Giselle Bellicot arrives at court in Avignon, France. – Agence France-Presse France: French prosecutors on Monday demanded a maximum 20-year prison sentence for the man accused of recruiting dozens of strangers to rape his drugged wife, in a trial that shook France. Dominique Bellicot has been on trial in the southern city of Avignon since … Read more
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
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