WBHRC Seeks Report on Allegations of Custodial Torture and Encounter Threat Against Diamond Harbour Police

MP, Nov 14, 2026, Kolkata: The West Bengal Human Rights Commission (WBHRC) has sought a report from the Diamond Harbour Superintendent of Police and three police stations following allegations of custodial torture and threats of a staged encounter raised by Sumit Roy's wife, Susmita Ghosh.

Taking cognisance of her representations, the commission has directed the Diamond Harbour Deputy Superintendent of Police to maintain strict vigil over the investigation involving Roy. Notices have also been issued to the Diamond Harbour Police Station, Kalitala Ashuti Police Station and Ushti Police Station.

In her November 6 representation, Ghosh alleged that her husband was subjected to physical and mental torture during police remand, threatened at gunpoint and denied access to his CPAP machine. She also apprehended that police might stage an encounter to implicate him further.

WBHRC chairperson Justice I P Mukerji has sought a lawful and humane investigation, with a compliance report expected by November 30.

The development comes amid a separate legal battle initiated by Ghosh before the Calcutta High Court, where she sought protection for her husband, alleging that police were pressuring him to take responsibility for the seizure of Rs 1.02 crore from a premises in Diamond Harbour.

She had alleged that Roy was made to pose beside the seized currency during a police press conference and sought an independent Special Investigation Team under the supervision of a retired High Court judge to probe alleged custodial intimidation and fabrication of evidence.

However, Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya deferred the hearing, directing that the matter be placed before the Regular Bench after the court reopens following the vacation.