CID visits BJP MP Roopa's house to question her in child trafficking case


Kolkata, Jul 29 (PTI): West Bengal CID today visited BJP Rajya Sabha MP Roopa Ganguly house here for questioning in connection with the Jalpaiguri child trafficking case.

According to a senior officer of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), a team of the agency's officers went to Ganguly's south Kolkata house to question her over her alleged meeting with arrested former BJP womens' wing general secretary Juhi Chowdhury, an accused in the case.

The CID had unearthed a child trafficking racket early this year in which babies and children were sold, some to foreigners, through questionable adoption deals. "We will question her about her links to Juhi Chowdhury and also we need answers of a few more questions," the officer said. Incidentally, the state CID had also summoned BJP national general secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya and two other leaders for questioning in the same case.

The CID had arrested several persons including the head of a child protection agency in Darjeeling and a member of a child welfare committee on charges of selling babies and children through questionable adoption deals. These arrests were part of a widening probe into the adoption racket at the Bimala Shishu Griho, a children's home in Jalpaiguri town.

Sacked state BJP womens' wing leader, Juhi Chowdhury, and the chief adoption officer of the children's home Sonali Mondal, the home chairperson Chandana Chakraborty and her brother Manas Bhowmik were arrested earlier. They have been charged with selling about 17 children, aged between one and 14 years, to foreigners by entering into shady adoption deals.

The CID had unearthed the child trafficking racket during raids at homes and nursing homes in Baduria area of North 24 Parganas district, in Behala in the southern fringes of Kolkata and some other parts of south Bengal in November last year.

  

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  • SMR, Karkala

    Sat, Jul 29 2017

    The actor-turned-politician Roopa Ganguly, who joined the BJP in 2015, attacked the state government saying that the democracy has died in the state.
    Attacking the Mamata Banerjee government on the law and order situation in the state, Ms Ganguly said, "Send their (Trinamool workers) wives and daughters to Bengal... If they are able to survive there for 15 days without getting raped, then tell me."
    In the famous serial 'Ramayana' she adorned as Sita Mata. In real life she is playing 'Ravana' role.
    Ironically this lady who wanted to make shame of women as political tool is now embroiled herself in child trafficking. How many parents may be sobbing on their missing daughters who end up in sex trade?
    Jai Hind

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  • Zuhair, Udupi/Muscat

    Sat, Jul 29 2017

    The news tomorrow will be "CBI raids west Bengal CID"..

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  • N.M, Mangalore

    Sat, Jul 29 2017

    blueJP is filled with child traffickers, isi agents, rioters, lynchers, pro-rich politicians. Its a pity that the wise people of India have closed their eyes and are still waiting for 'Acche Din' .

    Wake up Indians!

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  • Amith, USA

    Sat, Jul 29 2017

    I remembered once Didi was delivering her speach during newly installed parliament of AB Vajpayee where Didi's party was a junior partner, that " HOMSE JO TOKROYOGA CHOR CHOR HO JOYEGA" -(humse jo takrayega choor choor ho jayega) what she spoke in favour of BESHARAM JANARA PARTY earlier, at present she is doing against them. She is the only Royal Bengal Lionnes giving sleepless nights to Feku & DAKU!!!!! Which is supposed to be given by Pappu.

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  • Anand Kumar, Mangalore

    Sat, Jul 29 2017

    What will be interesting is to see whether these children were from what the Bhakts call "other community".

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  • HENRY MISQUITH, Bahrain

    Sat, Jul 29 2017

    You cannot expect anything decent from this party and it's leaders.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mumbai

    Sat, Jul 29 2017

    Forgive her she has a small child ...

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  • Vincent Rodrigues, Bengaluru/Katapadi

    Sat, Jul 29 2017

    The truth need to be brought to light

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