Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Woman convict dies after jailors insert lathi into private parts

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: PVCHR Communication
Date: Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 1:41 PM
Subject: Mumbai: Woman convict dies after jailors insert lathi into private parts
To: covdnhrc , NHRC
Cc: Lenin Raghuvanshi


To,
The Chairperson
National Human Rights Commission
New Delhi
Dear Sir,
I want to bring in your kind attention towards the news published on Hindustan Times regarding Mumbai: Woman convict dies after jailors insert lathi into private parts

Therefore it is kind request 

1.     To conduct an inquiry in this incident of custodial death under section 176(1)A Cr.PC by a Judicial Magistrate
2.     To provide compensation to the victim's family.
3.     To ensure Videography of the Post-Mortem Report of the victim& the same is informed to NHRC.

Thanking You


Sincerely Yours
Lenin Raghuvanshi
Founder and CEO
Peoples' Vigilance Committee on Human Rights
Email: pvchr.india@gmail.com

Mumbai: Woman convict dies after jailors insert lathi into private parts
Mumbai city news: The death triggered a violent protest by other prisoners and some 200 of them, including former media bigwig Indrani Mukerjea, who is in jail for the murder of her daughter Sheena Bora, have been booked for rioting
MUMBAI Updated: Jun 27, 2017 15:59 IST
Sagar Rajput
Hindustan Times

Manjula Shetye, the prisoner who died after the assault.(HT)
Jailors of Byculla prison in Mumbai beat up convict Manjula Shetye, 38, brutally for complaining about two eggs and five pieces of pav (bread) missing from morning ration, says the first information report filed by the police on the basis of an eyewitness account.
Hindustan Times has a copy of the FIR and the statement of the witness, which detail the inhuman behaviour of the jailors, six of whom have been booked for murder. The death triggered a violent protest by other prisoners and some 200 of them, including former media bigwig Indrani Mukerjea, who is in jail for the murder of her daughter Sheena Bora, have been booked for rioting.
According to the documents, the trouble started at 9am on June 23, when Manjula, who was made warden of her barracks because of her good behaviour, found that the rations fell short by two eggs and five pieces of pav (bread).
Manjula was called to the jail officer Manisha Pokharkar’s private room. The witness told police officers investigating the murder that she heard Manjula scream in pain. Manjula came back to the barrack in a while and was visibly in pain.
The witness said that soon a group of jailors came to the barracks and assaulted Manjula once again. The witness said Manjula was stripped by women constables she identified as Bindu Naikade, Waseema Shaikh, Shital Shegaonkar, Surekha Gulve and Aarti Shingne.
The witness said Bindu and Surekha then held Manjula’s legs apart and Waseema inserted the lathi into her private parts.
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Manjula was left bleeding in the barrack, and no help was offered by the jail authorities, the witness said. It was only after Manjula fell unconscious in the bathroom that she was taken to the resident doctor at the jail who immediately asked for her to be transferred to JJ Hospital. Manjula died at the hospital.
The post-mortem examination report from JJ hospital stated that Manjura had about 11 to 13 contusions all over her body. The dean of JJ hospital, TP Lahane, said the woman’s lungs were damaged.
The police started an investigation and based on the witness’ statement ,an FIR accusing the five constables and the jail officer of murder was filed at Nagpada police station.
Manjula was serving life imprisonment for murdering her sister-in-law Vidya Shetye. Her mother Godavari Shetye too had been convicted but had died. On January 4, 1996, Manjula poured kerosene over Vidya, while Godavari pushed Vidya towards a burning stove. This caused 100 per cent burns to Vidya who died on January 8, 1996. Vidya’s dying declaration had seen a sessions court convict Manjula and Godavari, which was later upheld by the Bombay High Court on October 8, 2009.
Since her conviction, Manjula was lodged at Yerwada jail, and was moved to Byculla prison about three months back. Manjula’s elder brother Sharad Shetye a Kalyan resident had told HT, “She was taken to the hospital on Friday around 7.30 pm and we were informed only at 7 am on Saturday when two constables from Manpada police station came to inform us. I want to know why it took them beyond one hour to inform me about my sister’s death.”

Friday, June 23, 2017

International Day in Support of Victims of Torture



PVCHR is requesting for your kind participation in  honor ceremony for the survivors of torture on 26th June, 2017 at hotel Kamesh Hut, Lahurabeer, Varanasi at 12 noon. The UN International Day in Support of Victims of Torture on 26 June marks the moment in 1987 when the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment came into effect.    


Sunday, June 4, 2017

Urgent Appeal: elease of the Ram Ji Chauhan and Suresh Chauhan who are languishing in Naini Central Jail, Allahabad from last 20 years



Dear Friends,

PVCHR wrote pardon petition to H.E Shri Ram Naik ji, Governor of Uttar Pradesh Lucknow on 31st May, 2017  regarding release of the Ram Ji Chauhan and Suresh Chauhan who are languishing in Naini Central Jail, Allahabad from last 20 years. http://pvchr.blogspot.in/2017/06/sub-regarding-release-of-ram-ji-chauhan.html

They both were awarded with death penalty in section 302, 307 and 449 IPC which was later converted in life imprisonment on the order of Honorable Supreme Court in WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) NO. 55 OF 2013 http://supremecourtofindia.nic.in/outtoday/wpc552013.pdf

Ram Ji Chauhan and Suresh Chauhan were the bread earner and now their families are leaving in abject poverty due to which his daughters were unable to continue their education after class 10th. Now one of the daughters is suffering from some neurological problem.  For the past 20 years I have waited and pray every moment. My family has been with me all these years and all our family members have only one hope to see my husband back in the family as he was earlier. My daughters also ask questions about their father and I console them by saying he would return soon. 73 years old his mother Mula Devi is searching her son.

Ram Ji wife Usha Chauhan is making paper toy and his brother is selling balloon to meet the two end of family.  The family is living in the rented shed at 57/126 B Nawapura, Maidagin, police station Kotwali district Varanasi.

The conducts of Ram Ji Chauhan and Suresh Chauhan are disciplined and humanistic in Naini Prison at Allahabad. 

Therefore we request you to write letter His Excellency on his email hgovup@gov.in and also to Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh  cmup@nic.in taking the reference of Hon’ble High Court judgment in CRIMINAL WRIT-PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION No. - 2357 of 1997  Bachche lal v/s State of UP (http://elegalix.allahabadhighcourt.in/elegalix/WebShowJudgment.do) to kindly provide pardon from the life imprisonment award and release both of them.  It is noted that honorable Supreme Court gave recent judgment in this context, which is published in Newspaper.


For more information please visit given below URL:




Thanking You

Sincerely Yours

PVCHR urgent appeal desk