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This is an archive article published on September 17, 2014
People call for boycott of Kolkata restaurant after rape victim denied entry
People are demanding for a boycott of the restaurant after they didn't let the victim in saying she was the "Park Street rape victim".
The Ginger Restaurant denied entry to a rape victim. (Source: Facebook)
After the Park Street rape victim alleged she was denied entry into a restaurant in Kolkata, a demonstration has been planned on Friday outside Ginger restaurant from 7:00 pm till 11:30 pm. People are demanding for a boycott of the restaurant after they didn’t let the victim in saying she was the “Park Street rape victim”.
“I had gone to the restaurant for a dinner with my fiance. I had even booked a table, but they didn’t let me in. When I asked why, they said that its because I am the Park Street rape victim,” she alleged. She had also posted an update on a social networking site on Sunday accusing the restaurant manager of denying her entry.
However, Dipten Banerjee, the manager of the restaurant denied the allegations saying that the woman is a regular customer, but was denied entry over a different reason. “She regularly creates ruckus. I have video footage to prove it. I restricted her entry to avoid any trouble,” he said.
Rubbishing the manager’s version, the woman said restaurant authorities are making stories about her. “They are making up stories. They are also saying that I have pending bills there. If indeed I owed them money, wouldn’t they have asked for it instead of shooing me away,” asked the woman. Officer in-charge of Kalighat police station Mahadeb Chakraborty said they “have received the complaint and started an investigation”.
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