Mob Protesting Death Of Teenage Girl In Kaliaganj Sets Police Station On Fire

An official said people allegedly belonging to the Adivasi and Rajbangshi communities organised a Thana gherao programme on Tuesday afternoon protesting against alleged ‘police inaction’ in the case and claiming that the girl had been raped and murdered.Preliminary post-mortem examination of the girl’s body, however, indicated she had not been raped.
While the ruling Trinamool Congress blamed the opposition BJP for the incident, the saffron camp alleged ‘complete failure’ of the law and order machinery.The protestors, who also demanded suspension of Raiganj Police District SP Md Sana Akhtar, threw stones at the police personnel deployed there before breaking barricades.The police started a baton charge and used water cannons but could not stop the mob from entering the police station and setting it on fire.
The situation is under control at the moment. We have deployed a huge number of policemen including RAF (Rapid Action Force) personnel, the IPS officer told PTI, adding that two policemen were injured in the clash.Prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC were clamped in parts of Kaliaganj on Sunday morning, ahead of the visit of a team of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR).
Meanwhile, the war of words between the Trinamool Congress and the BJP, which started after the girl’s body was found, continued ahead of the panchayat election in the state.TMC spokesperson Kunal Ghosh held the BJP responsible for the arson.The BJP is misguiding the Adivasis and instigating them to attack the police, Ghosh said.The saffron camp, however, pointed the finger at Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee for the incident.
I do not support attacks on police personnel. But I have come to know that the police had attacked the people who were peacefully carrying out their protests. This is the result of complete failure on the part of the law and order machinery. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee is responsible for it, Leader of the Opposition Suvendu Adhikari said.What do you think of this? Please comment.