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5] The Hindu, January 18, 2005, Tuesday Slain MLA's wife lodges complaint against Minister By A Correspondent RANCHI, JAN. 17. Shanti Devi, wife of the CPI (ML) MLA from Bagodar, Mahendra Singh, who was murdered yesterday, has lodged a complaint against the State Industries Minister and BJP MLA, Ravindra Ray and the Superintendent of Police of Giridih district, Deepak Verma. Ms. Shanti Devi ruled out the involvement of ultra-left outfits in the killing of her husband. In the complaint she accused Mr. Ray and Mr. Verma of `abetting' the murder of her husband. Mr. Singh's son, Vinod Kumar Singh today filed his nomination papers from Bagodar declaring an open war against "the group" responsible for the murder of his father. The ultra-left MCCI denied any hand in the killing. http://www.hindu.com/2005/01/18/stories/2005011803281300.htm -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6] AHRC, January 17, 2005, Monday, UA-09-2005 Police inaction on the rape and murder of a woman by a doctor in Maldah District, West Bengal The Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has received information from MASUM, a human rights organization in West Bengal, that a woman named Mrs. Gedulal Mondal, was raped and then killed by a suspected unqualified doctor on 28 December 2004, in Baishnav Nagar, Maldah District, West Bengal. Though the doctor has now been arrested, the police were late in filing the First Information Report (FIR). It is ironic that although the victim's husband, who is a jawan (group D personnel) attached with the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), made the complaint he was driven away by police officials from Baishnav Nagar Police Station, and threatened since he had made the case public. It was only on the intervention of the local Member Legislative Assembly (MLA) that the FIR was lodged. This case is yet another example of police inaction and the obstacles India's citizens face when seeking justice. It is indeed sad that political influence is required in many cases to speed up matters and proper procedures are not properly followed. We therefore urge you to highlight such inadequacies in the functioning of the law enforcement authorities of the country. We also request you to write to the concerned authorities of the West Bengal Government to see that the investigations are carried out in a systematic manner without any hitches and the perpetrator is punished for his crime. Urgent Appeals Desk Asian Human Rights Commission (AHRC) --------------------------------------------------------- DETAILED INFORMATION: Name of victim: Mrs. Gedulal Mondal Place of incident: Baishnav Nagar, Maldah district, West Bengal, India Alleged perpetrator: 1) Amal Mandal, a doctor, Baishnav Nagar, 2) a police personnel attached to the Baishnav Nagar Police Station Date of incident: 28 December 2004 Place of incident: Amal Mandal's residence in Baishnav Nagar, Maldah District, West Bengal Case details: The victim, Mrs. Gedulal Mondal, lived very near the house of Amal Mondal, a practicing doctor but supposedly unqualified. On 28 December 2004, he called Mrs. Mondal to his chambers to assist him in treating a patient. After she arrived, however it is alleged that Mrs. Mondal was injected with some substance thus making her unconscious. She was then raped by Amal Mondal. The victim died while unconscious. Amal Mondal then carried the body by a rickshaw to the Purvaroon Hospital where she was declared dead. According to the victim's brother, there were a number of bite and scratch marks on her body including her genital organs. Amal Mondal denies the whole incident saying that Mrs. Mondal was ill and had come to him for medical aid. He gave her an injection to treat her but seeing her deteriorating condition he decided to move her to the hospital for further treatment. The victim's husband, a jawan with the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), went to the Baishnav Nagar Police Station where he was not only alleged to have been driven away by the police personnel who refused to file a First Information Report (FIR) but also threatened because he had dared to make this incident public. However, according to Mr. Asim Gope, the officer-in-charge (O.C.) of the Baishnav Nagar Police Station, he was not present when the victim's husband had come to file the complaint and his second-in-command refused to do so. Mr. Gope claims to not only have filed the complaint on his return but also to have arrested the doctor. He also rejects the claim that any threats were made against Mr. Mondal. The Superintendent of Police, Mr. Shashikant Pujari, says that the report of the postmortem is being awaited and they are investigating the causes of delay in filing the FIR This is not an isolated case and one hears of such police inaction and failure to file a complaint almost every other day. It is quite disturbing that the law enforcement authorities in India fail to cooperate with the citizens who instill their faith in them. It also shows the total apathy of the administration to put rules and functions in order and this is a sad reflection of the governance. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 7] New Indian Express, January 19, 2005, Wednesday Chennai astrologer foresees death, commits suicide CHENNAI: K. Parthasarathy, a famous city astrologer, committed suicide early on Monday because as per his astrology he would have died on January 21. He therefore hanged himself to death, instead of waiting for death to come. The astrologer, who lived Thulasinga Perumal Koil Street in Triplicane, was 60 years old and was consulted by VIPs, politicians, actors and actresses for several decades. He was famous not only in Tamil Nadu but the entire world. Dignitaries used to come to his house from all parts of the world for consultation. He was bestowed the title of ???Jyotida Thilagam??™ because of his scholarship and social standing. According to the police, he hanged himself from the ceiling fan hook in his house on Monday around 5 a.m. His wife Hema on getting up from the bed saw him hanging and broke down. On hearing her cries, Parthasarathy's mother Pattammal, daughter Surabhi and son-in-law Nandakumar rushed to the scene to see what had happened. They were also moved by the extreme step taken by the astrologer. The Ice House police station was immediately informed about the incident. Sub-inspector Vijayapandian recovered a suicide note in English from the room. The astrologer had written in the note that he was about to die on January 21. When he was sleeping in the bedroom on the second floor of the building, he had severe chest pain.??? Holding my chest due to crucial pain, I climbed down the staircase and came to the first floor. I did not want to disturb my wife, daughter and son-in-law who were sleeping there.??? ???I propose to use my upper cloth and hang myself to death since I am about to die in just another four days. Since I am going to die in a short while, I would like convey my best wishes to my dear wife, daughter and son-in-law,??? Parthasarathy concluded his touchy note. After making preliminary enquiries, the police sent the body to Royapettah General Hospital for post-mortem. The body was later handed over to the relatives. The astrologer was cremated in the Besant Nagar crematorium as per his last wish. http://www.newindpress.com/Newsitems.asp?ID=IET20050118052051&Title=Southern+News+%2D+Tamil+Nadu&Topic=0& -------------------------------------------------------------- |
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