Demanding swift justice, Bharat Jakat Majhi Pargana Mahal announced a protest rally at Chandrakona Road at 12 noon on Sunday, Oct 4. The incident has sparked widespread outrage across the region.
Garbeta: Garbeta police on Tuesday arrested three men in connection with an alleged gang rape of a 17-year-old tribal girl near Arabari Forest in West Midnapore. Demanding swift justice, Bharat Jakat Majhi Pargana Mahal announced a protest rally at Chandrakona Road at 12 noon on Sunday, Oct 4. three men intercepted her, forcibly dragged her into adjacent Arabari Forest, and gang-raped her While she was speaking to an acquaintance near the venue. The incident has sparked widespread outrage across the region.
The accused were produced before Medinipur POCSO court on Tuesday, which remanded them in police custody for four days. The minor had gone to attend a cultural programme organised during a football tournament in Chandrakona Road on Sunday night, according to police sources and a formal complaint.
Police subsequently registered a case under relevant provisions of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and apprehended all three accused. Informed by the victim, her family lodged a written complaint at Chandrakona Road Beat House on Monday night.
We demand an impartial and expeditious investigation so that the perpetrators receive the maximum punishment prescribed by law,” said Shiblal Murmu, district vice-president of the organization. “The allegation of sexual violence against a minor tribal girl is grave.