Kumarghat, Oct 22, 2022, TRIPURATIMES Desk

Kumarghat Oct 22: Block Congress staged protest and placed deputation demanding arrest of all the accused responsible for raping a minor 16-yrs old girl in Kumarghat.

According to the details of the incident, a 16-year-old girl was raped in Kanchanbari Bazar area under Fatikroy PS on October 19. On behalf of the minor girl's family, a case was filed with the Fatikroy police station mentioning the names of the accused persons. Police registered a case with Case No. 45/202 under sections 376(3), 109 IPC and 4 POCSO Act.

After prolonged protest by Congress activists on Friday, the police of Fatikroy PS arrested Rajeev Das of Kumarghat Netaji Palli area and Papiya Dey of Kanchanbari area of ​​Fatikroy in connection with the rape case on Saturday morning and sent them to Unakoti District Court.  

However, out of five accused in this rape incident, police arrested only two of them but three people, including an influential person of Kumarghat area, are out of reach of the police.

In this situation, Pabiachara and Fatikroy Block Congress activists held protest and placed deputation at the Fatikroy Police Station.

Congress leaders alleged the heavyweight leaders are creating pressure on Police.

Unakoti District Superintendent of Police Kanta Jahangir accepted the deputation and assured the Congress leaders that the rest would be arrested soon.

The Congress expressed resentment as the Police is not detaining the accused ruling BJP heavy weight leaders’ son.

Block Congress leaders have informed the police that if the rest are not arrested within 24 hours, they will call a 12 hours “bandh” in Kumarghat.