Amid huge public outrage over the killing of a teenager while attempting to defend his elder sister from eve-teasers near their home, West Bengal Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee visited the family of the victim at their residence in Barasat in the State's North 24 Parganas district on Wednesday.
Close to midnight on Monday, Rinku Das was returning home after work, escorted by her brother, Rajib, when they were accosted by a group of drunken men. While Rajib tried to stand up to the miscreants and was punched, kicked and beaten up, Rinku Das rushed to the houses nearby for help.
She approached the policemen on duty outside the bungalow of the district's Additional Superintendent of Police to intervene, but the guards refused to come to their aid and instead asked her to call the local police station for help.
Stabbed
Rinku Das rushed back to her brother's side only to find that he had been stabbed. Rajib was taken to a local hospital and then to one in the city. But he succumbed to his injuries around noon on Tuesday.
Rajib would have appeared for his Class X board examinations next week. The incident, particularly the refusal of the guards to come to their aid, has resulted in a huge outcry.
Mr. Bhattacharjee visited the Das family during the day and assured him that the culprits will be brought to justice. However, his visit was marred by protests by Trinamool Congress supporters who claimed that an attempt was being made to drag politics.
The State's CID has been asked to take over the investigations.
