HC directs Bengal govt to file ATR in Barasat gangrape-murder
11 years, 9 months ago

HC directs Bengal govt to file ATR in Barasat gangrape-murder

India TV News  

Kolkata, June 19: The Calcutta High Court today directed the West Bengal government to submit an Action Taken Report by July four into the gangrape and murder of a college student at Barasat in North 24-Parganas district. Hearing a PIL seeking the setting up of a special investigation team and monitoring of the probe by the high court, a division bench of Chief Justice Arun Mishra and Justice Joymalyo Bagchi directed the state to submit the ATR in the gruesome incident at Kamduni village in Barasat.The bench had earlier directed the state government to file an affidavit within seven days stating what steps it had taken to bring the perpetrators of the crime to justice, but adjourned the date till July four on a prayer by the state government.The matter would come up for hearing on July four, the court directed.A compensation of Rs 50 lakh to the next of kin of the girl has also been prayed for.The 20-year-old girl, daughter of a daily wage-earner, was returning home after a university examination on June eight when a group of hooligans dragged her inside a walled premises, raped her by turns and killing her. They then dumped the body on the wayside.Three persons, including the caretaker of the premises, have been arrested in connection with the incident.

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UP court sentences 17-yr-old to 20 yrs of prison for raping, impregnating minor
3 weeks, 3 days ago

UP court sentences 17-yr-old to 20 yrs of prison for raping, impregnating minor

Hindustan Times  

A court in Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi has sentenced a 17-year-old boy to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping and impregnating a 15-year-old girl in 2023, PTI reported on Saturday. Special Public Prosecutor Kauleshwar Nath Pandey said that the court also imposed a fine of ₹50,000 on the convict, who is 17 years and six months. He has been sent …

Bengal courts awarded 6 death sentences in last 6 months for crimes against girls
1 month, 1 week ago

Bengal courts awarded 6 death sentences in last 6 months for crimes against girls

New Indian Express  

The last judicial hanging in West Bengal took place two decades ago when Dhananjay Chatterjee, a security guard at a residential building in south Kolkata, was hanged at Alipore Jail on the eve of Independence Day in 2004 for raping and murdering a 16-year-old school student in her apartment in March, 1990. A POCSO court in Siliguri in northern West …

Kolkata: Parents of RG Kar Hospital rape and murder victim meet RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kolkata: Parents of RG Kar Hospital rape and murder victim meet RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat

Deccan Chronicle  

The parents of the victim in the RG Kar rape and murder case in Kolkata met RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday, who assured them that justice would be served.The RSS Chief is on a ten-day visit to West Bengal.The victim's father told ANI, ". "The case involves the rape and murder of a trainee doctor, whose body was found …

RG Kar rape-murder case victim's parents meet RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in Kolkata
1 month, 2 weeks ago

RG Kar rape-murder case victim's parents meet RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat in Kolkata

India TV News  

On his 10 day visit to West Bengal, RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Saturday met the parents of the victim in the RG Kar rape and murder case in Kolkata met RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat and assured them that justice would be served. Notably, the case involves the rape and murder of a trainee doctor, whose body was found on …

Calcutta HC rejects West Bengal govt.’s appeal for death penalty in R.G. Kar rape-murder case, admits CBI’s plea
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Calcutta HC rejects West Bengal govt.’s appeal for death penalty in R.G. Kar rape-murder case, admits CBI’s plea

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court on Friday rejected an appeal filed by the West Bengal government seeking the enhancement of the life sentence to death penalty for Sanjay Roy, the sole convict in the rape and murder case of a trainee doctor at Kolkata’s R.G. “We are of the view that since the investigation of the case was conducted by the …

Chottanikkara assault: accused to be booked for culpable homicide not amounting to murder
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Chottanikkara assault: accused to be booked for culpable homicide not amounting to murder

The Hindu  

The Chottanikkara police are set to invoke the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita Section 105 against the accused in the alleged assault and attempt to rape a 19-year-old girl who died on Friday after being on ventilator support since last Sunday. The police will also move court on Monday for the custody of the accused who remains remanded in judicial custody. According …

Four get 20 years imprisonment in 2022 gang-rape case
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Four get 20 years imprisonment in 2022 gang-rape case

The Hindu  

: The Fast Track Mahila Court at the Combined Court Complex here on Thursday convicted four persons and sentenced them to 20 years of imprisonment in connection with the gang-rape case that took place in Vellore in March 2022. Judge Maheshwari Bhanurekha delivered the verdict, sentencing Santhosh, 22; Bharath, 23; Manikandan, 25; and Santhosh, 24, to 20 years of imprisonment …

Five in India sentenced to death for gang rape and murder
2 months ago

Five in India sentenced to death for gang rape and murder

Hindustan Times  

A court in India has sentenced five men to death for the gruesome gang rape and murder of a teenager as well as the killing of her father and toddler-aged niece. Five in India sentenced to death for gang rape and murder The crime was committed in January 2021 when the men offered the girl and her family all members …

R.G. Kar rape and murder: Bengal government moves Calcutta High Court seeking death penalty for convict Sanjay Roy
2 months ago

R.G. Kar rape and murder: Bengal government moves Calcutta High Court seeking death penalty for convict Sanjay Roy

The Hindu  

A day after a sessions court in Kolkata handed a life term to the convict in the rape and murder of a doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College, the West Bengal government on Tuesday moved the Calcutta High Court to file an appeal seeking death penalty for the convict. The Additional District and Sessions Judge, Sealdah Anirban Das while sparing …

Two held in rape and murder of minor in West Bengal’s Basanti
2 months ago

Two held in rape and murder of minor in West Bengal’s Basanti

The Hindu  

The disrobed body of a minor girl was recovered from a field near her home in Basanti in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas on Monday. Notably, hours before, on the same day that the victim’s body was recovered, the convict in the RG Kar rape and murder case was sentenced to lifetime imprisonment leading to mixed emotions among the general …

RG Kar rape-murder case: Mamata Banerjee expresses dismay over Sealdah Court sentencing convict to life imprisonment; Calcutta HC grants permission to W.B. Govt to file appeal
2 months ago

RG Kar rape-murder case: Mamata Banerjee expresses dismay over Sealdah Court sentencing convict to life imprisonment; Calcutta HC grants permission to W.B. Govt to file appeal

The Hindu  

RG Kar case: Mamata Banerjee slams court verdict, calls for capital punishment West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday again expressed dismay over the Sealdah Court order which awarded life imprisonment till death to Sanjay Roy the sole convict in the rape and murder of a doctor at a State-run hospital. The Sealdah Court sentenced Roy to life imprisonment …

Bengal Govt Approaches Calcutta High Court Challenging Life Sentence For RG Kar Convict, Calls For Death Penalty
2 months ago

Bengal Govt Approaches Calcutta High Court Challenging Life Sentence For RG Kar Convict, Calls For Death Penalty

Live Law  

The West Bengal government has approached the Calcutta High Court demanding the death penalty for the convict in the RG Kar rape and murder case, who was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Sessions court. Background The incident, which occurred in August 2024, caused great furore across the country, with the High Court transferring the matter to the CBI, which …

R.G. Kar rape and murder: quantum of sentence for convict on January 20, 2025
2 months ago

R.G. Kar rape and murder: quantum of sentence for convict on January 20, 2025

The Hindu  

A sessions court in Kolkata will pronounce on Monday the quantum of sentence for the convict in the rape and murder of a doctor at R.G. The Additional District and Session Court, Sealdah on Saturday had pronounced Sanjay Roy, a former civic police volunteer, guilty of rape and murder of a post graduate trainee doctor. Hang him if guilty: convict’s …

Verdict on RG Kar case on Jan 18
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Verdict on RG Kar case on Jan 18

Deccan Chronicle  

Kolkata:A city court on January 18 will deliver verdict on the rape and murder of an-duty female doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, which took place in the wee hours of August 9 last year leading to a nationwide uproar. First Additional District Judge Anirban Das of the Sealdah Court scheduled the date after the trial in the …

Calcutta High Court Seeks Police's Report On Progress Of Probe Into Sandeshkhali Gang Rape Case
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court Seeks Police's Report On Progress Of Probe Into Sandeshkhali Gang Rape Case

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Wednesday directed the police authorities to submit their report on the progress into the probe on an incident of gang rape in Bengal's Sandeshkhali.Justice Jay Sengputa directed the police to file their report by 13th January, on a plea claiming that no action had been taken even after the rape case was filed and that …

Calcutta High Court Annual Digest: Part-I [Citations: 1-99]
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court Annual Digest: Part-I [Citations: 1-99]

Live Law  

ORDERS/JUDGEMENTS Use Of 'Silk' To Denote Paint's Finish Customary, Can't Be Protected As Trademark: Calcutta High Court Dismisses Berger's Plea Against JSW Paints Citation: 2024 LiveLaw 1 Case: Berger Paints India Limited v JSW Paints Private Limited The Calcutta High Court recently dismissed an interim injunction application in a suit filed by Berger Paints to restrain JSW Paints from using …

Rajendranagar Court Delivers Life Sentence in 2020 Gangrape Case
3 months ago

Rajendranagar Court Delivers Life Sentence in 2020 Gangrape Case

Deccan Chronicle  

Rajendranagar Court Delivers Life Sentence in 2020 Gangrape Case Hyderabad:The Rajendranagar Pocso court on Friday convicted Shaik Zaffar and Shaik Nayeem to life imprisonment for kidnapping, raping and attempting to kill a 17-year-old girl in 2020. Alwal Merchant Found Dead, Financial Issues Suspected in Suicide Hyderabad:An Andhra Pradesh native residing in the city allegedly died by suicide on Thursday night, …

RG Kar Rape-Murder | Victim's Parents Move Calcutta High Court Against CBI Probe, Seek Fresh Investigation
3 months ago

RG Kar Rape-Murder | Victim's Parents Move Calcutta High Court Against CBI Probe, Seek Fresh Investigation

Live Law  

In another development arising from the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor at Kolkata's RG Kar medical college and hospital, the parents of the victim girl have moved the Calcutta High Court challenging the CBI probe into the incident and seeking a fresh investigation into the case. Notably, while the trial against the main accused Sanjoy Roy is …

Justice in 60 days: Bengal court sentences man to death for minor's rape-murder
3 months, 1 week ago

Justice in 60 days: Bengal court sentences man to death for minor's rape-murder

India Today  

A West Bengal court on Friday sentenced one person to death and awarded life imprisonment to another in the rape and murder of a minor girl and necrophilia in October. This is the second instance of a death sentence in West Bengal within eight days, as another court in Baruipur announced the death sentence for the sole accused, Mustakin Sardar, …

Bengal man gets death sentence for minor’s rape and murder
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3 months, 1 week ago

Bengal man gets death sentence for minor’s rape and murder

The Hindu  

A court in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Friday awarded death sentence to a convict, and life imprisonment to another, for the rape and murder of a minor in Farakka on October 13, 2024. Additional Director General West Bengal Police, Supratim Sarkar, said that the main target of the police was to submit the chargesheet as early as possible so …

Jaynagar Rape Case: Bengal Court Sentences POCSO Accused To Death For Rape & Murder Of Minor
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Jaynagar Rape Case: Bengal Court Sentences POCSO Accused To Death For Rape & Murder Of Minor

Live Law  

A POCSO Court in West Bengal has sentenced a man accused of raping and murdering a nine-year old minor girl in Jaynagar, to death.Earlier the High Court had directed AIIMS Kalyani to conduct the post-mortem of the minor after allegations were raised about the conduct of the process.The news of accused Mostakin Sardar being sentenced to death was shared by …

Jaynagar Rape Case: Bengal Court Sentences POCSO Accused To Death For Rape & Murder Of Minor
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Jaynagar Rape Case: Bengal Court Sentences POCSO Accused To Death For Rape & Murder Of Minor

Live Law  

A POCSO Court in West Bengal has sentenced a man accused of raping and murdering a nine-year old minor girl in Jaynagar, to death.Earlier the High Court had directed AIIMS Kalyani to conduct the post-mortem of the minor after allegations were raised about the conduct of the process.The news of accused Mostakin Sardar being sentenced to death was shared by …

‘Torture, murder of our daughter forgotten’: Kolkata victim's parents slam BJP
3 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Torture, murder of our daughter forgotten’: Kolkata victim's parents slam BJP

Hindustan Times  

The parents of the postgraduate trainee doctor who was brutally raped and murdered at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in August, have expressed unhappiness over the role of opposition Bharatiya Janata Party in demanding justice for their daughter. A file photo of junior doctors and others taking out a protest march demanding justice for the victim of the …

West Bengal Girl's Rape-Murder: Authorities Under Fire for Irregularities in Post Mortem Procedures
4 months, 3 weeks ago

West Bengal Girl's Rape-Murder: Authorities Under Fire for Irregularities in Post Mortem Procedures

ABP News  

A shocking case of rape and murder has sparked outrage in Alipurduar, West Bengal. A 6-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered in a pond, leading to an enraged mob lynching one of the accused, police said. The accused, a man in his forties, was tied to a tree and beaten severely by the crowd, a police officer confirmed. The …

Bengal: Tensions In Jaynagar Over Rape-Murder Of 10-Year-Old Girl, BJP Protests As Guv Slams Mamata Govt
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Bengal: Tensions In Jaynagar Over Rape-Murder Of 10-Year-Old Girl, BJP Protests As Guv Slams Mamata Govt

ABP News  

Tensions flared in West Bengal's South 24 Parganas district as the Bharatiya Janata Party launched a protest against the alleged rape and murder of a 10-year-old girl, whose body was discovered on Saturday. দক্ষিণ ২৪ পরগনা জেলার অন্তর্গত জয়নগরের কৃপাখালী এলাকায় চতুর্থ শ্রেণীর নাবালিকা ছাত্রীকে নৃশংসভাবে হত্যার প্রতিবাদে, দোষীদের দৃষ্টান্তমূলক শাস্তির দাবিতে, স্বৈরাচারী মমতা সরকার ও অপদার্থ পুলিশ প্রশাসনের বিরুদ্ধে …

'How Was Autopsy Done...': SC Questions Bengal Govt On Missing Document In Kolkata Rape-Murder Case
6 months, 2 weeks ago

'How Was Autopsy Done...': SC Questions Bengal Govt On Missing Document In Kolkata Rape-Murder Case

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Monday rapped the West Bengal government over the post-mortem procedure of the Kolkata trainee doctor without a challan. How was the post-mortem carried out in the absence of a formal request?”, Chief Justice DY Chandrachud asked, as the court heard a suo motu case in the doctor’s rape and murder at the RG Kar Medical College …

Kolkata rape-murder case: SC asks CBI to file fresh status report by Sept 17
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Kolkata rape-murder case: SC asks CBI to file fresh status report by Sept 17

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the CBI to submit a fresh report by September 17 on the probe in the rape and murder case of a postgraduate medic at Kolkata's RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.A bench headed by Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud perused the report filed in a sealed cover by Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, …

Kolkata rape-murder case: Guv asks Mamata to conduct emergency cabinet meeting
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Kolkata rape-murder case: Guv asks Mamata to conduct emergency cabinet meeting

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata rape-murder case live updates: Amid nationwide protests, the Supreme Court has listed the next hearing date in the RG Kar hospital rape and murder case, on September 9. A bench consisting of Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra is slated to hear the matter, after the initial hearing on August 22 took place …

Kolkata protests: Supreme Court dismisses W.B. Govt's plea against bail to Chhatra Samaj leader Sayan Lahiri
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Kolkata protests: Supreme Court dismisses W.B. Govt's plea against bail to Chhatra Samaj leader Sayan Lahiri

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the West Bengal Government’s plea challenging the Calcutta High Court’s order granting bail to one of the organisers of the August 27 march to the State Secretariat to protest against a trainee woman doctor’s rape and murder. The Calcutta High Court on Friday granted bail to Paschim Banga Chhtra Samaj leader Sayan Lahiri. Acting …

Kolkata Doctor Murder: CBI And Bengal Govt Lock Horns Over Timeline Of Investigation In Supreme Court
7 months ago

Kolkata Doctor Murder: CBI And Bengal Govt Lock Horns Over Timeline Of Investigation In Supreme Court

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Thursday resumed hearing the suo motu case in the rape and murder of a lady doctor in the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. After going through the CBI status report the bench headed by CJI Chandrachud raised several questions over the conflicting timings of investigation on August 9, as reported by CBI and …

Kolkata murder case highlights: Bengal govt to deploy retired policemen
7 months ago

Kolkata murder case highlights: Bengal govt to deploy retired policemen

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata doctor rape-murder case highlights: Amid nationwide protests against the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar hospital in Kolkata, a Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud is hearing a suo motu case related to the RG Kar hospital incident. Meanwhile, West Bengal governor CV Ananda Bose has arrived in Delhi to …

Bihar Dalit girl gang rape-murder case: Prime accused arrested, hunt on for his aides
7 months, 1 week ago

Bihar Dalit girl gang rape-murder case: Prime accused arrested, hunt on for his aides

New Indian Express  

PATNA: Sanjay Rai, prime accused in alleged gangrape and murder of a 14-year-old Dalit girl, was arrested from Bihar’s Muzaffarpur district, police said on Monday. Muzaffarpur senior superintendent of police Rakesh Kumar said that Rai is being questioned by a special team of police and confirmed that one of his associates was arrested earlier. Police, however, claimed that no evidence …

Kolkata rape and murder case: Harbhajan Singh pens ‘heartfelt plea’, seeks ‘swift and decisive’ action
7 months, 1 week ago

Kolkata rape and murder case: Harbhajan Singh pens ‘heartfelt plea’, seeks ‘swift and decisive’ action

Hindustan Times  

Former cricketer Harbhajan Singh, Rajya Sabha member from the Aam Admi Party, on Sunday took to social media to share his 'heartfelt plea’ addressing West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee and governor CV Ananda Bose, over the rape-murder of a trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. Harbhajan Singh Expressing his ‘deep anguish’ over the …

What is West Bengal's Kamduni case, in spotlight amid doctor's rape and murder at Kolkata hospital?
7 months, 1 week ago

What is West Bengal's Kamduni case, in spotlight amid doctor's rape and murder at Kolkata hospital?

Hindustan Times  

The June 2013 gang rape and murder of a student in West Bengal's Kamduni is in the spotlight amid protests over the August 9 rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, the state capital. Kolkata murder case LIVE Updates: Resident doctors and medical students across the city's government hospital stage …

Kolkata rape-murder case: Mamata Banerjee demands hanging of culprits by Aug 18
7 months, 1 week ago

Kolkata rape-murder case: Mamata Banerjee demands hanging of culprits by Aug 18

Hindustan Times  

West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday urged the Central Bureau of Investigation to solve the Kolkata rape and murder case and facilitate the hanging of the culprits by Sunday claiming that the state police had already completed 90 per cent of the investigation. West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee addresses the media after meeting parents of a postgraduate …

West Bengal government announces ₹2 lakh compensation to kin of lynching victims
8 months, 3 weeks ago

West Bengal government announces ₹2 lakh compensation to kin of lynching victims

The Hindu  

The West Bengal government on Tuesday announced compensation of ₹2 lakh to each of the bereaved families and job appointment as Home Guard for the victims’ next of kin following recent incidents of violence and lynching in the State. We are all sorry about such incidents,” former West Bengal Chief Secretary and Advisor to Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Alapan Bandyopadhyay …

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Madras High Court to hear plea for CBI probe on June 21
9 months ago

Kallakurichi hooch tragedy: Madras High Court to hear plea for CBI probe on June 21

The Hindu  

The Madras High Court has decided to hear on Friday, June 21, 2024, two public interest litigations seeking a Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the Kallakurichi spurious liquor tragedy that has so far claimed over 30 lives and left many others hospitalised. Since Acting Chief Justice R. Mahadevan is sitting at the Madurai Bench this week, two advocates on …

Calcutta High Court Refuses Urgent Listing Of Plea Seeking 'Protection' For Women In Violence-Affected Sandeshkhali
1 year, 1 month ago

Calcutta High Court Refuses Urgent Listing Of Plea Seeking 'Protection' For Women In Violence-Affected Sandeshkhali

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Monday refused urgent hearing for a plea seeking orders for the 'protection of women residents' of Sandeshkhali, West Bengal, amidst allegations of sexual violence faced by them from certain miscreants allegedly belonging to the ruling dispensation.Live Law had earlier reported on a suo moto motion taken up by the Calcutta High Court regarding the aforesaid …

Investigation into Belagavi stripping case in final stage, govt. tells Karnataka High Court
1 year, 2 months ago

Investigation into Belagavi stripping case in final stage, govt. tells Karnataka High Court

The Hindu  

The State government on Wednesday told the High Court of Karnataka that the investigation into the Belagavi stripping incident is in the final stage and the probe report would be submitted before the jurisdictional court by the end of January. Also, the government said the victim woman had not accepted the land offered as compensation through the Karnataka Valmiki Scheduled …

Calcutta High Court Denies Bail To Gang-Rape Accused, Cites Attempts To Threaten Victim, Influence Police Investigation
1 year, 5 months ago

Calcutta High Court Denies Bail To Gang-Rape Accused, Cites Attempts To Threaten Victim, Influence Police Investigation

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has refused to grant bail to the petitioners, accused of gang-rape by the victim who alleged that she was attacked at the birthday party of one of the accused. Earlier, a division-bench of Justice Joymalya Bagchi and Justice Gaurang Kanth had taken serious exception to the police’s actions in harassing the victim, and the petitioner’s attempts …

Calcutta High Court Seeks Report On Alleged Police Inaction In Case Over Rape Of 10-Yr-Old Visually-Impaired Child At Children’s Home
1 year, 6 months ago

Calcutta High Court Seeks Report On Alleged Police Inaction In Case Over Rape Of 10-Yr-Old Visually-Impaired Child At Children’s Home

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday directed the State to file a status report in a plea concerning the rape of a ten year-old visually-impaired girl at a blind-school and children’s home in Haridevpur, on the 8th of September. State Counsel submitted that a status report had been prepared, sufficient steps had been taken, and persons had been arrested. It …

West Bengal judge passes second death sentence in 7 days, both murder cases
1 year, 6 months ago

West Bengal judge passes second death sentence in 7 days, both murder cases

Hindustan Times  

A fast-track court judge at Berhampore in West Bengal’s Murshidabad district on Thursday sentenced a 24-year-old man to death after finding him guilty of murdering his 18-year-old former girlfriend in May 2022, public prosecutor Bibhas Chatterjee informed. On August 24, the same judge, Santosh Kumar Pathak, sentenced another 22-year-old man to death for murdering primary school teacher Bandhu Prakash Pal, …

Barabanki: Dalit rape victim found hanging ahead of appearing before magistrate to record statement
1 year, 9 months ago

Barabanki: Dalit rape victim found hanging ahead of appearing before magistrate to record statement

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh : A 16-year-old Dalit girl was found hanging at her house in the Haidergarh area of Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki. The girl is said to be an alleged rape victim who was to appear before a magistrate to record her statement. Rape case was lodged on June 17 Superintendent of Police Dinesh Kumar Singh said, "A rape case was …

Calcutta HC asks police to add murder charges in IIT KGP student Faizan Ahmed’s death
1 year, 9 months ago

Calcutta HC asks police to add murder charges in IIT KGP student Faizan Ahmed’s death

The Hindu  

The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday asked the police to add charges for murder under Section 302 of the Indian Penal Code in connection with the death of IIT Kharagpur student Faizan Ahmed. “The institute seems to have influenced the first autopsy report because the way head injury was avoided in the report creates doubt of suspicion,” the court said. …

Calcutta High Court Seeks Explanation From Police Why Person Accused Of Threatening Alleged Gang-Rape Victim Released "Promptly"
1 year, 10 months ago

Calcutta High Court Seeks Explanation From Police Why Person Accused Of Threatening Alleged Gang-Rape Victim Released "Promptly"

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has expressed dismay at the action of Police authorities in "promptly releasing" a person, accused of threatening the victim of alleged gang rape case of Vedic Village in Rajarghat to withdraw her case. The division bench of Justice Ajay Kumar Gupta and Justice Joymalya Bagchi has directed the Officer-in-Charge of the concerned Police Station to appear …

Calcutta HC orders West Bengal CID to probe deaths of 4 inmates in custody
1 year, 10 months ago

Calcutta HC orders West Bengal CID to probe deaths of 4 inmates in custody

Hindustan Times  

The Calcutta high court on Tuesday ordered the criminal investigation department of the West Bengal Police to probe back-to-back deaths of four inmates of Baruipur correctional home on the southern outskirts of state capital Kolkata between July and August 2022, lawyers said. Police at three stations of South 24 Parganas district – Baruipur, Maheshtala and Bishnupur – arrested the four …

Schedule Castes panel summons senior Bengal officers in teen's death case
1 year, 10 months ago

Schedule Castes panel summons senior Bengal officers in teen's death case

India Today  

The National Commission of Scheduled Castes has taken a prompt stand on a teen's death in North Dinajpur in West Bengal. Arun Halder, the vice-chairperson of the national commission, summoned the Inspector General of Police, the district magistrate and the police superintendent of North Dinajpur district to appear before his office. All senior officers have been asked to remain present …

Saw WhatsApps, was love affair: Mamata Banerjee on Kaliaganj teen's death
1 year, 11 months ago

Saw WhatsApps, was love affair: Mamata Banerjee on Kaliaganj teen's death

India Today  

A teen, who was found dead near a canal in Bengal’s Kaliganj last week, allegedly died over a love affair, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, as she cited “WhatsApp messages” to support her claim. But the way hooliganism happened yesterday and the way the police were attacked and property was damaged, I will ask the police to investigate these incidents …

Kaliaganj rape-murder: BJP slams Bengal Police after video shows cops dragging minor girl's body
1 year, 11 months ago

Kaliaganj rape-murder: BJP slams Bengal Police after video shows cops dragging minor girl's body

India Today  

A minor girl was allegedly raped and murdered in Kaliaganj in Uttar Dinajpur district of West Bengal. “In this video, the body West Bengal Police is insensitively dragging is that of a minor rape and murder victim from the Rajbongshi community in Uttar Dinajpur’s Kaliaganj. In this video, the body West Bengal Police is insensitively dragging is that of a …

West Bengal: Fresh clashes in Kaliyaganj over rape and murder of minor
1 year, 11 months ago

West Bengal: Fresh clashes in Kaliyaganj over rape and murder of minor

India TV News  

West Bengal: Fresh clashes were reported in Kaliaganj's Uttar Dinajpur area on Saturday after locals protested against the state administration over the alleged rape and murder of a minor girl student in the region. According to reports, locals who were protesting against the Bengal government, engaged in clashes with police a day after the minor's dead body was found. BJP …

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