A note from Bibha Rani Singha, the victim of brutal torture

My Name is Bibha Rani Singha, father: Binoy Krishna Singha, village: Surigarta, P.S. Bakarganj, Thana: Chitalmary and District: Bagherhat of Bangladesh. I do hereby state that I was on my way to the private tutor near Sher-e-Bangla College on last 04/22/2003 when Naren Mazumder and his criminal gang kidnapped me showing revolver and threatening to pour acid on my face. They force me to sit on a motor bike during the incident. Latter, I was compelled by the criminal gang of Naren Mazumder to get married with Naren in his maternal uncle’s house. When I denied to get married with Naren, they threatened me with weapons and took my signature on one or two stamp paper. I was forced to sign those papers although I resisted at my best. They then took me to another house and force me to dress as bride and then they took picture of me in that condition.

Picture (Courtesy Daily Sambad): Victim of brutality Ms. Bibha Rani Singha, a college going girl who was subject to physical and mental torture for days.

Latter, Naren took away my belongings including the gold chains and ring I was wearing.  
Other five miscreants present at that time started to tease me often violently. Latter, they started physical assault on me for days. On 04/24/2003, at early morning around 4 pm, they took me to an unknown place in Khulna district at gunpoint. From there, they called my father through mobile and using me as bet the miscreants tried to manipulate him. They told my father that we are at Dhaka while calling from Khulna. When I resisted, the miscreants used smoldering cigarettes to burn parts of my body, then used fruit knife to slice my skin and latter they grasped my head and forcefully banged on the wall. As a result I became unconsciousness. On 04/29/2003, the criminals called my father and ordered him to pick me up alone. They even forced my father to sign on a bank stamped paper. Once I returned home with my father, I reported the incident to the officer in charge of Chitalmari Police Station. He took me to a local Magistrate court and recorded my alibi under section 164. I then explained to the Magistrate about the ordeal.

In the meantime, on behalf of HRCBM, Advocate Rabidra Ghosh is providing legal assistance to me and my family. They also went to my house and took me to Dhaka Hospital for treatment and promised me to endow other assistance.

Bibha Singha,
Father: Benoy Krishna Singha
P.S. Bakherganj
Thana: Chitalmari
District: Bagherhat, Bangladesh