Kangaroo court unacceptable in West Bengal: Minister

Last Updated: Saturday, January 25, 2014, 00:05

Terming kangaroo courts as unacceptable in the state, West Bengal Minister Shashi Panja on Friday said that the administration was with the tribal girl who was gang-raped on the orders of one such court.

Muzaffarnagar riots: One gang-rape accused arrested

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 23:40

Police on Friday arrested one person, who was among 22 people issued non-bailable warrant for their alleged involvement in five incidents of gang-rape during Muzaffarnagar riots.

SC takes suo motu cognizance of West Bengal gang-rape

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 22:39

The Supreme Court Friday took suo motu cognizance of the "very disturbing" gang rape of a 19-year old girl in West Bengal`s Birbhum district on basis of a newspaper report and ordered the district judge to submit a report.

Bengal`s image completely sullied: Somnath Chatterjee

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 19:16

Observing that the rising instances of crimes against women had "sullied" the image of West Bengal and "people are laughing at us", former Lok Sabha speaker Somnath Chatterjee Friday asked the authorities to wake up.

West Bengal gang-rape: Police seek custody of accused

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 16:11

The 13 accused in the shocking gang rape case of a tribal woman on the orders of a kangaroo court in West Bengal`s Birbhum district were on Friday presented in court with the police seeking their custody.

West Bengal gang-rape: Accused sent to 13 days` police custody

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 14:24

A local court on Friday remanded the 13 persons accused of the shocking gang-rape of a tribal girl in Birbhum district`s Labhpur village to 13 day police custody, a day after they were remanded to judicial custody for 14 days.

West Bengal gang-rape victim stable

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 14:05

The condition of the 20-year-old woman who was allegedly raped by more than a dozen men following orders of a kangaroo court in West Bengal is stable, an official of the hospital where she is admitted said Friday.

West Bengal gang-rape: SC says disturbing news, issues notice to Mamata govt

Last Updated: Friday, January 24, 2014, 10:58

Taking suo moto cognisance of the shameful Birbhum gang-rape case, the Supreme Court on Friday issued a notice to the West Bengal government.

Gang-rape a sad incident: Trinamool Congress

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 19:17

Ruling Trinamool Congress termed the gang-rape of a tribal woman in West Bengal`s Birbhum district as `sad` incident.

Gang-rape of tribal girl causes outrage

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 18:47

Court in Birbhum sent 13 arrested for gangraping 20-year-old tribal woman to 14-day judicial custody as assault on orders of khap panchayat for falling in love in different religion triggered outrage.

Opposition flays Mamata over tribal`s gang-rape

Last Updated: Thursday, January 23, 2014, 18:46

Opposition parties in West Bengal lashed out at CM Mamata Banerjee following the gang rape of a tribal woman at the behest of a kangaroo court in Birbhum district.