Bir Singh Mahato
Bir Singh Mahato (14 September 1945 – 17 April 2021) was an Indian politician and an MP representing the Purulia (Lok Sabha constituency) in West Bengal. As member of All India Forward Bloc, he was member of 10th, 11th, 12th, 13th Lok Sabha. He was sentenced to ten years rigorous imprisonment by a Purulia local court for a rape case in 1983. The Calcutta High Court acquitted Bir Singh Mahato, a former Forward Bloc MP from Purulia, in the rape case. Mahato died on 17 April 2021, aged 75. References Sources http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/hc-acquits-former-bloc-mp-in-rape-case/532205/ http://indianexpress.com/tag/bir-singh-mahato-rape-case/ External links Official biographical sketch in Parliament of India website 1945 births 2021 deaths All India Forward Bloc politicians People from Purulia district India MPs 1991–1996 India MPs 2004–2009 Lok Sabha members from West Bengal India MPs 1996–1997 India MPs 1998–1999 India MPs 1999–2004 Indian people convicted of rape Indian politicians convicted of crimes