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Kolkata, Oct 15 (IANS) West Bengal Governor CV Anand Bose on Wednesday submitted a detailed report to President Draupadi Murmu and the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) regarding the alleged gang rape of a Dalit medical student in Durgapur in West Burdwan district.
A Raj Bhavan insider confirmed that the Governor’s report includes observations from his visit to Durgapur earlier this week and his interaction with the victim’s family.
However, specific details of the report are unknown.
Speaking to the media at a Kolkata-based Chamber of Commerce event earlier in the day, Governor Bose expressed concern over the rising incidents of sexual violence in the state.
“In view of the recent incidents of crimes against women, including the Durgapur case, it can no longer be said that West Bengal is a safe place for women,” he said.
The incident, which took place on the night of October 10, involved a second-year student from Odisha enrolled at a private medical college and hospital in Durgapur.
According to initial reports, the victim was attacked after she stepped out of the college campus to buy food at around 8 pm. She was allegedly dragged to a nearby forest area and gang-raped.
Police have arrested six people in connection with the case, all of whom are currently in custody.
Earlier, the Governor had also indirectly held the ruling Trinamool Congress government responsible for the repeated incidents of sexual crimes in the state.
The governor said, “What we’re seeing now is just the tip of the iceberg. There’s a deeper problem underneath it, which is the incompetence of the people responsible for running the system.”
He also criticized the police administration in the state for not taking necessary action in dealing with such cases of sexual crimes against women.
Bose said, “The main function of the people is to maintain law and order in the state. As a governor, I cannot say that the police administration here is working as expected. The current situation in West Bengal is indicative of a ‘soft state’ where enforcing and enforcing legal provisions is not appropriate. The police is not playing the required role in enforcing the law.”
According to him, it is the responsibility of the police administration to maintain law and order and strictly enforce legal provisions.
“The law enforcement agencies are responsible for the violence or anarchy in the state,” the governor said.
–IANS
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