Kolkata: A West Bengal court yesterday sentenced 13 people convicted of raping a tribal woman in Birbhum district of the state to 20 years rigorous imprisonment.
The 20-year-old woman was gang-raped in January in Subalpur village in the district, following the orders of a kangaroo court which found her “guilty” of having an affair with a man outside her community.
“All the accused were convicted of gang-rape, assault and wrongful confinement,” public prosecutor Shamsul Zoha said. During the course of the trial, the court examined 31 witnesses, including medical experts and police officers.
IANS
