A lady who was 4 month pregnant was brutally kicked at her stomach and lost the baby then, and she was profusely bleeding and was  rushed to the hospital.  she is struggling for her life. 

Another mother and her daughter jumped in the sea creak when police kept beating them and making them run towards the creak.

A women lost her barely a 20 day daughter,  Kajal,  as she fell down when police was chasing every one .

Below is the horror committed by the government in Mandala Basti, Mumbai where we have been struggling for last two years. 

Life of marginalised slum dweller in Madala has been brutalized in the recent worst ever demolition drive in Mandala on the 9th without any proper notice.   This was not a scene of a democratic country but worst than a dictatorship. 5000 families have been victimized... Please go through some details and write to CM, Veranda Karat, P.M. etc. against such brutal act.

The demolition scene has been worst of its kind.  It is a blot on democracy. On 10th May  2006 (the next day after the demolition) ,  we entered the area and in fact when I saw  about a 1000 armed Police with vans, fire brigade etc. in the area  which has been so peaceful , reminded me of a dictatorship country. Things have been so brutal and beyond comprehension.  Most of the women who were strong and were in the fore front of agitation on the 9th may when the demolition squad entered the  area. They were peacefully sitting on  the dharna blocking the entry area, and when police entered the area they were targeted and implicated for nothing.  Many of  them have been charged with attempt to murder under Section 307.   

It has been  shocking for me to see how police implicated people on false charges. One of the case which happened before my eyes  was of  Iyashabi- a- 50 year old  women activist , who has been struggling along with Medha Patkar and NAPM.

When we ( Maju, Krishna, Priyanka, Divya, and many more)  reached the site on the 10th , the police were not allowing us to enter  the area. Some how we managed to survey the area which was converted into a barren land with fire at different places.  In the middle of the land were about thousands of armed police.  No person from the Basti was seen.  

Then I  went to one of nearby  houses which were not under demolition. There I met many of the  Basti women and they  said Zindabad. Police were far away but looking at us. I went inside one of the huts to talk to people .

 Meanwhile, First  Iysha bi and later Nishrin entered this home  they are local leaders struggling for justice  with Medha Patkar. Nishrin  started weeping badly while Iysha bi was explaining how the  things were put o fire by the Police and BMC people and they on the contrary blamed the community people. 

They described all atrocities by police where about 5-6 police  at once were beating the women when they entered the area to save their belongings from fire. They were pushed, pulled by the hair,  abused and had to runaway to save themselves .  Initially they did fight collectively but when the area  caught fire they had no option but to disburse.   

A lady who was 4 month pregnant was brutally kicked at her stomach and lost the baby then, and she was profusely bleeding and was  rushed to the hospital.  she is struggling for her life. 

Another mother and her daughter jumped in the sea creak when police kept beating them and making them run towards the creak.

A women lost her barely a 20 day daughter,  Kajal,  as she fell down when police was chasing every one . 

Nishrin Bano another women who had collected through loan etc. 20000 rupees for her sisters weding showed us all the burnt notes of rs 500, 1000 etc. and all her tickets forgoing for the weding, clothes and gift is lost. she does not een has chappal in her feet and no mony to feed her child. i have just given some support.

Kutubunnisa's  husband came from work at 6 Pm on the 10th May from Vashi and was arrested by Police in a very humiliating manner. His Eyes were closed with black ribbon and the face hidden by cloth and he was hand cuffed and was jailed for attempt to murder. He us a 56 year old man and well respected in the community. POOR WIFE  SOLD ALL HER jewelry which she was wearing  only to be cheated by a middleman . 

As if this much of brutality and false cases were as not enough …

While Iysha bi was talking to me three lady police and one male police entered the hut forcefully and picked up Ayahs bi  thinking she as Nishrin , I hid  Nishrin away and asked the Police why they are taking away Iyasha Bi,  meanwhile Krishna from Initiative and Priyanka from ICHRL who were outside they also  questioned the police but they only said that they wanted to talk to her. Krishna asked the Police to talk to her there itself but they did not listen and told us in  a very rude manner not to obstruct their work . They were targeting every activist and also hunting for Simpreet .  They took away Iyasha bi to the Shivaji Police station. They told us go away and if we are from the press should get permission from ACP. 

In the evening when activist lawyer shakil went to findout about all the people  who were arrested I came to know that Iasha bi has been charged with sttempt to murder and section 307 has been imposed on her. Her crime was she ws talking to us the truth.

Like her many women were jailed and 307 has been imposed on them. About 50 men has been taken away. Police is on the look out for Simpreet and other such activists. 

Yesterday,  Medha tai was here we had dharana in the area and meeting with the SP,  Collector and others.  Police totally denied any lathi charge.  people re going to go back and stay there again . they have no choice. 

This has been blatant human right violation. they have lost all their belongings except the cloth which they are wearing. Its VERY depressing and at the same time angry  atmosphere. Hope you were here. But people have neither lost faith nor the fighting spirit...

Please write to Brinda Karat, Sonia Gandhi , PM, CM etc. condemning such brutality. 

We will need to arrange for some immediate relief to people at they are left with Nothing.

Regards and Love 

Mukta