03-West Bengal Report.pdf - People's watch
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Plainclothes police officers were posted at Shramajibi Hospital, Belur, Howrah in order to question<br />
Ramesh even though he was not wanted in connection with any police case. Though the police<br />
had registered three cases against certain individuals for wrongful acts in connection with the<br />
demonstration, Ramesh was not named in any of the complaints.<br />
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On 23 August 2007, Ramesh’s brother, Mr. Ganesh Koley lodged complaints with SP<br />
Hooghly and the District Magistrate requesting that action be taken against the police<br />
officers who had fired the tear gas and seeking compensation for t Ramesh’s injuries.<br />
However, no action was taken against the officers. Ramesh’s family has spent more<br />
than Rs.30000/- for his treatment, and will likely incur additional medical costs.<br />
FF Code : W.B./Mon (Gopen Chandra Sharma)/<br />
Murshidabad/Apr-02.04.2007/Sl.No.-44<br />
Victim(s) : 1) Mahabul Seikh; 2) Master Pintu Malia<br />
Perpetrator(s) : 1) Somnath Singha, ASI; 2) Somnath<br />
Banerjee, OC; 3) Unnamed POs<br />
Location : Jalangi PS<br />
Date of incident : 30/<strong>03</strong>/2007<br />
Case Details:<br />
Victim Mahabul Seikh is 13 years old; victim Pintu Malia is 14 years old.<br />
On 30 March 2007 at around 2.00am, Mahabul Seikh and Pintu Malia were bicycling around<br />
the field of Hukahara Bhutgari. ASI Somnath Singha and other officers on patrol stopped them.<br />
The ASI, knowing that some stationery items had been stolen from Humayun Kabir’s shop,<br />
arrested Mahabul Seikh and Pintu Malia and took them to the Jalangi PS lock-up. Mahabul<br />
Seikh and Pintu Malia’s families were not informed.<br />
Annual <strong>Report</strong> on Torture<br />
2007<br />
On 31 March 2007 in the morning, Humayun Kabir came to the Jalangi PS to lodge a complaint<br />
about the incident, but OC Somnath Banerjee refused to record it.<br />
On 1 April 2007 at 7.00am, Mahabul Seikh and Pintu Malia’s family members learned from<br />
some neighbours about Mahabul Seikh and Pintu Malia’s arrest – and that the ASI had reportedly<br />
beaten them in the lock-up.<br />
On 2 April 2007 at 9.00am, Mahabul Seikh and Pintu Malia were produced before the Court.
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