Can Bengal’s Aparajita anti-rape bill override Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita and impose capital punishment for rapists?

[ad_1] Kolkata doctor rape case: The West Bengal Assembly on Tuesday unanimously passed the Aparajita anti-rape bill, that seeks capital punishment for rapists in the state. Speaking in support of the bill in the state Assembly, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said, “In the Kamduni case (the North 24 Parganas rape), we demanded capital punishment… but…

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Mamata Banerjee flags ’no response’ from PM Modi in 2nd letter over Kolkata doctor rape case, BJP dubs her a ‘liar’

[ad_1] West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee penned a second letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday amid furore over the rape and murder of a Kolkata doctor. The CM noted that her previous missive had failed to evoke a suitable response and reiterated calls for “stringent central legislation on incidents of rape”. Meanwhile…

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Badlapur sexual abuse case ’bigger than’ Kolkata doctor rape case: Congress’ Vijay Wadettiwar alleges police lapses

[ad_1] Leader of Opposition in the Maharashtra assembly Vijay Wadettiwar on Tuesday said the sexual abuse of two young girls in Maharashtra’s Badlapur is “bigger than” the rape and murder of a trainee doctor at the RG Kar College and Hospital in Kolkata. “Maharashtra has left UP [Uttar Pradesh] behind in crime against women. The…

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The Hindu Morning Digest, August 19, 2024

[ad_1] Supporters of football clubs Mohun Bagan and East Bengal protest against the alleged rape and murder of a woman doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: PTI PM Modi continuously monitoring the Mpox situation Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been continuously monitoring the MPox situation with the…

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The Hindu Morning Digest, August 18, 2024

[ad_1] People protest against the recent alleged rape and murder of a trainee doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, in Kolkata. | Photo Credit: PTI Kolkata doctor rape and murder: Kolkata Police issue prohibitory orders around R.G. Kar hospital The Kolkata Police has imposed prohibitory orders under Section 163 of BNSS (Bharatiya Nagarik…

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Kolkata doctor rape murder case: Doctors go on a 24-hour nationwide strike across the country protesting the brutal rape and murder of a trainee doctor

[ad_1] Indian Medical Association begins 24-hour closure of several services from 6 a.m. on today The IMA said that the Kolkata incident has brought to fore the two dimensions of violence in the hospital – one, a crime of barbaric scale due to the lack of safe spaces for women and the other, the hooliganism…

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Congress leader Supriya Shrinate questions TMC administration’s ‘cover-up’ attempt in Kolkata doctor rape-murder case

[ad_1] Congress leader Supriya Shrinate on Thursday criticised the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress government of West Bengal over the recent rape and murder of a female trainee doctor at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata. Shrinate questioned why the local administration allegedly attempted to cover up the crime. “The incident was…

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‘Mamata Banerjee sent TMC goons’: BJP leader on R.G. Kar Hospital clashes

[ad_1] Leader of Opposition in West Bengal Assembly Suvendu Adhikari. File | Photo Credit: ANI After unidentified miscreants entered the premises of State-run R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 15, 2024, at midnight, BJP leader and Leader of Opposition Suvendu Adhikari alleged that the vandalism was carried out by “TMC goons”…

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