In the wake of the Nabanna Abhijan Rally over RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case, the West Bengal police has tightened security around the West Bengal state secretariat "Nabanna".
Responding to West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee's letter to PM Modi for setting up fast-track courts, Union Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi lambasted the West Bengal government for its failure to implement essential safety measures for women and children in the state.
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Monday concluded a second round of polygraph tests on former RG Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMCH) principal Sandip Ghosh as part of their investigation into the rape-murder of a woman doctor at the institution.
Additional Commissioner of Police Kolkata, Supratim Sarkar on Monday said that they have rejected an application by 'Paschimbanga Chhatro Samaj' to hold a rally called 'Nabanna Abhiyaan' on August 27.
On Janmashtami, Union Minister and West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar visited the family of the Kolkata rape and murder victim and lit a candle in her memory. During his visit, he also met with the victims' parents.
The National Task Force, constituted by the Supreme Court against the backdrop of the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in Kolkata, has convened its first meeting on August 27, according to official sources.
Union Minister and West Bengal BJP president Sukanta Majumdar on Monday questioned the West Bengal police decision to term the 'Nabanna Abhijan' rally 'illegal', stating that the students had announced it through a press conference, indicating police awareness of the event.
Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader Kunal Ghosh on Monday claimed that BJP (Ram) and CPI (M) (Left) parties are all coming together to create anarchy against TMC and West Bengal over the Kolkata woman doctor rape and murder incident.
A man was shot in the leg after he tried to escape police custody while being taken to a hospital for a check-up in the Deoria district of Uttar Pradesh, Kotwali Deoria police said on Monday.