Calcutta High Court Seeks Detailed Report Of Probe By Cops In Kaliaganj Teen's Rape-Murder Case

Calcutta HC has sought a detailed report of the investigation conducted by Mekhilygunge police in a case pertaining to alleged rape and murder of a minor girl in Kaliaganj.

ABP, 27 Apr 2023, Kolkata: Calcutta High Court on Thursday sought a detailed report of the investigation conducted by Mekhilygunge police in a case pertaining to alleged rape and murder of a minor girl in Kaliaganj in West Bengal's North Dinajpur district, as reported by the news agency ANI. The next hearing is on May 2.

Last week, National Commission for Women took cognisance of a video that alleged that a minor girl was raped and subsequently murdered by a group of men. On the other hand, BJP state Chief Sukanta Majumdar has demanded a CBI investigation into the matter in order to ensure justice for the victim. He claimed the police have changed the case and they are not listening to the villagers. He further alleged that the authorities have already termed the matter as suicide.

The NCW said in its official statement, "It has come across a Twitter post wherein a video has been shared alleging that a minor girl was raped and murdered." In the official document, it further said, "The commission has taken cognisance of the reported crime.....and has sought that an FIR under relevant sections must be invoked."

Majumdar said, “Several pieces of evidence were received that prove a rape was committed. We want a CBI investigation in this case and we also demand justice for the victim.”

After the Kaliagunj region in West Bengal's North Dinajpur district became a battleground following the alleged rape and murder of a teenage girl, the National Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) took note of the incident and said a fact-finding team will be dispatched to conduct an investigation.

Tyres were burned and stones were thrown as residents protested the death of a teenage girl who had gone missing on Thursday evening. When police attempted to recover the body, an enraged mob clashed with them, and the RAF was called in to bring the situation under control. According to media reports, the girl was raped and murdered after she was reported missing. Her body was discovered in a water body near her home on Friday morning.

Locals expressed their displeasure and protested when police arrived to retrieve her body. When police attempted to disperse the protesting mob and recover the body, they pelted stones and vandalised the area.

Locals demanded that the body be released only after the accused was apprehended, Economic Times reported citing local sources. Following this, people engaged in handcuffing with police, and police baton-charged the protestors, and the RAF was called in. The girl lived in Kaligunj's Malgunj Panchayat area. Suvendu Adhikari, the state assembly's Leader of Opposition (LoP), claimed that she was from the tribal Rahbonshi community, but the claim could not be verified.