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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>The 2024 Sandeshkhali incident is a case of alleged sexual assault that took place in Sandeshkhali, a village in the [[North 24 Parganas district|North 24 Parganas]] district of [[West Bengal]], [[India|India,]] on February 9, 2024 allegedly by [[Trinamool Congress]] Worker Sheikh Shahjahan and his colleagues<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sandeshkhali-horror-rape-west-bengal-sheikh-shahjahan-trinamool-congress-tmc-bjp-mamta-banerjee-2501381-2024-02-14|title=Why Sandeshkhali women couldn't speak out against years of 'systemic rape'|website=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/west-bengal-govts-prohibitory-orders-in-sandeshkhali-set-aside-by-hc/article67842346.ece|title=West Bengal govt’s prohibitory orders in Sandeshkhali set aside by HC|first=Shiv Sahay|last=Singh|date=February 13, 2024|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>.The victim, a 22-year-old woman, was allegedly gang-raped by a group of men. The incident sparked outrage and protests across the state, with many demanding justice for the victim.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/bengal-fresh-curbs-imposed-at-sandeshkhali-political-row-heats-up-101707937386475.html|title=Bengal: Fresh curbs imposed at Sandeshkhali, political row heats up|date=February 15, 2024|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/west-bengal-sandeshkhali-violence-causes-section-144-what-happened-what-is-tmc-leader-shahjahan-sheikh-accused-of-11707890642214.html|title=West Bengal: Sandeshkhali violence causes Section 144, what happened?|date=February 14, 2024|website=mint}}</ref><br />
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== Reactions ==<br />
"Women here cannot live in safety. We women fear going out. We want safety," Sandeshkhali resident Kanika Das told in a media interview.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/sandeshkhali-west-bengal-tmc-trinamool-shahjahan-sheikh-mamta-banerjee-kolkata-cv-anand-bose-suvendu-adhikari-bjp-2500774-2024-02-12|title=Sandeshkhali horror: Allegations of systemic rape against Trinamool members|website=India Today}}</ref><br />
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Kanika Das is among the women who have broken years of silence and narrated the horrifying incidents of systemic gang rape and sexual exploitation in West Bengal's Sandeshkhali.<br />
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The Main Opposition [[Bharatiya Janata Party, West Bengal|BJP]] criticized the law & order collapse in [[West Bengal]] under the [[Government of West Bengal|Mamata Banerjee Government]] and demanded justice for the victims<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/sukanta-majumdar-sandeshkhali-bengal-bjp-chief-in-hospital-after-clash-with-cops-on-way-to-sandeshkhali-5055967|title=Bengal BJP Chief In Hospital After Clash With Cops On Way To Sandeshkhali|website=NDTV.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://theprint.in/india/sandeshkhali-bjp-demands-mamatas-statement-stages-walkout-from-assembly/1967098/|title=Sandeshkhali: BJP demands Mamata's statement, stages walkout from assembly|date=February 15, 2024|website=ThePrint}}</ref>, while [[Mamata Banerjee|Chief Minister Banerjee]] said that she has constituted a committee to investigate the matter and present report on it.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/mamata-banerjee-on-sandeshkhali-incident-i-will-never-allow-any-injustice-to-anyone-11707987960073.html|title=Mamata on Sandeshkhali incident: I will never allow any injustice to anyone|date=February 15, 2024|website=mint}}</ref> [[President of BJP|BJP National President]] [[J. P. Nadda|Nadda]] constituted a committee to rush to the sight and report the entire matter to his office.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-forms-6-member-panel-to-inquire-sandeshkhali-sexual-harassment-incidents/articleshow/107705111.cms?from=mdr|title=BJP forms 6-member panel to inquire Sandeshkhali sexual harassment incidents|date=February 15, 2024|via=The Economic Times - The Times of India}}</ref><br />
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