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Wednesday 21 December 2011

Mother of rape victim sought for justce: denied & thrashed

Name of the victim: - Ms. Kajal Halder, wife of Rabindra Nath Haldar, aged about-36 years, from Scheduled Caste community, by occupation-Housewife, residing at village-Simulpur, Police Station-Gaighata, District-North 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India.  
Name of the perpetrators: - The Officer-in-Charge of Gaighata Police Station, District-North 24 Parganas; (2) The Investigation Officer of Gaighata Police Station Case no. 284/2010 dated 31.8.2010 u/s 376 of Indian Penal Code; (3) The Investigation Officer of Gaighata Police Station Case no. 546/2011 dated 2.12.2011 u/s 341/324/354/506/34 of Indian Penal Code
Date & time of incident: - On 1.12.2011 at about 6.30 pm
Case Details: -
It is revealed during the fact finding that Mr. Manoranjan Mazumdar of Simulpur, Post Office- Thakurnagar, Police Station- Gaighata is facing criminal charge u/s 376 of Indian Penal Code vide Gaighata Police Station Case no. 284/2010 dated 31.8.2010 for allegedly committing rape on the victim Guria Halder (name changed), daughter of Ms. Kajal Halder (wife of Rabindra Nath Haldar), aged about 16 years who belongs to Schedule Caste community. The said Mr. Manoranjan Mazumdar was arrested by police of Gaighata Police Station in connection with said criminal case after long persuasion by the victim’s family. But he after coming out on bail started threatening the victim and her family members pressurizing them to withdraw complaint against him. The victim’s family lodged complaint against him which was diarized by police vide Gaighata Police Station GDE no. 643/2011 dated 9.11.2011, but the police did not take any action.
On 1.12.2011 at about 6.30 pm the said Mr. Monoranjan Majumdar accompanied with Mr. Rabi Roy and Mr. Suranjan Roy restrained Ms. Kajal Halder near the tea shop of Mr. Gouranga Ghosh. At that time she was returning from market. The said tea shop is located near Thakurnagar Railway Station. They abused her and told her that the criminal case pending against Mr. Monoranjan Majumdar has to be withdrawn otherwise there would serious consequences to her and also to her daughter Guria Halder(name changed). She did not agree to bend to their unlawful demands. They became furious and told her that they will finish her life on the spot. Then they brought one iron rod from a nearby shop and hit on her fiercely on her head. Mr. Rabi Roy also hit her on her hands and legs by an iron rod. They also assaulted her with fists and blows. As a result of the assault she fell down on the ground being unconscious and the assailants left the place. Thereafter she was brought at Thakurnagar hospital for treatment by some local people. The family members of Kajal Halder informed the police of Gaighata Police Station about the incident but police did not take any action. Then at about 8 pm one police officer Mr. Sanjib Halder of Gaighata Police Station along with two other plain clothed policemen met with her at Thakurnagar Hospital and heard the incident from her, but no action was taken by police against the assailants. Later, on the same day she was transferred to Bongaon  Sub Divisional Hospital as her situation was serious.
On 1.12.2011 Guria Halder (name changed), daughter of Ms. Kajal Halder went to Gaighata Police Station and submitted one written complaint against the assailants. But the police told her that they would take action on the complaint later. On the next day (2.12.2011) again Guria Halder moved to the police station and the police told her that no action could be taken on the complaint as the assailants submitted a complaint against Ms. Kajal Halder prior to her complaint. On 2.12.2011 Ms. Kajal Halder was referred to Barasat district Hospital. While she was being transferred to Barasat Hospital in an ambulance, she came to Gaighata Police Station in midway and upon arriving at the police station she pleaded before the police to register FIR against the assailants on the complaint submitted by her daughter. Then the police registered one FIR vide Gaighata Police Station Case no. 546/2011 dated 2.12.2011 u/s 341/324/354/506/34 of Indian Penal Code.  Though there was serious allegation against the assailants for attempt to murder of Ms. Kajal Halder on the fateful day but it appears that police booked the assailants under lighter penal provisions paving the way for the assailants to get bail from court easily. As a result it is reported that the assailants managed to obtain bail in the said criminal case from court without being arrested. Therefore again they are roaming freely leaving every chance that they can commit further wrong upon the family of the victim girl. It is also worthy to note that the Investigation Officer of Gaighata Police Station is yet to complete investigation in  Gaighata Police Station Case no. 284/2010 dated 31.8.2010 which was initiated on the incident of rape on the victim Guria Halder.


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Kirity Roy
Secretary
Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha
(MASUM)
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