Woman complains of rape, colleague arrested
An event-management company staff was arrested by the police last midnight after a woman complained of rape and physical assault at a hotel in Benachity Market area here.
In a road mishap at Maniktala, in north Kolkata, three persons, including two children and a woman, were seriously injured when a car allegedly running at a break-neck speed jumped a footpath after losing control and ran into two children, leaving them seriously injured.
The injured were immediately rushed to a private hospital for treatment.
After the incident, enraged locals staged a road blockade, demanding information on the injured person.
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According to police, the incident happened near the Bengal Chemical factory, when the car, allegedly running at top speed, lost control and jumped the footpath, injuring two children and a woman.
Police sources said that the impact of the rogue car was such that it not only left three seriously injured but also ran into a gird rail and then overturned.
Locals alleged that due to absence of any speed breaker, vehicles ply without any restrictions and accidents have become a regular feature here.
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