Bombay HC reduces death penalty to life in Shakti Mills gang-rape case
Nov 25, 2021, at 10:29 pm
Mumbai/UNI: In a major development in the infamous 2013 Shakti Mills gang-rape case, the Bombay High Court on Thursday set aside the death sentences awarded to the three convicts observing that public outcry should not guide the judgment of the court.
Youth, who gave online rape threats to Virat Kohli's daughter, is IIT Hyderabad graduate
Nov 12, 2021, at 05:52 am
Mumbai/IBNS: The 23-year-old man arrested yesterday for giving online rape threats to Virat Kohli's daughter is a IIT Hyderabad graduate with a history of online trolling using multiple identities, police said, according to media reports.
Hyderabad man nabbed for online rape threats to Virat Kohli's daughter
Nov 11, 2021, at 01:15 am
Mumbai/IBNS: A Hyderabad man has been arrested for giving rape threats to Virat Kohli's baby daughter on social media after team India lost back-to-back matches in the recent T20 World Cup, media reports said.
DCW asks Delhi Police to register FIR on online threats to Virat Kohli’s daughter
Nov 03, 2021, at 02:10 am
New Delhi/UNI: The Delhi Commission for Women on Tuesday issued a notice to Delhi Police’s Cyber Crime Cell to probe the online rape threats to Virat Kohli's daughter.
Rape accused cannot escape conviction citing victim's easy virtue, sex life: Kerala High Court
Oct 21, 2021, at 09:43 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: A woman or girl's easy virtue or habituation to sexual intercourse cannot be the ground to absolve a rapist of the crime, especially when her perpetrator is her father who is expected to be the “fortress and refuge” of his daughter, the Kerala High Court has said while convicting a man for repeatedly raping his daughter which also resulted in her becoming pregnant.
Maharashtra: Teen gangraped multiple times, 24 arrested, 2 minors held
Sep 24, 2021, at 04:01 am
New Delhi: A 15-year-old girl was raped by 29 people, including two minors, over the course of nine months near Mumbai, the police said on Thursday.
Financial dispute led to Mumbai's Sakinaka rape, murder: Police
Sep 15, 2021, at 02:17 am
Mumbai/IBNS: A monetary dispute was behind the brutal rape and murder of a woman in Mumbai's Sakinaka, Mumbai Police Commissioner Hemant Nagrale said on Monday, according to media reports.
Mumbai: SIT to probe Saki Naka rape-murder case
Sep 12, 2021, at 03:41 am
Mumbai/UNI: The city police on Saturday formed a special Investigation team to probe the case of Nirbhaya-like rape and murder at Saki Naka area of Andheri in north-west Mumbai.
Saki Naka rape-murder disgrace to humanity': Maha CM, DyCM
Sep 12, 2021, at 03:33 am
Aurangabad / Mumbai/UNI: Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Saturday said that the rape of a woman in Saki Naka area of the city and her subsequent death is a 'disgrace to humanity' and the culprit will be severely punished.
Jun 15, 2021, at 05:26 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Two women, who were gangraped by alleged TMC members during the post poll violence in West Bengal in May, have related their harrowing tales to the Supreme Court and sought SIT probe in all cases of violence and police inaction, after it entertained the pleas of two BJP workers, murdered by alleged activists of Bengal's ruling party during the same period, according to media reports.
Delhi: Sexagenarian woman sexually assaulted, stabbed 20 times; dies
Jun 15, 2021, at 07:55 am
Delhi/IBNS: A 62-year-old woman died after she was sexually assaulted and stabbed 20 times in Delhi, police said, reported media.
Tribal woman paraded naked in West Bengal's Alipurduar dist over 'extra-marital affair'
Jun 15, 2021, at 06:59 am
Kolkata/IBNS: A tribal woman was pulled out of her house, stripped and paraded naked by some villagers allegedly as a punishment for extra-marital affair, said media reports.
Tennis coach arrested for raping 17-yr-old player in Jaipur
Jun 02, 2021, at 10:38 pm
Jaipur/IBNS: A tennis coach has been arrested for raping a 17-year-old girl, who trained under him, on the pretext of getting her chance to play in more tournaments and help her gain recognition as a player, said media report.
May 28, 2021, at 07:40 am
Bengaluru/IBNS: Six persons, including two women, all believed to be illigal immigrants from Bangladesh, have been arrested in connection with the brutal torture and gang-rape of a woman, after a video of the crime went viral, eliciting a massive outrage.
Hathras shooting case: Rs one lakh reward announced on main accused
Mar 03, 2021, at 08:29 pm
Hathras/UNI: Two days after a man was shot dead for a complaint against her daughter's harassment, police announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh on the main accused Gaurav Songra in the Nojalpur village in the Sasni area here on Wednesday.
SC provides six more months to complete trial in sexual assault case against Malayalam actor Dileep
Mar 02, 2021, at 12:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court today extended the time to complete the trial against Malayalam actor Dileep in a sexual assault case of a female actor by six months.
'Will you marry her?' SC's question to rape accused
Mar 01, 2021, at 10:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court today asked a government employee if he would marry the girl he has been accused of raping and facing charges under the stringent POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) law.
Tripura man arrested for raping health worker on way after delivering his baby
Nov 30, 2020, at 09:01 pm
Agartala/UNI: North Tripura police arrested a 35-year-old man today for raping a 50-year-old health worker in Sarala village, Dharmanagar, on Sunday.
Police must adhere to norms in probe into crime against women: MHA to States
Oct 10, 2020, at 08:28 pm
Delhi/UNI: The Centre on Saturday directed all the states and Union Territories to adhere to the laid norms while dealing with crime against women as non-compliance of the rules may hinder delivery of criminal justice.
Oct 03, 2020, at 06:12 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday to lead the war on rape and end the crisis of justice for the women and children of the country amid widespread outrage over the Hathras incident.
Oct 03, 2020, at 02:42 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti has urged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to allow politicians and the media to meet the kin of the 19-year-old Dalit woman, who was allegedly raped two weeks ago and succumbed to her injuries on Tuesday last.
Bhadohi Police arrests all three killers of minor girl within 7 hrs of crime
Oct 02, 2020, at 01:23 pm
Lucknow/IBNS: An 11-year-old Dalit girl was found murdered in eastern Uttar Pradesh's Bhadohi on Thursday, two days after a 19-year-old girl died of grave injuries inflicted on her by four upper-caste men and her hasty cremation by the state police at 2:30 am, keeping her family members locked in their home. However, the state police, which is under fierce criticism, caught the killers of the minor girl within seven hours of the crime.
Hathras SP says medical report doesn't confirm victim was raped
Oct 02, 2020, at 05:56 am
Hathras/IBNS: Aligarh Muslim University Medical College and Hospital's medical report of the Hathras Dalit woman, who succumbed to an assault by four upper-caste men, did not confirm rape, Superintendent of Police (SP) Vikrant Vir said on Thursday, reported media.
Ambulance driver rapes Covid-19 patient on way to hospital in Kerala
Sep 06, 2020, at 10:33 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: A Covid-19 patient was raped by an ambulance driver in Pathanamthitta district in central Kerala late on Saturday night, media reports said.
Police officer dismissed for gang-raping a minor tribal girl in Odisha
Jul 01, 2020, at 04:28 pm
Bhubaneswar/UNI: Odisha Director General of Police Abhay today dismissed former Biramitrapur Police Station IIC Anand Chandra Majhi from service for his alleged involvement in the gang-rape of a minor tribal girl at Biramitrapur Police Station area in Sundergarh district and then forcing her to undergo abortion.
Miscreants attempt to rape two nurses in Assam’s Biswanath district amid lockdown
May 03, 2020, at 04:39 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Miscreants attempted to rape two nurses in Assam’s Biswanath district on Saturday night when they were on their way to hospital.
Nirbahya rapists to hang on March 20
Mar 05, 2020, at 04:05 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The four men convicted of raping and murdering 23-year-old physiotherapy intern Nirbhaya in Dec 2012 will be now hanged at 5.30 am on March 20, a Delhi court ordered today, said media reports.
Tripura court hands out death sentence to rape and murder convicts
Feb 14, 2020, at 03:17 pm
Agartala/UNI: The family of the minor girl, who was raped and murdered in Gomati district in Dec 2018, has expressed satisfaction after a special court on Thursday handed out death sentence to the two convicts in the case.
Rape survivor's father shot dead by accused in UP's Firozabad
Feb 13, 2020, at 12:04 am
Firozabad/IBNS: A rape survivor's father was shot dead by the man who raped her last year in Uttar Pradesh's Firozabad after the family of the victim did not drop the case against him even after several threats, media reports said.
Court hands out 3 years Rigorous Imprisonment and Rs 25,000 fine for attempting to rape
Feb 12, 2020, at 09:49 pm
Kendrapara/UNI: Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM)-cum- Assistant Session Judge Gyanaranjan Pattnaik today convicted a 28-year-old youth and sentenced him three years rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs.25,000 for attempting to rape a college student.