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North Dinajpur: Days after the alleged gang-rape and murder of a Dalit girl in North Dinajpur district's Kaliagunj, clashes broke out between the locals and police in the district on Saturday. Police and security personnel were seen on the spot. Giving details, SP Dinajpur Sana Akhtar told ANI that the victim's body was found in Kaliyaganj, after which the police swung into action and arrested the two accused. "We received information that a girl was missing since Thursday night. We started conducting searches at all railway stations, and bus stands. Later, a body was found in Kailyaganj. Two people have been arrested based on the complaint given by the deceased's family." Earlier on Friday, Bharatiya Janata Party Leader Suvendu Adhikari in the state assembly alleged that the police didn't allow the BJP MLAs to meet the victim's family. He also accused the police of "diluting" the evidence. National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) chairperson Priyank Kanoongo also took cognisance of the alleged gang rape and murder of a minor Dalit girl and said that they'll meet the victim's family, and talk to the officials and doctors who did the post-mortem of the victim. NCPCR Chairperson Kanoongo said, "We will meet the victim's family, talk to officials and doctors who did the post-mortem of the victim and prepare the report. Government should be sensitive, especially in the case of girls." "It's pathetic the way victim's body was dragged," he added. Taking to Twitter, Kanoongo said, "The NCPCR has taken cognizance of News Reports of gang rape and murder of a Dalit girl child in Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur of West Bengal. A fact-finding team will be visiting there to conduct an inquiry." A statement issued by the NCPCR chie ...