Drunken goons molest and slash woman

KOLKATA: A 28-year-old woman was molested and slashed with a razor blade for protesting against drunken goons who were creating a nuisance in front of her house. Locals managed to nab two of them and handed the duo over to police who identified them as Raju Chandra and Bhakta Debnath.
The woman, a resident of at her home at Palladaha village in Kanchrapara, was giving tuitions to some children of the locality, when she spotted some youths drinking in front of her house.She did not say a word until they started abusing her in a filthy language. She was all the more humiliated as there were some guests in her house. The woman therefore requested the duo not to create a nuisance as children were studying and told them to shift to some other place.
This infuriated them and they dragged her out of the house, pulled out a razor blade and slashed her repeatedly on the face and hands. Later, they also molested her. It was around 3.30pm and locals and relatives of the victim rushed to her rescue. Though the duo tried to flee, they were nabbed by the mob. The woman was bleeding profusely and was rushed to Bhatpara hospital.
The incident happened around 3.30 pm, when some youths were drinking alcohol in front of her room and were abusing her in a filthy tongue. The victim was teaching some children of the area in her room and there were some relatives at their home, so she was greatly disturbed by the abuse of the drunken youths. Soon she stepped out of her room and asked them not to drink in front of her room and create nuisance in the area. But this infuriated the two and they attacked her. They tried to drag her out of her room and slashed her with a blade.
They slashed her repeatedly with a blade which created injuries on his face and hands. She was bleeding profusely and her relatives who were at home rushed out to rescue her. Though the two tried to flee, they were nabbed by the victim's relatives. The two were later handed over to the police of Bijpur thana. The victim was admitted to Bhatpara hospital.
Locals alleged that the victim was teased by the same gang earlier, but police never bothered to take action against them. The two are part of a gang who drink openly and often tease and molest women. Locals alleged police inaction against the gang members.
A senior police officer, however, said they were probing if more persons were involved in the attack. The two will be produced in the Barrackpore court on Wednesday.