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The police detained Ashok Kumar Basu Roy for a full day without producing him before a court
of magistrate.
On 22 September 2006, the police produced Ashok Kumar Basu Roy before a court in connection
with Dum Dum PS Case No. 208, dated 21.09.06 u/s 376/511 IPC.
Ashok Kumar Basu Roy’s son and wife arranged for a bail petition, but it was rejected.
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Ashok Kumar Basu Roy was in police custody until 5 October 2006, and was taken to the Dum
Dum Central Jail.
On 8 October 2006, Ashok Kumar Basu Roy sent a letter to his wife asking for Rs. 3,000. The
letter clearly stated that because he had no money beyond the Rs. 500 he had originally paid to
jail authorities, his life was miserable there.
On 10 October 2006, a further bail petition was rejected.
Meanwhile, the police began to harass Ashok Kumar Basu Roy’s brother-in-law, Rabindra
Karar.
It has been alleged that MLA Rekha Goswami of the CPI(M) party has influenced the police in
rejecting Ashok Kumar Basu Roy’s applications for release from police custody.
Case Detail:
FF Code : WB/MON / S. Muktar Ahmed/24
PGS (N) Aug-11/08/07/SL-56
Victim(s) : Asish Nandu
Perpetrator(s) : 1) Argha Mukherjee, SI, Titagarh PS;
2) Shubhodeep Bhattacharya, PC,
Rapid Action Force 2 nd Battalion
Location : Titagarh PS, North 24 Parganas
District,West Bengal
Date of incident : 17/05/2007
Annual Report on Torture
2007
Victim Asish Nandu is 16 years old.
On 17 May 2007 at 7.30pm, PC Shubhodeel Bhattacharya and one Tusar Kanti Banerjee
abducted Asish Nandu while he was on his way home from tutorial. They took him to the
residence of Manas Mukherjee, whose daughter had eloped with one of Asish Nandu’s relatives.
There, the PC asked Asish Nandu questions about the elopement, but Asish Nandu could not
answer. Manas Mukherjee slapped Asish Nandu.