HC bench recuses from hearing RG Kar case
Kolkata, March 11: A division bench of the Calcutta High Court, allotted the R.G. Kar rape & murder case by then Chief Justice T.S. Sivagnanam, on Wednesday recused itself from hearing the matter. According to the division bench of Justice Debangshu Basak and Justice Md Shabbar Rashidi, when the matter was allotted for hearing to it by then Chief Justice Sivagnanam, it was hearing criminal cases. However, since this division bench does not hear criminal cases anymore, the judges decided to recuse themselves from hearing the matter and referred the matter back to the current Chief Justice Sujoy Paul, who will now decide which new bench will hear the matter. The division bench also observed that hearing the matter on a fast-track basis, as pleaded by the parents of the victims, is also not possible at that bench. (IANS)
Lioness mauls 5-year-old boy to death in Gujarat
Ahmedabad, March 11: A five-year-old boy has been mauled to death by a lioness in Amreli district of Gujarat, a forest official said Wednesday. The incident occurred at Manavav village in Dhari taluka on Tuesday evening. The lioness attacked the son of a farm labourer from Madhya Pradesh. As people shouted for help, the feline left the bleeding child and fled, Dhari’s Range Forest Officer Minesh Patel said. The child, who suffered serious injuries, was rushed to a nearby hospital where doctors declared him dead, the official said. (PTI)
