The death of a NEET aspirant in a Patna hostel has taken a dramatic turn. A post-mortem report revealed signs of sexual assault and a violent struggle, contradicting earlier police claims of suicide. The student's family now alleges a major cover-up.
The court said a magistrate dealing with a police report cannot force the police to change their opinion and should not doubt factual conclusions in the report.
Instead of ensuring accountability and adopting measures to curb sexual violence against women in the state, the woman Chief Minister either blames the victims or dismisses the incidents as a conspiracy against her government.
From Park Street to Durgapur, Banerjee’s statements have often sparked outrage for shifting blame onto victims rather than addressing systemic failures in policing and women’s safety in West Bengal.
Kolkata Police arrested Chandan Malik in the gang-rape of a 20-year-old woman in Haridevpur. The victim was lured to a ‘birthday party’ on 5th September.
Accused Debangshu Biswas is a Trinamool Congress worker. Coincidentally, he is a revenue inspector with the land reforms department of the Mamata-led West Bengal government.
During the hearing, the counsel didn’t plead for bail, instead merging two petitions to allow the presence of the counsels of the accused at the time of interrogation