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Kolkata: A 24-year-old woman was gang-raped inside the South Calcutta Law College campus in Kolkata on Wednesday, leading to the arrest of three men, including a current student, a staffer, and a former student linked to the Trinamool Congress. The incident, which took place around noon when the victim visited the college to fill out examination-related forms, has triggered sharp reactions and comes over six months after a similar crime at a medical college led to widespread protests.
Kolkata: Senior Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee's remarks on the alleged gang-rape of a 24-year-old law student at South Calcutta Law College have triggered sharp backlash, with the BJP accusing him of showing sympathy towards the accused. The 24-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped inside the college campus on Wednesday, leading to the arrest of three men, including a current student, a staffer, and a former student linked to the Trinamool Congress. The incident reportedly took place when the victim visited the college to fill out examination-related forms. Speaking to the media, B ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 28 (ANI): BJP MP Sambit Patra slammed the West Bengal government on Saturday, over the alleged Kolkata gang-rape case and said Why is there so much 'insensitivity and cruelty towards women' despite the state having a female Chief Minister. Addressing a press conference, Patra claimed that the entire 'vicious cycle of gang-rape is state-sponsored.' 'In a state where there is a woman Chief Minister, there should be sensitivity towards women, but why is there so much insensitivity and cruelty? The victim has issued a statement herself. If we read it carefully, one thing ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jun 28 (PTI) The police on Saturday stopped a BJP rally led by its West Bengal unit chief Sukanta Majumdar and detained him along with several other party leaders when they tried to take out the protest march to a law college in the city, where a student was allegedly gang-raped, a senior officer said. The rally was not allowed to proceed towards the South Calcutta Law College, where the 24-year-old student was allegedly gang-raped by three men, including an alumnus of the institute, on June 25. "The protest march was stopped at Gariahat crossing in south Kolkata, and Majumdar and s ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Reacting to the Kolkata Law College rape case, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Monday alleged that West Bengal has become unsafe for both Hindus and women under the leadership of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee. "Today, under Mamata Banerjee's government, Bengal is neither safe for Hindus nor for girls. The statements made by TMC leaders are extremely shameful, yet despite being a woman herself, Mamata Banerjee has not given any clarification. She has remained silent on her leaders' remarks," said Giriraj Singh, criticising the Chief Minister's silence on co ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], June 30 (ANI): The recent alleged gang rape of a law student within her college premises in Kolkata has reignited public outrage over women's safety in educational institutions, drawing sharp political reactions. Amid mounting criticism from the public, a probe committee set up by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is being questioned by Congress MP Imran Masood, calling the move unnecessary and emphasising that the case is 'not a matter of politics'. Masood emphasised that the matter should be left to law enforcement authorities, insisting that justice must be delivered swif ...Read More >
Kolkata Law College Gangrape: The Kolkata Law College gangrape case remained a flashpoint between the political rivals - the ruling Trinamool Congress (TMC) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday. Amid outrage by the political class, the city police continued its work. The police arrested the fouth accused and claimed that the CCTV camera footage obtained from South Calcutta Law College has corroborated the gangrape allegations made by a first-year student in her written complaint to cops. ...Read More >
Kolkata: The past week in West Bengal has been nothing short of a political theatre of the absurd, with the Trinamool Congress (TMC) descending into public infighting over one of the most sensitive issues, gang rape. What should have been an occasion for empathy, justice, and responsible leadership has instead turned into an embarrassing spectacle, exposing the party's deep-rooted lack of accountability and a shocking disregard for survivors of sexual violence. The trigger for this latest round of controversy was the appalling gang rape of a law student from South Calcutta Law College. Inste ...Read More >
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra said on Saturday that the probe in the rape incident of a female student is going on war footing and stressed that TMC-led West Bengal government has "zero tolerance" for crime against women. A female student was allegedly gang-raped inside the South Calcutta Law College in Kolkata's Kasba on Wednesday, June 25. Kolkata police has formed a five-member Special team to investigate the incident. The three accused, Manojit Mishra, Zaib Ahmed and Pramit Mukhopadhyay, who the Police have named, have been remanded to police custody till July 1(ANI) "Coll ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 29 (ANI): Amid the outcry over the Kolkata gang rape case, Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday said that West Bengal need to be "free" from the Trinamool Congress (TMC), drawing parallels between the party's governance in the state and the Emergency imposed by the Congress in 1975. Speaking during a press conference, Pradhan criticised the TMC for perpetuating a "dangerous mindset" that he claims undermines the state's educational and social fabric. Also Read | 8th Pay Commission Update: Central Government Employees to Get 34% Salary Hike From Janu ...Read More >
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], June 30 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Gourav Vallabh has demanded the immediate resignation of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee in the wake of the alleged gang rape of a law student in Kolkata stating that that the ruling TMC always tries to save the accused. Vallabh told ANI, "Despite having a woman Chief Minister, West Bengal has become rank 1 in the exploitation and atrocities against women. It happens every time that the accused is a member of the TMC. TMC always tries to save the accused. It does not stand with the family members of the victim. We d ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 30 (ANI): Arindam Kanjilal, victim's advocate in the alleged Kolkata gang rape case which happened on June 25, in his interaction with ANI, said, that the highest punishment shall not be less than 20 years and can lead up to life imprisonment. He said, 'Based on the FIR registered by the victim the matter that came forward that it is a gang rape.... The highest punishment shall not be less than 20 years and can exceed up to life imprisonment.' Arindam appreciated the swift action taken by the Bengal police force in making the arrests. Commenting on the Pu ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 28 (ANI): BJP National Spokesperson Pradeep Bhandari on Friday launched a scathing attack on the Trinamool Congress over the Kolkata alleged gangrape case and said that West Bengal is not safe for women under the Mamata Banerjee government. 'Mamata Banerjee's government supports the rape of women in Bengal. The accused in the Kasba gangrape is an active member of Mamata Banerjee's party, Trinamool Congress. Mamata Banerjee runs and protects an army of goons in Bengal for her appeasement politics and political dominance. People of Trinamool Congress commit r ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jun 28 (PTI) A day after Trinamool Congress MP Kalyan Banerjee's controversial remark on the gang rape of a law student, senior party leader and MLA Madan Mitra on Saturday said that the incident would not have happened had the student taken a couple of friends with her or informed people before going there. "This incident has sent a message to girls that if someone calls you when the college is closed, don't go, nothing good will come of it. If that girl had not gone there, this incident wouldn't have happened," Mitra said. "If she had informed someone before going or had taken a c ...Read More >
New Delhi: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Saturday reiterated her party's zero-tolerance policy on crimes against women and condemned misogynistic remarks made by two senior party colleagues, calling for accountability regardless of political affiliation. Her comments came in the wake of public outrage over the gangrape of a 24-year-old law student from South Calcutta Law College, which led to the arrest of four men, including a former student and current office-bearer of the TMC's student wing. In a statement on Friday, the TMC officially distanced itself from controversial rem ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 29 (ANI): Following his release from the Lal Bazaar police headquarters, Union Minister Sukanta Majumdar hit out at the West Bengal government, stating when the 'police sleep, someone has to wake up.' West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar was detained by Kolkata Police on Saturday while leading a protest against the alleged gangrape incident at South Calcutta Law College. The protest was part of the BJP's statewide demonstrations demanding justice for the victim and criticising the Mamata Banerjee-led government for its alleged failure to ensure women ...Read More >
Kolkata [West Bengal], June 29 (ANI): Trinamool Congress on Sunday has issued a show cause notice to its party leader and Kamarhati MLA Madan Mitra following his 'unwanted, unnecessary, and insensitive comments' on the alleged gangrape of a law student from South Calcutta Law College in Kolkata's Kasba area on June 25. The notice, signed by West Bengal TMC President and Rajya Sabha MP Subrata Bakshi, demands an explanation within three days from Mitra for breaching party discipline, following his remarks on the incident that were widely criticised for victim-blaming. 'A very heinous and extr ...Read More >
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress on Sunday issued a show cause notice to its party leader and Kamarhati MLA Madan Mitra following his "unwanted, unnecessary, and insensitive comments" on the alleged gangrape of a law student from South Calcutta Law College in Kolkata's Kasba area on June 25. The notice, signed by West Bengal TMC President and Rajya Sabha MP Subrata Bakshi, demands an explanation within three days from Mitra for breaching party discipline, following his remarks on the incident that were widely criticised for victim-blaming. "A very heinous and extremely sad incident has taken plac ...Read More >
Srinagar- Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said foreign countries were told clearly during the post-Operation Sindoor diplomatic outreach that in case of a fresh provocation, India would repeat its action. Speaking at a discussion at the Ahmedabad Management Association, Tharoor said Indian delegations which visited foreign countries in the aftermath of Operation Sindoor managed to convey that India acted with restraint and responsibility. "In other places, we actually were able to get some very high-placed people to say not only that they respected and supported India's right of self- ...Read More >
Kolkata Rape Case: Following the alleged 'gang-rape' of a law student in Kolkata, political tensions have risen. The Trinamool Congress acknowledged that the main suspect is associated with its student wing. However, they assured that this connection would not hinder his receiving the harshest punishment. The incident occurred at South Calcutta Law College, involving Monojit Mishra, a 31-year-old lawyer and former student, along with two current students. The accused, Monojit Mishra, is linked to the Trinamool Congress' student wing. The BJP has circulated images showing him with prominent pa ...Read More >
New Delhi: Kolkata Police, Friday, arrested three individuals in connection with the gangrape of a law student that occurred inside the premises of South Calcutta Law College, located in the Kasba area of the city. Among the arrested, two are current students of the institution, while the third is a former student. The survivor, a first-year law student, filed a First Information Report (FIR) with the police on June 26, one day after the alleged incident. She had visited the campus around 4 PM for some academic-related work when the accused reportedly persuaded her to stay back. A medical ex ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Kolkata police on Saturday, June 28, formed a five-member special investigation team (SIT) to probe into the alleged gang rape of a student by her seniors inside a law college in the city, an officer said. The five-member SIT would be led by an assistant commissioner rank officer, he said. "An SIT has been formed to probe into the alleged crime. It will start its investigation immediately," the officer said. A 21-year-old aspiring law student was allegedly gang-raped inside South Calcutta Law College on June 25 by a former student-turned-lawyer, with the help of two senior stud ...Read More >
New Delhi, [India], June 29 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) launched an all-out attack on the ruling Trinamool Congress in West Bengal over the alleged gangrape incident, with the party demanding the resignation of the Chief Minister, Mamata Banerjee. A female student was allegedly gang-raped inside the South Calcutta Law College in Kolkata's Kasba on Wednesday, June 25. Kolkata police has formed a five-member Special team to investigate the alleged gangrape of a law student in Kolkata. BJP leader Gourav Vallabh told ANI, 'What is the relationship between the gang rape accused and the T ...Read More >
DHARMAPURI: For the third time in the past two months, a wild leopard wandered into a private farmland near Valaithottam village near Palacode and hunted chicken raised by a local farmer. Locals are increasingly distressed and urged the forest department to take steps to relocate the leopard. Over the past few months, there have been several reports of leopard sightings in forest areas near Palacode, particularly in Valaithottam village, near the forest's fringe. There have been two instances when the leopard attacked farmlands, taking away a domestic dog and a chicken. On Saturday, the leop ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jun 29 (PTI) Senior BJP leader Suvendu Adhikari led a rally on Sunday in protest against the alleged gang rape of a first-year student of a state-run law college in the city demanding security for every daughter across West Bengal. Similar rallies were also taken out by the Congress, CPI(M) and civil society members in the city and its outskirts. Adhikari, the Leader of the Opposition in West Bengal Assembly and other party activists walked a distance of less than one km demanding protection for "our daughters". "Unless Mamata Banerjee is thrown out of power, such incidents of abus ...Read More >
KOLKATA: The student's gangrape by a young Trinamul Congress leader and his aides at South Calcutta Law College has triggered a storm within the ruling party of West Bengal, thanks to its elected representatives' tirade against the victim, their fellows and party lines. On Sunday, Kamarhati MLA Madan Mitra questioned the 24-year-old student's purpose to visit her academic institution on the fateful day. This was the second time in a span of 24 hours when he stumped his party that already disapproved of his similar comments in a statement. Referring to the victim, the former state minister sa ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) A letter petition has been addressed to the Chief Justice of India, B.R. Gavai, urging the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognizance of the heinous gang-rape of a law student within her college premises at Kasba in South Kolkata. On June 25, a first-year female law student was allegedly raped on the premises of South Calcutta Law College by three accused, all linked to the Trinamool Congress' student wing, Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP). The plea urged the top court to take suo motu cognizance of the incident and sought directions for an immediate and im ...Read More >
Kolkata: BJP's fact-finding team leaves after a visit to the premises of a law college where an alleged gang rape of a student took place last week, in Kolkata, Monday, June 30, 2025.Source : PTI The South Calcutta Law College has been shut for an indefinite period following the alleged gang rape of a first-year law student, with college authorities announcing a suspension of all BA LLB and LLM classes, according to a notification issued on Monday. The decision, taken by the college's governing body, comes as a Special Investigation Team (SIT) continues its probe into the incident that has ro ...Read More >
Kolkata, (West Bengal) [India] June 30 (ANI): A four-member fact-finding committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday addressed the media regarding the recent alleged gangrape of a law student at South Calcutta Law College, BJP leader Satya Pal Singh, member of the BJP fact-finding team for the South Calcutta Law College gangrape case. BJP leader Meenakashi Lekhi said that the political system in West Bengal has broken down as politics has been criminalised and the ruling TMC party is giving protection to the criminals. '... As a woman and an Indian citizen, I stand with all women ...Read More >
"Incidents in West Bengal are becoming a pattern": BJP fact-finding team slams TMC over South Kolkata gang rape case The BJP team comprised former Union Ministers Satpal Singh and Meenakshi Lekhi, Rajya Sabha MP Manan Kumar Mishra, and Lok Sabha MP Biplab Kumar Deb. They met senior police officials and assessed the ongoing investigation Calling crimes against women in West Bengal a "pattern now," BJP leader Satpal Singh on Monday led a fact-finding team to South Kolkata following the alleged gangrape of a female student inside South Calcutta Law College on June 25. "The kind of incidents tak ...Read More >
Kolkata: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Friday took suo motu cognisance of the gang rape of a student inside a law college in the city and asked the Kolkata Police to file a detailed report within three days. NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar on Friday wrote to Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma directing him to initiate an immediate and time-bound investigation. She also directed Verma to ensure that the culprits were booked under relevant sections of the BNS and the victim was given full medical, psychological and legal assistance. Rahatkar also urged the Kolkata Police Com ...Read More >