The general secretary of Rishra Bidhan Chandra College, who has been accused of molestation, was remanded in jail custody for…
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The general secretary of Rishra Bidhan Chandra College, who has been accused of molestation, was remanded in jail custody for 14 days today. He tendered his resignation from the post of general secretary of the college and surrendered before Serampore court following a complaint of molestation lodged by a girl student of the college yesterday.
Earlier during the day, the victim visited chief minister
Mamata Banerjee at her Kalighat residence. Miss Banerjee is learnt to have assured the victim that action would be taken against the accused. This apart, Miss Banerjee has also directed Hooghly police superintendent to take necessary measures so as to ensure that the victim does not face any problem in going to the college. After meeting Miss Banerjee, the victim met state education minister Partha Chatterjee seeking justice.
Talking to the media, Mr Chatterjee however, said that the principal of the college should have initiated the first probe into the case, “The college authorities will have to take responsibility and should have initiated a probe.” “We are giving utmost importance to the charges that the girl has brought against the accused,” he said, adding that the “accused will not be spared”.
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The general secretary of the college, Sahid Hassan Khan, was charged under Sections 323, 254, 354A, 506, 509 of the Indian Penal Code for thrashing and molesting the BA 3rd year student. Jaya Dutta, the Trinamul Congress Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) president, condemned the incident, saying such misconduct and violence will not be tolerated in colleges.
Khan resigned from his post early this morning and surrendered before the Serampore court later. Defense lawyer Dhurjoti Narayan Pakrashi, moved the bail petition in favour of Khan, while public prosecutor Atanu Ghosh opposed it. ACJM Mrinal Kanti Mondal after hearing both the sides sent Khan to jail custody for 14 days. The case will be taken up for hearing again on 29 January.
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