Indicating another crime against women in West Bengal, the body of a woman was found buried by one of the busiest roads in the heart of Kolkata city. On Saturday afternoon, the half-naked body of a woman was found buried on Kashi Bose Lane in Ward 17 of Kolkata. The victim has not been identified yet and the police have launched a probe.
As per reports, a rotting smell was coming from the crossing of Kashi Bose Lane and Bidhan Sarani at ward no 17 of Shyampukur assembly under North Kolkata district since the morning. When the stink intensified by afternoon, the locals informed the local councillor and the police. After that, the area was excavated by the police, and the half-naked body of a woman that had started to rot was recovered at around 3.45 PM during this excavation.
Only a t-shirt was found on the victim’s body, with exposed bottoms.
How the woman’s body got here is unclear. The police recovered the body and sent it for post-mortem and started the investigation.
Notably, the road was dug a few days ago for works on a water pipeline, which ended on 10th July. According to workers, the trench was covered after the work was completed, and they didn’t see anything at that time. The road was paved after the water pipe line work was completed.
As per reports, the body is not very old, and it is estimated the victim died 2-3 days ago. Therefore, it is possible that someone killed her and then buried her in the trench which was just covered by workers. Given that the body was found half naked, it is being speculated to be a case of rape and murder.
Some people speculated that the woman may have fallen into the hole and drowned as it was filled with wated due to rains. However, a worker who worked in the pipeline project said that even though there was a hole, it is not possible for anyone to fall into it.
The police said that they will examine the footage captured by several CCTV cameras present at the spot. The probe teams will also all missing woman reports in the area. The photo of the woman has been sent to all the neighboring police stations.
BJP has slammed the Mamata Banerjee government over the incident, with Amit Malviya saying that “West Bengal is a living hell hole for women.” He said that body was dug out after it started to stink, and asked “What was Kolkata Police doing other than help Mamata Bannerjee rig Manicktala by-poll”.
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West Bengal BJP said that West Bengal under Mamata Banerjee is a living nightmare for women. They tweeted, “From Sandeshkhali to Chopra, rampant rape and brutality go unchecked, while she shields criminals. The shocking discovery of a half-naked woman’s body buried under a bustling Kolkata road exposes the horror of her regime. Mamata’s incompetence has turned Bengal into a graveyard of women’s safety. It’s time to end her reign of terror and restore justice.”
West Bengal under Mamata Banerjee is a living nightmare for women. From Sandeshkhali to Chopra, rampant rape and brutality go unchecked, while she shields criminals.
— BJP West Bengal (@BJP4Bengal) July 13, 2024
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On the other hand, Deputy Mayor Atin Ghosh accepted the administrative failure in the case. However, he denied any crime angle and claimed that the woman died after falling into the hole dug for water supply work.
He said, “Water supply work is going on. A woman fell. The ground was soft and fell on him. Nobody saw it! I can see nothing but administrative weakness. I cannot deny that there is administrative failure.”
While police have just started the probe and even the postmortem report is not out which may reveal assault, the TMC leader has already declared to be a accident case. Moreover, the fact that the woman was half-naked points towards a strong possibility of sexual assault.
