The CBI has taken over the investigation of the ‘genocide’ in West Bengal’s Birbhum district. An eyewitness to the heart-wrenching incident said on Saturday that firefighters had waited for ten hours to enter the burnt houses. Let us inform that there is an allegation of burning alive eight people of a house in Bogtui village.
According to a sub-inspector posted at Rampurhat police station regarding this incident, who is also the complainant, it was so hot in the house after the fire that it was not possible to go inside the burnt house. The complainant has stated in his FIR that he reached Bogtui village after getting information. The police official said that the team found eight houses and some had come under fire due to piles of straw. Duty Officer Sub Inspector Ramesh Saha was called and asked to inform the fire brigade personnel.
According to the statement of the complainant in the FIR, “Due to the scorching heat, it was not possible to go to those burnt houses at that time. However, the search process for the injured and affected persons was going on at around 07.10 am on March 22 (the next day), fire brigade personnel said. Reached again. In the village and joined our search operation.”
The FIR states that four people suffered burns and were immediately admitted to the Rampurhat Medical College and Hospital. The first information report also claimed that most of the houses were completely burnt down and ransacked.
A total of eight people died after a mob torched houses following the killing of Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Bhadu Sheikh in West Bengal’s Rampurhat area of Birbhum on Tuesday. The CBI has started investigation after the West Bengal Police handed over the case on the orders of the Calcutta High Court.