3. ABOUT THE CASE
Victim- Rizwanur Rahman
Age- 30 years
Dead body found- 21 September 2007
suspects in the case
Ashok todi
Pradeep todi
Anil saraogi
4. WHO WAS RIZWANUR?
Rizwanur Rahman, 30:
A computer instructor
working in an institute
in Kolkata ;He came
from a poor middle
class family but was
well educated
He belongs to a
Muslim family
He was found dead
under a railway track
on 21st Sept.
5. About Priyanka
Priyanka Todi the
daughter of Mr. Ashok
Todi. A well known
Industrialist person and
owner of the Lux Cozi
company .
She belongs to a Hindu
family.
A very simple girl who
wanted to enjoy the every
moment of life. But that
particular instances
changed her life
completely.
6. What was the case about?
Rizwanur and Priyanka fell
in love at the graphic
training school where
Rizwanur taught.
On the 18th August 2007
they decided to get
married. the two secretly
married according to the
Special Marriage Act to
which a few close friends
and colleagues of Rizwanur
were witnesses.
7. Continued……
•After the marriage, Priyanka went
back to the Todi family and
Rizwanur continued his work at
the multi-media centre.
•After a week Rizwanur
approached his brother confessed
everything to him about their
secretly marriage.
•On August 31st he brought
Priyanka to his home. Later on
both of them signed a letter to the
police asking for protection from
Priyanka father
8. Allegation of police harassment
and mental torture
Priyanka’s family was not happy with her
decision as rehman belong to Muslim
religion. They wanted to remove rehman
from her life for that they took the help of
police.
The police, warned Rahman to get
arrested on charges of abduction if he
doesn't return priyanka to his in-laws.
9. Death Mystery
After2 weak of
separation from his
wife he found dead
on21 sept afternoon
near the railway line
with folded hand
and serious wound
on his head
10. Mystery continues…
As the police commissioner claimed that it
was not a murder case but it was just a
simple suicide case.
In this case the turning point came when
the statement of train driver was flashed in
the media that he didn’t saw any body
lying on the rail track while driving.
After this statement the mystery was
changed into the fact that it was not a
suicide but a pre-planned murder case.
11. Entry of CBI
After a protest by the people of Kolkata the
high court ruled that the Rahman death
investigation carried out by local government
is illegal and ordered CBI enquiry.
Another turmoil later, the police officers
associated with case were transferred
CBI investigated that Priyanka father gave
money to some of the relatives and local
goon so that they help in separating Rahman
from Priyanka. They had offered 5 to 6 lakh
to Rahman elder’s brother.
12. The case of the text messages
A month after Rizwanur's death, there was a leak
in the media which published the messages
allegedly sent by Rizwanur which clearly indicated
that he was about to commit suicide
One message sent to Ashok Todi on Sept 21 read
thus: 'Papa, there is 10 mins before I kill
myself, let me talk to her for the last time’
Five minutes later it was to Vimala Todi, mother of
Priyanka : 'Mom, I will kill myself in five
minutes, please let me talk to her'.
But what raised doubts was that both the
messages were in Hindi. According to Rukhbanur,
his brother was never sent messages in Hindi as
he was not conversant with the language. He
always texted in English
13. Violence and rioting by
disaffected Muslims
A violence Muslim mob went on rampage
at the park circle and the police station.
They set a police vehicle on fire when
rumor spread that Rahman body had
disappeared from the police morgue.
More than a dozen Policemen were
injured in brick batting and stone-pelting.
14. Initial Verdict
CBI has charged Mr.Todi Priyanka father,
her Uncle Pardeep todi, her maternal
uncle Anil Saraogi and three police officer
in case of Rahman murder.
The CBI framed charge sheet against
them for non-bailable criminal
proceedings.
On October 13, 2008, the Supreme Court
of India stopped all proceedings in the
Rahman case . Till the date, Rahman's
murder is counted among one of the most
15. Unethical Issue associated with
this case
To love someone is not a crime.
Priyanka not supporting what was right
Police was not following their responsibility
