Baruipur : The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Monday alleged that party chief and former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was placed under house arrest to stop her from visiting Baruipur, where she planned to meet the family of a 12-year-old girl allegedly raped and murdered.
“Our Chairperson, @MamataOfficial, wanted to visit Baruipur. Upon learning this, a massive deployment of police personnel and barricades was put in place outside her residence to prevent her from leaving,” the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) said. The party said it would continue to demand justice for the victim and asserted that Banerjee stood firmly with the girl’s family.
The allegation comes amid outrage over the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in the Surjyapur area of Baruipur in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district. Tension escalated on Sunday after one of the accused died after he was allegedly lynched by the victim’s relatives and local residents. According to police, the girl had left home on Saturday afternoon to buy a birthday gift for a friend but did not return. Her family alleged that four men had forcibly taken her away and claimed that police did not respond adequately when they sought help. The family said they spent the night searching for her.
Police said local residents caught one of the suspects on Sunday morning, and during questioning, he allegedly revealed the location where the girl’s body had been hidden. Residents later recovered the body from the Surjyapur Haat area, where it was allegedly found stuffed inside a sack near a pond. The recovery of the body sparked massive protests in the area. Angry residents blocked the Baruipur-Joynagar Road, set tyres on fire and damaged several police vehicles.
Police said local BJP worker Shantanu Mandal had been detained for questioning, while four people have been arrested so far in connection with the case. After senior police officers assured action, protesters allowed the girl’s body to be sent for post-mortem. TMC MP Abhishek Banerjee also attacked the BJP over the incident, alleging that the party had created an atmosphere in which those accused of serious crimes believed they enjoyed political protection.
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