Bir Singh Mahato (14 September 1945 – 17 April 2021) was an Indian politician and an MP representing the Purulia (Lok Sabha cons*uency) 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