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