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West Bengal: TMC leader’s son held for rape & murder of 14-yr-old

The case was registered under sections of 376(2)(G) (gangrape), 302 (murder), 204 (tampering with evidence) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

Brajgopal Goala (21), the son of Samar Goala, a member of the Hanskhali (number 1) gram panchayat, has been detained in this connection.

By: Express News Service

2 min readKolkataApr 11, 2022 08:11 AM IST First published on: Apr 10, 2022 at 11:55 PM IST

A 14-year-old girl died after she was allegedly gangraped by the son of a panchayat member owing allegiance to the Trinamool Congress (TMC)and others in West Bengal’s Nadia district, police said on Sunday.

Brajgopal Goala (21), the son of Samar Goala, a member of the local gram panchayat, has been detained in this connection.

“A case was registered after we received a complaint after seven days of the incident. The girl’s body has already been cremated by the family,” said a senior police official.

“We are questioning the youth,” the officer added.

The case was registered under sections of 376(2)(G) (gangrape), 302 (murder), 204 (tampering with evidence) of the Indian Penal Code and relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.