The 2024 Sandeshkhali incident is a case of alleged sexual assault that took place in Sandeshkhali, a village in the North 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India, on February 9, 2024 allegedly by Trinamool Congress Worker Sheikh Shahjahan and his colleagues[1][2].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.[3][4]
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"Women here cannot live in safety. We women fear going out. We want safety," Sandeshkhali resident Kanika Das told in a media interview.[5]
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.
The Main Opposition BJP criticized the law & order collapse in West Bengal under the Mamata Banerjee Government and demanded justice for the victims[6][7], while Chief Minister Banerjee said that she has constituted a committee to investigate the matter and present report on it.[8] BJP National President Nadda constituted a committee to rush to the sight and report the entire matter to his office.[9]
References
- ↑ Why Sandeshkhali women couldn't speak out against years of 'systemic rape'. India Today.
- ↑ West Bengal govt’s prohibitory orders in Sandeshkhali set aside by HC, Singh, Shiv Sahay(February 13, 2024).
- ↑ Bengal: Fresh curbs imposed at Sandeshkhali, political row heats up. Hindustan Times(February 15, 2024).
- ↑ West Bengal: Sandeshkhali violence causes Section 144, what happened?. mint(February 14, 2024).
- ↑ Sandeshkhali horror: Allegations of systemic rape against Trinamool members. India Today.
- ↑ Bengal BJP Chief In Hospital After Clash With Cops On Way To Sandeshkhali. NDTV.com.
- ↑ Sandeshkhali: BJP demands Mamata's statement, stages walkout from assembly. ThePrint(February 15, 2024).
- ↑ Mamata on Sandeshkhali incident: I will never allow any injustice to anyone. mint(February 15, 2024).
- ↑ BJP forms 6-member panel to inquire Sandeshkhali sexual harassment incidents(February 15, 2024).