NEW DELHI: Media trials in rape circumstances ought to cease, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee mentioned on Sunday and added that this could hamper the investigations.
Within the Kultali rape-murder case, Mamata Banerjee directed the police to register this beneath the POCSO Act and be certain that the culprits get capital punishment inside three months, PTI Information Company reported.
The case includes a 10-year-old lady who was discovered lifeless in a canal in South 24 Parganas’ Kultali on Saturday.
Whereas talking on the Kolkata police physique guard traces after just about inaugurating a number of Durga Pujas, the West Bengal CM mentioned, “I need the police to register the Kultuli case beneath the POCSO Act and be certain that the culprits get capital punishment inside three months… Crime is crime; there is no such thing as a faith or caste. Robust motion needs to be taken towards the criminals.”
The incident has sparked widespread outrage, highlighting issues about ladies’s security within the state
Earlier at present, individuals held protests in South 24 Parganas towards the alleged rape and homicide of a minor lady. The protesters raised slogans demanding the harshest punishment towards the responsible. West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Mazumdar and celebration chief Agnimitra Paul had been among the many protesters.
Yesterday additionally, the BJP launched a protest in Kultali.
“It has been proved once more that ladies should not secure beneath the Mamata Banerjee administration,” ANI quoted Bharatiya Janata Occasion state president Sukanta Mazumdar as saying.
Mazumdar additional mentioned that he wouldn’t inaugurate Durga Puja Pandal as an indication of protest towards the TMC authorities.
