Mamata Meets Family of those killed in Cooch Behar CISF Firing

Mamata Meets Family of those killed in Cooch Behar CISF Firing

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday met with relatives of those killed in the CISF shootings during the fourth phase of the assembly elections and assured them of an investigation that will locate and lead the culprits.

Banerjee regretted that he was unable to meet with the families of those who died earlier, due to the 72-hour ban on political leaders from entering Cooch Behar, where four people were shot dead by CISF personnel in “self-defense” on 10 of April.

“Our investigation will track down all those responsible for the cold-blooded murder and ensure that they are punished according to the law,” he said.

Banerjee had said last week shortly after the incident that the state government would launch a CID investigation into the killings.

The CM said it will also guarantee justice for the family of Ananda Burman, an 18-year-old first-time voter who was shot and killed outside a voting booth in the same district.

The Trinamool Supreme Congress interacted with the relatives of all those who died, including the widows and parents of the four killed in the shooting, and Burmese’s maternal grandfather and uncle.

“I will return immediately after the elections are over (May 2). We will help you in every way possible,” he said.

The prime minister also said that a column of martyrs will be built in memory of the five who lost their lives.

Four people were killed in the Sitalkuchi of Cooch Behar when central forces opened fire in the middle of the elections for the fourth phase, allegedly after being attacked by locals, who “tried to seize their rifles,” police said.

Following the violence, the Electoral Commission imposed restrictions, including extending the “period of silence” from 48 hours to 72 hours, for the fifth phase of the elections, and banned politicians from entering the district for the next 72 hours. starting April 10. , to avoid any possible outbreak of law and order.

The killings had sparked a political storm in West Bengal, and Banerjee called it “genocide”, while the Union Interior Minister Amit Shah warned him not to engage in “appeasement policies” on the bodies.

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