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Kaliaganj Rape-Murder: National Commission For Scheduled Castes Expresses Concern Over Investigation

Earlier, prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC were clamped in parts of Kaliaganj in West Bengal's Uttar Dinajpur district on Sunday following clashes between police and locals over the death of the minor

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Earlier, prohibitory orders under Section 144 of CrPC were clamped in parts of Kaliaganj
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After violence erupted in West Bengal's Kaliaganj district over the alleged rape of a minor girl, a team of the National Commission for Scheduled Castes, led by Vice Chairperson of the commission, Arun Haldar visited the residence of the girl.

Local people found the body of the teenage girl, who was missing since Thursday evening, floating in the waters of a canal this morning, an official said. 

The girl, a resident of Gangua village of the district, went missing on Thursday evening after she went for her tuition classes and could not be traced the ientire night, despite extensive searches by her family members and local people.