Justice for Felani on hold
Tue Jan 8, 2019 12:00 AM Last update on: Tue Jan 8, 2019 01:36 AM
Eight years ago, the poor Felani Khatun, a 15-year-old girl, was crossing the Indian border to come back home to Kurigram. But a bullet from Indian Border Security Force (BSF) put a stop to her life. The girl's father, Nur Islam, who was accompanying her, had got on the other side of the border just a few minutes before. When she was on top of the barbed wire fence, she was shot. Her body kept hanging from the fence, and the photo of the scene created furore and raised a media outcry. A special court in India tried the accused, BSF jawan Amiya Ghosh, twice. Both times, he was acquitted. Here is a chronicle of the incidents involving the killing.
Jan 7, 2011
BSF shoots Felani dead
Jan 7, 2011
BSF files a case with Dinhata Police Station in Cooch Bihar district (West Bengal) accusing constable Amiya Ghosh of murder
Aug 13, 2013
Trial begins at General Security Force Court in 181 BSF Battalion headquarters, prosecution represents family of victim
Sept 6, 2013
Court acquits Amiya Ghosh
Sept 27, 2013
Bangladesh National Woman Lawyers Association (BNWLA) Executive Director Salma Ali files a writ petition with Indian Supreme Court seeking a fair trial and compensation
Sept 22, 2014
The same court starts a revision trial
July 2, 2015
Amiya Ghosh acquitted for a second time
July 26, 2015
Indian rights body Manabadhikar Surokkha Mancha (MASUM) files a writ petition with Indian Supreme Court seeking fair investigation
Oct 25, 2017
Indian Supreme Court decides to hear both petitions on Jan 18, 2018
Jan 18, 2018
Hearing pending
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