Kolkata erupts in protests over rape victim’s death

A 16-year-old girl, who died after she was twice raped by a gang in October and set on fire by the accused, was Wednesday cremated amid a raging political row. Protests erupted when the police tried to ‘forcibly cremate’ the girl’s body. Attacking the 'forcible cremation', both the Congress and Left Front have planned statewide protests and condemnation rallies Thursday.