Wednesday, July 3, 2019

Judge Accountable Custodial Torture

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Custodial death

As more horrifying details tumble out in Kerala custodial death case, 2 cops held

While the autopsy showed shocking details of custodial torture, including use of Falanga, investigation has also revealed that the cops had rubbed chill on Rajkumar’s private parts.

On Wednesday, the Crime Branch special team inquiring into the custodial torture and death of 49-year-old Rajkumar, a remand prisoner in a financial fraud case in Idukki, arrested two policemen. The arrested officers are former Nedumkandam SI KA Sabu and civil police officer Sajeev Antony.
The arrests are based on the custodial torture meted out to Rajkumar inside the Nedumkandam police station from June 12 to 15, Crime Branch special team officials said. After he was arrested, the SI collapsed and has been admitted to the Kottayam Medical College.
“The arrested policemen admitted the custodial torture, they revealed that they had tortured Rajkumar to recover the money,” said Crime Branch sources. According to the police, Rajkumar had cheated 34 self-help groups after taking money from them.


On Tuesday, the Crime Branch special team revealed that policemen in the Nedumkandam station rubbed Kantari mulagu (a type of chilli) on Rajkumar’s private parts. Apart from this, the policemen did not allow Rajkumar to sleep during the four days he was in their custody, said Crime Branch sources.
Meanwhile, Manju, third accused in the financial fraud case, on Wednesday said she had no connection with the Nedumkandam based Haritha Finance. “Only Rs 20 lakh were collected from others on the banner of the financial institution. Rajkumar managed all the financial dealings in the company. The collected money was handed over to a Malappuram native named Nasar every day at Kumily,” she said.
Kasthuri Bhavanil Rajkumar (49), a resident of Kolahalamedu in Idukki, who was arrested in a financial fraud case on June 12, was in the custody at the Nedumkandam police before he was produced in the Magisterial Court only on June 16. Rajkumar, who was admitted to the taluk hospital at Peermedu on June 21, died there on the same day.
To inquire into the custodial death, the government formed a seven-member Crime Branch team last week. The officials said they will submit an interterm report on the custodial death within two days. As part of disciplinary action, the government suspended eight policemen and transferred five others attached to the Nedumkandam police station.
The deceased’s autopsy report also revealed shocking details of custodial torture Rajkumar experienced at the hands of the police.
Meanwhile, another alleged custodial torture by the Nedumkandam police has come to light. Nedumkandam resident Hakkim, an accused in a family dispute case, on Tuesday revealed that he was tortured at the station and that he was there when Rajkumar was in custody.
Following a family dispute, Hakkim was summoned to the Nedumkandam police station on June 15. “The police attacked me brutally inside the police station without any provocation. I heard cries of someone in the lock-up and suspect that it was Rajkumar,” Hakkim claimed.
“When I was being beaten up, I was holding on to the lock-up bars in the police station. When I was continuously struck, the bars bent due to the impact. Then the police threatened me that if I didn’t repair the bars they would file a non-bailable case against me. My mother had to then get it repaired,” Hakkim said.



22 injuries, 'Falanga' torture used: Shocking autopsy of Kerala custodial death victim

Rajkumar was so weak that he could not walk to the court, but a magistrate walked to his jeep and placed him in judicial custody.

Over a week after the death of 49-year old Rajkumar, a remand prisoner in Idukki, the deceased’s autopsy report reveals shocking details of custodial torture he experienced at the hands of the police.
TNM accessed the autopsy report which highlights 22 injuries across Rajkumar’s body. Four of his ribs were also fractured apart from his sternum. Contusions detected on the soles of his feet indicate that Rajkumar was subjected to the infamous Falanga torture which involves continuously beating the soles of the victim’s feet. This was mentioned in the autopsy report.
A native of Kolahalamedu in Vagamon who was accused in a financial fraud case, Rajkumar was picked up for questioning by the Nedukandam police on June 12, according to his relatives. However, his arrest was recorded only on June 16, 4 days after he was taken into custody.


While the post mortem mentions that pneumonia was the cause of death, it clearly states that the victim had suffered blunt force injuries.
Multiple media reports also allege that the deceased had been denied drinking water and this had deteriorated his health condition. According to a Manorama report which quoted a fellow inmate at the Peermedu sub jail where Rajkumar was remanded, the deceased was seen begging for water and collapsing. Rajkumar’s relatives too have repeated this allegation.
“He had said that his hands and legs were hurting and requested for some water. But the officers said that he did not need to drink water now. This is what his fellow inmate had witnessed and he even spoke to the media about this,” said Antony, Rajkumar’s relative.
Speaking to TNM, Rajkumar’s relatives had earlier said that he was beaten up for hours in his house where he was questioned before being taken into custody.
“He was beaten up badly in his house while the police came to question him on the 12. On June 15, he was taken to the Nedukandam hospital as he complained of chest pain. The doctor there referred him to the Kottayam Medical college hospital as he had a lot of injuries. However, instead of taking him there, the officers took him to the magistrate instead and remanded him to Peermedu sub jail. He was brought to the jail at 1:20 am and he died 5 days later on June 21,”said Antony, a relative.
On June 15, an extremely weak Rajkumar was produced before the Idukki magistrate where he was remanded to the Peermedu sub jail. .
Following the post mortem report, the Kerala High Court has now intervened and ordered a probe against the Idukki magistrate, Reshmi Raveendran, for remanding the deceased despite him being extremely physically weak. The court has asked for a detailed report from the magistrate on the incident.
“He was so weak he could not walk to the court and the magistrate had to come to the police vehicle to take his statement. Even after that he was remanded to judicial custody,” added Antony.
Rajkumar breathed his last on June 21 while being admitted at Peermedu Taluk Hospital.
A total of 8 police officers have now been suspended from the force following investigations into his death. The suspended officers include SI KA Sabu, ASI CB Rejimon, drivers Niyas and Sajimon, writer Roy P Varghese, assistant writer Syamkumar and senior civil police offices Biju Lukose and Santhosh.
A special investigation team of the Crime Branch has been formed to probe the custodial death





Editorial :  Hang  Corrupt  Police  & Corrupt Judges
-         An  Appeal  to Honourable Supreme Court of India & Honourable National  Human Rights Commisssion

     At  the outset  , our  salutes to honest few  left in police & judiciary. It is an appeal  to them  to catch &  legally prosecute their corrupt, cruel , inhuman colleagues.
     Many times police summon ordinary  public to police stations without any official written summons , will  be illegally detained  orelse  they are  shifted  to other  inaccessible locations for interrogations. In few cases when the detainee dies due to 3rd degree torture , body is thrown out. Nobody can pin police for such crimes , it will be booked as a murder by unknown persons.
     In lock up death cases  the whole police force , government officials  including doctors work like a mafia in destroying  evidences , threatening witnesses all to cover up crimes of police. example  below mentioned  Uday Kumar Lock up death in Kerala.
      Hereby we request Honourable SCI & NHRC  to constitute  enquiry committee consisting members of NGOs , local public to probe lock up death cases and  to award capital punishment  to such police officials. Also , properties of such police officials must be attached and compensation  paid to victim’s family. The  guilty police official’s family members must not enjoy luxurious lifestyle  out of ill gotten money of  police.

2 police officers get death for Udayakumar’s murder
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/2-police-officers-get-death-for-udayakumars-murder/articleshow/65140167.cms

Two Kerala policemen get death for custodial death, three get rigorous imprisonment
 The court had convicted these five for the custodial death of a 26-year-old man at the police station in September 2005


Thiruvananthapuram: A CBI Special Court here on Wednesday sentenced to death two policemen and three others to rigorous imprisonment for three years in a case of custodial torture and death 13 years ago.
Those handed out capital punishment include Constables K. Jithukumar and S.V. Sreekumar, who had detained Udayakumar who later died in custody.

Those found guilty of conspiracy and destroying evidence are then Sub-Inspector Ajith Kumar, Circle Inspector E.K. Sabu and then Assistant Commissioner of Police K. Haridas.
The court on Tuesday had convicted these five for the custodial death of the 26-year-old man at the Fort police station in September 2005.
Police had detained two friends, Udayakumar and Suresh Kumar, on the charge of theft. When Udayakumar was let off later, policemen were irked when he asked for Rs 4,000 taken from his pocket by the police while he was in custody. He was brutally tortured with an iron rod, following which he died.
Udayakumar's mother Prabhavathi Amma had approached the Kerala High Court for a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation.
"This is the best news I am hearing," she told the media as she broke down.
"Justice has been finally delivered to my son and me. It should serve as a lesson to all policemen never to use force against people. Such fate (her son's) should never befall anyone again," she added.
“It was just before the Onam festival that my son was brutally killed by these policemen. And see, Onam is now round the corner... just as my son could not eat his Onam meal then, these policemen will not be able to eat theirs this time," the aged woman said


Even as Udayakumar killers get death, Sreejith still fights outside Kerala Secretariat

News media as well as social media called it justice for Udayakumar’s mother after 13 long years. But one young man sitting outside the Kerala secretariat disagrees..

People in Kerala woke up on Thursday morning to pictures of Prabhavathi Amma in the front pages of all major newspapers. The 67-year-old was in tears after a CBI special court sentenced two policemen to death, for the custodial murder of her son in 2005.
News media as well as social media called it justice for the mother after 13 long years. But one young man sitting outside the Kerala secretariat disagrees.
Sreejith, who has been sitting in protest for 957 days now, asks, “How can you call it justice when it took 13 years to come out with a verdict?”
Sreejith's brother Sreejeev, too, was a victim of custodial violence – in 2014. “For a mother, the loss of her son cannot be replaced by anything. I don’t think she will feel any happiness even if the guilty are punished," says Sreejith.
In January this year, following a social media storm, Sreejith was able to gain massive support from different corners of the state. While common people marched for him on the streets of Kerala, actors like Nivin Pauly, Parvathy and Tovino Thomas also spoke up for him.
Speaking about all the support that seems to have died down now, Sreejith says, “It was something I didn’t call for. It picked up by itself.”
“Even as thousands gathered to support me, there were certain groups of people who were trying to hijack the cause and to take it away from me,” he adds.
Sreejith fears that these were people who were closely associated with the police and the people in power.
“Just last month, I had filed a complaint with the CM of Kerala saying that if people who are responsible for the murder of my brother are not brought under the law before my protest reaches 1000 days, then I will stage a fast unto death,” says Sreejith.
Sreejith also says that for the first time since he had started protesting, he would like the people of the state to stand by him.
“Earlier this year, people of the state came together for me without me requesting them to do so. But right now, I desperately need the support of the people,” he says.
Though the CBI started investigating the case this year after tremendous public pressure forced the Kerala government to approach the agency, Sreejith resumed his strike after his statement was recorded by CBI.
In his 957 days of protest, Sreejith has gone on a hunger strike many times and he tells TNM that he’s been on a hunger strike for the past 4 days.
Sreejeev's death
Sreejith’s brother Sreejeev was taken into custody by the Parassala police on allegations of theft in May 2014. Days after this, Sreejeev died in a hospital. While police officials maintain that Sreejeev consumed poison, his family accused the officers of murder.
In 2016, the Police Complaint Authority investigation found that his death was indeed caused by custodial torture and that the police version of the event was false.

Lock-up death: Nine policemen booked for murder
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bareilly/Lock-up-death-Nine-policemen-booked-for-murder/articleshow/54487703.cms
Lock up Death in Mandya
https://m.dailyhunt.in/news/india/english/star+of+mysore-epaper-smysore/lock+up+death+in+mandya-newsid-92246185
Q&A – Honourable  Chief Justice of  India
https://sites.google.com/site/dalitoonline/q-a---honourable-cji

Almost 900 judicial custody deaths recorded in 2017, reveals RTI: Maharashtra tops chart of deaths in police lock-ups

A total of 894 deaths in judicial custody — and 74 deaths in police custody — have been recorded in India in 2017, an RTI response to Firstpost revealed.
The letter, signed by the joint registrar (Law) of the National Human Rights Commission, stated that Uttar Pradesh leads the chart of deaths in judicial custody by a significant margin, with 204 deaths recorded in the period between 1 January, 2017 and 2 August, 2017. The state was followed by Punjab with 76 deaths and Bihar with 64 deaths.
Uttar Pradesh, however, has a history of consistently topping the charts of judicial custody deaths in the country.

Uttar Pradesh Inspector General of Police (Prisons) Pramod Kumar Mishra blamed the statistics on the high number of prisoners registered in the state's prisons. "We have over 95,000 inmates in our jails, which is way more than the number in any other state. When you count the deaths per ten thousand prisoners, I don't think we will stand out as much," he said.
"One cannot see the numbers in isolation; you have to put it in perspective. We have 22 crore people in Uttar Pradesh — you cannot compare us with Kerala which has 3.5 crore people," Additional Director General (ADG) of Uttar Pradesh Police Anand Kumar said, adding that the subject does not come directly under his jurisdiction. "I am not contesting the numbers given by NHRC, but in a populous state like Uttar Pradesh, a lot of these deaths might have also happened due to natural causes," he said.
ADG Bhushan Kumar Upadhyay of Maharashtra Police says that the numbers were worse before. "With better medical facilities, counselling sessions, and marking prisoners with suicidal tendencies, we are trying to bring the number of deaths in prisons down to a minimum," he said.
Of the 74 deaths in police custody in 2017, Maharashtra leads the tables with 16 deaths recorded until 2 August, 2017. Telangana comes a distant second with 7 deaths, while Karnataka recorded a third-highest 5 deaths in police custody this year.

A senior police official with the Maharashtra Police who wished to remain anonymous suggested that the numbers are not a cause of worry. "I don’t think the situation is particularly bad here. It can also be because of the sincerity of a police force in keeping records— we are sometimes too efficient in putting everything on paper," he said.
"Often, the numbers are misleading. Recently, our men helped a dying beggar on the streets and moved her to a hospital, but the doctor declared her dead on arrival. Now this gets recorded in the list of police custody deaths in Mumbai," he added, "Another incident involved a very sick prisoner. Since the jail was under-staffed, they [the prisons department] requested us to send a man to guard the prisoner in the hospital. When the prisoner died in the hospital due to his sickness, the death got recorded as a police custody death."
Of the 16 deaths in Maharashtra, two have been recorded in Mumbai, according to the RTI.
In July, a Dalit boy, Vinayakan, committed suicide in Kerala, allegedly after he suffered physical and mental torture in police custody— an allegation that was later confirmed in the post-mortem report. Cases like Vinayakan's open a car of worms as custodial deaths in the country often go unreported, if not unpunished.


PIL –   3rd  Degree Torture for Corrupt Police Corrupt Judges
An Appeal to Honourable Supreme Court of India , Karnataka High Court & National Human Rights Commission

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. OF 2018


IN THE MATTER OF

NAGARAJA . M.R
editor  DALIT  ONLINE
# LIG 2 , No 761 ,, HUDCO First Stage , Laxmikantanagar ,
Hebbal , Mysore – 570017 , Karnataka State
....Petitioner

Versus
Honourable Union Home Secretary , GOI

Honourable Chief Secretary , Government of Karnataka & Others
....Respondents

PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 12 to ARTICLE 35 & ARTICLE 51A OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA FOR ISSUANCE OF A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS UNDER ARTICLE 32 & ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA.

To ,
Hon'ble The Chief Justice of India and His Lordship's Companion
Justices of the Supreme Court of India. The Humble petition of the
Petitioner above named.

MOST RESPECTFULLY SHOWETH :

1. Facts of the case:
 Only in a free & fair atmoshphere  without undue influence or pressure , a person can tell truth. Recently in many high profile cases  like Sohrabuddin fake encounter case  witnesses are  turning hostile , but courts are not taking action against the  responsible police. In few other cases , police  use  3rd degree torture methods  on suspects to fit them in the cases. Even when the  accused  appeals  to judge for his protection from 3rd degree torture by police  , judge   still remands him to police custody. Example Gauri  Lankesh case.

2. Question(s) of Law:
 Is it not the duty of presiding judge of a case to ensure safety of defendant , accused , complainant & witnesses ?  When police  or  others use  3rd degree torture  on  accused , witnesses , etc are NOT such Police &  Judge Punishable ?
If  Judges , Police , Advocates have accepted  3rd degree torture as a right method to elicit truth from suspects, ok. When police subject an accused / a commoner  to 3rd degree torture  about a crime / theft of hundred rupees , why not police who have  robbed crores of rupees ( dacoity by police near yelwal mysuru ) are subjected to 3rd degree torture by  their colleagues? why not police torture former DGP for his involvement  in lottery scam ? Why not  police  torture their colleagues who have links , pass information to  Dawood Ibrahim ? Why not police torture Present CJI Dipak Mishra to elicit  truth about fake affidavit , kalikho pul case , Prasad education trust ? Why not police torture  Karnataka high court judges involved in mysore roost resort sex scandal ? All for eliciting truth. Why NOT ?

3. Grounds:

Requests for equitable justice , equal treatment of prisoners. Requests of  stopping torture of poor prisoners. Prosecution of  corrupt  judges , police & jail personnel.

4. Averment:
Hereby , I do request the honorable supreme court of India to consider this as a PIL for : “writ of Mandamus” and to issue instructions to the concerned public servants in the  cases to perform their duties.

PRAYER:
In the above premises, it is prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased:
 a . Hereby , I do request the honorable supreme court of India to consider this as a PIL for : “writ of Mandamus” and to issue instructions to the concerned public servants , GOI , Government of Karnataka authorities in the case to perform their duties.

b. Hereby , I do request the honorable supreme court of India  to  immediately annul  the Jail Manuals  of all state governments of india , which are discriminatory.
c. Hereby , I do request the honorable supreme court of India  to constitute an expert committee  to frame a “ Model Jail Manual “ applicable to all Indian states , union territories.
d. Hereby , I do request the honorable supreme court of India  to  initiate legal prosecution of jail personnel , police &  judges who failed in their duties to  ensure safety of prisoners , resulting in torture of prisoners and  for  prolonged imprisonment or   illegal  imprisonment of innocents.
e. Hereby , I do request the honorable supreme court of India  to order all state governments to ensure food , health care , recreational facilities , parole  on an equal footing  to all prisoners without discrimination.
f. Hereby , I do request the honorable supreme court of India  to  order respective state governments pay compensation to prisoners  for  suffering discrimination , torture.
g. Hereby , I do request the honorable supreme court of India  to  order respective state governments pay compensation to prisoners  who spent years behind bars , finally acquitted by courts  and in the case of prisoners  who spent more years in jail than the  quantum of punishment  codified in IPC  due to prolonged  case trials. In both such cases afterwards state government must recover money from  respective presiding judges , investigation officer & government  legal prosecutor.
h. Hereby , I do request the honorable supreme court of India  to  order Government of Karnataka  to provide protection to all the accused in Gauri Lankesh Case and to legally prosecute the guilty  police officials for attempt to murder charges. Also  to legally prosecute the presiding judge of the case who failed to  do his duty in protecting the accused.
i. In Sohrabuddin Fake Encounter Case  hostile witnesses have crossed 50 numbers. Either now they are under police  threat,  pressure &are lying  orelse   years back  they were  under police threat , pressure and lied previously. Either the present police are guilty  or the previous ones. Therefore honourable court must  first  prosecute  responsible police for criminal charges of  covering up crime, cheating & misleading the court , contempt of court. Also the  advocates  of case at that time who together with guilty police mislead the court must also be  prosecuted for the same criminal charges. Above all the judge who failed to protect witnesses from police threat must be prosecuted. Otherwise it is no justice , only  power of ruling elite who always wins.

j. to order  state police , central  intelligence  to subject  the police officials , judges  also to 3rd degree torture methods when they face allegations of corruption , illegalities , to elicit truth just as in the case of commoners. FAIR JUSTICE.

k. to pass such other orders and further orders as may be deemed necessary on the facts and in the circumstances of the case.

FOR WHICH ACT OF KINDNESS, THE PETITIONER SHALL BE DUTY BOUND, EVER PRAY.

Dated : 03rd July  2018 …………………. FILED BY: NAGARAJA.M.R.

Place : Mysuru , India…………………….PETITIONER-IN-PERSON


Editorial :  Corrupt Judges &  5  Star  Jails
-          Safety of Jail Inmates Responsibility of Judges
The presiding judge of the case  who  issues arrest warrant against a person , who rejects the bail plea  of the accused  and  the judge who remands accused to police custody / judicial custody  is fully responsible for safety , human rights of the prison / jail inmates. Use of 3rd degree torture is rampant in jails   and in all such cases ,  respective presiding judges  must be made to  pay compensation from their pockets and judges must be charged  for  AIDING & ABETTING  THE MURDER  ATTEMPT  on prisoner  by  jail / police authorities.
In the same way ,  it is the duty of the presiding  judge who  convicted or remanded  a person to jail , to ensure whether the person is getting RIGHT PUNISHMENT  as per law  whether less or more  in jail and to ensure right punishment for him.
Rich & mighty criminals are getting lesser punishment than the “ Judgement “ , enjoying luxurious lifestyles within jails , whereas poor people are exposed to harsh punishment , 3rd degree torture within jail which  are not permitted by law / judgement.
This can only happen with the connivance of  corrupt judges & police.   Why not legal prosecution of corrupt judges & police and putting judges , police behind bars ?  Are the JUDGES  &  POLICE  above  Law  ?
 
Presiding Judge  who convicted Sasikala &  Police  fully responsible  for 5 Star  Jail life of Sasikala & Ilavarasi  Watch :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zS3JvO8ys-g  ,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y2Nsi_dBUl0 ,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0pUTMYwyFA ,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vveQcSvzUx8 ,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8ryW-ePAUU

Are  CJI &  Supreme Court Judges  sleeping or conniving ? Anyway SCI Judges  get lakhs of rupees salary , 5 star bungalow , car , etc  even if does duty  properly  or improperly.

PIL –   Compensate  Prisoners  illegally  detained
An Appeal to Honourable Supreme Court of India , Karnataka High Court & National Human Rights Commission

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA ORIGINAL JURISDICTION
CRIMINAL WRIT PETITION NO. OF 2017


IN THE MATTER OF

NAGARAJA . M.R
editor SOS e Clarion of Dalit & SOS e Voice for Justice
# LIG 2 , No 761 ,, HUDCO First Stage , Laxmikantanagar ,
Hebbal , Mysore – 570017 , Karnataka State
....Petitioner

Versus

Honourable Chief Secretary , Government of Karnataka & Others
....Respondents

PETITION UNDER ARTICLE 12 to ARTICLE 35 & ARTICLE 51A OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA FOR ISSUANCE OF A WRIT IN THE NATURE OF MANDAMUS UNDER ARTICLE 32 & ARTICLE 226 OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA.

To ,
Hon'ble The Chief Justice of India and His Lordship's Companion
Justices of the Supreme Court of India. The Humble petition of the
Petitioner above named.

MOST RESPECTFULLY SHOWETH :

1. Facts of the case:

"Power will go to the hands of rascals, , rogues and freebooters. All Indian leaders will be of low calibre and men of straw. They will have sweet tongues and silly hearts. They will fight among themselves for
power and will be lost in political squabbles . A day would come when even air & water will be taxed." Sir Winston made this statement in the House of Commons just before the independence of India & Pakistan. Sadly , the forewarning of Late Winston Churchill has been proved right by some of our criminal , corrupt public servants.
  Majority  of  prisoners  in  Indian  jails  belong  to   poor , minority , oppressed  sections of society and  2/3rd  of  prison  population  comprises of undertrials.  Are  not  there any criminals  among rich , affluent  and forward castes , majority community ?  It  proves the bias , prejudice  of  police , establishment. There are  good  , honest  people  as  well as criminals  in  all castes , religions and all walks of life. There are deadly anti nationals , criminals among the police force , judiciary , parliament  , but due to their  caste , financial clout  escaping from conviction , legal prosecution.
    As  per  law , all citizens of india are equal.  However  under trials  ( who are innocents till proven guilty )  are discriminated in Indian jails.  Ordinary citizens / accused  are crammed in rooms resembling  pig stays . whereas  accused  from  rich / influential back grounds  are given separate rooms with cot , bed , television , news paper , etc.
   As  per  law , all citizens of india are equal.  A criminal is a criminal . However   Indian prison authorities discriminates here also.  Former ministers  who looted  crores of rupees from public  exchequer , corporate  persons  industrialists who have cheated public , public banks of crores of rupees are given royal treatment , get best food , health care where as an ordinary pick pocket , house burglar  are  treated like slaves , pigs don’t get proper food , health care.
   India Jail Manual   procedures differentiate prisoners based on their caste , social  background ,  while  allotting  prison cells , food , visitor facility , parole ,  mandatory work , recreation facilities - which in itself is illegal.
   Apart from this , corruption in Indian jails is rampant.  Prisoners with money , influence  get everything within  jail itself , mobile phone , drugs , fire arms , etc. some  mafia dons  run their empire from prison itself.
  Poor prisoners are tortured by  police , jail personnel and   criminals  within jails. Indian Jails are reform centre , where everyone should treated equally in all respects. By practicing discrimination  jail  authorities  are promoting small time criminals to commit  bigger crimes to get royal treatment in society as well  as in jail.
  Few   prisoners convicted by lower court due to bias of police , prosecutor  &  lower court judges are acquitted by higher courts.  However  due to this wrong conviction of innocents , the innocent person is deprived of his life & liberty for  years , decades. But the culprits  Investigating officer , police , public prosecutor & judge are not prosecuted for their crimes. In this  manner  even innocents are killed in fake encounters or  by death sentence.
  It is the duty of the judge  who awards  jail sentence to a  convict or an accused  , to  ensure his safety , health care  and to  see that prisoner gets right punishment as per law. Here our judges have failed. SHAME SHAME to police & judges.
 If  the Supreme Court of India ,  NHRC  delays  in acting on this PIL  petition  resulting in  prolonged  imprisonment of  undertrials , convicts or Innocents , Supreme Court of India  / NHRC  judges  also jointly become responsible for the  crimes against those  illegally imprisoned and  SCI judges are also equally responsible to pay compensation from their personal pockets.

2. Question(s) of Law:

Are  not all  prisoners  equal ?  is not  theft  of ten rupees  or theft of thousand crores of rupees , both crimes ?  Are not both criminals thieves ? then why differentiation ? Is it not the constitutional duty  of a judge  who has  awarded jail sentence to  an accused / a convict ,  to  ensure safety , health care of the said prosiner ? is it  not the duty of  the judge  to monitor whether  the convict is getting  right  punishment  as per law  nothing  less  nothing  more ?

3. Grounds:

Requests for equitable justice , equal treatment of prisoners. Requests of  stopping torture of poor prisoners. Prosecution of  corrupt  judges , police & jail personnel.

4. Averment:
Prosecute  Sanjay  Dutt  under  TADA
https://sites.google.com/site/sosevoiceforjustice/prosecute-sanjay-dutt-under-tada   ,
Revoke Bail of Salman Khan
https://sites.google.com/site/sosevoiceforjustice/revoke-bail-of-salman-khan  ,

Aeroplane Rides for Corrupt Police Corrupt Judges
https://sites.google.com/site/sosevoiceforjustice/aeroplane-rides-for-corrupt-police-corrupt-judges   ,

Traitors  in  Judiciary &  Police
https://www.scribd.com/document/329980170/Traitors-in-Judiciary-Police   ,

Crimes  by  Khaki
https://sites.google.com/site/sosevoiceforjustice/crimes-by-khaki

FIRST  Answer  Judges  Police
https://www.scribd.com/document/336585411/FIRST-Answer-Judges-Police 

Hereby , I do request the honorable supreme court of India to consider this as a PIL for : “writ of Mandamus” and to issue instructions to the concerned public servants in the  cases to perform their duties.


PRAYER:
In the above premises, it is prayed that this Hon'ble Court may be pleased:


a . Hereby , I do request the honorable supreme court of India to consider this as a PIL for : “writ of Mandamus” and to issue instructions to the concerned public servants , Government of Karnataka authorities in the case to perform their duties.

b. Hereby , I do request the honorable supreme court of India  to  immediately annul  the Jail Manuals  of all state governments of india , which are discriminatory.
c. Hereby , I do request the honorable supreme court of India  to constitute an expert committee  to frame a “ Model Jail Manual “ applicable to all Indian states , union territories.
d. Hereby , I do request the honorable supreme court of India  to  initiate legal prosecution of jail personnel , police &  judges who failed in their duties to  ensure safety of prisoners , resulting in torture of prisoners and  for  prolonged imprisonment or   illegal  imprisonment of innocents.
e. Hereby , I do request the honorable supreme court of India  to order all state governments to ensure food , health care , recreational facilities , parole  on an equal footing  to all prisoners without discrimination.
f. Hereby , I do request the honorable supreme court of India  to  order respective state governments pay compensation to prisoners  for  suffering discrimination , torture.
g. Hereby , I do request the honorable supreme court of India  to  order respective state governments pay compensation to prisoners  who spent years behind bars , finally acquitted by courts  and in the case of prisoners  who spent more years in jail than the  quantum of punishment  codified in IPC  due to prolonged  case trials. In both such cases afterwards state government must recover money from  respective presiding judges , investigation officer & government  legal prosecutor.

h . to pass such other orders and further orders as may be deemed necessary on the facts and in the circumstances of the case.

FOR WHICH ACT OF KINDNESS, THE PETITIONER SHALL BE DUTY BOUND, EVER PRAY.

Dated : 01st July  2017 …………………. FILED BY: NAGARAJA.M.R.

Place : Mysuru , India…………………….PETITIONER-IN-PERSON




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Editor : Nagaraj.M.R.................vol.2
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EDITORIAL : PEACE, NON-VIOLENCE THE NEED OF THE HOUR

Just recently ie on 27/10/2006 wee hours , in the peaceful city of
mysore terrorists were apprehended . the basic reason for rise in
criminal activities is the rampant corruption in all wings of
government & the catalyst for this corruption is greed , selfishness
of officials. the indifferent attitude of the public towards
corruption is the reason for lack of accountability on the part of
public servants.

HRW has utmost respect for all institutions & all public servants ,
individuals. this is an effort by the HRW to bring to book the corrupt
few among the public servants and an appeal to the honest public
servants to bring to book their corrupt colleagues.

The terrorist attacks, naxalite attacks, bomb blasts have become
rampant all over the world. recently srilankan foreign minister was
assassinated. When there is going to be an end to this cycle of
violence ? the problem of naxalism, terrorrism , is a direct result of
moral decay, fall of personal integrity, break-up of social fabric in
the society. All over the world with rapid strides in scientific
advancements , the life styles of human beings has witnessed sea
changes. Human being by nature is greedy , selfish & wants more & more
comforts , luxuries for himself.

The nature has given us – the human beings enough resources to live
happily, if shared equally & to live in harmony. However the gross
resources in a society doesn't increase with the greed of some people.
The greedy people want more than their share,
legitimate share of natural resources, for their selfish objectives.
The people in power, amass more resources through illegal, inhuman
means which rightfully belongs to others. This creates a chasm, at one
side few greedy, inhuman , corrupt super rich people, at the other
side millions of hungry people even lacking basic necessities. As per
darwin's theory it is the jungle rule " SURVIVAL OF THE FITTEST".
These poor people struggle together to get back their rightful share
of resources. This objective is good when carried out in a legal,
peaceful, non-violent way. At this juncture, the so-called leaders
with selfish objectives become leaders & takes them for a ride on the
violent path.. even after years of violent struggles, the lives of
these poor people has not changed where as the leaders have become
super rich. It is the same story every where, the names differrent. In
some countries, after violent struggles the terrorist leaders
themselves have become president / prime minister of new independent
countries. However the lives of people are today more miserable than
previously, their new leaders more corrupt than those ousted. The
cause lack of honesty, integrity, humaneness in the new leaders.
Hypothetically, if the leader is humane, honest, empathetic, any type
of governance is good. However in practice nobody is so. That is why
in relative terms democracy is the best form of governance.

Just remember, how a loin cloth clad mahatma gandhi fought against the
mighty british empire. Gandhi didn't even fire a single gun shot, he
didn't have money power. Still he won independence for us – indians.
Now see H.E. dalai lama , head of state , tibet, inspite
of being driven out of his kingdom by chinese army, he is doing
peaceful dialogue with them. No violence at all. His followers do
protest against the injustices meated out by chinese ,not through guns
or bombs but through silent processions.

SEE THE FOOLOWING CYCLE OF VIOLENCE :
Selfishness-injustice-crimes-violence-violence-violence-total
destruction-all round sufferring

At the end nobody wins, nobody wins as in fables. It is destruction ,
sufferring every where. The people must struggle for their survival
against the corrupt leaders, public servants in a peaceful legal
manner only. the following vedic hymn sums up the whole issue,

O'god
Take us from ignorance to enlightenment
Take us from darkness to light
Take us from death to eternity
Let there be peace peace harmony every where.

Jai hind. Vande mataram.

Your's sincerely,

Nagaraj.m.r.

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C.B.I COVERING UP THEFTS IN R.B.I - Lie detector tests for C.B.I
officers ?

Nowadays even free e-mail accounts need password to operate, to
operate a bank locker there are multi level security settings. However
, it is ridiculous, unbelievable to note that in the high security
reserve bank of india currency note press mysore, there were no
different key sets , palm readers, pass words, no different authorised
persons, no troops of security guards, to access
the area. Just only one security guard- a constable. It is a cock &
bull story of C.B.I, that all alone a single security guard stole the
booty. There must be a crime syndicate. The C.B.I officers themselves
must be subjected to polygraph, brain mapping tests to know why they
are lying , to cover- up whom? The C.B.I has not answered previous
questions raised by HRW.

The C.B.I must answer the following questions :

1. who were responsible for selling the good printing machine at
security press nasik to scamster karim lala telgi as scrap ?

2. who recruited the candidates below merit rankings in R.B.I for what
criminal roles ?

3. how many irregularities have taken place in R.B.I till date ?

4. who is responsible for installing, operating & supervising the
security set-up in R.B.I ?

5. how the raw materials ie number of paper sheets, ink, etc are
accounted for in inward stores & while issuing for printing ?

6. how wastages, scrap of ink , papers , etc in the printing process
are accounted for?

7. How the finished goods ie currency notes are accounted for ?

8. Who keeps physical figures & possession of goods, inventory of all
the above?

9. How the scrap paper is disposed off ?

10. From security angle who keeps track from start till dispatch ?

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QUESTIONS FOR MONEY – PARLIAMENTARY ACTS/LEGISLATIONS FOR ????
-improper functioning of democracy in india

the vohra committee report has proved the criminalisation of politics
in india. There are many number of criminals in the parliament & state
legislatures. Some of those criminals are cabinet ministers as well as
members of vital parliamentary committees. Thereby, they are in a
position to manipulate , enact laws favouring , benefitting the
criminals their cronies.

Just see how the GOI gave export incentive of Rs.1800 crore to
reliance petroleum although it didn't even export a barrel. Reliance
infocom & tata teleservices were CDMA mobile service providers & have
paid license fee of few crores only equal to landline fees without any
competitive bidding . They were supposed to provide mobile service to
operate like fixed phones within a radius of 40k.m. however they were
providing service like mobile service from one state to another like
GSM mobile service providers. By this act of RIC & TTSL , the GSM
providers who have paid thousands of license fee in competitive
bidding were economically hurt , the dispute went to court. The court
was on the verge of pronouncing it's verdict awarding damages worth
Rs.18000 crore to GSM players & Rs. 3000 crore of license fees with
penalty to GOI. The government announced a unified telecom license
regime with retrospective effect. Thereby, the GOI lost thousands of
crores of rupees & the share holders of GSM players lost thousands of
crores. Onceagain the RIC was charged by PSU bsnl THAT RELIANCE IS
RE-ROUTING INTERNATIONAL CALLS AS LOCAL CALLS & SWINDLING THE GOI.
This time too, GOI bailed it out. during the dispute between ambani
brothers the younger ambani mr. Anil ambani director of reliance
himself has stated that for the favours received from the GOI , the
company gifted some shares to then IT &
COMMUNICATIONS MINISTER mr.Pramod mahajan. Various indian &
multinational companies are lootingindian exchequer to the tune of
thousands of crores of rupees , through lobbying / bribing.

In india, indirect democracy is the form of governance. In this form,
people's representatives are bound to raise the questions , issues
concerning their constituents on their behalf , on the floor of the
house. However the sad part in india even after 58 years of democracy
, is the lobbying is at it's peak. The lobbying is a gentleman's white
collared crook's way of forming favour seeker's group , creating a
corpus to pay lumpsum bribe & influencing decision making. The
people's representatives are bound to represent their people first ,
then their party & party think tanks. India has come to this sorry
state of affairs , widespread corruption , huge black economy &
rampant poverty, all due to inefficient legislations & enforcements.
These think tanks & IAS lobby, consider themselves as most super
brains on earth & gives out suggestions . the present state of affairs
is a barometer of their brilliance. These think tanks & IAS lobby are
the hand maidens of lobbyists / bribers.

Now consider the following example :
Mr.raj gandhi is a member of parliament from mandya constituency in
karnataka state. He is a MBA graduate & member of ruling indian
progressive party. The multinational giant M/S GREY HOUND CORPORATION
wants to enter into paper manufacturing business in india. It's sight
falls on the public sector paper giant mandya national paper mills (
MNPM) in mandya district of karnataka. The MNC effectively lobbies
with the government. The ruling party think tank & the cabinet
advisory group recommends to the government to make strategic
disinvestment in the PSU M/S MNPM. They bring out graph with full
power point presentation stating that it is good for the company as
well as the government. The lobbyists follows it up with media reports
on the positive aspect of strategic disinvestment. A favourable
impression is created in the minds of literate public. The cabinet
committee okays it.

The " strategic dis investment issue " comes before the parliament for
legislation / approval. The ruling party issues a party whip to it's
members to vote in favour of dis investment. However M.P mr.raj gandhi
who is an MBA in his own wisdom also favours the dis investment.
However ,most importantly the constituents – people in mandya
parliamentary constituency through protest marches , mass post card
campaigns lakhs in numbers expresses their disagreement with the dis
investment & urges their MP mr.gandhi to vote against the
disinvestment legislation.

On the D-day in parliament , mr. Raj gandhi as per his party whip &
his own wisdom votes in favour of strategic disinvestment legislation,
much against the wishes of his people , constituents & mis represents
them in parliament. the democracy has failed here. in This way
democracy is being derailed since 58 years in india. In democracy,
party whip , MP or MLA's own wisdom / brilliance, think tank & IAS
lobby recommendations are all secondary , the constituent's of his
constituency , people's wishes aspirations are of primary importance &
supreme. What people need is a honest representative, whosimply
delivers the people's aspirations on the floor of the house back &
forth , without superimposing it with his own ideas & party ideas. For
true democracy , the people's representatives must be true postmans.

Towards this end , the people must be educated about their democratic
rights & responsibilities. This is an appeal to the honest few in the
parliament & state legislatures to weed out their corrupt colleagues ,
lobbyists, to uphold the dignity of the house & to install democracy
in it's true form.

WHAT IS THE PRICE OF SOME CORRUPT INDIAN JUDGES ???

In the past there were media reports about judges selling judicial
orders like bail , acquittal , warrant , etc for a price. We have read
about judges lifting furnitures from govt bungalow , judges attempting
to rape a victim for giving favourable judgement , judge involved in
murder attempt , judge cleaning his official chamber with ganga water
as it was previously occupied by a judge belonging to backward caste ,
judge misusing medical reimbursement allowance , judge filing fase
affidavit , newly appointed women judges paying back for the favours
received in an immoral manner to the selectors ie high court judges ,
etc. Indian judiciary is no better than outside civil society , it is
just a reflection of it. It is rotten & corrupt. When ever a voice is
raised against the corrupt judges that is silenced by contempt
proceedings. Right from munsiff Judges , quasi-judicial officers like
magistrates , to the apex court corruption is wide spread. Some of
them are utterly wealthy & leading luxurious lifestyles much beyond
the scope of their legal income.

HRW has brought to the notice of apex court, numerous cases of crimes
by rich & mighty . no reply from apex court. HRW editor himself has
suffered numerous fundamental & human rights violations perpetrated by
rich & mighty to silence him . HRW has appealed about that too to the
apex court , no reply. HRW editor was not permitted to appear before
JAIN COMMISSION OF ENQUIRY & the court , probing late P.M.Rajiv gandhi
assassination case , as an amicus curie. As a result of raising his
voice against injustices , HRW editor was beaten up & attempts to
murder him were made , his newspaper publications were closed , his
home page was hacked , free web blog services were abruptly stopped ,
government jobs he was eligible to on merit - were denied to him by
manipulation. HRW & his family were threatened of false fix-ups in
cases , 3rd degree torture by police. Inspite of bringing all these
issues to the notice of apex court – there is no reply nor any action.
Police are not registering my complaints about this issue nor legal
services authority are giving legal aid to me , about these issues.

It proves some officials in the apex court are hand in glove with the
criminal nexus. WHAT IS THE PRICE TAKEN BY SUCH JUDGES FROM CRIMINALS
, FOR KEEPING MUM ??? HRW has utmost respect for the judiciary. There
are few honest judges in the judiciary by whom only the wheel of
democracy is turning in india , we salute those honest few. This is an
appeal to bring to book criminals in the garb of judges, who are
hiding behind legal immunity privileges & making money. I , HUMAN
RIGHTS WATCH'S Editor nagaraj.M.R. hereby do offer my services (
subject to conditions ) in bringing to book the corrupt elements in
judiciary. Are you ready honourable chief justice of india sir ?

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LAW GUARDIANS THEMSELVES ARE LAW BREAKERS
- POLICE TURNING INTO ROBBERERS IN KARNATAKA

In india corruption has spread it's tentacles far & wide. Recently
karnataka lokayukta has arrested 5 top cops on charges of corruption .
in raid he has unearthed crores of rupees worth propperties & cash.
Nowadyas police play the role of a mediator in land disputes ,
property disputes , accident cases , etc. They don't book the cases as
per law , instead they settle it through mediation & in some cases
coerces innocents , poor people without backing to come to compromise
with rich criminals. They threaten poor people with faslse fix-ups in
cases , 3rd degree torture , etc , if they don't agree to compromise .
without an alternative poor people agree to the forced down compromise
formula. In the end , mediating cop gets a hefty commission from the
rich criminal. The corrupt cops collect mamools from bar owners ,
transporters , etc to shield their illegal deals. Now as the mumbai
encounter specialisty S.I. DAYA NAYAK's case is unfolding , it is
becoming clear what he did as a S.I OF POLICE are not encounter deaths
, cunningly planned & ruthlessly executed supari murders. Mr.daya
nayak is not a encounter specialist but a hit man for the under world
in uniform. Literally corrupt police are nothing but GOONDAS , ROWDIES
IN UNIFORM.
The corrupt habbits of corrupt police die hard. Even if they are
posted to C.B.I , VIGILANCE , LOKAYUKTA , etc, they make money by
passing on information about raid details. Thereby , they help the
guilty to escape. Abiut this issue karnataka upalokayukta himself has
expressed his heplessness . lokayukta police are on deputation from
state police , lokayukta don't have any powers to take disciplinary
action against his own subordinates , he can recommend it only to his
mother organisation. What a paradox. Cops turning into thieves & the
lokayukta police who are supposed to book corrupt themselves corrupt.
The politicians in power simply make statements about giving more
powers to lokayukta , on record they don't do any thing. As the
corrupt officials are one of the sources of party funds & those
corrupt officials themselves help corrupt politicians in doing corrupt
deals & shielding it. H.D kumara swamy chief minister of karnataka has
said "I want to send a strong message to government servants that
stringent action will be taken against corrupt elements among them
without fear or favour. We will empower the Lokayukta with more legal
powers to continue its crackdown on all officials indulging in corrupt
activities."
The arrested police personnel are deputy superintendent of police
(Bangalore rural) N. Krishnappa, Crime Branch inspector
Shami-ur-Rahman, VVIP security inspector N. Narayanaswamy, Koramangala
(south Bangalore) inspector Mir Arif Ali and Yeshwantpur (north
Bangalore) inspector Shivanna. Lokayukta chief N. Venkatachalaiah
said: "It is not about the quantum of money or properties seized but
the rot that has set in the system. If lawmakers turn into law
breakers, how can people have confidence in them?"
However these corrupt people pay a part of the looted booty to their
superiors & political masters , as a result in the end nothing happens
out of enquiries or investigations. At the most these guilty person
are transferred to another fertile location away from the eyes of
people to make more money. in some cases even the guilty corrupt
officers are promoted. The fate of over 100 reports of the Karnataka
Lokayukta against government servants, facing charges of corruption,
is hanging in the balance with the Karnataka High Court declaring that
Lokayukta will not inherit the powers of Upalokayukta to take suo motu
action, when Upalokayukta's post is vacant.
Further, the future of about 1,000 cases being investigated by the
Lokayukta has also become uncertain as in all these cases the
Lokayukta had exercised the suo motu power available only to the
Upalokayukta under the Karnataka Lokayukta Act, 1984. The Lokayukta
had invoked suo motu powers and initiated action on complaints against
government servants as the State government had failed to appoint
Upalokayukta. The post is vacant since April 2002. The Karnataka High
Court, in the case between Prof S N Hegde, former vice-chancellor of
Mysore University and the Karnataka Lokayukta, has declared that
Lokayukta had no jurisdiction to discharge the functions of
Upalokayukta when "no Upalokayukta is appointed".
The High Court had also clarified that the Lokayukta can carry out
functions of Upalokayukta only when Upalokayukta is unable to
discharge his duties due to "absence, illness or any other causes".
However, the Lokayukta was empowered to investigate a case, not
defined under the Act, if the Government refers the case to the
Lokayukta through a notification, according High Court's observation.
But the State government, except in a few cases, has neither referred
the complaints to the Lokayukta through a special notification nor
appointed Upalokayukta so that it can inquire into these complaints.
With this, it is clear that in all these cases Lokayukta acted without
jurisdiction as government had not referred most of the complaints to
Lokayukta when post of Upalokayukta is vacant, said a senior advocate.
In the light of the above observations by the High Court to the most
of the cases investigated by the Lokayukta while exercising the powers
of Upalokayukta would mean that all the action taken by the Lokayukta
would become void ab-initio (not legally binding), observed an
advocate. However, the benefit of these judgement would available to
the government servants only when they question Lokayukta's action
before the High Court, said an official of the Law Department.
"Inaction on the part of the Government in appointing Upalokayukta has
seriously affected the painstaking investigations done by the
Lokayukta", said a police officer attached to Lokayukta police wing.

Meanwhile, realising the impact of the High Court order, the State
government, apart from preferring an appeal against this verdict
before a larger bench, has initiated the measures to clothe the
Lokayukta with suo motu powers. According sources, the government was
also studying the possibility of giving suo motu powers with
retrospective effect so that the reports already submitted by the
Lokayukta and the cases under investigation would not become invalid
following High Court's verdict. Lokayukta Justice N Venkatachala and
State Advocate General A N Jayaram said that they have decided to
challenge this judgement of single judge bench before a division of
the High Court.

However all is not last , there are few sincere hard working police
officers in the state police , there are sincere public servants like
lokayukta & upa lokayukta , let all of us support them. India will be
a corruption free country.

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APPEAL TO HONOURABLE PRIME MINISTER OF INDIA

Dear Sir ,

INDIA: Will the Uttar Pradesh State Human Rights Commission make
public the reasons for dismissing case number 2603(65)/2006-2007?

I am writing to you to express my concern about the dismissal of the
case sited above by the Uttar Pradesh State Human Rights Commission. I
am informed that this case which called in international and national
media attention was dismissed by the Commission vide its order dated 6
November 2006. While dismissing the case, the Commission has only
mentioned that "[t]he charges have not been proved in the inquiry, and
it was found that wrong information was given to the Asian Human
Rights Commission".

I am informed that the Asian Human Rights Commission, the complainant
in the case, was not provided with a copy of the report filed by the
inquiring officer. I am also informed that the inquiring officer
appointed by the Uttar Pradesh State Human Rights Commission was in
fact trying to compromise the matter than from impartially inquiring
into the case against which the Asian Human Rights Commission had
issued an open letter addressed to the Chairperson of the Commission
on 15 August 2006.

I am aware that the Protection of Human Rights Act (1993) provides for
transparency, accountability and fair trail procedures to be followed
while inquiring into cases of human rights cases. However, I am afraid
that the Uttar Pradesh State Human Rights Commission has failed to
uphold any of these in this case. I am also informed that the Asian
Human Rights Commission is writing a separate letter expressing its
concern in this case to the office of the Special Representative of
the United Nations Secretary-General on the situation of human rights
defenders Ms. Hina Jilani.

In these circumstances I wish to ask the following questions to the
Uttar Pradesh State Human Rights Commission.

(1) Once a complaint is lodged at the Commission are there any clearly
outlined procedures adopted by the Commission in inquiring into the
complaint?
(2) If an inquiring officer is appointed to inquire into a case by the
Commission, will the Commission serve notice to both the complainant
and the respondent regarding the details of the inquiring officer?
(3) Whether the Commission decides the case exclusively upon the
inquiry report of the inquiring officer or after calling upon both
parties to submit their case before the Commission in an open proceeding?
(4) Does the Uttar Pradesh State Human Rights Commission follow fair
trial procedures and if so how these principles were applied in the
inquiry into this case?
(5) What is the detailed order of the Uttar Pradesh State Human Rights
Commission in case number 2603(65)/2006-2007? The order made by the
Uttar Pradesh State Human Rights Commission in this case mentions that
the `charges have not been proved in the inquiry'. In that case is the
Commission willing to make public what proof has the Commission relied
upon to dismiss the case other than an alleged inquiry conducted by
its official, of which the complainant was not even served with a copy?
(6) Being a public body is it not fair for the Uttar Pradesh State
Human Rights Commission to make public the inquiry report of its
inquiring officer and the finding the Commission has come to and the
proof the Commission has relied upon to come to the conclusion?


Sincerely your's,

Nagaraj.M.R.

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AN APPEAL TO HONOURABLE PRESIDENT OF INDIA

Dear Sir ,

INDIA: Woman faces death threats and harassment due to her political
affiliation, while police remain inactive

Name of the victim: Ms. Sakina Khatun, resident of Rojipur village,
Hooghly district, West Bengal, India; a member of the Bharatiya Janata
Party (BJP)

Alleged perpetrators:

1) Mr. Mahim Mondal
2) Mr. Abu Siddiki
3) Mr. Nurul Huda
4) Mr. Hasan Mallik, Secretary of the CPIM village Committee, Rojipur
village
5) Mr. Rahamat Ali
6) Mr. Abu Hasan
7) Mr. Kamal Mondal
8) Mr. Sujit Chakraborty

(All eight persons above are residents of Rojipur village)

9) The Inspector-in-Charge of Dhanikhali Police Station, Hooghly

I am writing to you to express my deep concern regarding a case
involving death threats, harassment of Ms. Sakina Khatun and members
of her family, in Rojipur village, Hooghly district, West Bengal,
India, allegedly due to reasons of political affiliation. The alleged
perpetrators, who are the village Panchayat leaders and the members of
the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPIM), the ruling party of West
Bengal, are named above. Ms. Sakina Khatun, however, is a member of
another party, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). I am also extremely
disappointed by the failure of the Dhanikhali police and the judicial
authorities in Hooghly district to provide protection to the victim,
despite her repeated complaints.

In June 2006, the village Panchayat leaders excavated a drain around
Sakina's land, despite her protesting that this would make it
impossible for her to use a tractor to cultivate her land. She made a
formal complaint to the village Panchayat, but nothing happened.

On June 10, 2006, Sakina filled in the north side of the drain, which
was located inside her land. On June 12, Amed Ali Mondal, Mohim Mondal
and Abusiddik allegedly came to Sakina's house and verbally abused
her. Sakina lodged a complaint about this incident with the
Dhaniakhali police station (General Diary Entry no.: – 521).

On June 16, 2006, Sakina lodged another complaint with the Dhaniakhali
police against the three men as well as Rahamat Ali Mondal after they
planned to re-excavate the drain. However, the police have not taken
any action concerning this.

At around 8:00 am on June 25, 2006, some 25-30 people arranged by
Mahim Mondal, Rahamat Ali, Abusiddik, Nurul Huda went ahead with the
excavation of the drain and also destroyed crops on Sakina's land.
Sakina lodged a complaint about this with the Dhaniakhali police on
the same day (GDE no: – 071).

On June 28, 2006, Sakina lodged two cases at the Chinsurah
Sub-Divisional Executive Magistrate Court against the alleged
perpetrators mentioned above (Case no: – MP 417 dated 28/06/06 and MP
411 dated 28/06/06 u/s 144 of Criminal Procedure Code of India).

On July 4, 2006, the victim was attacked by armed men, Mahim Mondal,
Amed Mondal, Abusiddik, Abu Hasan, Nurul Huda, Shaikh Habibar,
Nandalal Das and Abhiram Das. They allegedly threatened her to kill.

On July 5, 2006, these men also threatened that they would rape Sakina
to publicly humiliate her, following which they would kill her. They
even threatened to give electric shocks to Sakina's daughter and to
burn Sakina's house down at night.

On July 7, 2006, the alleged perpetrators (village leaders) reportedly
made a decision reportedly decided to ostracize Sakina socially from
the village.

On July 8, 2006 Assistant Sub Inspector of the Dhaniakhali police went
at Rojipur to investigate the cases lodged by Sakina (Cases Numbers:
MP 411 and MP 417). However, to date he has not take any serous action
regarding the alleged threats or ostracism.

On August 13, 2006, the OC of the Dhaniakhali police called a meeting
between the victim and local village leaders of CPIM. But he allegedly
took the side of the local leaders and pressured the victim to
withdraw her cases against them. She was finally forced to sign a
compromise document, which was written by Hassan Mollick, the
secretary of local committee of CPIM.

According to the information received, Sakina and her family members
are currently suffering from psychological distress as the result of
the ostracism and the severe threats to which they have been subjected
and the lack of protection that they have received from the
authorities. It is reported that the police are reluctant to intervene
in the matter because the alleged perpetrators are ruling party members.

This case exposes the fallibility of the criminal justice system in
India. According to the Indian Penal Code socially ostracizing a
person is an offense under Section 153 A. This is a serious offence
which carries a punishment of imprisonment that may extend to three
years or fine. Once a complaint is made to any police station
regarding such an offense, the police officer to whom such a complaint
is made must investigate the case under Section 156 of the Criminal
Procedure Code of India. Alternatively, the complainant, Sakina, in
this case, could approach the local magistrate under Section 190 of
the same Code, which she did. Upon receipt of a complaint the
magistrate may also order similar investigation to be carried out by
the police. Either way, the investigating authority is the local
police. As evident from the facts of this case, it is the local police
that fail to comply with the law and procedure which facilitate
miscarriage of justice resulting in failure of rule of law in India.

It is alleged that the inaction by the local police in this case is
due to the allegiance of the victim to a rival political group which
opposes the CPI (M) rule in West Bengal.

Additionally, this case is also an example of the violation of Article
26 of the International Covenant for Civil and Political Rights
(ICCPR) to which India is a sate party. Article 26 states, "All
persons are equal before the law and are entitled without any
discrimination to the equal protection of the law. In this respect,
the law shall prohibit any discrimination and guarantee to all persons
equal and effective protection against discrimination on any ground
such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other
opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status."

The state has obligations to protect its citizens from such
discrimination. I therefore strongly request your immediate
intervention into this matter. Please take strong action to put an end
to the serious threats and harassment against the victim. I also
request you to provide urgent and effective protection to the victim
and her family. I particularly urge you to investigate into the
alleged death threats to the victim on July 4 and 5, 2006. The
investigation must be carried out in a fair manner, without undue
delay. Any persons found to be responsible must be held accountable
for their crimes. I also request you to inquire about the alleged
inaction of the Dhaniakhali police into this matter and take action
against responsible officers.

I look for your urgent intervention into this case.

Sincerely your's,

NAGARAJ.M.R.

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to " e-Voice Of Human Rights Watch" under the pressure of big bullying
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their bidding , as yahoo did in china to silence human rights
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