The Weekly
Observer Volume 14 | Issue 3
Thursday, September 4, 2014
‘Heart attack’ victim was beaten to death, claims wife Saheli Sen Gupta Pulaha Roy Aadhira Anandh
in the mortuary and there
India (SDPI) are now acting
were no police officers
on behalf of the family for
present.”
this case.
was from the hospital. Rohini Katoch Sepat, DCP of South East Banga-
The widow of a scrap
When she arrived at the
Mubarak Pasha was ar-
lore said, "The case is still
dealer who died in police
hospital with her brother,
rested on August 19 for
with the judicial magistrate,
custody
there
Chand Pasha, both claimed
allgedly stealing a gold
we are awaiting results to
were wounds on her hus-
claims
that they saw extensive
chain. But according to
form a conclusion."
band’s
bruising on his neck, groin,
Reshma, “The gold chain
arms and legs.
was ours and we also had its
body,
despite
Bangalore Police claiming that he died after a
receipt but the Koraman-
cardiac arrest. Reshma
Pasha
was
Widow and the children the officers were physically
“We used to pay Rs. 3,000 as house rent. But now that my husband is
gala Police Station took
torturing him and begged
dead we have to move to
both from us.”
me
to get a lawyer for
my sister’s place.” Reshma
called by Victoria Hospital
Reshma also said that
on August 31 at 7.30 a.m.
she was unable to talk to
On the day of the hear-
tor under Gopinath Reddy,
and was told that her hus-
her husband while deliver-
ing, the judge declared that
a contractor under BBMP.
him.”
works as a garbage-collec-
band, Mubarak Pasha, had
ing food to him in custody.
Mubarak would be granted
She hasn’t received her
been admitted there after a
They could only communi-
bail for Rs. 4,000. Reshma
salary for the last four
cate through gestures ex-
said, “Me and my brothers
months.
cept for one occasion.
collected the money and
She used to support her
went to free him on August
family when her husband
suspected heart attack in custody of Kormanagala Police Station.
Mubarak Pasha When Reshma asked for the post-mortem report,
“The court hearing was
Reshma said, “The hos-
she was told she would have
on August 26, but the day
pital said my husband is in
to wait for 21 days. Two
before the hearing I finally
serious condition. When we
lawyers appointed by the
got a chance to talk to him.
granted bail and the next
care of the upbringing of
got there, we saw his body
Social Democratic Party of
My husband confessed that
news the family got of him
her three children.
30.” However, Pasha was not
was unemployed and will now single-handedly take
Helpline for elderly abuse sees spike in calls Aadhira Anandh
ents and if they don’t give it
lice and Nightingales Med-
and eloped with the money
Calls to an abuse helpline
to them, then they assault
ical Trust. There have been
and I was arrested.”
for the elderly have risen
them.” said Sandhya a
a total of 1603 calls re-
by
counselor at the helpline.
ported in August 2014.
50%
in
last
six
months.
Rani T. Kabbachira,
screams. She was brought here by her relative 10 days ago
chairman of Ashreya Seva
when he got to know about
The total number of
Nalini, (name changed)
Trust said, “There was a
it.” Mr. Abhishek Goyal, DCP Crime, said, “The eld-
“There is an increase in
calls registered last year was
was in jail because of a
particular incident in which
the number of cases we re-
8,851 while by June this
fraud committed by her
a mother, Ganga (name
erly people should make
ceived. The issues reported
year it has shot to around
own son.
change), was beaten up by
sure that they are financially
are usually on property and
13,000. The helpline was
“After my husband died,
her son, after he stuffed
independent at this age and
finance. The children want
started as a joint venture
my son started a fake chit
clothes in her mouth so that
look beyond their blind at-
the property from their par-
between Bangalore City Po-
fund company in my name
no one would hear her
tachments.”