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Time of India
7 hours ago
- Politics
- Time of India
"Pathetic failure...no right to stay in their post": Sukanta Majumdar slams Mamata govt over Kolkata rape case
Union Minister and West Bengal BJP President Sukanta Majumdar strongly criticised the West Bengal government on Saturday following back-to-back crimes reported from educational institutions, including the recent RG Kar Medical College rape case. He said the government had no right to stay in their post if it could not ensure a safe environment for students. Majumdar emphasised that female students are not safe in West Bengal's educational institutions, citing the RG Kar Medical College incident and the latest law college case. While speaking to ANI, Majumdar said, "Both the incidents (recent and RG Kar rape case) happened inside an educational institution... Inability of the state government to stop these is a pathetic failure... Someone should take responsibility," Majumdar said. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Join new Free to Play WWII MMO War Thunder War Thunder Play Now Undo He condemned the state government's pathetic failure in stopping these incidents and questioned their ability to maintain law and order and demanded that someone take responsibility for these failures, suggesting that the government has no right to remain in power if it cannot ensure safety. Reacting to the state government's justification, he further said, "You say police can't be everywhere... It must be at least accepted that the government is not able to maintain an environment of safety, and with such failures, they have no right to stay in their post." Live Events Earlier, Kolkata Police arrested the guard of the South Calcutta Law College , where a female student was allegedly gang-raped. Kolkata police said, "Guard of the Law College, Pinaki Banerjee (55) has also been arrested in the case." A female student was allegedly gang-raped inside the South Calcutta Law College in Kolkata's Kasba on Wednesday. Earlier, the police had arrested three accused within 24 hours. The three accused, named as Monojit Mishra (31), Zaib Ahmed (19), and Pramit Mukhopadhyay (20), were former students or staff members of the same law college. According to the police, the accused named in the FIR will be produced before the ACJM of Alipore, South 24 Parganas, with a prayer to remand them to Police Custody for a proper investigation into the case. The National Commission for Women (NCW) took suo motu cognisance of the incident on Friday. Taking immediate notice, NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar expressed deep concern and wrote to the Commissioner of Police, Kolkata, urging a time-bound investigation under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). Meanwhile, the alleged gangrape has triggered a political row between the leaders of the ruling TMC and the opposition BJP.
Hindustan Times
12 hours ago
- Hindustan Times
Father of RG Kar victim reacts to Kolkata law student gangrape: ‘Govt role in this'
The father of the RG Kar Medical College rape-murder victim has spoken out on the gangrape of a law student inside South Calcutta Law College in Kolkata's Kasba area, expressing anger over repeated crimes against women in the city under All India Trinmool Congress (TMC) government in West Bengal. In this combo of three pictures, the accused who were arrested in connection with the alleged 'gang-rape' of a first-year student of a law college in south Kolkata, being produced at a city court, in Kolkata, Friday, June 27, 2025.(PTI) 'Such incidents are happening again and again. After what happened with my daughter, many people came out on the streets in protest. Even after that, such incidents continue to occur,' he told ANI news agency. The father of the trainee doctor who was raped and murdered at RG Kar Hospital last year blamed the Mamata Banerjee-led state government for the recurring crimes against women. 'People inside the college are committing such incidents. The government has a significant role in this, which is why all these incidents are happening. All three people arrested are from the TMC, so this political party should ensure that such incidents do not happen again. The accused should be severely punished,' he added. Also Read | FIR details horror of Kolkata law student's gangrape: 'I touched his feet, he didn't let go' The government-run law college's case came to light on Friday, when the Kolkata police said they have arrested the accused after the first-year student's FIR. According to police, she was allegedly gangraped inside her law college between 7:30 pm and 10:50 pm. All three accused — Monojit Mishra (31), Zaib Ahmed (19), and Pramit Mukhopadhyay (20) — are either former students or staffers of the same college. Police said Mishra and Ahmed were arrested from near Talbagan Crossing in Kolkata on Thursday, while Mukhopadhyay was picked up from his home later that night. Their mobile phones have also been seized. The accused were produced before a court with a request for police custody to continue the investigation. Political firestorm in West Bengal The incident has sparked political tension, with the BJP saying that 'TMC stands for Terror, Molester and Corruption.' In response, TMC leader Shashi Panja, said, 'The BJP cannot even think the way Kolkata police swung into action. They started maligning since such swift action is missing in the BJP-ruled states. If they want to be in Bengal as a responsible Opposition, then they have to behave responsibly.' He added, 'There was an immediate postmortem and dissection to look at the names and the religion. You have to condemn the incident. You are now trying to show photographs. Trinamool Congress Student wing is not teaching the students to rape. The police took immediate action, and within 12 hours of the complaint, three people were caught. They are in custody, and the investigation is on.'
Time of India
4 days ago
- Time of India
Man overtakes car, gets assaulted by 4
Kolkata: A scooter rider was assaulted by four men near Chinar Park crossing around midnight on Monday after he allegedly overtook their car. The victim, Om Jaiswal, a resident of Baguiati, lodged a formal complaint on Monday afternoon. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now He claimed that sometime around 1 am on Monday, while riding his scooter towards Assam Oil petrol pump near New Town Dhaba, he overtook a sedan. Enraged by this, the car's driver and three co-passengers intercepted him near the crossing and started assaulting him violently. According to the FIR, the group used abusive language and physically attacked Jaiswal, causing injuries to his face, damaging his spectacles, and severely injuring his jaw and right hand. He later sought treatment at R G Kar Medical College. Despite the altercation occurring near a traffic post, the victim alleged that no police personnel came to his aid during the incident. Based on Jaiswal's complaint, Baguiati Police have registered a case under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita pertaining to wrongful restraint, causing hurt, and assault in furtherance of common intention. Police said they are reviewing CCTV footage and trying to trace the accused. No arrests have been made so far.
Time of India
18-06-2025
- Time of India
June 30 date for framing RG Kar corruption case charges
Kolkata: Charges will be framed against five defendants in the RG Kar Medical College corruption case on June 30. The Special Court in Alipore has called all accused to appear, including former principal Sandeep Ghosh. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now The case emerged after a doctor's rape-murder at the RG Kar hospital in Aug, uncovering financial issues at the institution. The other accused are house staffer Ashish Pandey, contractors Suman Hazra and Biplab Singh, and Absar Ali. All defendants are on bail. Defense lawyers have questioned the timing of charge framing while investigation continues. The court has set Sept 1 as the deadline for completing the second phase of investigation under BNS and BNSS provisions. The June 30 hearing will proceed as scheduled. Sources report investigators have collected evidence about financial wrongdoing at the institution. The upcoming court session marks a key point in the proceedings against the medical college officials.
New Indian Express
05-05-2025
- Health
- New Indian Express
Centre yet to act on model state law for healthcare workers' safety
NEW DELHI: Following the nationwide protests over the brutal rape and murder of a trainee postgraduate student at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata, the Centre had proposed a model state law to protect healthcare workers. However, despite the proposal, the Union Home Ministry and the Union Health Ministry have yet to meet to discuss the law's modalities. This delay comes even as the Centre had earlier backed out of introducing a separate central law for healthcare professionals in 2019. Kerala-based RTI activist Dr K V Babu, who has been pursuing the matter since last year, said the Home Ministry acknowledged through an RTI that the model state law was proposed in 2024. But since its formulation in September last year, he said, both ministries appear 'clueless' about its status. Speaking to TNIE, Dr Babu said that following the incident at RG Kar Medical College, the government proposed drafting the law, as confirmed by the Central Public Information Officer (CPIO) of the Home Ministry in an RTI reply. 'Now, it also seems to be kept in cold storage. This is a deplorable state of affairs, and I hope the Union Home Ministry will pursue the model state law," he said. "I hope the model state act does not meet the same fate as was the case with the proposal to enact a central law for the protection of HCWs, which was mooted by the Ministry of Health in 2019."
