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Justice dies ……
By Adv. Suma Joseph
When
Delhi was boiling after the December 16 gang rape just fews days later on 27th December a 55 year old woman was tortured and sexually assaulted in police custody. On 27th December 2012, the
old lady along with her grand daughter arrived at Nizammudin Railway
Station. She had come to see her daughter and son in law who had lost
both his legs in an accident.
She
was taken into police custody on false charges of kidnapping. There
were 7 police officers and no female constable to accompany her. She
was beaten up all night by these police officers with no specific
evidence or reason to do so. She was battered with belts and sticks
by the officers. Also one of the police officer sexually assaulted
her and forced her for unnatural sex.
The
poor 60 year old lady was harassed for 4 days at stretch and her
grand daughter left alone on the railway station. She was threatened
for life and respect. When HRLN Lawyer
met her in prison she was covered with bruises and wounds all
over her body. The tragedy of the case is that even when she was
taken before the Magistrate, he failed to see the bruises on her face
and marks on her body.
What
can be worst is that a poor lady was asked to submit Rs. 10, 000 as
bail bond for the first time by the duty magistrate on January 1st
and later in the concerned court , the magistrate asked for
furnishing surety amount of Rs. 15000. An urgent application was
moved by HRLN in the high court for a fresh medical and action to be
taken against the police. The court issued notice to file status
report and production of the petitioner. The next date of hearing is
on 21st February 2013.
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