On Wednesday, August 21, an FIR has been filed against a Trinamool Congress (TMC) worker at the Bolpur police station in Birbhum district for the rape and torture of a married woman. Following the incident, the accused, Firoz Khan, has gone into hiding.
Khan, a resident of Karimpur in the Bahiri Panchchoa Gram Panchayat area, is alleged to have forcibly abducted the married woman at gunpoint and taken her to his cowshed, where he tied her hands and legs and raped her.
The accused allegedly tortured the victim by inserting a gun into her genitals. He also took pictures of the victim during the assault. Her four-year-old son, looking for his mother, arrived at the cowshed. Upon seeing her in that condition he started to cry and shout. The accused TMC worker threatened him and tied him up in a gunny bag.
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TMC leader Firoz Khan has been accused of brutally R@ping a woman in Bolpur, even threatening her with a gun.
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In the video, the victim recounts that the accused, Firoz Khan, had been harassing her for several days. He made advances and offered her money to be with him. When she rejected his proposal, he threatened to kill her by holding a gun to her head. On the day of the incident, she went to get water. Khan found her alone and forcibly took her to a secluded location at gunpoint, where he raped her. She also said that he attempted to kill her son by tying him up in a sack.
After the assault, the victim was admitted to the Bolpur District Hospital.
According to police, the victim was hesitant to report the incident for several days out of fear of public shame. Ultimately, her husband encouraged her to file a complaint against the accused. An FIR was registered at Bolpur police station based on the victim’s and her husband’s complaint, and the police are actively searching for Khan. Investigations began after recording the victim and her husband’s statement on Wednesday, August 21.
This incident has sparked significant public outrage in Bolpur, especially in light of the recent murder of a trainee female doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Hospital.
The victim claimed that Khan had been threatening her for some time to engage in an illicit relationship.
On Saturday afternoon, Khan allegedly kidnapped the woman at gunpoint. He took her to his cowshed, where he raped her; and reportedly tied her 4-year-old toddler in a sack during the assault.
Following the incident, the victim attempted to commit suicide. The police are conducting raids on Khan’s residence and other potential hiding places.
