Political storm brewing over girl's death in Tata land

Kolkata, Dec 18 (UNI) A teenage girl's burnt body was today recovered from the areas earmarked for the Tata project in Singur in Hoogly district raising political claims of every hue and colour.

One Tapashi Mallik, aged 18, was burnt alive in the land earmarked for the Tata project. The villagers alleged that she had gone to the field for completing her nature's call when she was raped and then burnt alive.

The villagers claimed Tapashi, a resident of Bajeberia areas of Gopalnagar in Singur, was an active member of "Krishi Jami Raksha Committee".

Hoogly Police sources said after initial investigation it has been learnt that that girl died of burning.

Her body has been sent for post mortem. Police have no theories to her death till now. Nothing can be ascertained till the post mortem reports come, the sources said.

Meanwhile, Trinamool supremo Mamata Banerjee, who entered the 15th day of her fast today, cancelled her sit-in-demonstration and other activities today and said 'silence' was her protest today.

She also said she will announce her future course of action later in the day. Meanwhile, Congress has also demanded a judicial inquiry into the incident.

While Trinamool have raised fingers towards the CPI(M) and their reign of terror in Singur, the party has brushed aside such allegations.

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