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its investigations. Therefore the Government of Honduras requested the
Special Rapporteur to defer his study of the communications regarding Honduras
until the above-mentioned Commission had pronounced itself and forwarded its
conclusions to him.
India
53. On 6 April 1988, a letter was addressed to the Government of India
transmitting information alleging that Seikh Jamal was arrested on
30 July 1987 by the Government Railway Police in West Bengal. On
31 July 1987, he reportedly died as a result of torture; his body was found
inside the Satragachi police station in Haora (West Bengal). Ajay Kuman
allegedly died on 13 August 19 87 as a result of the beatings he had received
at Danapur police station (Bihar). In addition, A. Rasheed was reportedly
arrested on 14 August 1987 by police officers of the High Grounds police
station in Bangalore, Karnataka. During his detention he was allegedly
subjected to torture. On 18 August 1987, he was found dead by the
Railway Police in Salim, Tamil Nadu; his body reportedly showed signs of
torture. Furthermore, R.H. Mahil was allegedly detained on 23 August 1987 at
the Welcome police station, New Dehli. According to the allegations, he died
on 24 August 1987 after his release; his body bore signs of torture.
Finally, it was reported that Mahinder and Ram Kumar were beaten with sticks
and hung upside-down on 24 August 1987 at the Viveck Vihar police station,
New Delhi. They were brought to the hospital, where Mahinder died on
25 August 1987 at 2 p.m. , due to serious kidney damage, and Ram Kumar received
treatment for fractured limbs.
54. On 10 June 1988, another letter was addressed to the Government of India
transmitting information alleging that seven tribal leaders of Dungarpur
District in southern Rajasthan (Ram Prasad Dindod, Lai Shankar, Halji,
Sardara, Lakshman, Sardara and Ghattur) were arrested by the police on
14 August 1987, during a demonstration in Dungarpur District, southern
Rajasthan, and were taken to the police station. Two days after their arrest,
they were reportedly severely beaten and subjected to torture by the police
officers of Sagbara Thana Shambola Thana and by the Dungarpur Police. In
accordance with the information collected during judicial inquiries, it was
reported that all named detainees were transferred in small groups for short
periods of time to Hadha Kothi in the District of Sangrur, where they were
subjected to severe torture during interrogation. Furthermore,
Mr. Balkan Sing was arrested on 2 November 1987 and allegedly subjected to
torture by the police at the Ma Madu central reserve police.
Indonesia
55. On 10 June 1988, a letter was addressed to the Government of Indonesia
transmitting information alleging that in East Timor torture of prisoners
appeared common and widespread. Mrs. Indrawati was allegedly arrested on
26 October 1987 in Sleman, Yogyakarta, Central Java. As a result of severe
beatings, she was found half conscious in her cell days later and placed in
hospital for treatment for 10 days. Furthermore, a young boy, Binsar, was
arrested and allegedly severely tortured by eight prison employees during
interrogation in room 5 in the Tanjung Gusta prison on 21 September 1987. He
was reportedly no longer able to stand or walk and had difficulty in speaking.
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