SILCHAR: A primary data report (FIR) was registered on Monday in reference to the dying of a 45-year-old man in Assam’s Cachar district after his household claimed he was overwhelmed by the Border Safety Pressure (BSF) personnel, a cost that the border guarding drive has denied.
Cachar senior superintendent of police Numal Mahatta mentioned the FIR has been registered on the grievance of the deceased’s household and a probe is underway. “The household claims Nirmal Namasudra was tortured to dying. Nevertheless, BSF maintains they discovered him in an inebriated state and rescued him. We’re investigating all angles,” Mahatta mentioned.
Mahatta mentioned he had visited the district’s Katigorah space close to the India-Bangladesh border and spoken with senior BSF officers. “The BSF has fashioned a committee to probe the incident. We’re additionally awaiting the postmortem report, which will likely be essential in establishing the information,” he mentioned.
In line with the person’s household, Nirmal wasn’t feeling too effectively on Friday night time and stepped out for contemporary air at about 11:30pm. “Half an hour later, we heard his screams. Locals later advised us the BSF had picked him up,” his brother Srimat mentioned.
Within the FIR, Srimat alleged that BSF personnel forcibly dragged his brother into their automobile whereas locals tried to intervene. “When folks protested, the BSF personnel threatened them with weapons and rifles and hurled abuses,” the FIR mentioned.
Nirmal’s sister-in-law, Sati Namasudra, mentioned the BSF personnel later left Nirmal on the major well being centre. Medical doctors on the well being centre advised the household to shift Nirmal to the Silchar Medical Faculty and Hospital (SMCH) resulting from his essential situation. “We introduced him to SMCH as suggested, however regardless of preliminary remedy, he handed away at 9:30am on Saturday (August 2),” Sati mentioned.
The incident triggered sharp protests by native residents. Nirmal’s household additionally refused to just accept his physique, demanding justice however have been later persuaded. “They requested us to carry out the final rites and warranted us that justice will likely be served,” Sati Namasudra mentioned.
BSF’s Mizoram & Cachar Frontier deputy inspector basic (DIG) Ahsan Shahedi mentioned their patrol group didn’t assault Nirmal. “He was discovered closely intoxicated and injured. Our group rescued him and took him to the hospital. They even assisted the household in shifting him to SMCH. Sadly, he died en route,” Shahedi mentioned.
He confirmed that an inner inquiry has been initiated. “A DIG-level officer and a medical skilled are a part of the investigation committee. If any wrongdoing is discovered, strict motion will likely be taken,” he mentioned on Monday.
A FIR was registered on Monday afternoon at Kalain police station. The officer in-charge, Joseph Keivom mentioned that the dying occurred at Kalain, so the case has been transferred to Kalain police station.
