By Zaidul Haque, TwoCircles.net,
Kolkata: Widow of Nasiruddin has expressed her hope for justice after the Calcutta High Court transferred the case regarding custodial death of Trinamul Congress worker Kazi Nasiruddin inside the Dhaniakhali Police Station in Hooghly District to the CBI.
Nasiruddin died in police custody on 18 January, 2013 at the Dhaniakhali Police Station in Hooghly District. His wife Manuja Begum has alleged that some powerful Trinamul Congress leaders, including local MLA Ashima Patra, have conspired with the police to kill her husband.
Manuja Begum, widow of Kazi Nasiruddin.
A Division bench of the Chief Justice Arun Kumar Mishra and Justice Joymalya Bagchi of Hon’ble Calcutta High Court directed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the state police on 13 May, 2013, to hand over the case files to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) within seven days after they again failed to submit a satisfactory report behind the causes of custodial death of Nasiruddin.
The Calcutta HC had warned the State police officials and the CID that if they failed to submit a report giving satisfactory causes behind the custodial death of TMC worker, Kazi Nasiruddin, then the HC would be forced to hand over the case to the CBI. The Calcutta HC also criticized the inept attitude of the CID.
His wife Manuja Begum has alleged that some powerful Trinamul Congress leaders, including local MLA Ashima Patra, have conspired with the police to kill her husband.
This is not a normal death; she claimed and filed a case in Dhaliakhali police station. She has also demanded a CBI inquiry.
Congress party, CPIM and CPIM (liberation) are also demanding judicial enquiry and state Human Right Commission started an enquiry.
Police constable of Dhaniakhlai police station Somnath Chatterjee being taken to Court on charges of murder of Nasiruddin.
The Calcutta High Court has expressed their dissatisfaction about the inactiveness of CID.
On April 17 a division bench of the Chief Justice Arun Kumar Mishra and Justice Joymalya Bagchi rapped the CID on the report they submitted. The HC has warned the CID to file clear report soon else they would be forced to transfer the investigation case to CBI.
Kazi Nasiruddin (36) alias Nasu, a potato trader in local market, was a popular young TMC leader in the village Joyrambati under the Dhaniakhlai Police station of Hooghly district.
According to his wife, he had bought a new truck and had gone to Furfura Sharif shri for blessings. On his way back he had scuffle at the Dhaliakhlai Market on parking issue with the police.
State Congress leader Pradip Bhattacharya and Abdul Mannan with the widow of the Nasiruddin.
Eye witness vegetable vendor Saraswati Jadav and Nasiruddin’s aide Sabir Ali said, he had stopped to buy sweets around 9.0 pm on January 18, when the argument with police began, who then “dragged him to the police Station.”
Sabir Ali and brother of Nasiruddin Mohammad Harunuddin said, they found his completely naked outside the police station at around 11.30pm. They also found torture marks, they added. He was then taken to the hospital, where he was declared dead.
Nasiruddin has left two daughters behind.
Kazi Nasiruddin (36) alias Nasu, a potato trader in local market, was a popular young TMC leader in the village Joyrambati under the Dhaniakhlai Police station of Hooghly district.
Union Railway Minister Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury met with Manuja Bibi and her children.
Chronology of the Nasiruddin Case:
18th January, 2013: Kazi Nasiruddin (36) alias Nasu, a potato trader in local market and a TMC worker, was found dead in the police custody of Dhaniakhali Police Station under the Hooghly District of West Bengal.
19th January, 2013: To protest the alleged custodial death of Kazi Nasiruddin local TMC supporters blocked the road, and gheraoed the Dhaniakhali Police station. A clash between TMC supporters and police in Dhaniakhali ensued.
20th January, 2013: Widow of Kazi Nasiruddin Manuja Begum alleged that, with a conspiracy of local TMC MLA Ashima Patra, the police of Dhaniakhali Police station killed her husband and filed a case.
21st January, 2013: State Human Rights Commission started investigation on their own and demanded a report from Director General of Police of Government of West Bengal.
25th January, 2013: State Minister of Railway Ministry Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury demanded a complete enquiry.
28th January, 2013: Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the Police of Government of West Bengal took over the nvestigation.
11th February, 2013: An Advocate of Chinsura Sub divisional Court of Hooghly Mr Partik Singha Roy filled a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) at the Calcutta High Court for CBI enquiry.
21st February, 2013: An ASI Sanat Karmakar and two Constables Amit Dey and Somnath Chatterjee of Dhalikhali were arrested in this case.
27th February, 2013: Calcutta High court asked the state police why was Nasiruddin arrested without warrant order. Directed the CID to submit the report within 7 days.
7th March, 2013: Calcutta High court expressed unhappiness on the CID activities.
17th April, 2013: Calcutta High court directed the CID to submit the report within 15 days on why no report presented regarding the allegation of conspiracy of killing.
8th May, 2013: Calcutta High court raised questions about the MLA Ashima Patra’s link with the Dhaniakhali police.
13th May, 2013: Calcutta High court ordered for CBI enquiry.
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