Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], April 22 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Occasion on Friday strongly hit out on the TMC-led West Bengal authorities over the alleged gang-rape and homicide of a Dalit woman in North Dinajpur district’s Kaliagunj.
The Chief of the Opposition (LoP) within the state meeting Suvendu Adhikari alleged that the police didn’t enable the BJP MLAs to fulfill the sufferer’s household. He additionally accused the police of “diluting” the proof.
Taking to Twitter, Adhikari stated, “The @BJP4Bengal MLAs weren’t allowed to go to the sufferer’s household & have been involuntarily taken to a Police Station & made to sit down there forcefully, as a result of how else would @WBPolice suppress data & dilute proof. They’re dragging the sufferer’s physique in such undignified method”.
The Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped and murdered in North Dinajpur district of West Bengal. On Thursday, the locals discovered the physique of the minor, who had gone lacking. On Friday, locals staged a protest demanding justice for her.
SP Dinajpur Sana Akhtar informed ANI that the sufferer’s physique was present in Kaliyaganj, after which the police swung into motion and arrested the 2 accused.
“We obtained data {that a} woman was lacking since Thursday night time. We began conducting searches in any respect railway stations, and bus stands. Later, a physique was present in Kailyaganj. Two individuals have been arrested based mostly on the grievance given by the deceased’s household.
The police additionally fired tear gasoline shells and restored to lathi-charge in opposition to the protesters who have been demonstrating over the incident.
“Police had to make use of tear gasoline on the protesters to get better the sufferer’s physique from them to make sure an early autopsy in order that vital proof is just not misplaced. Now we have additionally shaped a medical board to research the matter correctly. The incident will likely be correctly investigated,” the SP added.
Additional investigation is underway within the case.
Earlier within the day, the Nationwide Fee for Safety of Little one Rights (NCPCR) additionally took cognisance of the matter and stated it could ship a fact-finding staff to conduct an inquiry.
Taking to Twitter, NCPCR chairperson Priyank Kanoongo stated, “The NCPCR has taken cognizance of Information Studies of gang rape and homicide of a Dalit woman youngster in Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur of West Bengal. A fact-finding staff will likely be visiting there to conduct an inquiry.”
A press release issued by the NCPCR chief workplace learn, “Now we have obtained details about the gang-rape incident and homicide of a woman youngster in North Dinajpur in West Bengal. Now we have obtained a number of data from many sources. It’s a heinous homicide and we’re going to examine it. I actually will go to North Dinajpur with my staff”.
It added, “Our staff will attain there tomorrow. We are going to examine this incident by going there tomorrow night. We are attempting to contact the federal government by the governor’s home to cooperate with us within the investigation. This can be a case of homicide of a woman youngster and getting her justice.”
NCPCR additionally alleged that the Chief Secretary of the state and the North Dinajpur Collector usually are not responding regardless of the physique informing them concerning the incident.
The assertion additional acknowledged that punishing the culprits is the one method to cease such incidents in West Bengal. (ANI)
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