JHARKHAND MIRROR

By Gladson Dungdung

Jharkhandmirror.org

11 January, 2010 

Police torture

When the people of the entire world were greeting to each other, bursting crackers and enjoying delicious food on the occasion of the new year 2010, the police of Chhatarpur, Town and Sadar police stations of Palamu district, (which is the most Maoist infested area according to the government and the media reports) in Jharkhand, were very much engaged in humiliating, torturing and beating to Rajendra Yadav of Telaria village (Chhatarpur) alleging him as a Naxalite without any proof, which led to his death. He had been illegally detained in the police custody for more than 60 hours. The police justified it saying, “Since the Maoists had planted landmines on the road therefore Rajendra Yadav was not taken to the court.” Interestingly, the police did not recover any landmine from the spot therefore one can see it as an attempt to bury the inhuman acts of the Indian’s inhuman gunmen.  Read more…

By Gladson Dungdung

Mynews.in 15 November, 2007

Ten months old baby Himanshu was sleeping at home with his parents in the afternoon. When he woke up, he did not find his father forever. It would be an upheaval for him when he would come to know that his father was dragged out of his bed, shot dead by the cops and depicted it as ‘encounter death’. But what would be his reactions? Will he follow his father’s footsteps? No one can imagine exactly! Himanshu’s father and uncles had taken the path of revenge when their father was killed for delivering justice, and three of them were shot dead by the cops in a fake encounter. This is the painful story of Nawadaben Police encounter, where three brothers – Ramji Singh (33), Lakshman Singh (30) and Bharat Singh (28) were shot dead by the police on 25th of August 2006. But even after running from pillar to post the family members of three slain brothers are still waiting for justice to be delivered to them. Read more…

By Gladson Dungdung

Mynews.in 14 November, 2007

Bihar is the most defamed state in India for killings, counter killings and the impunity practiced by the police. Nathnager, Bhagalpur incident of Police torture hit the Media headlines once again when the human rights committee of the Bihar Legislative council gave a clean chit to the cops involved in dragging of a petty thief behind their motorcycle; the entire country was shocked to witness it. Instead of uncovering the facts based on the human rights standards, the committee defined it for shielding the police.

The most startling fact is that the committee released its report within two months and the cops were made innocent despite of evidence. That’s why G.P. Dohre, the Ex-Director General of Police, Bihar calls the ‘Bihar as a ‘place of impossible’. Obviously it’s a great challenge to combat impunity in Bihar, where the society as a large supports police torture and also denies human rights without a second thought. Read more…

By Gladson Dungdung

22 October, 2007 Countercurrents.org

Though Kerala state in India is known for total literacy, it was a horrible experience of the ‘instant justice’ for 40-year-old pregnant woman Jyoti and her two kids, who were stripped and beaten up by a mob accusing them of stealing a golden anklet of a child in the vicinity। The ghastly incident took place in a busy market of Edappal in Malappuram district of Kerala on 7th of October 2007, when a customer raised an alarm, saying her child’s golden anklets had been stolen. Soon after the incident, Tamil-speaking vagabonds were noticed outside the shop.

Suddenly a mob gathered, Jyoti and her kids were made to undergo a forced body search but the missing ornaments were not found on them। The angry mob began to attacking them, Jyoti even displayed her bulging tummy to her attackers pleading for mercy but they kicked and beat her mercilessly for 45 minutes. The kids were also treated alike. They were left on the road unattended for nearly an hour and a half. All three were seriously injured. As usual the police witnessed the incident as mute spectators and finally they took them to the police station instead of hospital to complete their quorum. The action was not taken against the culprits. Read more…