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"Allegations of Police Harassment and Abuse in a Jharkhand Village."

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The police officers, after smoking cigarettes, burned my eight-year-old son's hand and asked, "Tell us, where is your father?" My name is Samida Khatoon. I am 35 years old. My husband's name is Mohammad Naseem. I have two children, a son, and a daughter. I used to make a living by picking abarakh (a type of fruit). I live in the village of Samsihariya, post - Dhoḍākoḷā, police station - Domchanch, district - Koderma, Jharkhand. I didn't know that due to the closure of abarakh picking, we would not even have enough food to eat. We had no other source of income, and we used to feed our family with the earnings from abarakh picking. But the police intervention with abarakh has left us and my child hungry. Whenever someone got some work, the little bit of grain we received provided some relief. Otherwise, we had to go back to our parents' home to get food. My husband had no job, and because of unemployment, our children's education suffered. We were living thr

"Innocence Imprisoned: A Saga of Unjust Detention, Torture, and a Wife's Fight for Justice"

The collaborative initiative between IRCT and PVCHR brought a ray of hope and transformation to the survivors of Raup in Sonbhadra. In a gesture filled with compassion and commitment, we extended our support by providing not only goats but also nurturing the dreams of a kitchen garden. But our efforts didn't stop there. We believed in the power of a fruitful future, so we planted trees of guavas and lemons, envisioning orchards that would not only bear fruit but also symbolize resilience and growth for the survivors. Please find few testimonies as follows:   "Injustice and Brutality Faced by a Destitute Couple at the Hands of Law Enforcement" My name is Chinta, and I am 35 years old. My husband's name is Musafir. We belong to the Jati community and make a living through manual labor. Our home is in Gram-Raup Ghasiya Basti, Sahijan Post, in the Tehsil of Robertsaganj. On June 8, 2022, a Thursday at 10 AM, my husband was working on building a mud wall at our residen

ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट: दलित-मुस्लिम होने का दंश झेल रहे पुलिस प्रताड़ना के पीड़ित, ‘हुजूर’ ने हाल भी नहीं पूछा

https://janchowk.com/zaruri-khabar/victims-of-police-harassment-are-facing-the-brunt-of-being-a-dalit-muslim/ ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट: दलित-मुस्लिम होने का दंश झेल रहे पुलिस प्रताड़ना के पीड़ित , ‘ हुजूर’ ने हाल भी नहीं पूछा सोनभद्र/वाराणसी।  “ साहब मैं दलित समाज से हूं! मेरे दो बेटे और एक बेटी है। मैं मजदूरी करके अपने बच्चों का पेट पालती हूं। पति को पुलिस वालों ने मार डाला है। अब तो जीवन जीने की भी आस खत्म हो चुकी है। लेकिन क्या करूं बच्चों का मुंह देख कर जी रही हूं! ” ये दर्द और वेदना से भरे शब्द 31 वर्षीय उस किरन देवी के हैं , जिनके पति की पुलिस यातना के दौरान मौत हो चुकी है। सोनभद्र जिले के राबर्टसगंज कोतवाली क्षेत्र के हिन्दूवारी बरम बाबा मंदिर के पास की रहने वाली किरन देवी अतीत को याद करते हुए बताती हैं कि “ 17 अक्टूबर 2022 की तारीख , सोमवार का दिन था। रात के तकरीबन 7 बजे चुके थे , उस वक्त वह घर पर नहीं थीं। मोटरसाइकिल से दो पुलिस वाले उनके घर आते हैं। घर में किसी के न मिलने पर अगल-बगल के लोगों ने पुलिस वालों को बताया कि बरम बाबा मंदिर के पास उनके (किरन) सास-ससुर रहते हैं। इतना स