Indian paramilitary soldier arrested for molesting minor girl in West Bengal
Kolkata: An Indian paramilitary Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) soldier has been arrested in West Bengal’s Kulti on charges of molesting a minor girl.
According to Kashmir Media Service, the soldier, identified as Ramakant Vishwakarma, was posted at the CISF camp at Shitalpur in Kulti. A court in Asansol has remanded him to 14-day judicial custody.
Police said that the incident occurred within the jurisdiction of the Kulti Police Station in Asansol when the victim and another minor girl went to pluck mangoes near the camp. Vishwakarma lured them to his quarters by promising more fruit. He then made one girl wait outside while taking the other inside his room, where he molested her. The girl managed to escape and told her family, who alerted neighbors. Locals gathered at the CISF camp and staged a protest. Simultaneously, they reported the matter to the police.
Following a complaint by the victim’s family, the Kulti Police arrested the CISF soldier and registered a case.
