Rights NGO Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM) observed international mother language day on 21st February 2015. As the day has been earmarked to pay respect to language martyrs of Bangladesh, the organization brought the issue of enclave (a portion of a state that is entirely surrounded by the territory of one other state); affecting millions of dwellers at India and Bangladesh. An interaction over the subject was initiated by the organization to attract broader attention from civil society. A civic discourse and media briefing was addressed by Mr. Kirity Roy; Secretary- MASUM and Mr. Subha Pratim Roychowdhury. Mr. Kirity Roy, on behalf of MASUM stressed that the solution of this problem does not lies on mere exchange of lands and further demarcation of boundary but it could be achieved by acceptance of citizenry rights for the populace of the enclaves and extension and ensuring their human dignity. Few enclave dwellers came to the event to share their views and inform the media about the situation. The most shameful incident was yet to happen. The dwellers with Mr. Ajijul Haque; District Human Rights Monitor for MASUM boarded the Uttarbanga Express on 21st February 2015 evening from Sealdah station and while they reached New Coochbehar station on 22nd February 2015 at around 10.15 AM; a band of hooligans led by Mr. Diptiman Sengupta; a self style leader of enclaves and local Trinamul Congress party was waiting at the railway station. A sizeable number of police from Coochbehar Kotwali Police Station was also with the hoodlums. While Mr. Ajijul and other enclave dwellers got down from the train they were encircled and brutally beaten by the hooligans in presence of police. The whole bashing of human rights defenders was led by Mr. Diptiman Sengupta. Later, Mr. Ajijul and two other enclave dwellers were taken to the parked police vehicle and brought to the Coochbehar Kotwali police station at about 11 AM and there they were being detained without issuing memo of arrest or even citing any reason for the their detention. The police then started a protracted discussion and "negotiation' with the errant Mr. Diptiman Sengupta to ascertain the fate of the detained HRDs. Mr. Sengupta put his political clout to pressurize the police to initiate a specific criminal case against the detained activists under Foreigners Act. At about 12 noon MASUM's lawyer, Mr. Tapas Roy reached police station talked with Inspector-in-Charge of Kotowali police station. He asked the charges labeled against those 3 people but police said that they rescued these people from railway station. When the advocate asked why the injured persons were not medically treated and detained at police station without showing arrest, the police did not answer. At 4 PM when Secretary of MASUM called at Kotowali PS, Mr. Mishra Inspector-in-Charge of Kotowali PS informed that all the three persons were arrested under section 14 of Foreigners Act. By 4.15 PM all the three persons were put in the lock-up. In the meantime several media persons started enquiry about the arrest of human rights defenders. The District Magistrate of Cooch Behar was also informed the matter and he asked for report from Superintendant of police. Under this situation either the misdemeanor was not fully appreciated by the police or to save their own skin police of Kotowali police station released them without showing any cause at about 7 PM; after illegal detention of the said activists for nearly 8 hours, they were asked to leave the police station. Before releasing the detainees, police called Mr. Diptiman Sengupta and took written statement / declaration from him at Kotowali police station. In between our office contacted the police and administrative officials of Coochbehar district and tried to convince them about the illegal detention and physical aggression upon the activist and enclave dwellers by the political miscreants in presence of police. At 7.00 PM, the detained activist and enclave dwellers were released from the police station, but the dwellers were forcefully captivated again by the "followers' of Mr. Sengupta in presence of the police, while Mr. Ajijul went to Coochbehar Hospital with serious head and other injuries. The attending doctor opined for CT Scan and MRI examinations for his head and eyes after ascertaining gravity of the injuries. Mr Ajijul is still admitted at the said hospital under medical supervision. We came to know from media that Mr Sengupta is making a slandering campaign that MASUM is trying to frustrate and upset the recent political initiative for settlement of enclave problem; but the truth is MASUM wholeheartedly supports the democratic and people centric settlement of the issue. Further; MASUM strongly stand for the citizenry rights of the populace and positive reception and acceptance of dwellers opinion on accession with any country. This only made the persons with vested interest panicky and they came down heavily upon the human rights defenders with active aids from a section of police and civil administration.