New Delhi, July 29 -- The POCSO Court, Jangipur, Murshidabad, West Bengal, on Wednesday sentenced the two accused, namely Karim Sk. and Sayed Tarjen Hossain, to life imprisonment for the offence under sections 376 DA, Rigorous Imprisonment for different tenures for other offences, to run concurrently, according to the Central Bureau of Investigation.

In the wake of post-poll violence that erupted in the State of West Bengal after the declaration of results of State Assembly Election in the Year 2021, the Calcutta High Court vide order dated 19.08.2021 in WPA (P) Nos. 142 to 149/2021 & 167/2021, directed that cases of murder and crimes against women, specifically rape or attempt to rape, shall be referred to the CBI for investigation, the...