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Attempted Rape Allegation Against Gym Trainer Sparks Outrage in New Barrackpore
The Statesman Siliguri
|July 14, 2025
Amid widespread outrage over a recent gang-rape allegation involving a law student in Kolkata's Kasba area, another disturbing case of sexual violence has surfaced.
A gym trainer in North 24-Parganas' New Barrackpore has been arrested following allegations of attempted rape and assault.
This story is from the July 14, 2025 edition of The Statesman Siliguri.
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