West Bengal: Sandeshkhali woman withdraws rape complaint against Trinamool Congress members

[ad_1] One of the three women from West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali village who had accused functionaries of the Trinamool Congress of rape withdrew her complaint on Wednesday, The Times of India reported.The woman stated that the rape complaint was false. She...

Sandeshkhali unrest: Calcutta HC orders CBI to probe sexual assault, land-grabbing charges

[ad_1] The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday ordered a court-monitored Central Bureau of Investigation probe into the alleged incidents of sexual assault and land grabbing by suspended Trinamool Congress leader Shahjahan Sheikh in Sandeshkhali, in the state’s North 24 Parganas...

Sandeshkhali: How adapting to ecological distress led to landgrabs, abuse and economic oppression

[ad_1] The Bengal Delta is undergoing significant changes, characterised by rising salinity levels. As the world’s largest delta – and home to over 100 million people across India and Bangladesh – these changes have large social, economic and political significance....