Confirming the rape case, superintendent of police (East Medinipur), S.S. Panda said, "A complaint has been lodged with the Nandigram police. We are looking into the matter." The 45-year-old woman claimed that she had been gangraped allegedly by CPI(M) cadres for two days. The cadre were looking for her husband, a BUPC member, who has been absconding since the CPI(M) cadre entered Gokulnagar on November 10.
The victim said after her husband took shelter in the relief camp in Nandigram, she had locked herself inside her house in fear. On November 14, three men forced open the door and asked her about her husband. When she said that she did not know about his whereabouts, they refused to believe her.Second rape case officially registered in Nandigram
The police on Saturday registered "a case of rape" on the basis of a complaint filed by the wife of a Bhoomi Ucchhed Pratirodh Committee (BUPC) member. The complaint was lodged at the Nandigram police station. This is the second officially confirmed incident of rape that has come to light, following the "violent recapture" of Nandigram by CPI(M) cadre.