Police in West Bengal will have the same operational freedom as UP, Gujarat, says Dilip Ghosh | Today’s news
Minister of West Bengal Dilip Ghosh on Thursday said police in the state will now have the same freedom to act as forces in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Assam and Madhya Pradesh after the killing of an accused in the Baruipur case in a police encounter, ANI reported.
Speaking to reporters, Ghosh said there would be “zero tolerance for crime and criminals” and that necessary steps would be taken to restore law and order. FLIGHT reported.
“Just like in Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Assam and Madhya Pradesh, the police have the same freedom to act here. There will be zero tolerance for crime and criminals. Steps will be taken to restore law and order,” he said, according to the report.
Main accused killed in an encounter during crime scene reconstruction
Ghosh’s remarks came after Prabhas Mondal, the prime suspect in the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in Baruipur, South 24 Parganas, was killed in a police encounter, according to police officials quoted by FLIGHT.
According to Baruipur Superintendent of Police, the incident occurred during crime scene reconstruction. Police said that during the process, Mondal tried to wrest the officer’s service weapon and opened fire on the police team, the report said. In the retaliatory fire that followed, Mondal sustained serious injuries and was taken to a hospital where he was declared brought dead by the medical authorities, the SP said, according to ANI.
on Wednesday West Bengal BJP state president and Rajya Sabha MP Shamik Bhattacharya supported the police action in the Baruipur encounter and said the state government had fulfilled its election promise of “Fear, Trust”, a translation of the Bengali phrase “Bhoy out, Bhorosa in”.
talk to FLIGHTBhattacharya highlighted what he described as a shift in the state’s approach to governance and security. “No criminal will be spared. Before the elections, a promise was made to the women of West Bengal: ‘Fear, trust’. That was the Prime Minister’s message. Whatever we had to say in our resolution letter and in our manifesto, we have delivered,” he said.
The family arrives at the hospital for postmortem
Meanwhile, Mondal’s mother and wife have reached the Baruipur hospital where his body is currently kept and will soon be sent for post-mortem, FLIGHT reported.
The case sparked widespread outrage after the alleged rape and murder of a minor girl in Baruipur.
