Bengali actress heckled by biker on road in Kolkata

In Kolkata, Bengali actor Payel Mukherjee said she was allegedly heckled by a motor cyclist while driving her car on Friday night on a city road. A sobbing Payel in a video on Facebook said that a youth stopped his two-wheeler before her SUV on Southern Avenue and asked her to come out of the vehicle. "As I refused to come out fearing for my safety, the man banged against the glass on my right side window and broke it into pieces injuring my hand," she said.

Kolkata: Regarding the attack on her car, actress Payal Mukherjee says, "I am not satisfied with the action taken by the police..." pic.twitter.com/A6jFTC0PHY

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Local people came to her rescue and police detained the man following a complaint lodged by Payel. The man claimed Payel's car grazed past his bike but he apologised to the police for the incident.The actor denied something like that happened. "I don't know where we stand now. If a woman can be accosted and heckled in such a way in a crowded street at evening that exemplifies the real situation. And this happens amid rallies taken out all over the city on the issue of women's safety," Payel, who is also a known face in south film industry, said in the video in Bangla. "I shudder to think what would have happened to me had this incident taken place in a deserted spot," a visibly shaken Payel added, crying.
Meanwhile,The prime accused in the alleged gang-rape of a 14-year-old girl in Dhing, Assam, has died after falling into a pond while attempting to escape from police custody, authorities said. Tafiqul Islam, also known as Tafazzul Islam, was taken by police to the crime scene in the early hours of Saturday.The villagers of Borbheti, the family home of the accused, have taken a decision not to participate in his funeral prayers and not allow his burial in the village graveyard.'We have decided not to allow his burial in the village graveyard, not participate in his 'janaza' (burial prayers) and social boycott of his family', a village elder Md Shahjahan Ali Choudhury said.
The alleged gang-rape of the minor girl reportedly occurred on August 22 while the victim was returning home from tuition. After the assault, the girl was found unconscious by locals, who took her to a local health centre before she was transferred to Nagaon Medical College and Hospital. The incident has led to widespread protests in Dhing, with locals and various organizations demanding strict action against the accused. Assam Director General of Police GP Singh visited the site and met the victim’s family. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has called for prompt and aggressive action in response to such crimes, noting the need to ensure public confidence in the government’s response.