"This is their failure": Congress leader Abhijeet Mukherjee condemns Kolkata gang rape
Speaking to ANI, Mukherjee expressed dismay over the incident, stating, 'This is very bad. Rape is a heinous crime and it should be controlled. But they are not able to control it. I heard some people have been caught. They are in custody, and a trial will follow.'
This reaction comes after a female student was allegedly gang raped inside the South Calcutta Law College in Kasba area in the capital city of West Bengal on June 25.
Five days later, on June 30, the Kolkata Police said that the three main accused in the case were arrested in less than 12 hours.
Mukherjee, a former Lok Sabha MP from West Bengal, voiced his personal anguish, saying, 'A very bad thing is happening there, as a Bengali, my head hangs in shame. Bengal, which was once at the forefront in every field, is now falling behind.'
He also blamed the ruling party in West Bengal for poor governance and demanded stronger action.
'The party running the government there has to take action and run a good government. This is their failure,' he said.
Meanwhile, the Alipore court on Tuesday sent three main accused in the gangrape case at a Kolkata law college to police custody till July 8.
The Court also sent the security guard, the fourth accused, to custody till July 4.
The accused, Monojit, Pramit, and Zaib, will remain in police custody until July 8, and the security guard, Pinaki, will be in custody until July 4.
The father of one of the accused expressed faith in the judiciary, adding, 'The matter is subjudice and investigation is underway. I have been saying from the beginning that I have faith in the judiciary. The court will decide the further course of action.'
He added that he trusts the state government, police, and administration, and is confident that the truth will come out during the investigation. (ANI)
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