West Bengal / First rape, later murder of minor girl, people kept searching whole night, dead body found in canal in morning

Zoom News : Apr 21, 2023, 10:10 PM
West Bengal: A minor girl was allegedly raped and killed in Kaliaganj in North Dinajpur district of West Bengal. Giving information about this on Friday, a senior police officer said that the girl was missing since Thursday evening and people found her body floating in a canal on Friday morning. The girl had left home on Thursday evening to attend tuition. His family members and local people searched for him the whole night but nothing was found.

'People pelted stones at the police'

Exhausted, the relatives of the girl lodged a missing report. The officer said that when the police reached to recover the girl's body, people protested at that time, demanding immediate arrest of the culprits. He said the locals blocked the traffic on the road, burnt tires and allegedly pelted stones at the police. The police officer said, “To control the crowd, the police had to resort to lathicharge and lob tear gas shells. We are trying to control the situation. The case is being investigated.'

'Police responsible for the incident'

Referring to the incident, Leader of the Opposition in the West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari alleged "anarchy" in the state and held the police "responsible" for the crime. Posting a video of locals guarding a body covered with a white sheet, senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Shubhendu Adhikari also alleged that the police were trying to make security arrangements for the proposed visit of Trinamool Congress national general secretary Abhishek Banerjee next month. busy in

'Women are paying the price'

Suvendu, once a big TMC leader and close to Mamta, tweeted, 'Rape and murder of another minor girl in West Bengal. There is a sad law and order situation in West Bengal as the police is busy making security arrangements for 'Nabjowar'. Unfortunately, common people, especially women, are paying the price for this. The emboldened criminals are increasing due to the inaction of the state government.

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