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The incident took place when Locket Chatterjee had gone to participate in Basant Utsav celebrations at Kalitala ground in Rabindra Nagar in Chunchura

Chhatradhar Mahato also served a 10-year-sentence for his involvement in bombing cases and landmine blasts.

The report of the Commission said that the victims of sexual abuse included nine-month old babies who suffered years of abuse.

Priest Wilhelmus Tulak said he heard a "very loud explosion" at around 10.30 am on Sunday after a second mass finished. He had that suspected bomber who attempted to enter the church grounds on a motorbike but was stopped by a security guard.

Shares of H&M, Nike Inc. and others have said to have plummeted after Chinese government officials endorsed the boycott and celebrities cut ties with brands including Adidas, New Balance and Japan’s Uniqlo.

The incident took place on the intervening night of Friday-Saturday, two days prior to the prescribed time of Holika Dahan.

As there are mosques located along the route of the procession, the officials have added a thick security blanket across the town.

Rakesh Tikait has not yet clarified which 16 states he plans to plunge into darkness. As of now, there are twelve states where BJP is the ruling party and 6 states where BJP is part of the ruling coalition.

In a video that has now gone viral, the perpetrator can be seen stabbing himself in his leg before he was taken into custody.

Facebook services are down in Bangladesh as Islamists protest against the visit by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.