Kolkata, February 21, 2023 (PPI-OT):A 30-year-old woman constable of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has been raped by her senior male colleague in Indian state of West Bengal. The BSF inspector abused and raped his colleague in the Nadia district of the state, Indian officials said. “After the incident we received a complaint. The inspector in question has been suspended. An inquiry has been initiated,” BSF DIG, A K Arya told the media.
As per the Kolkata police, the Bhabanipur police station filed a Zero First Information Report (FIR) since it was outside their jurisdiction. “The incident has happened in Nadia district. Since the victim came to us, we filed a Zero FIR as per SOP and sent the same to the Krishna Nagar district,” said a senior police official. The police said, the medical examination of the victim has already been done. “She was first taken to a health centre in Nadia and from there she was shifted to SSKM (Seth Sukhlal Karnani Memorial) Hospital in Kolkata.
She is undergoing treatment and her condition is stable,” the police said. The incident has triggered a political debate in the state. All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokesperson Kunal Ghosh took to the Twitter to point fingers at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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