Lagatar24 Desk
Kolkata, March 24: A senior police officer in the Birbhum district was suspended with immediate effect for gross misconduct and dereliction of duty, just hours after West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee visited violence-stricken Birbhum on Thursday and met families of victims who were burned alive earlier this week.
An order from the state’s additional director general of police (law and order) read: “Tridip Pramanik, inspector of police, posted as inspector-in-charge, Rampurhat police station, Birbhum district, has been suspended with immediate effect for gross misconduct and dereliction of duty unbecoming of a member of a disciplined police force.”
Meanwhile, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) announced that it had taken suo motu notice of the killings and will investigate the matter. A delegation from the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) would conduct investigations in the district, according to NHRC chief (retired) justice Arun Mishra.
Earlier in the day, Mamata Banerjee visited with the families of eight fatalities and announced that each would receive a compensation of Rs. 5 lakh. Two families who lost their children in the chaos will receive an additional Rs 50,000. A further 2 lakh will be granted to each family to help them rebuild their homes that were destroyed in the fire, as well as a job for one member of each family.
