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West Bengal villagers complain of torture by security forces | Residents of various villages in West Bengal's Jhargram District accused the security forces of torturing
innocent people. The Government deployed forces in the Jhargram District as part
of ongoing anti Maoists operations. The villagers also mentioned that the police
personnel have not spared even young school going students. Speaking to the media
persons on Saturday in one of the village hospitals, a young injured student recalled
the atrocities by the personnel in course of their routine patrolling of the area.
"Today joint force saw red pen colour in my hand and they claimed that I wrote
poster for the Maoists for payment. After that they continued to torture me from
six in the morning till 10 in the night. Two of them stood over my chest and ultimately
I had to push them away from me. Then five CRPF Jawans came and tortured me lashing
with stick and belt," said Manoranjan Manna, an injured student. According to
the villagers, there are over 600 personnel patrolling and during that they randomly
pick up students and other naïve villagers and torture them. Several students
have been injured in their chest and on the face and back. The Central Reserve
Police Force (CRPF) was deployed to establish law and order in three Maoists infested
areas - West Medinipur, Purulia and Jhargram. "Joint forces suddenly attacked
my son and fractured his face. He came home covering his face with his hand. Joint
forces threatened that they will fire and kill us. We sat there silently for some
time and when they had gone away, we came to the doctor for the treatment. They
tortured every other student and villager," recalled Latika Patra, mother of an
injured student. Maoist rebels in recent months have stepped up attacks in retaliation
to a government's offensive operation to clear them out of their jungle bases. |
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