Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday expressed satisfaction over speedy completion of the trial, conviction and sentencing process in the ghastly rape and murder of a minor girl at Jaynagar in the state’s South 24 Parganas district in October this year.
Referring to the verdict by a district court earlier in the day, sentencing the convict in the case Mustakin Sardar to death, the Chief Minister in a statement said that completion of the entire process within 62 days from the day of the crime is unprecedented in the history of West Bengal and is in line with the policy of her government of “zero tolerance” in case of such crimes.
She also congratulated the state police department and all involved in the process and described the speedy completion as an “outstanding achievement” of all concerned.
“I congratulate the state police and all those involved in the prosecution process for this outstanding achievement. The government has zero tolerance towards offences against women and will continue to ensure that justice is neither delayed nor denied,” the Chief Minister said.
Earlier on Friday, immediately after the pronouncement of the judgement, the West Bengal Police also issued a statement describing the completion of the trial, conviction and sentencing process within 62 days of the crime.
Political observers feel that the Chief Minister’s statement has a subtle message for Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) which is probing the ghastly rape and murder of a junior doctor of R.G. Kar Medical College & Hospital within the hospital premises in August this year.
Although the R.G. Kar tragedy took place almost two months before the Jaynagar tragedy and the central agency took over the charge of the investigation within a week from the day of the crime, the trial process in the matter at a special court in Kolkata is yet to be completed.
(IANS)
