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

On 24 July 2007, at around 1.30pm, Mondal went to the station. A police officer asked him about
his daughter-in-law’s complaint. Mondal denied all the allegations. The police officer responded
by slapping Mondal twice also by issuing verbal threats.
On 26 July 2007, Mondal returned to the station. He met with the officer in charge and told him
what had happened. The officer apologised on behalf of the police officer who had slapped
Mondal.
Jayanta also visited the ASP and told him about the police officer’s actions. The ASP apologised,
and reprimanded the police officer over the telephone in Mondal’s presence.
FF Code
Victim(s)
Perpetrator(s)
Location
: W.B./ MON (Julfikar Ali)/Murshidabad/
Sep-25/09/07/ Sl.No.- 114
: Bimola Bewa
Date of incident : 19/08/2007
: 1) Imtiaj Khan, SI, Islampur PS 2) Danimul
Khan, Comstable, Islampur PS
: Dakshin Gopalpur, Islampur,
Murshidabad
West Bengal
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Case Details:
On 19 August 2007, during the School Board Election of Lochanpur Nityakali High School, there
was a quarrel between the Left and Congress (I) Parties. The Congress (I) Party made a
complaint to SI Imtiaj Khan of Islampur PS, who came and acted in favour of the Left Party. The
Congress (I) Party members started agitating on the road at Becky Bagan Market area; in the
process they too struck back the members of the Left Party and ran away. While escaping, they
flung a country pistol in the bush adjoining the house of victim Bimola Bewa. As a result, the
police doubted Bimola and her younger son Sukbul Seikh. Sukbul, age 18, was a Congress (I)
Party worker.
The police, led by PC Danimul Kuan, began to ransack the house joined by members of the Left
Party. They criminally trespassed into the house of Bimola Bewa, ransacked several household
articles, and broke some of the mud walls. They also insulted the victim.
Annual Report on Torture
2007