Following the rape and murder of a minor girl of Salia Sahi on Tuesday, the slum dwellers led by the CPI(M) Salia Sahi branch on Wednesday staged a rally protesting the State Government’s failure in controlling crimes against children and women in the city.
The CPI(M) activists blocked road by torching tyres and around a hundred of men and women of the slums took out a procession demanding exemplary punishment against the culprits and setting up of a police outpost at Salia Sahi.
CPI(M) local committee secretariat member and slum leader Anjan Nath demanded that trial of the rape and murder case be made in a fast track court; 24-hour police patrolling be undertaken in the area and Rs 20 lakh as compensation be paid to the deceased girl’s family.He said the Commissioner-ate Police system has failed to check the deterioration of law and order in the twin city.
Thirty children from the Salia Sahi Humara Bachpan Club met Police Commissioner Rajendra Prasad Sharma and submitted a memorandum to him demanding immediate action against the antisocial activities and steps for addiction-free slum and safe neighbourhood.