Kolkata: The
charred body of a young girl was found this morning in a mango orchard in Malda
district of West Bengal. Locals spotted the body and immediately alerted police
officials who arrived at the spot and launched an investigation into the
matter. The body has been sent for post-mortem and more details are awaited as
this is a developing story.
Going by preliminary inputs, the charred body was recovered
from Dhantala Kotwali which falls under the jurisdiction of Engrej Bazar police
station. Within minutes of local spotting the body, a team of police personnel
arrived at the spot and cordoned off the spot while collecting forensic
evidence and sending the body for medical examination.
Reports also suggest that the girl may have been raped
before her body was burnt but the police are yet to issue a clarification or
statement in this regard. It is also unclear whether the girl was a local or
was she murdered someplace else and her body brought to the spot in order to
burn it. Malda deputy superintendent of police Prasanta Debnath said that
the body was burnt with kerosene. He added that injury marks were also found on
the body.
This
is the second such case to have come to light from across the country within a
fortnight. Just last week, the charred body of a 27-year-old veterinarian was
found on the outskirts of Hyderabad city under the jurisdiction of Cyberabad
police commissionerate. Four people were arrested and admitted to committing
the heinous crime.
According to
statements issued by investigators, the four men punctured a tire of the
victim's scooter and offered to help. They then abducted her and took her to an
isolated spot where they took turns raping her before wrapping her in a blanket
and setting it ablaze. The charred body was recovered the next morning under a
bridge by locals who immediately alerted the police. Another instance of
similar brutality was reported from Buxar in Bihar earlier this week.
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