Two BSF personnel were arrested on the charge of raping a woman who was allegedly trying to illegally enter Bangladesh from West Bengal, prompting the ruling TMC to attack Prime Minister Narendra Modi over his Independence Day speech hailing 'Nari Shakti'.
An assistant sub-inspector and a constable of the BSF were arrested late on Friday night on the charge of raping the woman near Bagda border outpost in North 24 Parganas district, an official of the force said on Saturday.
The two were handed over to West Bengal Police for further legal action.
The accused have been suspended and a court of inquiry has been ordered against them, the official of the Border Security Force's South Bengal frontier said.
"The BSF constable apprehended a tout and a woman trying to illegally enter Bangladesh from India. He dragged the woman to a nearby field and allegedly raped her, while the ASI helped him commit the crime," the official said.
The incident came to light after the woman lodged a police complaint. "After learning about the incident, we apprehended the duo and handed them over to the police," the official said.