Alleged gang rape and murder of Class 8 tribal student sparks tension
Alleged gang rape and murder of a student in Kadirgunj village in North Dinajpur district of West Bengal has sparked tension. The victim, a class 8 student belonged to the tribal community.
The incident occurred at Kadirgunj village under the Karandighi Police Station in North Dinajpur.
On Friday night the parents of the victim had gone to a nearby village to attend Raas celebrations. The victim who is the eldest of the 4 daughters was sleeping in the veranda.
It is believed that the assailants had stifled her and carried her to the nearby Litchi groves where they gang raped her. Followed this they allegedly strangled her to death and left the dead body on the veranda.
The parents returned late at night. They initially thought that their daughter was in deep sleep. However when she did not respond to their calls, closer inspection revealed the horrific truth.
She
had
bled
from
the
nose
and
her
body
bore
marks
on
injury.
There
was
mud
and
grass
all
over
her
body.
Police
state
prima
facie
she
was
taken
to
the
Litchi
groves
and
gang
raped
and
then
strangled
to
death.
The
groves
signs
of
resistance.
A
post
mortem
has
been
conducted.
"Situation is tense. As a preventive measure we have deployed additional police force to prevent the situation from spiraling out of control" stated Ayesha Rani, District Magistrate.
"We have given 72 hours deadline to the police to arrest the culprits. If they fail to do so we will bring the district to a grinding halt" threatened Samuel Marandi of the Tribal Coordination Committee.
The incident has stoked fear of a rerun of the July 15 incident in which a group of tribals allegedly vandalised a bus stand, ransacked and torched shops in Raigunj, the district head quarters, North Dinajpur.
The agitators were protesting against the "molestation and attempted rape" of two tribal women near the waiting room of Raigunj bus stand on July 9.
Later, local shop owners blocked roads in protest and called for an indefinite strike.
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