Rape victim under severe threats

On 22/10/2009 we lodged one complaint before several human rights institutions including your Commission urging for urgent intervention protecting the safety and security of a victim of rape allegedly committed upon her on 22/10/2009 by one Border Security Force jawan posted at Out-Post no. 2 under Bamnabad BSF Camp, Police Station-Jalangi, District-Murshidabad on the date of the incident.

We have been informed that soon after lodging of our complaint the Border Security Force personnel from Rajanagar BSF Camp accompanied with some notorious persons made regular visits to the house of the victim woman threatening them with dire consequences not to lodge any formal complaint on the alleged incident of rape before the authorities. 

On 27/10/2009 the victim’s father succeeded in lodging one written complaint at Jalangi Police Station bringing allegations of offence of rape committed on his daughter by the perpetrator BSF jawan and a criminal case vide  Jalangi Police Station Case no.  587/09 dated 27/10/2009 under section 376(2) (G) /506 of Indian Penal Code was started. The accused persons are yet to be arrested and they taking such opportunity have been continuously putting the victim and her family under severe threats and pressure to withdraw the allegations. The higher officials of BSF are also playing conspicuous role in screening the accused persons.

The police have been remarkably lenient in collecting vital evidences of crime in this case. There was no medical examination has been done of the accused jawan of Border Security Force as well the victim till date and the wearing apparels of the victim used at the time of the incident have not been seized by the police till date.