Editor alleges harassment by cops

The court had issued summons on January 31,2010 and it was returned to the court as the mother-son duo was not found in their residence. Dey said he had come to know of the case registered against him on February 1 and he and his mother moved the court on Tuesday for bail. The Alipore court granted bail to them.

During the hearing on December 22,Dey’s counsel had pleaded that the Thakurpukur police had threatened him and they might further implicate him in false cases. On January 8,Dey lodged a complaint with the Thakurpukur police station that his letter box had been burnt. He also brought it to the notice of the High Court.

Advocate General Bolai Roy had assured the Division Bench,headed by Chief Justice Mohit S Shah during the hearing on January 8 that the state government would take necessary steps for the security of Dey.

Dey said he had filed a PIL on the improper use of the National Emblem on January 9,2009. He alleged in the petition that police vehicles,police stations and different offices used the National Emblem in an illegal manner. As a result of this,he was being harassed by the police,he alleged.

Swapan’s death: rights body contemplates legal action against state,prison authorities
The Association for the Protection of Democratic Rights (APDR) is contemplating legal action against the state government and the prison authorities for the death of Swapan Dasgupta,editor of People’s March (Bengali version),in jail custody.

APDR general secretary Sujato Bhadra said they will seek legal aid and file a case against the state government for Dasgupta’s death in custody. “We have decided to take legal action against the state,otherwise the menace will continue,” he said. The organisation has also decided to look after the mentally-challenged sister of Dasgupta. Bhadra also said on January 22,they had filed a complaint to the National Human Rights Commission and demanded it to instruct the government to admit Dasgupta in a well-equipped hospital as early as possible. “We had also requested the NHRC to take action against the IG Prison and the Superintendent of the Presidency correctional home,” he added.