The team, which visited Kolkata and met the victim, said the woman has been shifted to an old age home run by the same proprietor. It said the victim and her mother were admitted to the shelter home without proper documentation. The National Commission for Women (NCW) formed an inquiry panel to look into the case involving alleged abduction and gang rape of a 38-year-old woman who was an inmate of a home for mentally-challenged in Kolkata.

The woman was abducted from a road and gang-raped after she went out at night breaking a lock. A group of men got her in a car by force from near the home at Panchasayar in south-eastern fringes of the city and raped her in the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday.

The NCW, taking Suo moto cognisance in the matter, formed the committee headed by its member Chandramukhi Devi to investigate the case. “The victim’s mother died mysteriously at the shelter home two days after the incident. Though the reason cited for her death was cardiac arrest the medical reports are awaited,” the team, in the report, submitted after the visit said.

It said the mentally challenged inmate of the shelter home who was allegedly abducted and gang-raped in Kolkata has still not been given any protection and has been shifted to an old age home run by the same proprietor. “There seem to be many discrepancies in the complete system in West Bengal. There was no female police officer present at the police station when the victim’s sister went to file the complaint,” the report said.

It also said that there was no monitoring or audit of shelter homes run by private entities in the city. The NCW team, which met the victim and her family has asked the Joint Commissioner to give full protection and compensation to the victim as immediate relief.”NCW also asked him to ensure that more patrolling cars are on the road in the city to ensure the safety and security of women in Kolkata,” it said.

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The Namsai police on Tuesday arrested one Birbal Tanti (29) and two others for the rape and murder from a tea garden in Chongkham circle. The fourth accused is still absconding. “Prima facie, it looks like the child has undergone sexual assault. However, we are yet to receive medical reports of the same,” the SP said, adding that “the accused admitted to the crime during interrogation” and a case has been registered against him at the Chongkham police station.

According to sources, this incident took place somewhere between 15 and 16 September, and the parents filed a complaint with the police only after her dead body was found near a stream by a fisherman.

Following this, the body had been sent to a local hospital for post-mortem, and the body was handed over to the family for burial. “We gathered all required evidence before handing over the body to the family,” the Superintend of Police had said.

However, it has been more than 5 days since the body was found and the SP informed that they were waiting for the Post-Mortem report of the murder. Given that the victim is a minor, the case would have been taken on priority anywhere.

Local Women’s Organizations from the Village and members of All Arunachal Pradesh Gorkha Youth Welfare Association – Namsai Unit are following up on the case with the police and have promised to fight the case until the perpetrators are punished for their actions. The community has assured all possible help for the victim’s help.

What is worrisome is that a few weeks earlier, there was another report of two-minors being raped at Namsai District. The Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Women (APSCW) had vehemently condemned after a team visited and spoke to the SP there yesterday. As per reports, the girls were of 12 and 13 years and five alleged accused were booked under sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.

What is most baffling about the whole issues is that despite repeated gruesome incidents of rape coming to light at Namsai, the administration seems to be asleep.

Three minors being raped in a month, in a small population concentrated place like Namsai district is not something that the local administration and police officials can overlook. Our correspondent tried to call the office of State Commission for Women to ascertain whether the commission is aware of the incident but could not reach them on the phone.

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