RG Kar victim’s mother hospitalized after alleged police assault during Nabanna Avijan

The mother of the RG Kar rape and murder victim, on Saturday, was admitted to a private hospital after she fell sick during ‘Nabanna Avijan’ (March to Secretariat).  After she had fallen sick, her associates tried to give her some initial comfort by sprinkling cold water on her face. However, as she continued complaining about uneasiness, she was shifted to a private hospital, According to protesters, she was feeling dizzy and was having difficulty breathing. “She fell sick after policemen beat her up. She has been taken to a private hospital for treatment,” said one of the protesters accompanying her. The victim’s mother alleged that she was beaten up by the policemen after she, along with her husband and other protesters, tried to march towards Nabanna (state secretariat).  The Nabanna Avijan (march to the state secretariat) on the anniversary of the RG Kar rape and murder incident on Saturday turned violent as police resorted to a massive baton-charge to disperse the protesters and allegedly beat up the victim’s parents. The leader of the opposition in the West Bengal Legislative Assembly, Suvendu Adhikari, who was also allegedly beaten by the police, has rushed to a private hospital to enquire about the health conditions of the victim’s mother. The victim’s mother and the BJP leaders have alleged that in the police action, the sacred shell-bangle on her wrist, traditionally believed to be the symbolic representation of married Hindu women, was broken. The victim’s mother alleged that she was beaten up by the police. “We were unarmed. Still, the police stopped us. Why are they scared of us? The police had beaten me up and broken my Sankha-Pola. They threw me on the road and kicked me,” said the victim’s mother. (IANS)

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