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On 17 July 2006, Alekjan Bewa again made a written complaint to the Basanti PS, but no action
was taken. On 27 October 206, she lodged a written petition to the SP of 24 Parganas (South)
district, but still, no action was taken.
On 2 November 206, Alekjan Bewa filed a case with the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court of Alipore,
Kolkata (under Section 498A/302/201of Indian Penal Code). The court ordered the Basanti PS
to treat this complaint as a FIR and investigate the matter. Despite the court order, the Officer-in-
Charge (OC) of the Basanti PS has not yet investigated this case.
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Amaresh Mondal is still at large and threatening Alekjan Bewa so she will withdraw the case.
FF Code : W.B./ MON (S. Mukhtar Ahmed)/
24 PGS(N)/Nov-23/11/2006/Sl.No.-11
Victim(s) : Rimpi Dey
Perpetrator(s) : 1) Biswajit Mondal, Duty Officer; 2) OC
Location : Ghola PS
Date of incident : 14/11/2006
Case Details:
On 14 November 2006, victim Rimpi Dey committed suicide due to the dowry-related torture
meted out to her by her in-laws. Before the suicide, Rimpi wrote a suicide note blaming her
husband and her in-laws.
When Rimpi Dey’s father Narayan Dey went to lodge a complaint at the Ghola PS with his
relatives and neighbours, Duty Officer Biswajit Mondal refused to take the complaint. The Duty
Officer contacted Rimpi Dey’s widower by telephone; when Narayan Dey protested, the Duty
Officer abused him physically.
Narayan Dey informed the media about the incident and this coverage later helped him lodge a
complaint.
Annual Report on Torture
2007
Eventually, another officer at the Ghola PS took his complaint, but did not give him a copy of the
FIR.
On 22 November 2006, an FIR was filed u/s 498A/304B/34 IPC and under the Dowry Prohibition
Act. The written complaint of Narayan Dey dated 15/11/06 to the Ghola PS was treated as an
FIR.