While the wounds of the ghastly rape of a
three year old child in Teesta Bazaar is yet to heal, another similar
incident has rocked the hills. The victim this time was a four-year-old
and she was sexually assaulted by her neighbour Suraj Biswakarma (26) in
Rangpo. A resident of the check post area here, the accused reportedly
took the minor inside his house and raped her around 8:30 this morning.
As word of this repulsive incident
spread, Biswakarma was thrashed up by the infuriated public before the
police managed to take him into custody. The locals even argued with the
police accusing the latter of trying to protect the accused. Biswakarma
was later admitted at Kalimpong hospital.
The police were at the spot upon hearing
Biswakarma getting a public thrashing, but it was a tough task for them
to separate the accused from the enraged people. Biswakarma is
reportedly a resident of Pedong, but had been living in Rangpo since the
last one year with his second wife.
The victim, a kindergarten student, was
playing with her sisters when Biswakarma reportedly lured her into his
house. On hearing her daughter’s cries, the victim’s mother sent her
elder daughter to fetch her. The mother found the victimised daughter
walking in an awkward manner but she didn’t give much thought to it. The
crime came to light when the child narrated the incident and the area
was suddenly transformed into an inferno.
Biswakarma was not produced before court
today since he is undergoing treatment in hospital. Police sources said
he will be presented before court once his physical condition improves.
The incident has shocked and angered the public. They have expressed
concern about the security of women and minor girls. Two terrible crimes
taking place in Kalimpong, within a span of 11 days, has raised strong
questions on the issues of child and women security.(EOIC)