What Are The Jodhpur Rape Cases Abhishek, Mamata Mentioned To Target BJP's 'Double-Engine' Rajasthan Govt?

Jodhpur Rapes: Mamata Banerjee slammed the BJP for its "double standards" in handling sexual abuse cases. They said that over the past few days, crimes against women had increased in BJP-ruled states.

TMC general secretary Abhishek Banerjee and Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee slammed the BJP for "double standards" when it came to dealing with sexual abuse cases. Abhishek cited data from the National Crime Records Bureau to point out that Uttar Pradesh had the highest cases of crimes against women in India.

"UP is followed by Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Maharashtra. UP registered 41,733 cases of crimes against women in the last 10 years. MP recorded 36,144 such cases; Rajasthan and Maharashtra saw nearly 28,000 and 25,000 cases, respectively," said Abhishek Banerjee at a TMC Chhatra Parishad Foundation Day event in the Mayo Road area in Kolkata.

Taking a jibe at the BJP's "double-engine" government pitch, Abhishek Banerjee said CMs of all the four states should resign before the BJP demands Mamata Banerjee's resignation. Mamata Banerjee, too, said that crimes against women had increased in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh. She said that no one, not even PM Narendra Modi, had resigned when women and girls of these states were being sexually abused.

Jodhpur Rape Cases

Cases of sexual abuse against women and girls in Jodhpur, the second-largest city of Rajasthan, are on the rise. In the last 20 days, six girls have been allegedly raped in Jodhpur. The back-to-back rape cases have shaken the state. Of these, four girls were raped in a single day.

Minor Raped On Jodhpur Hospital Premises 

In the first incident, a case of kidnapping of a minor girl was registered at the Soorsagar police station in Jodhpur. The girl left her house on Sunday, September 25, but did not return till late. The police began a massive search after a complaint was registered, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (West), Rajarshi Rajvarma.

According to the police, it was later found out that the girl was gang-raped by two men in the bio-waste storage room. A police team was formed and a search operation was launched to nab the accused. Soon both the accused men were arrested. The alleged incident occurred at the Mahatma Gandhi Hospital in Jodhpur city.

The two men who allegedly raped her are said to be contractual sanitation workers at the hospital. The hospital, however, said that only one of them worked there for some time, but the other had never worked at the facility, reported Zee Rajasthan.

The girl purportedly left her home after a fight with her parents. A kidnapping report was filed at the police station by the family when she failed to return home. When the police found the girl, the victim revealed that she had been gang-raped.

One-Year-Old Girl Raped Boranada 

In the second incident, a case of attempted rape of a one-year-old girl came to light in Boranada police station area of ​​Jodhpur. The mother of the girl has alleged that two youths from her raped the girl. A case was registered through the child helpline. The girl was taken to AIIMS for a medical examination. Both the accused were arrested.

Minor Raped In Mahamandir Area Of Jodhpur

The third incident was reported from the Mahamandir police station area of ​​Jodhpur Police Commissionerate East. Mahamandir police station officer Shivlal Meena said that a man was arrested for allegedly trying to molest his minor neighbour.

The parents of the girl said that she had gone out for Janmashtami celebrations when the incident occurred.

While the TMC slammed the Rajasthan rape cases, the Congress, too, targeted the BJP over the atrocities on women. The Congress gave a 48-hour ultimatum to the Bhajan Lal Sharma government to bring the law-and-order situation under control.