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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 h ...Read More >
Kolkata(West Bengal) [India], June 29 (ANI): West Bengal Minister Chandrima Bhattacharya on Sunday criticised the National Commission for Women (NCW) after its member Archana Majumdar visited the state in connection with the alleged gangrape of a woman in Kolkata on June 25 and suggested that the body visit other states like Manipur and Odisha. A female student was allegedly gang-raped inside the college premises on Wednesday (June 25). The police have arrested three persons, including the main ...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 w ...Read More >
KOLKATA: Union Education Minister and senior BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and her government for remaining silent on the atrocities against women by 'goons associated with the Trinamool Congress'. Referring to the alleged incident of gang rape of a student in the South Calcutta Law College in Kolkata, he said, "Earlier, West Bengal was the frontrunner in progress of women in the country. Now the State is 'shocking the conscience of t ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress on Sunday issued a show cause to party MLA Madan Mitra for making controversial remarks over the alleged gangrape of a law student in her college in Kolkata.In a circular issued by the party's Bengal president Subrata Bakshi, Mitra has been show caused for violating party rules and a reply has been sought within three days."Your unsolicited, unnecessary, and insensitive comments on June 28 have severely damaged the image of our party. At the same time, your remarks ...Read More >
Kolkata: National Commission for Women (NCW) member Archana Majumdar, who attempted to visit the crime scene on Sunday at South Calcutta Law College, where a student was allegedly gangraped barely days before, accused the police of obstructing her passage. "They (police) are neither letting us meet the victims, see the crime scene, nor did they let us take any photographs. The police do not want us to meet the victim's family," Majumdar said. She further alleged that the police were unaware of ...Read More >
Kolkata rape case: The prime accused Monojit Mishra, now at the center of an alleged gang-rape case involving a 24-year-old law student, had called for a death penalty of the guilty in the RG Kar rape, murder case last year. "Want death sentence for the rapist. Want justice and not drama. Want immediate justice. Want death sentence for the guilty," Monojit Mishra had written on his social media account on August 16, 2024. With more shocking details emerging, the police have revealed that the p ...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 >
New Delhi, June 29 (SocialNews.XYZ) Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Sunday condemned the gang-rape incident at South Calcutta Law College and launched a scathing attack at the Trinamool Congress (TMC), accusing the Mamata Banerjee-led government of shielding the perpetrators, with alleged links to the ruling party. Speaking at a 'Mann Ki Baat' event in Panihati, North 24 Parganas, Pradhan declared, "This is not a matter for a CBI inquiry. The culprits will be tried in the people' ...Read More >
Also Read: West Bengal: Law student gang-raped in Kolkata college, 3 held On Friday Banerjee said, "If a friend rapes a friend, how can you ensure security? Will the police be there in schools? This was done by students to another student. Who will protect her (victim)?" The TMC distanced itself from the comments of the two leaders and termed them as their personal statements. "The remarks made by MP Kalyan Banerjee and MLA Madan Mitra concerning the heinous crime at South Calcutta Law Colleg ...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: 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 M ...Read More >
North 24 Parganas (West Bengal) [India], June 29 (ANI): West Bengal's Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Madan Mitra has dismissed any allegations of the Kolkata Law college gangrape accused being linked to his party, stating that people falsely try to claim themselves as leaders of the party even as it has already condemned the incident and ensured that the accused is arrested. Bharatiya Janata Party has alleged that the Kolkata law college gangrape accused is linked to the leaders of Trinamool C ...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 >
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 roun ...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 >
New Delhi: At least eight to nine workers are reported missing after a cloudburst struck an under-construction hotel site in the Silai Band area along the Barkot-Yamunotri Marg on Saturday. The sudden deluge caused severe damage to the construction site, and the Yamunotri highway has also been impacted, officials said. According to Uttarkashi District Magistrate Prashant Arya, the cloudburst was triggered by intense rainfall in the region, leading to flash flooding and disruption of road connec ...Read More >
New Delhi: The horrific alleged gang rape of a 24-year-old student at South Calcutta Law College has taken a significant turn with the release of CCTV footage corroborating the victim's claims. Police officials confirmed on Saturday that seven hours of footage, from 3:30 pm to 10:50 pm on June 25th, unequivocally supports the victim's account of being forcibly taken to the guard's room. The footage clearly shows the movements of the three accused, the victim, and the security guard, providing c ...Read More >
KOLKATA: The police have arrested a 55-year-old security guard of South Calcutta Law College in connection with the alleged rape incident on the college premises. Earlier, the guard was detained by the police and, after finding inconsistencies in his statement, he was arrested on Friday night. Three other persons had already been arrested based on the complaint filed by the victim. Three individuals had already been arrested based on the complaint filed by the victim. In her statement, the vict ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 29 (ANI): Several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and its workers were detained by the police as they were protesting at Lalbazar against the alleged gangrape incident at South Calcutta Law College. Claiming links between the accused in the gangrape of a law student in Kolkata and top TMC leaders, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata. The incident that comes 10 months after the RG ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 29 (ANI): 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, Ma ...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 ...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 ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 29 (ANI): 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. Also Read | Bhopal's ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 29 (ANI): Several Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders and its workers were detained by the police as they were protesting at Lalbazar against the alleged gangrape incident at South Calcutta Law College. Claiming links between the accused in the gangrape of a law student in Kolkata and top TMC leaders, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata. Also Read | Bhopal's Aishbagh Railway Overbridg ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 29 (ANI): Claiming links between the accused in the gangrape of a law student in Kolkata and top TMC leaders, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata. The incident that comes 10 months after the RG Kar hospital rape and murder case has triggered a major political row in West Bengal. Also Read | Bhopal's Aishbagh Railway Overbridge Sparks Outrage Over Hazardous Design; MP CM Mohan Yadav Sus ...Read More >
New Delhi: A 20-year-old youth was fatally stabbed in a road rage incident in east Delhi's Geeta Colony on Friday night. The scuffle began when his scooter grazed another two-wheeler and the three men astride allegedly assaulted and stabbed the victim.The deceased, Yash, was the only son of his parents. Police have apprehended the three accused. The cops said that while Mohammed Aman and Lucky were both in their early twenties, the third accused's age was being verified.There was tension in the ...Read More >
KOLKATA: The political slugfest following the gang-rape of a law student inside a college continued Saturday as TMC took pains to distance itself from the "misogynistic remarks" of its own netas, emphasising instead the "quick action taken against the accused". Opposition, however, questioned security for women at workplaces and educational institutes and "promised to stay on the roads"."The remarks by MP Kalyan Banerjee and MLA Madan Mitra concerning the heinous crime were made in their persona ...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. B ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 29 (ANI): Claiming links between the accused in the gangrape of a law student in Kolkata and top TMC leaders, the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has demanded the resignation of West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata. The incident that comes 10 months after the RG Kar hospital rape and murder case has triggered a major political row in West Bengal. Congress and the BJP earlier in the day held separate protests over the incident. The Communist Party of Ind ...Read More >
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