Details of arrested people: No Name 1 Taufiq Alam 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Israr Hussain Mohd Hanif Irfan Mh Hayat Wawan Mh Taufik Ikram

Hussain Mh Naseem Mushaheed Akhatar (heart patient) Yameen Ikrar Nanhu (guest) Dr Shakeel Wahid Sulemaan Rais Irfan Ikram Mh hasim Age Father 16 Abdul Jawar 28 45 20 36 42 18 20 25 23 Abdul Jawar Mh Yameen Ansari Mh Yameen Mh Mallik A Jawar A Jawar Mh Farookh Shahid Hussain Sayeed Ahmed Mh Israr Rustam Ali Kabir Badlu Rais Khaleel Wahid Mh Ehsaan Jayeed Mh Yakoob Mh Yakoob A Gafoor Shaukat Hussain Ehsaan Sadiq Ahmed Jashar Address Lal Masjid, Saharpur, police Station-Bilari, Muradabad Do Do Imli, Sahaspur, Muradabad Lal Masjid, Sahaspur, Muradabad Do Do Do Do Do

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25 30

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30 18

Gulam 23 Mohammad Noor 25 Mohammad Khaleel Ahmed (guest) Jakir Hussain 25 Idris 22

Imli Muhallah, Sahaspur, Police station Bilari Muradabad Do Chakkar ki Milak, Civil Lines police station, Muradabad Nai Basti, Sahaspur, Police station Bilari, Muradabad Do Do Do Do Lal Masjid, Sahapur, Police station Bilari Muradabad Bari Masjid, Sahaspur, Bilari police station, Muradabad Do Do Rehmat Nagar, Police station Katghar, Muradabad Bari Masjid, Sahaspur, Police station Bilari, Muradabad Lal Masjid, Sahaspur, police station Bilari, Muradabad Nurutala, police station Kundarki, Muradabad Ibrahimpur, police station Bilari, Muradabad

Dr Mehmood 25 Hussain Asif

Timeline of deliberations done to bring justiceDate 11th March 09 13th March 09 17th March 09 17th March 09 Action Indiscriminate police firing in Bazardiha, Varanasi. Killing 2 and injuring 8 youths FIR lodged by Mukhtar Ahmed, f/o Moin Akhtar killed in firing, at Bhelupur police station. Letter to Chief Election Commissioner to the government to provide compensation to family of deceased and injured by Dr. Lenin Letter to the Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission by Dr. Lenin requesting to set up an independent inquiry of the case through CBCID and to convince the appropriate government to grant appropriate compensation to the family of deceased and injured. Letter to the Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission regarding problem faced by PVCHR due to non- receipt of its official letters. Letter to District Magistrate, Varanasi from NHRC, directing the DM to enquire into the incident and send a report to the NHRC for perusal Letter to Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh to order fair investigation into the police firing so that they get compensation Urgent appeal program to Home Minister, Director General of Police, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, Inspector General of Police Varanasi, The Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission of India, Dr.Sayeda Hameed, member of Planning Commission, Chief Secretary of Government of Uttar Pradesh, Governor of Uttar Pradesh, Chief Justice, Allahabad High Court, Prime Minister of India Letter written to Prime Minister by PVCHR to implement Section D of Prime Ministers New 15 Point Programme for Welfare of Minorities Letter written to Shri .P.Chidambaram, Minister of Home Affairs regarding implementation of Section D of Prime Ministers New 15 Point Programme for Welfare of Minorities Letter to Chairperson of National Human Right Commission to implement Section D of Prime Ministers New 15 Point Programme for Welfare of Minorities Ali Anwar Ansari, member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha writes to the central government about the plight of the weaver community and the urgent need to provide compensation to the weaver victims of the police firing. Letter to Chief Secretary, U.P to speedily provide for compensation to the victim families. Letter written to Special Secretary, Home, Government of Utter Pradesh to provide compensation to deceased and injured persons and to direct National authority to order state and district authority for fair investigation by independent agency such as state CBCID according to NHRC guideline by Dr. Lenin.

17th March 09 24th March 09 7th Nov 09 7th Nov 09

23rd Nov 09 23rd Nov 09

3rd Dec 09

18th Dec 09

19nd Jan 2010 23rd Jan 2010

3rd Feb 2010 5th Feb 2010

5th Feb 2010

6th Feb 2010 6th April 2010

20th July 2010

21st August 2010

9th Sept 2010

Complaint addressed to President of India regarding police firing in Bazardiha Letter to Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh government to direct state authority to provide immediate medical support to Adbul Rahman and allotment of BPL red ration card. Letter to Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission to direct state authority to provide immediate medical support to Adbul Rahman and allotment of BPL red ration card. Letter to Sayida Hameed, member of Planning commission to order the implementation of weavers welfare programs for the victims families. Letter from NHRC acknowledges that they have been directed by the President Secretariat to take into consideration the police firing case no. 52089/24/72/08-09 Letter to Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission regarding Khaliquzzaman s/o Mohammed Salim. Case no. 28972/24/72/2010, requesting them to direct fair investigation and bring justice by punishing the perpetrators. Letter from NHRC to PVCHR informing that Khaliquzzaman s/o Mohammed Salim. Case no. 28972/24/72/2010 will be transferred to Uttar Pradesh State Human Rights Commission as the complaint relate to the matter which is a subject of the state. Letter from National Human Rights Commission to PVCHR wrote that case no. 35900/24/72/2010 was closed upon consideration as it relates to the same subject of case no. 52089/24/72/08-09, which has been closed as well under Commissions order dated 18.06.2010

4th May 2010

June 2010

20th July 2010

20th July 2010

Vishal Pandey(Kshetriya adhikari Bhelupur) wrote to Police (Up Mahanirikshak) that under the orders of the magistrate, the police investigated the no crime has been committed by the police in the 11th March 2009 firing. That the police followed the orders of the magistrate to fire in the air when a mob of 500 religious fanatic persons clashed in a communal riot. Reply to RTI filed by Dr.Lenin on 5th April received. It clearly said that the investigation done by the police testifies that police were not negligent in the police firing. Dr.Lenin filed RTI asking for the progress report of the investigation done regarding the stealing if the wages of Salim Mohammad f/o deceased victim of police firing. Answers for the RTI filed on 30th March 2010 was asked for. Dr.Lenin filed RTI asking the details of the schemes, weaver introduction letter, Mahatma Gandhi Life insurance, ICICI health scheme, that have been provided to Salim Mohammad as said in letter from Handloom and textile industry department, Varanasi dated 26th May 2010.
Efforts Mukhtar Ahmad given 25000/- under chief minister relief fund Letter written to ADI Handloom by Dr. Lenin to provide weavers identity card to Salim Mohammad, father of deceased Khalikurjma Letter written to ICICI Lombard by Dr.Lenin asking them to provide ICICI Lombard health card to Salim Mohammad Letter to Chief Minister, U.P by Dr.Lenin requesting for compensation to be given to the family of deceased Khalijurma, mentioning that the family of the second deceased Letter written to Chief Minister Mayawati by Mukhtar Ahmed to be entitled to Kashiram urban poor housing scheme. Copy sent to District magistrate Letter written to ADI handloom, Varanasi by Mukhtar Ahmed requesting to be provided weavers identity card, Mahatma Gandhi insurance and ICICI Lombard weavers health card. Letter written to ADI handloom, Varanasi by Salim Mohammad requesting to be provided weavers identity card, Mahatma Gandhi insurance and ICICI Lombard weavers health card. Letter written to Chief Minister by Dr. Lenin, requesting to entitle Mukhtar Ahmad to Kashiram urban poor housing scheme, to order fair investigation into the police firing and to provide rehabilitation under the Prime minister new 15 point program for Welfare of Minorities. Letter to Chief Secretary by Dr. Lenin requesting them to provide compensation and government scheme benefit to the victims of the Bazardiha Police firing case. Letter to Senior District Officer by Dr. Lenin enquiring for information regarding the compensation to be given to the victim families.

Date 26th Sept 09 18th Jan 2010 18th Jan 2010 19th Jan 2010

Right to Information files submittedDate 17th Dec 09 Efforts Upendra Kumar filed a RTI enquiring into why Mr.Salim has not been given 25,000/- from the Chief Minister Relief fund when Mukhtar Ahmad has received and when he will receive it. Reply to the RTI filed by Upendra Kumar on 17 th Dec 2009 sent. It said that on receiving governments grant, Salim Mohammad will be given the compensation. It clearly said that he will be given compensation, though within how many days and what amount was not mentioned. Letter sent to Chief Secretary, U.P by Dr.Lenin sharing that the reply to the RTI filed by Upendra ensured that Salim Mohamad will be given compensation and thus requested the government to hasten their efforts to provide the compensation. Dr.Lenin filed RTI enquiring Dr.Lenin filed RTI enquiring why his previous RTI application dated 19th Jan 2010 had not been replied, requested for a last date for the provision of compensation to the victims and asked for a copy of the investigation report of the accused policemen. A copy sent to Chief Minister, U.P

22nd Jan 2010 22nd Jan 2010 22nd Jan 2010 6th Feb 2010

8th Jan 2010

19th Jan 2010

19th Jan 2010 5th April 2010

20th July 2010 5th October 2010

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Central Office
Ajoy Bhavan, 15, Com. Indrajit Gupta Marg, New Delhi-110002 Telephone: 23232801, 23235058, Fax: 23235543, Email: cpiofindia@gmail.com Secretary : A.B.Bardhan

New Delhi, 13 December 2013

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Dear Friend, Thank you for the well documented folder on police torture, discrimination against Muslims and other minorities, and the attack on the secular foundation of our Republic. I regret that I could not attend the programme on 9th December convened by the Peoples Vigilance Committee on Human Rights. We are with you in the struggle. Yours,

(A.B.Bardhan) To, Peoples Vigilance Committee on Human Rights SA 4/2A, Daulatpur, Varanasi 221 002 Uttar Pradesh, India