Woman molested for refusing to join Trinamool attempts suicide

A woman in West Bengal attempted suicide after she was molested and her family members were beaten up by a group of people for her refusal to join the Trinamool Congress, East Midnapore police said today. The Times of India reported, the duty officer of Marishda police station in East Midnapore district confirming the complaint of molestation and incident of attempted suicide. “We have received a complaint by Toton Das, who has alleged that his mother was molested by a group of people who also assaulted his other family members for refusal to join the Trinamool Congress. The woman later attempted suicide by consuming poison,” he told the TOI. [caption id=“attachment_280122” align=“alignleft” width=“380” caption=“Reuters”]  [/caption] The newspaper said that at least 21 people were named in the complaint by Das and that the incident took place on 15 April. The complaint for the same was filed on Tuesday. Das  — a resident of Kaniadighi near Contai, about 150 km from Kolkata — and his family have, however, alleged that the police were dragging their feet in the case. “It has been more than 24 hours since I made the complaint but there has been no action. Those who assaulted my family are roaming freely while my father had to flee the village,” Das told the Times of India. Das’ mother — who alleges she was molested — told the Times of India that the goons demanded Rs 50,000 from her because she was a Communist Party of India (Marxist) supporter and molested her. “A group of people asked me to gather all the women of the village for a Trinamool Congress meeting. When I refused, they assaulted me and my family and tore away my clothes,” said told TOI. The woman undergoing treatment in Contai sub-divisional hospital said her family had been targeted because a few days back it had demolished a hooch den. “My sons and husband along with others had earlier destroyed a hooch den. After this, the goons started targeting us and would often demand money,” said the woman.