An unnatural death case was filed at Gaighata Police Station dated 11 th December 2007. The 

investigation was done by SI Aurobindo Ghosh and the post mortem was done at S.D. Hospital, 

Bongaon. The SI of Gaighata Police Station on inquiry admitted that the BSF Officials have established 

a reign of terror in the region. They would kill any victim in the name of encounter, be it an Indian or a 

Bangladeshi. It was later revealed that the victim was shot dead by Constable Narayan Khatry of BSF 

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for Bishnu had attacked him. The victim had once engaged in cattle smuggling. A mass petition from the 

villagers was sent to the Home Minister and copies to the DG, and IG of BSF. The brother of the 

deceased was threatened by the BSF Officials not to lodge any case against them and it is believed that 

the victim’s family received huge amount from the Officials to compromise the case. 

FF Code : W.B./MON (S. Mukhtar Ahmed)/ 

District-24 PGS(N)/Feb-12/02/2008/ Sl No.-109 

Victim(s) : (Late) Faruk Biswas 

Perpetrator(s) : Akash Thapa, BSF Constable 

Location : Madhupur, North 24 Parganas 


Case Details: 

Victim Faruk Biswas, S/o Hatem Ali Biswas was a resident of Madhupur, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Bagdah Police Station. His brother Manik Biswas was caught by few BSF Jawans, alleging him of 

being involved in illegal practices. Hatem begged the police to leave his son, owing to which they left him 

for the time being and waited for an opportune time. Accordingly on 2 nd February 2008 the youngest son 

of Hakem, namely Faruk was shot dead by Constable Akash Thapa. The BSF Officials rushed into the 

house of Hakem, dragged him out and stated that his son was lying dead. In order to color the crime, the 

BSF Officials kept a carton of Phensidyl drug in the body of the deceased and also an instrument beside 

his body that was used to cut the fencing wires. The police of Bagdah Police Station stated this death as 

an unnatural one. To protect themselves, the BSF Officials had already lodged a complaint against 

deceased Faruk, stating that he was shot dead while attempting to cross the border carrying the drug. 

FF Code : W.B./ MON (Julfikar Ali)/ District- Murshidabad/ Jan-19/01/2008/Sl.No-154 

Victim(s) : (Late) Masadul Seikh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) PC 2) Sunoyon Basu, OIC 

Location : Bamnabad Out-Post, Raninagar 


Case Details: 

Victim Masadul Seikh, aged 22 was a resident of Char Ramchandrapur village, falling under the 

jurisdiction of Raninagar Police Station. The victim transported cattle across the border owing to his 

stringent economic conditions. Accordingly, Masadul was trying to transport a buffalo in the border area 

on 24 th December 2007. A police constable of BSF fired from his camp, causing a bullet to penetrate into 

the victim’s lower neck. He shot again on the victim’s head so as to kill him on the spot. After murdering 

the victim, the BSF tried to suppress the incident, and didn’t allow anybody to go near the place. SI 

Pradip Biswas of Raninagar Police Station arrived at the place with his force and identified the body as 

that of Masadul. The BSF on the other hand colored the murder as an encounter. Such kinds of 

activities have become a daily routine in the border area. People who bribe the BSF are set free and the 

others are killed. In contrast to such issues, the police of Raninagar refuse to take any complaints of 

torture and killing. 

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FF Code : W.B./MON (Subir Basu)/ 

District-Howrah/Jan-01/01/2008/Sl.No.-49 

Victim(s) : A 19 year old Girl 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) OIC 2) SP 3) Indrajit Ghorui 

Location : Kishorepur, Uluberia 


Case Details: 

The victim is a 19 year old girl. On 12 th November 2007 she went to ease herself during night. At that 

time, the victim was dragged to a bamboo bush by Indrajit Ghorui. He stuffed her mouth with a cloth and 

raped her. The father of the victim came searching for his daughter and caught Indrajit red handed. He 

brought him home and went to bring his parents, but Indrajit managed to escape. Following this the family 

of the victim approached Uluberia Police Station on 13 th November 2007 but the police refused to 

register the complaint. Though they appealed before the SDPO it too yielded no fruit. Even after 13 days 

of the incident, a complaint wasn’t registered. The medical department also dragged the victim to the 

hospital repeatedly without administering any treatment. The attention of media was drawn into the case, 

following which Uluberia Police Station received the complaint on 5 th December 2007. Though the girl’s 

family requested Indrajit’s family to arrange for marriage they only received negatives responses. 

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FF Code : WB/Mon(Susmita Roy Chowdhury)/ 

South 24 Pgs/Aug- 17/03/08/Sl No –143 

Victim(s) : 1) Abul Kasem Molla 2) RSP Members 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Police 2) CPI(M) Members 

Location : Petuakhali, Basanti 


Case Details: 

On 1 st March 2008, 300 supporters of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) attacked houses of RSP 

(Revolutionary Socialist Party) members in order to establish a reign of terror in Petuakhali region, 

which falls under the jurisdiction of Basanti Police Station. Those hooligans set fire on five houses and 

ransacked ten other houses. All these incidents took place in the presence of four officials of Amjhara 

Police Station. The RSP supporters were injured caused by the firing. Women were molested, gold 

ornaments were snatched away. Victim Abul Kasem Molla’s house was set alight, and all the furniture 

were broken with an axe. The gold ornaments were carried away. Tanbir Hasan Molla, the son of the 

victim was shot in his hand. Three members of the family lost their Admit Card of Secondary Examination 

during this attack. Many other victims were also injured, namely Hossain Molla, who too was shot 

down. The shop of Ilias Mondal was destroyed. Other sufferers were Sadikul Molla, Neorjan Bibi, Fajal 

Molla and Abdul Majid Molla. The perpetrators beat a pregnant daughter-in-law of Alauddin. Another 


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supporter Swapan Maiti was seriously injured on 28 th February 2008. All the victims hid themselves in 

the paddy field. The members of CPI(M) blocked the way to the Police Station and the Hospital. The 

police officials arrived at the place during night, within which all the perpetrators fled from the place. 

Nobody was arrested during all this happening. The same thing happened in a nearby village called 

Mollapara. Paddy fields were set on fire, shops were destroyed. On 2 nd March 2008, Basanti Police 

filed FIR against Jafar seikh, Musir Naia, Manirul, Jabdel Molla, Arjul Seikh, Najibar Molla and 60 other 

persons based on the complaint made by the victims but nobody was arrested. 

FF Code : W.B./ MON ( Gopen Chandra Sharma)/ 

District- Murshidabad / March- 20/03/2008/Sl.No.- 182 

Victim(s) : Aklema Bibi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Anchhar Biswas 2) Subir Paul, OIC 3) Swapan Biswas, SI 

Location : Charparashpur Sushil Colony, Jalangi 


Case Details: 

Victim Aklema Bibi (21), W/o Golam Mostafa is a resident of Charparashpur Sushil Colony, falling 

under the jurisdiction of Jalangi Police Station. On 24 th February 2008 the mother of the victim was 

walking beside the field of Anchar Biswas with her goat, over which the latter quarreled. Aklema rushed 

to the place and argued with him, owing to which he pulled her hair and pushed her down. The victim 

was carrying at that time, and she was grievously injured. Aklema went to Jalangi Police Station, but the 

SI refused to receive the complaint. The victim sought the help of her neighbour Hadiul Seikh, who in turn 

talked with the SDPO to intervene and thereby lodge a general diary entry. Following this Aklema had to 

walk to the station repeatedly in order to be forwarded to the hospital. After much persuasion the OIC 

gave her the forwarded letter, and she received treatment at Sadhikhan Dearh Hospital. Anchar was 

arrested on 26 th March 2008 but he managed to come out on bail the same day. 

FF Code : W.B. / MON (S. Mokhtar Ahmed) 

District –North 24 Parganas / APR-15.04.2008/ SL.NO- 121 

Victim(s) : Residents of Angrail 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) BSF Officials 2) Dulal Sarkar 

Location : Angrail, North 24 Parganas 

Case Details: 

Dulal Sarkar is a resident of Angrail. Earlier he was working in the Railways, but all of a sudden Dulal 

established Jeevan Deep Nursing Home. The villagers were doubtful of his medical degree, for he had 

not passed any medical examination. The villagers grew angry after the incident of victim Kali Das 

Ghosh, another resident of the same village, who suffered harm in the hands of the doctor. The BSF 

Officials of the region were in protection for the doctor. An auction was conducted by the BSF after which 

the cattle are handed over to the smugglers. The BSF took signatures of Kali Das’ family on a blank 

paper, promising to get them money but it never happened. The said doctor came to know that an 

investigation was going on, and on 26 th March 2008 he went to Kali’s house, and tried convincing them. 

Thus he acted as an agent for the BSF in the illegal activities on one hand and negotiated with the villagers 

on the other hand. 

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FF Code : WB/ MON (S.Mukhtar Ahmed) 

District – 24 Parganas ( North)/ Aug-16.08.08/ SL No. 135 

Victim(s) : 1) Anita Shaw 2) Rajendra Prasad Shaw 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Sudhir Kumar Ghosh, SI 2) Indrasan Shaw 3) Durga Shaw 

4) Shib Kumari Shaw 5)Raj Kumari Shaw 6) Raghunath Shaw 

7) Saroj Kumari Shaw 

Location : Kumar Singh Path, Khardah 


Case Details: 

Victim Rajendra Prasad Shaw, aged 45 is a resident of Kumar Singh Path, falling under the jurisdiction 

of Khardah Police Station. The mother of the victim left him and his sister Shib Kumari Shaw some 

property in Kumar Singh Path. After his mother’s death Rajendra resided in a small house constructed 

in the acquired land. He also possessed the ration card for the address. But Rajendra was regularly 

harassed by the above mentioned perpetrators trying to evacuate him from the property. The victim 

lodged a complaint at Khardah Police Station but in vain. Finally he filed a civil suit in the court. On 28 

th 

July 2008 while Rajendra was filling water in the buckets he was abused by the perpetrators and denied 

permission to fill water. He was also assaulted and Anita, the wife of the victim also received thrashes on 

her chest, abdomen and nose. Though a general diary entry was filed in the police station, they were 

turned to deaf ears and the police on the other hand detained them in the station while approaching them 

for help. The perpetrators were also summoned to the police station but released after they were bribed 

with Rs.500. Finally Rajendra was forced to pay Rs.100 for his release. All this mal practice took place 

in the presence of the SI of the station. 

FF Code : W.B. /MON (Aditi Kar) 

District-Kolkata / Feb- 16/02/2008/ Sl.No -111 

Victim(s) : 1) (Late) Anushila Bose 2) Saibal Bose 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Dr. Debasish Mukherjee 2) Dr. D.K. Neogi 3) Dr. Sukumar Das 

4) Dr. Debasis Chatterjee 5) Dr. Krishnendu Das 6) OIC 

7) Supriyo Pal, SI 8) Debjit Samanta, SI 

Location : Sterling Nursing Home, Kolkata 


Case Details: 

Victim Anushila Bose, aged 5, was the only daughter for Saibal Bose and his wife. The victim was 

suffering from fever and was receiving treatment from Dr. Debasish Mukherjee. She was taken to 

Calcutta School of Tropical Medicine on 28 th September 2005. The doctors suggested for dengue test, 

but Dr. D.K. Neogi and Dr. Sukumar Das took no interest. The same day Anushila started vomiting and 

her urine was stopped. Her body temperature gradually declined, and she was shifted to Sterling 

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Nursing Home. Dr. Chatterjee and Dr. Das treated her and assured that she will be completely cured the 

next day. On 29 th September 2005 early in the morning Anushila’s belly started swelling and she was 

declared dead at 07.00 pm. Complaints were lodged on 13 th November 2005. Three doctors surrendered 

before Bankshall Court. The court ordered a forensic test. The body was exhumed on 9 th January 

2006, and the post mortem report revealed that the child was suffering from Dengue Shock Syndrome. 

There were traces of blood in the lower jaw, gums and the skull. Saibal gave complaints to the West 

Bengal Medical Council. The Registrar of the Council, Mr. D.K. Ghosh gave a clean chit to the doctors 

stating that the negligence against the doctors could not be substantiated. 

FF Code : W.B./ MON (S. Mukhtar Ahmed) / 

District- 24 PGS (N) / JAN-30/01/2008/ Sl No.-105 

Victim(s) : (Late) Aparna Bhowmick 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Police 2) OIC 3) Sayak Bhowmick 4) Swapan Bhowmick 

5) Laxmi Bhowmick 

Location : Saptagram, Nimta 


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Case Details: 

Victim Aparna Bhowmick, aged 19, was a resident of Saptagram village, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Nimta Police Station. The victim was married to Sayak Bhowmick on 24 th October 2007. Her marital life 

was not happy for she was subjected to physical and mental torture, demanding dowry. On 9 th January 

2008 the family members of Aparna were informed about her ill health. They rushed to see her hanging 

from the roof. They noticed several marks of injury all over her body. Aparna was found in a room which 

was locked from outside. Her hands were closed tightly. It was predicted that she should have been 

murdered and hanged thereafter in order to color the incident. The body was forcefully removed by the 

police before all the relatives could arrive. The mother-in-law of Aparna was first taken to the police 

station and released immediately due to pressure from the local CPI(M) member. It came to light of late 

that the victim had witnessed her mother-in-law and this leader indulge in illicit relations, which was the 

reason behind her demise. The victim’s family went to Nimta Police Station to lodge complaint against 

the in-laws but the SI forced the brother of Aparna to write down according to his dictate, stating that his 

sister voluntarily committed suicide, and duly sign. When protested, the SI threatened to put them behind 

the bars if they failed to oblige. A case was started and Sayak surrendered before Barrackpore Court, 

but police failed to arrest the mother-in-law of the victim, and her accomplice Shayamal Chakraborty 

who were culpably involved behind the death of Aparna. 


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FF Code : W.B. / MON (Gopen Chandra Sharma) 

District –Murshidabad / FEB-26/02/2008/ Sl.NO- 173 

Victim(s) : Arjan Bibi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Alimul Haque (a) Bulu 2) Samrat Phani, OIC s 

Location : Pawli village, Sagardighi 


Case Details: 

Victim Arjan Bibi (25), W/o Anowar Hossain, resides in Pawli village, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Sagardighi Police Station. Anowar is a mason and often stayed away from the house, owing to his 

profession. Arjan took care of her three children in the absence of her husband. Alimul Haque (a) Bulu 

of the same village often disturbed the victim to satisfy his sexual urge. She refused his proposal, and 

informed the matter to her brother-in-law and few neighbours. They inquired the matter and threatened 

Alimul to approach the police. Knowing this, Alimul send his wife and mother-in-law to Arjan assuring to 

pay money. On 11 th January 2008 while the victim was in her house, Alimul came and tried to outrage 

her modesty. As the victim shouted her son came for help, following which he ran away. Arjan and her 

husband went to Sagardighi Police Station for lodging a complaint, but the police didn’t take any action. 

The perpetrator has not been arrested yet. 

FF Code : W.B./ MON (Gopen Chandra Sharma)/ 

District- Murshidabad /Jan - 24/01/2008/Sl.No.-159 

Victim(s) : Asema Khatun 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) IIC 2) Kali Charan Dutta, SI 3) Premasis Chatterjee, SI 

4) Arab Seikh 5) Imran Seikh 6) Ruhul Amin 7) Hanif Molla 

Location : Muraripur village, Domkal 


Case Details: 

Victim Asema Khatun (15), D/o Jele Rahaman, is a resident of Muraripur village, falling under the 

jurisdiction of Domkal Police Station. The victim was kidnapped by Arab, Imran, Ruhul and Hanif of the 

same village on 3 rd December 2007. She was taken to Kachia Mora village, where Arab forcibly 

married her and sexually abused her several times. On 4 th December 2007 Jele Rahaman came to 

know of the matter and went to Domkal Police Station. But the SI refused to receive the complaint, and 

after the intervention of the IIC a missing diary was registered on 6 th December 2007. But the police took 

no efforts to trace the missing girl. On 1 st January 2008 Domkal Police arrested Asema and Arab with 

the help of Ahasan Ali Mondal, and they were produced before the Court of CJM, Berhampore. Asema 

was released and Arab also managed to get bail with the help of the police. Jele Rahaman lodged a 

complaint with the SP of Murshidabad on 21 st January 2008 against the perpetrators, who managed to 

get away from the legal procedures. 

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FF Code : WB/MON (Amrita Rana)/ 

District–Howrah/APR-11.04.2008/SL NO-64 

Victim(s) : Ashes Khatua 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) OIC 2) Arjun Maity 3) Bapi Kajri 4) Khakon Misra 

5) Ganesh Mondal 6) Kartik Majhi 7) CPI(M) members 

Location : Nandigram, East Midnapore 


Case Details: 

Victim Ashes Khatua, aged 42, is a resident of Kalicharanpur village, falling within the jurisdiction of 

Nandigram Police Station. The victim is a supporter of Trinamul Congress, the party in opposition to the 

ruling party in West Bengal. Ashes ran a public telephone booth in the area to earn his livelihood. On 27 th 

March 2007 the above mentioned perpetrators, belonging to the CPI(M) blocked the way of the victim 

and beat him with wooden sticks and iron rods, thereby fracturing his left arm. Ashes went to Nandigram 

Police Station where the OIC just filed a general diary entry and chased him away from the station. The 

OIC was found talking with the perpetrators in his room, in a favourable mood. The police didn’t arrange 

for medical examination, and the victim got himself admitted in a local hospital. He was referred to 

SSKM Hospital where his left arm was operated. Ashes was discharged on 9 th April 2008. The police 

didn’t take any legal action against the accused persons and the perpetrators are often threatening the 

victim. 

FF Code : W.B./MON(Susmita Roy Choudhury)/ 

Distrcict-South 24 Parganas/Feb-22/02/2008/ Sl.No.-140 

Victim(s) : 1) Asima Paria 2) Prabhas Paria 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Nani Paria 2) Sabita Paria 3) Asit Basu, Police 

4) Ranjit Munshi, Police 5) amitava Kumar, Police 

Location : South Mokam Bera, Basanti 


Case Details: 

Victim Asima Paria, aged 20, D/o Prabhas Paria is a resident of South Mokam Bera. A relative of the 

victim, Nani Paria by name had borrowed Rs.6500 from her father and failed to return it even after a 

lapse of many months. On 10 th February 2008 Nani Paria came to Asima’s house and threatened not 

to demand the money. He also attempted to outrage her modesty by undressing her. He fled from the 

place hearing the neighbours rush for help. Asima and her father went to lodge a complaint at Basanti 

Police Station the same day. On 12 th February 2008 the victim was examined by a doctor, following 

which she was threatened to withdraw the complaint. The same day the victim went to Basanti Police 

Station along with her father and got another complaint registered. After these things the police began to 

compel Asima to compromise the case and the OIC stated that the allegations are not serious in nature. 

They ultimately washed their hands by just filing a petty case against Nani and didn’t arrest him. On 18 th 

February 2008 the victim send a written complaint to the SP, and seeing that no help turned out from the 

police, a case was filed at Alipore Chief Judicial Magistrate court on 20 th February 2008. 

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FF Code : W.B. / MON (Julfikar Ali)/ 

District- Murshidabad/ July- 15/07/2008/Sl. No.- 203 

Victim(s) : Awal Hossain 

Perpetrator(s) : Rabin Orao, BSF HC 

Location : Dhonirampur Bridge, Murshidabad 


Case Details: 

Victim Awal Hossain, aged 28 is a farmer residing in Natun Bamnabad village, falling under the jurisdiction 

of Jalangi Police Station. On 7 th July 2008 the victim took his two buffaloes to wash them near Dhonirampur 

Bridge. Rabin Orao, a Head Constable of Khairtola BSF Camp along with Rabindra Dhoni caught hold 

of Awal and took away the two buffaloes from his custody. In fear Awal fled from the place. The same day 

he approached the Company Commandant of the BSF Camp along with two village heads, requesting 

him to return the buffaloes, but they were turned with deaf ears. The officials also stated that the seizure 

list was prepared. On 8 th July 2008 Awal went to Jalangi Police Station for lodging a complaint but the first 

official denied doing the same. The same day the victim sent a written complaint to the BDO of Murshidabad 

and SDPO of Domkal. On 9 th July 2008 the officials of Jalangi Police Station went to Khairtala Police 

Station for investigating the matter but till date Awal has not got back his buffaloes. 

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District –South 24parganas / MAR -29/03/2008/ Sl.NO- 150 

Victim(s) : Bandita (a) Susmita Das 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Pachu Gopal Dinda 2) Paritosh, SI 

Location : Uttar Chandanpur, Namkhana 


Case Details: 

Victim Bandita (a) Susmita Das, aged 15, hails from a poor family, residing in Brajaballavpur village. 

Therefore the victim had to work as a servant maid in her maternal uncle Sakti Dinda’s house, located 

at Uttar Chandanpur. Sakti had a nephew named Pachu Gopal Dinda, who raped Bandita, stuffing her 

mouth, on 27 th February 2008 and 4 th March 2008, while she was alone at home. Threatening to 

murder her if she disclosed the matter to anybody, he also snatched away her gold earring. On 5 th 

March 2008, Bandita’s elder sister Shyamali came to see her, and noticed her earring missing. The 

victim narrated all the matter to her, and both of them went and informed the incident to Sakti. The victim’s 

uncle questioned his brother regarding this, who in turn grew angry over Sakti and Shyamali. He brutally 

beat up Sakti. The matter came known to the village, and the family of the perpetrator didn’t turn out for the 

village meeting to discuss on the issue. Bandana and her family went to Namkhana Police Station on 

16 th March 2008, but the SI denied accepting the complaint. When the victim persisted in filing a 


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complaint, the SI just registered a petty case stating that Pachu had tried to outrage her modesty and 

didn’t rape her. Thus he made the case of none effect and forced Bandana to sign under. The accused 

and his father are continuously threatening the victim, and abusing her with filthy words. Sakti send a 

written complaint to the SDPO and the CI on 24 th March 2008. A petition was also filed in the Additional 

Chief Judicial Magistrate at Kakdwip. Though the court ordered immediate arrest of the perpetrator, the 

OIC of Namkhana Police Station remains indifferent. 


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Victim(s) : Basanti Mondal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Koushik Mondal 2) Suryakanta Mondal, OIC 

Location : Manmatha Nagar, Gosaba 


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Case Details: 

Victim Basanti Mondal, D/o Sachin Mondal comes from a poor family, at Manmatha Nagar. Her father 

is a daily wage labourer. The victim is the youngest among the four daughters in the family. She studied 

till 7 th standard and dropped out due to family constraints. Koushik Mondal, a resident of the same village 

enticed the victim assuring to marry her without dowry. He often took her to his house and send her back 

only in the evening. During such times, he humiliated her four times. He also threatened her not to 

disclose the matter or he wouldn’t marry her. Meanwhile Basanti’s father requested Koushik’s parents 

to solemnize the wedding at the earliest, for which he was threatened and the perpetrators demanded 

dowry, which the victim’s family couldn’t afford. In this situation Koushik and his parents assaulted 

Basanti and drove her out from their house. The panchayat also washed hands from the case as the 

victims approached the police. On 2 nd February 2008 the perpetrators came to the house of the victim 

and assaulted them once again. On 6 th February 2008 Sachin went to lodge a complaint at Gosaba 

Police Station but the OIC refused to get the complaint. The police were throughout negligent regarding 

the case. The perpetrators in the meantime threatened to gang rape Basanti. Sachin out of fear went to 

Kolkata and Basanti stayed in her relative’s house at Sonakhali. The family of the victim is very poor 

and they are suffering without support from anywhere. 


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FF Code : W.B./ MON (Amrita Rana)/ 

District-Howrah/March-14/03/2008/Sl.No.-61 

Victim(s) : Bela Nayak 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Chabi Nayak 2) Ashoke Kumar Nayak 3) Mummum Nayak 

4) Jayanta Nayak 5) Ajay Rakshit, ASI 

Location : Ramachandrapur, Bally 


Case Details: 

Victim Bela Nayak, aged 60, is a widow residing in Ramchandrapur, falling within the jurisdiction of Bally 

Police Station. She worked in a factory and after retirement the victim constructed two rooms with her 

money and let it out for rent. Bela maintained her expenses and her younger son Ashoke Kumar 

depended upon the income of his mother. He always pressurized her and tried to confiscate the 

property. The victim underwent physical and mental torture in the hands of her own son. Bela lodged two 

diaries at Bally Police Station on 29 th November 2007 and 30 th November 2007. In fear the victim stayed 

in her elder brother’s house for three months. On 2 nd March 2008 Ashoke brought his mother back 

home. The next day Jayanta Nayak, son-in-law of Bela took her into a room, abused her with filthy 

words and beat her up brutally. The victim was grievously injured all over her body, and her mouth was 

bleeding profusely. After this Bela went to the police station and registered a general diary entry. The 

victim was later hospitalized. Despite the complaint lodged, police neither started investigation not took 

any action against the perpetrators. The victim is continuously under threats and pressure. 

FF Code : W.B./MON (Amrita Rana)/ 

District-Howrah/JAN-7/1/2008/Sl.No.-50 

Victim(s) : Bharat Singh 2) Asha Devi 3) Gudia Kumari Singh 

4) Avinash Singh 5) Roshan Singh 

Perpetrator(s) : Harischand Shaw 2) Om Prakash Shaw 3) Anup Shaw 

4) Pappu Shaw 5) Police 

Location : Liluah, Howrah 


Case Details: 

Victim Bharat Singh, aged 40, is a resident of Bamnaghachi, falling within the jurisdiction of Liluah Police 

Station. The victim is a tenant for the past fifteen years under the land lordship of Harishchand Shaw, for 

a rent of Rs.70 per month. Suddenly the landlord stopped the issue of rent receipt. This Harishchand 

Shaw began to quarrel with the victim to vacate the house and often threatened him with the help of local 

hooligans. Unfortunately Harish died of heart attack on 26 th September 2007. After this his two sons 

namely Om Prakash and Pappu prevented Bharat’s family from using the toilet. They entered his 

house and beat up the members brutally. On 28 th September 2007 the victim went to Liluah Police 

Station but the police denied taking action. Due to extreme fear Bharat and his family went to his friend’s 

house for some days, and on return he found the house fastened with another lock, and the things inside 

missing. Though the matter was taken before the District Magistrate of Howrah on 3 rd January 2008 

there was no change in the situation. The victim and his family are facing continuous threats from the 

perpetrators. 

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FF Code : W.B./MON (Susmita Roy Choudhury)/ 

District- South 24 Partganas/April-30/04/2008/ Sl.No.-158 

Victim(s) : Biltu Sil 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Laltu Sil 2) Minu Sil 3) Sankar Prasad Biswas, OIC 

Location : Kalibari, Kasba 


Case Details: 

Victim Biltu Sil, aged 34, is a resident of Jadabgarh (Kalibari). He was an auto driver, and dwelled along 

with his mother Minu Sil and elder brother Laltu Sil. Both Biltu’s mother and brother conspired against 

him after the death of his father, and got the auto registered in the name of Laltu. They also pressurized 

him to leave the house. Minu went to the court and declared that she has only one son, namely Laltu. On 

7 th January 2008 and 26 th March 2008 Biltu lodged two complaints at Kasba Police Station. After this the 

victim was facing continuous threats from his brother. Laltu repeatedly quarreled with him. Feeling 

insecured, Balti approached Kasba Police Station on 8 th April 2008, but the police refused to receive the 

complaint. On 12 th April 2008 Laltu assaulted the victim with a wooden stick, causing severe bleeding on 

his left hand and right palm. When the victim approached the police station to report on the same, the 

police just filed a general diary entry, rather than filing a criminal case. Thus the police have made this 

case of none effect. 

FF Code : W.B./ MON (Aditi Kar) / 

District- Kolkata/Jan-28/01/2008/Sl. No.-108 

Victim(s) : 1) Binayak Mondal 2) Debojyoti Ghosh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) OIC 2) Dhritiman Thakkar 3) Riyaz Alam (a) Pappu 

Location : Nandaram, Burrabazar 


Case Details: 

Victims Binayak Mondal, aged 33 and Debojyoti Ghosh, aged 29 are journalists. On 11 th January 2008 

devastating fire engulfed the seventh and tenth floor of Nandaram Market. On 12 th January 2008 the 

victims were covering the news in representation of a media channel named NE TV. There were other 

media professional too. On 14 th January 2008 when all the media people were busy telecasting a live 

coverage, 10 to 15 people all of a sudden assaulted the victims mercilessly. The strangers tried to 

snatch the camera from Binay’s hands. They burned the OB Van that was stationed there. They 

dragged Binay from the place he was standing so as to set him apart. The police who were stationed 

there for security purposes were mere spectators. The perpetrators fled from the place as soon as DSP 

Ajay Ranade arrived. Two among them namely Dhritiman Thakkar and Riyaz Alam (a) Pappu were 

caught and later cases were filed against them on 14 th January 2008, at Burrabazar Police Station, 

according to the suggestion of the DSP. Following this the victims were taken to the hospital by the 

rescue team. 

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FF Code : W.B. / MON (Murari Dey) 

District – Hooghly / Feb-23/02/2008/ SL.NO- 69 

Victim(s) : Bisakha Mondal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Priyobroto Bakshi, OIC 2) Khokan Jana 

Location : BDO, Singur 


Case Details: 

Victim Bisakha Mondal was born in Krishnanagar village of Nadia district. The family of the victim is very 

poor. She was married to a Bangladeshi young man at the age of 13. Bisakha gave birth to a son. Bulen, 

the husband of the victim deserted her and returned to Bangladesh, following which Bisakha admitted 

her son in an orphanage home. She got a job in the Block development Office, Uluberia, and dwelled in 

Singur staff quarters. She also brought back her son from the orphanage. On 8 th July 2005 Kokhan 

Jana, a casual employee of BDO along with his wife assaulted the victim and her son. The victim 

received no help from the BDO and hence approached Singur Police Station. A dairy was registered 

and Bisakha was hospitalized. After a month the IO of the station threatened the victim to withdraw the 

complaint and stated that he wouldn’t take any action against Kokhan. Bisakha visited various government 

officials who put pressure upon the police station, but the officials advised the victim to withdraw the case. 

Till date the police have not taken any action against the perpetrator for they are influential people. 


District–South 24 Parganas / MAR-19.03.2008/ SL.NO- 147 

Victim(s) : Biswanath Ghorami 

Perpetrator(s) : 1)Gokul Chakraborty 2)Sambhu Sardar 3)Panchu Sardar 4)OIC 

Location : Majlishpur, Falta 


Case Details: 

Victim Biswanath Ghorami, aged 46, is a farmer residing in Majlishpur village, and belongs to the 

Scheduled Caste Community. The victim owns 51 acres of land, in which he practiced horticulture with 

help of the Central Govt., having taken loan from a Gramin Bank. On 2 nd March 2008, Gokul Chakraborty, 

and few other people barged into the field of Biswanath with weapons and cut down all the trees and 

plants, ransacked the Green net house, and a room. Several species of plants were carried away. 

Around 21 to 25 labourers, who were working in the field were also assaulted by the miscreants and 

hailed with abuses. Though complaints were lodged at Falta Police Station, the police just registered the 

case and never arrested the perpetrators. Biswanath sustained a loss of Rs.5,00,000. Every time the 

victim returned from lodging a complaint at the police station, Gokul would come the next day with a 

group of men and spoil the vegetation. He send written complaints to several administrative authorities, 

particularly the SP, BDO, DIG, IG, DM but no fruitful result turned out. On 15 th March 2008 Gokul came 

with 100 supporters of the ruling CPI(M), barged into the land of the victim, abducted him and subjected 

Biswanath to brutal torture at Jagala village. Police arrived late at the place and rescued him from their 

hands. Though the victim was hospitalized, the perpetrators were not arrested. The family members of 

Biswajit approached the police, but the duty officer kept the complaint aside and till date they are not 

interested in taking any action against the perpetrators. 

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FF Code : W.B. / MON (Gopen Chandra Sharma)/ 

District- Murshidabad / Jan-2.1.2008/ Sl.No.-149 

Victim(s) : 1) (Late) Chandana Ghosh 2) Pranab Ghosh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Chitya Ranjan Dey (a) Kalu Dey 2)Kiron Shankar Dey 

3)Laxmi Dey 4)Jharna Dey 5) M.D.A.Rahman, SI 6) Ratan 

Chowdhury, SI 7) P. Mistry, Police 8)Dilip Ganguly, OIC 

Location : Chaltia Bakultala, Berhampore 


Case Details: 

Victim Chandana Ghosh, aged 32 was married to Chitya Ranjan Dey of Chaltia Gorabazar village, 

falling under the jurisdiction of Berhampore Police Station. Chitya was a businessman selling gas 

ovens. His monthly income was not as high, the result of which the victim was tortured by her husband 

and in-laws demanding more dowry. On 29 th November 2007 Chandana was dragged into the bathroom 

and set on fire. The neighbours rushed for help hearing her cry. She was hospitalized but died there. 

Pranab Ghosh, the elder brother of the deceased went to Berhampore Police Station but the duty officer 

refused to receive the complaint. After the intervention of the Secretary of CITU (Centre of Indian Trade 

Union), SI M.D.A. Rahman took the complaint of the victim but seeing the name of the duty officer in the 

complaint he threatened Pranab to rewrite the complaint according to his dictate, omitting the name of 

Kiron Shankar Dey. Another unnatural death case was also lodged the same day. But the police failed 

to investigate the case properly. Pranab lodged complaints with the SP, ventilating his grievances of the 

Berhampore Police, who had tampered the post mortem report in order to conceal the involvement of 

the perpetrators. In the meantime the perpetrators managed to get bail from the Court, following which 

they are threatening the family of the victim. 


District- South 24 PGS/ Apr-12/04/2008/SL. No.-153 

Victim(s) : 1) Chhadek Ali Seikh 2) Sabir Ali Seikh 3) Amina Bibi 

4) Tanjila Bibi 5) Seikh Abdur Rahaman 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Aslam Sardar 2) Saraf Sardar 3) Police 

Location : Karoachak, Delhi 


Case Details: 

Victim Amir Seikh is an old man, and his family is very poor. The victim’s two sons Chhadek Ali Seikh 

and Sabir Ali Seikh worked in the fields of other villagers. But the family spend most of their days in 

starvation. Aslam Sardar, another resident of the same village assured Amir to get jobs for his sons and 

daughters-in-law in Delhi. Seeing no alternative Amir send his family members to Delhi, and he alone 

stayed in the village. But the victim received neither money nor any news about them for many days. 

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After two months Amir received news that his sons were not well, owing to which he suggested them to 

return home. But Samir called up his father and stated that Aslam sold them to Saraf Ali for Rs.30,000. 

Chhadek and Sabir were engaged in rag picking and their wives Amina Bibi and Tanjila Bibi were sold 

as sex workers. When the victims denied cooperating they were beaten up, and forced to abide by their 

desires. After discussing the matter with the villagers Amir went to Basanti Police Station on 3 rd April 

2008, but the officials didn’t take the issue seriously and ignored his complaint. On 9 th April 2008, Amir 

once again went to the same police station but the OIC stated that they have nothing to do regarding the 

case. 

FF Code : W.B./ MON (Subir Basu)/ 

District- Howrah/ Jan-18/01/2008/S Sl.No.-51 

Victim(s) : Chotelal Shaw 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Rebati Guchai 2) Asit Baran Dey, Police 3) IIC 

Location : Shibpur, Howrah 


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Case Details: 

Victim Chotelal Shaw, aged 45, is a resident of Shibpur, who worked in a private company. On 14 th 

November 2007 Rebati Guchal assaulted the victim all of a sudden with a wooden rod, owing to some 

previous grudge. Chotelal was injured on his head and his family members rushed to the spot to find him 

profusely bleeding. The victim was immediately hospitalized and referred to four hospitals owing to his 

critical condition. Finally Chotelal had to undergo a brain surgery at Kolkata Medical Research Institute 

on 16 th November 2007. The CT scan of the victim reported that he was suffering from acute epidural 

haemorrhage. He was discharged on 2 nd December 2007 because of economic constraints. Chotelal 

lost his memory partially and has developed permanent disability both physically and mentally. On 14 

th 

November 2007 Sagar Shaw, the younger brother of the victim went to Shibpur Police Station and filed 

a complaint against Rebati. But the offences charged against the assailant were bailable. The family 

members of Chotelal went to the police station on several occasions urging the police to arrest the culprit 

immediately but in vain. Ultimately Rebati surrendered before the court on 26 th November 2007, and 

was released on bail. 


2007


District- South 24 PGS/ Mar-14/03/2008/ Sl.No.-144 

Victim(s) : 1) (Late) Debasish Sardar 2) Kamal Chandra Sardar 

3) Sibani Sardar 4) Namita Sardar 5) Gobinda Sardar 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Haren Sardar 2) Asoke Sardar 3) Astam Sardar 4) Bhabes 

Sardar 5) Suranjan Sardar 6) Niranjan Sardar 7) Shyamal 

Sardar 8) Sankar Sardar 9) P. Sardar 10) Gita Sardar 

11) Sandhya Sardar 12) Nilla Sardar 13) Rani Sardar 

14) Bharati Sardar 15) Maity, IO 16) IIC 

Location : Malenga, Baruipur 


Case Details: 

Victim Kamal Chandra Sardar and his family reside in Malenga village of Baruipur district. The family 

of Haren Sardar also resides in the same village. A date tree was situated in the land of Kamal Sardar 

from where they collected the fluid by tying a pot. The children of Haren broke the pot, owing to which 

there was a quarrel between both the families on 2 nd February 2008. The victim’s wife and daughter 

were assaulted by Shyamal and Haren. Kamal lodged a complaint at Baruipur Police Station regarding 

this. The next day, Debasish Sardar, the elder son of Kamal was assaulted by Haren with a sword. The 

perpetrators also beat up Pratima and Anima, the daughters of Kamal. Gobinda Sardar, the younger 

son of Kamal was beaten with a bamboo stick at his back. Thus all the family members of Kamal were 

injured during the savage. The victimized family went to Baruipur Police Station on 3 rd February 2008, 

following which they were hospitalized. Debasish was declared dead. Though a case was registered 

dated 3 rd February 2008 against eleven persons, police didn’t inspect the place of the incident even after 

a lapse of five hours. The next day, Dilip Sardar, the brother of Kamal met the CI and the SDPO, following 

which they inspected the place. In the meantime, only two offenders namely Bhabes and Suranjan were 

arrested on 4 th February 2008 but the main offenders were moving about freely. When Dilip threatened 

the police to approach the media and thereby unveil the negligent act of the police he was driven away 

from the station, warning not to come back again. The perpetrators are close to the police and this is the 

reason for the indifferent attitude of the police, thus paving way for getting anticipatory bail from the court 

and filing just a weak charge sheet against them. 

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FF Code : W.B./ MON (Murari Dey)/ 

District- Hooghly/ APR-16/04/2008/ SL NO-75 

Victim(s) : Debu Malik 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Priyabrata Baksi, OIC 2) IO 

Location : Singur, Hooghly 


Case Details: 

Victim Debu Malik, aged 48 is a resident of Singur village, falling under the jurisdiction of Singur Police 

Station. The victim had a friend named Shankar Choudhury who died on 18 th February 2008 under 

suspicious circumstances. Debu had gone to comfort the family, and at that time the Investigation Officer 

(IO) came to the house of the deceased and arrested the victim, against the complaint of Bholanath 

Chowdhury, brother of the deceased. The victim was locked up and detained him for two consecutive 

days, following which he was produced before the court on 22 nd February 2008. During the time Debu 

was detaine, he was not provided any food but was allowed to go home and eat. The police stated that 

the victim was arrested on grounds of suspicion and didn’t put his name in the FIR. 

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District –North 24 Parganas / AUG-16.08.2008/ Sl.NO- 137 

Victim(s) : 1) Dhruba Biswas 2) Ujjal Biswas 3) Indrajit Biswas 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) BSF DG 2) IG 3) BSF DC 4) SP 5) Sub-Jailer 



Case Details: 

Victims Dhruba Biswas, Ujjal Biswas and Indrajit Biswas are residents of Sabri village in Bangladesh. 

The three had come into the Indian boundary to visit their maternal uncle on 7 th May 2007 but were 

caught by the BSF Officials at Angrail. A case was started against the three at Gaighata Police Station 

dated 8 th May 2007, and the next day produced before the ACJM Court, Bongaon. From there they 

were sent to judicial custody. Since the victims acknowledged their mistake they were sentenced to 

rigorous imprisonment for 60 days and a fine of Rs.500. Despite the completion of the period of detention 

the victims were not released from Bongaon Sub Jail. A writ petition was filed before the High Court on 

behalf of the victims. The Hon’ble Justice directed all the concerned authorities to push back the victims 

into Bangladesh, in his order dated 3 rd April 2008. But the order was not followed. Again a petition was 

filed against the perpetrators under the Contempt of Courts Act. On 11 th September 2008 the authorities 

of Bongaon Sub Jail handed over the victims to the custody of the BSF for deporting them into Bangladesh. 


2007

FF Code : W.B. / MON (S. Mukhtar Ahamed) 

District – North 24 Parganas /APR–30/04/2008/ Sl.NO- 124 

Victim(s) : 1) Firdosi Bibi 2) Somara Bibi 3) Asura Bibi 


Location : Paschim Dandirhat, Basirhat 


Case Details: 

Victim Firdosi Bibi, aged 30, W/o Md. Ishad ali Gazi, is a resident of Paschim Dandirhat village, falling 

under the jurisdiction of Basirhat Police Station. Her husband is a mason. On th 9April 2008 few crucial 

tools of Ishad were lying in the house of Nargazi, the neighbour of Firdosi, and after inquiry it was known 

that the children had taken it. Thus a quarrel picked up between both the ladies. When the victim returned 

home, three women namely Manzura Bibi, Akli Bibi and Rahima Bibi came into her house and beat up 

Firdosi, her sister-in-law Somara Bibi and her mother-in-law Asura Bibi. They also scattered all the 

articles in the house under the instruction of a local CPI(M) member. On 9 th April 2008 the victim went 

to Basirhat Police Station where her complaint was at first rejected but finally booked after Firdosi waited 

for a long time. When the victim returned home she was threatened to be killed by Nargazi and few other 

people. After three days Firdozi went to the hospital and received treatment. On 10 th April 2008 a written 

complaint was sent to the SDPO but no action followed. Now the family is leading a life of fear unable to 

go out. 


District – Howrah/APR-30/04/2008/Sl.NO-69 

Victim(s) : 1) Ghenna Bala Naskar 2) Shyam Sundar Naskar 

3) Shankar Naskar 4) Monlina Naskar 5) Arun Naskar 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) OIC 2)Majhi, SI 3)Abhijit Chowdhury, Police 4) Gobinda 

Naskar 5) Pintu Naskar 6) Ajit Bachar 7) Subas Saha 

Location : Khalia, Liluah 


Case Details: 

Victim Ghenna Bala Naskar, aged 76 is a widow residing in Khalia village, falling under the jurisdiction 

of Liluah Police Station. She has two sons namely Shyam and Shankar. The victim belongs to the 

Scheduled Caste Community. Ghenna owns some land which was not partitioned. Hence the victim 

was often facing disturbances from the above mentioned perpetrators. Ghenna lodged cases against 

the perpetrators and the Court had also passed an injunction. But on 23 rd April 2006 Gobinda Naskar, a 

local leader of CPI(M) along with the above mentioned perpetrators attacked the house of the victim. 

They carried away 1000 bricks that were dumped outside. The same day Ghenna narrated the incident 

to Abhijit Chowdhury, the duty officer of Liluah Police Station who summoned the perpetrators and asked 

them not to repeat such offence any longer. After sending them the officer abused the victim with filthy 

words. On 26 th April 2006 Gobinda once again came to the house of Ghenna and completely destroyed 

it. Though complaints were lodged at Liluah Police Station it was in vain. 

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FF Code : W.B./ MON (Tanushree Chakraborty)/ 

District-Kolkata / APR-30/04/2008/Sl NO-124 

Victim(s) : Gita Ghosh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) OIC 2) Debi Das Banerjee, SI 3) Bojiy Joyswal 

4) Ganesh Joyswal 5) Ashok Joyswal 6) Prakash Joyswal 

7) Bishnu Joyswal 

Location : Gorapada Sarkar Lane, Ultadanga 


Case Details: 

There was a pigeon-pea mill named ‘Bishnukumar Bholanath’ owned by the Joyswal family. Victim Gita 

Ghosh’s house is situated in the 16 feet wide road, opposite this mill, at Gorapada Sarkar Lane, falling 

under the jurisdiction of Ultadanga Police Station. The perpetrators used the road in front of the victim’s 

house as a parking place for the heavy vehicles containing the goods of the mill. The residents of the 

area couldn’t move about because of this. Gita’s house was also substantially damaged when those 

vehicles hit the wall of the house. The victim lodged several complaints at Ultadanga Police Station but 

in vain. The perpetrators were sound people, and the police couldn’t do anything against them. Gita also 

lodged complaints with the Commissioner of Police, DC- ESD, DC- Traffic, SHRC, CM, Kolkata 

Municipal Corporation but there was no response. B. Banerjee, SI of Ultadanga Police Station took 

some photographs of the damaged part of the victim’s house but there wasn’t any positive outcome. On 

11 th October 2007, Debasis Ghosh, the son of the victim went on protest, and took away the vehicle key, 

but he was summoned to the police station and threatened to be filed under a theft case. The police forced 

him to return the key also. 

FF Code : W.B./MON (Murari Dey)/ 

Disrict- Hooghly/March-26/03/2008/ Sl. No 71 

Victim(s) : 1) Gopal Das 2) Uma Das 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Sudip Banerjee (a) Bhaja 2) Prabir Roy, IIC 3) Joideb, SI 

Location : Kanaipur, Hooghly 


Case Details: 

Victim Gopal Das, aged 34, is a resident of Kanaipur, falling under the jurisdiction of Uttarpara Police 

Station. There were some controversies between the victim and Sudip Banerjee since long. Gopal had 

lodged several complaints before Chandanagar Police Station, SP of Hooghly, SDPO of Chandanagar, 

and Uttarpara Police Station from 20 th October 2006 to 5 th January 2007 but to no avail. A case was also 

proceeding at Calcutta High Court and the Court had ordered the police to render protection for Gopal 

and his wife Uma Das, but that too yielded no result. On 11 th March 2008 while Gopal was working in his 

own shop along with his wife and few other employees, two unknown miscreants came to the shop and 

threatened the victim to be murdered and abduct his wife. Soon the strangers struck Uma on her 

forehead that it bled severely. She started running and the men followed her, throwing bomb and firing at 

her. The local people also started chasing these men and got injured due to the bombing. The Uttarpara 

Police booked a FIR against Sudip but till date nobody has been arrested. 

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FF Code : W.B./MON (Gopen Chandra Sharma) 

District- Murshidabad/April-01/04/2008/Sl.No.-185 

Victim(s) : 1) Halema Mandal (a) Bibi 2) Bipul Mondal 

3) Anchad Mondal 4) Nuresha Bewa 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Imran Mondal 2) Merina Bibi 3) Kajimuddin Mondal 

4) Swapan Saha, SI 5) Dr. Asish Saha 

Location : Roypara village, Jalangi 


Case Details: 

Victim Halema Bibi, aged 55 and her husband Anchhad Mondal were staying with her daughter 

Nuresha Bewa and grandson Bipul Mondal, aged 20. The family resides in Roypara village, falling 

under the jurisdiction of Jalangi Police Station. Nuresha was a widow and her father handed over his 

land to her. Imran Mondal, the nephew of Nuresha quarreled over this and demanded a share. On 15 

th 

December 2007 Imran and his wife picked up a quarrel with the family of the victim. Halema received 

heavy blows during the scuffle that broke out. Imran pulled her hair and struck her with a wooden frame. 

She fell to the ground and her head began to bleed profusely. Black spots appeared all over her body. 

After this incident the victims went to Jalangi Police Station, following which Halema was hospitalized. A 

general diary entry was registered at Jalangi Police Station on the same day. Halema send a written 

complaint to the SDPO of Domkal on 11 th January 2008. Again on 27 th January 2008 the victim was 

hospitalized and finally she breathed her last on 2 nd March 2008. On 3 rd March 2008 Bipul went to 

Jalangi Police Station and lodged a FIR. Despite lodging two complaints, the police neither started 

investigation nor took any action. The family of the deceased in now under threat from the accused 

person. When Bipul went to inquire about the case, the SI threatened him not to disturb any further, or he 

would be implicated in a false case. 

FF Code : WB/MON(Julfikar Ali)/ 

Murshidabad/Feb- 25/02/2008/Sl No – 168,169,170, 171 

Victim(s) : 1) Hayat Ali 2) Kallol Sarkar 3) Parmesan Soren (a) Parmen 

Soren 4) Ajijur Rahaman 

Perpetrator(s) : BSF Officials 

Location : Rajsahi Jail, Bangladesh 


Case Details: 

The above mentioned victims are Indian citizens detained in Rajsahi Jail. The victims have completed 

their term of imprisonment but still they are detained under illegal custody. It was revealed that the victims 

were not treated well in the jail, and left to starve, without proper clothes to wear. Mr. Balbir Singh, 1 st 

Secretary to the High Commissioner, Indian High Commission at Dhaka stated that the mistake was on 

the part of the Bangladesh authorities. Mr. Harun-Ur-Rasid, SP of Rajsahi Jail on the other hand stated 

that letters were sent to the BSF who failed to respond. The Commanding Officer (CO) of BSF blamed 

the Bangladesh Rifles, stating that they didn’t hand over the victims. 

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District –South 24parganas / APR-30/04/2008/ Sl.NO- 156 

Victim(s) : (Late) Ilias Mondal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Sanatan Naskar 2) Madhab Sapui 3) Dhona Mondal, Police 

Location : South Budhokhali village, Canning 


Case Details: 

Victim Ilias Mondal, aged 55, was a resident of South Budhokhali village. He was married to Hamida 

Mondal and both have two children, aged 3 and 5 years respectively. The economic condition of the 

family is very poor. On 15 th January 2008 the victim was found dead near a canal. The family of the 

deceased didn’t approach the police owing to lack of money and delaying reasons. The body was 

buried, but the villagers were discussing that Ilias was murdered under suspicious circumstances. 

Chunnat, the cousin brother of the victim took up the matter and came to know that on the day of Ilias’ 

death he was found with Sanatan Naskar and Madhab Sapui in a wine shop. There was a quarrel 

between the three and the latter two struck the victim thereby killing him. Chunnat approached Canning 

Police Station on 25 th January 2008 along with the village people; but the police denied taking up the case 

stating that the dead cannot be brought back to life. A case was filed in Alipore court and letters were send 

to the SP and Human Rights Commission on 28 th January 2008, following which the Court ordered for 

post mortem. The body was dug out and post mortem was conducted on 22 nd March 2008, the report 

of which was not revealed to the victimized family. Even after these things police didn’t arrest anybody; 

and the accused are threatening the wife of the deceased to withdraw the case. 


District –Murshidabad / FEB-26/02/2008/Sl.NO- 176 

Victim(s) : 1) Imratan Nesa Bibi 2) Sirajul Mondal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Sirajul Mondal 2) Moula Baux 3) Lal Chand Mondal 

4) Abdul Hannan Mondal 5) Esrafil Mondal 6) Tahasan Seikh 

7) Rangalal Banerjee, SI 8) Dulal Bhattacharje, OIC 9) PCs 

Location : Malopara, Murshidabad 


Case Details: 

Totan, Mondal, aged 13, S/o Sirajul Mondal, a resident of Malopara village was found missing from 13 th 

September 2007. Two days later his body was found 30 kilometers away from his house. Tehatta Police 

Station filed a case and arrested Ziaul Haq Mondal under suspicion. On 13 th October 2007 Sirajul 

lodged a complaint at Hariharapara Police Station against Esadul Mondal and his brother Sirajul 

Mondal under suspicion. On 12 th October 2007 Sirajul conspired against the brothers and took the 

above mentioned perpetrators for help. On 14 th October 2007, on the occasion of Id, when Esadul and 

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his brother were away from home, worshipping in a nearby mosque, the perpetrators spread false 

news that Esadul was going to blast bomb in the locality. Thus they gathered the local people, and 

attacked the house of the victim with sticks, spears, stones, brickbats and other weapons. The perpetrators 

dragged victim Imratan Nesa Bibi, W/o Sirajul Mondal to a jute field and raped her. The frenzied people 

destroyed the articles of the victim’s house. Though Hariharapara Polcie reached the spot they remained 

restrained. The local MLA was also involved in the incident. The next day when Imratan went to lodge 

a complaint at Hariharpara Police Station the OIC refused to take the complaint and advised her to go out 

of the village. He also asked her husband to surrender, assuring to safeguard his life, having received 

a bribe of Rs.30,000. Esadul and Sirajul were arrested on 15 th October 2007, and produced before 

Berhampur Court on 18 th October 2007. Thus the victims are still leading a life of fear, unable to come 

back to their house. 

FF Code : W.B./ MON (Julfikar Ali)/ 

District-Murshidabad/ Jan -19/1/2008 Sl.NO-157, 160 

Victim(s) : 1) Jahanara Bibi 2) Tanjuwara Bibi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1)Sirajul Mondal 2)Siddique Mondal 3)Kayen Mondal 4) Kalu 

Mondal 5) Lakimuddin Mondal 6) Intajul Mondal 7) Dulal 

Bhattacharjee, IC 8) Rangalal Banerjee, SI 9) Dipak Das, OIC 

10) Babu Mondal 11) Bhedu Mondal 12) Habu Mondal 

13) Shariful Mondal 14) Inchhar Ali, MLA 

Location : Hariharpara, Murshidabad 

Date of incident : 14/10/2007, 04/12/2007, 08/12/2007, 25/01/2008 

Case Details: 

Totan, Mondal, aged 13, S/o Sirajul Mondal, a resident of Malopara village was found missing from 13 th 

September 2007. Two days later his body was found 30 kilometers away from his house. Tehatta Police 

Station filed a case and arrested Ziaul Haq Mondal under suspicion. On 13 th October 2007 Sirajul 

lodged a complaint at Hariharapara Police Station against Esadul Mondal and his brother Sirajul 

Mondal under suspicion. On 12 th October 2007 Sirajul conspired against the brothers and took the 

above mentioned perpetrators for help. On 14 th October 2007, on the occasion of Id, when Esadul and 

his brother were away from home, worshipping in a nearby mosque, the perpetrators spread false 

news that Esadul was going to blast bomb in the locality. Thus they gathered the local people, and 

attacked the house of the victim with sticks, spears, stones, brickbats and other weapons. Jahanara, W/ 

o Esadul was raped by the perpetrators during this process. The whole house was plundered. Victim 

Tanjunawara Bibi, W/o Aidul Mondal was also tortured. Esadul and his brother went into hiding. Though 

the SI of Hariharapara Police Station arrived at the place, he didn’t control the situation. The local MLA 

was also involved in the incident. The next day, when the victims went to the police station, the OIC 

refused to accept the complaint and asked their husband to surrender, assuring to safeguard their lives, 

having received a bribe of Rs.30,000. Esadul and Sirajul were arrested on 15 th October 2007, and 

produced before Berhampur Court on 18 th October 2007. Thus the victims are still leading a life of fear, 

unable to come back to their house. 

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FF Code : W.B./ MON (S.Mukhtar Ahmed)/ 

Dist- North 24 Paraganas /25/04/2008/Sl. No. 122 

Victim(s) : 1) Jainto Mondal 2) Atonu Adhkari 3) Mintu Sen 

4) Sandip Devnath 5) Arindam Ghosh 6) Shaheb Bhattacharya 

7) Sankar Das 8) Sagar Roy 9) Sanju Malakar 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) OIC 2) Gourango Nag, SI 

Location : Bongaon, North 24 Parganas 


Case Details: 

The above mentioned victims are students of Bongaon Dinbandhu College, falling under the jurisdiction 

of Bongaon Police Station. On 17 th March 2008 the opposition students’ union (Trinamul Chhatra 

Parishad) organized a demonstration at the college premises. They were going to meet the Principal 

and submit a demand, stating reduction of fees for the first year students. As a part of their demonstration 

they started distributing slogans. In the meantime, some students from the ruling student’s union (Students’ 

Federation of India) and few external members attacked the agitating students. The victims tried to 

protect themselves and the Principal by locking the college gate, but the perpetrators managed to get 

inside breaking open the lock. They started assaulting with hockey sticks and other weapons. When the 

victims tried to approach Bongaon Police Station they were prevented by few miscreants. One victim 

named Susanta Nath was badly injured and hospitalized. Finally a criminal case was filed at Bongaon 

Police Station. Simultaneously another case was also registered at the instigation of the ruling students’ 

union. But nobody was arrested in this case. The college elections which was scheduled for 10 th April 

2008 was postponed, because the SDO (Sub Divisional Officer) couldn’t deploy sufficient police force 

on the day of election. This proves the negligence of the police in this matter and the miscreants are still 

roaming about in the locality. 

FF Code : W.B./ Mon (Gopen Chandra Sharma)/ 

District- Murshidabad/APR- 18/04/2008/Sl.No.-189 

Victim(s) : Jamiran Bibi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Saharul Mondal 2) Ananda Babu, ASI 3) Pulak Das, ASI 

Location : Parashpur, Jalangi 


Case Details: 

Victim Jamiran Bibi, aged 28 is a resident of Dayarampur village, falling under the jurisdiction of Jalangi 

Police Station. The victim lost all her land during the erosion of River Padma. On 6 th April 2008 Jamiran 

went to the banks of the river to ease herself, and her husband Alauddin Mondal came for her security 

and stood at a distance. During this time Saharul Mondal came upon Jamiran with an evil intention. He 

tried to strip her naked, but she started shouting. Her husband rushed for help and the perpetrator ran 

away in fear. On 7 th April 2008 Saharul lodged a complaint at Jalangi Police Station against the victims. 

Following this Jamiran went to lodge a complaint against Saharul, but she was subjected to abuses by 

the ASI of the station. The officials denied registering the complaint at first, and after the intervention of a 

cadre of the ruling party a complaint was lodged. Despite two complaints filed, the police didn’t take any 

action. The perpetrators enjoyed complete impunity due to the deliberate inaction of the police. 

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FF Code : W.B. / MON (Murari Dey)/ 

District- Hooghly/ Jan-04/01/2008/Sl.No.-66 

Victim(s) : 1) Judhistir Adak 2) Mredula Adak 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Nani Gopal Adak 2) Partha Sarathi, IIC 

Location : Gangadha, Chanditala 


Case Details: 

Victim Judhistir Adak is a carpenter residing in Gangadha village, falling under the jurisdiction of Chanditala 

Police Station. He was married to Mredula Adak and both have two daughters and a son. Judhistir is the 

only earning member of the family. There was a long standing property clash between the victim and his 

brothers Nani Gopal Adak and Parimal Adak. On several occasions the victim and his wife lodged 

dairies in Chaditala Police Station from 2003. Judhistir had ¼ shares in the joint property which was not 

fully partitioned, within which his brothers started constructing, and stopped the flow of water filling with 

mud. The victim filed a civil suit in the Court of the Civil Judge, Serampore. The Court passed an order 

of injunction on 1 st March 2007 which came into effect on 1 st June 2007. But on 1 st December 2007 in 

spite of the injunction order the youngest brother of Judhistir engaged masons in the property to construct. 

This happened when the victim was away from home, and his wife rushed to the police station for help 

but the officer on duty failed to receive the complaint. The victims also send a written complaint to the 

SDPO on 3 rd December 2007 but in vain. 


District-Howrah/ March-28/03/2008/Sl.No.-63 

Victim(s) : Kalipada Mondal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Joydeb Mondal 2) Basudeb Mondal 3) Astapada Mondal 

4) Rupa Mondal 5) Santana Mondal 6) Tarak Mondal 

7) Moyna Mondal 8) Police 

Location : Baltikuri, Jaghacha 


Case Details: 

Victim Kalipada Mondal, aged 75 is a resident of Bharatmata Colony, falling within the jurisdiction of 

Jaghacha Police Station. He worked in a jute mill and didn’t receive any retirement benefit. The victim 

stayed along with his sons and daughters-in-law. For the past few years Kalipada was pressurized by 

his children to divide the property. When the victim refused his sons grew furious and tortured him 

mentally. They often abused him with filthy words, beat him up mercilessly, and let him to starve. 

Kalipada lodged several diaries at Jaghacha Police Station from 2006 to 2007, but the police failed to 

initiate any action. On 29 th January 2008 Kalipada was beaten up badly and completely driven out of his 

house. The victim took shelter in his daughter’s house with no other way. He filed a petition before the 

Judicial Magistrate, and his sons were directed to give Rs.300 each per month to the victim, but 

Kalipada didn’t receive any. 

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FF Code : W.B. / MON (Julfikar Ali) 

District –Murshidabad / MAR-19/03/2008/ Sl.NO- 181 

Victim(s) : Kanai Mondal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) SI 2) OIC 

Location : Char Katla Mari Mouja 


Case Details: 

Victim Kanai Mondal, aged 52, is a cultivator of land residing in Char Rajanagar village, falling under the 

jurisdiction of Raninagar Police Station. He owns three acres of land, which is located under Char 

Katlamari Mouja. On 24 th February 2008 the victim returned home from the field, and on the next day 

when he went in the morning, Kanai found a four feet long iron pipe, a barrel of tube well and a chain stolen 

from his field. He informed the matter to the SI of Char Moirosi Border Security Force Camp but no 

action was taken. Then Kanai went to Raninagar Police Station, where too his complaint was rejected at 

first. But after an argument the complaint was accepted but the police remained silent over the issue. It 

came to light that thieves usually came from Bangladesh and stole the farming tools of poor Indian 

farmers; but the BSF failed to protect the border areas of the country. It is also alleged that the officials 

themselves assisted such kinds of activities. 


District –Murshidabad / Feb-15/02/2008/ Sl.NO- 165 

Victim(s) : Kanai Mondal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Dutta Babu, SI 2) Dhan Singh, Inspector 

3) Nilesh Kumar, AC 4) OIC 

Location : Katla Mari Mouja, Raninagar 


Case Details: 

Victim Kanai Mondal, aged 55, is a resident of Rajanagar, falling under the jurisdiction of Raninagar 

Police Station. The victim had gone to Char Katla Mari Mouja Dag, on 7 th October 2007 in order to load 

his cart with paddy. Kanai had deposited his voter’s identity card at the Out-Post. While returning Sub 

Inspector Dutta Saheb of the BSF Camp detained the cart and brought down the entire paddy. An 

argument arose, owing to which the officer threw some of the paddy into River Padma. But there wasn’t 

any illegal article found in the cart. Kanai lodged a written complaint against Dutta in Raninagar Police 

Station. In revenge the AC and the Inspector of BSF lodged a counter complaint against the victim. In the 

meantime the above said officers were transferred, the result of which no communication was possible 

with them. Taking this as an advantage Raninagar Police took no initiative to investigate the matter. The 

victim had also lodged complaints before the Company Commander of BSF Camp, OIC of Raninagar 

Police Station, 2 nd BDO of Raninagar, SDO of Domkal, Co-BSF of Roshannagar, JDG BSF of Lalbagh, 

SDPO of Domkal, SP of Berhampore. On 25 th October 2007 Kanai again sent his complaint through 

registered post to the OIC of Raninagar Police Station, SDO of Domkal, and BDO of Raninagar. But so 

far no action followed. 

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District –South 24parganas / JAN-12/01/2008/ Sl.NO- 125 

Victim(s) : 1) Kapil Deo Singh 2) Fagu Singh 3) Kumari Debi 

4) Sushila Debi 5) Usha Kumari 6) Rahul Kumar 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Anupam Roy Chowdhury 2) Sanjay Sarkar 3) OICs 

Location : Nethaji Road, Kolkata 


Case Details: 

Victim Kapil Deo Singh was a resident of Madanpur village of Bihar state. He took voluntary retirement 

from his service at Reckit Benckiser and got some money as his service benefit. The victim was 

introduced to Sanjay Sarkar of Kolkata by Anupam Roy Chowdhury. The former approached Kapil to 

invest money in his business and promised to return the same within 45 days. Accordingly Kapil 

handed Rs.3,00,000 to him on 23 rd August 2004. But the victim was deceived by Sanjay, who refused 

to pay even after repeated insistences. Kapil lodged complaints against the perpetrators at Behala 

Police Station on 4 th December 2005 and at Purba Jadavpur Police Station on 21 st March 2006. A 

written complaint was also send to the SP, but the police remained silent over the complaints. The 

perpetrators getting aware of the complaints lodged started torturing the victim’s family mentally and 

caused them to vacate Kolkata. Right now the family of Kapil is residing in Bihar, being pushed to a poor 

economic status. The police were trying to suppress the matter and washed their hands stating that the 

matter is very old. A new complaint needs to be filed in Behala and Purba Jadavpur Police Stations but 

the victim is not in a condition to come to Kolkata due to financial constraints. Moreover he states that the 

police failed to render security for the victim and his family. 

FF Code : W.B./MON (Julfikar Ali)/ 

District- Murshidabad/Apr-01/04/2008/Sl.No.- 186 

Victim(s) : 1) Khodabox Mondal 2) Subra Bibi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Jayanta Bhattacharya, IIC 2) Mojibur Rahaman 

Location : Domkal PS, Murshidabad 


Case Details: 

Victim Khodabox Mondal, aged 48, is a resident of Maniknagar village, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Domkal Police Station. There was a dispute regarding a joint property among the relatives of the victim. 

On 5 th October 2007 Mojibur Rahaman and his associates attacked the family of the victim early in the 

morning. They carried away the ornaments and tried to molest the women. A case had been filed 

regarding this at Domkal Police Station dated 5 th October 2007. The FIR was signed by Md. Sallhauddin, 

SI. The perpetrators were arrested and soon after released under bail. Again these people attacked the 

victims’ house on 23 rd October 2007 during the absence of Khodabox. The next day a diary was lodged 

in Domkal Police Station but the police didn’t take any action. On 1 st December 2007 the accused 

attacked Nargis Bibi, the daughter of Khodabox with a log, and threatened her to vacate the house 

immediately. On 3 rd December 2007 the victim and his wife went to Domkal Police Station, but the IIC 

refused to accept their complaint, and threatened to detain them if they disturbed any further. Written 

complaints have been send to the SDO, SDPO, SP of Murshidabad regarding this. A petition has also 

been filed before the Sub-Divisional Magistrate court apprehending danger. 

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FF Code : W.B./MON (Sumita Roy Choudhury)/ 

District-South 24 Parganas/ Jan- 23/01/2008/Sl No.-129 

Victim(s) : Krishna Debnath 

Perpetrator(s) : Biswajit Bandhyapadhyay, IIC 

Location : Canning PS, West Bengal 


Case Details: 

Victim Krishna Debnath is a veterinary doctor residing in Sanjoy Palli. He is a well known social activist 

in the locality. The victim also maintained good relations with the village people. On 22 

nd January 2008 

the victim was arrested by four officials of Canning Police Station during night. The police barged into his 

house, breaking open the entrance gate and assaulted him in the presence of his family members. 

Krishna was also abused with filthy words. He was taken to the police station in their jeep. In all these 

circumstances, the police violated the D.K. Basu Judgment. On 12 th January 2008 the victim was 

produced before Alipore Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Court. It is reported that on 19 th January 

2008, the officials of Canning Police Station wanted to arrest three persons illegally. When Krishna 

Debnath protested against it, the officials left the place. Holding grudge in their mind, the officials of 

Canning Police Station illegally arrested the victim under a fabricated case. Later the victim managed to 

come out on bail. 

FF Code : W.B./Mon (Susmita Roy Choudhury)/ 

District-South 24 Parganas/ Jan-23/01/2008/Sl.No.-128 

Victim(s) : Krishna Pathak 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Patitpaban Ghosh 2) Police 

Location : Baruipur PS, West Bengal 


Case Details: 

Victim Krishna Pathak, aged 39, is a resident of Loknath Pally. Her husband Harananda Pathak was 

found missing for the past 19 years and the victim resides along with her son Biswajit Pathak. She gave 

all her daughters into marriage. Krishna manages the family by working in a factory at Park Circus 

Darga Road. From 2000 the victim entered into an affair with her colleague named Patitpaban Ghosh. 

Both got married but the marriage was not registered. After marriage they stayed at Krishna’s house 

along with her son. During this period the victim also left her job. Patitpaban left for his house at Janai 

during October 2007 and didn’t return. On 4 th December 2007 Krishna received news that he was going 

to marry another lady. On 4 th January 2008 Patitpaban called the victim to meet him, and Krishna 

requested him to come home. Accordingly he came and spend the night with her. On 5 th January 2008 

few relatives of Patitpaban came to the house of the victim and abused her with filthy words. All of them 

tried to beat her but she was saved by her neighbours. The officials of Baruipur Police Station came to 

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the spot, and arrested Krishna, following the complaint lodged by Patitpaban’s relatives stating that she 

had kidnapped the latter and demanded Rs.1 lakh. She was taken to the police station without a lady 

police escort. At the station she was forced to sign in a paper with fabricated facts. The police also failed 

to listen to her charges and drove her away from the police station. It is reported that the victim on several 

occasions went to Baruipur Police Station for lodging complaint against Patitpaban Ghosh but the 

officials refused to register her complaint 

FF Code : W.B./Mon(Susmita Roy Chowdhury) 

District-South 24 Parganas/ FEB-29/2/2008/Sl.No.- 141 

Victim(s) : 1) Lakhan Singh 2) Shanti Devi 3) Satyen Mondal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Sunil Ghosh 2) Lakhi Devi 3) Jayanta Shara, SI 

Location : Hatgachia, South 24 Parganas 


Case Details: 

There are nearly fifteen thousand people residing in Hatgachia region. Prior to the incident, a newspaper 

report stated that the Government of India had announced 270 sq.ft of land for erecting flats, in the 

process of slum development. A conspiracy smelled in the air that the Government would evict the 

people from their land. Accordingly on 12 th February 2008 Ms. Lakhi Devi, the local counselor, Mr. Sunil 

Ghosh and 15 other members of the ruling CPI(M) Party came and started surveying the area. The 

residents denied giving their signatures on the documents. Victim Lakhan Singh who was witnessing the 

officials force the people to sign in the documents resisted the party members. The latter were enraged 

at this and started assaulting the victim and his son Satyen Singh. Shanti devi, W/o Lakhan Singh, who 

ran for her husband’s rescue was also pushed aside. Tapan Sengupta, a person witnessing this 

informed the police, who rushed to the place. Despite the fact that police had gathered in the place, the 

perpetrators didn’t withdraw, instead they broke open the houses of the victims broke the windows, 

television set, computer system, and motor bike. Various reporters arrived at the place, following which 

the police and the perpetrators left the place. In the evening a rally was organized by about 2500 people 

of the area in protest. The police tried to convince that it was wise to accept the proposal of the government 

as it was their benefit, and threatened that they would be filed under false cases. The Secretary of the 

Slum Development Committee stated that the government has plans to hand over the land to financially 

sound people. 

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FF Code : W.B./MON (Susmita Roy Chowdhury) / 

District-South 24 Parganas/ Jan—19/01/2008 Sl No - 127 

Victim(s) : 1) Madhabi Kayal 2) Kalipado Kayal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Kalu Das 2) Police 

Location : Bidyadharpur, Sonarpur PS 


Case Details: 

Victim Kalipado Kayal is a security guard residing in Bidyadharpur village along with his wife Madhabi 

Kayal and five year old son. Madhabi decided to take up a job as a maidservant owing to the family’s 

poor economic condition. Accordingly she went in search of a job on 21 st July 2007 but never returned. 

Kalipado tried searching her in Gosaba and many nearby places but in vain. When the victim went to 

lodge a missing diary at Gosaba Police Station he was directed to Sonarpur Police Station where the 

complaint was booked on 9 th January 2008. Kalipado gained news from a local source that his wife was 

found going with a man named Kalu Das on the day of missing. After investigation it was proved that this 

Kalu was reportedly attached with a number of women trafficking incidents, smuggling of drugs, and his 

name was also enlisted in the police record book. Kalipado went to Sonarpur Police Station on 12 th 

January 2008 to lodge a complaint but the police denied registering any complaint against the perpetrator. 

Instead they threatened the victim of detaining him under police custody allegedly for selling his own wife 

for the want of money. 

FF Code : WB/MON (Gopen Chandra Sharma)/ 

District – Murshidabad/FEB-26/02/2008/Sl NO-172 

Victim(s) : Mahadeb Ghosh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) OIC 2) Utpal Das, SI 3) Pulak Das, ASI 4) Rakibul Seikh 

5) Pranab Mukherjee 6) Suman Pahari, BLDO 

7) Manamohan Majumdar, FO 8) Unus Ali Sarkar, MLA 

Location : Joykrishnapur, Jalangi 


Case Details: 

Victim Mahadeb Ghosh, aged 55, is a milkman residing in Joykrishnapur village, falling under the 

jurisdiction of Jalangi Police Station. The victim owned large agricultural land which was washed off 

during the erosion, following which he started running milk business using 45 cattle. Mahadeb brought 

fodder for the cattle from Rakibul Seikh for an amount of Rs.700 during the month of Jan. 2008. But 

Rakibul demanded more money from the victim on 31 st Jan. 2008, which Mahadeb denied. On 1 st Feb. 

2008 the victim was returning home after grazing his cattle, and on the way 8 of his cattle died. Mahadeb 

consulted the veterinary doctor and came to know that they died of eating poisonous food. The victim 

submitted a written complaint against Rakibul at Jalangi Police Station on 2 nd Feb. 2008; and then 

arranged for post mortem of the cattle in the presence of the doctors and Block Livestock Development 

Officer. But the police officials of Jalangi Police Station forced the victim to write another complaint 

ignoring the old complaint. Later the perpetrator was produced before the Court and got bail the very day. 

It is to be noted that the cattle were buried by the BLDO, doctors, police officials and the MLA with 

quicklime and bleaching powder in order to maintain the body in the same condition. 

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District-Kolkata / APR-10/04/2008/Sl. NO-121 

Victim(s) : Manik Chandra Kuri 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) OIC 2) Nimai Kuri 3) Swapan Roy 4) Ratan Kuri 

5) Goutam Mukherjee 6) Monoj Saha 7) Alok Roy 

Location : Maniktala, Kolkata 


Case Details: 

Victim Manik Chandra Kuri, aged 58, is a resident of Canal East Road, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Maniktala Police Station. The victim owns a piece of land at Pran Krishna Nagar measuring 25 Sq.ft 

jointly allocated by ‘Bosti Committee’, ‘United Central Refugee Council’ and local CPI(M) in the year 

1992. After a year, the above mentioned perpetrators started creating pressure upon the victim to give 

the property in their hands, where Manik had already constructed a house and started a business of 

manufacturing undergarments. On 8 th October 1993, Manik’s son Manas died abnormally, owing to 

which the family shifted to Canal East Road. During this time the perpetrators destroyed the victim’s 

house at Pran Krishna Nagar. Manik was also subjected to brutal torture owing to which he was 

hospitalized. The victim lodged several complaints at Maniktala Police Station but in vain. Complaints 

were also send to the SHRC, DC, Detective Department, Commissioner of Police, CM but nothing took 

place in favour of Manik. 


District- Hooghly/Jan- 12/01/2008/Sl.No.-67 

Victim(s) : Md. Makbul Hossain 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Kishan Sinha, OIC 2) IO 

Location : Kamarpukur Chati, 


Case Details: 

Victim Makbul Hossain, aged 27 is a resident of Garmandaran village, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Goghat Police Station. The victim owns a mobile shop, located at Kamarpukur Chati. On 15 th December 

2007 the shop was looted during night hours and a cash of Rs.11,000 was also carried away. The victim 

rushed to Goghat Police Station, and the duty officer denied him permission to see the OIC, for the latter 

was taking rest. Makbul came back once again after sometimes and the officials denied filing a FIR. After 

hearing everything the officer agreed to file the FIR but when the victim insisted on arresting the home 

guards posted in the area he denied filing the same. Finally the FIR was booked, and when the victim 

asked for the copy he was drawn to the police station for two days, and finally handed after much 

harassing. On 19 th December 2007 Makbul submitted the list of recharge coupons with the details of 

name and addresses. On 22 nd December 2007 a suspect was identified and the OIC asked his friend 

to arrange for a vehicle for investigation. On 24 th December 2007 Makbul called up the IO who asked 

him to arrange for a hired car, and the same day Sabir Ahamed Seikh was arrested in connection with 

the case. On 25 th December 2007 the relatives of Sabir called up Makbul to compromise the case, but 

he refused. The same day at evening Makbul came to Goghat Police Station to find Sabir released. 

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District – Howrah/APR-26/04/2008/Sl.NO-67 

Victim(s) : Mohammad Mustafa 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Medical Department 2) Police 

Location : SSKM Hospital, Kolkata 


Case Details: 

Victim Mohammad Mustafa, aged 63 was an employee of Howrah Jute Mill. The victim is a hernia 

patient. He has two sons and three daughters. For the past few years Mustafa is undergoing treatment 

under the supervision of Dr. Ranjit Babu of SSKM Hospital, Kolkata. On 11 th April 2005 the victim was 

advised to be admitted in the hospital. But the next day he was found missing from the hospital. The 

relatives of the victim searched for him everywhere but in vain. Finally a missing diary was lodged in 

Bhavanipore Police Station dated 12 th April 2005, and a written complaint was also send to the SP. 

Despite such efforts, neither the hospital authorities nor the police took measures to find the victim. The 

issue was taken to the media and also published in few daily newspapers. Complaints were also send 

to the SHRC, DCP, Director of Health Services and the Intelligence Bureau but to no avail. 

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District- Howrah/ Feb-16/02/2008/ Sl.No.- 54,55,56,57,58 

Victim(s) : 1) Md. Mustaquim 2) Sahanaz Khatoon 3) Md. Shakir 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) IIC 2) Police 

Location : Pilkhana, Golabari 


Case Details: 

Victim Md. Mustaquim is a cart puller residing in Pilkhana. He was married to Sahanaz Khatoon and 

both have a three year old son named Md. Shakir. Mustaquim’s daughter died of an incurable disease 

in Bihar, where the family was previously settled. Hence the victim decided to shift to Kolkata, and came 

to this place on 15 th August 2007. On 12 th October 2007 Sahanaz Khatooz, W/o Mustaquim was 

offering her prayers on the occasion of Eid. Sakir was playing outside. After finishing her prayers she 

found her son missing. Though the couple searched him in all possible places they couldn’t find him. 

Finally they lodged a missing diary at Golabari Police Station the same day. A written complaint was also 

submitted to the CID of Kolkata. The police are not giving any assurance, and state that it was the 

responsibility of the parents to safeguard their child. 


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Victim(s) : 1) Md. Sabir Ansari 2) Anisha Begam 3) Md. Sarique Ansari 




Case Details: 

Victim Sabir Ansari is a reporter of a weekly newspaper called ‘Hindukal’ and also runs a small pan 

shop. He is a resident of Pilkhana, falling within the jurisdiction of Golabari Police Station. Sabir has a five 

year old son named Md. Sarique Ansari. On 4 th May 2007 the child was playing outside the house 

having taken his lunch. Later on he went to fetch water and never returned. Sabir and his wife lodged a 

missing diary at Golabari Police Station the very night. Sabir also contacted the Don Bosco Child Line, 

CID, MLA, MP, District Magistrate of Howrah, DIG, IB, Home Minister, SP, and many Non-Governmental 

Organizations. He also spent a substantial amount in the local cable TV channel. Despite such efforts the 

search is still going on. The victims feel that the police are just giving light replies, and not serious about 

the case. 

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FF Code : W.B./MON (Subir Basu)/ 

District-Howrah/Feb-16/02/2008/Sl.No.-54,55,56,57,58 

Victim(s) : 1) Md. Shamim 2) Ruksana Begam 3) Md. Reyaz 


Location : Golabari, Howrah 


Case Details: 

Victim Md. Shamim is a resident of Pilkhana. His was married to Ruksana Begam and both have a 

three year old son named Reyaz, who was a student of Holymon Memorial School. On 4 th July 2007 

Reyas and his elder brother went to Karbala, where they were caught up in a commotion. Both were 

separated, after which Reyaz couldn’t be traced anywhere. Shamim registered a missing diary at 

Golabari Police Station the same day, and also approached the Criminal Investigation Department. He 

spent lots of money on advertisement and circulated posters with his son’s photograph hoping to get him 

back. The victims state that the police are just giving assurance that they will try to trace him but to no 

avail. 


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District- South 24 PGS/ Apr-30/04/2008/Sl. No.-157 

Victim(s) : Nani Gopal Maity 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Anukul Chandra Bera 2) Chandan Mondal 3) Jaydeep 

Banerjee, OIC 4)Sakshi Gopal Ghosh, IO 5)Ranajit Babu, Police 

Location : Rudranagar, Sagar 


Case Details: 

Victim Nani Gopal Maity, aged 55, is the head master of Kamalpur Junior Basic School. He belongs to 

the Scheduled Caste Community. On 25 th February 2008 while the victim was handling classes for 4 th 

standard, two people namely Anukul Chandra Bera and Chandan Mondal entered the class room and 

started demanding money from Nani. All of a sudden they got furious, dragged the victim catching hold 

of his shirt, pushed him to the floor and started assaulting him. They stated that his son had borrowed 

Rs.30,000 from them and wanted it returned. They beat Nani repeatedly and took away the money he 

had. Due to this brutal act his forehead was bleeding. The students began to shout in fear, and the people 

of the locality rushed for help. Nani immediately went to Sagar Police Station to lodge a complaint, before 

which the perpetrators had filed a false complaint stating that the victim had assaulted them. The officials 

of Sagar Police Station refused to accept the complaint but after investigation, finding the truth a case was 

filed against the perpetrators. But the police were pressurizing Nani to compromise the case. On 27 th 

February 2008 a village meeting was called to discuss on the issue and the perpetrators confessed their 

guilt. After the meeting the victim was again facing threats. Finally a case was filed at ACJM Court of 

Kakdip on 17 th March 2008. Though the court ordered for investigation, the Sagar Police took no 

initiative. 

FF Code : W.B. / MON (Amrita Rana) 

District – Howrah / APR-30/04/2008/Sl.NO- 68 

Victim(s) : 1) Narayan Dutta 2) Munmun Dutta 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Prasadi Bala Dutta 2) Pradip Dutta 3) Sanat Dutta 4) Anita Dutta 

5) Tandra Dutta 6) Monika Rit 7) Chandra Dutta 8) Rita Adak 

9) Ashok Kumar Khan, SI 

Location : Bantra, Howrah 

Date of incident : 27/11/2007, 16/04/2008 

Case Details: 

Victim Narayan Dutta, aged 48 and Munmun Dutta, aged 30 were married in 2006, and dwelled in 

Joynarayan Babu Lane, falling under the jurisdiction of Bantra Police Station. The victim has two 

brothers, and it was Narayan who looked after his deceased father’s business. After the victim’s 

marriage with Munmun his brothers picked up a quarrel with Narayan and tried to evict him from the 

house. The victim’s brothers jointly bought a house and didn’t give Narayan a share. The victim was 

working as a salesman and stayed in the rented house. Right from the month of May 2007 to April 2008 

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Narayan had lodged several general entries at Bantra Police Station but in vain. On 27 th November 

2007 the brothers of the victim beat him up, owing to which he was hospitalized. Again on 16 th April 2008 

he was attacked by his brothers and few henchmen. Narayan took shelter in a nearby police station, but 

the officials arrested him and filed the victim under a case, stating that he was indulged in torturing his 

mother and younger sister-in-law. On 17 th April 2008 Narayan was produced before the court and 

released under bail. On 13 th June 2007 and 3 rd December 2007 two cases were charged against the 

victims at Bantra Police Station. Though the victim lodged complaints with several authorities he got no 

justice. Munmun states that the perpetrators cut the electric line of their house and also removed the 

bathroom door. Thus they are daily leading a life of fear. 


District-Hooghly/ FEB-10/02/2008/ Sl. NO-68 

Victim(s) : People of Mukherjee Para 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) IIC 2) Biswajit Banerjee 

Location : Serampore, Hooghly 


Case Details: 

‘Ekanto Apon’ is a marriage hall located at Mukherjee Para village of Serampore region. Many rich 

people hire the hall for various functions. The hall is situated in a narrow street, owing to which the people 

coming for a function or so would park their vehicles on the road, thereby blocking the way. The 

residents of the area consider this a nuisance, because the guests who come there often indulge in 

drinking and abusing the people with filthy words. They created much chaos and made lots of noises, 

thereby disturbing the people in the locality. Biswajit Banerjee, the owner of the building used to dump all 

the waste in the locality itself. The local people lodged complaints regarding this at Serampore Police 

Station on 12 th December 2007 but in vain. Complaints were also send to the SHRC, Polluting Control 

Board, District Magistrate and SDPO, but to no avail. 

FF Code : W.B./Mon (S.Mokhtar Ahamed) 

District- North 24 Parganas/Jan-25/01/2008/Sl.No.-104 

Victim(s) : 1) Pradip Singh 2) Prasenjit Singh 3)Surjeet Singh 

4) Usha Singh 5) Raju Orao 6) Raju Ghosh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Police 2)Sanju Das 3)Ratan Sarkar 4)Kabi Roy 5) Debu Kundu 

6) Khokon Roy 7) Kochi Roy 8) Manab Dey 9) Subu Sen 

Location : Chetannya Nagar, Barasat 


Case Details: 

Victim Pradip Singh is a service holder residing in Chetannya Nagar, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Barasat Police Station. On 13 th January 2008 a rally was organized by the CPI(M) at Brigrade Parade 

Ground, Kolkata. Most of the resident of the area attended the rally except the family of the victim, for his 

son Surjeet Singh was sick. Holding vengeance the CPI(M) members started harassing Pradip’s 

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family. The victim approached the police owing to which Somir Biswas, a local leader desired comprome. 

But the same day, at night few people abruptly entered Pradip’s house and started beating all the above 

mentioned victims. They threw stones, pulled Pradip and his wife Usha outside, beat them with chopper 

buts and bamboo sticks. The elder son of the victim brought the police, and before they could arrive the 

perpetrators managed to escape. All the victims went to the local hospital, where they were denied 

admission without a note from the police. Usha went to Barasat Police Station for receiving the documents 

but she was harassed and driven away asking to bring a written requisition from the doctor. Usha again 

went to the police station where the officer got her signed in a blank paper. Following these things the 

victims returned home with just first aid. 


District –Murshidabad / Feb -26/02/2008/ Sl.NO- 177 

Victim(s) : 1) Prafulla Halder 2) Mitali Halder 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Dhananjay Sarkar 2) Partha Sarkar 3) Sajan Mondal 

4) Niranjan Swarnakar 5) Tuhin Biswas, SI 

Location : Dayarampur, Jalangi 


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Dayarampur village was affected during the erosion, and most of the families in the village were starving. 

Victim Prafulla Halder and 11 others were enticed by Dhananjay Sarkar, Partha Sarkar, and Sayan 

Mondal to work in Andaman and Nicobar Islands for a monthly salary of Rs.20,000. Thereby the 

victims were handed over to a private concern at Kolkata, at the rate of Rs.5,000 per victim. The 

concern in turn sold them to another concern at Andaman and Nicobar for a contract work for 11 

months. But the victims were not provided any food or work. They were given only half day’s meal. 

Mitali Halder, wife of Prafulla gained news of this over phone and informed the family members of other 

victims too. They all went to Jalangi Police Station on 13 th February 2008, and the next day police raided 

Dhananjay’s house and arrested him. But he was released by the SI after receiving a bribe of Rs.35,000, 

under the condition of bringing back the victims from Andaman and Nicobar Islands, but the perpetrator 

never kept his promise. On 15 th February 2008 Mitali and the others appeared before the SP of 

Murshidabad for rescuing the victims and arresting the perpetrators. The victims are still in the Islands, 

and it was revealed that they were engaged in building houses for the victims of Tsunami. 


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District –south 24parganas / FEB-12/02/2008/ Sl.NO- 135 

Victim(s) : Pratima Chakraborty 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Rati Ranjan Chakraborty, Home Guard 2) Police 

Location : Goraba PS, Canning PS, Baruipur PS, West Bengal 

Date of incident : January 2008 

Case Details: 

Victim Pratima Chakraborty was married to Rati Ranjan Chakraborty, of Kachukhali village, 25 years 

ago. Her husband is a home guard of the Circle Inspector Office at Canning. Pratima came to know that 

her in-laws set fire on her elder sister-in-law Chhaya Chakraborty. Rati Ranjan maintained illegal 

relationship with Jharna Chakraborty, who is another sister-in-law of the victim. Pratima was also 

tortured by her in-laws when she objected this relationship. They tried to cut her throat using a sharp 

weapon. They even forcibly tried to feed her with poison. Pratima’s brother-in-laws sexually harassed 

and abused her. After few years the victim’s husband deserted her leaving behind three children. 

Pratima lodged several complaints at Canning Police Station but the police never accepted her complaint. 

Now Pratima is spending her days in misery. Her husband has constructed a house at Naridana, 

where she is not permitted to stay. The victim has send written complaints by post to Canning Police 

Station and the Circle Inspector Office. She also send a complaint to the Sub Divisional Police Officer 

through registered post. 

FF Code 

Victim(s) 



: W.B./MON (Gopen Chandra Sharma) 

District- Murshidabad/March-28/03/2008/Sl.No.-184 

: 1) Priti Biswas 2) Prosanta Mohanta 

: 1) Srimanta Biswas 2) Ashim Biswas 3) Pivush Biswas 

4) P. Mukherjee, ASI 

: Kamarhati, Kolkata 

Date of incident : August 2007 – March 2008 

Case Details: 

Victim Prosanta Mohanta, aged 51, is a watch repairer residing in Harisingh Deuri village, falling under 

the jurisdiction of Murshidabad Police Station. He has three sons and two daughters. The economic 

condition of the family is very poor. Prosanta’s second daughter Priti Biswas, aged 20, was given in 

marriage to Srimanta Biswas on 8 th August 2007. Though the groom’s family demanded no bribe 

Prosanta gave Rs.50,000 as cash, a bed worth Rs.10,000, an almarah worth Rs.4,000, gold ornaments 

and gifts worth Rs.10,000. At her in-laws house, Priti Biswas stayed alone, for her husband would return 

home from work only at night. He usually came drunk and beat her up, along with his brothers. The 

victim was mentally depressed and she was sent back home on 20 th August 2007 owing to her serious 

physical condition. During this time Priti had to undergo treatment, and her husband never turned out to 

see her. Following this she had to go back to her in-laws house with her mother for company. Srimanta 

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once again began torturing her in a closed room. The tape recorder was tuned high to suppress her 

shout of cry. Srimanta also abused his mother-in-law, who was witnessing all these things. Finally the 

victim returned to her father’s house the very next day. Though the village elders talked with Srimanta to 

take his wife back it turned to deaf ears. On 23 rd March 2008 Prosanta went to Murshidabad Police 

Station, but the ASI refused to accept the complaint, following which a written complaint was sent to the 

SP on 24 th March 2008. Now Priti is mentally upset and not in her right sense. 


District- Howrah/ March-07/03/2008/Sl.No.-60 

Victim(s) : Puja Barma 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Mohan Choudhury 2) Police 

Location : Bally, Howrah 


Case Details: 

Victim Puja Barma, aged 12, D/o Ramnath Barma is a resident of Rajen Seth Lane, falling within the 

jurisdiction of Bally Police Station. Ramnath Sharma is residing as a tenant in the house of Mohan 

Choudhury for the past two and a half years. On 20 th January 2008 the younger daughter of Ramnath, 

namely Puja went to toilet. Then suddenly Mohan pulled her into his room, tied her mouth and raped her. 

After a long time her parents found her tied up in Mohan’s room. The same night they went to Bally 

Police Station for filing a complaint but the officials denied registering the same. After repeated requests 

finally a general diary entry was registered on 22 nd January 2008. After this the family of the victim was 

getting threats from Mohan. 15 days later police took initiative for Puja’s medical examination, the copy 

of which was not handed over to the victim. Mohan was charged intentionally under an attempt to murder 

case so as to lighten the gravity of the offense. Till date the accused has not been arrested and no initiative 

has been taken for proper investigation. 

FF Code : W.B. /MON (Tanushree Chakraborty)/ 

District-Kolkata/ July-31/07/2008/Sl NO-129 

Victim(s) : 1) Raju Saha 2) Uttam Sardar 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Raju Paswan 2) Niraj Gupta 3) Rajesh Prajapati 

2) Jail Superintendent 3) Jail Warden 4) Police Escort 

Location : Fort William, Kolkata 


Case Details: 

Victim Raju Saha, aged 26, is an under trial prisoner, whose case is pending in the Court of Ld. Additional 

district and Sessions’ Judge (Fast Track). The victim is an accused in the said case. On 12 th June 

2008 the victim was not produced in the court by the police on the ground that he was assaulted by three 

under trial prisoners, namely Raju Paswan, Niraj Gupta and Rajesh Prajapati. Raju Sahu was cut with 

a razor inside the prison van near Fort William, Kolkata, while they were going to the court. The victim 

sustained severe blood injury and was immediately admitted in the hospital. Except for the victim the 

other three were produced before the court. It was observed that the incident happened as a result of the 

dereliction of the duty of jail authority. The Superintendent of Presidency Central Correctional Home 

submitted a report stating the negligence of the police escort in this matter. 

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FF Code : WB/MON (S. Mukhtar Ahamed)/ 

District –North 24 Parganas/FEB-23/02/2008/Sl. NO-111 

Victim(s) : 1) Ram Prasad Kundu 2) Jharna Kundu 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) OIC 2) Icha Mondal 3) Sahidul Mondal 4) Arunangshu Kundu 

5) Ranju Kundu 6) Konika Kundu 

Location : Debalaya, Deganga 


Case Details: 

Victim Ram Prasad Kundu is a resident of Debalaya village, falling under the jurisdiction of Deganga 

Police Station. On 9 th December 2007, the above mentioned perpetrators trespassed into the boundary 

of the victim’s house and started cutting the jack fruit tree. When Ram Prasad and his wife Jharna Kundu 

protested, the perpetrators assaulted them with sharp weapons. They also abused the victims with filthy 

words. Jhanra was humiliated, and the perpetrators broke a finger on her left hand, causing severe 

blood injury. Ram Prasad went to Deganga Police Station, but the officer on duty just filed a FIR on 10 

th 

December 2007, and didn’t take any further action. Jharna was hospitalized. On inquiry, the SI of the 

station stated that the charge sheet has been submitted and the case is handled by the Court. 

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District – Hooghly / APR - 02/04/2008/ Sl.NO – 74 

Victim(s) : (Late) Ramrati 


Location : Uttarpara 


Case Details: 

Victim Ramrati was a mentally ill patient residing in Uttarpara Women Vagabond Home for the past 43 

years. She died in the home on 27 th March 2008. Uttarpara Police were informed about the death over 

phone. A. Sharma, the ASI of the station went to the home, saw the body, talked with the manager and 

went back. He informed his higher authorities but nobody responded. The body remained in the home 

the whole day owing to the negligence of the SP. Finally the body was taken to Walls Hospital, Serampore 

for post mortem but there was a dispute between the executive and the judiciary as to who will inquest the 

body. Finally the post mortem was conducted on 30 th March 2008 and stated that the death was an 

unnatural one. Of late it came to light that the body was not disposed till 2 nd April 2008. 


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District- Murshidabad/Apr-30/04/2008/Sl.No.-193 

Victim(s) : 1) Renuara Bibi 2) Ali Mohammad 3) Hafijul Seikh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Azabul Sardar 2) Farejulla Sardar 3) Arejulla Sardar 

4) Sirajulla Sardar 5) Mujibur Sardar 6) Kajim Sardar 

7) Sunayan Bose, OIC 8) Dr. Jamshed Molla 

Location : Murgir Char, Raninagar 


Case Details: 

Victim Renuara Bibi, aged 41 is a resident of Pollagiri village, falling under the jurisdiction of Jalangi 

Police Station. Hafijul Seikh, the younger brother of Renuara is a farmer. On 9 th March 2008 Azabul 

Sardar was crossing the field of Hafijul with few cows, treading upon the crops. A hot altercation picked 

up between the victim and the perpetrator, the result of which Azabul beat Hafijul with a bamboo stick. On 

10 th March 2008 Renuara met Azabul and questioned him, owing to which the latter grew furious and 

beat the victim. He also abused her in the presence of other farmers. Azabul assaulted Renuara with a 

sharp weapon. Her right palm was injured oozing out blood. Renuara went to Raninagar Police Station 

but the officials just registered a general diary entry without filing a criminal case. On 11 th March 2008 Ali 

Mohammad Mollah, the son of Renuara was also attacked by the perpetrators to such an extent that he 

fell unconscious. The same day Renuara went to Raninagar Police Station along with her brother and 

son, but the OIC demanded Rs.500 as bribe to initiate action against the perpetrators. The victims 

returned home dejected. 


District – North 24 Parganas / MAR–10/03/2008/Sl.NO- 113 

Victim(s) : Rita Karmakar 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Bikram Acharjee 2) Bikash Acharjee 3) Police 

Location : Gurpara, Deganga 


Case Details: 

Victim Rita Karmakar, aged 18 is a resident of Gurpara village. She had pre-marital relationship with 

Bikram Acharya (a) Bapi, S/o Bikash Acharjee of the same village. Both decided to get married but the 

boy’s father didn’t agree. During the month of November 2007, Bikash entered the house of the victim, 

scattered all the articles and beat up the whole family brutally. He kicked on the belly of Rita, with the 

intention of killing the baby in the womb, the result of which she had to abort the child. On 24 th November 

2007 Ritu went to lodge a complaint at Deganga Police Station, but the police remained negligent. Now 

the victim started telling everybody in the village about the matter, due to which Bikash came to her house 

once again with few strange men and raped her. Again police was silent over the issue. On 14 th 

February 2008 Ritu was summoned to the police station and detained the whole day under illegal 

custody. The next day she was taken to the court along with Bapi. A lady police threatened Ritu not to 

speak anything against the perpetrators in the court, or Bapi would never marry her. Thus a case was 

registered only against Bapi with charges of rape, and no case was filed against his father and the 

strange men who raped the victim. 

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FF Code : W.B./ Mon (Gopen Ch. Sharma)/ 

District- Murshidabad / Feb-26/02/2008/Sl.No.-175 

Victim(s) : 1) (Late) Sabina Iasmin 2) Abdus Sattar 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Ripan Mondal 2) Nazmul Haque 3) Jyotsna Bibi 4) Abuijafar 

5) Lilufaraha 6) Subir Kumar Pal, OIC 7)Swapan Kumar Saha, SI 

8) Prodip Roy, CI 

Location : Biswaspara, Jalangi 


Case Details: 

Victim Sabina Iasmin, aged 21 was married to Ripon Mondal, of Biswaspara village, falling under the 

jurisdiction of Jalangi Police Station. The victim’s father Abdus Mondal gave Rs.23,000 and other 

valuable things as dowry. Ripon was unemployed at the time of marriage. Abdus helped him to establish 

a computer centre in Jalangi, providing him monetary assistance. But Ripon wasn’t satisfied and 

demanded more dowry. Sabina was subjected to continuous physical and mental torture. She had a 

year old son too. She was not allowed to go to her father’s house either. On 28 th January 2008 the victim 

was tortured to bring Rs.3,000, but she refused owing to Abdus’ poor economic condition. That day she 

was severely beaten that the victim set herself on fire at night while everybody were sleeping. Sabina 

was rushed to the hospital but expired on 16 th February 2008. Abdus had lodged complaints against his 

son-in-law at Jalangi Police Station on 30 th January 2008 and 17 th February 2008. The SI and CI of the 

station arrested one accused among them namely Nazmul Haque but released at once. Abdus visited 

Jalangi Police Station frequently but the OIC refused to give him the copy of the FIR. He was also 

threatened to be implicated in false cases, and stated that he was responsible for his daughter’s death. 

A case of unnatural death was filed on 16 th February 2008. Written complaints were send to the SP of 

Berhampore on 25 th February 2008 but in vain. 


District- Kolkata / Feb-29/02/2008/ Sl.No.-116 

Victim(s) : Sahanara Bibi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) OIC 2) OIC, Detective Department 3) R.K. Chowdhury, SI 

Location : Ultadanga, Kolkata 


Case Details: 

Victim Sahanara Bibi, aged 28, is a rag picker residing in Basanti Colony, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Ultadanga Police Station. Her husband is no more and the victim has a daughter named Fatema 

Khatun. During February 2007 Fatema was missing, following which a complaint was filed in Ultadanga 

Police Station. The missing person squad of Lalbazar started their search after the intervention of the 

human right organization. Then the case was transferred to Immoral Traffic Section, of Kolkata Police. 

On 1 st September 2007 Fatema returned back from Bodh Gaya. The next day Sahanara went to the 

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concerned police station with her daughter to inform about Fatema’s return. On 6 th September 2007 the 

victim was again called to the police station, and asked to inform the same to the Additional Officer In- 

Charge of the Missing Person Squad of Lalbazar. On 7 th September 2007 Sahanara met the Additional 

Officer and stated that Fatema was abducted and taken to Bihar, where she was sexually exploited. The 

officer stated that they can’t do anything about the case. The victims returned home not to approach the 

police hereafter. But Sahanara was often summoned to the police station by various officials, knowing 

that she was a widow. 

FF Code : WB/MON (S. Mukhtar Ahamed)/ 

District–North 24 Parganas/FEB-12/02/2008/Sl.NO-108 

Victim(s) : (Late) Samail Mirdha 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) IIC 2) Paltu Ghosh 3) Akshoy Das 4) Arun Mota 

Location : Moti Ganj Hat, Bongaon 


Case Details: 

Victim Samail Mirdha, aged 35 was a resident of Paik Para Dakhin Para, falling within the jurisdiction of 

Bongaon Police Station. On 22 nd January 2008 the victim had gone to the bank for opening an account. 

He deposited Rs.1000 and opened the same. After that Samail went to Moti Ganj Hat for purchasing 

some articles. There he was beaten up mercilessly by Paltu Ghosh, Akshoy Das and Arun Mota, 

accusing him in a false case of bicycle theft, owing to which the victim passed away on the spot. In the 

meantime the family members of Samail started searching for him and informed Bongaon Police 

Station over phone. But the officer on duty cut the line stating they were busy. Thereafter the family started 

searching for him and came to know of his death from the local people. Akshoy confessed that they had 

beaten the victim, and denied giving the articles snatched from Samail. Then police arrived at the place, 

inspected the body and send it for post mortem. On 23 rd January 2008 a complaint was lodged at 

Bongaon Police Station. Akshoy Das surrendered before the police and applied for bail, which was 

rejected. Paltu Das had absconded in the meantime, and police took no measures to arrest him. 

FF Code : W.B./ MON (Murari Dey) / 

District- Hooghly/ March-26/03/2008/ Sl. No. 72 

Victim(s) : (Late) Sankar Choudhury 




Case Details: 

Victim Sankar Choudhury, aged 24, was a bus conductor residing in Natun Bazar, falling under the 

jurisdiction of Singur Police Station. On 12 th February 2008 the victim had gone to watch the cultural 

programmes that were taking place in Singur. But he never returned home. The family members began 

searching for him in the morning but couldn’t find. Finally they filed a missing diary at Singur Police 

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Station dated 14 th February 2008. It is pertinent to mention that Sankar was a witness of a bus hijack 

case, which is still pending before the court. The victim was supposed to appear as a witness before the 

court on 13 th February 2008, and since that day he was missing. But the police remained inactive in this 

case. On 16 th February 2008 Sankar’s body was discovered from a pond in the locality. It was 

suspected a murder and police arrested three suspects but that were soon released. The body was 

send for post mortem and when the family of the deceased asked for the copy of the same the officials 

asked them to get an order from the SDPO. Even now the police are playing a dull role and not giving 

any sort of assistance to the victim’s family. 


District – Howrah/FEB-01.02.2008/Sl NO-52 

Victim(s) : 1) Seikh Raja 2) Seikh Kabirul 3) Ambiratan Peyada 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) OIC 2) CPI(M) members 

Location : Bankra Munshidanga Seikh Para, Howrah 

Date of incident : 19/09/2007, 01/01/2008, 09/01/2008 

Case Details: 

Communist Party of India (Marxist) is the ruling party in the state of West Bengal since September 2007. 

These party men are engaged in torturing the opposite Trinamul Party supporters’ right from the time 

they came to rule. Bankra Munshidanga Seikh Para is one such area, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Domjur Police Station which was filled with riots. On 19 th September 2007 Afjal and five other local 

CPI(M) members attacked victim Seikh Raja with weapons and cut the vein of his right hand. He was 

admitted in Howrah Hospital and received treatment for ten days. Similarly on 7 th January 2008 a group 

of 50 to 60 members of the same party attacked the houses of many Trinamul Party supporters’ 

including Seikh Kabirul. The perpetrators chopped the nose of the victim with a sharp weapon and he too 

was hospitalized for four days. Domjur Police Station registered four reports from 19 th September 2007 

to 9 th January 2008 on getting complaints from the victims, but they have been inactive. Two police 

officials were posted on duty in the peek areas, but the members of CPI(M) used the very batons of the 

policemen for assaulting the victims. 

FF Code : W.B. / MON (Gopen Chandra Sharma)/ 

District- Murshidabad / Jan-02/10/2008/Sl.No.-150 

Victim(s) 




Case Details: 

: 1) Selima Bib 2) Abdus Sukur Ali 

: 1) Taijamal seikh (a) Lebu Seikh 2) Nokumuddin seikh (a) Bhutu 

3) Muharam Seikh 4) Jiaul Seikh 5) Samrat Fani, OIC 

6) Sujit Mondal, ASI 

: Fulsahari village, Murshidabad 

Victim Abdus Sukur Ali is a renowned ration dealer in Fulsahari village, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Sagardighi Police Station. On 11 th October 2007 the victim went to Jumma Mosque for prayer. Suddenly 

Taijamal Seikh (a) Lebu Seikh, Nokumuddin Seikh (a) Bhutu, Muharam Seikh and Jiaul Seikh along 

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with 500 villagers attacked Abdus in the name of ration scam. The villagers demanded money and 

confined him in a room inside the mosque. The villagers also tried to loot his house and hurled bombs 

in front of his house. A minor boy named Roket Sheikh, aged 10 was injured at this. The matter was 

informed to Sagardighi Police Station, who arrived with the officials of Rapid Action Force (RAF), and 

searched the house of the victim. The above mentioned perpetrators kept two bags of explosives in the 

house of Abu Bakkar, the brother of Abdus, and betrayed them in the hands of the police. Thus 

Sagardighi Police fabricated a false case against Abdus on 12 th October 2007. A month passed away, 

and all the male members of the victim’s family stayed away from the house out of fear. During this time, 

the villagers kicked the house of Abu Bakkar and abused the women. Sujit Mondal, SI of Sagardighi 

Police Station visited the house of Abu Bakkar several times and destroyed the furniture. He also 

abused the female members in the family including victim Selima. It came to light later that the reason 

behind this behavior of the villagers and the perpetrators is that Abdus was involved in smuggling the 

items supplied to the ration shop. 

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Parganas/ Feb-16/2/2008 Sl No – 138 

Victim(s) : Sibani Bal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Bipul Biswas 2) Bijon Biswas 3) OC 

Location : Natun Palli, Canning PS, West Bengal 


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Victim Sibani Bal, aged 15, D/o Soroj Bal is a resident of Natun Palli. She was studying in 9 

th standard, 

and on her way to the school the victim was often teased by Bijon Biswas, S/o Bipul Biswas. The boy 

had the habit of moving around the premises of the school building and teasing the girls. Though Bipul 

knew the deeds of his son, he remained unaware. Sibani is the only daughter for her parents and hence 

they shut her inside the house while going for work. Her father Saroj is a cloth merchant and her mother 

works in a shoe factory. On 2 nd February 2008 the father of the victim returned home to find his daughter 

missing. Local people stated that Bijon Biswas was also missing from home, following which Saroj went 

to file a missing diary entry at Canning Police Station on 3 rd February 2008, but OC Biswajit Banerjee 

directed him to Ghutiary Out Post. The police were negligent about the case because the father of Bijon 

was a rich business man, having good nexus with the police. The police of Ghutiary Out Post contacted 

the police of Piyali Out Post for inquiring Bijon, but the latter has good acquaintance with the police of this 

station. Following this Soroj send complaints to the SP and filed a suit in the Court. It had been 15 days 

since Sibani was missing, and the police took no efforts to find her. 


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Victim(s) : 1) Sk. Nasim 2) Mehajabeen Khatoon 3) Sohaib Akhtar 




Case Details: 

Victim Sk. Nasim, aged 35, is a mason residing in Pilkhana. He was married to Mehajabeen Khatoon 

and both have a three year old son named Sohaib Akhtar. On 5 th October 2007 Sohaib went out from his 

house for purchasing a car from the shop, having taken Re.1 from his mother. But he never returned 

and the couple searched for him in all possible places to find him nowhere. The victims went to Golabari 

Police Station and filed a missing diary. They also searched in various orphanage homes but couldn’t 

find. Nasim and Mehajabeen went to the police station repeatedly inquiring about their son, owing to 

which the police asked them not to come any more and just trust on the police. 

FF Code : W.B. / MON (Tanushree Chakraborty) / 

District – Kolkata / APR - 12/04/2008/ Sl.NO- 122 

Victim(s) : 1) Sreoshi Laha 2) (Late) Salil Kumar Laha 3) Shyamali Laha 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Srabanti Sinha 2) Swapan Laha 3) Rina Laha 4) Mira Das 

5) Pradip 6) Prasanta Sinha 7) OIC 8) Ghanasham Das, SI 

9) Debasree Chatterjee, OIC 

Location : Prem Chand Baral, Kolkata 


Case Details: 

Victim Sreoshi Laha (a) Jhimli, aged 13 is the daughter of Salil Kumar Laha and Shyamali Laha. The 

family resides in College Street, falling under the jurisdiction of Muchipara Police Station. On 20 th March 

2007 Sreoshi was taken to a brothel home at Prem Chand Baral Street by a lady named Mira Das. The 

victim’s Uncle Swapan Laha, Aunt Rina Laha and Cousin Srabanti Sinha were directly involved in this 

conspiracy. She was forced to satisfy the sexual desire of one Pradip, and threatened not to disclose 

the matter to anybody. They gave her money in order to shut her mouth, and also bought her a mobile. 

Somehow Salil, her father came to know of the matter and lodged a complaint in Muchipara Police 

Station. The SI having investigated the place of incident assured to take action, but in vain. The police 

tried to avoid the matter and drove Salil away from the station. On 3 rd August 2008 Salil sent a complaint 

to the DC of Detective Department, who in turn directed Muchipara Police Station to deal with the issue. 

The perpetrators in the meanwhile threatened the family of the victim for approaching the police. Salil 

was a heart patient and hearing the threats of the perpetrators to make his daughter a prostitute, he died 

of heart attack on 4 th February 2008. On 7 th February 2008 Shyamali, the wife of the deceased lodged 

a complaint before Immoral Traffic Section, following which a case was started against the perpetrators. 

On 14 th March 2008 Shyamali informed the Commissioner of Police about the negligence of the police. 

But till date the victims have not got justice. 

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District- Howrah/ Feb-16/02/2008/Sl.No.-54,55,56,57,58 

Victim(s) : 1) Kashi Rao 2) Padma Rao 3) Suraj Rao 


Location : Golabari, Howrah 


Case Details: 

Kashi Rao, aged 36, is a doctor residing in Nanda Ghosh Road, falling under the jurisdiction of Golabarai 

Police Station. He was married to Padma Rao and both have an eight year old son named Suraj Rao. 

On 18 th August 2003 the boy was playing in the ground and never returned home after a long time. 

Padma received a phone call from some stranger, stating that her son was safe in their house, but later 

on she didn’t receive any call. That very day Kashi Rao and Padma lodged a missing diary in Golabari 

Police Station. Kashi kept connections with Bally Police Station, Howrah Police Station, Shibpur Police 

Station and Lal bazaar Police Station but they couldn’t find their son. The police officials couldn’t give a 

satisfactory answer, and it should be noted that a number of children are missing from this area. 

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District- Murshidabad /Apr-25/04/2008/Sl.No.-190 

Victim(s) : Sridam Mondal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) BSF Officials 2) Sunayan Basu, OIC 

Location : Char Rajanagar, Raninagar 


Case Details: 

Victim Sridam Mondal, aged 23 is a resident of Char Rajanagar village, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Raninagar Police Station. On 29 th March 2008 the victim was bathing in River Padma. At that time two 

BSF Officials called him from behind. Sridam couldn’t hear for the first time and responded to the second 

call. The officials were enraged and hit his jaw with their fists, causing him to fall. They inquired him about 

the people involved in smuggling cattle. When Sridam denied knowledge of the same he was again 

subjected to severe blows. The victim’s wife Dipali Mondal rushed to the spot hearing her husband 

shout and somehow rescued him from their hands. After these things, a complaint was lodged at 

Raninagar Police Station dated 29 th March 2008. Sridam didn’t receive treatment for many days, and 

after his jaw and chest started paining he got himself treated in Godhanpara PHC. Despite the complaints 

lodged, Raninagar Police didn’t take any action against the perpetrators. 


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District – North 24 Parganas / APR – 25/04/2008/ Sl.NO- 123 

Victim(s) : Subhas Mridha 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Jayanta Ghosh 2) Shyamal Roy 3) Puspendu Mukherjee 

4) Police 5) Municipality Officers 

Location : Belghoria, North 24 Parganas 


Case Details: 

Dilip Ghosh was a lease holder who let many houses. All the tenants paid him the rent on regular basis. 

Before his death Dilip promised to transfer the land in the name of the tenants, but unfortunately he died 

without making any legal statement of the property. This paved way for a conflict between the family 

members of the deceased and the tenants. The latter filed a case in the court of Learned Executive 

Magistrate, Barackpore against the family members of Dilip Ghosh. On 22 nd July 2007 Jayanta Ghosh, 

the son of Dilip, two Counselors namely Shyamal and Puspendu along with 400 men came to demolish 

the houses of the tenants. Though messages were passed to the police they failed to assist the victims. 

The Chairman of the Municipality on the other hand claimed the land as their property, where the 

Municipality was going to establish a market. Arpita Saha got several injuries on her head. 9 families 

comprising of 40 members became houseless. Though police were informed of this they never arrived 

at the place to safeguard the victims. Subhas Mridha was one among the victim who belonged to the 

Scheduled Caste Community. Though the judgment fell in favour of the victims, nothing could stop the 

perpetrators from interfering into the life of the poor tenants, who were illiterate and knew not how to write 

even a complaint letter. 


District –Murshidabad / JAN-16/01/2008/Sl.NO- 152 

Victim(s) : Subhas Saha 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Sukumar Mondal 2) Subir Paul, OIC 3) Sailen Babu 

Location : Dayarampur, Jalangi 


Case Details: 

Victim Subhas Saha, aged 27, is a resident of Dayarampur village, falling under the jurisdiction of Jalangi 

Police Station. The victim lost his paddy field in the erosion caused by Padma River. Hence Subhas 

engaged is selling molasses of sugarcane, which he collected from the villagers. On 5 th Dec. 2007 

Subhas and his brother Subrata Saha went to the house of Sukumar Mondal to collect molasses. The 

victim loaded the tins and found them leaking. Subhas requested Sukumar to replace them, but the latter 

refused. The victim was forced to take the tins, and ultimately beat up Subhas. The victim fell down, 

following which he was kicked on his chest with shod legs. Subhas was also struck on his face that his 

teeth were dislocated oozing out blood. Subrata informed the incident to the nearby Debipur Police. 

Subhas was hospitalized, and later a written complaint was send to Jalangi Police Station. The ASI 

abused the victim with filthy words before filing the same. The things of Subhas were in the custody of 

Sukumar. The police took no step to recover those things. Though Subhas met the OIC of the station 

repeatedly regarding this, no action was taken. 

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District –South 24parganas / APR-30.04.2008/ SL.NO- 155 

Victim(s) : (Late) Subrata Bhattacharya 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Hare Krishna Chanda, SP 2) Ananda Sarkar, IIC 

Location : Netaji Nagar, Jadavpur 


Case Details: 

Victim Subrata Bhattacharya was a resident of Netaji Nagar Colony, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Jadavpur Police Station. He was married to Champa Bhattacharya and both have a 6 year old daughter. 

The victim was working in a factory, which was closed down for several years, owing to which he ran 

a small business for earning their livelihood. Subrata’s wife started a tea shop on the main road which 

too didn’t run well. Thus the family was spending their days in penury. Subrata asked his wife to go back 

to her father’s house, assuring to call back after arranging money. On 12 th April 2008 the victim was 

alone at home, and the next day also the door of the house remained shut. When the people of the locality 

broke open the door of the house they found the victim hanging on a rope. The SI of Jadavpur Police 

Station came to the spot and send the body to Bangur Hospital for post mortem. On 14 th April 2008 the 

nephew of the victim went to receive the body of Subrata, but the body was changed. The police in the 

meantime forcibly tried to put responsibility of the changing the dead body upon the victim’s family but 

they denied. A suit was filed before the ACJM, Alipore Court on 16 th April 2008, stating the breach created 

by the police. Subrata died on 13 th April 2008 but the cremation of the body was not completed even after 

a long time. The widow of the deceased is now leading a life of starvation. 


District- South 24 PGS/ Jan-12/01/2008/ Sl.No.-126 

Victim(s) : (Late) Sudipta Ghosh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Partha Mukherjee 2) Sabbyasachi Chakraborty 

3) Gobinda Mallik 4) Mihir Sen, IO 5) Parimal Bhadrak, IO 

6) Pinaki Chakraborty, IO 7) Amit Roy Choudhury, IIC 

Location : Udayrampur, West Bengal 


Case Details: 

Victim Sudipta Ghosh was a resident of Udayrampur village. He was a reputed teacher in the area, and 

was found missing from 9 th November 2007. The family members of Sudipta had suspicion on his 

neighbor, Partha Mukherjee, with whom the victim was last found talking. Accordingly his relatives 

lodged a missing diary and complaint against the suspect at Bishnupur Police Station on 16 th November 

2007. A report was also made before the CID on 13 th November 2007. But the police were negligent 

about the case, despite repeated requests. The family of the victim went to the police station from 18 

th 

November 2007 to 22 nd November 2007 urging the police to take action but in vain. Finally after the 

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intervention and pressure from the villagers a search was made in the backyard of Partha’s house on 

26 th November 2007, and the body of Sudipta was found in the septic tank, with both hands and legs tied. 

It was only after finding the body that the police filed a complaint and started investigation. The police were 

able to arrest only one companion of the suspect, Gobinda by name, who reported that he was paid 

Rs.6000 for repairing the tank. In the meantime Partha had absconded. The body was taken for post 

mortem and the police kept the family members of the deceased ignorant about the report. The activists 

of the ruling party were on the other hand putting pressure upon the victim’s family to mutually settle the 

matter and withdraw the allegations against the culprits. The police even after having sufficient knowledge 

of the culpable involvement of the culprits into the death of the victim from the beginning of the incident, 

assisted them to escape punishment. 

FF Code : W.B./Mon (S. Mukhtar Ahmed)/ 

District-24 PGS (N)/Mar- 31/03/08/Sl.No.-119 

Victim(s) : Sumana Chowdhury 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Lakshman Chakraborty 2) Gour Ghosh 3) Bapi Das 

4) Dipali Ghosh 5) Sefali Ghosh 6) Arindam Mukherjee, OIC 

Location : Hasnabad PS, North 24 Parganas 


Case Details: 

Victim Sumana Chowdhury, aged 34, is a journalist, and an editor of a local newspaper namely 

‘Tapoban’. She often published news regarding corruption, smuggling and the like, the result of which 

many influential people were annoyed with her, seeking an opportunity to take revenge. Sumana faced 

several problems from 2004. Sushil Adhikari filed a false complaint against her at Hasnabad Police 

Station owing to which she was much harassed and humiliated by the SI. In September 2006 Sumana 

published news regarding the smuggling of a drug to Bangladesh by Lakshman Chakraborty. Once 

again she reported a news regarding trafficking of women, and the hand of Archana Mitra, a member of 

the Women’s Association in it. On 15 th March 2008 the OIC of Hasbnabad Police Station threatened the 

victim. The next day while Sumana was returning home she was assaulted by Shefali Ghosh, a 

member of the Women Association. 20 to 25 people gathered in the place and beat her up brutally. Her 

gold ring was snatched by the women. The OIC was witnessing all these things as a silent spectator, 

and suggesting the perpetrators to file a false case against Sumana. The victim sought the help of her 

advocate who asked her to get admitted in the hospital. The victim did accordingly and returned home 

to find all the things scattered and important papers thrown away. She went to file a complaint at 

Hasnabad Police Station which was first refused but later accepted due to pressure from the advocate. 

She was caused to wait at the station till night for the same. Sumana was not issued the copy of the FIR 

too. On 29 th March 2008 few organizations demonstrated before the police station over the issue of 

coercion of a lady journalist. A counter case was also lodged by the perpetrators, and the accused 

people have obtained bail from the court. 

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FF Code : W.B./MON (Julfikar Ali)/ 

District- Murshidabad/ March-11/03/2008/Sl.No.179, 180 

Victim(s) : 1) Surya Kumar Mondal 2) Bishnu Halder 

3) Jagodish Halder 4) Ramesh Chandra Mondal 


Location : Rajsahi Central Jail, Bangladesh 

Date of incident : - 

Case Details: 

The above mentioned victims are Indian citizens who are languishing in Rajsahi Central Jail, Bangladesh 

even after their term of imprisonment is over. The victims are not treated well in the jail, and not provided 

food, clothes and medicine. The 1 st Secretary of High Commissioner Office blames the Government of 

Bangladesh in this matter. The SP of Rajsahi Jail blames the BSF Officials of Char Ghat Check Post at 

Indo-Bangladesh border, for the latter didn’t respond to any of the letters send from the jail. The BSF 

Officials on the other hand criticize the Bangladeshi officials. Thus these officers have made the life of 

poor victims miserable, who are languishing in jail for no cause. 


District – South 24 Parganas / MAR-19/03/2008/Sl.NO- 146 

Victim(s) : 1) Swapan Mazumdar 2) Biswajit Bag 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Srikanta Mondal 2) Amit Mondal 3) Kumud Haldar 

4) Mangal Mondal 5) Krishna Chandra Mondal 6) OIC 

Location : Kultala, Maheshtala 

Date of incident : 06/09/2007, 23/12/2007, 25/12/2007 

Case Details: 

Agragami Sangha is a club located at Kultala Bazar village. For the past ten years victim Swapan 

Mazumdar is the Secretary of the Club. Various social activities were organized by the club for the 

welfare of the people. A library was established, a school under the government project namely ‘Anganwari’ 

was also started by the Club, where the children of the poor people studied. A charitable dispensary was 

also opened. Cultural programmes and a fair were arranged two to three times a year. The members 

of the Club had a good understanding among them. In many occasions the OIC of Jinjira Bazar 

Investigation Center presided the functions. Mr. Sanjib Das replaced the previous OIC, who was very 

annoyed upon the Club for some unknown reason. On the other hand few local people, who were not 

satisfied about the development of the club tried to plan mischief. Srikanta Mondal, Amit Mondal and two 

other CPI(M) members were few among them. On 6 th May 2007 the <strong>Annual</strong> General Meeting of the 

club was commenced, during which a date was fixed to discuss about the accounts. Finally the matter 

was taken to the Court and the members of the club decided to submit the account at the Court. On th 6 

September 2007 the above mentioned perpetrators and few others attacked the secretary of the club, 

having drunk and stopped the functioning of the dispensary. They also tried to throttle Swapan to death. 

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The matter was taken to Jinjira Investigation Center but in vain. Finally a case was filed in the Court. 

Despite this fact, the police failed to arrest the perpetrators though there was an arrest warrant against 

them. In the meanwhile the perpetrators snatched the key of the club, and threatened the victim to stop 

the sports function. Victim Biswajit Bag was also attacked on 23 rd December 2007. Though the matter 

was taken to the police, they advised to settle the matter and not approach them. Thus the perpetrators 

totally stopped the activities of the club. On 2 nd January 2007 and 3 rd January 2008 complaints were 

send Maheshtala Police Station and the SP via post, but not action followed. 


District–South 24parganas / APR-30/04/2008/Sl.NO- 159 

Victim(s) : Tarun Halder 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Subodh Halder 2) Police 3) CPI(M) Members 

Location : Narayanipur, Mathurapur 


Case Details: 

Narayanipur village was facing political disturbances due to the ensuing election. The members of the 

ruling CPI(M) Party were always trying to create problems with the Trinamul Congress Party. Subodh 

Halder was a drunkard residing in the area, who was also a supporter of the ruling party. He often beat 

up any person with no cause. Though police were informed of this they didn’t take any action because 

he was a supporter of CPI(M). On 24 th April 2008 this Subodh tried entering the house of victim Tarun 

Halder. A scuffle picked up between the family of the victim and Subodh. The latter fell upon a heap of fuel 

and got his hand injured. In the morning there was a clamor, and Tarun’s family went to lodge a 

complaint at Mathurapur Police Station. But the members of CPI(M) had already filed a false case, with 

the purpose of creating a political complexity with this incident. A complaint was filed against Tarun, and 

he was arrested on 25 th April 2008 without producing an arrest memo. On 26 th April 2008 the victim was 

produced before Diamond Harbour Court and released on bail the same day. The police state that they 

took this step to curb the disturbances that were popping up in the locality. 

FF Code : W.B./MON (Julphikar Ali)/ 

District-Murshidabad/Mar-11/03/2008/Sl.No.-178 

Victim(s) : Tojameel Hoqua (a) Bokul (a) Tofajjul Hoque 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) GOI 2) Govt of Bangladesh 

Location : Rajshahi Central Jail, Bangladesh 


Case Details: 

Victim Tojameel Hoque, an Indian citizen, residing in Forajipara village, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Jalangi Police Station was arrested by the BDR (Bangladesh Rifle) Officials of Alaipur on 13 th August 

2007. He was surrendered to Bagha Police Station, and filed under a false case dated 14 th August 2007. 

Following this Tojameel was produced before the First Class Magistrate at Rajshahi Court, who 

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sentenced him to one month imprisonment and a penalty of Rs.500. The victim’s punishment period 

was over by 13 th October 2007 but still he has not been released from Rajshahi Central Jail. His mother, 

wife and two kids are leading a life in misery. Abdul Samad, father-in-law of Tojameel sent a complaint 

to the High Commission of India, but in vain. The DIG of Prison (Bangladesh) states that the victim was 

taken to Char Ghat Check Post at Indo-Bangladesh border for his repatriation to India but the BSF did 

not take back Tojameel despite the fact that he was an Indian citizen. 


District-Howrah/ March-19/03/2008/Sl.No.-62 

Victim(s) : 1) Zinnatan Begam 2) Samrat Mondal 3) Suraj Mondal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Jakir Hossain Mondal 2) Norrangina Begam 

3) Sultan Mondal 4) Police 

Location : Uttar Unsani Sardar Para, Jagacha 

Date of incident : 04/03/2008, 05/03/2008, 09/03/2008, 14/03/2008 

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Case Details: 

Victim Zinnatan Begam, aged 30, was married to Jakir Hossain Mondal in 1994. They have two boys 

named Samrat Mondal, aged 11 and Suraj Mondal, aged 10. Four years after marriage the victim 

started facing torture in the hands of her husband, demanding more dowry. The same year Zinnatan 

lodged a complaint at Jagacha Police Station and the officials summoned the couple, and negotiated the 

matter on 27 th September 1998, but Jakir started torturing Zinnatan once again and drove her out of the 

house on 24 th March 1999. The victim filed a case at Howrah Court, and the Court ordered the victim 

to stay at her in-laws’ house, and that Jakir should maintain the two kids. On 24 th May 2000 Jakir 

married another lady named Nurungina, and lived separately with her, paying no heed to the Court 

order. In the meantime, Jainal Abedin Mondal and Sultan Mondal, the uncle and father of Jakir respectively 

filed a counter criminal case against Zinnatin. The case is still under process in the Court. Besides this 

the victim was often threatened by her husband and hindered from attending the Court hearings. On 4 th 

and 5 th March, 2008 Jakir attacked the victim and her two sons, trying to stab her with a knife. On 9 th 

March 2008 and 14 th March 2008 Zinnatin went to Jagacha Police Station to lodge complaints but the 

officials didn’t take the matter seriously. Instead they threatened the victim to vacate the police station, 

and spoke in favour of her husband. 


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FF Code : W.B./ MON (Aditi Kar)/ 

District- Kolkata/ Feb-19/02/2008/ Sl.No.-112 

Victim(s) : Aftab Alam Ansari 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) CID Officials 2) STF 

Location : Kolkata, West Bengal, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh 

Date of incident : 27/12/2007 – 17/01/2008 

Case Details: 

Victim Aftab Alam Ansari, aged 27 works in the Emergency Department of Calcutta Electric Supply 

corporation (C.E.S.C). The victim is the sole bread winner of the family. On 17 th December 2007 two 

unknown men came to the locality searching for a man named Altab. They talked with the mother of the 

victim and came to know that her son’s name was Aftab. The strangers came back on 22 nd December 

2007 also. On 27 th December 2007, these persons called Aftab over phone, having got his number and 

called to him Chiriamore. The victim went to the place and he was trapped by the CID. Aftab was 

dragged inside an ambassador car, and later detained in an apartment near VIP road. The officials 

subjected him to physical and mental torture, compelling him to confess that he was a terrorist trained in 

Bangladesh. Aftab denied and stated that he has valid identity proofs. Ayesha Begum, the mother of the 

victim lodged a missing diary in Chitpore Police Station on 28 th December 2007, and the next day she 

came to know from a newspaper report that her son was arrested by the CID. On 30 th December 2007 

she went to the CID Office at Bhavani Bhavan and knew that Aftab was to be produced before Chief JM 

Court, Lucknow on 2 nd January 2008. The victim was handed to the STF of Lucknow, who too tortured 

him at their quarter. He was sent to High Security Jail on 2 nd January 2008, from where he was taken to 

the Court. The case was dismissed on 14 th January 2008 and the victim was found innocent. Aftab was 

released on 16 th January 2008 from the jail, following which he returned to Kolkata. Written applications 

were sent to the CM demanding money, and Aftab received only Rs.30,000. At present he is under 

treatment. 

FF Code : W.B./MON(S. Mukhtar Ahamed)/ 

District- North 24 Parganas/ July-14/07/08/ Sl.No.- 130 

Victim(s) : Asadul Mondal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) BSF Jawans 2) OIC 

Location : Madhupur village, North 24 Parganas 


Case Details: 

Victim Asadul Mondal, aged 35 is a resident of Hariharpur village, falling under the jurisdiction of Bagdah 

Police Station. On 2 nd July 2008 the victim went to his field for cultivation with a bag of 22 kilograms of 

fertilizer, after registering his name at the gate of BSF. While working in the field a BSF Official of 

Madhupur Camp started beating him with the branch of a tree. Asadul fell down, and he was dragged to 

the camp holding the collar of his shirt. At the camp the victim was forced to lie down to the floor and 

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eaten on his lower feet and back with a sharp instrument made of bamboo, thereby causing severe 

bleeding. The victim also lost his hearing sense at the powerful slap he received. Few villagers went to 

the camp having received news of this but the perpetrators forced the victim to give a written statement 

stating he wasn’t tortured, following which he was set free. After these things Asadul went to Bagdah 

Police Station but the police didn’t accept the complaint. They just filed a general diary entry dated 3 rd July 

2008. The victim was then hospitalized and he was caused to lie on the floor of the hospital with no proper 

treatment. 


District – North 24 Parganas / Aug – 18.08.2008/ Sl.NO- 140 

Victim(s) : 1) Azan Ali 2) Majed Ali 3) Gulhera Bibi 4) Asgar Ali 

5) Khadiza Bibi 6) Firoza Bibi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Arup Prasad Ghosh, Police 2) Rausnara 3) Abdul Rajjak 

4) Pute 5) Ansar Morol 6) Dr. Saidul 

Location : Kharua Chandpur, Deganga 

Date of incident : 08/11/2006, 26/11/2006, 28/11/2006, 24/04/2008 

Case Details: 

Victim Azan Ali (17), S/o Majed Ali, is a resident of Kharua Chandpur village, falling under the jurisdiction 

of Deganga Police Station. The family ran vegetable business and engaged some labourers to work in 

their field. Rausnara, a resident of the same village who worked there desired to marry Azan. She 

proposed before his father but was denied. The family members of the girl resorted to harsh means. A 

village meeting was called on the issue and Azan denied loving the girl. The family members of the girl 

beat him up at that time. At night Rausnara came to the house of the victim and the sister-in-law of Azan 

began chasing her with a broom. During this time the perpetrators arrived at the place and assaulted all 

the female members of the victim’s family. The BDO and a doctor named Saidul demanded the family 

of the victim to arrange for the marriage or pay a compensation of Rs.50,000. On 23 rd February 2006 

Azan was kidnapped but he escaped the next day. In the meantime the perpetrators managed to get the 

signature of Majed in a blank paper as well as a stamped paper. On 7 th July 2006 Azan was again 

abducted but he ran away this time also. Finally the victimized family resorted to Deganga Police Station 

and a general diary entry was registered on 13 th July 2006. On 1 st August 2006 Gulhera, the sister-inlaw 

of Azan was arrested during midnight without any lady police escort. The police issued no memo of 

arrest. On 11 th August 2006 a written complaint was filed before the CI of Barasat, and on 14 th August 

2006 a complaint was sent to the SP. A petition was also filed before the 1 st Civil Judge at Barasat. The 

Court restrained the perpetrators from entering the premises of the victims’ house. On 28 th November 

2006 Asgar Ali, brother of Azan was arrested during midnight, and his wife was abused by the officials 

and pushed down tearing her blouse. The next day at the station, the OIC advised Rausnara to lodge a 

complaint against the family of the victim. Asgar was produced before Barasat Court and sent to jail 

custody. He was released on bail after 28 days. Azan was also arrested and released after 21 days of 

detention. On 26 th January 2007 police again came to the house of the victim to harass them. On 24 th 

April 2008 Majed Ali was arrested based on another complaint lodged by Rausnara. 

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FF Code : W.B. / MON (Aditi Kar) 

DISTRICT – Kolkata/ Jan 28/01/2008/Sl.NO – 109 

Victim(s) : Azizul Morol 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Police 2) Local residents 

Location : Dumdum, North 24 Parganas 


Case Details: 

Victim Azizul Morol, aged 20, is a rag picker residing in Purbapara, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Rajarhat Police Station. On 15 th January 2008 the victim was as usual collecting rubbish along with 

Azan in Dumdum area. Their vans were standing behind a canal. All of a sudden a local resident caught 

them from behind, alleging them to be thieves. Azan stated that they were not the people they were 

searching for and assured to bring their fellowmen for witness. The people stationed Azizul and sent 

Azan to bring their fellowmen. Meanwhile Azizul was subjected to severe torture and handed over to 

Dumdum Police. The policemen beat him with a wooden stick, forcing him to get into the van. The victim 

was put behind the bars. At the time of arrest police neither issued any memo of arrest not informed his 

family members. Following this Azizul was sent to Ghughudanda Out-Post from where he was taken to 

Barrackpore Court on 16 th January 2008, after the medical examination. The victim was taken to the 

court with his hands cuffed. His bail was furnished from the court after giving Rs.1,400 to the lawyer. On 

17 th January 2008 Azizul went to recover his van but the officer on duty asked two liters of petrol for the 

police van, in order to visit Bediapara, where the van was stationed. Though Azizul submitted the 

documents his van wasn’t delivered. Now the victim is not able to continue work for his poor health 

condition. His X-Ray report states that his arms are fractured. 


District-South 24 Parganas/ Jan-30/01/2008 Sl. No - 131 

Victim(s) : Bapi Halder 


Location : Behala PS, West Bengal 


Case Details: 

Victim Bapi Halder is a small businessman residing in Behala. He supplies goods to several shop 

keepers. A number of families live in the house of the victim as tenants. It was reportedly known that a 

minor girl had been raped by Bapi Halder. The matter was reported to Behala Police Station. On 29 th 

Nov. 2007 Behala Police came to the house of the victim and ransacked it. They also verbally abused 

his mother and sister using filthy words. Without giving any memo of arrest they dragged Bapi to the 

police station. The victim’s family had to pay Rs.1000 to the police officials to avoid torture on him during 

police custody. A case was filed against him & related medical examinations were done on him. During 

all this process the family members of the victim had to undergo mental torture from their neighbours, 

owing to which they vacated the house. The advocate of Bapi states that the house would be occupied 

by the tenants, and hence the police needs to help the family members to safely return to their house. 

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District – 24 Parganas ( North)/ Aug-18.08.08/ SL No. 139 

Victim(s) : Brindaban Sumar 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) BSF Officials 2)S.Tomar 3)Aminur 4)Goutam Chakraborty 



Case Details: 

Victim Brindaban Sumar, aged 48 is a resident of Khedarpara village, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Gaighata Police Station. On 9 th July 2008 the victim was returning home from Banagram. On the way 

he was forced by few BSF Officials to load smuggled articles in a vehicle, following which he returned 

home. On 10 th and 11 th July 2008 the BSF Officials came to the house of the victim and inquired 

unnecessarily. On 12 th July 2008 Brindaban was arrested by two BSF Officials in the name of interrogation. 

The victim was struck with their fists and kicked with shod feet. He was dragged towards the camp. At 

Banagram Angrail BSF Camp, Brindaban was hanged upside down, and beaten on his legs, back and 

hip with batons. They also kicked him with shod legs. The victim sustained severe blood injuries. 

Having gained knowledge of this the village leaders came to the camp and got Brindaban released. He 

was set free after getting signed in a written paper. Later on the victim was admitted in Bongaon G.R. 

Dhar Sub Divisional Hospital and discharged after three days. There was a deep injury on his left leg, 

and still the victim suffers pain. He also developed hearing problem due to the beating. Brindaban’s wife 

lodged a complaint at Gaighata Police Station dated 12 th July 2008 and on 15 th July 2008 thes villagers 

also submitted a mass petition before the SDO of Bongaon. But the police denied taking any action. 

Finally after a petition was filed before the ACJM, the case was taken up by Gaighata Police Station on 

1 st August 2008. All the original documents of medical treatment were taken away by the police in the 

name of investigation. But till date the police haven’t arrested the perpetrators. Though Brindaban visited 

the police station regularly it was in vain. 

FF Code : W.B. / MON (S. Mokhtar Ahmed) / 

District- North24 Parganas / Jan-30.1.2008/Sl.No.- 107 

Victim(s) : 1) Chandrabati Palle 2) Monika Palle 3) Gourab Palle 

4) Animesh Palle (a) Kartik 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Nimai Khatia, SI 2) OIC 

Location : Shanti Nagar, North 24 Parganas 


Case Details: 

Sasadhar Palle and Pacheebala Palle have three sons and a daughter. The family resides in Shanti 

Nagar, falling under the jurisdiction of South Bidhan Police Station. Sasasdhar’s elder son Bablu, 

daughter Kajal Palle, and her husband Shyam Mondal were trying to evict the rest of the family from the 

property so as to be the sole proprietors. Five years back Bablu forcibly took Sasadhar to a field and 

tried to get his signature in a court paper. When the latter denied he was battered. The matter was 

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informed to South Bidhan Police Station but they remained silent over the issue. Bablu and Shyam were 

repeatedly harassing the family. They also threatened the tenants to create problem. On 29 th January 

2008 Chandrabati Palle, W/o Dilip Palle, one of the sons of Sasadhar was beaten up. Monika, another 

relative was also subjected to torture. The perpetrators lodged a complaint against these women at 

Bidhan Nagar Police Station, following which they were arrested along with two children namely Gourab, 

aged 15 and Animesh, aged 14. The police also hailed abuses upon the victims. They were released 

after three hours of detainment, being implicated in a false case. 



Victim(s) : Debasish Das 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Shyamal Sarkar, IIC 2)Prasanto Kumar Sahana, SI 3) Police 

4) Suman Saha 5) Medical Superintendent 6) Doctors 

Location : Sovabazar, Jorabagan 


Case Details: 

Victim Debasish Das, aged 38, is a driver residing in Nandan nagar village, falling under the jurisdiction 

of Belghoria Police Station. He was the driver of the car of Mr. Suman Saha, an owner of a factory 

situated at Sovabazar. The victim took leave for two days and resumed his duty on 9 th July 2008. The 

very day he took his owner to Sovabazar and parked the car in front of Bank of Baroda. As it was 

drizzling Debasish parked the car in a shade. Not finding the car in the expected place, Suman lodged 

a complaint at Belghoria Police Station stating that the victim absconded with the car. Accordingly 

Debasish was arrested the same day at night by the SI of Belghoria and Jorabagan Police Stations 

respectively. The car and a blue colored plastic bag were seized from him. At Belghoria Police Station 

Debasish was tied with a rope and suspended, following which he was beaten by the IIC and all other 

policemen present at the station during that time. A case was started against him according to the 

complaint lodged by his owner. On 10 th July 2008 the victim was taken into police custody for four days 

by the order of the court, during which he was subjected to repeated torture every night. The IO of the 

station demanded Rs.50,000 in order to settle the case. Debasish was neither produced before the court 

on the date of hearing, nor taken to the hospital. Finally the matter came to the knowledge of the court and 

the victim was advised for treatment at R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital, Kolkata on 14 th July 2008. 

The matter came to the knowledge on the media also. In the meantime the IO requested the doctor to 

discharge the victim but was denied owing to Debasish’s critical condition. The advocate of the victim 

filed a petition in the court alleging that the medical reports were manipulated at the influence of the police. 

Debasish was produced before the court on 19 th July 2008 and was released under bail. The family 

members of the victim state that the incident might have been caused under the influence of the ruling 

party, who were responsible for the death of the victim’s brother ten years ago, and moreover Debasish’s 

sister Deepa Biswas was a committee member of the opposite party. 

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District –South 24parganas / Aug-19/08/2008/Sl.NO- 161 

Victim(s) : Devjani Jha 

Perpetrator(s) : Jaydeep Das, Police 

Location : Naresh Mitra Sarani, Bhawanipore 

Date of incident : 20/06/2008, 18/07/2008, 30/07/2008 

Case Details: 

Victim Devjani Jha, aged 51, is a resident of Naresh Mitra Sarani, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Bhawanipore Police Station. The victim is the proprietor of her business named ‘Global Link Consultants’, 

and her husband Rakesh Jha ran another firm named ‘Sapphire Marine’. A client in Rakesh’s business 

had lodged a complaint against him at Bhawanipore Police Station, over some dispute. Devjani was 

also tagged in the case in spite of the fact that the victim was in no way connected to her husband’s 

business. Rakesh got bail from the court on 13 th July 2008 and Devjani got bail the next day. The victim 

duly informed Bhawanipore Police Station about the bail granted. Following this, Devjani was regularly 

harassed by Joydeep Das, IO. He even advised the victim to stay away from her husband at her 

parents’ house. On 20 th June 2008 he barged into the house of Devjani at midnight and pushed down the 

servant maid. Thus the victim is facing occasional threats from the officer in the name of investigation. 

Devjani filed a petition supported by an affidavit before the CJM Court, Alipore seeking appropriate relief. 

Though she lodged complaints before several authorities everything was in vain. 

FF Code : W.B./MON (Aditi Kar) / District- Kolkata /Jan -19/01/2008/ 

Sl.No.106, 107/Feb-1.2.2008/ Sl. No. -110 

Victim(s) : 1) Enayat Ulla 2) Soukat Hossain 3) Jahirul Islam 4) Abdul 

Quddus 5) Mohammad Dir Ali 6) Sheik Masud Sepai 7) Atiyar 

Gazi 8) Monjur Alam Gazi 9) Khokhon Gazi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) JM 2) Authorities of Correctional Home 

3) GOI 4) Bangladesh High Commission 

Location : Alipore Correctional Home 

Date of incident : 29/08/2006, 29/11/2006, July 2007 onwards 

Case Details: 

All the above mentioned victims are citizens of Bangladesh, who came into India owing to their stringent 

economic conditions. Victims Enayat, Soukat, Jahirul and Abdul were arrested by the officials of 

Rabindranath Police Station on 29 th August 2006. They were produced before the CJM, Alipore and 

sent to Alipore Correctional Home. The case was transferred to the 3 rd JM Court on 21 st November 

2006 and they were produced before the magistrate. Victims Atiyar, Monjur, and Khokhon were arrested 

by Gosaba Police on 2 nd July 2007, and produced before the CJM, Alipore. They too were sent to 

Alipore Correctional Home. The case was transferred to the 1 st JM Court on 8 th September 2007 and 

they were produced before the magistrate. Victim Sheik Masud was arrested by Kasba Police on 27 th 

December 2006, and produced before the CJM, Alipore. He was also sent to Alipore Correctional 

Home. In all the above cases, the victims’ period of detention is over but they are still languishing in 

Alipore Correctional Home. 

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District- Kolkata/ Mar-27/03/2008/Sl.No.-120 

Victim(s) : Fatema Khatun 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) OIC 2) S.A. Ali, SI 

Location : Basanti, Ultadanga 


Case Details: 

Victim Fatema Khatun, aged 14 is the daughter of Sahanara Bibi. Her father passed away and the victim 

works as a servant maid. The family resides in Basanti, falling under the jurisdiction of Ultadanga Police 

Station. A small quarrel picked up between Fatema and her mother, owing to which she left the house. 

Sahanara tried searching her in all possible places, but in vain. Finally a complaint was lodged in 

Ultadanga Police Station after on 27 th February 2008. The police first refused to lodge the complaint but 

after much persuasion a missing diary was registered. The missing person squad of Lalbazar started 

searching for the girl. But Fatema returned home on 1 st September 2007, and Sahanara approached all 

the police officials including the Additional Officer-In-Charge of missing person squad of Lalbazar and 

informed them that her daughter had returned. Despite this, Sahanara and Fatema were often summoned 

to the police station and asked to narrate the happening. Fatema had been trafficked to Bihar, and 

subjected to sexual exploitation. On 22 nd March 2008 the victims were taken to the local club at Basanti 

Colony, Ultadanga, and two policemen who were in civilian attire compelled her to narrate the incident in 

the presence of the Secretary. Thus the victims are still being harassed by the police, and they are 

undergoing mental torture. 



Victim(s) : Giasuddin Mondal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Ayub Ali, SI 2) Julfikaqr Ali Mollah, IIC 

Location : Deganga PS, North 24 Parganas 


Case Details: 

Victim Giasuddin Mondal is a resident of Basudevpur village, falling under the jurisdiction of Deganga 

Police Station. On 2 nd August 2007 the victim was arrested from his shop by the SI and five policemen 

of Deganga Police Station. At the station Giasuddin was subjected to brutal torture be the IIC. He was 

implicated in a number of cases dated 4 th August 2007. After being released from custody the victim was 

almost maimed and couldn’t resume his normal activities. Giasuddin lodged complaints before the 

SHRC, Chief Secretary, NHRC on 29 th August 2007 but no action was taken. Finally the IG and DIG 

initiated an inquiry into the alleged custodial torture upon the victim and called the concerned officials 

along with Giasuddin for an inquiry. Right from then the victim is receiving threats from the Deganga 

Police. 

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FF Code : WB/ MON (Amrita Rana)/ 

District- Howrah/ Feb-01/02/08/Sl. NO –53 

Victim(s) : 1) Himanshu Kar 2) Sumati Kar 3) Ranjit Kar 4) Saraswati Kar 

5) Avijit Kar 6) Mamata Kar 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) OIC 2) Nandi, SI 3) Arati Das 

Location : Baisabpara, Shibpur 

Date of incident : June 2007 onwards 

Case Details: 

Victim Ranjit Kar, S/o Himanshu Kar- Sumati Kar is a resident of Baisnabpara, falling within the 

jurisdiction of Shibpur Police Station. The victim had got sanctioned a plan to construct a house from 

Howrah Municipal Corporation. Arati Das, being envied lodged a complaint at Shibpur Police Station to 

prevent the construction and also filed a civil case before District Sessions Judge in the month of May 

2007. But the judgment came in favour of the victim on 20 th August 2008; but Ranjit was not able to 

continue the construction work because of police disturbances. Police frequently visited his house and 

threatened not to carry out the work. The masons were forced to stop construction. Ranjit was forced to 

appear at the station on a daily basis. On 23 rd January 2008 police ordered the victim to completely stop 

the construction work, but Ranjit ignored the threats and continued his work. 

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District – North 24 Parganas / Aug– 18/08/2008/Sl.NO- 142 

Victim(s) : 1) Ichhahque Mallik 2) Ersad Ali 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) OIC 2) Sadhan Ghosh, 2 nd Officer 3) BSF Officials 

4) Saiad Mondal 

Location : Hariharpur village, Bagdah 


Case Details: 

Victims Ichhahaque Mallik and Ersad Ali are brothers, residing in Hariharpur village, falling under the 

jurisdiction of Bagdah Police Station. On 18 th August 2008 the victims were arrested by the 2 nd Officer 

of Bagdah Police Station from their home, neither issuing any memo of arrest nor telling the reason. 

They were filed under a false theft case. On 19 th August 2008 the victims were produced before the 

ACJM of Bongaon after medical treatment at Bagdah Rural Hospital. They were sent to jail custody and 

released under bail on 10 th September 2008. The intention behind these incidents is that, a local 

smuggler Saiad Mondal tried to smuggle car from India to Bangladesh. Ichhahque noticed this and 

prevented him from carrying this activity. The car was seized by the BSF Officials, which paved way for 

a grudge. The DIB of BSF Camp talked with the family of the victims regarding the matter and assured 

to take initiative to make the victims free. 


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District –South 24parganas / MAR -14/03/2008/Sl.NO- 145 

Victim(s) : 1) Israul Seikh 2) Naz Bibi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Anoar Mallik 2) Police 

Location : Kankuni, Pubpara 


Case Details: 

Victim Israul Seikh is a resident of Kankuni, where he has been residing for more than 50 years. Since 

the past three years the victim has been facing problems from Anoar Mallik, an immigrant from 

Bangladesh, who escaped from his country having committed some murder. This person made good 

relations with the local antisocial elements and police in the region. He used to collect money illegally 

from small businessmen of the locality. On 6 th February 2008 this Anoar came to the tea shop of the 

victim and demanded money. A year back, on 26 th February 2007 the same man came to the hotel of 

Israul and demanded money. When the victim denied it, he entered Israul’s house, scattered all the 

things and beat up his wife Nax Bibi. Israul filed a case at Alipore Court for he was ignored by the police. 

On 31 st January 2007 the OIC of Rabindranagar Police Station stopped Israul on the road, dragged him 

to the police van, took him to the station holding the nape of his neck, and forced him to sign in a blank 

paper. The same thing was repeated this time also, and Israul was brutally beaten up by Anoar, who 

also took away Rs.3000 from his house. After the destruction of the tea shop, the victim went to 

Rabindranagar Police Station, where he was advised to abide by the words of the perpetrator. On 13 

th 

February 2008 Israul send a written complaint to the SP. The local people are so afraid of Anoar that they 

fear to protest against his illegal activities. 


District- Murshidabad/July-29/07/2008/Sl.No.-206 

Victim(s) : 1) Kanai Mondal 2) Jyotsna Mondal 3) Mamoni Mondal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Rajat Das, SI 2) Sunayan Bose, OIC 3) PCs 

4) Sandeep Kumar Yadav, BSF AC 

Location : Char Rajanagar village, Raninagar 


Case Details: 

Victim Kanai Mondal, aged 50, is a resident of Char Rajanagar village, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Raninagar Police Station. The victim is a marginalized farmer and was also a social activist. His was not 

in the good report of the police, and the latter tried to trap Kanai in some way or the other. On 27 th April 

2008 Rajat Das, SI of Raninagar Police Station barged into the house of the victim along with 12 

policemen while the family was sleeping. Kanai was arrested without issuing any memo of arrest. The 

victim was just in his under garments and the police didn’t allow him to wear his lungi (casual wear 

similar to dhoti) either. The police kept Rs.3,060 found in the shirt pocket of the victim in their custody. 

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Mamoni Mondal, the daughter of Kanai protested against the illegal action of the police, and received a 

slap from Rajat Das, who was in a drunken state. Kanai was locked up and filed under two criminal 

cases in which he was not related, alleging him of offences in rioting with deadly weapons, attempt to 

murder and the like. The victim was purposefully implicated in these cases, but neither the FIR nor the 

complaints contained his name. On 27 th April 2008 the victim was produced before the ACJM, Lalbagh, 

and thereafter sent to Berhampore Central Correctional Home. It was alleged that Kanai was produced 

every month fortnightly before the court by tying him with a rope on a regular basis. On 26 th July 2008 

Kanai got bail in Raninagar Police Station, and he was released on 27 th July 2008. 


District- South 24 PGS/ Mar-29/03/2008/Sl. No.-151 

Victim(s) : 1) Kanika debnath 2) Minu Saha 3) Bishnupriya Baidya 

4) Manju Mondal 5) Puja Mondal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Ananda Charan Sarkar, OIC 2) Subindu Sarkar, SI 

Location : Baghajatin Railway Station, Jadavpur 


Case Details: 

The above mentioned victims are members of Nari Mukti Sangha (NMS), an association for the 

liberation of women. They gathered at Baghajatin Railway Station, on the occasion of the birthday of 

freedom fighter Sahid Bhagat Singh. They carried some posters containing slogans regarding International 

Women’s Day, Price hike and Nandigram issue. Some supporters of Hawkers’s Union affiliated with 

the CITU, raised objection. They compassed these ladies and locked them inside the party room of 

CPI(M). They also let inside the female members of Ganatantrik Mahila Samiti, a woman outfit of 

CPI(M). The police of Jadavpur Police Station arrived at the place, based on the information given by 

the CITU members and arrested the victims of NMS. The victims were taken to the police station 

without a lady police escort. Based on the suo-motto complaint lodged by the SI, the victims were 

produced before the court. Kanika and Bishnupriya were sent to judicial custody on 24 th March 2008. 

The other victims were sent to the jail by the ACJM of Alipore. The victims are still in jail. They were 

alleged of committing offences for criminal conspiracy and waging war against the State. The victims 

were also alleged of being active members of the MCC (Maoists). The posters were seized and the 

FIR was filed based on hearsay evidences, stating that they were raising anti-state and anti-government 

slogans. On 24 th March 2008 the police of Nimta and Jadavpur Police Stations searched the house of 

Kalpana, Secretary of NMS without any search warrant. The same day and on 31 st March 2008, the 

members of NMS organized a protest before Jadavpur Police Station and Alipore Court but the bail 

application of the arrested victims was rejected and they were sent to 14 days judicial custody. 

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District- Hooghly/ March- 28/03/2008/ Sl.No.73 

Victim(s) : Karthick Chandra Halder 


Location : Bandhagachi, Balagar 


Case Details: 

Victim Karthick Chandra Halder and his wife Nirmala Halder were facing physical and mental harassment 

from his family since long, the result of which Karthick left his own house and dwelled in a rented house 

along with his wife, at Bandhagachi village, falling within the jurisdiction of Balagar Police Station. There 

also the victim faced problems from his neighbour Gobindo Chandra Sarkar and his wife Amina Sarkar. 

Karthick made several complaints before the police, Women’s Commission and many other 

organizations. On 27 th October 2007 Nirmala was called for an inquiry from the Women’s Commission 

but it yielded no fruit. Finally a case was filed at Chuchura Court, and the Court ordered Balagar Police 

to make arrangements for peaceful living and also stated that Karthick shouldn’t be evicted from his 

home forcibly. The victim went to the police station to deliver the copy of the court order but the OIC 

refused to receive the same. Karthick send the copy by post which angered the police that they came 

to his house at night on 8 th November 2007 along with few strangers and compelled him to sign in a 

paper which stated that he would vacate the house within 23 rd November 2007. On 9 th November 2007 

Karthick went to Bajagar Police Station but couldn’t meet the OIC. Though the victim went to the station 

many times, the OIC avoided seeing him and absented himself from the station. 

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District- Hooghly/ APR-16/04/2008/ Sl NO-76 

Victim(s) : Kisore Hambi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Priyabrata Baksi, OIC 2) IO 

Location : Singur PS, Hooghly 


Case Details: 

Victim Kisore Hambi, aged 36, is a resident of Singur village, falling within the jurisdiction of Singur 

Police Station. On 18 th February 2008 the victim was arrested by the IO of Singur Police Station in 

connection with the murder case of Shankar Choudhury, who was a witness of a bus robbery. The date 

of deposition for Shankar at Chandannagar Court was fixed on 13 th February 2008. But suddenly he 

was found missing from 12 th February 2008 and his dead body was found in Basanta Khad on 16 th 

February 2008. Victim Kisore was illegally detained in the police lock up from 18 th February 2008 to 

22 nd February 2008 and later on produced before the Court, based on the complaint filed by the brother 

of the deceased. Police took Kisore several times to Salt Lake, Kolkata for interrogation. 


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FF Code : W.B./ MON(Aditi Kar)/ 


Victim(s) : Mahender Das 

Perpetrator(s) : Traffic Police s 

Location : Kalighat, Kolkata 


Case Details: 

Victim Mahender Das was assaulted by a traffic sergeant on 7 th December 2007, within the jurisdiction 

of Hare Street Police Station. He was struck on his face causing injuries, which had to be sutured. After 

lot of persuasion Hare Street Police Station registered the compliant under the protest from different 

authorities and the media. But the police were negligent about the case and didn’t take any action against 

the perpetrator, giving the reason that the name of the accused was anonymous. Complaints were also 

made before higher authorities. The DCP of Traffic Department, Kolkata issued a notice dated 26 th 

February 2008 directing Hare Street Police Station to take the case seriously. But the police were still 

negligent. In the name of inquiry Mahender was frequently summoned to various places and harassed. 

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District –North 24 Parganas / MAR-20/03/2008/Sl.NO- 114 

Victim(s) : Mantu Mondal 


Location : Kashipur Kuler Camp 


Case Details: 

Victim Mantu Mondal, aged 35, is a resident of Bangladesh. On 14 th February 2008 the victim came 

into India through the Indo-Bangladesh border near Kashipur Kuler Camp. He was a daily labourer and 

his family condition is very poor. The victim came to visit his sick maternal uncle Isahaq Mullick. The 

BSF Officials arrested him on the way to India, beat him with sticks and rifles, and detained him in the 

camp. Mantu’s left hand was fractured and the victim also sustained injuries all over his body. On 15 th 

February 2008 the officials handed Mantu over to Bagdah Police Station, who in turn produced him 

before Bongaon Court the next day. He was send to the hospital owing to his bad health. At the hospital 

the police cuffed his legs to the bed. On 26 th February 2008 Mantu was discharged and on 14 th March 

2008 he was transferred to Dumdum Central Jail. Till 17 th march 2008 the family of the victim was not 

informed regarding the arrest. After inquiry it came to light that the victim had no legal documents to enter 

into India, and the FIR revealed the fact that he was actively involved in border crime and smuggling. 


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District- North 24 Parganas/ July-14/07/08/Sl.No.- 131 

Victim(s) : Md. Aptarul Hossain (a) Aktarul Jamal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Birendra Kumar Singh, BSF Constable 2) Nandan Singh, AC 

3) Tushar Kar, OIC 4) Goutam Chakraborty, SI 5) SPs 

6) Correctional Home Authorities 

Location : Baronoberia, North 24 Parganas 


Case Details: 

Victim Md. Aptarul Hossain (a) Aktarul Jamal, aged 21 is a resident of Baronoberia village, falling under 

the jurisdiction of Gaighata Police Station. On 15 th February 2008 the victim was working in the field, 

during which he was shot by Birendra Kumar Singh, a BSF Constable. In order to cover their offence 

the BSF created a story that the victim was a native of Bangladesh, and he was shot when trying to 

escape with two other persons. Aktarul was then taken to Bongaon Sub Divisional Hospital. The FIR filed 

at Gaighata Police Station stated that a Bangladeshi currency of Rs.300 and an iron were seized from 

him. The BSF also prepared a memo of arrest but kept the place of arrest blank. The victim was forced 

to place his thumb impression on the same. In each seizure list prepared by the BSF the officials failed 

to get the signature of Aktarul which is mandatory. After investigation it came to light that the victim was an 

Indian citizen. He was shot by the constable below the left knee when Aktarul denied that he was Akbar. 

The whole incident was witnessed by two villagers. On 8 th July 2008 the victim was shifted to Dum Dum 

Correctional Home and produced before the Bongaon Court on 24 th June 2008. He had lost flexibility in 

his left leg and couldn’t stand. It was swollen and excreting some fluid. Aktarul was admitted in Bongaon 

Sub Divisional Hospital and then shifted to Gaighata Police Station. The police prepared a memo of 

arrest dated 8 th March 2008, having got the signature of the victim in it. The next day he was produced 

before the ACJM, Bongaon and was sent to judicial custody. The same day he was admitted in another 

hospital but not treated well. The case was transferred to the Additional District & Session Judge, Fast 

track, 2 nd Court, Bongaon but the victim was not produced before the court despite repeated reminders. 

After the intervention of a Ld. Advocate demanding bail and proper medical treatment for the victim, the 

court issued order to the Superintendent of Dum Dum Correctional Home to take effective steps for better 

treatment; but the bail was rejected. The next day of the case was fixed on 20 th August 2008 and the 

police has filed charge sheet against Aktarul. 

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Victim(s) : 1) Mithu Ghosh 2) Sudhanshu Das 3) Pradip Das 4) Sahauddin 

5) Subhash Roy 6) Sandip Bagchi 7) Arup Bhattacharjee 

8) Sandip Banerjee 9) Arup Roy Chowdhury 10) Ajoy Mukherjee 

11) Jolly Bagchi 12) Sukumar Chandra 13) Partha Pratim Roy 

14) Nishikanta Jana 15) Kalipada Shaw 16) Debashish Mirda 

17) Bidisha 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Mukul Mia, SI 2) Debashish Chakraborty, OIC 3) Police 

Location : Sonachura, Nandigram 


Case Details: 

Victim Mithu Ghosh is an activist belonging to organizations called Shramik Sangram Committee 

(SSC) and Krishak Committee. The victim was arrested during the early hours of 12 th February 2008 

from Sonachura village, alleging him of inciting the people with ‘Maoist Propaganda’. Sudhanshu Das, 

the organizer of Bhumi Uchched Protirodh Committee was also arrested the same day. The police 

surreptitiously added several documents in the ‘seizure list’ prepared in the case, which Mithu never 

distributed. The victim was regularly visiting Nandigram since the outburst of people’s struggle. He also 

authored many literatures which appeared in the publications of organizations like SANDHIKSHAN, 

SRAMIK ISTAHAAR, and KRISHAK PATH. The complaint against Mithu was submitted before the 

ACJM,Haldia, which also contained the names of the above mentioned editors. A well known cultural 

activist, Jolly Bagchi by name was also included in the complaint, alleging all of them to have involved 

in conspiracy in waging war against the state. On 19 th March 2008 the arrested persons were produced 

before the magistrate but the court rejected their bail petition. The members of SSC and that of other 

organizations visited the CID, and DIG ventilating their grievances against the arbitrary police action. 

FF Code : W.B./MON(GCS)/ 

District-Murshidabad/Jan-02/01/2007 /Sl No.-148 

Victim(s) : 1) Mohidul Mondol 2) Josim Seikh 

Perpetrator(s) : Bosiruddin Ahmed, SI 

Location : Rajshahi Central Jail, Bangladesh 


Case Details: 

Victims Josim Seikh, Mohidur Mondol and Sapatullah Sarkar are fishermen residing at Murshidabad. 

On 6 th Sep. 2006 the victims had gone fishing, during which they were arrested by the Bangladesh Rifle 

(BDR) Camp, which was led by SI Bosiruddin Ahmed. They entered into the Indian territory and 

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arrested the victims. They were taken to the camp, from where Sapatullah Sarkar managed to escape 

the next day. Mohidul and Josim were produced before Rajshahi Court. Lieutenant Colonel Insad Ibne 

Amin investigated the case and he alleged them of smuggling prohibited drugs. A complaint was send 

to the IG of BSF (Border Security Force) on 9 th Sep. 2006 but no step was taken. The victims were 

once again produced before Rajshahi Court on 5 th Sep. 2006, and the Assistant Sessions Judge 

declared the victims innocent, and gave orders to send them back to their native land. Despite this fact 

Mohidul and Josim are still languishing in Rajshahi Central Jail without getting any proper food. 

FF Code : W.B./ MON (Susmita Roy Choudhury)/ 

District- South 24 PGS /Feb-01/02/2008/Sl. No.–134 

Victim(s) : 1) Momin Sarder 2) Mina Sarder 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Nasim Akhtar, OIC 2) Azzed Ali Molla 

Location : Basanti PS, West Bengal 


Case Details: 

Victim Momin Sarder, aged 35, is a resident of Sonakhali Bazar village. His 11 year old daughter 

Raosanara Sarder was found missing from 10 th November 2007. The victim and his wife Mina Sarder 

lodged a complaint at Basanti Police Station the same day. Azzad Molla informed the parents of 

Raosanara that she was seen at Haldia, and assured to rescue her. But Momin and Mina were cheated 

by him, who drove them away stealing their money and mobile. On 13 th January 2008 Momin went to 

Basanti Police Station for lodging a complaint but the officials behaved rudely and alleged him of intentionally 

selling his daughter. On 26 th January 2008 Raosanara’s parents again went to the police station and 

talked with the newly appointed OIC Rameshwar Ojha. But again they had to face ill treatment in the 

hands of the police. They were threatened to be filed under false charges. In the meantime, Parbati and 

Madhabi Shaw, who were responsible for abducting Raosanara, entered into the police station and 

forcibly pushed the victims outside the station. Momin and Mina returned home disappointed, with no 

cooperation from the police. 


District – Murshidabad / Jan-24/01/2008/Sl.No.-158 

Victim(s) : Mukbul (a) Mukesh Mondal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) BSF Officials 2) Bijoy Biswas 

Location : Farajipara Out-Post, Jalangi 


Case Details: 

Victim Mukbul (a) Mukesh Mondal, aged 29, is a resident of Char Parashpur village, falling under the 

jurisdiction of Jalangi Police Station. The victim belongs to a poor family. On 16 th January 2008 Mukbul 

was caught by few BSF Officials during midnight and subjected to brutal torture. He was beaten with 

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amboo sticks and the butt of rifles, thereby causing injuries all over his body. His hands were tied 

reversely and caused to lie on the floor of Farajipara BSF Camp. The next morning the victim was 

brought to Muradpur Company Head quarter where he was again subjected to torture. Both his hands 

and legs were severely injured. Later on the officials themselves admitted him in Sadikhan Dearh 

Hospital, from where Mukbul was arrested by Jalangi Police. On 17 th January 2008, the victim was 

produced before the Sub Divisional Executive Magistrate Court at Domkal and released under bail the 

same day. Dr. Bijoy Biswas, the doctor who attended Mukbul issued a fake certificate stating that the 

victim was medically fit, despite the fact that he was seriously injured and unable to walk. The doctor did 

so due to the pressure from the BSF. Mukbul lodged written complaints before the SDO, Domkal on 17 th 

January 2008, but no action followed. Now he is almost leading a maimed life. 

FF Code : W.B. / MON (Julfikar Ali) District – Murshidabad / APR- 

25/04/2008/Sl.NO- 191 

Victim(s) : Nanda Gopal Mandal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) BSF Officials 2) Sunayan Basu, OIC 

Location : Rajanagar Border Out-Post, Murshidabad 


Case Details: 

Victim Nanda Gopal Mandal, aged 38, is a fisherman residing in Char Rajapur village, falling under the 

jurisdiction of Raninagar Police Station. The victim lost his small piece of cultivable land during the 

erosion of river Padma, the result of which Nanda resort to fishing for sustaining his family. On 14 th 

March 2008, as usual the victim went for fishing, early in the morning, along with Jogen Chandra Sarkar 

and Subodh Mandal. At the BSF Out-Post the latter two deposited their original and legal identity card of 

fishermen issued by the District Magistrate of Murshidabad. But the officials didn’t allow them to go. 

Nanda talked back asking them to inquire with the Commanding Officer. The officials grew angry at this 

retort, and snatched their identity cards, tore it into pieces and drove them away. On 17 th March 2008 the 

victim went to Raninagar Police Station to lodge a complaint but the officials refused to receive the same. 

Finally the officer registered the complaint after Nanda stated that he would send a written complaint via 

post. But till date no action has been initiated against the perpetrators. The victims are not able to go 

fishing and their families are starving. The local political leaders are also not doing anything for the 

welfare of the public. It is generally believed that the political leaders and the BSF go hand in hand. 

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District –South 24parganas / APR-30/04/2008/Sl.NO- 154 

Victim(s) : Nilima Giri 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Somnath Das, OIC 2) Chittaranjan Das, SI 3) Alok Majhi, SI 

4) Sadananda Sau 5) Amal Chandra Sau 6) Manoranjan Sau 

7) Krishna Mohan Panda 8) Bimal Panda 9) Sankar Sau 

10) Ananda Sau 11) Guna Sindhu Sau 12) Abanti Sau 

Location : Srindharnagar, West Bengal 


Case Details: 

Sridharnagar village falls under Bada area of Sunderban, where there is no source of cultivation 

throughout the year. Hence the resident of the village went outside in search of job. The Sardars are rich 

people who assured these poor villagers to get job on contract. Thus 13 poor people of the village 

worked for few days in Bhola Sankar Alu Store; but ultimately they were ditched by the Sardars, who 

refused to pay the salary. A meeting was called to talk on the issue at the village level, but the Sardars 

lodged a complaint at Pathapratima Police Station, stating wrongful restraint, criminal intimidation, cheating 

and dishonesty. The victims hid themselves when they knew that police were searching for them. On 7 th 

April 2008 and 8 th April 2008 the OIC and SI of the station entered the house of 35 year old Nilima Giri, 

while the male members were away from home. They dragged her from the bed, pulled her sari, and 

struck her with their fists. The police didn’t spare the children also. Out of fear nobody dared to protest. 

The whole house was damaged. After this incident Nilima send a complaint to the SDPO, CI and OIC of 

Patharpratima Police Station. A case was also filed in the ACJM Court stating the criminal offences of the 

police. 


District – Murshidabad / APR-25/04/2008/Sl.NO- 192 

Victim(s) : 1) Nimai Mondal 2) Nirmala Mondal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) PC 2) OIC 

Location : Char Rajnagar, Raninagar 


Case Details: 

Victim Nimai Mondal, aged 40, is a farmer residing in Char Rajnagar village, falling under the jurisdiction 

of Raninagar Police Station. On 5 th April 2008, the victim was working in his field, and during that time a 

BSF official came near him, asking him to vacate the place, for there was a nuisance in the locality. 

Nimai denied going stating that he had some urgent work. The official grew angry at this and started 

dragging him. When the victim protested the official was enraged and beat up Nimai brutally. Nirmala 

Mondal, W/o Nimai rushed for help hearing her husband shout. The official pushed her down and beat 

her with the butt of the pistol. He also abused the victims with filthy words. Nimai was kicked on his chest 

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and belly with shod legs. The other officials who gathered in the place dragged Nirmala to the camp with 

the intention of outraging her modesty. But she managed to escape. Her conch-bangle (holy bangle 

symbolizing marriage, according to Hindu customs) was broken. Following this incident, Kanai Mondal, 

another resident of the same village took Nimai to Raninagar Police Station and registered a complaint. 

Later on the victim was admitted in the PHC, and referred to the GH on 6 th April 2008, owing to his bad 

health. He was discharged after three days. It is to be noted that Nimai Mondal was a handicapped 

person, and still the police have not taken any action against the perpetrators. 

FF Code : WB/ Mon (Sushmita Roy Choudhury)/ 

District – 24 Parganas/ July – 31/07/08/Sl.No.160 

Victim(s) : 1) Nitya Mandal 2) Rampada Mandal 

Perpetrator(s) : Pradip Adhikary, IO 

Location : Jibantala Out-Post, Canning 


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Case Details: 

Victim Nitya Mandal, aged 65, is a resident of Mallikati village, falling under the jurisdiction of Canning 

Police Station. The victim belongs to the Scheduled Caste Community. On 12 th July 2008 there was an 

altercation between the victim and his brother Sailen Mandal over the issue of cutting a tree in the garden 

of the latter. At night Sailen entered the house of Nitya, and assaulted the family severely. Nitya’s son 

Rampada Mandal struck back Sailen with a sharp weapon. The next day, Rampada was arrested 

based on the complaint lodged by Sailen. He was produced before Alipore court on 16 th July 2008, 

following which he was sent to Alipore Central Correctional Home, under judicial custody. Rampada 

was released under bail on 21 st July 2008. The same day police entered the house of the victim and 

took Nitya to Jibantala Out-Post. There he was kicked, struck with fists and beaten with sticks. They also 

kicked on his eyes. Nitya lost consciousness inside the lock up and urinated in his clothes. The police 

didn’t allow him to change his clothes either. There were black patches all over his body. At this juncture 

Pradip Adhikary, the IO called up Goutam Adhikary, a local politician and a relative of the victim, 

demanding money from him for handing over the charge sheet of the case. Nitya was then taken to the 

Hospital. Now he is living in his relative’s house in fear of the police. 


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District- Kolkata / Feb-19/02/2008/ Sl.No.-113 

Victim(s) : 1) Noor Islam Gazi 2) Firdous Gain 3) Saidul Islam 

4) Mohammad Saidul Islam 5) Rajaul Karim 

Perpetrator(s) : Jail Authorities 

Location : Presidency Jail, Kolkata 

Date of incident : 28/07/2005 onwards 

Case Details: 

All the above mentioned victims are citizens of Bangladesh, who were forced to come into India owing 

to their poor economic conditions. They engaged in rag picking in different localities of the state. The 

victims usually stayed in a temporary shed at Kona High Road Bridge. On 28 th July 2005 the victims 

were arrested by Chanditala Police and illegally detained for more than 24 hours. On 31 st July 2005 

twelve rag pickers including the above mentioned victims were produced before the ACJM, Serampore 

Court, being alleged for assembling for the purpose of committing dacoity. On 7 th August 2006 the victims 

were convicted by the 3 rd JM Court, Serampore. The victims were accused under two cases, owing to 

which they had to face the Sessions court trail on 16 th May 2007. All the twelve accused victims were 

acquitted from the court of Additional District and Sessions Judge of First Track court; but from then 

these victims are still confined in the Presidency Jail, Kolkata. 


District-South 24 Parganas/ Jan-30/1/2008 Sl. No – 132 

Victim(s) : Patiram Sardar 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Nasim Ahmed Molla 2) Raja Dey 3) Dipankar Das, SI 

Location : Canning, West Bengal 


Case Details: 

Victim Patiram Sardar, aged 57, is a resident of Sonakhali, and belongs to the Scheduled Caste 

Community. Every year the victim went on a pilgrimage to Ganga Sagar Fair with local pilgrims. During 

2008 he arranged a pilgrimage with 100 pilgrims with exchange of Rs.100 each. He contacted Nasir 

Ahmed Molla and Raja Dey for a launch, for they were agents of traveling agencies. On 10 th January 

2008 the pilgrims set out and waited at Sonakhali Jetty, but the launch never turned out. The pilgrims 

grew embarrassed and started agitating. Patiram stationed his sons and went to inquire the matter. He 

gained news that the launches didn’t have government permission. Finally the matter was compromised 

by Swapan Ghosh who arranged two boats for the pilgrims. It was also decided that the travels would 

bear the expense jointly. The pilgrims returned and Patiram went to claim the amount. The expense was 

found excessive and Biswajit, a member of the group directed the victim to collect the money from 

Canning Police Station, where he had entrusted. The SI of the station, joining hands with the perpetrators 

threatened Patiram to be booked under a false case. A BJP member intervened into the matter and 

revealed the fact that the SI didn’t carry an arrest warrant. On 21 st January 2008 Krishna Pada Ghosh 

was arrested by a false implication, alleging him responsible for all the flirt. Complaints have been send 

to the SP, and Human Rights Commission. 

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District-North 24 Parganas/Mar–31/03/2008/Sl NO – 117,118 

Victim(s) : 1) Prakash Das 2) Biswajit Choudhury 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) OIC 2) Sadhan Kumar Ghosh, SI 3) PCs 

Location : Bagdah PS, North 24 Parganas 


Case Details: 

Victim Prakash Das, aged 25 is a resident of Jiala village, falling under the jurisdiction of Bagdah Police 

Station. On 3 rd February 2008, the victim was arrested by the SI of Bagdah Police Station along with few 

other police constables, without issuing a memo of arrest, thereby violating the D.K. Basu Judgment. He 

was abused with filthy words and dragged to the police car. On the way the officials stopped the vehicle 

near Asaru Bazar and arrested victim Biswajit Choudhary, who was returning home buying goods from 

the market. Prakash asked the reason for arrest, for which he was beaten up. Both the victims were 

locked up the whole night. On 4 th February 2008 the victims were taken to the hospital and produced 

before the Court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Bongaon. On the way to the Court they were 

threatened not to open their mouths before the Magistrate. Both were released after paying a fine Rs.80 

per head. When inquired with the IO, he stated that the victims were arrested for creating nuisance in the 

locality having consumed alcohol. 


District- Kolkata/ Feb-28/02/2008/Sl.No.-115 

Victim(s) : Raben Bairagi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) OIC 2) Police 

Location : Kolkata 


Case Details: 

Victim Raben Bairegi, aged 38, is a rag picker residing in Basanti Nagar, Kolkata, falling under the 

jurisdiction of Ultadanga Police Station. On 20 th February 2008 the victim was taking rest in a shop, 

where the rag pickers usually sold their waste material. Three men came there in civilian attire and 

began abusing the rag pickers. All the men hid themselves except Raben, for he had undergone an 

operation few weeks back. The victim was arrested for no fault and taken to Belgharia Police Station. 

The officials neither issued a memo of arrest nor informed his family members. The officials assured to 

set him free the moment his owner arrived. It was a custom that all the owners bribe the police so as to 

ensure smooth business. A petty case was filed against Raben. The officials themselves took the victim 

to the hospital and while returning they brought liquor from a shop so as to drink it in the station. The OIC 

who arrived late commanded the officials to book the victim under a gambling case. Finally Raben was 

granted bail but he couldn’t come out as he had no money. On 21 st February 2008 the victim was taken 

to Barrackpore Court, and released from the court lock up itself without being produced before the 

magistrate. 

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District – Hooghly / MAY - 31/05/2008/Sl.NO - 79 

Victim(s) : Rakesh Kumar Chowbey 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Shankar Khaitan 2) Rameswar Mishra 3) Police 

Location : Bowbazar PS, Kolkata 


Case Details: 

Victim Rakesh Kumar Chowbey is a resident of Upper Haranathpur Road, falling under the jurisdiction 

of Uttarpara Police Station. The victim is a peon in a company named ‘Khaitan Association’ since 2003. 

The owner of the said company Mr. Shankar Khaitan opened several companies under his directorship. 

The transactions were usually through cheques, which were solely handled by the owner. Rakesh’s 

only job was to sign the cheques on the instruction of the owner. In this circumstance, a cheque 

amounting Rs.11,00,00 was missing. A case was registered regarding this at Bowbazar Police Station. 

The victim was also filed under the said case. On 24 th May 2008, Rameshwar Mishra, a police official 

of the said police station arrested Rakesh along with another staff. At the police station the victim was 

subjected to brutal torture. His mobile was snatched and the police didn’t allow him to attend the calls 

made by his family members. Shankar Khaitan, the owner was also present at the station, and with the 

help of the police he forced Rakesh to sign in few blank papers, and another paper of ICICI Bank. Thus 

the victim was tortured for six hours and finally released in a serious condition. The victim received 

treatment at Uttarpara State GH. 


District- Kolkata/ Feb-22/02/2008/Sl.No.-114 

Victim(s) : Ramprasad Roy 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Bengal Tax Association 2) OIC 3)Basudev Chattopadhay, OIC 

4) Police Driver 



Case Details: 

Victim Ramprasad Roy, aged 45, was a native of Bihar but came to Kolkata with his father to earn a 

livelihood. He began driving a taxi. On 15 th February 2008 Ramprasad took an old lady to SSKM 

Hospital. He was helping the lady come out of the taxi for she couldn’t walk properly. At that time Basudev 

Chattopadhay, OIC of Detective Department, Lalbazar came behind in a TATA Sumo, demanding the 

victim to move aside. Ramprasad talked back, which angered him that he beat up the victim with a baton 

on his right hand. Ramprasad tried to escape but was caught by the driver who showered blows on his 

face. The officer also abused him with filthy words. Meanwhile the driver tried to drive away with the taxi 

of the victim. A traffic sergeant came that way, to whom the OIC commanded to file Ramprasad under 

traffic violation case, and drove away. After they left the victim found Rs.4,000 in the dashboard of the taxi 

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missing. Ramprasad came to Bengal Tax Association who helped him lodge a complaint in Bhawanipur 

Police Station. But the OIC of the station just filed a general diary entry. The Association gave a written 

complaint to the Joint Commissioner of Police demanding action against the negligent police. The matter 

was taken up by the media, following which the Association withdrew their support owing to their political 

influence. The victim was badly injured and is mentally depressed after this incident. 


District –south 24parganas / FEB-01.02.2008/ SL.NO- 133 

Victim(s) : Rupa Roy 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Santanu Roy 2) Police 

Location : Gopalpur, Kolkata 


Case Details: 

Victim Rupa Roy, aged 33 is a resident of Gopalpur village of Kolkata. She was married to Santanu Roy 

on 14 th August 1999. Right from 2006 the victim has been residing in her mother Bakul Biswas’s house, 

because Santanu Roy had an illegal affair with Jhuma Naskar, W/o Amal Naskar, a police official. Rupa 

also has a 7 year old daughter who stays along with her. During November 2007 Santanu came to her 

house and stole some articles. The victim went to lodge a complaint at Zinzira Bazar Police Station but 

her complaint was refused, owing to the political influence of Amal Naskar. On 6 th January 2008 Santanu 

came to Rupa’s house once again and forced her to sign on a divorce paper. Rupa’s mother is a heart 

patient and thus she became ill hearing this. On 8 th January 2008 Rupa went to Zinzira Bazar Investigation 

centre to lodge a complaint but the Officer on duty abused her with filthy words before filing the complaint. 

Again Rupa’s husband came home on 26 th January 2008 and tried to take her daughter forcibly. He 

also threatened to ransack the house and abduct her along with her daughter. The victim and her 

mother have not lodged a complaint out of their fear towards the police. The economic condition of Rupa 

is also very poor and she has no sufficient money to go to Maheshtala Police Station and lodge a 

complaint. 


District- Kolkata / March-03/03/2008/Sl.No.-117 

Victim(s) : Sabeda Bibi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) IIC 2) Women Grievance Cell 3) R. Chowdhury, SI 

Location : Shibdaspur, Naihati 


Case Details: 

Victim Sabeda Bbi, aged 35, is a daily wage labourer, residing in Shibdaspur, falling under the jurisdiction 

of Naihati Police Station. The victim is the bread winner of the family for her husband Sheikh Moslem is 

physically challenged. On 19 th June 2007 Sabeda was arrested by Muchipara Police for no cause. 

They were clad in civilian attire, and denied telling the reason for arrest. The officials neither issued a 

memo of arrest not informed the family members about the arrest, thereby violating the D.K. Basu 

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Judgment. There wasn’t any lady police escort while Sabeda was arrested. The victim was released 

after her brother-in-law bribed the police. Complaints were sent to the Commissioner of Police, SHRC 

and SWC. Mr. Pradip Kumar Dutta, the ACP assured to inquire the matter. In the meantime, the 

neighbours of the victim began to suspect Subeda as a criminal, and ill-treated her. During the month of 

February 2008 few policemen from Naihati Police Station came to the house of the victim and summoned 

her to the police station, giving a chit which wasn’t stamped. The case was taken to the Women 

Grievance Cell of Kolkata Police on 12 th February 2008, but the officials often called for Sabeda’s 

brother-in-law in relation to the case, the result of which the latter lost interest in the case and denied 

helping the victim. Thus Subeda has been facing problems from various angles. 

FF Code : W.B./MON (Gopen Chandra Sharma)/ 

District- Murshidabad/Apr-18/04/2008/Sl.No.- 188 

Victim(s) : Safikul Tanti 

Perpetrator(s) : Kalyan Pramanik, SP 

Location : Uday Nagar Susil Colony, Indo-Bangladesh Border 


Case Details: 

Victim Safikul Tanti is a native of Bangladesh and came into the Indian boundary on 16 th July 2007. His 

wife Parul Bibi, daughter and two sons are residing in Bangladesh. The victim was arrested by the BSF 

Officials of Char Bhadra Camp, and handed over to Jalangi Police Station, from where he was produced 

before the CJM, Berhampore on 17 th July 2007. Safikul was sent to Berhampore Central Correctional 

Home, Murshidabad. On 27 th February 2008 the victim was convicted and sentenced to rigorous 

imprisonment for six months and a fine of Rs.200. The period expired on 18 th January 2008, but he was 

not released. The SP of the Correctional Home stated that prisoners were sent in lots of 30 at a time, but 

later it came to light that there were more than 50 prisoners in the home, who were detained under illegal 

custody. The Assistant Director of the Intelligence Bureau assured to release the victim at the earliest but 

to no avail. Safikul was suffering ill-treatment in the correctional home, and states that they had to pay 

Rs.20 per meal for getting food. 


District- South 24 PGS/ Mar-29/03/2008/ Sl.No.-148 

Victim(s) : Samir Chaki 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Salil Bhattacharya, IIC 2) Ashoktaru, IO 3) Pushpen Sarkar, ASI 

4) Sujit Babu, SI 5) Laltu Tiwari 6) Dilip Chowdhury, OIC 

Location : Thakurpukur PS, Kolkata 


Case Details: 

Victim Samir Chaki is a reputed businessman having a promoter and development business in the 

name of M/s Evergreen Consultant & Land Developers, for the past 7 to 8 years. The victim was 

working on a new project in Kalicharan Dutta Road, falling under the jurisdiction of Thakurpukur Police 

Station. The owner of this land was Mrs. Dipika Rani Bhattacharya. From April 2007 Thakurpukur 

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Police were repeatedly harassing Samir, demanding dowry. A team named P.C.Party was working 

under this police station, which often visited the site and called the victim aside to get money from his 

hands. Laltu Tiwari was one such anti-social person of the party who often threatened Samir. On 25 th 

February 2008 the IIC demanded Rs.2,00,000 from the victim which Samir refused, owing to which the 

project work was stopped from progressing. On 26 th February 2008, while the victim had gone to the 

Canara Bank ATM Center he was arrested by the Thakurpukur Police. At the station the IIC forced the 

victim to visit the station regularly like other promoters. The police also persuaded the owner of the land 

Dipika to file a false case against Samir. He was put inside the lock-up and a cash of Rs.10,000, mobile, 

ATM Card, and wrist watch were taken away from him. On 27 th February 2008 his articles were 

returned and he was produced before the Ld. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate at Alipore, being 

implicated under Arms Act. There were contradictions in the FIR filed, for the place of arrest was not 

mentioned in it. The court ordered the police to remand the victim in police custody till 1 st March 2008. 

On 6 th March 2008 Lalbazar Police department took Samir under their custody, and he was produced 

before Bankshal court, following which he was ordered to be kept under police custody till 13 th March 

2008. The victim was found innocent of all the charges after investigation and he was granted bail on 13 th 

March 2008, under the condition of signing daily in the police station. During this time he was regularly 

threatened by the police officials to compromise with them. Samir also came to know that he would be 

falsely implicated in a case of smuggling drugs. The matter was informed to the SP, DIG and CM via 

post on 7 th March 2008. 

FF Code : W.B. / Mon (Tanusree Chakraborty) / 

Kolkata / Apr-30/04/2008/ Sl No–123 

Victim(s) : 1) Sanjoy Singh 2) Dhananjoy Singh 3) Akbar Khan 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) PC 2) Ismail Mondal, OIC 3) J. Khan, SI 

Location : Garden Reach PS, Kolkata 


Case Details: 

Victim Sanjoy Singh, aged 40, is the Chairman of Royal Cruiser Company, which his located at Tartala 

road. On 6 th April 2008, a police constable of Garden Reach Police Station came to the company and 

demanded bribe from the hands of Akbar Khan, the driver of the company. The latter was beaten up 

brutally for denying the same. Sanjoy and Dhananjoy Singh, the MD of the Company along with few 

other staff went to Garden Reach Police Station to lodge a complaint against the constable, but the latter 

went ahead and lodged a false complaint against Sanjoy showing injuries on his head. Thus the victim 

was beaten up by the SI and other police officials, the result of which he sustained injuries on his nose, 

left arm and face, oozing out blood. The victims were detained the whole night under illegal custody and 

in the following morning they were granted Police Station Bail. But they were produced before the Chief 

Judicial Magistrate of Alipore Court on 7 th April 2008. The Court first rejected the bail but accepted the 

second one. During these times, the police didn’t make arrangements for administering treatment for 

Sanjoy, who were severely injured. Dhananjoy send complaints to the CM, Transport Minister, Home 

Secretary, Police Commissioners, DCP, SP, OIC of Rabindranagar Police Station and OIC of Garden 

Reach Police Station but in vain. Later on Sanjoy was admitted in SSKM Hospital and underwent 

treatment for four days. 

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District – Hooghly / APR - 16.04.2008/ SL.NO – 77 

Victim(s) : Santanu Sarkar 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Bijoy Das 2) Bama Charan Mondal 3) Hakim Mondal 

4) Kesab Das 5) Kulu Das 6) Jhantu Das 7) Soumitra Banerjee 

8) Pranab Malik 9) Police 

Location : Itachuna, Hooghly 


Case Details: 

Victim Santanu Sarkar, aged 36, is a social reformer, residing in Khanan village, falling under the 

jurisdiction of Pandua Police Station. For the past one and a half years the victim was fighting for the 

miserable health condition of the people in the locality. He also ran a non-political organization namely 

‘Janachetana Mancha’ which worked for the people to uphold their fundamental rights. On 12 th April 

2008 while Santanu was taking tea in a shop at Itachuna village, few people including the above 

mentioned perpetrators leaped upon the victim and beat him up brutally using bamboo sticks and iron 

rod. Santanu fell unconscious and he was hospitalized by the local people. At night the people of the 

locality went to Pandua Police Station for filing a case against the perpetrators, but the OIC denied 

receiving the written complaint given by the victim with his signature. Finally the people resorted to protest 

following which the case was registered. Eight names were mentioned in the complaint letter, but till date 

the police haven’t taken any actions against them for they were supporters of the ruling CPI(M) Party. 

The victim received treatment for three days. Earlier Santanu was arrested on 13 th September 2007 

and detained along with a tribal woman for six hours in a police van. Thus the victim is always a target 

for the police. 


District-Kolkata / July-16/07/2008/SL NO-128 

Victim(s) : Subrata Banerjee 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Samir Sarkar, SP 2) Singh, Police 

Location : Presidency Central Correctional Home, Alipore, Kolkata 


Case Details: 

Victim Subrata Banerjee, aged 22, is an under trial prisoner at Presidency Central Correctional Home, 

Alipore, in connection to a case which is pending in the Court of City Session Judge (Fast Track, IV 

Court), Kolkata. On 31 st March 2008 the victim was brutally beaten up by the Superintendent of the 

Correctional Home. Subrata and many other prisoners in the home were tortured with blades, sticks 

and rods. Subrata sustained severe injuries on his back and right hand. They were also threatened at 

gun point. The advocates of the victims alleged about the unhygienic and insufficient food and lack of 

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medical facilities. On 3 rd April 2008 the prisoners were produced before the court and the magistrate was 

surprised on seeing the physical condition of the prisoners, and issued a show cause notice to the SP. 

Samir Sarkar, the Superintendent appeared before the Court on 4 th April 2008. The magistrate warned 

him to be careful in future. After this the victim was subjected to severe torture for bringing the incident of 

custodial torture into public knowledge. Now the victims are afraid to tell anything about their condition in 

the jail. 


District-South 24 Parganas/ Jan-28/01/2008/Sl. No - 130 

Victim(s) : Tufan Das 


Location : Thakur Pukur PS, West Bengal 


Case Details: 

Victim Tufan Das, aged 24, is a resident of Bachar Para. He had a love affair with Kuheli Das of Ghari 

Beria for many years. The family members of Kuheli didn’t agree with this relationship, though Kuheli 

was an adult claiming herself 20 years of age. They decided to get married in the month of January 

2008. Accordingly Kuheli came from her house in a motor cycle and both got married on 10 th January 

2008. But on 12 th January 2008 Kuheli’s father forcibly took his daughter from the house of the victim and 

registered a false case against Tufan at Thakur Pukur Police Station. Thus six to seven policemen 

came to the house of Tufan on 14 th January 2008 and carried him to the station neither producing the 

arrest memo nor stating the reason for arrest to his family members. The officials also harassed the 

victim’s mother and sister. Tufan was produced before the Court the same day. On 25 th January 2008 

he was again produced before the court but he was denied bail. 

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FF Code : W.B./MON(Susmita Roy Choudhury)/ 

District: - South 24 Paraganas/Jan-04/01/08/Sl.No-123 

Victim(s) : 1) Abdus Sukur 2) Mohammad Iasin 3) Mohammad Rasid 

4) Mohammad Rabiul 5) Samsul Alam 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) B.R. Khan, OC 2) Samar Kanti Bhowmik, IO 

Location : Namkhana PS, Bakkhali 


Case Details: 

The above mentioned victims are fishermen residing in Bangladesh. On 15 th December 2007 they went 

across the sea with their rented trolleys from Koksh Bazar Port to catch fish. After some time the trolley 

crossed the Indian border, and coasted to the bank of the sea near Bakkhali. Few local people of that 

area snatched all the fishes. The news was informed to Mr. Tejen Das, Secretary of Kakdip Fisher 

Association, who in turn made a complaint to the Sub- Divisional Police Officer of Kakdip. Accordingly 

the victims were arrested by the OC and IO of Namkhana Police Station on 16 th December 2007. They 

were detained under illegal custody for two days, following which they were produced before the Court. 

They had a mobile and a cash of Rs.85 which was seized by the police without any mention in the 

seizure list. On 28 th December 2007 Mr. B.R. Khan and Mr. Samar Kanti Bhowmik were summoned 

to Kakdip Court as per the order of the Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate but both of them didn’t present 

themselves. All the victims come from a poor economic background and have no other means of 

sustenance. 


District – Hooghly/July – 29/07/08/Sl. NO. – 81 

Victim(s) : Amitava Dutta 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) OIC 2) Swapan Chakraborty, SI 3) Police Driver 

4) Police 5) Rabibabu, IO 

Location : Naogar More, Serampore 


Case Details: 

Victim Amitava Dutta, aged 31, is a resident of Bibiber village, falling under the jurisdiction of Serampore 

Police Station. On 27 th May 2008 the victim and his wife were returning home after medical check-up of 

his pregnant wife Mousumi Dutta. On the way they were stopped by the SI, and few policemen of 

Serampore Police Station, demanding the license and other documents pertaining to the motor bike. 

Amitava had bought the bike from Bappa, whose license he possessed. When he showed the same the 

driver struck the victim, causing injuries on his right hand. The SI ordered Bappa to be brought to the 

place. Amitava rushed and brought Bappa to find nobody in the place of the incident. On 31 st May 2008 

few officials of Serampore Police Station barged into the house of the victim and carried away the TV and 

VCD Player. Mousumi went to Serampore Police Station and pleaded with the IO to get back the stolen 

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items but the officer demanded Amitava to surrender. The victim surrendered before the ACJM Court, 

Serampore on 26 th June 2008. A petition was also filed before the ACJM, Serampore the same day 

claiming return of the seized items. On 2 nd July 2008 once again police officials broke open the lock of 

victim’s house and carried away the Election Identity Card, Ration Card and a cash of Rs.800. Amitava 

then approached the members of Trinamul Congress Party (TMC). Mousumi also lodged a complaint 

to the SDPO. The police on the other hand state that the victim is an anti-social person and had assaulted 

the police. In fact Amitava was injured on his right hand and the doctor advised him to take an X-Ray. 

FF Code : W.B/MON / S. Muktar Ahmed/ 

North 24 Parganas /JAN: 30/01/08/Sl. No. 106 

Victim(s) : Anup Debnath 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Sital Singh, HC 2) PCs 

Location : Gobindapur Border Out-Post, North 24 Parganas 


Case Details: 

Victim Anup Debnath is an agricultural labour residing in Purbapalta village, falling under the jurisdiction 

of Swarupnagar Police Station. On 31 st December 2007 seven constables knocked the house of the 

victim and pounced upon him the moment the door was opened. Anup was subjected to several 

beatings, dragged to the police jeep and taken to Gobindapur Border Out-Post. He was taken to several 

places, and when his eyes were untied he witnessed few panchayat members with whom the BSF 

Officials were negotiating. Anup also witnessed Basudeb Sarkar being alleged of engaging in smuggling 

of cattle. After some times the victim heard the sound of firing and within few minutes Basudeb was 

brought inside the camp dead. Following this incident, Anup was send to Swarupnagar Police Station 

being registered under a case, alleging him of causing hurt to a public servant, attempt to murder, and 

theft. He was produced before Basirhat Court from where he managed to get bail. 


District- Murshidabad/ Jan-19/01/2008/Sl.No.-153 

Victim(s) : Chaira Bewa 

Perpetrator(s) : Premasis Chottoraj, SI 

Location : Paikmary, Domkol 


Case Details: 

Victim Chaira Bewa, aged 45 is a resident of Paikmary, falling under the jurisdiction of Domkol Police 

Station. The victim’s husband went to Bangladesh and never returned. She has a 18 year old daughter 

who is married. Sahajamal Seikh brought some flour for Sobebarat festival, and gave it to his wife Layla 

Bibi. Layla forgot to store the flour in a container, the result of which a dog ate up everything. Sahajamal 

was angered at this and beat up his wife. The relatives from both side arrived and a heated quarrel 

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picked up. The maternal uncle of Sahajamal was killed during this scuffle. After these things the perpetrators 

attached to the murder confessed their guilt at Berhampore Court, and released under bail on 8 th 

January 2007. Again these perpetrators attacked the relatives of Lalya, by blasting bomb. The family 

members of Lalya died on the spot. The matter was reported to the SI of Domkal Police Station. He went 

to the house of Sahajamal and Bellal Seikh along with eight policemen for investigation. Bellal was away 

from home, and the SI misbehaved with his widowed sister Chaira Bewa. He abused her with filthy 

words and assaulted her, owing to which the victim was hospitalized. 

FF Code : W.B./ MON (GCS)/ 

District- Murshidabad/ Jan-16/01/2008 /Sl No.-151 

Victim(s) : 1) (Late) Dilip Singha Roy 2) Bimal Singha Roy 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) SI 2) PC 3) Santosh Kumar Roy 4) Rathindra Nath Saha 

5) Bulbul Seikh 6) Pradip Saha 7) Rabindranath Saha 

8) Banez Mondal 

Location : Farajeepara Border Out-Post, Murshidabad 


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Case Details: 

Victim Dilip Singha Roy, aged 28 was a resident was Taltali village, falling under the jurisdiction of Jalangi 

Police Station. The victim was a student of Jalangi Rabindra Mukta Bidyalaya. Dilip had some knowledge 

about electrical equipments, and took this as a part time job for incurring expenses for his studies. On 

26 th December 2007 Rathindra Nath Saha came from the Farajeepara BSF Camp and took Dilip for 

repairing some electrical problem in the camp. The victim rectified the problem and returned home. Dilip 

was again called to the camp late in the evening. The victim first hesitated but the villagers convinced him 

to go. Dilip checked the problem and stated it couldn’t be repaired immediately, and requested them to 

wait till the morning. But he was forced to repair it immediately. Thereby Dilip was handling the transformer 

and died of electric shock. The victim was taken to Sadhikar Dewar Hospital and the post mortem was 

conducted on 27 th December 2007. An unnatural death case was registered at Jalangi Police Station. 

The BSF Officials bribed the family of the deceased with goods like rice, potato, mustard oil, fish and 

spices in order to shut their mouths. The BSF Officials also sought the help of the village head Santosh 

Kumar Roy to work in their favour. Bimal Singha Roy, the father of Dilip was forced to sign in a blank 

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District- Murshidabad / July-29/07/2008/Sl.No.-204 

Victim(s) : Khalek Seikh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) BSF Official 2) Biswasbabu, BSF Constable 

3) BSF Inspector 4) OIC 

Location : Kaharpara village, Raninagar 


Case Details: 

Victim Khalek Seikh is a poor farmer residing in Kaharpara village, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Raninagar Police Station. The victim cultivates crops in the leased land of Hekmatulla Sarkar. This land 

was located in the border, which was exclusively used by the smugglers for illegal works with the 

assistance of BSF Officials, thereby causing damage to the crops, sustaining heavy financial loss for the 

farmers. Khalek heard of a trespass into his field on 19 th June 2008, so he went to guard the field. During 

that time the smugglers were chased by the BSF Officials and few cattle were seized. A patrolling 

company consisting of six Officials entered the field of Khalek . Biswasbabu hit the victim on the right side 

of his head with an iron rod. Khalek fell unconscious, but the officials made him stand straight, following 

which he was delivered repeated blows with their iron rods on both legs and feet. There were severe 

deep cut injuries on both his legs and head. The officials sensing his critical condition left the victim in a 

pool of blood. Khalek was finally rescued by the villagers. He was rushed to a local doctor and is still 

under treatment. He has spent nearly Rs.15,000 for his medical expenses. A written complaint was 

lodged before the SP of Murshidabad dated 7 th July 2008 for initiating a criminal case against the BSF 

Officials but to no avail. 

FF Code : WB/ MON (Julfikar Ali)/ 

Murshidabad/ Feb-25/02/08/ SL NO – 166 

Victim(s) : Kuran Mia 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) BSF Jawan 2) Soniram Inwati, BSF Commander 3) Dr. Utpal 

Location : Kaharpara Out-Post, Raninagar 


Case Details: 

Victim Kuran Mia, aged 40, is a resident of Ramnagar village, falling under the jurisdiction of Raninagar 

Police Station. On 19 th February 2008 the victim was brutally attacked by a BSF Jawan, for refusing to 

carry out the order of the latter. The jawan had asked Kuran to catch a person who was running away, 

and when the victim refused he was assaulted so brutally that the bone on his left hand cracked. Kuran 

went to lodge a complaint to Soniram Inwati, the Company Commandant. The officer send the victim to 

Raninagar Hospital in the police vehicle but didn’t take any action against the perpetrator. He was 

admitted in Berhampore District Hospital and treated by Dr. Utpal, who didn’t mention the name of the 

accused jawan on the register of injury report. This incident was published along with the photograph of 

the victim in a leading newspaper namely ‘Sambad Pratidin’ dated 22 nd February 2008. Thereafter the 

victim wanted to go to Raninagar Police Station to lodge a complaint but he was taken to the Kaharpara 

Camp by two BSF Officials who were with him, and bribed with Rs.800 so as to shut his mouth. Kuran 

is now scared of the police and doesn’t want to lodge complaints anywhere. 

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District- Murshidabad/ Jan-19/1/2008 SL NO-155 

Victim(s) : Mujibor Seikh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Prosenjit Sarkar, PC 2) BSF 3) Mathu, SI 

Location : Bamnabad BSF Camp, Raninagar 


Case Details: 

Victim Mujibor Seikh, aged 37, is a cultivator residing in NolBona Colony, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Jalangi Police Station. The victim had gone to Bamnabad Out-Post on 22 nd November 2007 for 

submitting his voter identity card, in order to take permission for cultivating his land which is near the 

Indo-Bangladesh border. His name was not enlisted in the BPL (Below Poverty Line) Scheme. When 

Mujibor reached the camp he was subjected to severe assault by few jawans, following which he 

received treatment at Sagar Para PHC. There were severe injuries all over his body. The reason 

behind this vengeance is that Mujibor served as an agent for the BSF Officials, in effectuating the illegal 

practices. There were many agents like Mujibor. Due to lack of money the victim couldn’t become 

close with the BSF. One day he informed D.I.B Probodh Singh, of Bamnabad BSF Camp about a 

smuggler named Gopal Mondal who was going to export Phensedyl (drug). Thus a disagreement took 

place between the victim and other smugglers, the result of which Mujibor quit smuggling. After the 

incident that took place on 22 nd November 2007 the victim was called to the camp many times by the SI 

in order to negotiate but Mujibor never went. His voter identity card is also seized and he is leading a 

miserable life. 

FF Code : W.B./ MON(S. Mukhtar Ahmed)/ 

District- 24 PGS (N)/ JAN-011/01/2008/ Sl No.-102 

Victim(s) : 1) Mosaraf Molla 2) Ruslam Molla 3) Esarul Molla 

4) Amzad Molla 5) Rafikul Molla 6) Saidul Molla 7) Faruk Molla 

8) Roshan Hara 9) Majida Bibi 10) Sarina Bibi 


Location : Amudia, North 24 Parganas 


Case Details: 

Victim Mosaraf Molla, aged 60, is a resident of Amudia Majhee Para Balti, falling under the jurisdiction 

of Swarupnagar Police Station. All the above mentioned victims are residents of the same village. 

These villagers live within the distance of 200 yards from the Indo- Bangladesh border. On 15 th Dec. 

2007, in the early hours of the morning around 15 to 16 BSF Officials entered the village and began to 

attack the villagers indiscriminately. They used sticks as their main weapon, with which they beat all 

whom their hands could find, despite age, sex or asnything. The villagers started fleeing from the place. 

The matter was reported to Swarupnagar Police Station and a general diary entry was filed on the same 

day. The injured villagers were sent to Sarapul Rural Hospital by ASI Biswajit Sarkar. The OIC of the 

station stated that the fencing wire of the border area was genuinely destroyed but the miscreants could 

not be identified. 

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FF Code : W.B./ MON( Julfikar Ali)/ 

District- Murshidabad/ Jan-19/01/2008/Sl.No-156 

Victim(s) : 1) Nayan Molla 2) Alpona Khatun 

Perpetrator(s) : BSF Constable 

Location : Khayertola Out-Post, Jalangi 


Case Details: 

Victims Nayan Molla, aged 12 and Alpona Khatun, aged 11 are siblings. Nayan is a student of class six, 

and his sister Alpona is of class five. Their father Nobi Molla is a fisherman, who daily went to the river 

near Indo-Bangladesh border to catch fish. The family dwelled in Shibnagar, falling under the jurisdiction 

of Raninagar Police Station. On 10 th December 2007 the victims were cutting grass near Khayertola 

Out-Post, during which a constable of the BSF started beating them mercilessly, and abused them with 

filthy words. Nayan was injured all over his body. The officer caught the hair of Alpona and beat her. 

Some of the villagers rushed to the spot and saved the children. The victims were hospitalized. The 

villagers protested over the issue, and the Company Commander of the BSF asked the officer to 

apologize. The police officials of Raninagar Police Station refused to start any case against the perpetrators. 

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Victim(s) : Obeydul Molla 


Location : Bamnabad BSF Camp, Raninagar 


Case Details: 

Victim Obeydul Molla, aged 38, is a resident of Lalkup Colony village, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Raninagar Police Station. The family of the victim lived in a deprived condition, and was not included in 

the BPL (Below Poverty Line) list. Obeydul was involved in the trade of trafficking fertilizer across the 

Indo-Bangladesh border. He had secured consent of some BSF Officials by bribing them Rs.100 per 

bag of fertilizers, for trafficking them into Bangladesh on 17 th July 2008. An associate of the victim Tunu 

Seikh by name was also engaged in the illegal deal, but the BSF Officials doubted him, the result of which 

a constable of the BSF Out-Post started beating Obeydul with bamboo sticks, thinking he didn’t bribe 

him. Finally after the victim disclosed the matter that Tunu was his associate he was let free to go have 

treatment. Obeydul was seriously injured. On 17 th July 2008 the victim lodged a general diary entry at 

Raninagar Police Station regarding this assault. 


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District – 24 Parganas ( North)/ Aug-16/08/08/Sl. No. 136 

Victim(s) : Panchu Das 


Location : Biswas Para, Gaighata 


Case Details: 

Victim Panchu Das, aged 24, is a resident of Purir Math village, falling under the jurisdiction of Bongaon 

Police Station. The victim was arrested by few BSF Officials under the allegation of smuggling cattle. The 

officials struck on his shoulder and tied his hand with a chain. Thereafter more officials came to the place, 

pushed down Panchu and beat on his hips, legs and hands using sticks. They also kicked him with 

shod legs. The victim was thrashed on his leg nearly 20 times. The officials threatened to murder him 

and forced him to help them search the cattle. Thus 5 cattle were recovered. Later on Panchu was sent 

home in an auto rickshaw. The victim was then hospitalized and received treatment for three days. 

Panchu is still suffering pain and limping. The victim didn’t register a case against the BSF Officials at 

Bongaon Police Station owing to his fear. The hospital also refused to hand him the injury report without 

a no-objection letter from the police station. 


District- Hooghly/ March- 07/03/2008/ Sl.No.-70 

Victim(s) : Pradip Saha 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) OIC 2) Police 

Location : Rishra, Hooghly 


Case Details: 

Victim Pradip Saha, aged 42, is a social activist, who also taught painting for students. On 25 th February 

2008 few police officials came to the house of the victim and tried to break open the main gate. Few 

officers were in their uniform and few in civilian attire. Sujata Saha, the wife of the victim asked for the 

search warrant. The police started abusing her with filthy words and began searching for a heavy metal 

to break open the door. The driver of the police jeep brought a heavy iron rod, with which the police tried 

opening the lock. Meanwhile the neighbours intervened and the police were compelled to leave. Pradip 

Saha was earlier arrested on 21 st February 2005 and had to spend 6 months in detention for two cases 

with which he wasn’t connected. The victim had circulated a leaflet under the name of two organizations 

namely Gana Pratirodh Mancha (GPM) and Biplabi Yuba League (RYL), which contained strong 

remarks against the land acquisition in Dankuni. On 25 th February 2008 in retaliation the police attacked 

his house with the allegation of being a Maoist activist. Pradip had to move cautiously and he was not 

able to stay in his house at night. 

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District-Kolkata / July-15/07/2008/Sl. NO-127 

Victim(s) : Rajamoy Mukherjee 

Perpetrator(s) : Traffic Constable 

Location : Kasba, Kolkata 


Case Details: 

Victim Rajamoy Mukherjee, aged 24, is a resident of Sree Nagar Main Road, falling under the jurisdiction 

of Goria Police Station. The victim is a reporter of Orion Production and Communications Private 

Limited. On 7 th July 2008 Rajamoy was assaulted by a traffic police. The victim was gazing at the belt of 

the police, ensuring whether the quotation ‘Truth must prevail’ was found. The police was angered at this 

and slapped Rajamoy. He was also abused with filthy words. A friend of the victim who was witnessing 

these things went and brought the colleagues of Rajamoy. The police was afraid and tried to escape. 

Finally after much persuasion he stated the reason for assaulting the victim. He also denied going with 

them to Kasba Police Station. Sooner Rajamoy was taken to the hospital. Amit Tiwari, one of the victim’s 

colleague lodged a complaint at Kasba Police Station. Since then Rajamoy is living under threat. 

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FF Code : W.B. / MON ( Gopen Ch. Sharma)/ 

District- Murshidabad/ Feb- 12/02/2008/Sl.No.-163 

Victim(s) : 1) Rani Seikh 2) Laila Bewa 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) BSF Constables 2) Bikash Chandra, BSF Commander 

3) OIC 4) Dr. Utpal Chatterjee s 

Location : Kaharpara BSF HQ, Raninagar 


Case Details: 

Victim Laila Bewa is a widow having three children. After the demise of her husband the victim found it 

hard to maintain the family, for they had no agricultural land too. Laila’s father-in-law gave her a piece of 

land which was located near the Indo-Bangladesh border. Smuggling activities are rampantly practiced 

in connivance with a section of BSF Jawans. The local smugglers used to smuggle cattle through the 

land of Laila during night hours, the result of which the crops were damaged. Hence her son Rani Seikh 

goes to the field to guard the crops. On 26 th January 2008 while Rani was guarding the field he was 

assaulted by the local smugglers when the victim prevented them. They beat him with wooden batons 

and butts of the rifles. They even kicked him. The BSF Jawans arrived at the place and stripped him 

naked. As they were ready to kill Rani, the villagers got out hearing his shout. Rani fell unconscious and 

was taken to Godhanpara PHC. Still the victim hasn’t recovered. On 28 th January 2008 Laila went to 

Raninagar Police Station for lodging a complaint but the officials refused to receive it. 


2007

FF Code : W.B./ Mon (Gopen Ch. Sharma)/ 

District- Murshidabad / Feb-26/02/2008/Sl.No.-174 

Victim(s) : Saiful Mondal 


Location : Taltali village, Jalangi 

Date of incident : 2007 Onwards 

Case Details: 

Victim Saiful Mondal, aged 48, is a grocer residing in Charparaspur village, falling under the jurisdiction 

of Jalangi Police Station. The victim lost his land during the erosion of River Padma. So Saiful used to 

buy grocery items from a market, located 18 kilometers away from his village. He used to bring 50-60 

kilograms of rice, 20-25 kilograms of flour and other materials in order to sell and make a living. From 

2007 the BSF Officials didn’t allow Saiful to bring more than 2 kilograms of rice per week. The victim 

required 20 kilograms of rice per week for his family members alone. Thus he faced problems in his 

business. The officials had also beat up the victim when he was carrying 50 kilograms of rice for his 

business. They kicked and slapped the victim, causing him to bend. Saiful send complaints to the DM 

of Murshidabad, SP of Berhampore, SDO of Domkal, BDO of Jalangi, OIC of Jalangi Police Station and 

the Commander of BSF, Farajipara Out-Post; but to no avail. 

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FF Code : W.B./ MON (S. Mukhtar Ahmed)/ 

District- 24 PGS (N) / JAN-19/01/2008/ Sl No.-103 

Victim(s) : Sambhu Nath Sarkar 

Perpetrator(s) : Satpal Singh, BSF Constable 

Location : Amudia, North 24 Parganas 


Case Details: 

Victim Sambhu Nath Sarkar, aged 54, is a Clerk at Nabodkhali K.M.C School, residing at Amudia, 

falling under the jurisdiction of Swarupnagar Police Station. On 27 th December 2007 the victim was 

returning home and passing through Amudia market. All of a sudden he heard all the shops lowering the 

shutters. Ram Kumar Tomar, Company Commander of BSF Jawans (Police) had arrived at the place 

and threatened the innocent shop keepers to close the shops. Sambhu, who was passing that way 

encountered a Jawan, who beat him up with a wooden baton. The victim fell down shouting in pain. 

Thereafter Sambhu attended a local doctor. He also lodged a general diary entry on 28 th December 

2007 at Swarupnagar Police Station. It came to light that the officer who had assaulted Sambhu was 

Satpal Singh, Constable of BSF. 


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FF Code : WB/ MON (Amrita Rana)/ 

District – Howrah/ APR-18/04/2008/Sl. NO-65, 66 

Victim(s) : 1) Sk. Saifuddin 2) Papan Sk. 


Location : Panchla PS, Howrah 


Case Details: 

Victim Sk. Saifuddin, aged 32 is a businessman, residing in Hat Panchla village, falling under the 

jurisdiction of Panchla Police Station. On 10 th March 2008 the local union of businessmen organized a 

strike for the illegal arrest of a jewel shop owner. The rally was attacked by another mob sparking a 

sudden riot in the area. The two groups got into fierce fighting, as a result of which several shops were 

ransacked, and put under fire. At midnight Panchla Police Officials, along with 50 to 55 constables 

arrived at the place and started raiding many houses. Victim Sk. Saifuddin was a patient under prolonged 

treatment. Police entered his house breaking open the door and beat up the victim, his mother and wife. 

He was taken to the police station despite the fact that he was patient and implicated in a false case. The 

police were clad in their civilian attire, and they also threw away their holy books. The same day, victim 

Papan Sk’s house was also raided. He too was a businessman. The victim was arrested under the 

allegation of being the team leader of the offenders. The police handed him over to a group of Hindu men, 

who beat him up brutally. Following this Papan was taken to Panchla Police Station and beaten up in the 

lock up. His mother was also not allowed to meet him. Thus 18 persons were arrested in this scuffle, 

and the police state that the offenders belonged to two religions and were found guilty. 

FF Code : W.B./MON (S.Mukhtar Ahamed)/ 

District-North 24 Parganas/Mar-10/03/2008/Sl.No.-112 

Victim(s) : 1) Sunil Das 2) Subol Das 3) Ramesh Das 4) Sukumar Das 

Perpetrator(s) : Gouranga Nag, ASI 

Location : Bangaon PS, North 24 Parganas 


Case Details: 

Victims Sunil Das, Subol Das, Ramesh Das and Sukumar Das are daily wage labourers residing in 

MoniDas Para, falling under the jurisdiction of Bangaon Police Station. On 21 st January 2008 the four 

were returning home from work. They were sipping tea and chatting, and suddenly the ASI and three 

constables of Bangaon Police Station barged into the house and arrested all four without issuing any 

memo of arrest. The police were heavily drunk, and dragged them to the station without paying heed to 

their pleas. They were detained in the lock up under the allegation of engaging in illegal trading of liquor. 

On 22 nd January 2008 the police sent three victims except Sunil Das to the Court, implicating them in 

petty cases of committing public nuisance. Sunil was detained under illegal custody for three days and 

later produced before the Court, implicated in a petty case. The Court released him on a payment of 

Rs.60 as fine on 25 th January 2008. 

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2007


District- Howrah/ March-07/03/2008/Sl.No. 59 

Victim(s) : Surajit Saha 

Perpetrator(s) : Partha Chatterjee, Traffic Sergeant 



Case Details: 

Victim Surajit Saha, aged 32 is a resident of Howrah. On 4 th March 2008 the victim and his friend Ajay 

were passing through B.B.D Bag area in his own motorbike bearing number WB-12 S-9433. Surajit 

stopped the bike at the road crossing. A Traffic Sergeant Partha Chatterjee came to the victim and 

demanded the driving license. When the victim produced the same, the officer started writing something 

against Surajit. When asked the reason, the officer stated that the helmet he was wearing was not 

bearing an ISI mark. Another person crossed that way without wearing a helmet. Surajit questioned the 

police for leaving him, which angered him and began to rebuke the victim stating to mind his own 

business. He also threatened to take Surajit to the police station owing to which the victim left the place. 

Ajay was witnessing all these and recorded the conversation in his mobile, and also took few snaps of 

the incident. 

FF Code : W.B./Mon (S. Mukhtar Ahamed)/ 

District-24 PGS (N)/Jan-02/01/08/Sl.No.-100 

Victim(s) : Residents of Angrail 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) BSF Officials 2) Tushar Kar, OIC 


Date of incident : - 

Case Details: 

Large populaces of farmers are residing in Angrail, falling under the jurisdiction of Gaighata Police 

Station. The area is located near the Indo-Bangladesh border. Everyday thousands of cattle are transported 

to Bangladesh and the smuggled cattle are driven through the cornfields of the villagers, causing serious 

damage to the land. Most of the villagers belong to the lower income group and have to cultivate crops 

taking loan from the bank. Hence they are not able to repay the loan. The cattle caught by the BSF 

officials are auctioned at cheap rates. Fifty percent of the cattle are auctioned at the rate of Rs.1,300 to 

Rs.2,000 whereas the market value is Rs.17,000 to Rs.22,000. The best quality cattle were smuggled 

to Bangladesh with the help of a section of BSF by paying Rs.6,000 to Rs.7,000 per trip. The camp 

commander has a good number of cattle stocked in a cowshed duly guarded by the BSF Officials. Few 

local influential people having political inclination also play a vital role in this. Daily hundreds of Bangladeshi 

citizens are involved in illegal trading across the border in connivance with the BSF. Villagers were 

frequently tortured by the BSF Officials if they dared to protest against such atrocities. A local farmer 

Khagen Bala was allegedly murdered by the smugglers on 18 th June 2006. Though mass petitions 

were submitted to various higher authorities it yielded no fruit. 

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FF Code : W.B. / MON ( Julfikar Ali)/ 

District- Murshidabad/ Feb- 25/02/2008/ Sl.No.-167 

Victim(s) : Villagers of Char Rajanagar 


Location : Char Rajanagar, Raninagar 


Case Details: 

The villagers of Char Rajanagar, falling under the jurisdiction of Raninagar Police station, are cultivators. 

Their fields are located in the border. The BSF Officials have posted their camps inside the village, 8 to 

10 kilometers away from the original border, because of the erosion of lands into River Padma. The 

farming lands of the villagers are located beyond the camps, as a result of which the villagers had to 

submit their voter identity cards standing in a long queue every day before going to their fields. Thus a 

huge area has become vacant near the border due to the posting of camps inside the village. The 

victims also faced problems in building temporary houses to keep their machinery and tools, as they 

had to seek permission from the BSF Officials to build these. Moreover the villagers are also restricted 

to harvest crops, and the crops cultivated already were taken away by the Bangladeshi infiltrators. The 

victims were not able to rear their cattle which was another source of livelihood for them. They had to 

collect ‘no objection certificate’ to cultivate in their own land. On 8 th January 2008 a mass petition signed 

by 158 local villagers was submitted before Mr. Biswas, the BDO, who in turn replied that the victims 

have to follow the rules of the border. 

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06-Extra Judicial Killing 

2007


District-24 PGS (N)/Apr- 05/04/08/Sl.No.-120 

Victim(s) : (Late) Arup Mondal (a) Khokan 

Perpetrator(s) : Faruk Ahmed, BSF Constable 

Location : Koijury camp, North 24 Parganas 


Case Details: 

Victim Arup Mondal (a) Khokan, aged 18, was a resident of Choto Bankra village, falling under the 

jurisdiction of Swarupnagar Police Station. The victim belongs to a poor family, owing to which he 

smuggled cattle to earn extra bucks. On 13 th February 2008 Arup was going towards Kaijuri with a calf 

to earn Rs.50 by transporting it. BSF Jawans spotted him in the area and fired twice on his chest. The 

victim died on the spot. The local villagers agitated before the BSF Jawans but the latter opened fire in the 

air to disperse the villagers. Assistant Commander Vijay Kumar brought allegations against the deceased 

that he was trying to smuggle cattle in the border area. A BSF Constable named Faruk Ahmed shot at 

Arup in order to protect himself. No written complaint was lodged by the victim’s family against the BSF 

Officials owing to fear, and till date they have not received the post mortem report of the deceased victim. 

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FF Code : W.B./MON (S. Mukhtar Ahmed)/ 

District- 24 PGS(N)/ JAN-01/01/2008 

Victim(s) : (Late) Kalidas Ghosh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Ram Dhan Rathore, PC 2) IIC 



Case Details: 

Victim Kalidas Ghosh, aged 17 is a student of Angrail Bidyamandir High School. On 28 th December 

2007 the victim along with few schoolmates went to the playground in order to decorate it for the <strong>Annual</strong> 

Sports Day. After completing the work the boys were playing. Kalidas was in his school uniform. While 

they were playing, the ball reached the Out-Post accidentally. The officials of BSF (Border Security 

Force) started chasing the boys and fired at them. The victim was caught in this and died on the spot. At 

evening the body was taken for post mortem to J.N. Dhar General Hospital, Bongaon. On 29 th December 

2007, the local people went on to protest but they were disbursed by lathi charge. Krishnapada Ghosh, 

the maternal uncle of the deceased lodged a complaint with Gaighata Police Station on 28 th December 

2007, but the BSF also lodged a counter complaint against Kalidas, alleging him for attempting to assault 

and murder the public servant. Mr. Monoj Kumar, a BSF Official came to the house of Kalidas on 30 th 

December 2007 for compromising the case, and it is believed that the family was offered money for 

mutual settlement. 


2007

FF Code : W.B/Mon (Gopen Ch. Sharma)/ 

Murshidabad/Jan - 31.1.07/ Sl.No. -162 

Victim(s) : 1) (Late) Mintu Molla 2) (Late) Jabbar Mondal 

3) Bajlur Rahaman 4) Mainul Mollah 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Upendra Roy, BSF Police 2) Anil Mishra, BSF Police 

3) Somnath Banerjee, OIC 4) Tuhin Biswas, SI 

5) Snehasis Dirghangi, SDPO 6) CI 

Location : Mouja Shibnagar, Murshidabad 


Case Details: 

India shares a considerable border with Bangladesh which is not so explicit. The Government of India 

erected fences and a boundary road to prevent infiltration. In these areas many local people who have 

resided there for centuries cannot gain entry into their own land without the permission of the BSF. On 

11 th July 2006 victims Mintu Molla and Jabbar Molla were returning home from their fields. Without 

warning the BSF Officials bounced over the victims and shot them dead. The next day morning, Bajlur 

Rahaman Mondal, elder brother of Jabbar and Mainul Molla, a relative of Mintu went to Jalangi Police 

Station to lodge a complaint against the BSF Officials. But the OIC refused to register the case and drove 

them away threatening not to arise against the BSF. Despite the complaints send to the SP of Murshidabad 

no action was taken. On 4 th September 2006 police from Jalangi Police Station came to the shop of 

Bajlur Rahaman and forced him to sign in a document. The case was taken to the Chief Judicial 

Magistrate Court, Berhampore on 31 st August 2007. Jabbar and Mintu were found innocent, but the 

case was not taken up for the victims had expired. 


District – North 24 Parganas / Aug– 18/08/2008/Sl.NO- 141 

Victim(s) : 1) (Late) Rejaul Mondal 2) (Late) Jaynal Mondal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Monaj Kumar, BSF Constable 

2) Babul Saha, BSF Commander 3) OIC 

Location : Mashampur Border Out-Post, Bagdah 


Case Details: 

Victims Rejaul Mondal and Jaynal Mondal, aged 30 and 23 respectively were residents of Supukar 

village, falling under the jurisdiction of Changachia Police Station. The victims were used by the BSF 

Officials to smuggle cattle across the border and in this process shot down on 19 th July 2008. Rejaul fell 

down inside the Indian territory and the other in Bangladesh territory. The bodies were handed over to 

Bagadh Police Station, who in turn registered an unnatural death case dated 19 th July 2008. The post 

mortem was conducted at J.R. Dhar Sub Divisional Hospital, Bongaon, following which the bodies were 

handed over to Bangladesh Rifles. The BSF Officials promptly lodged a complaint after the incident 

against the deceased victims at Bagdah Police Station, under punishment for criminal trespass and 

obstructing the public servant in discharge of public functions. The Bagdah Police filed the FIR on the 

basis of the complaint lodged by the BSF on 19 th July 2008 and the FIR was placed before the ACJM 

Court on 5 th August 2008, i.e. after several days from the date, which in itself is a violation. 

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2007

FF Code : W.B./ MON (Gopen Chandra Sharma) 

District- Murshidabad /July-29/07/2008/Sl.No.-205 

Victim(s) : (Late) Sentu Mondal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Ganeshan, BSF D.I.B 2) BSF Jawans 3) OIC 

Location : Mouza Udanarayanpur, Jalangi 


Case Details: 

Victim Sentu Mondal (19), S/o Ershad Mondal was a resident of Chakmathura village, falling under the 

jurisdiction of Jalangi Police Station. The victim was a student of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Academy. His father 

owns some land at Mouza- Udayanarayanpur, located near the border. The surrounding lands are 

heavily affected by the illegal smuggling activities carried out by the local smugglers. On 17 th June 2008 

Sentu went to smuggle cattle for the first time under the influence of some local persons. Suddenly they 

were chased by the BSF Officials of Singpara BSF Head Quarter. While others managed to escape, 

Sentu was caught and dragged to the camp. The officials beat him mercilessly. Ganeshan, the DIB 

attached to the Camp also beat Sentu with the butt of the rifle, and ruptured his genitals. There were 

injuries all over his body. The officials drowned his body into river Padma. At evening the body surfaced, 

following which it was sent for post mortem to Berhampore GH. The police of Jalangi Police Station filed 

an unnatural death case dated 19 th June 2008. The father of the deceased lodged a written complaint on 

24 th June 2008 before the SP of Murshidabad, bringing allegations against the guilty BSF Officials but the 

police failed to initiate action against the perpetrators. 


District-24 PGS (N)/Feb- 12/02/08/Sl.No.-110 

Victim(s) : (Late) Serajul Mondal 

Perpetrator(s) : H.N. Boro, BSF Constable 

Location : Madhupur Bridge, Bagdah 


Case Details: 

Victim Serajul Mondal, aged 14, S/o Rezaul Mondal was a resident of Hariharpur village, falling under 

the jurisdiction of Bagdah Police Station. The victim was living in Delhi, and had come home for Eid 

festival. On 24 th December 2007 Serajul went to meet his mother in Bangladesh, and while returning he 

was shot down by the BSF Jawans (Police). The father of the deceased states that his son didn’t die of 

firing, for there were deep injuries on his chest, as if assaulted with a sharp weapon. According to Sunil 

Yadav, Assistant Commander of BSF, five to six persons were coming from Bangladesh on the day of 

the incident. The officers fired at them for crossing the border without paying heed to the orders. The 

body was handed to Bagdah Police Station on 25 th December 2007, several hours after the death. The 

police registered a case of unnatural death. The BSF had lodged a complaint against Serajul, alleging 

him of criminal trespass, and assaulting the public servant. The family members of the deceased are 

afraid of lodging complaints against the BSF. They haven’t received the post mortem report till date 

despite various efforts. 

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2007


District –North 24 Parganas / MAR-31.03.2008/ Sl.No- 116 

Victim(s) : (Late) Shyampada Mondal 

Perpetrator(s) : Naresh Singh, BSF Constable 



Case Details: 

Victim Shyampada Mondal, aged 18, was working in Nepal at a shoe factory. He had come home to 

take more workers with him. On 24 th December 2007 the victim was returning home, and the cattle 

smuggling team was passing that way. All of a sudden the BSF Jawans fired at them by which the victim 

was injured. Shyampada’s mother reached the place and the victim narrated everything to her before 

dying. Subhas Gangua, Assistant Commander of BSF asked the victim’s family to compromise the 

case, and not take it the police. He also requested the OIC of Gaighata Police Station to settle the matter. 

The latter gave the family of the deceased Rs.10,000 so as to shut their mouths. The BSF Officials had 

lodged a complaint against Shyampada dated 24 th December 2007, but the Investigation Officer (IO) 

who handled the case suggested the victim’s family to lodge case against the BSF Officials, but the latter 

refused owing to their fear. 


District- Murshidabad/ March-20/03/2008/Sl.No.-183 

Victim(s) : 1) (Late) Sirajul Seikh (a) Siarul Seikh 2) Ramjan Seikh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) BSF Constable 2) Sunayan Bose, OIC 3) BSF Commander 

Location : Kaharpara Out-Post, Raninagar 


Case Details: 

Victim Ramjan Seikh is a resident of Kalbalitala village, falling under the jurisdiction of Raninagar Police 

Station. The victim has no land and worked as a daily labourer. His youngest son Sirajul Seikh, aged 18 

decided to smuggle cattle across the border in order to sustain the family. He went out with his neighbour 

Aminul Seikh on 10 th February 2008 for this purpose. The victim was trying to smuggle cattle across the 

border near Kaharpara Out-Post. Sirajul was new to this profession. The BSF Officials traced them and 

began firing. All others who were with the victim managed to escape but Sirajul was shot into his chest 

through the right hand side ribs. He fell dead, and the following morning the body was sent to Raninagar 

Police Station along with a sharp weapon and a buffalo. Raninagar Police registered a case, alleging the 

deceased of attempt to murder, causing hurt with a dangerous weapon, and disobeying the orders of 

public servants. The body was sent to Lalbagh Sub-Divisional Hospital for post mortem. The father of the 

victim lodged a written complaint on 6 th March 2008 before the DM of Murshidabad against the BSF 

Officials for murdering his son, but no action followed. 

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2007


District- Murshidabad/Aug-15/08/2008/Sl.No.-210 

Victim(s) : (Late) Sobuj Seikh 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) BSF Jawans 2) Sunayan Basu OIC 

Location : Mohangunj Out-Post, Raninagar 


Case Details: 

Victim Sobuj Seikh, aged 32 was a citizen of Bangladesh, who settled in Khanpur village of Rajshahi 

district, falling under Motihar Police Station. The family of the victim consists of his father, wife and two 

small boys. On 26 th July 2008 Sobuj along with few smugglers went towards the Indo-Bangladesh 

border with the intention of smuggling cattle. They were crossing a temple situated near Mohangunj 

border area. Suddenly the BSF Jawans (Police) chased them. Though others managed to escape the 

victim was caught in the hands of a constable who fired him down. Sobuj died on the spot and his body 

was not taken for examination either. Later on the body was taken to Raninagar Police Station, and on 

27 th July 2008 it was transferred to Lalbagh morgue for post mortem, following which the body of the 

deceased was sent to Kaharpara BSF Camp the next day. The BSF lodged complaints against the 

deceased at Raninagar Police Station dated 27 th July 2008, alleging him of rioting armed with deadly 

weapons, unlawful assembly, obstructing the public servant, rash driving and attempt to murder. The 

local people confirm the truth of the incident but the OIC of Raninagar Police Station denied giving any 

details regarding the case. 

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2007


West Bengal 

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07-Police Firing 

2007


District – Hooghly/ July – 15/07/08 /Sl. NO. – 80 

Victim(s) : Arjun Dhara 

Perpetrator(s) : 1)Priyabrata Baksi, OIC 2)Police 3)Kalyan Mukhopadhyay, SDPO 



Case Details: 

Victim Arjun Dhara, aged 27, is a resident of Khaser Bheri village, falling under the jurisdiction of Singur 

Police Station. The victim belongs to the scheduled caste community. On 27 th June 2008 the farmers 

of the said village including Arjun went on a protest against Tata Small Car Project. The protesters went 

to break the boundary wall of the project area. The OIC of Singur Police Station arrived at the place but 

couldn’t succeed in dispersing the protesters. He called the SDPO for help who arrived with 5 lady 

police and 30 armed police officers. The police used tear gas, rubber bullets and wooden logs to 

disperse the mob. Six agitators including Arjun were severely injured. Six policemen were also injured 

during the assault. Both the groups were hospitalized and received treatment. The Head of the Gram 

Panchayat lodged a complaint on 16 th July 2008 to the SP of Chinsurah. The police on the other hand 

have filed cases against the protesters but none of them are arrested. But they state that the victims 

might be arrested at any time. 


District- Murshidabad/July-29/07/2008/Sl.No.-209 

Victim(s) : (Late) Shilajit Mondal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) M.M. Islam, BSF Constable 

2) J.R. Chowdhury, BSF Commander 

Location : Char Rajanagar village, Murshidabad 


Case Details: 

Victim Shilajit Mondal, aged 15 was a dropped out student residing in Rajanagar village, falling under the 

jurisdiction of Rajanagar Police Station. On 23 rd July 2008 few smugglers were trying to cross the 

border with some bags of fertilizers. The victim was at that time sitting in front of his house, which was 

located beside the main road. Islam, a BSF Constable came that way and inquired Shilajit about the 

smugglers in hindi. Since the victim was not familiar with the language he couldn’t reply properly. Being 

enraged at this the constable dragged the victim and started beating him. As the people rushed to the 

spot hearing the victim’s cry the constable shot Shilajit with his pistol, following which he fled from the 

place. Kanai Mondal and other villagers admitted the victim in the hospital but his health started 

deteriorating. Finally Shilajit breathed him last. The local people assembled in the road showing agitation 

against the BSF, but the Company Commandant fired 11 rounds of bullets upon them to stop the 

agitation. It came to light that Islam had shot the victim in his fury for he had not received bribe from the 

smugglers who crossed the border that day. Upon the complaint lodged by the mother of the deceased 

a case was started against Constable Islam, but Berhampore Police Station stated the death of Shilajit 

as an unnatural one. 

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2007


West Bengal 

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8-Police Rape(Violence Against Women) 

2007



Victim(s) : Mabia Bibi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) OIC 2) Rajat Das, SI 

Location : Raninagar PS, Murshidabad 


Case Details: 

Victim Mabia Bibi, aged 25 is a resident of Seikhpara village, falling under the jurisdiction of Raninagar 

Police Station. On 10 th July 2008 there was some controversy between the victim and her neighbour 

Taju Bibi, W/o Rasul Seikh. Both husband and wife beat up Mabia brutally. On 11 th July 2008 the victim 

went to Raninagar Police Station for lodging a complaint against her neighbours, but to her astonishment 

the SI abused her with filthy words; and filed Mabia under a fabricated case. She was forcefully detained 

in the lock up. Following this the victim was produced before the Sub Divisional Magistrate Court at 

Domkal the same day, and thereafter released under bail. An eye witness affirms that the SI abused 

Mabia with filthy words. 

FF Code : W.B. / MON ( Julfikar Ali)/ 

District- Murshidabad/Feb- 15/02/2008/ Sl.No.-164 

Victim(s) : 1) Renuka Mondal 2) Belu Rani Mondal 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) BSF Constables 2) BSF Commander 3) OIC 

Location : International Border Pillar, Raninagar 


Case Details: 

Victim Renuka Mondal, aged 40, is a resident of Chor Rajapur Paschim Colony, falling under the 

jurisdiction of Raninagar Police Station. The victim is a widow. She was working in her field located at the 

International Border on 10 th February 2008. Two BSF Constables approached Renuka for satisfying 

their sexual urge. When the victim refused she was beaten with sticks and abused with filthy words. The 

perpetrators tried to strip her naked and attempted to rape her. Hearing her shout Belu Rani, who was 

working in the adjacent field rushed to find the officials so aggressive. She fled from the place in fear and 

came back after some times. Then both the victims and few others went to the BSF Camp, and narrated 

the incident to the OIC of Chor Moirosi BSF Camp. The officer called the accused in the presence of 

everybody. All of a sudden he began to assault Renuka and Belu with sticks preventing them from 

narrating the matter. The victims returned home without any justice. Renuka went to Raninagar Police 

Station on 11 th February 2008, but the police just registered a general diary entry rather than filing a 

criminal case. They neither initiated investigation nor took any action against the perpetrators till date. 

Thus the women in the villages are becoming victims in the hands of a section of BSF, and the 

administration is playing the role of mere spectators. 

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2007


District-Kolkata/Aug-16/08/2008/Sl. NO-130 

Victim(s) : 1) Sabina Khatun 2) Sajida Bibi 

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Sunanda Bose 2) Police 3) BSF Officials 

4) Special Branch Police 5) Officers of Customs 

6) Officers of Immigration 7) BSF Commandant 8) OIC 

Location : All Bengal Women’s Union, Kolkata 


Case Details: 

Victim Sajida Bibi, aged 45 is a widow, residing in Basanti colony, falling under the jurisdiction of 

Ultadanga Police Station. The victim was implicated under Foreigners’ Act in Park Street Police Station. 

Sajida was living with her daughters Sabina Khatun and Nasiba Bibi in the above mentioned address for 

decades. Sabina was looked after and sheltered by an organization named ‘All Bengal Women’s 

Union. Sajida was communicated by the organization through another organization named ‘Society for 

People’s Awareness’. Thus the victim was send a communication stating to bring clothes for her 

daughter Sabina, for she was going to be deported to Bangladesh of late. On 10 th August 2008 when 

Sajida went to visit her daughter as usual she was not present in the home, and the authorities refused 

to give any explanation. Sabina was pushed back to Bangladesh on 23 rd July 2008. Sajida and her 

second daughter Nasiba were forcibly confined in a room. The same day they were arrested by the 

police of Park Street Police Station neither issuing any memo of arrest nor showing any reason. It was 

revealed that the following organizations were involved in the deportation of the victim: All Bengal Women’s 

Union, Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), BSF at Haridaspur Border, Kolkata Police (Special Branch), Customs 

Department, Immigration Department, Assistant Commandant and the representatives of BNWLA from 

Bangladesh. 

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2007

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