Months after Abdul Rahim was allegedly detained in Uttar Dinajpur, his family heard his voice from Bangladesh. Two phone calls brought relief that he was alive, but also raised a frightening question: how did a man taken into custody in Bengal cross the border?
What began as a student protest at Delhi's Jantar Mantar has grown into a nationwide people's movement. With demonstrations spreading to Kolkata and abroad, students, parents and citizens are demanding accountability, education reforms and justice for India's youth.
Nearly four years after IIT Kharagpur student Faizan Ahmed's death, his mother has returned to Kolkata seeking justice. She hopes to meet Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari and revive the stalled investigation into a case the Calcutta High Court declared a homicide