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Friday, January 24, 2014

Supreme Court of India(SC) Issues Notice to West Bengal Govt Over Gang Rape Friday Jan 24,2014


The Supreme Court of India(SC) on Friday Jan 24,2014 took suo motu cognisance of gang rape of a young tribal woman by 13 villagers in West Bengal’s Birbhum district and issued notice to the state government.

A Bench Headed by Chief Justice P. Sathasivam, Justices Ranjan Gogoi and M.Y. Eqbal passed the order and directed district judge of Birbhum to visit the place and file a report before it within a week.

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The gang rape of the 20-year-old woman was allegedly ordered by a village head at a kangaroo court in Labhpur, about 200 km from Kolkata, as punishment for falling in love with a man from a different religion.

The victim and her paramour were caught, tied to a tree and assaulted after which they were asked to pay a fine of Rs 25,000. The gang rape took place after the girl expressed her inability to pay the amount.

She was gang-raped by 13 persons after a kangaroo court decided to punish her on January 21,2014

The woman is battling for her life at a hospital in Suri

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