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

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On 17 April 2007, Dipsikha Manna’s in-laws hanged her.<br />

Dipsikha Manna’s in-laws took her body to the R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata.<br />

On 18 April 2007, Dipsikha Manna’s family went to lodge a complaint at the Baranagar PS.<br />

Initially, they refused to register the complaint. Later, they recorded an FIR, but only u/s 498A/306<br />

IPC (abetment of suicide and cruelty to a wife), ignoring ss. 302 and 304B IPC (murder and<br />

dowry death).<br />

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

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On 19 April 2007, a post-mortem examination was conducted at the Nil Ratan Sarkar Hospital<br />

Morgue. Despite repeated requests, Gopal Chandra Sur was not given the post-mortem report.<br />

ASI Swapan Mazumder has stated that on 17 April 2007, local resident Sandip Das Gupta<br />

informed the police that Dipshika Manna had committed suicide by hanging herself. The police<br />

went to the spot and found that Santanu Manna had already taken her body to a doctor. A charge<br />

sheet could not be filed as the post-mortem report was not available.<br />

FF Code : W.B./MON(GCS)/District-Murshidabad/<br />

June-27/06/07/Sl No.-72<br />

Victim(s) : Echhahaque Seikh<br />

Perpetrator(s) : 1) Somnath Banerjee, OC; 2) SI<br />

Location : Berhampur PS, Murshidabad District, <strong>West</strong><br />

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

Date of incident : After 09/08/2006<br />

Case Details:<br />

Victim Echhahaque Seikh lives with his wife and son in Bhaduripara, Murshidabad District. His<br />

other son Safikul Islam married Sahanur Khatun in 2000; the two lived together. Echhahaque<br />

Seikh is registered as below the poverty line (BPL).<br />

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

2007<br />

On 9 August 2006, Safkul Islam died at the Baharampur Sadar Hospital. After his death,<br />

Sahanur Khatun moved to her father’s house.<br />

Within a few days, Sahanur Khatun sent an application to the Jalangi PS claming Rs.16,000 from<br />

Echhahaque Seikh. OC Somnath Banerjee bestowed the responsibility for collecting the sum on<br />

the authority of the Chandradip Ashram, Jalangi. The Ashram authority sent several notices to<br />

Echhahaque Seikh asking him to pay the money.<br />

Echhahaque Seikh was shocked to receive these notices; he was too poor to pay the amount.

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