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Bengal woman tied naked to tree, beaten
Kolkata, Jan 26
Days after a woman was
brutally tortured by police in West Bengal, another woman Monday alleged
that she was tied naked to a tree and beaten and branded in the state's
South 24 Parganas district on allegations of stealing.
Police
Monday arrested a man and his wife for the incident that occurred Sunday
in Kultoli under Baruipur subdivision of the district.
While the
opposition Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) has accused the
involvement of Trinamool Congress, the state's ruling party has denied
the charges.
"I was accused of stealing and a gang lead by Sanjib
Maiti tied me naked to a tree and beat me with sticks. They also
branded me with hot metal," said the victim who filed a police
complaint.
"We have arrested Maiti and his wife for the incident," said Baruipur sub-divisional police officer Deepak Sarkar.
Former state minister and CPI-M leader Kanti Ganguly alleged the involvement of Trinamool activists.
"After
tying her naked to a tree, they subjected her to indescribable
atrocities. She was subjected to this brutality only just because she is
a CPI-M supporter. The Trinamool goons have been attacking our people
for long. We demand the arrests of all the perpetrators," said Ganguly
Monday after visiting the victim.
However, Trinamool Kultoli block president Gopal Majhi has denied the allegations.
"The
entire thing has been staged by the CPI-M and their leader (Ganguly) is
trying to frame us and malign the Trinamool," he said.
The
incident comes days after a woman in Birbhum district was tortured and
nettle leaves rubbed into her private parts allegedly by a police team
to extract information about her nephew - a local Bharatiya Janata Party
leader wanted in a political clash case.
A National Commission
for Women team, headed by chairperson Lalitha Kumaramangalam, Saturday
recorded the Birbhum woman's statement and assured of taking action in
the matter.