File photo of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.
Kolkata:
Assuring of stringent action against the culprits involved in the gang-rape of a woman in Kolkata, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today said police had been directed to arrest all those involved in the crime.
"I have directed the administration to immediately arrest the culprits and take stringent action against them. The culprits will not be spared," Ms Banerjee told newspersons at Siliguri.
Ms Banerjee has asked the administration to get the woman, who is in a critical condition, shifted to Belle Vue Clinic, a private super-speciality hospital in Kolkata.
The woman, who was gang-raped inside a lorry last night, was admitted to Howrah State General Hospital.
The Chief Minister said the treatment of the woman would be taken care of by the state government.
"Those who commit this type of crime, their only identity is that of a criminal," she said.
State Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim said the administration would ensure exemplary action against the culprits.
"As the Chief Minister has said, exemplary action will be taken against the accused persons to instil fear among such criminals," Hakim said in Kolkata.
Claiming that law and order and security of women in the state were under control ever since Trinamool Congress came to power, Mr Hakim said, "Some miscreants are still at large and steps are being taken to round them up."
Leader of the Opposition Suryakanta Mishra, however, accused the government of failure to maintain law and order and to provide security to women.
"Incidents of rape, gang-rape and other crimes against women are taking place regularly in different parts of the state, exposing the government's failure in controlling law and order and giving security to women," he told reporters in front of the State Assembly in Kolkata.
"I have directed the administration to immediately arrest the culprits and take stringent action against them. The culprits will not be spared," Ms Banerjee told newspersons at Siliguri.
Ms Banerjee has asked the administration to get the woman, who is in a critical condition, shifted to Belle Vue Clinic, a private super-speciality hospital in Kolkata.
The woman, who was gang-raped inside a lorry last night, was admitted to Howrah State General Hospital.
The Chief Minister said the treatment of the woman would be taken care of by the state government.
"Those who commit this type of crime, their only identity is that of a criminal," she said.
State Urban Development Minister Firhad Hakim said the administration would ensure exemplary action against the culprits.
"As the Chief Minister has said, exemplary action will be taken against the accused persons to instil fear among such criminals," Hakim said in Kolkata.
Claiming that law and order and security of women in the state were under control ever since Trinamool Congress came to power, Mr Hakim said, "Some miscreants are still at large and steps are being taken to round them up."
Leader of the Opposition Suryakanta Mishra, however, accused the government of failure to maintain law and order and to provide security to women.
"Incidents of rape, gang-rape and other crimes against women are taking place regularly in different parts of the state, exposing the government's failure in controlling law and order and giving security to women," he told reporters in front of the State Assembly in Kolkata.
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