Case number:
Country: Bangladesh
Type of Violation: Right to properties, Right to life
Acts: Physical Assault and forceful occupation of properities, Extortion.
Investigation conducted by: Bangladesh Minority Watch (BDMW)
1. Identity of the victim(s):
Name: 1) Sree Rajendra Nath Roy,
2) Ms. Joymala Rani,
3) Ms. Srimati Ratna Bala
4) Uzzal Kumar,
5) Ranjit Kumar Barman
Age at time of event:
Under 18: Multiple
Citizenship: Bangladeshi
Religion: Hindu
Ethnicity: Religious minority
Caste:
Home address: Village: Nijpara, Mohendra Nagar, P.S and District; Lalmonirhat.
Consent given: Yes,
2. Date and place of event:
Date: 08 September, 2014
Location: Nijpara, within the dwelling Houses of Complainant at Lalmonirhat.
3. Alleged perpetrator(s):
1) Lutu Meah (30) son of Md. Rafiqul Hoque, 2) Mukul Meah (30), son of Shamser Ali, 3) Mokshedul (25)son of Afzal, 4) Majed (22) son of Afzal, 5) Mojidul(20) son of Asiruddin, 6) Jewel (23) son of Asiruddin, 7) Enamul (25) son of late Abul Hossain, 8) Sohag (25) son of Aftab Patwari, 9) Babu (35) son of Asiruddin, 10) Md. Younus,(25) son of Md.Kashem Mistry, 11) Rezaul (30) son of late Korban, 12) Imran (32) son of Korban, 13) Rana(25) son of Md.Umed Ali, 14) Rayhan (35) son of late Nurul, 15) Lulu (32) of Jobed Ali, 16) Ameen (35) son of Asgar and more 10 to 15 perpetrators.all are living within Lalmonirhat Upazila of Lalmonirhat District.
4. Legal status:
· Sree Rajendra Nath Roy (35) son of Late Surendra Nlath Roy lodged first information report (FIR) at Lalmonirhat Sadar Police station being Lalmonirhat P.S. case No. 24 dated 09.09.2014 against those perpetrators under section 4 and 5 of Speedy Trial Act for attacking on victims and looting valuables.
· Police so far arrested only one accused – Jewel; others are reported to be absconding.
Case in Brief:
On 08.09.2014 the noted perpetrators through their mobile set demanded Taka 50,000/- from the victim – Sree Rajendra Nath Roy( grocery shop keeper) Rajendra Nath refused to pay such amount of money to extortionists as a result on the same night at about 9.30 p.m. while Sree Rajendra was preparing to take rest, all on a sudden perpetrators armed with deadly weapon such as knife, Ramdao, kirish, bamboo sticks, iron rod etc. without any lawful authority, creating havoc in the area, entered into the premises of Hindu houses and started to loot properties, indiscriminately attacking women and children including Rajendra. The inmates of the houses cried loudly to rescue them but nobody came forward for their safety. Due to such abrupt assault two wives 1) Ms.Joymala Rani and 2) Ms.Sreemati Ratna Bala (pregnant women) 3) Rajendra sustained multiple injuries and they have been taken local Sadar Hospital for treatment. During attacks and looting 1) Ranjit (30), 2) Sree Ram Chandra, 3) Kameswar, 4) Purna Roy, 5) Sailen, 6) Rantna Rani, 7) Manik Chandra, 8) Mukul chandra, 9) Shahidul Islam, 10) Md. Zahangir Alam, 11) Abul Hossain witnessed the scenario/act of vandalism and looting. The loss caused to those Hindu communities was approximate Taka 4, 00,000/- The police investigating the matter.
Investigation:
I, Adv. Rabindra Ghosh of BDMW communicated with the Superintendent of Police, Lalmonirhat and Officer in Charge of Lalmonirhat Sadar police station over their cell numbers and police admitted the incident and said that they are trying to arrest the perpetrators. I also communicated with local journalists who also confirmed that the perpetrators are all Muslims and due to non compliance of order of illegal payment (extortion of money) those perpetrators attacked on Hindu inhabitants and rendered those family homeless and physically disabled. I also talked with victim Sree Rajendra Nath Roy and their family members who recently released from nearest Hospital after taking medical treatment said “ We are helpless, we have been mercilessly beaten, our movable properties looted, houses broken, women and children physically assaulted by extortionists, but police could not arrest none of the perpetrators due to obvious reasons, local negotiators coming to our houses and putting pressure on us to withdraw the case against perpetrators; your kind legal assistance in this regard would be appreciated” I guess the victim’s family are in extreme difficulty as the police neglected to give adequate protection on their lives and properties despite repeated requests.
5. Case Summary:
Houses belonging to Hindu religious minorities attacked, and vandalized by perpetrators for extorting money. The perpetrators are habitual offenders; they had been extorting money and properties belonging to Minorities since long. They had been extorting money through their Cell number 0195279331 and 01751301571 (cell belonging Lutu Meah and cell belonging to Mokhsedul) to Cell Number 01751301571 belonging to Sree Rajendra Nath Roy The attacks started on 08.09.2014 at about 9 pm and continued till 9.40 p.m. At least six Hindu people were injured by extortionists as they refused to pay illegal toll. Criminal case started against them under proper section of law. But police did nothing to recover the looted materials from the perpetrators nor did they arrest perpetrators. BDMW have bitter experience about the inaction of the police while they visited several places of incidents of atrocities for fact-finding against minorities soon after the election held at Patgram, Aditmari, Hatibandha of Lalmonirhat District.
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6. Recommendations:
Bangladesh Minority Watch is very much shocked at the repeated incidents of minority repression at Lalmonirhat District, where BDMW visited several times to give legal assistance at Patgram and other Upazila but the co-operation made by Police is far from satisfactory.
BDMW demand:
a) Immediate arrest of perpetrators responsible for attack and extortion of money;
b) The women and children admitted at Sadar Hospital should be provided sufficient medical assistance to enable them to restore their physical condition alright and fit.
c) The Government should provide compensation to the victim’s family for their rehabilitation at their homes.
d) The Responsible police officers who are found to be negligent in taking prompt action should be brought to book as per law.
e) Sense of creating awareness amongst the people of the locality for prompt redress should be lessoned.
f) Sense of security and protection for minorities should be prevailed so that those victims may not feel unsecured at their home.
7. Case Documents:
· Case file by BDMW
· News scanning (The Daily Star,dated 10th September, 2014)
Document: Date:
Case file 16/09/2014
8. Clarification.
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Where India and particularly Hindus are concerned the media have utterly failed to discharge their obligations rather, they take the meekness of the majority Hindus.
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