The alleged gangrape took place on June 25 inside the South Calcutta Law College in Kolkata's Kasba area. The four arrested accused include the main accused, Manojit Mishra. A five-member SIT has been formed to lead the investigation.
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.
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Majumdar pointed out that in the past eight months, two such incidents have occurred, first one the RG Kar rape and murder case and the recent rape of a student at a law college in South Kolkata.
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Reacting to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) forming a four-member probe committee into the alleged Kolkata gangrape case, Congress leader Pawan Khera said that problems are not solved by ignoring a rape in BJP ruled state and considering rape in non BJP ruled state as a bigger thing.
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 Part
BJP leader and committee member Meenakshi Lekhi stated that workers of the committee had sought time to meet the Police Commissioner, Chief Secretary and other college authorities to understand the actions taken and the progress made in the case.
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Arindam Kanjilal, victim's advocate in 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.
A four-member fact-finding committee of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) departed for Kolkata on Monday morning to investigate the recent alleged gangrape of a law student at South Calcutta Law College, aiming to assess the law and order situation in West Bengal.