The central agency team reached Hanshkhali at around 4.30 pm today and they were in two groups. One group visited the house of the victim and another group along with forensic officials went to the houses of the accused.
In a statement, BJP national General Secretary Arun Singh said, "National President Jagat Prakash Nadda has nominated a five-member fact-finding committee to visit the place of rape and murder of minor girl at Hanskhali, Nadia, West Bengal. The committee will submit its report at the earliest."
Trinamool Congress Lok Sabha member from Krishnanagar in Nadia district, Mahua Moitra, said that consensual sex with a minor, i.e., someone below 18 years of age, is rape as per the law and a crime. She said this after visiting the residence of the minor victim and interacting with the members of her family.
"Mamata Banerjee's crass comment on the rape and murder of 14 year old girl in Hanskhali is not just abhorrent but also steeped in gross illegality. Sexual intercourse with a minor is rape. It is a crime. Her murder is a crime. Bengal CM shamed the victim and defended the accused."
“It is shocking how the girl wasn’t even taken to the doctor, or to the hospital for an autopsy despite the Supreme Court rules by which such a procedure is mandatory. The incident happened on 5 April and no one got to know about it, not even the neighbours, police or doctors. Is it because the matter was being suppressed since the main accused is the son of a TMC leader?”
“Will you call this rape or was the girl pregnant or was it a love affair or was she ill or did something else happen to her? What has happened is not right. I condemn it. The incident happened on 5 April but why was the police complaint not lodged immediately? As there was doubt about the cause of her death then why was she cremated in haste on the same day without informing anyone? How will the police investigate now?”
