14 January 2013

 

 

To

The Chairman

National Human Rights Commission

Faridkot House

Copernicus Marg

New Delhi-110001

 

Respected Sir,

 

We have come across the diabolical recurrence of torture perpetrated by Border Security Force in the bordering areas of Char Majhardiar Mouza under Police Station- Raninagar, District- Murshidabad resulted in a terrible scare in the minds of the villagers residing there. The villagers had to abide by the various silly norms and rules of Border Security Force and slightest violation resulted into brutal physical assault and harassment of the villagers. It does not seem that this country at all belongs to these people rather it is the atrocious rule of BSF officials with nauseating indulgence from the civil administration. Our attached fact finding report gives details of the situation.

 

The poor marginalized villagers of Char Majhardiar Mouza mostly bear the brunt of BSF torture in the bordering areas whether they are involved with crime or not. The right to life and the right to livelihood of the villagers as enshrined in the Art.21 of the Constitution of India have been grossly violated due to the atrocities and torturous activities carried out by BSF in the name of safeguarding the country though there is widespread smuggling in the porous Indo-Bangladesh border with the blessing of a section of BSF.

 

Hence we seek your urgent intervention in this matter in the following manner:-

  • Secure the life and livelihood of the poor villagers of Char Majhardiar Mouza, District-Murshidabad from the gruesome atrocities inflicted upon them by the Border Security Force.
  • The whimsical and outrageous dictums of BSF must be overruled. 
  • The guilty Border Security Force personnel must be booked under the law for their alleged act of atrocities and torture upon the poor villagers.
  • The victims must be provided adequate compensation and protection.

 

 

Thanking You

Yours truly

 

 

 

 

Kirity Roy

Secretary, MASUM

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name of the victims:- The villagers of villages namely – Char Harudanga, Char Durgapur, Uttar Char Majhardiar, Mahadebpur, Char Banshgara under Char Majhardiar Mouza, Police Station-Raninagar, District-Murshidabad.

 

Name of the Perpetrators: – The involved Border Security Force personnel Harudanga Mini Camp under Kaharpara BSF Camp of Battalion no. 130, Police Station-Raninagar District-Murshidabad & concerned BDO, police and panchayet officials

 

It is revealed through the fact finding that the victims were all farmers under villages namely – Char Harudanga, Char Durgapur, Uttar Char Majhardiar, Mahadebpur, Char Banshgara under Char Majhardiar Mouza, Police Station-Raninagar, District-Murshidabad.

 

It is also revealed during the fact finding that Char Majhardiar Mouza is adjacent to Indo-Bangladesh border. The villagers stated that fencing has been done by the Border Security Force touching the border road through the said Char Majhardiar Mouza leaving 300 acres of cultivation land beyond the fencing towards Indo-Bangladesh border and adjacent to the actual border line of Indo-Bangladesh border. The BSF personnel are posted inside the fencing, but villagers residing under Char Majhardiar Mouza have their respective cultivation lands beyond the fencing. The villagers of Char Majhardiar Mouza stated that crops grown in such cultivation lands remain unguarded and consequently the miscreants from Bangladesh frequently trespass into their cultivation lands and take away the produce of the cultivation lands. The Border Security Force does not provide any protection to them to save the produce of the cultivation lands. Moreover everyday thousands of cattle are being smuggled to Bangladesh in illegal way by the smugglers in connivance with a section of Border Security Force personnel and smugglers have been using the corn-fields of the villagers as their way for transporting the cattle. As a result, the victims could neither harvest nor cultivate crops in the farming lands. The farmers of the area were to bear the loss of field crops daily at the time of illegal activities of the cattle smugglers. The villagers pointed out that Border Security Force should be posted at the actual Indo-Bangladesh border in order to ensure protection to their life and livelihood.  

 

It was also informed that the victims were frequently tortured by the Boarder Security Force personnel if the victims would dare to protest against such atrocious and whimsical activities. Surprisingly enough, the Boarder Security Force authority, the local police stations and other administrative personnel were involved in such illegal activities. The victims were aware of all such activities but they were helpless as there is always a threat from Border Security Force personnel and local police of roping them in false and concocted criminal cases. The victims had to endure all these in fears of perpetrator BSF personnel.  

 

The villagers of Char Majhardiar Mouza since long several times submitted mass petitions against the ongoing atrocities and tortures perpetrated by the BSF personnel upon the innocent villagers before the  District Magistrate, Murshidabad, the DIG-BSF, Murshidabad, higher administrations concerned but no fruitful result yielded till this day. We collected few names and their land details , who are deprived of their right to life and livelihood.

 

Sl No.

Name of the Petitioner

Mouja

Dag No.

1

Najrul IslamChar Majhardiar

1112, 311

2

Jabiruddin SheikhChar Majhardiar

314

3

Bahdul IslamChar Majhardiar

1112

4

IearChar Majhardiar

1112

5

Sahaban AliChar Majhardiar

712

6

Annatfar GajiChar Majhardiar

324

7

KhorshedChar Majhardiar

314

8

SultanChar Majhardiar

314

9

Farid SheikhChar Majhardiar

 ?

10

Anamul SheikhChar Majhardiar

1112

11

Rajjak SheikhChar Majhardiar

1112

12

Ajit SheikhChar Majhardiar

1112

13

Samirul SheikhChar Majhardiar

1112

14

Mondal KhalilChar Majhardiar

314

15

Asraful ShekhChar Majhardiar

314

16

Khalilur RahamanChar Majhardiar

1112

17

Hasan SheikhChar Majhardiar

1112

18

Mintu SheikhChar Majhardiar

314

19

Sariful IslamChar Majhardiar

314

20

Aatahar RahamanChar Majhardiar

314

21

Mojahar SheikhChar Majhardiar

1112

22

Abubakkar SheikhChar Majhardiar

1112

23

BadeshChar Majhardiar

314

24

Jahiruddin SarkarChar Majhardiar

314

25

Najimuddin SheikhChar Majhardiar

1112

26

Jakir HussainChar Majhardiar

1112

27

Saidul SarkarChar Majhardiar

 ?

28

Abdul BariChar Majhardiar

1112

29

Oaji SarkarChar Majhardiar

1112

30

Rahul SarkarChar Majhardiar

314

31

Rabban SheikhChar Majhardiar

 ?

32

Rahimuddin SarkarChar Majhardiar

33

Jillar RahamanChar Majhardiar

314

34

Baidyanath GhoshChar Majhardiar

1112

35

Nimai Chandra MondalChar Majhardiar

1107

36

Bablu Kumar MondalChar Majhardiar

 ?

37

Dilip Kumar MondalChar Majhardiar

 ?

38

Ajay Kumar MondalChar Majhardiar

 ?

39

Panchanan MondalChar Majhardiar

 ?

40

Nantu ShekhChar Majhardiar

 ?

41

Anup Kumar MondalChar Majhardiar

 ?

42

Biresh Chandra SarkarChar Majhardiar

1107

43

Boro MondalBorderpara

 ?

44

Pradip MondalBorderpara

1907

45

Sadhan Kumar MondalBorderpara

1108

46

Biswanath MonadalBorderpara

1107

47

Sahadeb MondalBorderpara

1112

48

Sherjel IslamBorderpara

1107

49

Subhash Chandra MondalBorderpara

1108

50

Upendranath MondalBorderpara

51

Uday MondalBorderpara

1112

52

Mafejul SheikhBorderpara

1112

53

Babulal MondalBorderpara

314

54

sanjoy MondalBorderpara

314

55

Sheikh MajidBorderpara

225

56

Sudershan  MondalMajhdiar

57

Raycharan MondalChar Banshgara

225

58

Suren MondalChar Banshgara

225

59

Hira MondalChar Banshgara

225

60

Ajahar SheikhChar Banshgara

314

61

Mithen MondalChar Banshgara

 ?

62

Paresh Chandra MondalMajhardiar

 ?

63

Pitambur MondalChar Borderpara

 ?

64

Eyamulsk MondalBanshgara

 ?

65

Kuilana MondalBanshgara

 ?

66

Sujoy KabirajChar Banshgara

 ?

67

Mafikul IslamChar Banshgara

 ?

68

Gulam Nabi AzadUttar Char Majhardiar

 ?

69

Satrughan MondalChar Majhardiar

 ?

70

Najrul IslamChar Majhardiar

314

71

Nilkanta MondalChar Majhardiar

314

72

Rahimuddin SarkarChar Majhardiar

314

73

Krishna MondalChar Majhardiar

314

74

Abubakkar SheikhChar Majhardiar

597

75

Mojaffar SheikhChar Majhardiar

597

76

Rabban SheikhChar Majhardiar

82/83/79/314/1112

77

Inamul SheikhChar Majhardiar

314

78

Ramjan SheikhChar Majhardiar

314

79

Amir SheikhChar Majhardiar

223

80

JamshedChar Majhardiar

314

81

Khalek SheikhChar Majhardiar

228

82

Mojid SheikhChar Majhardiar

223

83

Mojid MollaChar Majhardiar

83/312

84

Jiten MondalChar Majhardiar

314

85

Abul KalamChar Majhardiar

206, 207

86

Jan MohammadChar Majhardiar

314

87

Anuar Uddin SheikhChar Majhardiar

314

88

Abul SheikhChar Majhardiar

314

89

Iear MohammadChar Majhardiar

112/314

90

Hemanta MondalChar Majhardiar

314/01

91

Sahaban AliChar Majhardiar

1112/314

92

Khalilur RahamanChar Majhardiar

314

93

Khalil MondalChar Majhardiar

224

94

Sheikh MajidChar Majhardiar

2,283,141,112

95

Jalaluddin SheikhChar Majhardiar

1112

96

Khalek SefatullaChar Majhardiar

83


Kirity Roy
Secretary
Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha
(MASUM)
&
National Convenor (PACTI)
Programme Against Custodial Torture & Impunity
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