TWO WOMEN from West Bengal have moved the Supreme Courtroom alleging rape by supporters of the ruling Trinamool Congress throughout the post-poll violence within the state in Might, instantly after Mamata Banerjee led her social gathering to a 3rd time period in energy.
Searching for a court-monitored probe by a Particular Investigation Workforce (SIT) or the CBI, each the ladies — a 60-year-old and a 17-year-old — have in separate pleas sought to be made events in a pending petition filed by Biswajit Sarkar, brother of Bengal BJP employee Abhijit Sarkar, who was murdered, allegedly by TMC employees, throughout the post-poll violence in Might.
In Kolkata, police mentioned that whereas one particular person has been arrested for the rape of the 60-year-old, three individuals have been held within the case of the minor’s gangrape.
In her purposes within the Supreme Courtroom, the 60-year-old alleged that she was gangraped by 5 TMC employees within the presence of her six-year-old grandchild.
She alleged that on Might 3, a day after the Meeting ballot outcomes, a mob of round 100-200 TMC supporters had surrounded her home and threatened the household to depart the home or face penalties. Then, on the evening of Might 4, she alleged, 5 TMC males barged into the home when she was along with her grandchild. She alleged that she was slapped, crushed, handcuffed and tied to the mattress “because the criminals pressured themselves on her”.
The plea mentioned that as her situation deteriorated, after eight days, she was admitted to a non-public hospital, the place medical checks confirmed rape.
Alleging that the “conduct of the state police is unsatisfactory and non-cooperative”, she has demanded a court-monitored SIT probe. The plea additionally alleged that police had “intentionally chosen to call solely one of many 5 accused within the FIR”.
Superintendent of Police Amarnath Ok mentioned, “In response to a grievance by the sufferer’s kin, she was raped by one particular person. We arrested the accused, 35-year-old Mohammad Usman, the identical day. He’s nonetheless in judicial custody.”
The sufferer’s son-in-law advised The Indian Specific, “My mother-in-law was threatened many instances after the polls. That evening, they raped her and even tried to poison her. Her grandchild was within the room and he hid underneath the mattress. I lodged a police grievance however just one particular person was arrested. The remainder of the accused are roaming free. Now we have no religion within the police. That’s the reason we approached the Supreme Courtroom.”
Tapas Dolui, common secretary of a BJP organisational district, mentioned, “She is our supporter and used to come back for our conferences. The Trinamool Congress focused her due to that.”
Within the second case, a 17-year-old lady filed an utility via advocate Ravi Sharma, alleging she was gangraped by TMC employees on Might 9, “solely for her household’s political affiliations and spiritual beliefs”.
Her plea mentioned that on Might 9, she and her pal had been coming back from her grandmother’s home after they had been stopped by 4 males and dragged to a close-by jungle, with the attackers allegedly shouting, “Now we’ll train you a lesson for supporting the BJP. Your households ought to know that is the result of opposing our chief”. The applying alleged that the boys took turns to rape her for greater than an hour. The plea additional mentioned that the lady’s pal managed to flee and led the sufferer’s household to the spot, the place they discovered her unconscious. The applying mentioned police had been but to arrest one of many males concerned.
In Kolkata, a police officer mentioned, “Three individuals had been arrested as quickly as police acquired the grievance.”
A BJP employee, who lives in the identical neighbourhood because the sufferer, mentioned, “The lady’s household are all supporters of our social gathering. We don’t belief the police right here.”
Rajib Hossain, a district common secretary of Trianamool Congress, mentioned, “There isn’t any reality within the allegation. We think about the judiciary. The BJP is taking these issues to the Supreme Courtroom as a result of they can not settle for their defeat.”