[Assam] Justice for Ruchika, Jessica and injustice for thousand padumee!!Who will light another candle??

[Dr.Bikash Kumar Das]

Its time to write up to you for more as you are an expert in military
issues and bold enough.Time now to look back in J&K style. If Govt
can take immediate action for
J&K incidents where all was done mostly by Pakistani militants, the
forces was punished to keep Mehbooba and some party happy.
But what
had
happened to Assam? In Assam its the security forces, mostly Army men.
Why nothing being taken up? Since time of ULFA is
almost closed after capture of Aabinda Rajkhowa and his associates, and
they are
being taken from one lock-up to another for 14 days per case, let Govt
do their works- BUT
now we Indian need to take up all the cases of rape/Human right
violations by
the deployed forces under AFSPA. Its almost 30 yrs and AFSPA excess was
more between Operation Bajrang & Rhino..They are also equally
responsible for damage to
Assamese culture, while defence minister or Delhi talks about Indian
Armed Forces not deployed to attack Indian citizens ( Maoists,
Naxalites are Indian??), what about millions of innocent pure people of
seven big states from NE,
specially Assam.
Logically rape is more easy for people of Assam by the traditional Indians influenced by Mughal blood..Its not like of any other part
 of India.
If Ruchika case can be taken up after almost 19 yrs, time to take up
those horrifying ghastly case from the each and every villages of Assam
in name of AFSPA. If J&K can be made happy, its sure India will
love to stand for 7 NE states. To be sad, still people cant pronounce
the word Assamese, they say Acchami etc.Even PM also say so!!! In south
people still ask me in foreign which location is Assam or
Guwahati?????? Here I still stood as a foreigner. My Service time
purchased Bajaj scooter being AS Regn, each time traffic police asks
for import license!! Bcz Assam is foreign country.

I
will get more information on those... but let us start up.Even I have
confession of lot many army officer being proud of killing innocent
assamese ,being assamese or beating up mercilessly......( This had
hapened in Dec 2002 near Nalbari of Assam, where even one Maj Thapa and
a jawan to  got killed from 10 Assam and large No of villagers was
later killed as revenge while the troop shifted their unit.)


On the declaration of Ops Bajrang, the worst nightmare did took
place at my own home on 07 Jan 1991, while I was serving with IAF at
Kanpur.My veteran freedom fighter father, 94 yrs now, was also not
spared by some army unit from Red Horn Div of Rangiya.All was brutally 
tortured with bad insults from 0200 hrs till 0730 hrs. Later then Assam
Governor sought apology from my father in person.I fought a long
case    via IAF, but army never investigated.I still have those IAF
docs with me.

Same time 12 Bihar Regt gone more brutal at Darrang District. They was
more ken to loot and arson as those was real biharis.Once while
chopping of large No of costly Bamboo from our bamboo groove. while
objecting, One Nb Sub Rao threatened me with pistol!! I was on leave.he
never sought permission and sent his troops to chop off all bamboo to
make fencing to his camp located inside our land!! later the unit OC
Maj Patnaik asked apology. But that unit made good money from Darrang
district alone.What ever they could collect from villagers home, in
cash, gold etc was seized in name of illegal possession at home.Newly
married woman was also never spared. Even what ever seized from
captured militants also taken away by the army/BSF men.No money in
DD/Cash in crores was deposited to Govt.No good vehicles(Motor cycle-
new ones, bicycle- new ones) seized from common man was given back.
Either taken back with them or at all so,returned in broken shape.Those
was taken back to their native..... DD, cheque was taken along with to
en cash with Pawn brokers elsewhere in the country.....

"RAPE: The
Hated Weapon of The Indian Armed Forces IN THE NORHT EAST (ONLY ASSAM)The un
answered million dollar question of Delhi and Democratic republic of India !!

(1) In an incident on October 16, 1991, at No. 2 Khowdang village near
Naoboisha area in Lakhimpur District, one 14 year old girl named Miss Bhanimai
Dutta was gang-raped and killed by personnel of the Indian Army. On that day, a
group of Army personnel suddenly cordoned off the residence of Mr. Mukuta
Dutta, father of Miss Bhanimai, and picked up his son Mr. Babul Dutta and
carried him to their vehicle while beating him mercilessly. When Mr. Mukuta
Dutta and his wife rushed to the gate of their compound to bar the Army
personnel from taking Babul away, three Army personnel entered the house and
raped 14 year old Miss Bhanimai. When Mr. Mukuta and his wife returned from 

the Army vehicle where Mr. Babul was being detained, they saw the Army
personnel leave their house in a hurry. On entering the house, they discovered
the nude body of Miss Bhanimai on the bed wet with blood. She died soon after
that ghastly crime. 

The Army men blocked the post mortem of Miss Bhanimai Dutta for three days.
They forced the doctor who performed post-mortem to sign on a blank piece of
paper before the procedure. After three days, the rape could be hinted at only
by counting the marks, seen on her left check and other private parts of the
body. 

 

(2) Another such incident of rape and killing was took place
on the early part of the same month, i.e. on October 6,
 1991 at a village
near Gohpur in Sonitpur District. On that day, around 1 1.30
 A.M., a
group of army in plain clothes was moving around the house of Mr. Anil Barua of
Sutargaon under Hawajan Police Station of Sonitpur District, as some of Arms
were recovered from his house. 

Seven Army personnel entered the nearby house of Mr. Moniram Barua. At that
time the wife of Mr. Moniram was cooking and none of the male members of the
family except Miss Raju Barua, a 20 years old College student, was at home. The
group of 7 Army dragged her to a nearby jungle at gun point and raped her one
after another, after repeatedly raped her, Army threw her senseless body to a
pond nearby, came to the spot and pulled her out from the pond and taken to
Dholpur hospital, where she was declared dead. When she was disrobed, a male
under garment was found inside the frock of heavy marks Miss Raju Barua. The
Post mortem report revealed that h of biting on the 

nipples and bruise marks between her breasts. Heavy male sperm inside the
vagina and considerable mud in the stomach was found. 

She was found to be a virgin till the alleged rape by several Army personnel.

 

(3) In a recent case, on July 17 of 1998, another woman was
killed after rape. At around 7 pm of 17th July. 1998 two BSF (Border
Security Force) personnel stationed at Thamana entered forcefully the residence
of Mr. Buddha Das of Thamana under Borbari Police Station in Nalbari District.
Mr. Das who is a vegetable seller was not in the house at that time. The two
personnel caught hold of Mr. Buddha's wife Mrs. Bina (20 years old and mother
of two children) on the bed while she was trying to lull her child. The
Security personnel threw away the child from her laps and barbarously raped her
one after another in front of her child. After raping Mrs. Bina, she was
stabbed with a Moida (A traditional knife used for dressing of fish and cutting
of vegetables) by the two security personnel. The two personnel left Mrs. Bina
with wounds in the entire body. The neighboring people approached after hearing
her outcry in a lying condition wet with blood on the floor. After few minutes
her husband reached there returning from the market. 

Mrs. Bina lying at that critical condition somehow could tell the heinous story
of her fate to all of them present there. After sometime she died in extreme
pain out of the terrible injuries. Mr. Buddha Das, husband of Mrs. Bina Das
lodged a complaint at the Dumuni Police out post under Barbari Police Station
.(case no- 92/98). The Police instead of booking the culprits picked up some of
Mr. Budha's family and relatives and tortured in the Police Station. The case
of barbarous trade and killing created great resentment among all sections

  


(4) On January 11, 1997 reacting tiff to an ambush on a
CRPF, party personnel from the force cordoned off' Aiiilaiguri village in
Kokrajhar district in a combing operation in search of militants. During the
operation conducted around 9 pm.. CRPF personnel tortured the
villagers 

and raped Mrs. Urbashi Rava, Mrs. Basavi Rava, Mrs, Suni Rava and Mrs. Damshri
Rava in their houses in the absence of male members. After the incidents of
rape the victims were threatened not to disclose the incidents. Local people
and various organizations demanded punishments to the culprits but no action was
taken by the administration.

 

(5) On 18th May, 1992, 6 army men of No.6. Kumaon regiment
was killed in an attack by NDFB militants, near Satgiri, Khairahari village
under Tangla police station of Darrang district. While conducting a raid on the
village at about 9 am. Army men entered the house of Miss Nilima Boro (16) who
was then cleaning her house materials. Two army men entered her house and tried
to molest her and when confronted by her mother beat her and tried to rape
Nilima. She somehow managed to run away to the paddy field but army men caught
her at the paddy field and raped her. After about an hour villagers rescued her
from the paddy field in an unconscious state. The same day Miss Fouduro Boro
(14) of the very same village was also raped by the army men of the same
regiment at her residence. Both the girls were taken to hospital in a very
critical condition. The villagers and several other organizations submitted
memorandum to the district administration demanding judicial enquiry and
compensation put without any result.

 

(6) Miss Mamoni Koch (12) daughter of Mr. Umesh Koch of
village Komarchuburi, under Dhekiajuli Police station of Sonitpur district was
raped at her village on the 25th May, 1997 by the armed personnel belonging to
25 Punjab regiment stationed at Dhekiajuli
Industrial Centre. While raiding the village in search of ULFA activists they
forced the villagers together in the middle of the village. But two army men
forcefully detained Miss Mamoni's mother, but she managed to escape and there upon
one army personnel picked up Miss Mamoni to her kitchen and raped her. When her
sick grand mother tried to protect Mamoni, one armed personnel kicked her with
his boot. After raping her, the jawan threw a ten rupee note at her. Mr. Umesh
Koch, father of the victim on being informed made a complaint to the
officer-in-charge of the operation. 

The Army officer summoned his group and the culprit was identified by Mamoni in
his presence and in the presence of the villagers. A report was also filed at
the Dhekiajuli police station. Wherein Miss Mamoni's statement was recorded and
later the F. S.L. report was examined by the Chief Judicial Magistrate in G.R.
case No. 997197. Large sca., protests by 'various organizations including
strikes and black out. Demanding punishment to the culprit and condemning the
incident took place and a memorandum was placed before the district
administration. In this instance the army Brigadier, the Deputy Commissioner
and the Superintendent of Police visited Ms. Mamoni's house to enquire of the
incident.

 

(7) Langhin Goraimari village under Howraghat Police
Station, Karbi Anglong district was raped by a CRPF personnel at her residence
at about 11 PM. on 30th July, 1997. The culprit in a drunken stage
entered the residences of Mr. Paramananda Basumatary, Mr. Makhan Basumatary and
Mr. Sunirain Narzary in the search of militants before entering the house of
Mr. Rarnakanta Sargiary. He injured Mr. Ramakanta on his head and chest by his
gun and Mr.. Ramakanta fall unconscious Taking advantage of the situation; he
thereupon raped Mrs. Jarnuna Sargiary. The police however refused to register a
complaint by the victim and her husband the following day stating that it was
then too late to register the same.

 

(8) Mrs. Rupahi Basumatari (45) wife of Mr. Abinash
Basumatary of Howraghat village under Howraghat Police Station 01 Karbi
Arig'iong district was raped by an army jawan around 1 PM. on Ist August 1997. While a truck
(No As 01 2677) carrying army men stopped at Howraghat Tinali to change a tyre,
the jawan entered the house of Mr. Abinash and threatening him with his gun
raped Mrs. Rupohi who was in the house. They were too scared to report the
matter since they were threatened not to publish the incident and to report the
same to the police.

 


(9)Miss. Lima Marak village under Rangapara police station
of Sonitpur the Indian army personnel operating in the area A large number of
army personnel raided the village in search of activation of banned
organization ULFA and NDFB at midnight. Tortured the villagers and molested
women. Thereafter the entered the residence of Miss Lima and raped her
threatening her not to disclosed the incident. Next day the family along with
some villagers went to Rangapara police station to lodge a case. But the police
as well as the district administration refused to take any steps on the plea
that it was to late. NASS a women's organization demanded a judicial enquiry.

 

(10) On 29th Sept. 1997 around 3.30 A.M. personnel of 13 field Regiment
Commandos raped Mrs. Kalpana Das Kakoti (18) wife of Mr. Arun Das a village
Patasali Bangaon Chariduwar under Rangapara police station of Sonitpur
district. That very day a group of 13 field Regiment of the Indian army while
cordoning the village in search of ULFA militants raided the house of Mr. Punya
Das, father of Mr. Arun Das. The army personnel compelled Mr. Punya Das and his
sons Mr. Arun to kneel down at their courtyard. 6 to 7 army personnel forcibly
took Mrs. Kalpana Das Kakoti to the backward of the house and raped her
repeatedly. She lost her sense and, her cloths were full of blood due to
continuous rape. After raping her army picked up Mr. Arun and one of his friend
and handed them to the police only on the' Ist October, 1997.

The family members took Mrs. Kalpana Kakoti lodged a complaint with the
Rangapara police station with the help of local women organization (case No
189/97, 11/s 366 (A)/ 376 IPC) and admitted the victim at the Kanaklata Civil Hospital, Tezpur. Her medical report
conformed the rape on her by 6/7 persons and Mr. Rohini Deka stated that he had
to make seven stitched to stop her bleeding. On 3rd October, 1997 Mrs. Kalpana
was produced before the Chief Judicial Magistrate who ordered recording of her
statement under section 164 of the Cr.P.C. Statements were also recorded of the
villages headman, Mr. Rajani Das, Mr. Soneswar Das the uncle of Mr. Arun Das,
Mr. Cheniram Saikia, Mr. Benudhar Das, Mr. Bhogeswar Koch, Mrs. Domoyanti
Kakoti, Ms. Moni Das, Ms. Minoti Das and Ms. Niru Bora. 

But the next day police mysteriously sent Mrs. Kalpana to her father's house at
Nahorkotia warn him not to send her back. Inspite of the evidence in order to
protect the culprits the police alleged that Mr. Arun Das and his friends raped
Mrs. Kalpana and not the army. The matter is under subjudice.

 

(11) Mrs. Tukheswari Rava (37) wife of Mr. Putu Rava of
Ravapara, Mulagaon village under Bongaigaon police station of Bongaigaon was
raped by personnel of the 109 Border security force. On the afternoon of 14th
January, 1998 on the day of the National festival'Bihu'two security personnel
of the above force namely Mr. Prafulla Kalita and Mr. Promod Hazarika after
entering the house of Mr. Putu Rava beat him and chased him away. Thereafter
they locked his uncle Mr. Satish Rava in a room and pulled. Mrs. Tukheswari
Rava, a mother of seven children down on her bedroom and raped her in front of
her children. Hearing her cries for help neighbours rushed in and apprehended
the accused red-handed. This forced Bangaigaon police station to register a
case (No 61/98) and the district administration has ordered a magisterial
enquiry to proceed with the enquiry appointing Mrs. Mahila Buragohain and Mrs.
Chandra Devi jointly.

 

(12) On 1Oth March, 1998 Mrs. Dimota Doimary (22) at Police
Station of Darang, district fell a victim of rape in the hands of No. 2 Madras Regiment. The previous (lay army
picked up Mr. Gobinda Doimary and after torturing him in theii. interrogation
camp at Rowta brought him to his houseat 2 No. Bliiltikniari. They ac,ain
entered his house in search operation. After dragging out the family members to
the courtyard some armymen pulled in Mrs. Dimola Doimary, the newly married
wife of Mr. Nazursh Doimairy the younger brother of Mr. Gobinda Doimary into
the house at gun point and raped her at about 2-30 AM, after switching off the
lights. Although,a complain was registered by Udalguri police (case No.
46/98,Uls 326 IPC) and her statement recorded by the Magistrate she was sent
for medical examination only on 18th March, 1998 seven days after the incident.

 

(13) Anjali Basumatary (22) daughter of Mr. Bobora
Basumatary of village No. 2 Bhalukmari under Udalguri police station too was
raped by men of the No. 2 Madras Regiment of the Indian army on 10th March,
1998, while conducting a search on the village army raided the house of Mr.
Bobora Basumatary at 3.30 A. M., and pulled out the family members to the
courtyard, including Miss Rita, Miss Lunshri and Miss Anjali. 

Two Army personnel molested Miss Rita and Miss Lunshri in the dark courtyard
while three others pulled Miss Anjali to the kitchen and forcefully laid her on
the ground and one of them raped her.

 

 (14) On 11 th March, 1998 as a equal to the incident of army
raid on NDFB hide outs following killing of two armymen by NDFB militants who
escaped from army custody, a group of army men belonging to No. 2 Madras
Regiment stationed of Rowta cordoned Sonari Khawang Gaon under Udalguri police
station of Darrang" district in search of NDFB militants. Around 10 of
them raided the house of Mr. Basanta Doimary. They took Mrs. Kliandi Doimary
(25) inside the house to open the boxes and thereupon three  began to rape her. Then the members of the
army entered the house of' Aiiil,,i Khakhlari (27)  Rini Khakhlari (24) took them to the
courtyards raped them after pulling out the other men, their pathetic woes to
the dead of night. The victims revealed s widely published, MASS probe team
journalists and the incident was also visited the area and recorded the
statement of the victims

 

(15) Men of the No. 2 Madras Regiment of the army stationed
at Rowta under Udaiguri police station under Darrang district again committed
rape an 14th March, 1998 victimising Mrs. Monaishry Doimary (28) wife of Mr.
Abang Doimary of No. 2. Bhalukmari forest village. At about 11 PM on that fateful night a group of
armymen went to the village in search of NDFB militants. Some of them entered
the house of Mr. Abang Doimary and pulled him out breaking open the bamboo
door. Thereafter, a few armymen questioned Mrs. Monaishri Doimary about
militants. 

When she expressed ignorance she was molested and on her
offering resistance, the official got angry and ordered his men to rape her. In
front of the officer three army personnel raped her and left the place. Two locks
of the culprit’s shirt left behind were handed over to the Police 

during the course of investigation. Although the family members of the victims
submitted a memorandum to the district magistrate on 12th
 March, 1998,
nothing is known on the progress of the investigations.

 

(16) Mrs. Nibari Doimary (32) wife of Mr. Lathirani Doimary
of Hatkhula village under Udalguri Police Station of Darrang district. was
raped by the army personnel of No. 2 Madras Regiment stationed at Rowta at 9 P.M. on 14th March,
 1998. Army
personnel used to come to the house of Mr. Kathiram Doimary for country liquor.
Every time they have had odd signals to Mrs. Nibary Doimary. On the night of
14th March, Mr. Kathirain refused to open the door, which was then broken upon.
Mr. Kathiram was pulled out and sought information about NDFB militants. At
these time Nibary was pushed inside and asked to undress, and on her refused
was tied to her bed and raped by a jawan. After the incident neighbours came to
her house and lodged a complaint with the Udalguri Police Station on 18th
March, she was sent for medical examination.

 

(17) In a recent case, in retaliation of a Bomb blast at
---_Balikuchi village nearing Paikarkuchi, on the night of July 15, 98 by ULFA
activists, a big group of 313 Field Regiment of Indian Army entered the
Paikarkuchi village under Nalbari Police Station in Nalbari district at 9 PM.
on July 16, 1998 in search of ULFA activ- ists. The group went to the residence
of Mr. Dharani Baishya, a school teacher, of the village and knocked at the
door. The family members were enjoying television programmes -then. Mr. Dharani
hearing the sudden knock opened the door. Some of the group pulled him out with
force and beat him severely along with his small children while two of the group
inside the house caught 

hold of Dharani's 40 years old wife Lilawati Baishya. They undressed her quite
forcibly and fell her down on the floor. Then they tortured her brutally. One
of them sat upon her and bit several parts of her naked body. Then the two army
men raped the lady one after another and left the house. The army men
threatened her at the time of departure not to lodge any complaint anywhere
concerned against the gang rape.

 

 (18) On the same night, another group of 313 Field Regiment
of Indian Army went to the house of Mr. Hemanta Baishya of the village. Four
army men of the group searched the house. Mr. Hemanta baishya was not present
in his house at that time. The army men first pulled Mr. Hemanta's old father
out and caught hold of his wife Mrs. Bina Baishya (24). She was inside the
house with her 7 months ol d baby in her lap. The army men forcefully took the
baby and threw it to the bed. Then they forced her to undress. Ms. Bina
protested their barbarous proposal but in vain. They began to undress her
themselves and raped her one after another. Each time two of them were, guarding.
the door and nobody allowed to enter the house. After the crime, the army men
threatened the family and the victim in particular, not to lodge any complaint.
The same group of 313 Field Regiment is suspected to have committed as many as
10 rapes in the threatening of killing provided that the disclosure is made or
public complaints are lodged accusing those army men. 

The cases documented below are enough to prove that since
the deployment of Indian Army in Assam on 28 November of 1990, they
intentionally and very systematically raped the womenfolk in an incessant
manner

 

(19) On 22nd October, 1991 Undibala Roy, a housewife of 28
years of age was raped at her own house. At about 12 noon, while her husband Mr. Bhagyaram
Roy of Lubdungguri under Bijni Police Station in Bongaigaon District, was away,
two  Army entered her house and raped
her. After the crime the Army escaped leaving her unconscious. When her husband
returned, he found her lying unconscious on the floor. 

There are quite a few eyewitnesses who have seen the two army entering the
house and leaving. A case was registered in Bijni Police Station (Case No.
89/91- uls 376) but till now no action has been taken.

 

(20) On 12th October of 1991 at 1 1 A.M. two army per- sonnel from
Nityananda camp came to the village Monipur under Pattacharkuchi Police Station
in Barpeta District, in plain clothes and conducted a house to house search.
When they entered Dwijumani's house, they found her alone at home. The
personnel raped Ms. Dwijumoni Nath, who is a leprosy patient from a very poor
family. Though complaints have been lodged with the SDO by the family members
and also by the local legislator, Government has turned a blind eye and did not
arrange for medical examination.

 

(21) On 20.10.91 at 12 Midnight two Indian Army men in uniform
broke into the house of Ms. Numali Bania, widow of Late Ghuran Bania of
Jalukota Mermukh under Bihpuria Police Station in Lakhimpur District. One of
them raped her at gunpoint while the other stood guard and then they both left
after threatening her not to report it to anyone. Next morning, this middle
aged widow and mother of three daughters went herself to Dhalpur Govt. Hospital to get medical aid and to obtain a
certificate. The doctor asked her to re- nort to thf., local Police station
first. She was ciuite frightened by them and could not muster up enough courage
to go to the Police. However, she went to the civil SDC Mr. R. K. Pegu and
lodged a complaint with him. But she got no help from the civil authorities in
lodging her case with Police or any subsequent help.

 

(22) Mrs. Labanya Barua, wife of Mn Jogen Barua of Phanibari
Dhuliapathar under Bihpuria Police Station in Lakhimpur District and mother of
2 daughters was raped by Indian army-personnel on 18.9.91 at 6 PM. That day 3 army men came to her
house. Two of them were in civil dress and one, whom she describes as an
officer, was in uniform. She was raped by that officer at gunpoint while the
others stood guard. They left that day after threatening her not to report it
to anyone. Next day she went to the Dholpur Govern- ment health centre for
treatment, but the doctor asked her to report it to the Police. Next day
(20.9.91) she went to Bihpuria RS. But the Police said that it was already
quite 

late and- they refused to register the case. Then she went to the SDC and
lodged her complaint. The SDC assured her of help and asked her to stay at
home. But nothing was done by the Civil administration. When the DC was told
about it he said that the SDC did not report the incident. 

On 24.9.91, the same armymen again came to her house and the same man again
raped her. She again went the Police but again they refused to register the
case saying that they have no time. She then again complained to the SDC, but
this time also nothing was done. 

She is still waiting for justice.

  


(23) On the night of 17 April' 199 1, around 1. 30. P.M. a
group of Army raided some houses of the village Jhargaon under Khairabari
Police Station in Darrang. District in search of ULFA activists. During these
raids, Army personnel raped two women, Mrs. Moneswari Deka (38) and Ms. Janaki
Saikia (30), in two separate incidents, at their respective houses.

 

(24) On 26 October'96, a large group of Indian Army
cordoned the village Bamkolakhowa under Khowang Police Station in activists.
The main party entered the village, while their six vehicles were left at a
place near to the residence of Mr. Badan Dihingia and guarded by few Army
personnel. The Assam Police Constable Mr. Wahid Ali and an Army person went to
the residence of Mr. Badan Dihingia and knocked his door. When the door was
opened Mr Badan Dihingia was dragged out from his house and on pretext of
search operation, the Army entered the house. Mrs. Kumoli Dihingia, wife of Mr.
Badan and the sister in law Miss Nobanita Dihingia were told to go into their
own rooms. The Army man first entered into the room of Mrs. Kumoli Dihingia and
asked her to open almirah and started fondling her. She resisted and called the
local Police constable Mr Wahid Ali not to let the Army man inside and asked
him to do searching instead. 

The Army man left the room and then the Police constable immediately grabbed
and forcibly raped her in front of her 8 years old daughter. The Army man
entered next and he also raped her. After the incident, both entered into the
room of Miss Nabanita and molested her. After leaving the house of Mr. Badan
Dihingia, both entered the next house and molested Mrs. Jaimaty Chetia, an
eight months pregnant woman. Mrs. Kumoli Dihingia with the help of local women
and other democratic organisation, filed a case at the local Police Station
(case no 85/96, under section 448/376134 IPC). The Police constable was suspended
and a magisterial enquiry was declared by the Government. 

The Enquiry report was submitted within .10 days where the raped was denied,
saying its a case of simple molestation. But, one year later, the Army man was
punished by the Army court.

 

(25) Four Army personnel entered the house of Mr. Kumud
Hazarika, a resident of No. 2 Saboti Adarsha village near the District head
quarter of Lakhimpur District at midnight on Jan'7, 1991 and forcibly dragged
Mr. Kumud and his 60 years old mother to their courtyard and compelled them to
stand out in extreme cold. Then Army men raped Mrs. Nayantara Hazarika (25),
mother of a one child. Mrs. Labanya Hazarika, the married sister of Mr. Kumud
Hazarika, pulled to the backyard of the house and raped her.

 

(26)CASE NO
37. MASS/RAPE/97



Rape Case-

Name- Mrs.Jope Dewri, 

Vill:- Tegheria gaon,

P.S.:- Jagiroad,

Dist:- Morigaon, Assam.



PERPRETATOR:-Indian Army operating in that area.



EVENT;



Date;- 22nd April 1997.

Place:- Tegheria gaon,



On 22 April, at midnight, a group of army men went to Tegheria village and beat
up the villagers. After the beating, the villagers were compelled to stand in
front of the village headman's house. At that time two jawans entered the house
of Mr. Midhan Dewri and raped his wife, Mrs. Jope Dewri.



FOLLOW UP



Tegheria Karbi Mohila Somity(a local women's organisation) filed a case at
Jagiroad Police Station. AASU, MASS, AJYCP, KSU, ATSU, TSS and some local
women's organisations demanded punishment to the accused Army personnel.

 

(27)CASE NO
38. MASS/RAPE/97

Name:- Mrs. Tulumoni Devi, Age-26 Yrs.

W/O :- Harakanta Nath.

Vill:- Kopahera Ghumatigaon,

P.S.:- Mikirbheta

Dist:- Morigaon. Assam.

PERPRETATOR:- 21 Grenadier Regiment of Indian Army operating in that area
camped 

at Barapujia.

EVENT:

Date:- 24 April 1997.

Time:- 2 P.M.

Place:- Kopahera Ghumatigaon

Case registered: Mikirbheta P.S. 31/97, 

In the afternoon of 24 April, 1997 a group of army men of 21 Grenadier Regiment
of Barapujia Army camp went to Kopahera Ghumati gaon and cordoned the village
in search of ULFA militants. At first they entered the house of Mr.Bhabananda
Choudhury and detained him. He is a younger brother of 

an ULFA activist, Mr. Bul Choudhuri. Then the Army men entered several houses
of the same village in search of other ULFA activists.

 In the mean time, two Army personnel entered
the house of Mr. Harakanta Nath, who works with a private mini bus. At that
time Mrs. Tulumoni, the wife of Mr. Harakanta was alone with her nine 

months old child and her brother Mr. Mohan Nath. One of the army men caught Mr.
Mohan Nath and handed him over to others and returned to the house of Mrs.
Tulumoni. Then one of the army men raped her while the other stood guard. Then
they changed roles. During the incident Mrs. Dulumoni lost her senses. Her child
started crying loudly and hearing the noise, the neighbours came in

and discovered Mrs. Tulumoni. The villagers and her husband, who had come back
from work, took her to the Morigaon Hospital next morning and filed a case at
Mikirbheta Police Station (Mikirbheta P.S.-31/97). After the case was filed at
Mikirbheta Police Station, army men came to the village and threatened the
villagers. 

On 2 May 1997, Army authorities interrogated Mrs. Dulumoni at the Morigaon District
Circuit House. On 27th April'97, women from 40 local villages of the area
demanded a judicial enquiry of the incident in a protest rally in front of the
Morigaon D.C. courts and submitted a memorandum. Anchalik Mohila 

Sajagata Samity(a women organisation), AASU, AJYCP, MASS, KSU, ATSU, TSS, and
several other democratic organisations demanded punishment for the accused Army
men.

  


(28)CASE NO
39. MASS/ RAPE/97



Names- (i) Miss Rangeela Basumatary, Age- 15 Yrs.

(ii) Miss Santhali Bodo, Age- 17 Yrs.

(iii) Miss Runumi Basumatary, Age- 16 Yrs.

(iv) Miss. Thingigi Basumatary, Age-17 Yrs.

(v) Miss Samashri (13), 

(vi) Miss Janthari (14) 

(vii)Miss Ambe (13) 

Vill:- Ambari,Sorubhera,

P.S.:- Tamulpur,

Dist:- Nalbari, Assam, India.



PERPRETATOR: 16 Rajput Regiment of Indian Army operating in that area.



EVENT:



Date:- 22 & 23rd May 1997.

Place:- Ambari Sorubhera.

Case No- Tamulpur P.S.-95/97





On the night of 22nd May 1997, a group of army men from 16 Rajput Regiment,
went to Ambari Sorubhera village in search of militants, beat up the villagers and
gathered them in a field nearby. Then some of the Army Jawans raped Santhali
and Rangeela in front of the villagers. The next day, on 23 May, the Army again
came to the village and raped Runumi, a student of nine standards and Thingigi,
a student of ten standards, while they were on the way to Tamulpur. This was
followed by a rape on Miss Samashri (13), Miss Janthari (14) and Miss Ambe (13)
in their respective residences. 

Although a case bearing Tamulpur police station case No. 95/ 97 was registered
but no investigation was carried out. Demand for a judicial enquiry and
punishment to the guilty though demanded by human rights organizations and
other democratic organization.

  


FOLLOW UP:



A case was registered at the Tamulpur police station , but no investigation was
carried out. Several democratic and human rights organisations protested
against this cruel incident and demanded a Judicial enquiry and punishment for
the culprits

 

(29)CASE NO
40. MASS/RAPE/97



Name - (i) Miss Dura Ray, Age-18 Yrs.

(ii)Miss Minati Ray, age- 22Yrs.

Vill:- Kachidoba, Chiponchila, 

P.S.:- Bangaigaon.

Dist:- Bangaigaon. Assam.



Background to the incident: 



On 23 May 1997, around 11/11.30 AM a platoon of CRPF (Central Reserve Police
Force) went to Kochidoba village in search of ULFA activists. On the way, near
village Kachidoba, they were attacked by suspected ULFA militants. 



PERPRETATOR: Indian Army operating in that area.

EVENT:



Date:- 23rd May'97

Time:- Night.

Place:- Kachidoba, Chiponchila.



After the incident of attack on the CRPF, Army troops came to the village and
beat all the villagers in the name of combing operation and raped Miss Dura Ray
and Miss Minati Ray in their own houses.



FOLLOW UP:



A case was registered in the Bongaigaon police Station and several protest programmes
were undertaken. But there has been no initiative from the investigating
agencies.

 

(30) Rape
of Dulumaya Tamang of Bordoloni, Dhemaji, Assam by Assam Poice, August 1997 

i. Miss Dulumaya Tamang

Age:- 14 Yrs.

D/o:- Mr. Jit Bahadur Tamang

Vill:- Jayrampur Saygharia

P.S.:- Bordoloni

District:- Dhemaji, Assam, India.

ii. Miss Sandimaya Tamang

Age:-12 Yrs

D/o:- Mr. Jit Bahadur Tamang

Vill:- Jayrampur Saygharia

P.S.:- Bordoloni

District:- Dhemaji, Assam

Perpretator:- Assam State Police

EVENT 

Date:- 4th August 1997

Time:- Midnight

Place:- Jayrampur Saygharia

At midnight, on the 4th of August 1997, two policemen on patrol duty in
civilian clothes, entered in the residence of Mr. Jit Bahadur Tamang. Miss
Dulumaya Tamang was asleep at that time. The policemen forcefully picked her
up, carried her to a bamboo bush nearby, where they raped her continuously for
two hours. Late in the night, Miss Dulumaya managed to come back to her house
to tell her mother details of the incident. Her mother Mrs. Kamalimaya Tamang,
with the aid of other villagers, immediately made a written complaint to the
Bordoloni police outpost. However, the Officer-in-Charge of the Police Station
refused to register the case and refused to order any medical test of the
victim. In addition, on the 28th of August 1997, a group of policemen came back
to the house of Mrs. Kamalimaya Tamang and beat Jit Bahadur Tamang, her husband
for making the complaint about the rape case. Once again, they carried Miss
Sandimaya Tamang outside and raped her from  12 P.M. to 3 A.M.

 

FOLLOW-UP 

After the incident Mr. Jit Bahadur Tamang is untraced till date and no action
has been taken by the District Administration. The local citizens have
submitted a memorandum demanding judicial enquiry of the incident. Date of write-up:
Late December '97.While Jessica was bar tender, doing un social works under social service in a Bar(?) at midnight, Ruchika committed suicide after 3 yrs of molesteation- BUT what about rape  and ghastly Brutal killing on the spot by so called Indian forces??
I hope now at this time, you only take those incidents. Point is if
Ruchika,Jessica, Aruchi is dear to Indians, why not those mentioned in
the attachment??? Are or was they not like any Indian
child?Girl?woman???? Or we are never to be called as Indian then?????
Here what I have written to the Hindustan timesarticle by Barkha Dutt- http://www.hindustantimes.com/The-smile-has-to-go/H1-Article1-490571.aspx
I wish justice for Assam and Delhi - SAME. SAME people should cry for justice to Assam, instead of asking fuel,LPG,Coal,Tea,Bamboo,wood etc

( The above data has been collected with lot of care from reliable sources)

Bikash, Bangalore.



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