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West Bengal: Minor Girl Kidnapped And Murdered In South 24 Parganas District, Protesters Set Fire To Police Outpost; BJP Claims She Was Raped
Protesters vandalising the police outpost
A minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and murdered in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district on Friday (4 October).
The incident sparked protests and angry villagers set a police outpost on fire.
While a post-mortem report is awaited, the BJP has claimed it was a case of rape and murder and hit out at the Trinamool Congress-led government in the state.
According to the police, the 9-year-old girl had left to attend a coaching class in South 24 Parganas' in Mahishamari on Friday and the family filed a missing complaint at night after she did not return home.
Her body was found in a field around 3.30 am on Saturday with multiple injuries.
After the body was recovered, angry residents of the area started a protest and also set a police camp on fire after vandalising it.
The girl's father stated that she had informed that the she would return home after the class and when he saw that she wasn't back even after he reached the house, the family approached the police outpost nearby and were directed to the nearest police station.
According to the official, a 19-year-old man, Mostakin Sardar, has been arrested for the kidnapping and murder.
A large police team has been deployed to ensure the situation does not escalate.
Sukanta Majumdar, Union Minister and BJP State President, claimed that the girl was raped and demanded the resignation of Chief Minister Banerjee.
"Durga Puja celebrations are days away and such crimes are taking place in the state with innocent girls as the victims. This shows that Mamata Banerjee has no control over the administration, which has become completely political. The way this minor girl was raped and the fact that these crimes are taking place again and again in Bengal... Mamata Banerjee has no legal or moral right to hold on to her post," Majumdar said, NDTV reported.
However, the police have said that the post-mortem report is still awaited the rape cannot be confirmed till then.
