NCW Chief To Visit Riot-Hit Murshidabad, Says Will 'Extensively Talk' To Affected Women

The commission formed an inquiry committee and will meet victims, officials, and discuss the "exodus" of women and horrific molestation incidents.

NCW will visit Murshidabad to investigate violence against women during riots on April 11-12.

Source : X/@VijayaRahatkar

Kolkata, Apr 17 (PTI) National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar on Thursday said that she and other members of the panel will visit riot-hit Murshidabad district in the next few days and meet the affected women.

The panel has already taken suo motu cognizance of the violence against innocents at some places of Murshidabad on April 11 and 12 and formed an inquiry committee to look into this, Rahatkar told reporters on arrival at the city airport.

"We will extensively talk to women affected by the violence in some parts of Murshidabad during the visit. The other commission members like Archana Majumder will also accompany me," she added.

"Taking serious note of the deeply troubling incident in West Bengal, National Commission for Women took suo moto cognizance and has constituted an Inquiry Committee to investigate the violence," the NCW chairperson said earlier on X.

"This follows reports of several women enduring horrific molestation during communal unrest in the Mandirpara area of Dhulian and Shamsherganj area of Murshidabad district," she said.

Rahatkar said the violence has led to "exodus of hundreds of women, many of whom were forced to cross the Bhagirathi River in search of safety, seeking refuge in the nearby district of Malda".

The NCW chief said she will interact with local victims, their families and also meet the district magistrate, superintendent of police and other senior officers of Murshidabad and Malda.

Three persons were killed in communal violence in Shamsherganj, Suti, Dhulian and Jangipur areas of Murshidabad district having Muslim majority population during protests against the Waqf (Amendment) Bill on April 11 and 12. PTI SUS AS AS

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