Bangladesh anger over India torture video

**hellheaven1987** · January 19, 2012, 07:20 PM

A video showing Indian border guards torturing a suspected Bangladeshi cow smuggler has prompted widespread condemnation and anger in Bangladesh.

Eight Indian Border Security Force (BSF) guards have been suspended in connection with the incident.

The mobile phone footage shows the soldiers stripping and assaulting a suspected smuggler in Murshidabad.

The BSF is investigating what it called a "despicable" incident. The Bangladesh government has not yet responded.

It says it is awaiting the results of the Indian investigation.

The grainy video shows a young man being stripped, bound to a bamboo pole and beaten by the soldiers. It is not clear who shot the video.

"There is no doubt that the act is a despicable one. It is evident that eight soldiers were involved in this incident which happened on 9 December," senior BSF official Ravi Ponoth told the BBC.

Mr Ponoth said the soldiers were on duty at the a border outpost in Raninagar area of Murshidabad.

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It has been known BSF has conducted wide-spread of criminal acts, including kidnap, murder and torture, it is a wonder why West has not done anything about this.

**Phier** · January 19, 2012, 07:43 PM

Someone really needs to explain to people why its bad to film themselves doing things that would get them in trouble. This isn't rocket science.

**motiv-8** · January 20, 2012, 06:27 PM

Originally Posted by Phier

Someone really needs to explain to people why its bad to film themselves doing things that would get them in trouble. This isn't rocket science.

You mean as opposed to just not doing those things to begin with? How interesting that it's the filming and not the doing that you address. One would think doing the right thing isn't necessarily rocket science, either.

**Jaketh** · January 20, 2012, 06:39 PM

Thats asking a bit much Motiv

**Phier** · January 20, 2012, 09:41 PM

Originally Posted by motiv-8

You mean as opposed to just not doing those things to begin with? How interesting that it's the filming and not the doing that you address. One would think doing the right thing isn't necessarily rocket science, either.

Police beating up a criminal is hardly anything new or unique to any location on the planet, much like being sanctimonious in a TWC forum isn't really a unique event for some people.

No I don't really care if police from one country beat a criminal from another country. I care when it happens in Chicago, and it has, because thats something that I could do something about, or at least pretend with the democrat machine politics.

No police beatings are not an interesting story.

What is an interesting story is that this is the third (at least) thread in the last week or so which would we would not be having, if people didn't film themselves doing something stupid. Its even more interesting because this sort of stupidity seems to cross culture, it seems to be something intrinsic to being human.

**Derbiean** · January 19, 2012, 07:47 PM

Such people probably think they won't get caught "yeah other people get caught but it won't happen to me"

**Kanaric** · January 19, 2012, 11:41 PM

Originally Posted by Derbiean

Such people probably think they won't get caught "yeah other people get caught but it won't happen to me"

This is true for any crime really.

**Derbiean** · January 19, 2012, 11:56 PM

Originally Posted by Kanaric

This is true for any crime really.

I agree. In this case I'll speculate they may have believed they could video such a thing and upload it as there was little of chance of them being identified (obviously mistaken if that was the case) although it says it is not clear who uploaded the video, i imagine now all eight will deny being the one who uploaded it.

**Sher Khan** · January 19, 2012, 10:10 PM

You'd think that would be obvious to anyone, but it keeps happening. And in all cultures and countries. Maybe that's just the way people are. I imagine it's similar to the drive to take trophies, and I suppose that happens because those who take trophies don't stop to think about someone asking where they happened to get that string of human ears from (or if the person asking would even care).

The instant nature and limitless reach of the internet in regards to viral videos probably hasn't sunk in for most people I suppose. But then I have to question people who then turn around and upload such videos on Youtube of all places.

**negative** · January 19, 2012, 11:37 PM

Originally Posted by Phier

Someone really needs to explain to people why its bad to film themselves doing things that would get them in trouble. This isn't rocket science.

It's ridiculous, isn't it? I don't see how a person could think posting such videos is a good idea. We'll probably see bank robbery videos on youtube in the near future as well.

**~~Exarch~~** · January 20, 2012, 12:23 AM

Originally Posted by hellheaven1987

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It has been known BSF has conducted wide-spread of criminal acts, including kidnap, murder and torture, it is a wonder why West has not done anything about this.

the west does not do anything because it's too busy sucking India's cock for contracts, $$, and a strategic counterweight to China

**Derbiean** · January 20, 2012, 12:54 AM

India has nukes as well don't they

**Kanaric** · January 20, 2012, 01:05 AM

What if China and India enter into a DOOM ALLIANCE

**Heinz Guderian** · January 20, 2012, 05:47 AM

in my day, when you played up like if you stole some sweets/drank underage/smuggled cows, the cops would strip you naked and beat you with a bamboo stick to set you on the straight and narrow. you young guys dont know what discipline is.

**Menelik_I** · January 20, 2012, 05:50 AM

Originally Posted by hellheaven1987

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It has been known BSF has conducted wide-spread of criminal acts, including kidnap, murder and torture, it is a wonder why West has not done anything about this.

The West is not you Big Momma ... can't Bangladesh handle this ?

**hellheaven1987** · January 20, 2012, 07:57 AM

Originally Posted by Menelik_I

The West is not you Big Momma ... can't Bangladesh handle this ?

Same reason why Israel cannot handle its Arabic neighbours.

**Menelik_I** · January 20, 2012, 08:02 AM

Originally Posted by hellheaven1987

Same reason why Israel cannot handle its Arabic neighbours.

Go talk with the Chinese then, the west don't have time to solve every candy disputes in the Kindergarden.

**hellheaven1987** · January 20, 2012, 08:08 AM

Originally Posted by Menelik_I

Go talk with the Chinese then, the west don't have time to solve every candy disputes in the Kindergarden.

Sometimes talking would not do anything, Israel is a great example again (I bet Europeans still don't understand how Israeli government can mess up everything so badly).

**Menelik_I** · January 20, 2012, 08:10 AM

Originally Posted by hellheaven1987

Sometimes talking would not do anything, Israel is a great example again (I bet Europeans still don't understand how Israeli government can mess up everything so badly).

You didn't understand

Go ask the Chinese to Bomb India until they start respecting Bangladesh

**Copperknickers II** · January 20, 2012, 08:22 AM

The Bangladeshi border is almost as bad as North Korea, you're likely to get used for target practice if you try and cross over into India at certain parts. My mother told me that gangs of Bangladeshis were in the habit of raiding vehicles at random and killing any Hindus they found, although that was a little while ago since she went there. I think the West should probably put a little bit more pressure on India for its general human rights abuses, but there's not much even political pressure can do to a country as vast and corrupt as India. Things are improving however, so hopefully once West Bengal gets its act together it can get a grip on the lawlessness that abounds there.