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	== ''En masse'' public molestation and sexual violence against women ==		== ''En masse'' public molestation and sexual violence against women ==
	On ~~1969~~ April 6, a scheduled musical night at the stadium called 'Ashok Kumar Nite' failed to take place due to faulty [[~~amplifier~~]]s. The [[crowd]] became unruly and women attending the gathering were molested and sexually abused en masse. According to [[Hem Barua]], then member of Parliament from [[Mangaldoi (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Mangaldoi]], from his speech in [[Lok Sabha\|Loksabha]] (House of representatives), the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium event was a ghastly incident where women were humiliated, and many had to return home naked (large quantities of torn [[bra]]ssieres and [[sari\|sarees]] were found the next day), and at least 30 went missing.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Barua \|first=Hem \|date=14 April 1969 \|title=Cossipore firing and West Bengal Strike \|url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/55071/1/lsd_04_07_14-04-1969.pdf \|access-date=25 March 2021 \|website=Parliament of India Loksabha Digital Library}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news\|date=20 September 1969\|title=P. M. in Calcutta\|work=[[Samar Sen\|Frontier Weekly]]\|issue=Vol. 2 No. 24\|editor-last=Sen\|editor-first=Samar\|url=https://www.frontierweekly.com/archive/vol-number/vol/vol-2/vol-2-issues/2_24_20september1969.pdf\|access-date=15 December 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426200703/https://www.frontierweekly.com/archive/vol-number/vol/vol-2/vol-2-issues/2_24_20september1969.pdf\|archive-date=26 April 2015}}</ref>		On April 6, 1969, a scheduled musical night at the stadium called 'Ashok Kumar Nite' failed to take place due to faulty [[Amplifier\|amplifiers]]. The [[crowd]] became unruly and women attending the gathering were molested and sexually abused en masse.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Barua \|first=Hem \|date=14 April 1969 \|title=Cossipore firing and West Bengal Strike \|url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/55071/1/lsd_04_07_14-04-1969.pdf \|access-date=25 March 2021 \|website=Parliament of India Loksabha Digital Library}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news\|date=20 September 1969\|title=P. M. in Calcutta\|work=[[Samar Sen\|Frontier Weekly]]\|issue=Vol. 2 No. 24\|editor-last=Sen\|editor-first=Samar\|url=https://www.frontierweekly.com/archive/vol-number/vol/vol-2/vol-2-issues/2_24_20september1969.pdf\|access-date=15 December 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426200703/https://www.frontierweekly.com/archive/vol-number/vol/vol-2/vol-2-issues/2_24_20september1969.pdf\|archive-date=26 April 2015}}</ref>

	Home minister [[Jyoti Basu]] ordered a judicial inquiry into the incident.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book \|last=Bandyopādhyāẏa \|first=Surabhi \|title=Jyoti Basu, the authorized biography \|date=1997\|publisher=Penguin Books India \|isbn=0-670-87519-8 \|location=New Delhi, India \|page=129 \|oclc=36884321}}</ref>		Home minister [[Jyoti Basu]] ordered a judicial inquiry into the incident.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book \|last=Bandyopādhyāẏa \|first=Surabhi \|title=Jyoti Basu, the authorized biography \|date=1997\|publisher=Penguin Books India \|isbn=0-670-87519-8 \|location=New Delhi, India \|page=129 \|oclc=36884321}}</ref>
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	== ''En masse'' public molestation and sexual violence against women ==		== ''En masse'' public molestation and sexual violence against women ==
	On 1969 April 6, a scheduled musical night at the stadium called 'Ashok Kumar Nite' failed to take place due to faulty [[~~Amplifier\|amplifiers~~]]. The [[crowd]] became unruly and women attending the gathering were molested and sexually abused en masse. According to [[Hem Barua]], then member of Parliament from [[Mangaldoi (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Mangaldoi]], from his speech in [[Lok Sabha\|Loksabha]] (House of representatives), the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium event was a ghastly incident where women were humiliated, and many had to return home naked (large quantities of torn [[~~Bra\|brassieres~~]] and [[sari\|sarees]] were found the next day), and at least 30 went missing.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Barua \|first=Hem \|date=14 April 1969 \|title=Cossipore firing and West Bengal Strike \|url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/55071/1/lsd_04_07_14-04-1969.pdf \|access-date=25 March 2021 \|website=Parliament of India Loksabha Digital Library}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news\|date=20 September 1969\|title=P. M. in Calcutta\|work=[[Samar Sen\|Frontier Weekly]]\|issue=Vol. 2 No. 24\|editor-last=Sen\|editor-first=Samar\|url=https://www.frontierweekly.com/archive/vol-number/vol/vol-2/vol-2-issues/2_24_20september1969.pdf\|access-date=15 December 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426200703/https://www.frontierweekly.com/archive/vol-number/vol/vol-2/vol-2-issues/2_24_20september1969.pdf\|archive-date=26 April 2015}}</ref>		On 1969 April 6, a scheduled musical night at the stadium called 'Ashok Kumar Nite' failed to take place due to faulty [[amplifier]]s. The [[crowd]] became unruly and women attending the gathering were molested and sexually abused en masse. According to [[Hem Barua]], then member of Parliament from [[Mangaldoi (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Mangaldoi]], from his speech in [[Lok Sabha\|Loksabha]] (House of representatives), the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium event was a ghastly incident where women were humiliated, and many had to return home naked (large quantities of torn [[bra]]ssieres and [[sari\|sarees]] were found the next day), and at least 30 went missing.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Barua \|first=Hem \|date=14 April 1969 \|title=Cossipore firing and West Bengal Strike \|url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/55071/1/lsd_04_07_14-04-1969.pdf \|access-date=25 March 2021 \|website=Parliament of India Loksabha Digital Library}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news\|date=20 September 1969\|title=P. M. in Calcutta\|work=[[Samar Sen\|Frontier Weekly]]\|issue=Vol. 2 No. 24\|editor-last=Sen\|editor-first=Samar\|url=https://www.frontierweekly.com/archive/vol-number/vol/vol-2/vol-2-issues/2_24_20september1969.pdf\|access-date=15 December 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426200703/https://www.frontierweekly.com/archive/vol-number/vol/vol-2/vol-2-issues/2_24_20september1969.pdf\|archive-date=26 April 2015}}</ref>

	Home minister [[Jyoti Basu]] ordered a judicial inquiry into the incident.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book \|last=Bandyopādhyāẏa \|first=Surabhi \|title=Jyoti Basu, the authorized biography \|date=1997\|publisher=Penguin Books India \|isbn=0-670-87519-8 \|location=New Delhi, India \|page=129 \|oclc=36884321}}</ref>		Home minister [[Jyoti Basu]] ordered a judicial inquiry into the incident.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book \|last=Bandyopādhyāẏa \|first=Surabhi \|title=Jyoti Basu, the authorized biography \|date=1997\|publisher=Penguin Books India \|isbn=0-670-87519-8 \|location=New Delhi, India \|page=129 \|oclc=36884321}}</ref>

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	\| stadium_name = Rabindra Sarobar Stadium		\| stadium_name = Rabindra Sarobar Stadium
	\| nickname = ''Lake Stadium''		\| nickname = Lake Stadium
	\| image =		\| image =
	\| caption = Rabindra Sarobar Stadium ~~on a matchday of [[AFC Cup]] in 2017~~		\| image_size = 300px
			\| caption = Rabindra Sarobar Stadium during renovation
	\| fullname = Rabindra Sarobar Stadium		\| fullname = Rabindra Sarobar Stadium
	\| location = [[Lake Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]~~, India~~		\| location = [[Lake Gardens]], [[Kolkata]]
	\| coordinates =		\| coordinates =
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	\| surface = Grass		\| surface = [[Grass]]
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	\| former_names =		\| former_names =
	\| tenants = [[ATK (football club)\|ATK]] (2016) <br>[[Mohun Bagan A.C.]] (2017) <br>[[~~Tollygunge Agragami~~]]		\| tenants = [[ATK (football club)\|ATK]] (2016) <br> [[Mohun Bagan A.C.]] (2017) <br> [[Calcutta Football League]]
	\| seating_capacity = 22,000		\| seating_capacity = 22,000
	\| dimensions =		\| dimensions =
	}}		}}

	The '''Rabindra Sarobar Stadium''' is a multi-use [[stadium]] in [[Lake Gardens]], [[Kolkata]], India. It is used for [[football (soccer)\|football]] matches and it serves as the home of ~~[[Tollygunge Agragami]] of the~~ [[Calcutta Football League]]. The venue opened in 1961. It also was the home ground of [[Indian Super League]] club [[ATK (football club)\|ATK]] in 2016 while the [[Salt Lake Stadium]] was undergoing renovations for the [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=ATK's home ground will be Rabindra Sarobar stadium \|work=Business Standard \|agency=Press Trust of India \|date=21 August 2016 \|access-date=16 January 2019 \|url= https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/atk-s-home-ground-will-be-rabindra-sarobar-stadium-116082100538_1.html}}</ref>		The '''Rabindra Sarobar Stadium''' is a multi-use [[stadium]] in [[Lake Gardens]], [[Kolkata]], [[India]]. It is used for [[football (soccer)\|football]] matches and it serves as the home of many [[Calcutta Football League]] matches. The venue opened in 1961. It also was the home ground of [[Indian Super League]] club [[ATK (football club)\|ATK]] in 2016 while the [[Salt Lake Stadium]] was undergoing renovations for the [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=ATK's home ground will be Rabindra Sarobar stadium \|work=Business Standard \|agency=Press Trust of India \|date=21 August 2016 \|access-date=16 January 2019 \|url= https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/atk-s-home-ground-will-be-rabindra-sarobar-stadium-116082100538_1.html}}</ref>

	For the [[2016–17 I-League]] season it has hosted a majority of the home matches for [[Mohun Bagan A.C.\|Mohun Bagan]]. Mohun Bagan used this as their home stadium for the [[AFC Cup]] matches in [[2017 AFC Cup\|2017]]. It also hosted some important domestic and international level matches.		For the [[2016–17 I-League]] season it has hosted a majority of the home matches for [[Mohun Bagan A.C.\|Mohun Bagan]]. Mohun Bagan used this as their home stadium for the [[AFC Cup]] matches in [[2017 AFC Cup\|2017]]. It also hosted some important domestic and international level matches.

	== ~~1968/69 en~~ masse public molestation and sexual violence against women ==		== ''En masse'' public molestation and sexual violence against women ==
	~~In the first quarter of either 1968 or 69 at the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium~~, a scheduled musical night ~~of large gathering~~ called [[Ashok Kumar]] Nite failed to take place due to faulty [[Amplifier\|amplifiers]]~~; mob went~~ unruly~~, amidst other rioting~~ women attending the gathering were molested and sexually abused en masse. According to Hem Barua then ~~Member~~ of Parliament from [[Mangaldoi (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Mangaldoi]] 's speech in [[Lok Sabha\|Loksabha]] (House of representatives), the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium was ghastly ~~incidence~~ where in women were humiliated, large quantities of torn brassieres and [[~~Sari~~\|sarees]] were found next day, ~~many women had to return home naked,~~ at least 30 ~~women~~ went missing.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Barua \|first=Hem \|date=April ~~14,~~ 1969 \|title=Cossipore firing and West Bengal Strike \|url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/55071/1/lsd_04_07_14-04-1969.pdf \|access-date=2021~~-03-25~~ \|website=Parliament of India Loksabha Digital Library}}</ref><ref name=":0" />		On 1969 April 6, a scheduled musical night at the stadium called 'Ashok Kumar Nite' failed to take place due to faulty [[Amplifier\|amplifiers]]. The [[crowd]] became unruly and women attending the gathering were molested and sexually abused en masse. According to [[Hem Barua]], then member of Parliament from [[Mangaldoi (Lok Sabha constituency)\|Mangaldoi]], from his speech in [[Lok Sabha\|Loksabha]] (House of representatives), the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium event was a ghastly incident where women were humiliated, and many had to return home naked (large quantities of torn [[Bra\|brassieres]] and [[sari\|sarees]] were found the next day), and at least 30 went missing.<ref>{{Cite web \|last=Barua \|first=Hem \|date=14 April 1969 \|title=Cossipore firing and West Bengal Strike \|url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/55071/1/lsd_04_07_14-04-1969.pdf \|access-date=25 March 2021 \|website=Parliament of India Loksabha Digital Library}}</ref><ref name=":0" /><ref>{{Cite news\|date=20 September 1969\|title=P. M. in Calcutta\|work=[[Samar Sen\|Frontier Weekly]]\|issue=Vol. 2 No. 24\|editor-last=Sen\|editor-first=Samar\|url=https://www.frontierweekly.com/archive/vol-number/vol/vol-2/vol-2-issues/2_24_20september1969.pdf\|access-date=15 December 2021\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426200703/https://www.frontierweekly.com/archive/vol-number/vol/vol-2/vol-2-issues/2_24_20september1969.pdf\|archive-date=26 April 2015}}</ref>

	~~Then united front government in [[West Bengal]], where in~~ [[Jyoti Basu]] ~~was then home minister and deputy chief minister~~ ordered a judicial inquiry into the ~~incidence~~.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book \|last=Bandyopādhyāẏa \|first=Surabhi \|title=Jyoti Basu, the authorized biography \|date=1997\|publisher=Penguin Books India \|isbn=0-670-87519-8 \|location=New Delhi, India \|page=129 \|oclc=36884321}}</ref>		Home minister [[Jyoti Basu]] ordered a judicial inquiry into the incident.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book \|last=Bandyopādhyāẏa \|first=Surabhi \|title=Jyoti Basu, the authorized biography \|date=1997\|publisher=Penguin Books India \|isbn=0-670-87519-8 \|location=New Delhi, India \|page=129 \|oclc=36884321}}</ref>

	[[File:Rabindra Sarobar Stadium.jpg\|alt=\|thumb\|The ~~Stadium~~ on a matchday before renovation]]		[[File:Rabindra Sarobar Stadium.jpg\|alt=\|thumb\|The stadium on a matchday before renovation]]

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| nickname = ''Lake Stadium''
| image =
| caption = Rabindra Sarobar Stadium on a matchday of [[AFC Cup]] in 2017
| fullname = Rabindra Sarobar Stadium
| location = [[Lake Gardens]], [[Kolkata]], India
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| seating_capacity = 22,000
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The '''Rabindra Sarobar Stadium''' is a multi-use [[stadium]] in [[Lake Gardens]], [[Kolkata]], India. It is used for [[football (soccer)|football]] matches and it serves as the home of [[Tollygunge Agragami]] of the [[Calcutta Football League]]. The venue opened in 1961. It also was the home ground of [[Indian Super League]] club [[ATK (football club)|ATK]] in 2016 while the [[Salt Lake Stadium]] was undergoing renovations for the [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=ATK's home ground will be Rabindra Sarobar stadium |work=Business Standard |agency=Press Trust of India |date=21 August 2016 |access-date=16 January 2019 |url= https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/atk-s-home-ground-will-be-rabindra-sarobar-stadium-116082100538_1.html}}</ref>

For the [[2016–17 I-League]] season it has hosted a majority of the home matches for [[Mohun Bagan A.C.|Mohun Bagan]]. Mohun Bagan used this as their home stadium for the [[AFC Cup]] matches in [[2017 AFC Cup|2017]]. It also hosted some important domestic and international level matches.

== 1968/69 en masse public molestation and sexual violence against women ==
In the first quarter of either 1968 or 69 at the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium, a scheduled musical night of large gathering called [[Ashok Kumar]] Nite failed to take place due to faulty [[Amplifier|amplifiers]]; mob went unruly, amidst other rioting women attending the gathering were molested and sexually abused en masse. According to Hem Barua then Member of Parliament from [[Mangaldoi (Lok Sabha constituency)|Mangaldoi]] 's speech in [[Lok Sabha|Loksabha]] (House of representatives), the Rabindra Sarobar Stadium was ghastly incidence where in women were humiliated, large quantities of torn brassieres and [[Sari|sarees]] were found next day, many women had to return home naked, at least 30 women went missing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Barua |first=Hem |date=April 14, 1969 |title=Cossipore firing and West Bengal Strike |url=https://eparlib.nic.in/bitstream/123456789/55071/1/lsd_04_07_14-04-1969.pdf |access-date=2021-03-25 |website=Parliament of India Loksabha Digital Library}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

Then united front government in [[West Bengal]], where in [[Jyoti Basu]] was then home minister and deputy chief minister ordered a judicial inquiry into the incidence.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book |last=Bandyopādhyāẏa |first=Surabhi |title=Jyoti Basu, the authorized biography |date=1997|publisher=Penguin Books India |isbn=0-670-87519-8 |location=New Delhi, India |page=129 |oclc=36884321}}</ref>

[[File:Rabindra Sarobar Stadium.jpg|alt=|thumb|The Stadium on a matchday before renovation]]

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[[Category:1961 establishments in West Bengal]]
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