Statesman News Service
MALDA, 19 MAY : The Malda jail authorities today brought an under-trial in a murder case from North Bengal Medical College and Hospital in Darjeeling district without police escort and produced him to the fifth fast track court in Malda with the help of jail guards ~ violating government instruction.
“To abide by the court order we had to take this ‘risk'. We had not been able to produce that under-trial in the court on the last two dates proposed, due to non-availability of police escort,” said Mr CR Gharia, superintendent of the jail. Malda Court had issued a show cause notice to the superintendent of Malda when he failed on two occasions to produce the accused in court, as the under-trial was undergoing treatment at North Bengal Medical College and Hospital.
Finally, the court asked the jail authorities to produce the accused on 19 May and the jail authorities brought the under-trial, Mr Chinmay Basu ~ an accused in connection with a murder case ~ by engaging jail guards due to the non-availability of police personnel in the district, despite several reminders to the police department seeking police escort.
The jail super had also been show caused by Alipurduar Court in Jalpaiguri when he failed to produce another accused in time, who was arrested in connection with a KLO link and lodged in Malda Jail ~ again due to non-availability of police escort.
Again, to comply with the court's order the Malda jail authorities have finally decided to produce the accused in connection with KLO activities on 21 May in Alipurduar court without police escort.
Though the superintendent of Malda Jail sought police escort from the Jalpaiguri and Malda police, due to the elections, no police escort was available. “We generally provide police escort to the jail authorities based on their requirements and the availability of the police force. However, it is the responsibility of the jail authorities to produce the accused in court,” said Mr KL Tamta, IG North Bengal.
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