2005 - Indian Social Institute

National Human Rights Commission, asking that malarial deaths be treated as starvation deaths But, on
Monday, newly elected stale secretary of the CPI Dr K. Narayana said, "As soon as monsoon rains
commence, mosquitoes start breeding and the tribals fall prey to it. This has been happening since ages."
He suggested that the government provide protected drinking water supply in the agency mandals as a
permanent remedy. Dr Narayana said that the Telugu Desam had no right to blame the government for
the deaths, as tribals had died during the TD regime too. "I and my party cadres walked for more than 170
km two years ago and submitted a detailed report to then government detailing the deaths and the health
problems," he said in his first press conference as secretary at Makhdoom Bhavan. He was accompanied
by his team of nine secretariat members. (Asian Age 2/8/05
IG used to repeatedly call me and talk dirty (6)
Noida: A 22-year-old tribal woman, who was allegedly raped first by a Ranchi police deputy inspector
general (DIG) and then by Ranchi inspector general (IG), claims IG P S Natrajan raped her for over seven
months and "used to call me repeatedly and talk dirty". She even revealed that her second husband used
to help the IG in "forcefully raping" her. "The IG often used to call me at least 10 times a day. Sometimes
he called up at 2 or 3 in the morning. Finally, a week back, he called me to Ranchi's Kalinga Apartments,
where the "Sansani" team caught him in the act. Madhu Priya Ganguly, a teacher at the local Cambridge
School, was living in the flat," the victim said. . In a tape-recorded interview to a TOI^ correspondent in
Noida, the woman revealed that Ranchi SP (city) Suman Gupta had recorded her statement here on
Monday night. "I was grilled from 11.30 pm to 2 pm, and Gupta took the SIM card of my cellphone with
her, as it would help establish the IG's repeated calls to me." She declined to reveal where she was living
at present, saying she was changing addresses frequently for "security reasons." According to the Ranchi
resident, she was married to a Naxalite in 1997, when she was only 13 and had studied up to Class VIII.
Three years later, she obtained a divorce, as she was ill treated by her in-laws and husband. But, the
husband was given her son's custody by a court. To try to get the son back, she said, she went to DIG
Parvez Hayat, who raped her. He falsely promised to get her the child's custody and get her employed in
the police. Less than two years ago, she married again. Later, when she complained against "exploitation"
by Hayat, Natrajan was handed the inquiry. And, for the last seven months, he had allegedly been raping
her, the daughter of a Jharkhand government chowkidar in her Ranchi home. (Tiimes of India 3/8/05)
Maoists issue fatwa against top cops in CD sleaze case (6)
Ranchi : Maoist ultras have issued a fatwa against suspended Inspector General of Police PS Natrajan
and Deputy Inspector General of Police Parvez Hayat for their alleged exploitation of a tribal girl in the
State. A Communist Party of India-Maoist press release says the organisation has issued a death
sentence on the two cops. The release issued by sub zonal commander Rabindraji says the two cops be
hanged to death for their dastardly act. "The top cops are rapists and symbolise police torture on a woman
in the name of anti-extremist operation. The real face of the police has surfaced," the release said. It
further states, "Women are exploited by the police after they are branded extremists. We appeal to the
people to kill persons of such character at public places to reform society."Natrajan and Hayat are
accused of sexually exploiting a tribal girl.An FIR has been lodged against both under various sections of
the Indian Penal Code, including rape, in Ranchi and Palamau. The FIR against Hayat was lodged in the
Sadar Police Station of Palamau district on Wednesday evening. Hayat is currently on central deputation.
The report was lodged on the basis of the statement made by the concerned girl and a case registered
under IPC 376 (rape), 506 (threatening) and 3/XII of the SC/ST Atrocity Prevention Act, 1989. According
to the woman's statement, Hayat had sexually exploited her on the pretext of giving her a job in the police
department in 2002. He was DIG of Palamau range at that time. Natarajan was suspended after a
regional news channel carried video footage showing him in a compromising position with a woman. The
police has launched an operation to arrest the suspended IG. (Pioneer 5/8/05)
Experts warn against land rights to tribals (6)
New Delhi, Aug. 6: After the Sariska fiascom, experts have now warned over the granting of "land rights"
to the forest dwelling human communities as proposed in the Scheduled Tribe (Recognition of Forest
Right) Bill 2005, being introducing by the Union government. Experts feel that the India, with a forest cover
of 19.27 per cent (national goal is to achieve 33 per cent),will not be able to cope the pressure after the
allocation of land under these rights. Almost 10 per cent of the Indian population is taken care of by these
forests, but once made owners, the plundering of forest wealth could become unmanageable and will