Kolkata: In a shocking statement, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee has proposed a night curfew for girls to protect them from sexual assault.

Her statement came after a girl from Odisha, a second-year student of a private medical college in West Bengal’s Durgapur, was gangraped close to the campus on Friday evening. ADVERTISEMENT

“… The girls should not be allowed to go outside (college) at night. They have to protect themselves also. There is a forest area. Police are searching all the people. Nobody will be excused. Whoever is guilty will be punished strictly. Three people have already been arrested. We will take stringent action… When it happens in other states, it is also condemnable. Such incidents have taken place in Manipur, UP, Bihar, Odisha; we also think the governme

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