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Next day, the victims got information that, Police of the Barasat PS started a specific police case<br />

against the journalists under sections 448/353/186/324/427/307/341/34 of IPC for committing<br />

offences of hours-trespass, assault to deter public servant from discharge of his duty, obstructing<br />

public servant in discharge of public function, voluntarily causing hurt by dangerous weapons or<br />

means, voluntarily causing grievous hurt by dangerous weapons or means, assault or criminal<br />

force to women with intent or outrage her modesty, mischief , attempt to murder, wrongful<br />

restraint etc.<br />

The allegations were serious and the offences were non-bail able.<br />

After two days the victims prayed for anticipatory bail at Barasat District Court. The Court asked<br />

case details from Barasat PS, but the police were unable to submit it.<br />

So the anticipatory bail petition filed by the journalists was granted by the Court.<br />

The police even falsely implicated the person like Ashish Nandi of a <strong>Bengal</strong>i News Channel,<br />

Tara Bangla, was not at all present at the time of incident.<br />

This is the case of police torture and lodging false complaint against journalists.<br />

<strong>West</strong> <strong>Bengal</strong><br />

77<br />

Case Detail:<br />

FF Code : W.B./ MON (S. Mukhtar Ahmed)/<br />

24 PGS(N)/Oct-<br />

11/10/2006/Sl.No.-9<br />

Victim(s) : Ashok Kumar Basu Roy<br />

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Two unnamed PIs; 2) SI,<br />

Dum Dum Central Jail.<br />

Location : Dum Dum PS; Dum Dum Central Jail<br />

Date of incident : 20/09/2006<br />

Victim Ashok Kumar Basu Roy is 53 years old. He loaned money to Kamal Ahmed.<br />

On 20 th September 2006, Ashok Kumar Basu Roy went to Kamal Ahmed’s house to ask for his<br />

money to be returned. However, Kamal Ahmed’s family members and others beat Ashok<br />

Kumar Basu Roy.<br />

Ashok Kumar Basu Roy went to a nursing home for treatment.<br />

At 6.30pm, police officers from Dum Dum PS arrived at the nursing home. They arrested Ashok<br />

Kumar Basu Roy and charged him with attempting to rape a 9 year-old girl. The charge was<br />

based on an FIR registered by the girl’s father, Kamal Ahmed. The memo of arrest incorrectly<br />

stated that the place of arrest was Ashok Kumar Basu Roy’s house.<br />

Annual <strong>Report</strong> on Torture<br />

2007

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