West Bengal: Prohibitory orders issued in Kaliaganj after protests over girl's death

Prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC were clamped in parts of Kaliaganj in West Bengals Uttar Dinajpur district on Sunday following clashes between police and locals over the death of a 17yearold girl an official saidThe prohibitory orders were imposed hours before the visit of representatives of the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights led by its chairperson Priyank Kanoongo to the deceaseds familyProhibitory orders under Section 144 of the CrPC have been imposed for a fortnight from today as a precautionary measure though the duration is subject to review As per the law we will not allow congregation of four or more people Action will be taken against violators the official saidKanoongo however was allowed to visit the girls family along with three other representatives of the NCPCR He was accompanied by policeThe West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights alleged that Kanoongo and his team have visited the area in a bid to politicise the matter and that they were violating the CPCR ActAlso readSome are pursuing politics of hate to try divide the country Mamata BanerjeeWBCPCR chairperson Ananya Chakraborty alleged that the NCPCR teams visit was absolutely not neededThe NCPCR blatantly violated the CPCR Act and entered West Bengal illegally with the sole purpose of maligning the state They took along with them a large contingent of journalists to the deceaseds house in complete violation of the prohibitory orders This is shameful They should have informed us about their visit and taken our feedback in the case Chakraborty told PTIMeanwhile an eerie calm prevailed at Kaliaganj amid heavy deployment of police forces in the area Police have arrested six people in connection their involvement in clashes with police and vandalism following the recovery of the minors body from a canal on FridayA case was filed under Section 302 murder of Indian Penal Code and sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences POCSO Act based on a complaint filed by the girls motherThe preliminary postmortem report revealed there was no injury to the body Uttar Dinajpur Superintendent of Police SP Md Sana Akhtar claimedThis story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever