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Kolkata (West Bengal) [India] July 1 (ANI): The father of one of the accused in the alleged gangrape case at a law college in Kolkata has expressed faith in the judiciary, saying that the court will decide the further course of action. 'The matter is subjudice and investigation is underway. I have been saying from the beginning that I have faith in the judiciary. The court will decide the further course of action,' the man told ANI on Tuesday. He added that he trusts the state government, poli ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Days after the ruling Trinamool Congress issued a show-cause notice to party MLA Madan Mitra over his comments on the Kolkata gangrape rape, Bharatiya Janata Party MP Bhola Singh said wondered that instead of taking action, that TMC leaders were blaming the woman (rape survivor) for the incident. Singh told ANI on Tuesday, 'Instead of supporting the woman and taking action, we are seeing that the TMC leaders are saying that it is the woman's fault. We are seeing ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], July 1 (ANI): Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Kumar Verma urged everyone, including the media, to refrain from revealing the identity of the victim of the alleged gangrape case which took place inside the campus of the South Calcutta Law College on social media or anywhere else. Manoj Kumar Verma said, 'The incident that took place at South Calcutta Law College is being investigated. This is a very sensitive case, and I do not want to reveal the details of the i ...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 g ...Read More >
Kolkata Gangrape Case: As students trickled back to South Calcutta Law College on Monday, fresh and harrowing allegations of molestation and misconduct emerged against Monojit Mishra, the main accused in last week's alleged gangrape of a student inside college premises. Two female students have now come forward, describing a disturbing pattern of inappropriate behaviour, intimidation, and physical abuse linked to Monojit Mishra -- a former Trinamool Chhatra Parishad (TMCP) leader with alleged t ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 30 (ANI): 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 taking place in West Bengal are not just incidents, it's a pattern now,' Singh said, addressing a press conference after the team's visit. 'Crimes against women in the state are increasing even aft ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 1 (ANI): Rajya Sabha MP Rekha Sharma has sharply criticised the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government over the alleged gangrape of a female law student at South Calcutta Law College, accusing the Trinamool Congress (TMC) of pressuring the police and hampering investigations. Speaking to ANI on Monday, Sharma expressed her disappointment over the handling of the case. 'Despite having a woman CM, such incidents are happening repeatedly there. Last year, the RG Kar Med ...Read More >
West Bengal BJP chief Sukanta Majumdar, along with other party leaders, were detained by police during a rally protesting the alleged gang rape of a student at South Calcutta Law College. The BJP's march towards the college was halted at Gariahat crossing.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 wa ...Read More >
Bharatiya Janata Party seeks Mamata Banerjee's apology and resignation. The demand follows the gang-rape of a law student in Kolkata. BJP alleges the accused have Trinamool Congress links. J P Nadda formed a fact-finding committee. The committee will investigate and submit findings. Sambit Patra criticizes Banerjee's insensitivity. He also invokes the Emergency anniversary.The BJP on Saturday demanded an apology and resignation from West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the gang-rape o ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Congress national general secretary Randeep Singh Surjewala Monday kicked off a feedback-cum-review exercise in Karnataka, aimed at evaluating the performance of the govt led by chief minister Siddaramaiah and to quell murmurs of dissent.The move also comes amid speculation of a change at the helm and a cabinet reshuffle, but Surjewala firmly denied any connection to changes at the top."This is purely an organisational exercise," Surjewala said. "Unlike what is being projected -- whic ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], June 30 (ANI): Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Monday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the alleged gang rape of a law student within her college premises in Kolkata, calling for her resignation. Speaking to the media, Manjhi called on CM Mamata to resign, citing the rising incidents of crimes against women in the state. 'There is a woman chief minister, still, such heinous crimes are happening to women, not one but many have happened,' Manjhi sa ...Read More >
North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India] June 30 (ANI): Union Minister Bhupendra Yadav has strongly criticised the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government over the alleged gang rape incident at South Calcutta Law College. While addressing reporters on Monday, Yadav expressed his disappointment with the state government's handling of women's safety, stating, 'The situation in West Bengal is very bad. Atrocities against women are happening continuously here. The West Bengal government has prove ...Read More >
Kolkata: Since the horrific gangrape incident at South Calcutta Law College, academic activities have come to a halt. The college authorities have issued a notification stating that all classes will remain suspended until the governing body decides on the matter. The notification, which was issued on Sunday, was received by the students on Monday. The students protested in front of the college with several complaints against the authorities on Monday. They demanded that the education and securi ...Read More >
Kolkata: A nine-member Special Task Force on Monday questioned three students of South Kolkata law college, who were present in the campus, on the day of the alleged rape but were not involved in the crime. "All the three FIR-named accused persons have been arrested in less than 12 hours. Another accused person has since been arrested based on evidence. Medicolegal examination of the victim and the accused persons have been completed. Forensic examination of the place of occurrence has been don ...Read More >
Kolkata, June 30 (UNI) A four-member BJP fact-finding team today met the Kolkata police commissioner Manoj Verma and visited the South Kolkata law college - the spot of the alleged brutal rape of a female student last week. The fact-finding team comprises former Mumbai Police Commissioner and ex-Union Minister Satyapal Singh, another former Union Minister Meenakshi Lekhi, former Tripura Chief Minister and MP Biplab Deb, and Manan Kumar Mishra Speaking to reporters at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose ...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 ...Read More >
Kolkata Gangrape Case: Fresh details have emerged in the alleged gangrape case of a law college student in Kolkata's Kasba. IANS reported, citing investigating officials, that the accused, Monojit Mishra (31), reportedly targeted the victim in a pre-planned manner. Meanwhile, the two other accused, Zaib Ahmed (19) and Pramit Mukhopadhyay (20), actively facilitated the crime. The Kolkata Police, on Saturday, had announced the formation of a Special Investigation Team (SIT), with an Assistant Com ...Read More >
Kolkata: A BJP fact-finding team arrived in Kolkata on Monday and visited the law college where a first-year student was allegedly gang-raped last week. However, they ran into a volley of questions from Trinamool over BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya's comments on the allegations against Kartik Maharaj.On Monday, Malviya hailed Kartik Maharaj as a "revered saint" and claimed the woman who had accused him of rape acted "entirely as instructed by 'Didi's' people, right from the top". "This wasn't ab ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jun 30 (PTI) The 'fact-finding team' constituted by the BJP in connection with the alleged gang rape at a law college in Kolkata last week said on Monday that despite Kolkata Police Commissioner's assurance of strict action against the accused the panel couldn't trust the police to conduct a proper investigation which the case merits. The team, comprising Satpal Singh, Meenakshi Lekhi, Biplab Kumar Deb and Manan Kumar Mishra, which arrived in Kolkata on Monday morning and met the city ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jun 30 (PTI) The authorities of the South Calcutta Law College, where a student was allegedly by an alumnus and two of her seniors, decided to suspend classes for all students for an indefinite period, a notification issued on Monday said. The decision was taken by the governing body of the college. Also Read | Waqf Act Controversy: RJD Leader Tejashwi Yadav Call for 'Throwing Waqf Act in Dustbin' Sparks Political Storm, Parties Trade Barbs. "All BA LLB and LLM (General and Honours) ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jun 30 (PTI) The authorities of the South Calcutta Law College, where a student was allegedly by an alumnus and two of her seniors, decided to suspend classes for all students for an indefinite period, a notification issued on Monday said. The decision was taken by the governing body of the college. "All BA LLB and LLM (General and Honours) classes of South Calcutta Law College will be suspended and the college premises will remain closed for all students until further notice as decid ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jun 30 (PTI) A PIL was filed before the Calcutta High Court on Monday seeking a CBI investigation into the alleged gang rape of a law student in her college by an alumnus and two other classmates. The petitioner prayed for direction to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to hold a preliminary inquiry into the incident as complained of by the alleged survivor and file an interim report before the court. Claiming that the main accused Manojit Mishra has close proximity with the ru ...Read More >
Kolkata: The accused who were arrested in connection with the alleged 'gang-rape' of a first-year student of a law college in south Kolkata, being produced at a city court, in Kolkata, Friday, June 27, 2025.Source : PTI Three of the four individuals arrested over the alleged gangrape of a female student at a prominent law college in Kolkata had meticulously planned the assault in advance, a senior police officer revealed on Monday. A nine-member Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating t ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jun 30 (PTI) The Calcutta High Court Monday granted permission to three advocates to file separate PILs over the alleged gang rape of a law student in her college. They are seeking an investigation under the supervision of the court and steps to ensure security in colleges across West Bengal. Drawing attention of a division bench presided by Justice Soumen Sen, the three advocates sought permission of the court to file separate PILs over the alleged gang rape of the law student. The ...Read More >
Kolkata rape case: All appropriate legal and investigative measures have been taken in the said case, and the investigation is progressing strictly in accordance with the law, the police said Amid a political row in West Bengal over the gang-rape of a female student at South Calcutta Law College in Kolkata, police said on Sunday certain "unscrupulous elements" are attempting to give a communal colour to the horrific incident. They also warned of stringent action against those spreading false n ...Read More >
Jaipur: Two workers died while five others are feared trapped after soil caved in during pipeline excavation work in Rajasthan's Bharatpur on Sunday morning, police said. According to officials, some labourers were filling a 10-foot-deep trench dug to lay a pipeline near Jangi ka Nagla village when the soil caved in. Twelve workers got trapped under the soil. Upon hearing the cries, other labourers and project staff started rescue attempts, but the depth and heaviness of the soil made immediat ...Read More >
Kolkata: Union minister Sukanta Majumdar on Sunday morning walked out of the Kolkata Police headquarters after being detained, along with other BJP leaders, overnight following a protest against the gang rape of a student at a law college. Stating that he had refused bail on personal bond, Majumdar, also the BJP state unit chief, said that the police released them in the morning without pressing any charge. "West Bengal has become a killing field of democracy," he told reporters after coming o ...Read More >
New Delhi: The brutal gangrape of a 24-year-old law student inside South Calcutta Law College, on June 25, has sparked nationwide outrage, police action, and an escalating political row. The incident, which occurred within a college premises and allegedly involved a student leader affiliated with the ruling party's youth wing, has drawn sharp criticism over institutional safety failures and insensitive political remarks. Her medical report revealed forceful penetration, bite marks, and nail scr ...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 t ...Read More >
Imphal, June 29 (UNI) A series of successful operations carried out by Manipur Police and security forces during the last 24 hours led to the arrest of several individuals involved in vehicle theft, insurgent activity, and the recovery of a significant cache of arms and ammunition. Police arrested a vehicle lifter identified as Syed Riyaj from his residence at Lilong Chaobok in Thoubal District. The arrest was made under Lilong Police Station. Authorities seized a blue two wheeler without reg ...Read More >
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