Court frame charges in Park Street rape case
Kolkata: A fast-track court on Tuesday framed charges of gang rape and criminal conspiracy against three people arrested in the politically controversial Park Street rape case.
The police in the chargesheet submitted in May 2012 named five people, including Kader Khan as the prime accused.
Khan and another accused Ali Khan are at large and yet to be arrested. The trio of Ruman, Nasser and Bajaj were arrested on Feb 18, 2012.
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee courted controversy after she dubbed the allegation as “cooked-up to malign her government”. But the police led by then Joint Commissioner of Police (Crime) Damayanti Sen cracked the case and apprehended three of the accused. Sen was later transferred out of the city police.
The Supreme Court earlier this year had denied bail to Bajaj and Nasser when they approached the Apex Court seeking the relief. The trial in the case will begin on March 2.
