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Unrest and lynching in Bengal’s Baruipur after minor girl’s ‘rape and murder’ | Kolkata News

Unrest and lynching in Bengal’s Baruipur after minor girl’s ‘rape and murder’ | Kolkata News

3 min readKolkataJul 5, 2026 04:58 PM IST Violent protests erupted at Baruipur in West Bengal’s South 24 Parganas district on Sunday morning after a 12-year-old girl missing since the previous afternoon was found dead in a pond. An angry mob lynched a local man suspected of being involved in the crime. The girl’s family alleged that she was raped and murdered before being dumped in the pond. The incident took place in the Dhapdhapi-2 panchayat area. Angry locals initially refused to hand over the girl’s body to the police and blocked key transportation routes. The mob also set vehicles on fire. Train services on the Sealdah-Namkhana line were completely disrupted for about an hour. Road traffic remained suspended for nearly five hours as locals sat in protest on the streets with the girl’s body. Furious locals beat a man to death as he had allegedly been spotted hanging out with people they thought were the prime suspects. The massive blockade and unrest were resolved only after top officials intervened. A police officer used a …

‘Raped By Classmate, Assaulted By Villagers’: Chargesheet Filed In Durgapur Case Within 20 Days | India News

‘Raped By Classmate, Assaulted By Villagers’: Chargesheet Filed In Durgapur Case Within 20 Days | India News

Last Updated:October 31, 2025, 09:27 IST According to the chargesheet, rape charges have been levelled against the victim’s classmate, while gangrape sections have been invoked against three villagers. A view of the medical college, where a second-year MBBS student was allegedly gangraped in West Bengal’s Durgapur. (Image: PTI) The Durgapur gangrape case, involving the sexual assault of a medical student, has sent shockwaves across the nation. On Thursday, the Asansol Police submitted the chargesheet in the case within just 20 days of the incident — a rare instance of swift investigation and prosecution in such cases. According to the chargesheet, rape charges have been levelled against the victim’s classmate, while gangrape sections have been invoked against three villagers. Two additional accused have been charged with criminal conspiracy and snatching. Speaking to News18, a senior officer of the Asansol-Durgapur Police Commissionerate said, “Our entire team worked meticulously on this case under the guidance of the Commissioner of Police and ADPC. The investigation was completed and the chargesheet submitted within 20 days. Our primary concern has always …