Minor Girl Student Gang Raped by Feudal-Communal Forces In Bhojpur, Bihar
CPIML, AIPWA, AISA, RYA and Insaf Manch held a protest jointly on 29 April 2020 against the gang rape of a minor girl student by feudal-communal forces in Charphokhari block of Bhojpur district.
CPIML Bihar State Secretary Kunal in a statement on 28 April had informed to the media of the heinous incident and said that the morale of these forces during the Lockdown is becoming higher and higher whilst CM Nitish Kumar watches silently and does nothing. Dalits and the poor are dying of starvation in the Lockdown and it is heartrending that to top it all they have to face such heinous incidents also. These criminals enjoy the protection of BJP-JDU.
On receiving news of the heinous incident of gang rape on 25 April of a minor dalit girl student at Kathrai village in Charpokhri Thana, Bhojpur, CPIML CC member and RYA National President Manoj Manzil visited the village and enquired into the facts. He told that on 25 April when the girl was returning from giving her mother’s clothes for stitching to a tailor (inside the village itself) suddenly she was waylaid and gang raped by four persons including Golu Pandey, Shivshankar, Krishna Rai (all from the same village).
A CPIML enquiry team led by Manoj Manzil met the family of the victim and got all the information from them. They assured the family of full support from the CPIML and the fight for justice. The incident took place on 25 April but due to pressure from feudal-communal forces no case was registered till 28th. There had been no medical examination of the victim either. The enquiry team met the District SP and demanded immediate registration of a case and medical examination of the survivor. After that the medical examination was done, and the Bhojpur SP gave an assurance of speedy trial.
The CPIML has made the following demands: immediate arrest of all the rapists; speedy trial in the case; guarantee of safety for the victim and her family. The Party has also said that if the rapists are not immediately arrested and the victim does not receive justice, District level as well as State-wide protests will be organized.
29 April was observed as Protest Day all over Bhojpur district by CPIML, AIPWA, AISA, RYA, and Insaf Manch. Observing all Lockdown guidelines, people sat on dharna/one-day hunger strike wherever they were. Hundreds of people and leaders and activists participated in the protest. Prominent among the protesters were RYA National President Manoj Manzil, State Secretary Sudhir Kumar, District Convener Shiv Prakash Ranjan, AISA State Secretary Sabir Kumar, District Secretary Ranjan Kumar, President Pappu Kumar as well as Insaf Manch and CPIML leaders.
