FACT CHECK: BJP IT CELL HEAD SHARES
MISLEADING NEWS ON MINOR AND TRIBAL GIRL RAPE IN WEST BENGAL - DEBUNKING THE INTENT BEHIND THE DISINFORMATION
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Fact Check: BJP IT Cell Head Shares Misleading News on Minor and Tribal Girl Rape in West Bengal - Debunking the Intent Behind the Disinformation
BJP IT cell has shared a post alleging that a 14-year-old minor girl is being raped by a TMC worker and a tribal girl is being raped by her Muslim neighbor in Kaljani and Tufanganj, respectively, of Coochbehar West Bengal. @amitmalviya In-charge of BJP’s National Information & Technology Dept. tweeted on July 27, 2023, that five men of TMC the ruling party of West Bengal abducted a minor girl from Kaljani, Coochbehar on 18th of July and raped her mercilessly for 48 hours. The victim was unconscious when she was taken to a private hospital after that she died. The police and the local TMC president had threatened the victim’s family if they files any complaint against the accused.
Fact- Check:
To fact-check our team investigated the official Twitter handle of the Coochbehar District Police @CBR_Police and West Bengal Police @WBPolice. We find that both have shared a statement regarding the news spread by the BJP IT Cell head. The Coochbehar District Police in its statement claims that the news spread by the BJP IT Cell head is misleading the principal accused of the Kaljani incident Bappa Barman who belongs to the same village. He sexually assaulted the girl and then the girl fainted. With the help of other four friends, he brought the girl to a local doctor first, then to the local hospital, and then to a nursing home.
The Coochbehar District Police also stated all five accused who were involved are arrested and none of the accused are active members of any political party. The police shifted the victim to MJN Hospital for better treatment and also arranged blood for the victim. The Coochbehar District Police also clarified the other news from Tufanganj which was factually wrong. A complaint was filed by the victim’s mother that her daughter is having love affairs with the accused. On 18, July 2023 both the girl and the accused eloped together and were brought back home on 22, July. 2023. The girl is presently admitted to MJN Hospital.
Fact-checkers have investigated the claim made by the BJP IT Cell head regarding the alleged rape of a minor and tribal girl in West Bengal. Their findings indicate that the news was misleading and lacked evidence to support its validity. The intent behind sharing such information remains questionable.
