Rizwanur Rahman, a Muslim computer instructor, fell in love and secretly married Priyanka Todi, the daughter of a wealthy Hindu industrialist, against her family's wishes. When her family learned of the marriage, they pressured the police to harass Rizwanur. He was later found dead under suspicious circumstances near a railway track. The police initially ruled it a suicide but an investigation revealed it was likely a premeditated murder orchestrated by Priyanka's family with the help of corrupt police officers. The case highlighted issues of religious intolerance, corruption, and abuse of power in seeking to separate the interfaith couple.

1. RIZWANUR REHMAN
AN UNTOLD MURDER
MYSTERY

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. 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.

6. 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

7. 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.

8. 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

9. Mystery continues…
 As the police commissioner claimed that it
was not a murder case but it was just a
simple case of suicide.
 In this case the turning point came when
the statement of train driver was flashed in
the media that he didn’t saw any one 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 preplanned murder case.

10. Entry of CBI
 After protesting by the people of Kolkata the
high court ruled that the Rehman death
investigation carried out by local government
is illegal and ordered CBI enquire.
 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 rehman
from priyanka.They had offered 5 to 6 lakh to
rehman elder’s brother.

11. 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

12. Violence and rioting by
disaffected people
 A violence mob went on rampage at the
park circle and the police station.
 They set a police vehicle on fire when
rumor spread that rehman body had
disappeared from the police morgue.
 More than a dozen Policemen were
injured in brick batting and stone-pelting.

13. Final Verdict
 CBI charged Priyanka father Mr.Todi, her
Uncle Pardeep todi, her maternal uncle
Anil Sarogi and three police officer in
case of Rehman 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
assassination is counted among one of

14. 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

15. LET US NOT FORGET ……
RIZWANUR REHMAN
WE REMEMBER