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Mob attacks ex-TMC MLA after arrest in RG Kar cremation case
Former Trinamool Congress MLA Nirmal Ghosh was assaulted by a mob outside Khardah police station in North 24 Parganas district on Friday, a day after his arrest in connection with the alleged…
The Story in Brief
Former Trinamool Congress MLA Nirmal Ghosh was assaulted by a mob outside Khardah police station in North 24 Parganas district on Friday, a day after his arrest in connection with the alleged hurried cremation of the trainee doctor raped and murdered at RG Kar Medical College in 2024. Police placed a helmet on Ghosh as the crowd threw eggs, mud, and footwear at him. Co-accused Sanjib Mukherjee, a former TMC councillor, was also attacked. The third accused, Somnath Dey, is absconding.
Ghosh’s arrest followed a fresh complaint by the victim’s father, who alleged the former MLA used his influence to force cremation against the family’s wishes to prevent a second autopsy. Times Now reports that BJP minister Agnimitra Paul has called for investigating possible involvement of former chief minister Mamata Banerjee, while new Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari praised the police for the arrests. The case is separate from the ongoing CBI probe into the rape and murder.
The Indian Opinion
Public anger at the accused is understandable but the mob attack, eggs, mud, shoes, is lawlessness, not justice. Two narratives are at play: one sees a political cover-up finally being unravelled, the other sees a new government weaponising a tragedy against rivals. Neither side should skip due process. The real test will be whether the courts allow a thorough, independent investigation into the cremation and who, if anyone, ordered the haste. Did the state machinery act on its own or on instructions?
Sources (3): indiatoday.in, timesnownews.com, rediff.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 3 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 3 sources.
