Kolkata, July 9 (IANS) The West Bengal Police informed on Thursday that 22 more suspects have been apprehended in the last 24 hours. They have been identified in connection with the lynching of a youth, attacking police, vandalism of public property, including police vehicles and railway tracks, and the outbreak of violence that occurred after the death of a minor girl, who was allegedly raped and killed in Baruipur, South 24 Parganas district.With the arrests of these 22 individuals during the …
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Kolkata, July 8 (IANS) The death of Pravas Mondal, the first of the four accused to be arrested in the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old minor girl at Baruipur in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, in a police encounter on early Wednesday morning, has evoked mixed reactions from the different political parties in the state.Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member Mahua Moitra, a prominent face in the faction led by former West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her nephew, Abhis…
Kolkata, July 8 (IANS) The father of the victim, a minor girl from Baruipur in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, who was allegedly raped and murdered last week, thanked Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday for prompt action in the case. Speaking to the media persons in the afternoon, the victim’s father said the Chief Minister kept his promise of prompt police action to ensure justice for her deceased daughter.“The Chief Minister is like my elder brother. I have full fai…
Kolkata, July 8 (IANS) In a striking reaction to the encounter death of Pravas Mondal, the first accused arrested in the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in West Bengal’s Baruipur, his mother on Wednesday said her son had received the punishment he deserved for his actions.Speaking to mediapersons, Sandhya Mondal said she would neither claim nor even see her son’s body. “I will not go to see my son’s body, nor will I go to receive his body,” she said.According to her, police…
Kolkata, July 8 (IANS) The members of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the case of the death of a 12-year-old minor girl, allegedly raped and murdered, at Baruipur in South 24 Parganas district last week, have arrested one more person.The arrested person has been identified as Kabir Molla. This is the fourth arrest made in the matter since Sunday afternoon after the body of the victim, a minor girl, was recovered from a pond in the Suryapur area in Baruipur.Already, Pravas Mondal, t…
Kolkata, July 8 (IANS) Pravas Mondal, the first among the three accused to be arrested in the minor girl’s death case at Baruipur in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal last week, was killed in an encounter on early Wednesday morning, as the accused was trying to escape after snatching a service rifle of an escorting police rifle.State police sources said that he was taken to the crime scene on Tuesday night to reconstruct the incident. There, he allegedly snatched a service rifle from one…
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) The Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing the alleged rape and murder of a minor girl at Baruipur in South 24 Paragans district of West Bengal earlier this week, has come across some crucial digital evidence that indicates the pre-planned nature of the crime.An insider from the Baruipur District Police said that the tower locations of the mobile phones of the three arrested in the case were the same between 4.30 p.m. and 11 p.m. on July 4, which coincides with the date …
Kolkata, July 7 (IANS) West Bengal Minister Agnimitra Paul on Tuesday visited the family of the 12-year-old girl who was allegedly raped and murdered in Baruipur, South 24 Parganas district, describing the incident as ‘extremely unfortunate’ and assuring the family that justice would be delivered. Speaking to reporters, West Bengal Minister Agnimitra Paul said, “We came to the victim’s uncle’s house, where her father was staying. Her mother is here; this is her original home. It is extremely…
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) The prime accused in the rape and murder of a 12-year-old minor girl at Baruipur in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal was arrested on Monday afternoon, the Baruipur Police District insiders informed. Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari promised stringent action, even capital punishment for the accused persons in the case.“The sleuths of the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the state police, on Monday afternoon arrested a person, who had been suspected as th…
Kolkata, July 6 (IANS) A fresh mystery surfaced at Baruipur in South 24 Parganas district in West Bengal on Monday afternoon after the body of a youth was recovered from the same pond where the body of a 12-year-old girl, allegedly raped and murdered, was recovered on Sunday morning.The youth, whose body was recovered, has been identified as Krishnakanta Haldar. The body has been sent for post-mortem, confirmed the Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO) of Baruipur, Abhishek Ranjan.However, it is …