Kolkata Rape-Murder Case: Two Arrested as Authorities Impose Prohibitory Orders

Kolkata Rape-Murder Case: Baruipur, in South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal is on a boil after a 11-year-old girl's body was dumped in a pond there. Her family has filed rape and death allegations against him and registered a murder and child abuse case under the strict Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. In a grisly incident, a man suspected to be part of the gruesome crime has been lynched.

The local administration has banned assembly in Baruipur and adjacent Sonarpur and Narendrapur to avoid any untoward incident. The situation has been closely monitored and the officials are making a lot of efforts to keep things under control.

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A total of two people have been arrested in connection with the child’s death and several others are being questioned. Prabhash Mondol has been identified as one of the arrested.

“A special investigation team has been formed. A murder case has been lodged, and the investigation is on. Prohibitory orders are in place and the situation is under control. Two people have been arrested and raids are on to arrest others. All the culprits will be arrested. We ask the people not to pay heed to rumours,” said a senior officer of Bengal police.

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Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is expected to have a meeting with the child's father today. On Sunday, the Chief Minister spoke to the family on the phone and promised them a stringent action in the case. But, the Chief Minister has faced criticism from his former boss and Trinamool Congress chief Mamata Banerjee.

In a statement on social media on Sunday night, Banerjee said, “A horrific incident has taken place in Baruipur. I had planned to visit the family members of the victim. I planned to go alone. However, all the roads near my house (in Kalighat, Kolkata) have been blocked by police and central forces. Why such a huge police mobilisation near my home? They have not communicated the reason to us.”

“I don’t know why they are not letting me go out. I don’t know why I am such a threat? We are the original Trinamool Congress, but those with the BJP (meaning the rebel Trinamool faction) are being allowed to do political programmes,” she said, adding that she has spoken to the girl’s family over the phone.

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Trinamool MP (Lok Sabha) and one of the opposition leaders against Banerjee Sayooni Ghosh said on X “I strongly condemn the heinous incident targeting a minor girl in Baruipur, Surjapur, South 24 Parganas. I express my heartfelt condolences while standing in complete solidarity with her & her family.”

Ghosh was once a close aide of Mamata Banerjee, but now has joined the Nationalist Citizens Party of India with 19 other Trinamool MPs. Thanking the Chief Minister, she said, “I have spoken to the Hon’ble Chief Minister, Shri @SuvenduWB ji and he has assured that he is personally monitoring the situation. Arrests are being made, a SIT has been constituted, he is in touch with the bereaved family and the culprits will not be spared and justice will be done expeditiously. I thank him for taking prompt and necessary actions.”

“As the Member of Parliament representing Baruipur, I will put forth all these matters in writing to @CMBengal in particular, and asking for all possible support towards the victim’s family will be my priority. At the same time, it must be remembered that the rule of law must prevail as mob hysteria has no place in a civilized society. Taking the law into one’s own hands is unacceptable and deserves to be met with strict action,” she added.

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