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FF Code : KEL/PTA/POL-428/MAY 2008<br />
Victim(s) : Priyaraj<br />
Perpetrator(s) : SI<br />
Location : Pandalam PS<br />
Date of incident : 13/05/2008<br />
Case Details:<br />
Victim Priyaraj, aged 33 is a resident of Pandalam village under Adoor Taluk. The victim is married and<br />
the father of a child. He belongs to the Sambava community. Priyaraj is working in the drama team of<br />
Sangeetha Nataka Academy. On 13 th May 2008 the victim came to know about the illegal detention of<br />
his friend Siji at Pandalam Police Station. So Priyaraj went to the station along with Aravindakshan Nair.<br />
They talked with the SI, who abused them and caught Aravind by his collar. Priyaraj tried explaining to<br />
the SI that Aravind was a party activist but he paid no heed and pushed them away, following which he<br />
closed the grill. The victims were then taken to the hospital by the CI.<br />
<strong>Kerala</strong><br />
189<br />
FF Code : KEL/KTM/POL -468/AUG 2008<br />
Victim(s) : Ragini (Ramani)<br />
Perpetrator(s) : N.R. Dasappan, ASI<br />
Location : Onam Thuruthu<br />
Date of incident : 18/08/2008<br />
Case Details:<br />
Victim Ragini (a) Ramani, aged 47 is a resident of Onamthuruth under Kottayam Taluk. She belongs to<br />
the Pulaya community. The victim is married and the mother of two children. Her husband is a casual<br />
labourer. They reside in a small house in 2½ cents. N.R. Dasappan, ASI of Melukavu Police Station is<br />
the neighbour of Ragini and both families have a dispute among them over the border wall. On 18 th<br />
August 2008 the ASI stood in front of the victim’s house and abused her with caste offensive terms.<br />
From January 2008 to March 2008 the ASI continuously made complaints against Thankachan, the<br />
husband of the victim and it was proven false during inquiry. Then Dasappan gave a complaint before<br />
the CI of Ettumanoor stating that Ragini’s husband had molested his wife. The CI warned the ASI finding<br />
the complaint to be false. But he kept on threatening Thankachan that he will be arrested on the day of<br />
his daughter’s wedding. Complaints were lodged before the SP regarding the disturbances caused by<br />
the ASI. He was under suspension for a period and has now assumed duty. Ragini fears that he might<br />
cause her family some great damage for she believes he is a man of words.<br />
Annual Report on Torture<br />
2008
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