Adhikari said he stood by the accused “as a Hindu” doing his duty, vowing that “the fight to protect religion will continue … I stand with every Hindu, along with countless supporters of Hindutva.” West Bengal Leader of opposition and BJP state head Suvendu Adhikari on Thursday publicly honoured three men who had been arrested...
The assailants allegedly demanded the vendors’ names, accused them of being “Bangladeshi infiltrators” and discarded their food. Three Muslim food vendors have alleged they were assaulted for selling non-vegetarian items at a mass Gita recitation event in Kolkata on Sunday, according to police complaints filed this week, reported The Telegraph reported on Wednesday. The vendors...
Six men were arrested in September 2016 in West Bengal and Assam and were found with explosives, components for improvised explosive devices, documents, laptops and currency A Kolkata court on Wednesday sentenced five alleged members of the banned militant group Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) to life in prison over a 2016 plot to carry out bomb...
The horrific rape and murder of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital have sparked nationwide outrage, echoing the sentiments felt during the 2012 Nirbhaya case. This latest tragedy has once again brought the issue of women’s safety and the effectiveness of the criminal justice system into sharp focus, with...