KOLKATA: Since the Sandeshkhali stir, led by women of the North 24 Parganas island, broke out on February 6, state police chief Rajeev Kumar on Wednesday visited the strife-hit area to take stock of the situation.The director general of police held a meeting at Sandeshkhali police station after reaching there crossing a river on boat and travelling in an e-rickshaw.Kumar’s visit is said to be significant in the backdrop of the allegations raised by the women of the Trinamool Congress’ stronghold accusing the men in uniform of the area being hand in glove with the satraps of the ruling party who allegedly sexually abused them.Kumar, accompanied by additional director general of police (south Bengal) Supratim Sarkar, arrived the island, which has become national outcry, around 2.30 pm. He held a meeting with the police officers at the local police station for over an hour and left.The DGP, however, did not meet the women complainants and interact with them.Sandeshkhali has been on the boil since three officers of the Enforcement Directorate (ED) were bashed up and left bleeding when they went to search the house of local TMC leader Shahjahan Sheikh in a foodgrain scam case on January 5.
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