West Bengal Governor shows CCTV footage of Raj Bhavan to common people
The Hindu
West Bengal Governor shows CCTV footage to public amid molestation allegations, woman not seen in footage.
Amid allegations of molestation levelled against him by a woman employee of Raj Bhavan, West Bengal Governor C.V. Ananda Bose on May 9 showed CCTV footage of the premises of May 2 to the common people.
Footage from two CCTV cameras positioned at the main (north) gate, spanning from 5.32 p.m. to 6.41 p.m. on May 2, was shown to a select group of people and journalists at the Central Marble Hall on the ground floor of Raj Bhavan.
A contractual woman employee of Raj Bhavan had on Friday lodged a written complaint with Kolkata Police alleging that she was molested by Mr. Bose in the Governor's house on April 24 and May 2.
However, in the entire footage, Governor Bose could not be seen.
In the first footage, the woman, dressed in blue jeans and a top, was seen going to the police outpost housed within the Governor’s house, with many policemen deployed on Raj Bhavan premises for the scheduled visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The second footage, which lasted for around 10 minutes, showed various vehicles including fire tenders arriving at the gate, and policemen lining up for their regular duties but the woman could not be seen coming out of the next room.
According to the investigating officers of Kolkata Police, the complainant has alleged that she was molested inside the conference room of Raj Bhavan.
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