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Tewari seeks strictest punishment for gangrape accused

Condemns gangrape of a 20-year-old woman at Labhpur in Birbhum district by 13 persons

Manish Tewari
Press Trust of India New Delhi
Last Updated : Jan 23 2014 | 3:04 PM IST
Terming as absolutely "inhuman and completely outrageous" the gangrape of a tribal woman in West Bengal, Union Minister Manish Tewari today asked the state government to ensure "strictest punishment" to the culprits.
 
"In a democratic country, based upon the Rule of Law, no vigilantism can be permitted. West Bengal government must immediately arrest the accused and stringent punishment must be ensured," the Information and Broadcasting Minister said here.
 
The 20-year-old woman was gangraped at Labhpur in Birbhum district by 13 persons as they were apparently against her affair with a man from a different community.
 
All the 13 accused have been arrested.

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First Published: Jan 23 2014 | 2:25 PM IST

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