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

Bag’s father registered a General Diary entry with the Nimta PS on 2 January 2007 and 4
January 2007. The gang threatened to kill Bag and his family if they pursued a case against
them. They attacked the Bag residence on 11 March 2007 and 12 March 2007.
On 18 March 2007, the gang attempted to beat Bag’s father when he refused to sign papers that
would have dissolved the case against the gang. That same day, Bag’s father registered another
General Diary entry with the Nimta PS.
According to Bag’s father, the police did not properly pursue the complaints. Although the police
arrested Satya Rupananda Maharaj and some of his gang, they were released on bail.
Bag’s father then filed a FIR with the Nimta PS, and the case was ultimately sent to the Nimta PS
Inspector in Charge. The Nimta PS Inspector in Charge had a good relationship with Satya
Rupananda Maharaj and he did not pursue the case.
FF Code : W.B. /Mon (Susmitha Roy Hodary.)/
24 PGS (s) /July-30/07/2007/ SL.No. – 77,80
Victim(s) : Rahima Bibi
Perpetrator(s) : POs, Basanti PS
Location : 7 No. Sonakhali, Charpara, South 24
Paraganas, West Bengal
Date of incident : 30/05/2007
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Case Details:
Rahima Bibi, age 40, resident of Charpara, South 24 Paraganas. The victim was living with her
husband, two sons and a daughter. Rahima had some property. Her relatives pressured her
to sell to the property to them and leave her home. Though Rahima was very poor, she refused
to sell her property. Rahima’s relatives threatened to kill Rahima’s sons and kidnap her
daughter unless she sold them her property.
On 30 May 2007 at around 10.00pm, Mainuddin Molla and 25 other people broke into Rahima’s
house and beat her husband and daughter. The perpetrators sexually abused Rahima. They
also stole from Rahima Rs. 64000/-, which her son-in-law loaned her.
Rahima lodged complaints against the perpetrators on 31 May 2007 at the Basanti Police
Station, the police did not take any action. Instead the POs filed only a General Diary Entry
(GDE). Rahima attempted to lodge complaints several times, but every time the police only
gave GDE.
Annual Report on Torture
2007