1990 Bantala rape case

Rape of three health officers April 2017 January 2020 03jun 1990 6:30 pm IST (UTC+05:30) Bantala, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India 2 (female victims) 2 (1 female victim, 1 male victim) On 03 Jun 1990, three health officers in India, two from the Health Department of the Government of West Bengal and one from UNICEF, were raped by a group of confirmed CPI (M) party members, in Bantala Road, when they were returning from Rangabelia village in Gosaba. One of the officers and their driver died while resisting the attackers. Incident On 03 Jun 1990, a team of three health officers were returning to Kolkata after inspecting an immunization program in Gosaba.Woman Official lynched in Calcutta 1 June 1990 The Statesman KolkataSarkar Tanika 1991 Reflections on Birati Rape Cases: Gender Ideology in Bengal Economic and Political Weekly 26 5 215–218 4397275 The team consisted of Anita Dewan, the Deputy District Extension Media Officer of the West Bengal Health Department; Uma Ghosh, a senior officer of the Health Department; and Renu Ghosh, a representative of UNICEF's World Health Organization office in New Delhi. Around 6:30 pm, when they reached Bantala near the Eastern metropolitan bypass, a group of 4-5 youths stopped their car near the local club.https://books.google.com/books?id=oMRUDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT139 The Whistle and The Hummingbirds Malllick Shyamadas 9 April 2018 Notion Press 9781946515810 Section 2 enRay Raka https://books.google.com/books?id=Kh2keRsHhnwC Fields of Protest: Women's Movements in India 2000 Zubaan 9788186706237 99 en Raka Ray The driver Abani Naia made an attempt to swerve and escape, but he lost control and the car overturned. Another gang of 10-12 youths arrived at the spot, who pulled one of the women out of the car, while the others pulled out the other two women. The driver of the car tried to resist the youths, but failed. The attackers crushed the driver's genitalia and set the car on fire.http://www.mainstreamweekly.net/article2365.html Musings of a Pensionjivi on Sumanta Banerjee's Letter Bandyopadhyay D 9 October 2010 Mainstream Weekly 7 July 2013 The lady officers were then taken to a nearby paddy field and raped. One woman, Anita Dewan, was killed as she tried to resist the rapists. Banerjee Sumanta 18 August 1990 West Bengal Today: An Anticipatory Post-Mortem 25 33 1812–1816 https://www.jstor.org/stable/4396636 4396636 Economic and Political Weekly 17 March 2024 The police brought the naked bodies of the officers to the emergency department of Calcutta National Medical College at around 11:30 pm. Initially they were presumed dead, but later two of them were found to be alive and were admitted for treatment. A doctor who examined the dead woman, Anita Dewan, fainted when she discovered a metallic torch had been inserted inside her vagina.2023-06-15 Why we must never forget the atrocities, brutal murders and gangrapes in CPM-era Bengal https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/why-we-must-never-forget-the-atrocities-brutal-murders-and-gangrapes-in-cpm-era-bengal-12734122.html/amp 2023-12-24 Firstpost en The injured driver was transferred to SSKM Hospital for treatment. He bore 43 wounds in his body caused by blunt, sharp and heavy weapons.none Sengupta Sukhoranjan 22 June 1990 Anandabazar Patrika bn Kolkata His penis was smashed by the attackers. On 4 June 1990 at 5:40 am, he died. Investigation Prasanta Sur, the then Health Minister of West Bengal, defended the mob, which consisted of members of his political party, by contending that the victims might have been mistaken as child-abductors. The chief minister Jyoti Basu also attempted to trivialize the incident. But there is controversy regarding actual cause of the incident. Hingsar Utsab bn Four decades of blood bath in Bengal Dip Prakashan 2011 Kolkata 93https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/mamata-banerjees-kolkata-tarnished-by-string-of-crimes-against-women-175825-2014-01-06 City of Joy to city of rapes: Kolkata sees string of crimes against women 2017-06-275 June 2015 Women, Rape and the Left https://www.epw.in/journal/1991/5/prespectives-perspectives/women-rape-and-left.html Economic and Political Weekly en 26 5 It has been speculated that Dewan was the main target because she had been collecting evidence about funds allocated by the UNICEF for rural development in the state being misused & misappropriated by the local panchayat members affiliated with the ruling CPI(M) for their own enrichment. After investigations by the government, the six accused in the case were sentenced to life-imprisonment.CM vows justice for rape victims http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/CM-vows-justice-for-rape-victims/articleshow/40201815.cms The Times of India 14 March 2003 6 September 2017 In popular culture The Red Files is a Bengali thriller film directed by Kingshuk Dey, based on the 1990 Bantala rape case in West Bengal. The movie aims to shed light on the issue of unsolved cases and the struggle for justice. It features a cast including Kinjal Nanda, Bidipta Chakraborty, and Mumtaz Sorcar, with Nanda and Chakraborty portraying lawyers and Sorcar playing a top cop. Director Kingshuk Dey emphasizes the need for societal awareness and unity in fighting against such crimes. The film, currently in post-production, is set to be released soon, with Dey handling the story, dialogue, and script, Subhadeep Naskar serving as the DOP, and Soumya Rit composing the musicGhosh Sanka Nov 22, 2022 'The Red Files': Film Based On 1990 Bantala Rape Case Brings Back Horrific Memories https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bengali/movies/news/the-red-files-film-based-on-1990-bantala-rape-case-brings-back-horrific-memories/articleshow/95675492.cms Times of India References External links http://mainstreamweekly.net/article10675.html Bantala: Anatomy of a Lynching Foretold Sujit Chakraborty 2 April 2021 Mainstream Weekly LIX 16 New Delhi Category:1990 crimes in India Category:Crime in West Bengal Category:South 24 Parganas district Category:1990s in West Bengal Category:Rape in India