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Yasmin Banoo’s sons Sarfaraz and Amir Ali asked the officers why their parents were being
arrested. SI M.S. Das told them that the charge was u/s 325/114 IPC (voluntarily causing
grievous hurt, being an abettor present when an offence is committed).
At 9.00pm, Sarfaraz and Amir Ali went to the station with advocate Jamil Farukh. Jamil Farukh
signed a bail bond for Yasmin Banoo and requested bail for the other two detainees. The SI said
that he could not grant bail for the others because of pressure from higher authorities.
At 1.00pm, Shaukat Ali and Manzar Hussein, with a rope tied around their waists, were brought
to Chittaranjan Hospital for a medical check-up.
At 1.45pm, Shaukat Ali and Manzar Hussein were brought to the Alipore Court.
At 5.15pm, Shaukat Ali and Manzar Hussein were released from the court lock-up.
FF Code : W.B./ MON (Aditi Kar)/ Kolkata/
Apr-14/04/2007/Sl.No.-43
Victim(s) : Shib Prasad Kayal
Perpetrator(s) : 1) OC, Behala PS;
2) Hospital Authorities
Location : Alipore Central Jail Hospital
Date of incident : 05/04/2007
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Case Details:
Victim Shib Prasad Kayal, age 32, was a drug addict. He suffered from HIV, tuberculosis, and
necrotic ulcers of the maxillary sinus. He was a habitual offender: according to Second Officer
M. Gargari of Behala PS, Kolkata, the police arrested him seven or eight times under allegations
of theft.
As Shib Prasad Kayal belonged to a very poor family, his mother Amiya Kayal sought help from
the Behala PS for his treatment. The police of Behala PS agreed.
On 2 February 2007, the police took Shib Prasad Kayal to the Behala PS.
The next morning, Amia Kayal went to the Behala PS. There, Shib Prasad Kayal told her that
the police had not admitted him to any hospital, but rather had kept him in the lock-up.
On 4 February 2007, Amia Kayal returned to the Behala PS and learned that the police had filed
a false dacoity case against Shib Prasad Kayal. He had been sent to Court and then to the
Alipore Central Jail, Kolkata.
Annual Report on Torture
2007