Nadia rape case: West Bengal Police makes second arrest

Nadia rape case: West Bengal Police has arrested the second accused in the Nadia rape case, in which a minor girl was allegedly raped by the son of a local TMC leader.

Another accused has been arrested in the Nadia rape case in West Bengal. A 14-year-old girl was allegedly raped on April 9 at the birthday party of a local TMC leader's son in the Hanskhali area of West Bengal’s Nadia district. The girl died on Sunday.

The prime accused in the case, TMC leader Samar Goala's son Braja Gopal Goala (21), was arrested earlier. The second accused, Prabhakar Poddar, was arrested based on Braja Gopal Goala's statement.

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According to the victim's father, the girl and Braj Gopal were having an affair.

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee raised questions over the reports of the alleged gang-rape case. "Was it rape? Or did she get pregnant after an affair? Have they inquired," she asked. The CM said, “The girl died on April 5 and the police came to know on April 10. If she died on April 5 and if there was a grievance, why did they not go to the police on the day of the incident? They cremated the body! Where will the police get the evidence?"

The victim’s family alleged that the body was cremated without an autopsy under pressure from Samar Goala.

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