KOLKATA: A court in Kolkata, the capital of West Bengal, has begun the trial of police volunteer, Sanjay Roy, who is accused of raping and murdering a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The woman’s body was discovered inside a classroom on August 9, prompting federal police to arrest Roy. Last week, … Read more
Fishermen try to bring their boat back to shore during high tide before Cyclone Dana makes landfall in Bhadrak district in India’s eastern Odisha state on October 24, 2024. — Reuters Bhubaneswar: Flights to and from the capitals of the eastern Indian states of Odisha and West Bengal, including Kolkata, will be suspended from Thursday … Read more
DELHI: Indian police on Monday charged a man with the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor, a crime which appalled the country and triggered wide-scale protests. The discovery of the doctor’s bloodied body at a government hospital in the eastern city of Kolkata on August 9 sparked nationwide anger at the chronic issue of … Read more
People hold posters during a vigil condemning the rape and murder of a trainee medic at a government-run hospital in Kolkata, on a street in Mumbai, India on August 14, 2024. — Reuters Indian police on Monday charged a man with the rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor, a crime which appalled the country … Read more