Kolkata, Nov 4 — The West Bengal government on Wednesday handed over a compensation cheque of Rs 10,00,000 to the family member of the 17-year-old girl from Gaighata under Bongaon sub-division in North 24 Paragans district, who was raped and murdered last month.
On behalf of the state government, the compensation cheque was handed over to the family members of the victim by the BJP Lok Sabha member from Bongaon constituency and Minister of State (MoS), Santanu Thakur.
North 24 Parganas District Magistrate Pragati Nautiyal also accompanied MoS Thakur, while he handed over the compensation cheque to the victim's family members.
"I have come here as the representative of the Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari. The family member of the victim requested me to arrange for a state government job for one family member. I have assured them that I will take up the matter with the appropriate authorities," MoS Thakur said.
Speaking to the media persons, the father of the victim thanked the Chief Minister and the state government.
"I know that no compensation can be an alternative to our daughter. But at the same time, our financial condition is quite bad. So, the compensation cheque will at least solve some problems," he said.
Meanwhile, the family member of Prahlad Das, a relative of the victim and the main accused in the rape and murder of the minor girl, who was killed in a police encounter on the intervening night of October 26 and October 27, have also demanded compensation from the state government over the encounter-death.
The body of the victim was recovered from near the residence of Prahlad Das on the night of October 25.
Das was arrested on the morning of October 26 and on the intervening night of October 26 and October 27, he was taken to the spot of the crime for recreation of the crime scene.
There he allegedly tried to escape after snatching the firearm of an escorting policeman and also fired at the on-duty policemen.
The police resorted to counter-firing in which the accused was killed.