MASUM team meets with fatal accident

On 25 August 2011 at about 12 noon MASUM medical team met with a fatal accident at village Mahis Bathan, under Karimpur Police Station, Nadia district on their way to the medical camp at Jalangi. A team of five had left Srerampur office to reach the medical camp spot at Jalangi, Murshidabad district to conduct the monthly medical camp for the victims of torture, under our UNVFVT project. Under the project we provide legal, medical and psychological assistance to the functional families and the victims of torture. The team was traveling by car to the camp, comprised of a medical practitioner, a psychological counselor, a lawyer and our driver, namely, Dr. Santi Pada Mallik (medical practitioner), Mr. Mohit Ranadip (Psychological counselor), Mr. Abhishek Mukherjee (Advocate), Mr. Bijay Khawas (Final year law student) and Mr. Naba Kumar Sen (car driver). All of them were seriously injured. The car was smashed on spot and the local people rushed at the site to rescue our friends.

Naba (driver) Dr. Shanti Mallick It was the local people who shifted our members from the spot of accident to Karimpur Hospital and initial dressing of injuries and first hand medical aid were done there. From Karimpur hospital our friends were referred to Shaktinagar District Hospital at Krishnanagar for further treatment, there, the attending surgeon suggested that as the prognosis of Dr. Shanti Pada Mallik (medical practitioner), Mr. Mohit Ranadip (Psychological counselor), Mr. Abhishek Mukherjee (Advocate), and Mr. Naba Kumar Sen (car driver), were serious and needed a shifted to Belur Sramajibi Hospital. Dr. Shanti Pada Mallik met with bleeding injuries in the head, chest, ear and fractured hand. Mr. Mohit Ranadip along with Mr. Naba Kumar Sen, met with injuries in the head and several cuts and scratches all over the body. Mr. Abhishek Mukherjees left leg (femer bone) was badly injured and fractured into two pieces. He was rushed to Calcutta Hospital by his family members and he went for a major surgery on 27th August.

Avisek Mohit while shifting As soon as the incident of accident reached us we (that is members present at the MASUM office at Srerampur, several other human rights activists) rushed to the site. We met with our injured friends at the Shaktinagar District Hospital and made arrangements for their immediate transfer to the Belur Sramajibi Hospital, Howrah district. Our DHRMs who were arranging the medical camp at Jalangi had rushed to the 1
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Karimpur Hospital, to make arrangements for our injured friends there and shift them to Krishangar. Then we broke up in to small groups to accompany our friends and see to their safe transfer and admission to hospital, looking into their specific medical requirements. Another team left from Krishanagar to Karimpur Police Station, since the smashed car was in their custody. We have to spent the whole of 25th & 26th oscillating between Karimpur Police Station, Krishnanagar and Belur.

On and from 28th August, condition of Dr Santi Pada Mallik was deteriorating. It has been observed that color bone (Clavicle) four ribs of his chest broken. Oozing Blood was oozing and depositing in both the sides of his chest. Senior doctors diagnosed that he is suffering from Pneumo Thorax. Hence we had to shift Dr. Santi Mallik and admit him at the Divine Nursing Home where he is kept under ventilation at ICU. Attending doctors made two channels at both sides of his chest to suck the pus / discharges, which were causing serious infection. At present Dr. Santi Mallik is semi-unconscious, drowsy and the Potassium level of his body is falling. In the meantime, Karimpur police started one police case against unknown offender (Karimpur Police Station Case No. 98 / 2011 dated 25. 8. 2011 under section 279 / 338 of Indian Penal Code). MASUM, is witnessing a trying time but we are supporting our injured friends to the best of our ability. We are lucky to have our friends and well wishers by our side. Due to the undying support of our friends and well wishers, our injured members are being well looked after and we are still fighting the situation. We thank everyone who has helped us see through this trying time. Yet, a lot of support is further required. Our injured friends are Human Rights Defenders who met with the accident while going on a mission (conducting medical camp for the victims of torture) and here we are struggling and pulling through with the support of our well wishers, to make ends meet while looking into our injured friends medical requirements. We are informing and requesting to all our friends to be by our side and help us see through this trying time.

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