Tension prevailed in the area when the police reached the place to recover the body. The report stated that the locals began protesting and demanded arrest of the accused at the earliest.
The case of the death of a minor girl student in North Dinajpur district of West Bengal has led to a tense situation in the region. The student of class 10 was allegedly killed after being gang-raped.
The girl had reportedly been missing since Thursday evening after she left home to attend tuition classes in evening. Despite efforts to find her, the family had not found her and registered a police complaint following morning.
Last Sunday, according to a report in Hindi, the locals found her body in a canal.
Are there 2 sets of rules for ‘ex-AI’TC & @BJP4Bengal in WB?@WBPolice why did you allow Uttar Dinajpur TMC President Shri Kanaia Lal Agarwal to visit the victim’s family in Kaliaganj but obstructed BJP MLAs Shri Satyendra Nath Ray (from Rajbongshi community) & Shri Budhrai Tudu? pic.twitter.com/bPJdw7qZHg
— Suvendu Adhikari • শুভেন্দু অধিকারী (@SuvenduWB) April 21, 2023
Tensions prevailed
Protests over the death turned violent on Saturday with villagers torching a shop, prompting the police to resort to lathi charge and fire tear gas shells to disperse the mob. The Rapid Action Force was also deployed at the area to prevent any further untoward incident.
The mob burnt tires, blocked roads and also pelted stones at the police; in retaliation, the cops lathi-charged and fired tear gas shells.
Video viral
Meanwhile, a video has been circulating on social media where the cops are seen insenstively dragging the minor’s mortal remains. They are seen running with the body in the empty road surrounded by other personnel guarding them.
The @BJP4Bengal MLAs weren’t allowed to visit the victim’s family & were involuntarily taken to a Police Station & made to sit there forcefully, because how else would @WBPolice supress information & dilute evidence.
They’re dragging the victim’s body in such undignified manner:- pic.twitter.com/M6HtO1EuoZ— Suvendu Adhikari • শুভেন্দু অধিকারী (@SuvenduWB) April 21, 2023