INDIA
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The National Commission for Women (NCW) has taken suo motu cognisance of the gang-rape of a female student at a South Kolkata law college. Expressing serious concern, the NCW Chairperson has written to the Kolkata Police Commissioner, demanding an immediate and time-bound investigation under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). The commission emphasized the need for swift justice and stringent action against the accused.