Hindus suffering in West Bengal --- South 24 Parganas part II

TAPASI NAIATapasi Naia (12) is a little girl, studies in class five in her village primary school. Her village is Khas Kumrakhali under Canning P.S. of South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal. Tabajul Mollah(30), son of Abul Mollah, sells icecream in front of that primary school. He is a married person with 2 children. This Tabajul Mollah regularly disturbs and teases that little girl Tapasi. Feeling extremely humiliated by the indecent gestures and proposal by Tabajul, Tapasi complained to her teachers. Two of the school’s teachers confronted Tabajul for his misdemeanor. But he is unconcerned. Then Tapasi complained to the Head Mistress of that school Mrs. Saraswati Halder. The Head Mistress called Tabajul to her office. But he just ignored her and didn’t turn up.Getting no remedy from school, Tapasi told the matter to her parents. Tabajul and Tapasi’s family live in same village in nearby localities and are known to each other. So, Tapasi’s parents Sanatan Naia and Basanti Naia, on 20th March this year, along with their daughter , went to Tabajul’s locality, i.e., Uttarpara (near Shiv Mandir) of Khas Kumrakhali village. They asked Tabajul why he disturbs their daughter. Being asked, Tabajul and his brother` Zakir started abusing them. By this time, Tapasi’s uncle Bishu Naia and his wife Laxmi arrived at the spot. They objected to the abusing language of Tabajul and his brother. Instantly, a large number of Muslim gatheredthere and started mercilessly beating Tapasi and her family. Some Hindus came to rescue them, they were also severely beaten up by the Muslims. Among them, Mahesh Chandra Sapui s/o, Sirish Chandra Sapui and Meghnad Mandal s/o, Chandrakanta Mandal were seriously injured.The assaulters who were recognized are : 1) Tabajul Mollah s/o, Abul Mollah2) Zakir Mollah s/o, do3) Abul Mollah s/o, Rabbani Mollah4) Akram Piada s/o, Kurman Piada5) Farid Mollah s/o, Eunus Ali MollahBeing beaten up, Tapasi’s father went to Canning Police Station and lodged a complain. The complain no. is : G.D.E. No. 1258 date 20.03.2007.But Police took no action as most of the accused are C.P.I.M. activists. The miscreants are still at large and are continuing to threaten and molest the hapless Hindu families in the village till date. The Hindus of this region are barely literate and extremely poor. It is impossible for them to seek judicial redress as they do not have the wherewithal to bear the legal costs. Neither are they getting their due redressal from the law enforcement agencies. Because the accused are members of the ruling CPI(M) party, the district Police have decided to play the proverbial three wise monkeys regarding this case. The helpless Hindus of Khas Kumrakhali village are scared of approaching the higher authorities as the accused are running free and the part played by the police is far from reassuring. In this unfortunate village, the above incident is not an isolated affair. For quite a long time Hindus of this village have been at the receiving end of the depredations of the local Muslims. And the long arm of law has always remained inactive and the voice of justice, silent.