West Bengal child rights panel team visits Sandeshkhali
The Hindu
West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights investigates child abuse complaints in Sandeshkhali, North 24 Parganas district.
A six-member team of the West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights (WBCPCR) on February 17 visited Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district to ascertain complaints of child abuse in the politically troubled area.
Villagers alleged that a seven-month-old child was snatched from her mother's lap and thrown away by miscreants in Sandeshkhali.
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The child is now under treatment.
Advisor to the State child rights panel Sudeshna Roy told reporters, "We have come to ground zero to assess the situation. Our duty is to give protection to every child in the State and also see their rights are protected".
"We will talk to the mother of the child who was allegedly tortured", she said.
The six-member team of the West Bengal Commission for Protection of Child Rights which visited Sandeshkhali was led by its chairman Tulika Das.