Mamata Banerjee hits the streets against Baruipur minor’s rape, murder
Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee hit the streets of Kolkata on Monday (July 6, 2026) to protest against the rape and murder of a minor
Trinamool Congress chairperson Mamata Banerjee hit the streets of Kolkata on Monday (July 6, 2026) to protest against the rape and murder of a minor girl on the outskirts of the city in the Baruipur area. Left leaders and supporters also staged a protest outside the Baruipur police station. Holding a green candle, Ms. Banerjee, former Chief Minister, set out on a protest march outside her home in the Kalighat area. The crowd marched with her, raising slogans of “We want justice” and “Justice for Baruipur”. Left supporters also gathered outside the Baruipur police station and raised slogans demanding justice for the victim. “The culprits and the people who did not take action even after the locals identified the culprits are both responsible for this crime.
We will see the end to this,” senior Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Sujan Chakraborty said. As protests erupted in Baruipur and tensions escalated, police imposed Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) to prohibit gathering of people in the area. Calls for strict action A team of the Trinamool Congress and loyalists of Ms. Banerjee went to meet the 12-year-old victim’s family in Baruipur. The team included Baruipur MLA Biman Banerjee, Rajya Sabha member Dola Sen, and Joynagar MP Pratima Mondal. “We just told them that we are with them and we will support them in any way that the family wants.
We let them know that our leader [Mamata Banerjee] has sent us and we are not here to do politics... We just want strict action against the culprits,” Ms. Mondal said after visiting the family. The official Trinamool page on social media attacked Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and said he did not find the time to visit the family of the victim. Earlier on Sunday (July 5) night, Ms. Banerjee had alleged that the local police had put her under house arrest and that she was not being allowed to leave her home to meet the victim’s family. However, later on Monday morning, Mr. Adhikari stated that no one was stopped from meeting the family of the victim.
He added that justice would be delivered. Trinamool general secretary Abhishek Banerjee spoke to the victim’s family over video call and said “no amount of political influence or pressure should be allowed to shield the accused or obstruct the course of justice.” The members of the defected faction of the Trinamool Congress, which is led by Leader of the Opposition Ritabrata Banerjee, is also likely to visit Baruipur on Tuesday (July 7) to stand by the family.
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