West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari arrived in Baruipur in South 24 Parganas district today and met the parents of the 11-year-old girl who was raped and murdered. During the meeting at the Baruipur SP office, the chief minister assured the victim's family that strict action would be taken against the culprits. He also carried out a complete review of the law and order situation with local officials, following both the rape-murder and the violence that erupted in its aftermath.
A Stern Warning For Criminals And Rioters
After the meeting at the SP office concluded, the chief minister addressed the media and issued a stern warning to criminals and those involved in the unrest. He made it clear that no guilty person would be spared in this case, whether connected to the rape and murder itself or to the violence that followed. Citing a police report, the chief minister said that Indrajit Mandal, who was beaten to death by an angry mob after the incident, was completely innocent. He said close to 200 people were responsible for this heinous crime and the subsequent violence. The chief minister reiterated that anyone who took the law into their own hands would not be spared under any circumstances and would face strict legal action.
DGP Given 72 Hours To Show Results
Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has set a 72 hour deadline for the state DGP to complete swift action in this case. He clearly instructed the police administration to arrest all the main accused within this time frame. Alongside this, a decision has been taken to set up a new police outpost at Suryapur to strengthen law and order in the area. The chief minister also spoke directly with officials of all nearby police stations, including Bharchulai, and gave them strict instructions to maintain peace and order. He announced that he would return to Baruipur after a week to take stock of the situation. During the same interaction, the chief minister also said that three police personnel had already been suspended in the RG Kar Medical College case since his government came to power.
Anger Erupted After The Body Was Found
Earlier on Monday, Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari had said that the guilty in this case would get the death penalty. The girl's body was found on Sunday inside a sack in the Suryapur Haat area. As news of the discovery spread, local residents' anger boiled over and they blocked the Baruipur-Jaynagar road demanding the immediate arrest of the accused. During the unrest, the mob vandalised several police vehicles. Just hours after the body was recovered, an angry mob beat a man to death on suspicion of his involvement in the girl's killing, the same Indrajit Mandal whom the chief minister later described as innocent. Three people have been arrested in the case so far, and the state government has formed a Special Investigation Team, or SIT, to probe the incident thoroughly.
