The police watched as ruling get together goons inflicted violence, harassed the victims: NHRC on Bengal violence

The National Human Rights Commission submitted its remaining report on Bengal post-poll violence to the Calcutta excessive courtroom Wednesday.
The statutory public physique mentioned in its report that, after visiting 311 spots in 20 days and finishing up an in depth inquiry within the matter, the seven-member committee constituted to probe the post-poll violence in West Bengal, concluded that the present scenario of the state, is a manifestation of ‘Law of Ruler’, as a substitute of ‘Rule of Law’. It added that the lack of religion in state administration amongst victims may be very evident.
Attaching particulars of the identical, the NHRC report said that it collected a whopping 1979 variety of complaints from 23 districts the place incidents of violence had taken place post-Mamata Banerjee’s May 2 win. Most complaints are from Cooch Behar, Birbhum, Bardhaman, North 24 Parganas and Kolkata, mentioned that NHRC report including that many of the complaints associated to rape, molestation and vandalism and had been obtained via native sources in West Bengal whereas the workforce was tenting there.
The statutory physique added {that a} listing of 57 complaints associated to ladies was obtained from the National Women Commission.
Huge gaps within the circumstances registered by the WB police and complaints obtained by the committee: NHRC report on post-poll violence
Stating that the NHRC discovered big gaps within the circumstances registered by the WB police as in comparison with complaints obtained by the committee, NHRC mentioned that regardless of so many delicate problems with rape and homicide registered the share of accused arrested and in custody is abysmally low, exhibiting the ineptness of WB Police.
Continuing to castigate the state equipment for its appalling apathy in the direction of the plight of victims, NHRC said that as of now, the WB police have arrested solely round 1300 out of 9300 accused and even out of those 1300, 1086 are already out on bail.

Loss of religion in WB police
“Violence was retributive. It was in retaliation to those who ‘dared’ to vote or support the major opposition party. Victims were helpless and hopeless due to the torture and trauma,” mentioned NHRC, furthering that “to add to the indignity were reports of instances where heads were tonsured or public apologies were made for having “erred” in supporting the foremost opposition get together”.
Drawing consideration to the apathy of the state police, NHRC wrote: “Poor and common people have lost faith in Police. Almost all victims informed the Inquiry Committee that Police either did not respond to their phone calls or came and stood as mere spectators while goons went on a rampage from one place to another.”
A snippet from the NHRC reportPolice filed counter circumstances to intimidate victims, absolve accused: NHRC
It mentioned that, in a number of cases, as a substitute of getting any type of justice, the poor victims had been implicated in false circumstances by the police. The latter lodged counter circumstances and pre-dated the counter circumstances, with a view to present credibility to the model of the accused in opposition to the true sufferer and arrested the victims as a substitute of the accused. It additionally highlighted that the state police, in its try and absolve the TMC goons of the crime and intimidate the accused, filed counter circumstances in opposition to the latter underneath graver sections of the legislation than the first case.
A snippet from the NHRC report
It mentioned that homicide circumstances had been registered as Unnatural demise circumstances and pressurised the victims to hunt a compromise with the accused.
WB police stood like mute spectators whereas TMC goons went on a rampage
It mentioned that the majority the victims advised the inquiry workforce that both the police didn’t reply to their cellphone calls or got here and stood there like mute spectators whereas TMC goons went on a rampage from one place to the opposite. It mentioned that the WB police had been both negligent or underneath some type of strain to not take motion in opposition to the goons belonging to the ruling get together.
Post-poll violence hints at an present politico-bureaucratic-criminal nexus
Besides criticising the state police, one other vital commentary that the NHRC made was that neither senior officers nor political leaders condemned the violence, visited the spots, assuaged the victims or did something substantive to ameliorate the issues. 
Stating that the post-poll violence hints at a harmful politico-bureaucratic-criminal nexus within the state, NHRC mentioned that the spate of violence additionally attacked some pillars of democracy, together with the rule of legislation, political pluralism and free, honest and safe polling.
NHRC was vexed that the victims had been left on their very own to guard themselves in opposition to the violation of their human and elementary rights, together with the precise to life, liberty, dignified dwelling and well being. 
It is notable right here that the NHRC has additionally advisable a CBI probe of the post-poll violence circumstances, including that the trial of the CBI case ought to occur exterior Bengal.
HC makes scathing observations on the position of the Mamata Banerjee govt within the post-poll violence
It is pertinent to notice right here that after going via the NHRC committee interim report, the Calcutta High Court had made scathing observations on the position of the Mamata Banerjee authorities, noting that despite the fact that the administration was in denial mode, the post-poll violence was actual. 
The High Court made a surprising commentary that the West Bengal authorities has made false statements that there have been no complaints about violence after the meeting elections, and people had been figments of the creativeness of opposition events. Contrary to the declare that no person got here ahead with complaints about violence when a possibility was given to folks to file complaints with the state administration or the NHRC, the authorities had been flooded with complaints.
Calcutta HC orders Kolkata police to file FIR in opposition to TMC goons primarily based on NHRC interim report
The Court had on July 2, ordered the Kolkata police to file an FIR in opposition to these TMC goons who had been concerned in sectarian and political violence within the state publish the electoral victory of TMC. It mentioned that the FIR must be filed primarily based on National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) suggestions.