Police detained Bharatiya Janata Party workers protesting against the alleged murder of a BJP leader and alleged rape and murder of a 17-year-old girl in Kaliyaganj, in North Dinajpur, West Bengal, as reported by the news agency ANI. BJP has called a 12-hour bandh over alleged police brutality against common people in the state. Although the preliminary post-mortem examination report indicated that she had not been raped. It further stated that the minor girl’s death occurred due to some poisonous substance and that there were no injury marks found on the body, news agency PTI quoted the Superintendent of Police (SP) Md Sana Akhtar as saying.
“Victim's post-mortem report given by doctors reveals that death was due to a poisonous substance. No major injury. We will again ask doctors to clarify if there's any sexual injury,” the SP said. "We are investigating the case from all angles," he added. Police said that a 20-year-old man, identified as the prime accused in the case, was arrested.
Miscreants, violating the prohibitory orders, on Tuesday set ablaze the Kaliaganj police station and several vehicles parked near it, as a mark of protest, claiming that the 17-year-old girl had been raped and murdered. Her body was found in a canal here last week.
Around 11 people were detained for their alleged involvement in violence at Kaliaganj in Uttar Dinajpur district over the alleged rape and murder of a teenage girl, reported PTI. Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC continued in some parts of Kaliyaganj, a senior police officer said. On Tuesday, raids were conducted in and around Kaliyaganj throughout, and 11 people were detained in connection with incidents of arson, he said.
Tensions prevailed in West Bengal’s North Dinajpur after a youth was shot dead, claimed BJP, while protesting against the killing of an 11-year-old girl in the district. The Bharatiya Janata Party has alleged that the youth, who was a party worker and was protesting against the girl’s death, was killed in a police firing. Section 144 of the CrPC has been imposed in North Dinapur and internet has been suspended till April 30 at many places across the district, as per ABP News sources.
The BJP has been alleging Mamata Banerjee led Trinamool Congress government for the death of Mrityunjay Barman. “Ever since the alleged rape and murder in Kaliganj happened, police started atrocity on the BJP's vote bank (which comes from the SC community) in the northern part of Bengal on the orders of Mamata Banerjee. Police had gone there last night to arrest people and during this, they also shot a BJP worker. We will protest against this,” said West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar.
One of our members protesting over the alleged rape and murder of a Dalit girl in Uttar Dinajpur's Kaliyaganj was shot dead by police. BJP workers are continuously being arrested after the Ram Navami violence. Till now, more than 150 workers have been arrested, said BJP leader Debasree Choudhury.
“Till now, more than 150 workers have been arrested. We would like to say to CM Mamata Banerjee that due to her failures, the Kaliyaganj incident happened and now she must take responsibility for this incident,” she added.
Meanwhile, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee alleged that outsiders were brought to the state to carry out attacks on the local police station and private property at Kaliaganj in Uttar Dinajpur district. Banerjee alleged BJP was behind the incidents of vandalism that rocked Kaliaganj on Tuesday following the death of a minor girl last week and directed the state police to explore attaching properties of those found involved in the case of arson and violence.