This Article is From Jun 13, 2013

Differently-abled woman allegedly raped in Kolkata

Differently-abled woman allegedly raped in Kolkata
Kolkata: A 24-year-old, differently-abled woman was allegedly raped this morning in the New Town suburb of Kolkata. This is the third incident of rape reported in the state in the last fortnight.

The woman was allegedly alone at home at the time of the incident. A man, in his early 30s and a neighbour of the victim, is absconding. A case of rape has been registered.

West Bengal has witnessed a string of rapes in the last few days that have triggered shock and anger. A group of 50 women activists today protested outside the home of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee; 13 of them were arrested. They were not taken to court but released on bail from the central lock up at the police headquarters.

The demonstrators wanted a meeting with Ms Banerjee to discuss the recent rape cases.

A college student was gang-raped and killed on Friday just 25 kilometres from Kolkata; a young school girl was raped and killed 150 kilometres away on Monday.

Earlier this month, an Irish tourist was raped in Kolkata, allegedly by a local businessman who she met at a nightclub. He has been arrested.

The protesters also wanted to meet the chief minister to seek her response to a report by the National Bureau of Crime Records (NCRB) which says West Bengal tops the number of crimes against women in the country.  

The NCRB says Bengal recorded the highest number of crimes against women for the second year in a row in 2012. The state government, however, contested the data, claiming its disclaimers were not published.

According to NCRB, Bengal recorded 30,942 cases of crime against women in 2012. But state Director General of Police Naparajit Mukherjee said rape cases had come down "considerably" in 2012.
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