September 29, 2014
Brutal Police Behaviour against Vadodara s Minorities on the night of
Saturday 27th September was remniscent of 2002
From: Concerned Citizens of Vadodara
By Fax and Email
Date: 29 September 2014
To,
Mr. E. Radhakrishan,
Commissioner of Police,
Police Bhavan.
Vadodara.
Sub: Take concrete steps to bring normalcy in the city of Vadodara and
take immediate actions in the cases of assault on women by police.
Sir,
A team of social activists visited some of the affected areas on 27th
September 2014 on the request of affected people. A detailed report of our
visit is under process but after visiting the area we have personally
discussed with you and informed you about the role of Police,
(particularly plain cloth police, also known as D staff). The police
should prevent violence and arrest those who undertake violence. Instead
many people particularly women complaint about the verbal abuse and
physical assault on them by police. The marks of injury were visible on
their body. You had promised to look in to the matter and assured that
this will not be repeated.
We are shocked to know that brutal police attacks are continued on the
night of 27th September 2014. As per the complaint by Ms. Ashiyana Abdul
Latif Shaikh (aged about45 years) on the night of 27 around 2.00
a.m., police rounded up moholla in the area of Wadi
Taiwada and entered the houses of people. About 8-10 plain clothed police
who also covered their face with clothes having pipes and iron roads broke
their door, window and entered her house. Broke fridge, lights and picked
up her son Abdul Raheman (aged 19). When women from the house asked why
they are picking him up they assaulted Ms. Ashiyana on head and hands, her
younger daughter Mubina on back and legs and brutally assaulted Amrin
Abdul Latif Shaikh (aged about 22). They torn Ms. Amrin Abdul Latif Shaikh
cloths and beat her with iron road on head, shoulder and back. Her
situation was versioning and became unconscious so she was admitted in the
Sayaji General Hospital in the morning of 28-9-2014. In the hospital she
mentioned about assault by police as reason for her injuries and also
registered her complaint in the Police Station of the General Hospital.
But the doctor mentions assault by “opposing party” in her case paper and
she is not sure what police has mentioned in the FIR. They are not given
either copy of FIR. She was discharged at about 2.00
p.m. on the same day.
While we are writing this her mental and physical condition is very bed.
Other women are also assaulted but have not yet gone even to hospital due
to fear of further violence.
We tried to contact you on 28th September 2014 at your office and on your
cell phone but could not get through. Today on 29th September 2014 we
talked with you on your cell phone but could not get appointment, hence we
are sending this Fax and Email.
The situation of Vadodara is vitiated by communal forces and the blatant
violation of human rights by police will not save the situation.
We the undersigned expect immediate steps from you. We are peace loving
citizens of Vadodara and are working for peace and harmony. We assure our
cooperation.
C.C.
(1) Mr. S. K. Nanda
Additional Chief Secretary- Home Department,
Government of Gujarat.
(2) Justice K. G. Balkrishanan,
Chairperson, National Human Rights Commission,
Manav Adhikar Bhavan, Block-C, GPO Complex
New Delhi-110023
Names Organization Contact
Trupti Shah,
Reshma Vohra Sahiyar (Stree Sangathan), Vadodara
[email protected]
Rohit Prajapati,
Ashok Gupta,
S. Shrinivasan People’s Union for Civil Liberties (PUCL), Vadodara
Shaukat Indori,
Sabiha Hakim Social Workers, Vadodara
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