Kolkata, July 6 -- Trinamool Congress (TMC) supremo Mamata Banerjee, along with party workers and leaders, held a candlelight march on Monday condemning the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in Baruipur.

TMC leaders have accused the state police of confining her to her residence and preventing her from visiting the victim's family.

The girl went missing on Saturday and was later found dead in a pond, with an alleged case of rape and murder triggering outrage and protests in the area. Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has spoken to the girl's father on the phone and reportedly assured capital punishment for the accused.

Speaking on the incident, TMC MP Pratima Mandal said, "We stand with the victim's family. On Mamata Banerjee...