Tale of The Hunters in The Lalgarh Forests of West Bengal
by It was a body hung from a bamboo with its front and hind limbs tied to two ends of the bamboo. Two men in security uniform were carrying the body. It was the body of a girl in her early twenties at best.
It is not official that there is a third party other than the combined forces in the offensive against the Maoists in the Junglemahal. They are the goons of a parliamentary political party whose good name is read as Communist Party of India (Marxist). These goons are unofficial militia of the said political party and they are popularly termed ‘Harmads’.
It is a fact that the region where the combined forces have been chasing the menacing Maoists for the last twelve months is under constant vigilance. Nobody has legal access in the region. Reporters and photographers of offline and online media are not allowed to go inside the area. Some days ago, electronic crews of the prestigious house of Star Ananda have been roughly and physically assaulted by the members of the forces in broad daylight.
A few questions want to raise their heads against the above spectrum:
a) If the members of the combined forces have their own camera crews or photographers to video the body of the tribal girl hung from a bamboo and carried by two of their members in the jungle through darkness,
b) If electronic crews of any television channels have been offered special favor for executing this task and
c) If prohibitory laws prevailing in the region have been put to the self to favor some reporters and photographers
One more question should be raised in this context. How the tribal girl was killed? It is clear from the video footage that she was in her cultural attire. How can one come to the conclusion that she was one of the dreaded Maoists? It is hard to accept the statement of the officers of the Green Hunt Operation only. Who will certify that the tribal girl was a Maoist and not anyone else? It is a matter of great surprise that the television channels have shared the official views although they have never stated that they have verified the facts.
The video of the tribal girl hung from a bamboo with her front and hind limbs tied to the bamboo and carried by two security staff reminds spectacles of the primitive barbarian age when animals were hunted and carried almost in the same way.
It is a piece of great tragedy that a modern state like India cannot show respect to a woman, however, and above all a human, even after she has been killed.
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