They were also horrific, in a way that recalled a notorious case of rape and murder in New Delhi in December 2012 that also led to mass protests and, eventually, to four hangings. In the Kolkata ...

Kolkata: The Anandapur Police arrested a fifth accused involved in the murder of a 28-year-old shoe trader from the VIP Bazar area on Jan 31. "Ranjan Chakraborty (49), a resident of Sakrail in ...

This marks the fifth such death penalty in the state since August 9, following previous judgements in Siliguri, Kolkata ... rape-murder in the state since the Aug 9 RG Kar horror.

The BJP on Monday criticised the sentence of life imprisonment for the convict in the RG Kar rape-murder case by a Kolkata court as a "travesty of justice", and said justice must not only be done ...