শনিবার, ১৭ ফেব্রুয়ারী, ২০১৮

Items seized from Malay Roychoudhury's house by Calcutta Police in Hungry Generation case

Copy of Search List :
1. Date and hour of search on 4th September 1964 between 5.45 PM and 8.30 PM
2. Name and residence of person whose house is searched : Malay Roychoudhury, son of Ranjit Roychoudhury of Dariapur Mohalla, Police Station Pirbahar, Dist Patna
3. Name and residences of witnesses to search :
a) Sri Brojendra Prasad Sarma, son of Baldeo Prosad Sarma of Sahajpura, Police Station Bikram, Dist Patna
b ) Sri Ramnath Prasad, son of Gangdeo Lall of Manjhorpur, Police Station Mashrak, Dist Saran
Articles Seized :
1. One booklet in Bengali : Hungry Generation
2. One flat file containing several manuscript, i.e. Atmahatya in Bengali and drama and short story and other poems without any title.
3. Two diary books of Malay Roychoudhury -- one containing in English and other in Bengali writings.
4. One bundle of leaflets numbering ten under the heading Hungry Generation
5. Two flat files containing letters and correspondence addressed to Malay Roychoudhury by different persons containing pages 60 and 40 respectively.
6. 27 booklets under the title "A Vehement Criticism of our Plans' by Malay Roychoudhury
7. Two block with their specimen prints
8. One English book styled as 'Evergreen Review'
9. One booklet in Bengali "Bijaner Raktomangsho"
10. One booklet by Pradip Choudhuri named "Swakal"
11. Three exercise books containing stories in Bengali
12. Loose sheets of printed papers containing 20 pages under "Itihaser Darshan"
13. One English book on "Sex Love Life"
14. Two booklets styled "Unmad"
15. One Hindi book "Lahar"
16. One Bengali book "Byavichar"
17. One manuscript in Bengali "Bishakto Futo Chand" by Malay Roychoudhury
18. One manuscript in Bengali without any title.
19. A bundle containing manuscript in Bengali e.g. Abhishek, Sighra Andharer Dikey, Nishi Din, North Bengal Express.
20. One old Carona ( baby ) typewriter bearing No L. 3A 00912
21. Eleven books with title "Janowar" by Samir Roychoudhury
       All the itms in the room of accused Malay Roychoudhury.

Description of place where articles seized were found :
All the items were found in the room of accused Malay Roychoudhury at first floor of his house.
Name, Father's name, Residence etc : Malay Roychoudhury, son of Sri Ranjit Roychoudhury of Dariapur Mohalla, Dist Patna.

( None of the items seized were returned by Calcutta Police after Malay Roychoudhury won the case at Calcutta High Court. When Malay Roychoudhury along with his lawyer Chandi Charan Maitra visited Press Section of Lalbazar Police Station, they were informed that the items were no more traceable in their storage room. Thus very important papers, letters and documents were lost for ever from the history of Bengali literature. )

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