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Kolkata: People stage a protest over the alleged rape of a medical student in Durgapur of West Bengal, in Kolkata. (PTI Photo/Swapan Mahapatra) Durgapur: The Durgapur gang rape survivor identified five accused in the case, who allegedly violated and extorted her, at Durgapur Correctional Home on Friday in the presence of a magistrate. The sixth…
A peaceful gesture during a festive celebration turned deadly in Sonarpur, where Sanatan Naskar, 35, was fatally attacked after he attempted to silence the overpowering music of a Kali Puja pandal. After responding to a neighborhood complaint about the noise, Naskar found himself facing the wrath of festive revellers who launched a dangerous assault on…
NEW DELHI: A video of a stray dog riding in the Kolkata metro on Diwali has been making rounds on the internet. The video shows the dog going from one compartment to another to find a peaceful spot to rest. Many guessed it to be an attempt for the stray to avoid the loud noises…
DURGAPUR/KOLKATA: Two accused in the Durgapur gang-rape case, Sk Riyazuddin and Sk Safiq, moved a plea before a local court on Sunday for permission to confess their role in the Oct 10 incident.Police officers involved in the probe said if the court accepts the plea, the two may be treated as approvers during the trial….
Calcutta High Court now mandates psychiatric evaluations for parents in child custody cases. Judges are advised to look beyond a child’s stated preference, considering potential parental influence. ‘Play therapy’ will be used to assess a child’s mental state and detect any ‘parental alienation syndrome,’ ensuring the child’s welfare is paramount. KOLKATA: Family courts can suo…
A fifth person has been arrested in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a medical student in Durgapur, bringing the total arrests to five DURGAPUR: The elder sister of the main accused in the gang-rape of a medical student in Durgapur on Friday helped police track down her absconding brother and arrest him early on…
The survivor, who has recorded her statement, is on bedrest and her father has requested to move her to Odisha for safety NEW DELHI: Three persons were arrested on Sunday for their alleged involvement in the gang rape of a medical student in West Bengal’s Paschim Bardhaman district, police said. The survivor, currently under treatment…
NEW DELHI: Three persons were arrested on Sunday for their alleged involvement in the ‘gang rape’ of student of a private medical college in West Bengal’s Paschim Bardhaman district, police said.The identities of the accused have not yet been revealed.“We have arrested three persons in connection with the case. They are being questioned. This is…
Med student gang-raped outside Durgapur campus DURGAPUR: A second-year medical student was allegedly gang-raped by four-five unknown men outside the institute campus in Durgapur on Friday evening shortly after she went out for dinner with a male classmate. Cops have detained the classmate after the girl’s parents, who hail from Balasore in Odisha, alleged he…
GOGHAT (HOOGHLY): In the quaint village of Agai in Goghat in Bengal’s Hooghly district, dignity has found its way home for 22-year-old Shikha, sister of Kaun Banega Crorepati (KBC) 16 contestant Jayanta Duley. For years, she had been enduring the embarrassment of bathing in the village pond. Duley’s home lacked a bathroom, forcing his mother,…
