Vandalism at school CPIM handiwork,says Mukul

“CPIM was directly involved in what happened at the Christ Church Girls’ High School. As per information I have gathered,CPIM planned (the disturbance) to prove that the government was a failure,” Roy said.

But responding to the above charge,senior CPIM leader Md Salim said it was the ruling party which had played a dirty game in the matter.

“Why did police allow vandalism to take place in the first place? Police did not act properly on the advice of the TMC leadership. The ruling party can’t avoid its responsibililty by accusing others,” Salim said.

Earlier in the day,during a visit to the deceased girl’s residence,leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly,Surya Kanta Mishra,demanded that an inquiry be held into how the traumatised girl died at a private nursing home where she had been admitted.

“Whether her death was due to the trauma she was going under or due to medical negligence,it should be looked into. Incidents like these should never be repeated,” Mishra said.

He also demanding immediate identification and arrest of those who indulged in vandalism at the school. “Death is always tragic but attacking the school cannot be accepted,” he said.

State Congress president Pradip Bhattacharya also visited the girl’s residence during the day and demanded exemplary punishment for the culprits involved in the vandalism.

10 more arrested,ex-student surrenders

Ten more persons,including two women,were arrested Sunday in connection with vandalism at Christ Church Girls’ High School at Dum Dum following the death of a class V student allegedly after being confined to a toilet by her seniors on September 11.

Of the 10 arrested,five have no connection to the school,Additional District Commissioner of Police Biswajit Ghose said,adding that with today’s arrest,a total of 13 persons have been nabbed following the incident.

Among the arrested are four parents,including Babla Pal,Rupa Pal,Debashish Chandra and Mom Chandra. The outsiders who were arrested are Sayan Bhattacharya,Akash Bhattacharya,Barun Pal,Ashok Saha and Tanumoy Chakraborty. A former student surrendered.