Three arrested in Baruipur minor's rape-murder case; CM promises justice

West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday said justice will be delivered to the family and capital punishment will be given to the culprits who committed the "heinous crime." Meanwhile, the total arrests have gone up to three in connection with the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old minor girl in Baruipur.

Tomorrow CM will go to Baruipur and meet the victims. CM will review police negligence if any.

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"I spoke with her father immediately yesterday after the incident, and he demanded justice. We will ensure justice and deliver capital punishment. Whatever the family has requested, the government will do accordingly," the Chief Minister said on the sidelines of a programme today.

"A complaint was lodged by the family against four individuals. Three have been arrested. Three others have been detained, who were found to be in contact with the two absconding accused," the CM added.

Under the Inspector General, the police and the STF are probing the matter. In total, four cases have been registered.

The three arrested person since Sunday evening are Ananda Sradar (the lastest arrest this afternoon and the prime accused) while the other two are Pravas Mondal and Dibakar Sardar.

"Apart from the one regarding the heinous crime, other cases have been registered. A mob lynching took place, and there was a communal angle. I will not speak about it, but the police will speak in detail on this," the Chief Minister said.

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"Two CRPF jawans have been injured. A police vehicle was set on fire, and railway tracks were uprooted. The way the railway tracks were uprooted reminds us of the 2019 anti-CAA protests and the recent anti-Waqf Amendment Bill protests," Adhikari said.

The two incidents the CM spoke about include a mob lynching, in which an individual was beaten to death on suspicion. A separate FIR has been filed in this regard. In the third incident, a case has been registered regarding the vandalism of a police vehicle and an attack on police personnel and the CRPF. A police personnel has been admitted to hospital after sustaining serious head injuries.

The Chief Minister indicated the Trinamool Congress' role in instigating violence, without naming the party.

"The 'unhappy souls' who had retreated into their homes after losing the Assembly election and are still hiding there, these people have carried out violence, and action will be taken against them. We will take stringent action against them," he pointed out.

Meanwhile, apprehending fresh tension in the Baruipur area in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district over the recovery of the body of a 12-year-old minor girl on Sunday, the Baruipur Police District imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in areas under three police stations within its jurisdiction.

The Chief Minister has said several times that a zero-tolerance policy will be adopted regarding violence against women. Tension broke out in Baruipur on Sunday after the recovery of the minor girl's body from a pond the same morning.

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A delegation led by Baruipur MLA Biman Bandopadhyay and MP Dola Sen visited the victim's house and met her parents. They met the victim's mother and father separately.