Kolkata. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Sunday directed the police to register an FIR under POCSO in the alleged rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl in South 24 Parganas and ensure that the culprits are awarded death penalty within three months. meet. Banerjee was addressing people in Kolkata Police Bodyguard Lines after inaugurating several Durga Puja pandals through online medium. He said that crime has no colour, caste or religion.
The Chief Minister said, “I want the police to register an FIR under the POCSO Act in the Kultali case and ensure that the culprits get the death penalty within three months…Crime is a crime; It has no religion or caste. “Strict action will be taken against the criminals.” He objected to ‘media trial’ in rape cases and said that it should be stopped as it could hamper the investigation. The body of a 10-year-old girl, who was allegedly raped and murdered, was found in Kultali in South 24 Parganas on Saturday, following which locals set fire to a police post and vandalized vehicles parked there, a senior official said.