‘Ripped my clothes, threw..': BJP worker alleges being sexually assaulted by TMC workers during Bengal rural polls
Hindustan TimesA Bharatiya Janata Party worker alleged she was sexuall assaulted by ruling Trinamool Congress workers in Howrah the day West Bengal voted in panchayat elections on July 8. While addressing a press conference on Friday, the Bengal top cop said, “On 13 July, SP Howrah Rural received a complaint by email from BJP that on July 8, a woman was forcibly pulled out from a polling booth in Howrah's Panchla and her clothes were torn. On this complaint, the police were ordered to register an FIR and conduct further investigation.” The gram sabha candidate's statement came hours after BJP MP Locket Chatterjee was seen weeping on camera, relating the incidence of Manipur with West Bengal. She cited several cases involving crime against women and said: “The situation in Manipur also prevails in West Bengal.” Video | BJP’s Locket Chatterjee Breaks Down; Slams Mamata Over Atrocities Against Women In Bengal The elections for 63,229 Gram Panchayat seats along with 9,730 Panchayat Samitis and 928 Zilla Parishads in West Bengal took place on July 8 marred with widespread violence, looting of ballots papers and rigging.