Maharashtra Police: Qurantine was just a trailor for us...

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Friends,

Quarantine of PLWHAS in Mumbai Airport was just not enough to demonstrate the

level of discrimination against PLHAs by the Maharashtra police. The following

is the details fo yet another shocking incident and that too by the government

officials.

Mr. X, a police constable working in the Jail Chandrapur a small district in

Maharashtra (India) came to know about status when he went to the government

doctor with a complaint of Herpes Zoster. He was directed for the +ve test and

it was confirmed too. In a good faith he came and told this to his senior

officer. After some days he got a letter of transfer to Buldana district Jail

from his superior and he was told that it was a routine transfer.

When he reported on duty with the letter of transfer in the other district jail,

to his utter shock he learnt that there everyone knows of his status. An other

shock came when he was given a typed letter from that Jailer stating that since

he is +ve, he and his wife has to look out for another accommodation than that

of the Govt. premises. That he will not be allowed to avail the facilities like

washing clothes, taking bathe, shaving etc. due to his status. Mentally

disturbed X argued with his superior on this and other shock.

He was badly beaten by the Jailer and his subordinates in the jail so that he

could leave the premises immediately. X fell on the ground in an unconscious

state and was immediately taken to the govt. hospital for treatment. After

releasing from hospital he immediately went and lodge a complaint with another

police station about his incidence.

X, contacted Udaan office in Chandrapur and he was referred to the Secretariat

in Mumbai. With the help of Lawyers Collective necessary required formalities

are being completed so that a legal case is filed in the High court soon

demanding Justice.

Government has spent so much money on sensitization and still these incidents

are taking place every day.

It is really sad that after Quarantine, the false report from UNAIDS (by Dr.

Mishra) follows and the incidents of atrocities continues and that too from the

RAKSHAKS themselves...what new we are going to have now.

We need your suggestions as to where do we go from here now. If we raise our

voice we are termed at bad people and if we keep quite we are being killed.

" UDAAN TRUST "

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