Rejinagar : A six-year-old girl died on Tuesday, two days after she was allegedly knocked down by a vehicle in a Democratic Trinamool Congress election roadshow in Lokenathpur.
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Jasmin was hit by one of the vehicles, according to her family. Her father Dulal Mallick said, “The hospital authorities have not conducted the post-mortem yet, and we have been waiting since morning. AJUP chairman Humayun Kabir said, “The police are trying to shield the accused netas. Democratic Trinamool Congress candidate Safiuzzaman Sheikh said, “Nobody informed us.
Jasmin was among a group of children who had gathered near their homes after hearing that chocolates were being distributed from a passing convoy. The roadshow, comprising five SUVs and carrying former minister Madan Mitra , MP Abu Taher Khan, MLA Akhrujjaman and candidate Safiuzzaman Sheikh, passed through the area. We repeatedly requested the local police station to submit the required police report for the post-mortem. We hoped the netas whose vehicle hit her would assist us. I will demand punishment and compensation from those responsible. State minister Gouri Shankar Ghosh demanded a thorough inquiry and punishment for those responsible. Had we been informed, we would have met with the family immediately after the accident. Download the TOI App.
She was taken to Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital and later referred to NRS Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, where she died on Tuesday morning.