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Mamata seeks to defend pendency of rape trials

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee Saturday sought to defend the administration's inability to ensure speedy trial of pending rape cases, saying it was not in her purview when a court will give a

IANS Published : Mar 23, 2014 10:44 IST, Updated : Mar 23, 2014 11:34 IST
Incidentally, during a visit to the victim's family shortly after the incident, Banerjee had claimed the perpetrators would be handed death penalty within a month.

The victim -- a second year college student -- was abducted, raped and killed by a group of youth June 7, 2013 when she was returning home after appearing in an examination in Barasat in the district.

The Park Street incident involved the alleged sexual assault on an Anglo-Indian woman in a moving car in the early hours Feb 6, 2012. Following the Mumbai verdict, the victim who earlier revealed her identity is hoping to get justice soon.

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