CID to probe WB teen's brutal killing
Kolkata: Faced with massive public outcry, the West Bengal government has asked the state CID to probe the killing of a 16-year-old boy by a gang of drunken youths, who tried to molest his sister near Barasat town here.
"CID has been asked to take over investigation into the incident which is undesirable and shocking. We have asked the DM and SP to explain the reason of delay in police action to save Rajib Das and arrest the culprits," state Chief Secretary Samar Ghosh said.
Ghosh said the constable on duty at the Additional SP's bungalow was suspended for not responding to the repeated pleas of Rajib Das' sister.
Two persons have been detained in this connection, police said.
Rajib, who was due to appear in this year's Madhyamik Examination (secondary examination), was stabbed, kicked and repeatedly punched to death for resisting the gang who were trying to molest his sister near the district magistrate's bungalow at Barasat.
He was escorting his sister, who was returning from her workplace at a call centre in Kolkata, on a bicycle from the station to their residence when the miscreants intercepted them late on the night of February 14, they said.
Rajib was left bleeding on the street at a spot, 400 metres away from the DM's bungalow, and later taken to Barasat Hospital by passers-by, the bereaved family said. He was shifted to R.G. Kar hospital but by then he had already succumbed to grievous injuries, they said.
Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee visited the residence of the deceased at Banamalipur locality and met his parents, sister and grandmother.
Bhattacharjee, who also interacted with the neighbours, said everything will be done to ensure all the culprits were identified and brought to book.
The chief minister, who spent roughly 45 minutes with the grieving family, asked the Inspector General (South Bengal) to take the victim's father to the CM's office at Writers Building next week so that some monetary help could be arranged.
Bhattacharjee faced protest by local Trinamool Congress men, alleging total law and order failure in the area, while entering the home.
The incident triggered widespread protest in the area with locals and some political parties blocking the road. Opposition SUCI activists also staged a demonstration in front of Writer's Building, which led to the arrest of 104 people, police said.
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