Class 4 girl allegedly sexually assaulted, killed in West Bengal; accused arrested
This tragic event comes as Bengal and the nation are still reeling from the sexual assault and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital
PTC Web Desk: A Class 4 girl was allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered while returning home from tuition in South 24 Parganas, West Bengal. Her body was discovered on the bank of the River Ganges at Kripakhali village on Saturday morning.
As per the police, the the girl had gone missing on Friday evening, following which a missing person report was registered. Following an initial investigation, the accused was arrested, and the girl's body was recovered from the riverbank. Baruipur Superintendent of Police Palash Dhali said they were alerted about the girl’s disappearance at 9 pm, and the investigation began immediately, leading to the identification of a suspect, as reported by News18.
An FIR was filed by midnight, resulting in the arrest of the accused and the recovery of the body.
Meanwhile, West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar expressed his shock over the tragic incident and flayed the Trinamool Congress (TMC) government on X (formerly Twitter) for the deteriorating law and order situation. He also shared footage of large protests by local residents. “A Class IV student was brutally sexually assaulted and murdered while returning from tuition in the Kripakhali area of Kultali Police Station. My question to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, who has failed to protect women, is: will there be no relief for the girls of Bengal even at the start of Devi Paksha? How many more Bengali girls will suffer this fate under your misrule?” Majumdar wrote in his post.
This tragic event comes as Bengal and the nation are still reeling from the sexual assault and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital on August 9. Doctors continue to protest, demanding justice and stricter safety laws.