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

Debendra Lal Biswas called the police from the Baisnabghata Investigating Center, but the police
arrested him instead of the assailants. At the police station, officers tortured Debendra Lal Biswas
for thirty days, demanding that he produce his son at the station.
Puspalata Biswas was locked in her own house for thirteen days. On 25 August 2006, she
escaped and began to live at her relatives’ house.
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After their release, Dhiraj Biswas’s parents lived separately, fearing to return home. On 18
and 19 August 2006, Debendra Lal Biswas lodged a complaint with the SP, South 24
Parganas.
Complaints were also lodged with the SP, the SHRC (West Bengal), the Chief Secretary, the
Secretary Home (Police) Department, and the DGP.
Dhiraj Biswas filed a divorce suit at Alipore Court.
Debendra Lal Biswas filed a criminal case against Radha Biswas’s family at Alipore Court for
theft, criminal trespass, mischief, and forming an unlawful assembly (Case No. C-5223/06, dated
18.09.2006, u/s 323/448/427/380/147/148/504/506/34 IPC); he also filed a case against Arunabha
Das of Baisnavghata Investigating Centre for extortion and illegal detention (Case No. C-6475/06,
dated 18.09.2006, u/s 342/504/506/384 IPC).
No action has been taken on any of these complaints.
Dhiraj Biswas has had to leave his house permanently.
FF Code : W.B./ MON(Aditi Kar)/Kolkata/
Feb-03/02/2007/Sl.No.-27
Victim(s) : Dipa Biswas
Perpetrator(s) : 1) OC; 2) Santanu Chatterjee, PI
Location : Shyampukur PS, North 24 Parganas
District, West Bengal
Date of incident : 05/09/2006
Annual Report on Torture
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Case Details:
Victim Dipa Biswas was married to Niranjan Biswas on 8 December 2001. Her family paid
Niranjan’s a handsome dowry.
After one month of marriage, Niranjan Biswas and his family members started demanding more
dowry. As Dipa Biswas’s family failed to satisfy their demand, they physically and psychologically
abused her.