Local residents protested on Sunday by blocking roads and railway tracks in Baraipur, South 24 Parganas, West Bengal, India, over the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl. There were clashes between the protesters and the police and police vehicles were vandalized. The police resorted to lathicharge to bring the situation under control. In the meantime, a suspect was killed in a mob lynching.
According to local sources, a 12-year-old child went to buy food at Suryapur Hat in Dhapadhapi area of Baruipur police station on Saturday afternoon. Four youths forcibly took her away from there. Although the family filed a missing person case in this incident, the police could not find the child. On Sunday morning, her body was recovered from a pond near the girl’s house in a bag.
When the news of the body being recovered spread, local residents erupted in anger. People from all walks of life gathered and started a protest by leaving the child’s body on the national highway. The road was blocked by setting fire. Train services on the Sealdah-Namkhana route were also stopped. When the police reached the spot on receiving the news, a clash broke out with the protesters. The agitated crowd vandalized a police vehicle. Several police personnel were also injured while trying to stop the clash.
বারুইপুরের উত্তেজনাকর পরিস্থিতি নিয়ন্ত্রণে রাখতে এলাকায় টহল দিচ্ছেন সশস্ত্র নিরাপত্তা বাহিনীর সদস্যরা। পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারত; ৫ জুলাই ২০২৬
Armed security forces patrol the area to control the tense situation in Baruipur. West Bengal, India; 5 July 2026Photo: Bhaskar Mukherjee
Later, IG (Presidency Range) Shankar Prasad Barui went to the spot to control the situation. He tried to calm the protesters by making announcements on the microphone and assured strict punishment to the culprits. He said that no culprit will get away with it.
Meanwhile, during the protest, an agitated crowd caught hold of a suspect and started beating him severely. The suspect died on the spot after being beaten up by the mob. The situation in the area is tense due to the incident. Police have arrested one person.
বারুইপুরের সূর্যপুরহাট এলাকায় সড়ক ও আশপাশের ভবনের ছাদে জড়ো হয়ে ঘটনার প্রতিবাদ জানাচ্ছেন স্থানীয় বাসিন্দারা। পশ্চিমবঙ্গ, ভারত। ৫ জুলাই ২০২৬
Local residents gather on the road and rooftops of nearby buildings in the Suryapurhat area of Baruipur to protest the incident. West Bengal, India. July 5, 2026Photo: Bhaskar Mukherjee
A six-member special investigation team led by the Additional Superintendent of Police (Additional SP) of Baruipur District Police has been formed to investigate the incident.
Chief Minister Subhendu Adhikari spoke to the father of the deceased child. He assured that no one involved in this murder will be spared. The Chief Minister said that he will meet the father of the deceased child at Bhabani Bhavan (CID headquarters) in Kolkata on Tuesday.