Major counterfeit currency & narcotics rackets busted in Bengal’s Malda, 4 arrested
In a major joint operation by the Special Task Force (STF) of West Bengal Police have busted two major cross-border rackets of counterfeit currencies and narcotics.
Days after the a molestation case shook Benaras Hindu University (BHU), another case of alleged sexual assault has been reported from the varsity, reports said on Thursday.
The student was allegedly assaulted inside the classroom of the university.
According to media reports, the accused, who is the student of the university has been arrested by the police.
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On 24 September, violence had erupted on the BHU campus when students from boys’ hostels hurled stones and petrol bombs at the police and paramilitary forces on VC Lodge Road on campus.
Students had gone berserk following reports of some hostel inmates suffering injuries in the cane-charge by policemen near the VC lodge.
Police had resorted to use of force after a group of boys blocked the gate of the Vice Chancellor’s lodge in support of girl hostellers protesting against the menace of harassment on campus.
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Girl hostellers had held a 13-hour demonstration even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi, also the Lok Sabha MP from here, was in the city on a two-day visit.
The protests began on 21 September after a resident of a women’s hostel was allegedly molested by bike-borne men inside the campus.
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Angry students launched a protest, demanding action against the men who attacked the girl.
(With agency inputs)
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