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Rearrest alerts jail about missing inmate

Lalmohan Roy, alias Lalu, who was arrested in connection with a murder case, was at large in the city for four days. Presidency jail authorities came to know that an inmate was missing only on Tuesday when policemen in front of the Sealdah court identified Lalu and re-arrested him. Upset with the jail authorities, Calcutta Police officials said on Wednesday that they would complain to inspector-general of police (prisons) Joydeb Chakraborty, about negligence on the part of jail authorities. “A report has already been submitted to the police commissioner,” said Ranveer Kumar, deputy commissioner of police, central division. Lalu was arrested on March 31 in a hideout by a team from Ultadanga police station. After spending 14 days in police custody, he was remanded in jail custody. Sleuths later linked him with a snatching. He was produced again in court in connection with the case and was granted bail. The moment the magistrate issued the order, Lalu walked out of the court room and melted into the crowd. “Even after being bailed out, Lalu should have been taken straight to Presidency jail as he was an under-trial in the murder case and already in jail custody,” said an official of detective department.

Fingerprint scan for visa

The new fingerprint scanning system mandatory for all US visa applicants started from Monday, and on Wednesday, US consul-general George N. Sibley held a demonstration of the process for the media, to ensure “transparency”. The index-finger scan is being rolled out across the globe, with installation to be complete by October 26. The print will be matched with another one taken at the port of entry in the United States. “This measure was introduced to stop a particular kind of fraud where one applicant was appearing for the visa interview, while another finally entered the US,” explained Sibley. The rest of the procedure remains the same, though the drop-box facility has been withdrawn earlier.

Arrear payment

Justice Amitava Lala of Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the state government to pay all arrear salaries and service benefits of Mohun Haldar, a Group D employee of the state-run Ballygunge Training Institute who died in harness in 2000. “The entire amount should be paid within a month to Mohun’s widow Shanti Haldar and his disabled son.

Torture complaint

Defence lawyers in the Kuntal Sain murder case urged the sub-divisional judicial magistrate of Howrah on Wednesday to seek a report on the health, security and diet served to the four accused. The petition claimed “continuous physical and mental torture” of the accused. “On July 19, when Sampad Mukherjee and Arijit Pal were brought to the magistrate for a confessional statement, they were beaten up by the visitors in the court and that too, in front of the police,” the lawyers said. The accused fell ill in jail and fainted. According to the petition, the accused were also not served proper food and medicine.

Robbery feigned

Asmak Ali, Md. Ali and Kaijul Ali were arrested at Barasat for appropriating nearly Rs 2 lakh from a co-operative society. According to police, the trio went to deposit the amount in a local bank on Monday afternoon. They came back and said that they had been robbed of the cash. A complaint was lodged in Barasat police station. Kaijul and Asmak were arrested. They have confessed that the story of robbery was fabricated.

Death in well

Debesh Dey, a 56-year-old resident of Grahams Road in Tollygunge died after he fell into a well in the courtyard of his house. He was taken to a private nursing home where he was pronounced dead.

Body found

The body of a 40-year-old unidentified youth was recovered from a pond near Pakuria Bridge in the Jagachha police station area in Howrah. Police suspect that the body was dumped in the pond after he was killed. A post mortem has been ordered. No one was arrested.

Thumbs Up

To Anutosh Datta Memorial Eye Foundation for rendering free treatment to the poor and organising a seminar on eye care and community service