BSF woman constable raped by senior colleague in West Bengal, accused inspector suspended

A high-power committee is looking into the matter.

According to 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. Since the victim came to us, we filed a Zero FIR as per SOP and sent the same to the Krishnanagar district,” said Joint CP (crime) Murlidhar Sharma.

According to the police, 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 Hospital in Kolkata. She is undergoing treatment and her condition is stable, sources said.

The incident has triggered a political debate in the state. All-India Trinamool Congress (TMC) spokesperson Kunal Ghosh took to Twitter to point fingers at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Meanwhile, BJP leader Rahul Sinha has condemned the incident. “It is unfortunate and we stand by the victim. We are not TMC who look at the profile and colour of the accused and then decide. The BSF has already taken action in this case. We are in full support of the victim and strongly condemn the incident,” Sinha told The Indian Express.