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Hindustan Times
10-07-2025
- Hindustan Times
Bengal court sentences 3 men to death for 2020 rape, murder of 15-yr-old girl
KOLKATA: A court in north Bengal's Jalpaiguri district sentenced three men to death on Thursday for the gangrape and murder of a Class 10 student in 2020, a public prosector said. Three men were sentenced to death for the rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl (File Image) 'The accused were sentenced under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (Pocso),' Debashis Dutta, special public prosecutor of the Pocso Court, told reporters. Police had charged the accused with kidnapping, wrongful detention, gangrape, murder and destruction of evidence. A district police officer said the crime took place in August 2020. The 15-year-old victim was a Madrasa student. The accused, who were aged between 20 and 27 during the crime, used to work at an automobile garage and knew the victim. On August 10, 2020, one of the three men kidnapped the girl from her home in the Rajganj area with the help of two of his friends. 'They took the minor to various hotels and raped her repeatedly before murdering her,' a police officer said. They dumped her body in a septic tank. Her decomposed body was finally retrieved 12 days after the girl disappeared. 'The court heard 27 witnesses during the trial and described the crime as the rarest of the rare while announcing the sentence,' said Dutta. 'We sought justice. We are happy with the court order,' the victim's father told the local media. On June 11 this year, the same court sentenced a 31-year-old man to death for raping and murdering an 11 -year-old girl in 2023. The victim, who lived in the Dhupguri region, had gone missing on September 29, 2023. Her body was found floating in the Dudwa river on October 1, 20 km away from her home.
The Print
25-04-2025
- Business
- The Print
CII Bengal charts roadmap to boost MSME ecosystem, regional industrial growth
To widen the scope of business opportunities, 'we will actively engage MSMEs with CII's centres of excellence and promote awareness about digital adoption like government procurement platforms such as GeM,' Dutta said. Underscoring that West Bengal is the second-largest hub for micro, small and medium enterprises in India, CII West Bengal chairman Debashis Dutta said the industry body will work closely with the state government to connect MSMEs with large-scale industries and facilitate business linkages. Kolkata, Apr 25 (PTI) The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII)-West Bengal State Council on Friday outlined a comprehensive agenda focused on bolstering the MSME ecosystem, regional industrial clusters and sustainable development in the state. A cluster-based approach has been proposed to boost capacity and market access in key sectors such as leather, textiles, gems and jewellery and engineering, he said. The council has also recommended a district-level development plan for North Bengal to unlock the industrial potential of the region. A major thrust will be on improving Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) preparedness among MSMEs, and the CII helpdesk will support enterprises in integrating sustainability into their operations. The council also plans to roll out a series of training programmes in collaboration with premier institutions like the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Indian Statistical Institute (ISI) and Indian Institute of Packaging (IIP), it said. Sectors such as agriculture and food processing, logistics, defence, healthcare, and tourism will be in focus, too, with continuing support for manufacturing and infrastructure development, the council said. Meanwhile, the inaugural edition of 'IndusTech Kolkata 2025' kicked off at the Biswa Bangla Convention Centre in New Town on Friday. Over 250 companies from across India will exhibit cutting-edge machinery, emerging technologies and innovations spanning the sectors of machine tools, plastics and polymers, rubber and leather, textiles and apparel machinery, steel, foundry and re-rolling, general engineering and automation, the organisers said in a statement. PTI BSM RBT This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
