Bengal Rape Survivors In Supreme Court As Part Of Post-Poll Violence Plea

One of the rape survivors is a minor from the scheduled caste community. The other is a 60-year-old from East Midnapore district, allegedly gang-raped in front of her 6-year-old grandson.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear the plea of two gang rape survivors from West Bengal who want a Special Investigation Team or CBI to probe their cases. One of the survivors is a minor from the scheduled caste community, allegedly gang-raped in Murshidabad district on May 9. The other is a 60-year-old from East Midnapore district, allegedly gang-raped on May 4 in front of her 6-year-old grandson. Both have claimed they were victims of politically motivated violence. The two alleged gang rape survivors have sought to be impleaded in a case that is already in the Supreme Court on post poll violence in Bengal.