According to police, the arrested woman identified as Geeta, a resident of Ludhiana, Punjab, lured a 15-year-old girl while her parents went to their native place and held her captive in Surat, Gujarat, for four months.
A youth was arrested on charges of molestation at a village within the Kotulpur PS area in Bankura.
Hundreds of villagers, primarily women, blocked the road connecting Falakata in Alipurduar district today to protest the alleged rape and murder of a five-year-old girl.
The incident occurred at the Siddh Baba hillock near the Puchi village on Tuesday.
On allegations of negligence from police officers on rape and murder of a 9-year-old school girl, a mob set a police outpost and vehicles on fire at Mahishmari Joynagar in South 24-Parganas, this morning.
University has reinstated Dr Bibekananda Mukherjee as the head of the department of visual arts, despite serious allegations of rape made by a PhD student under his guidance.
The accused, Gaurav alias Kushal allegedly took advantage of the deserted street due to the extreme heat and kidnapped the girl. He brought her to his house located just about 50 metre away from the victim’s house.
A division bench comprising Justice PB Suresh Kumar and Justice S Manu confirmed the verdict of the sessions court while dismissing the appeal filed by the convict.
In her complaint, the women alleged that she was sexually assaulted by the CEO of a private company known to her uncle, who had helped her in getting the job.
The victim is an ex-beauty pageant winner.
