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Demand of the Bengali police in the wake of protests against rape and murder

“Police officers are mothers too”: Bengali police demand in light of protests against rape and murder

The rape-murder of the doctor from Calcutta has sparked massive protests across Bengal and the country.

New Delhi:

After the West Bengal police came under criticism in connection with the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, they published a social media post urging the public not to use “insensitive” slogans against her and her daughters.

“Police officers are mothers too. West Bengal Police (like most police forces around the world) consists of brave women and men. We are mothers too (not just fathers with daughters growing up),” the post said. “Understanding this will help one avoid stereotyping and being insensitive while writing slogans to attack us and our daughters. Our police are working round the clock to keep the peace. Be kind. Be strong,” the post continued.

The police operation in Bengal came amid massive protests across the state demanding action in the doctor's rape and murder case in Calcutta.

The Kolkata police have come under fire from the opposition and citizens for their handling of the sensitive case. Slogans reminding police officers that they also have daughters at home are doing the rounds on social media and appearing on placards carried by protesters during street marches.

Bengal Police is using social media to show the human side of police officers and thus counteract the wave of criticism.

Following massive clashes between protesters and police during a protest march to the state secretariat in Nabanna last week, the Bengal Police released a photograph of a woman police officer on duty feeding a puppy on the sidelines of a major security exercise.

During the protest, Bengal police accepted felicitations for a police officer who suffered an eye injury during the violence at the Nabanna march, but said they were saddened by some comments saying the injury was an “occupational hazard”.

“We are touched by the outpouring of well-wishes for our colleague who was attacked and injured in the eye on August 27. And as we scoured social media, we were saddened by some comments saying this was 'occupational hazard'. Victim blaming and victim shaming have unfortunately become a practice used to justify violence and crime. It is just a means to divert focus from the crime. Attacking someone is a crime. A city is not a war zone,” Bengal Police said in a post on X, appealing to people not to justify violence.

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