Amid critical protests over the gang-rape of a 16-year-old woman in Tripura’s Unakoti district six days in the past, the ruling BJP on Wednesday got here out in help of its minister, whose son is an accused within the case. The get together stated the allegations had been politically motivated.
The remarks got here quickly after the state police issued an announcement on Wednesday that they’ve arrested six individuals and additional investigation is on.
The situation of gang rape has been on the heart of protests and political debate for the previous few days, with each the CPI(M) and the Congress coaching their weapons on the BJP, questioning why one of many accused has not been arrested but. .
Jyotishman Das Choudhary, Assistant Inspector General (Law and Order), Tripura Police stated in an announcement {that a} criticism was lodged with the police on October 20. Based on the preliminary investigation, the police stated that it has come to mild that the gang rape sufferer was lured. On October 19, a lady went to her buddy’s rented home the place the get together was happening.
It is discovered that the minor woman was taken to a separate room the place she was made to drink. It was not clarified whether or not the narcotic was discovered within the liquor, however a police assertion stated the woman was later gang-raped.
“Police is using scientific support and other forensic techniques for the investigation. Based on the evidence collected, the police arrested 6 (six) persons in connection with the case for their role in the commission of the crime,” reads the police assertion.
Further investigation is on and the police is giving high precedence to forestall crimes in opposition to girls within the state, the assertion stated.
Addressing a media interplay on the BJP’s state headquarters, senior get together chief and Information and Cultural Affairs (ICA) Minister Sushant Choudhary stated the allegations had been made with vested pursuits because the police had no connection between the minister’s son and the gang-rape. Relationship not discovered. ,
“Six people have already been arrested. The minister’s son was out of the station since October 10, long before the incident. We are not like the previous Left Front government, which used to compromise on crimes against women. Our government works for the empowerment of women,” stated Chaudhary.
He additional claimed that the BJP-led authorities is concerned in a number of pro-people actions like offering backed ration, housing advantages, secure ingesting water and electrical energy connections to the frequent individuals and claimed that this has left the opposition annoyed. “People are with the BJP and we will certainly return to energy. So the opposition is deceptive the individuals and attempting to take benefit.
The allegation was leveled in opposition to the minister’s son by Congress chief Ashish Kumar Saha. Speaking to reporters, Saha had earlier stated, “The son of a BJP minister was concerned within the incident. No motion was taken in opposition to him. We really feel that the Chief Minister himself is properly conscious of the difficulty, however is silent.”
CPI(M) state secretary Jitendra Choudhary on Wednesday took to social media and stated the regulation and order state of affairs in Tripura was deteriorating. He claimed that whereas political assaults on opposition events and their supporters have turn out to be frequent, crimes equivalent to molestation, rape, gang rape and homicide on girls have elevated sharply, with ruling get together staff, even politicians. and family of ministers are additionally included. getting concerned.
“People are vocal and demanding the arrest of this man (the minister’s son), there are calls for throughout the BJP as properly. We have come to know from dependable sources that the absconding son of the minister is staying contained in the official residence of the minister. I urge the state police to go looking the residence of the minister and arrest the accused in any other case public discontent will unfold to all the state together with Agartala.
He additionally referred to a second gang rape in Khowai district three days in the past, the place a lady attending Kali Puja pandals was kidnapped and gang-raped. The Communist Party chief alleged that the accused had been native BJP leaders and demanded their quick arrest.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
