By Press Belief of India: Prohibitory orders underneath Part 144 of CrPC have been clamped in components of Kaliaganj in West Bengal’s Uttar Dinajpur district on Sunday following clashes between police and locals over the demise of a 17-year-old lady, an official mentioned.

The prohibitory orders have been imposed hours earlier than the go to of representatives of the Nationwide Fee for Safety of Youngster Rights led by its chairperson Priyank Kanoongo to the deceased’s household.

“Prohibitory orders underneath Part 144 of the CrPC have been imposed for a fortnight from right now as a precautionary measure, although the period is topic to evaluation. As per the regulation, we is not going to enable a congregation of 4 or extra individuals. Motion will probably be taken in opposition to violators,” the official mentioned.

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Kanoongo, nevertheless, was allowed to go to the lady’s household together with three different representatives of the NCPCR. He was accompanied by police.

The West Bengal Fee for Safety of Youngster Rights alleged that Kanoongo and his group visited the world in a bid to “politicise the matter” and that they have been violating the CPCR Act.

WBCPCR chairperson Ananya Chakraborty alleged that the NCPCR group’s go to was “completely not wanted”.

“The NCPCR blatantly violated the CPCR Act and entered West Bengal illegally with the only real goal of maligning the state. They took together with them a big contingent of journalists to the deceased’s home in full violation of the prohibitory orders. That is shameful. They need to have knowledgeable us about their go to and brought our suggestions within the case,” Chakraborty instructed PTI.

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The NCPCR group’s go to sparked a confrontation between the BJP and the TMC.

“The state authorities has completely failed in stopping atrocities in opposition to girls and kids. When individuals of Kaliaganj agitated in opposition to the brutal homicide of the lady, the police beat them up and took the physique in essentially the most insensitive method, hurting the emotions of the individuals,” BJP state spokesperson Samik Bhattacharya mentioned.

He alleged that fairly than working along with the NCPCR, which has “each proper to hurry to the facet of the distressed”, the WBCPCR, on the “behest of the TMC authorities”, was objecting to the go to of the central panel and in addition not coming by the facet of the deceased’s household.

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“We would like justice for the bereaved household in addition to all oppressed minors. Within the current scenario, that may be delivered solely by the NCPCR. The state shouldn’t politicise the matter,” he mentioned.

Trinamool Congress state spokesperson Kunal Ghosh, however, alleged that the NCPCR chief visited the place for “political causes”.

“The demise of the younger lady is tragic and police are investigating the incident. However earlier than the probe is full, the BJP is making an attempt to fish in troubled waters by instigating violence. BJP leaders are visiting the world and scary individuals by stoking rumours,” he mentioned.

“This has pressured the administration to clamp prohibitory orders in some areas. The place was the urgent want for the NCPCR chief to go to the world with a big contingent of journalists now? His go to is political,” Ghosh mentioned.

In the meantime, an eerie calm prevailed at Kaliaganj amid a heavy deployment of police forces within the space.

Police have arrested six individuals in reference to their involvement in clashes with police and vandalism following the restoration of the minor’s physique from a canal on Friday.

A case was filed underneath Part 302 (homicide) of the Indian Penal Code and sections of the Safety of Youngsters from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act primarily based on a criticism filed by the lady’s mom.

The preliminary autopsy report revealed there was no damage to the physique, Uttar Dinajpur Superintendent of Police (SP) Md Sana Akhtar claimed.

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