Overview

• Four suspects, including one with alleged links to Mamata Banerjee’s Trinamool Congress, have been arrested in the gang rape of a Kolkata law student.
• Union Minister Chirag Paswan called for President’s rule in West Bengal until early 2026 to guarantee free and fair assembly elections.
• Paswan charged the state government with tolerating daily cases of murder, loot and rape by individuals tied to the ruling party.
• He highlighted that West Bengal reports more electoral violence than any other Indian state despite 75 years of independence.
• No formal decision has been taken by the central government on imposing President’s rule in the state.