Kolkata, 15 February (HS): Amidst the uproar in West Bengal over the atrocities committed on women in Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district, the West Bengal Police is preparing to take action against a section of the media who allegedly wilfully spread misinformation about the events of Sandeshkhali to mislead people.
The official handle of West Bengal Police on micro blogging site X wrote on Wednesday night, ”Wilful misinformation is being spread by a section of the media to mislead the people about the events in Sandeshkhali. It is reiterated that no allegations about rape of women have so far been received during the enquiries since conducted by the State Women?s Commission, an all-women 10-member fact-finding team led by DIG CID, and also the district police.”
The representatives of the National Women?s Commission, following a recent visit to Sandeshkhali, have also corroborated this, saying that they did not receive any complaint of rape of local women during their enquiry.
It is reiterated that all allegations and complaints received will be duly enquired into and lawful action will be initiated.
“It is also being made unequivocally clear that strict legal action will be initiated against sections of the media for spreading unfounded misinformation.”
However, after this post on X by West Bengal Police, X users have strongly condemned West Bengal police for suppressing the truth of Sandeshkhali. Many X users cited a post of the official X handle of National Commission for Women which wrote, ”NCW is concerned by the lack of accurate and responsible media coverage in the Sandeshkhali case. Our inquiry committee found that the victim in West Bengal is being threatened by local police, deterring them from coming out and reporting instances of sexual and physical harassment.”
Moreover, a large number of X users are slammed West Bengal Police. They said that the police is still shocked by the truth of Sandeshkhali coming out and wants to implicate those, who brought this truth out, into legal trouble.
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