HC raps police for not conducting medical tests of harassed girls

Justice Sanjib Banerjee,while hearing a PIL on Amirul Islam’s unnatural death,asked the Kolkata police commissioner,R K Pachnanda,to file his reply within a week.

A counsel of the state government pointed out that the girls’ mother had informed the police that her daughters were not raped and therefore no medical test was required,to which Justice Banerjee replied that the police should have conducted the tests.

On January 1 this year,Islam died in a city hospital after setting himself on fire outside the Karaya police station alleging police harassment.

Islam’s family had alleged that the police falsely accused him of burglary because he had protested against them for not taking any action on his complaint,which had accused Bux of raping a local girl,who later committed suicide,and the two minor girls.

The police also did not investigate into Islam’s death,which led his mother to approach Calcutta High Court,demanding a CBI probe.

The state cousel said police had already filed a chargesheet against Bux in connection with the death of the rape victim,although they did not investigate into the rape of two minors. Justice Sanjib Banerjee expressed displeasure on the act of the police.

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