Email threat suspect

The details surrounding Partha's arrest and the evidence against him remain shrouded in uncertainty. More importantly, it appears that not even his most basic rights under the constitution have been respected, and that his detention and interrogation have not been conducted in accordance with the rule of law and the country's rules of criminal procedure.

After he was picked up by the police, the suspect disappeared for four days. Neither his local police nor the SB nor the CID would confirm to his family that he was in custody, he was not produced before a magistrate within 24 hours, as the law requires, nor was he permitted to consult an attorney, as is also his right.

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Partha was finally produced in court on August 30, limping and bearing visible signs of the torture that his lawyer claims he has suffered in custody. His bail petition was rejected and he was again remanded into police custody for further interrogation. He has not been heard from since.

Regardless of the gravity of the offence anyone is charged with, for the authorities to disappear a suspect for four days with no information to his family or any other party is unacceptable. Nor can there be any justification for the mistreatment of a suspect in custody.

What makes the Partha's situation even worse is that according to those knowledgeable about the facts of the case, there does not seem to be convincing evidence that he was the only possible sender and that there could have been dozens of other possible senders from the same location..

Respect for common decency and the rule of law compel us to demand that the authorities make full disclosure of Partha's present condition and the charges and evidence against him and grant him his constitutional rights immediately.