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January 11, 2012

Money can't heal their wounds

By Shahidur Rashid Talukdar

From a bank executive to a medical student to the imam of a mosque to an embroidery worker, everyone arrested on false charges of involvement in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast has a frightening story to tell.Four years after they were subjected to torture by police in illegal custody, they are yet to overcome the trauma and are not sure if they can ever lead a normal life again.

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From a bank executive to a medical student to the imam of a mosque to an embroidery worker, everyone arrested on false charges of involvement in the 2007 Mecca Masjid blast has a frightening story to tell.Four years after they were subjected to torture by police in illegal custody, they are yet to overcome the trauma and are not sure if they can ever lead a normal life again.

Authors Website: www.srtalukdar.com

Authors Bio:
Having graduated from Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in 2006, Shahidur Rashid Talukdar moved to USA for higher studies. After completing MS (in Mathematics) from Youngstown State University, he joined Texas Tech University as PhD student in Economics. His wide range of interests include reading, blogging, economics, social and human development. Mr. Talukdar originally hails from Assam, a North-Eastern state in India and currently lives at Lubbock, Texas, USA with his wife Mumtaz.

Mr. Talukdar maintains a couple of blogs. http://blog.srtalukdar.com and http://glimpsesofatraveler.srtalukdar.com.

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