Kolkata: Filmmaker Aparna Sen termed Friday the murder of a school teacher, his pregnant wife and child in Murshidabad district of West Bengal as ‘gruesome act’ and said it was ‘shame on us’. Aparna Sen also urged West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee to ensure that the perpetrators of the crime are brought to justice.
The actor and filmmaker said in a tweet, “Pregnant wife and child of RSS man slaughtered in our own WB! Whatever the reason for such gruesome act, shame on us! Please ensure the perpetrators are brought to justice!”
Iterating that the chief minister has the responsibility to ensure the safety of every citizen of the state, Sen further said, “Irrespective of political inclinations, all citizens of WB are your responsibility. You are CM to all!”
Primary school teacher Bandhu Gopal Pal, his wife Beauty and eight-year-old son Angan were found lying in a pool of blood Tuesday in their house at Jiaganj in Murshidabad when the Durga Puja festivities were on. The RSS claimed that the teacher was its supporter.
Sen, along with other celebrities who wrote an open letter recently to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on mob killings, has been accused by critics, including BJP supporters, of ‘selective outrage’.
PTI
