Bengal Police dragged the dead body of a minor rape victim through the streets 

  • BJP alleges that the Police have destroyed the evidence
  • BJP demands a CBI inquiry into the matter
  • Post post-mortem the Police claim that the girl was not raped
The police dragged away the victim’s dead body

North Dinajpur (Bengal) – Violence flared up in Bengal’s village a day after the girl’s rape-murder. The people threw stones upon seeing the Police drag the victim’s body through the streets. Police at this time resorted to a lathi charge and shelling of tear gas. On the 22nd of April, a video showing the Police dragging the dead victim’s body through the streets was seen on social media. Amit Malviya, BJP’s National head of Information & Technology tweeted this video. According to the Police it was found after the post-mortem that the girl died due to ingesting poison. The Police have arrested a person named Javed in this matter. The victim and the accused knew each other. BJP’s local MLA Debashree Choudhary demands that the matter be handed over to the CBI for investigation.  Dr Shashi Panja, State Minister for Women and Child Welfare is accusing the BJP of misguiding and provoking the people.

1. Police said that the girl was missing but her family did not file any complaint. Later her dead body was found near a pond. The people pelted stones at the Police when they went to take the dead body.

2. Suvendu Adhikari Bengal’s leader of Opposition said that they were not allowed to meet the family of the victim, and they made us wait at the Police Station

Have not been given any answer by the Government – Priyank Kanoongo Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights

Priyank Kanoongo Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights

Priyank Kanoongo Chairperson of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights tweeted, the girl was gang-raped and then killed. Police mishandled the dead body of the victim. Got no response from the State Government when asked about this.

Editorial Viewpoints

  • Are these insensitive Police, capable of protecting the citizens ?
  • The law and order situation has gone to dogs in the reign of the Trinamool Congress Government in Bengal. There is no alternative but to bring the President’s Rule to the State because of the incidents that are happening. It would not be wrong if it is said that ‘it is a punishment to those who elected the Trinamool Congress Government’.   
  • It is a disgrace that little girls and women are insecure in a State ruled by a female Chief Minister !