Rape is a political issue, we will continue to raise it: Rahul Gandhi
May 10, 2018, at 05:21 pm
Bengaluru, May 10 (IBNS): Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said rape and atrocities against women is a political issue and his party will continue to raise it.
Madhya Pradesh Home Minister holds pornography responsible for rape, calls for ban
Apr 24, 2018, at 05:04 pm
Bhopal, Apr 24 (IBNS): Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Bhupendra Singh Thakur has called for a ban on pornography which he considered to be responsible for criminal activities like rape and sexual assault, media reports said.
Unnao rape: CBI makes second arrest; Sengar sent to seven-day custody
Apr 15, 2018, at 03:17 am
Lucknow, Apr 14 (IBNS): The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) officials made a second arrest pertaining to the Unnao rape case on Saturday, reports said.
Apr 13, 2018, at 03:29 pm
New Delhi, Apr 13 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday thanked people who joined the candlelight protest in New Delhi on Thursday midnight, demanding justice for Kathua and Unnao rape victims.
Apr 13, 2018, at 03:29 pm
New Delhi, Apr 13 (IBNS): Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday thanked people who joined the candlelight protest in New Delhi on Thursday midnight, demanding justice for Kathua and Unnao rape victims.
Assam: Over 1700 women, minor girls killed in rape, witch hunting, dowry since 2006
Apr 03, 2018, at 12:33 am
Guwahatia, Apr 2 (IBNS): A shocking data has been revealed by the Assam government that, more than 1700 women and minor girls were killed in cases related to rape, witch hunting, dowry in the state in past 11 years.
Arunachal Pradesh becomes 4th Indian state to approve death penalty for rape of girls under 12 years
Mar 17, 2018, at 01:42 am
Itanagar, Mar 16 (IBNS) : In a major development, Arunachal Pradesh became 4th Indian state after Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Haryana to approve death penalty for rape of girls under 12 years age.
Rajasthan Assembly passes amendment bill for death sentence of rapists of minors
Mar 10, 2018, at 05:57 pm
Jaipur, Mar 10 (IBNS) : The Rajasthan Assembly passed an amendment to the existing law on Friday making rape or gang-rape of a girl up to 12 years of age an offence punishable with death, media reports said.
Another incident of rape triggers violence in Arunachal Pradesh
Feb 22, 2018, at 05:21 am
Itanagar, Feb 21 (IBNS): Just two days after two rape accused persons were lynched in Arunachal Pradesh’s Tezu town, another rape incident triggered violence in the China bordering state.
Supreme Court to hear PIL on the rape of infant
Jan 31, 2018, at 06:33 pm
New Delhi, Jan 31 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear the PIL seeking justice for the 8-month-old baby who was raped a youth in Delhi on Sunday, media reports said.
Eight-month-old baby raped in national capital
Jan 30, 2018, at 04:47 pm
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IBNS): An eight-month-old baby was allegedly raped in India's national capital, reports said.
Delhi: Five, including four minors, held for gangrape of 22-year-old
Dec 22, 2017, at 04:14 pm
New Delhi, Dec 22 (IBNS): Delhi police arrested at least five people, including four minors, for allegedly gang-raping a 22-year-old lady, reports said.
Delhi: Four-year-old accused of sexually molesting classmate
Nov 23, 2017, at 07:51 pm
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IBNS): In a bizarre case, a four-year-old boy has been booked by police for allegedly raping his classmate using a pencil, reports said.
Colonel arrested for raping colleague's daughter in Shimla
Nov 23, 2017, at 03:21 pm
Shimla, Nov 23 (IBNS): A Colonel of the Indian Army was arrested on Wednesday over an alleged gang-rape of his colleague's daughter, reports said.
Nov 07, 2017, at 09:37 pm
Kolkata, Nov 7 (IBNS): Nearly two years eight months after a 72-year-old nun was raped by armed dacoits in a convent school at Ranaghat in West Bengal's Nadia district, a Kolkata court on Tuesday convicted one man for raping and five others for robbery.
Mathura: Police arrest bank manager for raping Russian woman
Nov 04, 2017, at 07:30 pm
Mathura, Nov 4 (IBNS): Police have arrested the manager of a nationalised bank for allegedly raping a Russian woman after befriending her on Facebook, reports said.
Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh moves HC against rape verdict
Sep 25, 2017, at 11:05 pm
New Delhi, Sept 25 (IBNS): Jailed Dera Sacha Sauda supremo Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh has moved to the Punjab and Haryana high court in connection to the verdict given against him by a CBI court in two rape cases last month.
Delhi: Driver who raped Jharkhand woman arrested
Sep 14, 2017, at 04:49 pm
New Delhi, Sep 14 (IBNS): A cabbie was booked in the national capital after he was found guilty of deceiving a woman and raping her, reports said.
Ram Rahim case: Pardon was the code-word used to describe rapes, says survivor
Aug 26, 2017, at 04:31 pm
New Delhi, Aug 26 (IBNS): A day after self styled Godman and chief of the Dera Sacha Sauda clan Gurmeet Ram Rahim was convicted in a rape case by a court in Panchkula, Haryana, dark tales about him and the organisation he heads are slowly surfacing.
Panchkula violence: 28 killed after Dera Sacha chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's conviction
Aug 26, 2017, at 02:10 am
Panchkula, Aug 25 (IBNS): At least 28 people were killed as violence hit Panchkula city in Haryana on Friday following the conviction of Dera Sacha chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh by a CBI court for the rape of two women.
Aug 26, 2017, at 12:50 am
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IBNS): President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday condemned the violence that hit Panchkula in Haryana over the conviction of Dera Sacha chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh by a CBI court for the rape of two women.
Panchkula violence after Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh's conviction : 15 killed
Aug 26, 2017, at 12:23 am
Panchkula/Chandigarh/New Delhi, Aug 25 (IBNS): More than 15 people were reported to have been killed as violence hit Haryana's Panchkula city on Friday after the conviction of Dera Sacha chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh by a CBI court for the rape of two women.
Stay calm and maintain peace: Arvind Kejriwal urges people after Panchkula violence
Aug 25, 2017, at 11:16 pm
New Delhi, Aug 25 (IBNS): Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Friday urged people to stay 'calm and maintain peace' after Haryana witnessed violence following the conviction of Dera Sacha chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh by a CBI court for the rape of two women.
Several dead as largescale violence erupts after Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh convicted in 2002 rape case
Aug 25, 2017, at 11:15 pm
Panchkdead ula, Aug 25 (IBNS): Several people died and many injured as minutes after Dera Sacha chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was convicted by a CBI court here for the rape of two women, his followers went on a rampage, attacking police, journalists and even setting on fire a railway station on Friday.
Woman kidnapped and gangraped for hours in moving car, dumped near Noida hospital
Jun 20, 2017, at 03:35 pm
New Delhi, Jun 20 (IBNS): A woman who was allegedly kidnapped and gangraped for several hours inside a moving car on Monday night in Gurgaon, was thrown off the vehicle outside a hospital near Greater Noida, reports said.
Tamil Nadu: Minor girl raped in bus in Salem, three held
Jun 07, 2017, at 03:11 pm
Chennai, Jun 7 (IBNS): A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped inside a private bus on Monday night by three men in Salem district, Tamil Nadu.
Supreme Court upholds death sentence for convict in rape and murder of four-year-old
May 03, 2017, at 10:22 pm
New Delhi, May 20 (IBNS) : The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence awarded to a man for raping and murdering a four-year-old girl child in 2008, reports said.
Kolkata: Man held for raping minor girl inside car
Apr 23, 2017, at 12:38 am
Kolkata, Apr 22 (IBNS): Police on Friday late evening caught a youth red handed raping an eight-year-old girl inside a car in south Kolkata's posh Ballygunge Place (East) area, reports said on Saturday.
Gayatri Prajapati: Rape accused lawmaker arrested from Lucknow
Mar 15, 2017, at 05:26 pm
Lucknow, Mar 15 (IBNS): Gayatri Prajapati, the Samajwadi Party minister accused of rape, has been arrested by police from Lucknow, reports said.
West Bengal: Gang-rape victim commits suicide after threatened by accused
Dec 27, 2016, at 02:15 am
Kolkata, Dec 26 (IBNS): A nearly 22-year-old rape survivor committed suicide on Sunday night after receiving continuous threats from an accused in South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, reports said.