Friends, Exactly two days after we, on behalf of Paschim Banga Rajya Pratibandi Sammelani met Governor of West Bengal regarding large number of cases of violence on women with disabilities in past few months, we had to rush to Hooghly yesterday when we came to know of this news. Though the Governor on 9th very clearly expressed his concern and said that the situation is grave, we found the attitude of DM's office extremely careless. The situation, we find is alarming to say the least. Shampa Sengupta
GURAP (HOOGHLY): The highly decomposed body of a 32-year-old woman was dug out of a shallow grave in the compound of a state-funded rehabilitation centre <http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/rehabilitation-centre> for the physically and mentally challenged<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/mentally-challenged> in Hooghly's Khajurdaha area, some 50km from Kolkata. Local MLA Ashima Patra<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/MLA-Ashima-Patra> has demanded a forensic test to see if she was sexually abused. Investigators are not ruling out homicide and have arrested the owner of the rehab centre, Uday Chand. There were injuries all over the body, including a grievous wound to her head, police said. The victim, identified as Guriya, died on July 1 but Hooghly police had no clue till a news channel started showing a report on the mysterious death on Wednesday after being tipped off by an NGO. Police said Uday buried Guriya's body without informing the administration. It was only on July 3 that he handed police a 'death certificate' stating the speech and hearing impaired woman had died of cardio-respiratory failure. Despite the two-day gap, police did not verify Uday's statement. Now, they suspect the certificate to be fake. Tip from inmate led to discovery of corpse Guriya was rescued from the streets by Bankura police on May 22 and sent to the Khajurdaha home. She died on July 1 and Uday allegedly buried the corpse. The crime would have been buried but for some inmates of the home. Although they are all either mentally challenged or speech and hearing impaired, a few of them — or at least one — managed to get the news out to an NGO run by a former CPM minister on Wednesday. Within minutes, journalists swarmed the rehab home. The police were taken unawares by the media frenzy and ran to the scene only when they saw the live coverage on TV. District magistrate S Rangarajan and SP Tanmoy Roychowdhury also rushed there. Police picked up Uday and after sustained interrogation, he broke down and revealed where he had buried the body. Additional SP Tathagata Basu said: "The body was exhumed after the SDPO (HQ) Bankura lodged a complaint with Gurap police station." Police have initiated a case, suo-motu. "The body has several injury marks, including a severe head wound," said the SP. As the news spread, villagers started gathering at the home and demanded that all the officials of the rehab home be arrested. "We are not ruling out the possibility of a homicidal assault. The probe hinges on the post-mortem report. The death certificate submitted to the police is not authentic. We are examining if it was forged," said Basu Social welfare minister Sabitri Mitra and Dhaniakhali MLA Ashima Patra promised tough action against the "heinous crime". *This page was sent to you by:* Shampa, [email protected] -------------------------------- *Body dug up at home for disabled funded by govt*<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com//articleshow/14828843.cms?intenttarget=no> The highly decomposed body of a 32-year-old woman was dug out of a shallow grave in the compound of a state-funded rehabilitation centre for the physically and mentally challenged in Hooghly’s Khajurdaha area, some 50km from Kolkata. Log on to : http://www.timesofindia.com ---------------------------------- Message from Shampa One more case. ---------------------------------- ** Disclaimer ** This is a public forum provided by TimesofIndia.com for its users to share their views with friends/public at large. TimesofIndia.com is not responsible for the content of this email. Anything written in this email does not necessarily reflect the views or opinions of TimesofIndia.com. Please note that neither the email address nor the name of the sender has been verified. Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
