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Bengal Horror: 4-Yr-Old Raped, Cops 'Refused FIR'; BJP & TMC in War of Words
UPDATED: Nov 9, 2025 15:09 IST
This special report focuses on the rape of a four-year-old girl in Tarakeswar, West Bengal, and the subsequent political firestorm involving the BJP's Sukanta Majumdar and local TMC MLA Ramendu Sinha Roy. Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar stated, 'Mamata Banerjee said that she instructed the police officials that before lodging a file, they should do the investigation.' The horrific incident occurred near the Tarakeswar railway station, where the child was abducted while sleeping next to her grandmother. The family has alleged that when they approached the local police, they were turned away, and that a hospital initially discharged the bleeding child after providing only first aid. While an FIR has since been filed under the POCSO Act, no arrests were mentioned in the immediate aftermath, triggering protests from the BJP, which accuses the state administration of negligence. The local TMC MLA has countered by blaming the Railway Police for the security lapse.
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