NEW DELHI: The Centre and the CBI on Monday told the Supreme Court that it should scrutinise the chargesheet filed by Odisha police into the politically sensitive alleged rape and murder of a five year old girl last year as there are widespread apprehensions in local public mind about the child being killed by mafia … Read more
The Supreme Court has sought the response of Karnataka government and an MBBS student after taking note of a plea of a woman seeking revival of a rape case filed by her against him that was quashed following a settlement under which he had agreed to marry her. A bench comprising justices Sanjay Kishan Kaul … Read more
The Bombay High Court noted that forensic evidence proved a case of sexual assault In a judgement passed last month, the judge dismissed the man’s appeal challenging the sessions court’s order finding him guilty of raping an intellectually challenged woman. PTI Mumbai Last Updated:July 16, 2021, 23:02 IST FOLLOW US ON: Holding that a sexual … Read more
PILs filed before the high court alleged that people were subjected to assault, made to flee homes, and property were destroyed as a result of post-poll violence in Bengal. The committee, which was formed by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) chairman on a direction by a five judge bench of the high court, also … Read more
Shia Central Waqf Board chairman Wasim Rizvi The victim said in the application that she did not tell anyone about the incident out fear for her husband’s life and social stigma. PTI Last Updated:July 13, 2021, 23:35 IST FOLLOW US ON: A local court on Tuesday directed the Saadatganj police in the state capital to … Read more
Bengaluru: A 1,019-page charge sheet has been filed in a court here against 11 illegal Bangladeshi immigrants, who had brutalised a woman from their own country here in May this year, Bengaluru police commissioner Kamal Pant said on Thursday. The team, which investigated the case and nabbed the alleged accused, will be given a reward … Read more
In a shocking incident, the police arrested a 22-year-old man for allegedly raping and brutally murdering a six-year-old girl at Vandipperiyar near Kumily in Idukki district of Kerala. The accused is the neighbour of the victim and an active social worker. The girl’s body was found hanging in a room at her parents’ quarters in … Read more
At a time when India was fighting the deadly second wave of the coronavirus pandemic, crimes against women in the national capital were rising, data from the Delhi police shows. In the first half of 2021, the city reported 1.5 times more rape cases compared to the same period last year. In addition, cases of … Read more
Image for representation. Rajasthan police have booked four people in Churu for blackmailing a girl and threatening to rape her younger sister. Rajasthan police have booked four people in Churu for blackmailing a girl and threatening to rape her younger sister. The accused made an Instagram account using the girl’s photo and were chatting with … Read more
A Pakistani woman, who claimed to return from the United Kingdom six months ago, first complained to authorities that she was sexually assaulted by her uncle’s son, but later withdrew her plea saying that the man she accused of raping her turned out to be her husband. The bizarre case was reported from Lahore where … Read more