NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday praised a POCSO court in Baruipur for awarding the death penalty to Mostakin Sardar, convicted of the rape and murder of a nine-year-old girl in Joynagar, South 24 Parganas. The verdict came just 62 days after the crime, a pace Banerjee described as “unprecedented” in…
KOLKATA: Courts do not have a magic wand to provide instant justice, Calcutta HC observed Sunday while hearing a case related to murder and alleged rape of a nine-year-old in Bengal’s Joynagar two days ago that sparked violent protests.Justice Tirthankar Ghosh made the observations during an emergency Sunday hearing, pointing out that the bigger problem…
JOYNAGAR (SOUTH 24 PARGANAS): A nine-year-old girl’s battered body was found in a ditch near her home at Joynagar in Bengal’s South 24 Parganas early Saturday, triggering a rampage by villagers who alleged “perfunctory” police response on a complaint since she went missing the previous day after leaving home for tuition. Her family alleged she…
