Crime Against Women
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Barbaric! UP gangrape victim's tongue cut off in Pratapgarh to stop her from deposing in court
India | Jul 11, 2013, 04:32 PM ISTLucknow, Jul 11; In a barbaric act, the tongue of a teenage gangrape victim was cut off by the rapist's brother and friend in Pratapgarh today, two weeks before she was to depose in court
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Arunachal Pradesh rocked by rape incidents
India | Jul 08, 2013, 05:32 PM ISTItanagar, Jul 8 : Expressing concern over the July 2 rape and murder incident in Bhalukpong, the Arunachal Citizen's Right (ACR) has urged the authority concerned to deal with the case “sincerely” and punish the
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Property dealer held for raping 'wife' in Gurgaon
India | Jul 07, 2013, 09:14 PM ISTGurgaon, July 7: A property dealer was arrested here on a rape complaint filed by a woman with whom he had been living after their "marriage" at a temple, police said Sunday.Sanjay Kumar, 33, a
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Argentina approves rapist registry
World | Jul 04, 2013, 05:41 PM ISTBuenos Aires, July 4: Argentina's Congress has approved a law creating a national registry with the DNA of rapists.The lower house passed the law with 211 votes in favour and one against Wednesday. It had
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Calcutta High Court to monitor Kamduni probe
India | Jul 04, 2013, 04:33 PM ISTKolkata/Barasat, July 4: The Calcutta High Court on Thursday said it would monitor the CID investigation into the Kamduni gang rape and murder case and also questioned the justification of state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's
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Live CCTV footage of man in Allahabad slashing paramedic girl's neck with a knife, then stabs himself
India | Jun 06, 2013, 06:07 PM ISTAllahabad, Jun 6 : A lovelorn young man stabbed a paramedic girl's neck with a knife in Naini, adjoining Allahabad, and then stabbed himself. The girl works as a para-medic intern in a private hospital
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Teenager raped by police constable in UP
India | Jun 04, 2013, 07:12 PM ISTJaunpur (UP), Jun 4: A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a constable posted in Thanagaddi Chowki in Kerakat kotwali area here.The accused, Shambhu Sharma, who used to live in a rented room in Gaddi
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Irish woman raped in Kolkata
India | Jun 02, 2013, 07:04 PM ISTKolkata, Jun 2: A young Irish woman was allegedly raped by a man in his house in Kalighat area.The woman, aged 21, filed a police complaint yesterday alleging that she met the accused, Sujay Mitra,
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7-year-old Dalit girl raped by cousin in Rajasthan
India | May 27, 2013, 04:12 PM ISTBundi (Rajasthan) May 27: A seven-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly raped by her teenaged cousin when she was alone at home in Kethuda village of the district, police said today. The victim of Baghariya community
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Nagma slams MP govt for failing to check crime against women
India | May 24, 2013, 04:14 PM ISTBhopal, May 24: Noted actress and All India Congress Committee (AICC) member Nagma today alleged that rape cases were highest in Madhya Pradesh and the ruling BJP government has failed to check the rising crime
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Rape is morally, physically most reprehensible crime: SC
India | May 20, 2013, 09:23 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 20: Rape is morally and physically the most reprehensible crime in the society which degrades and defiles the soul of a helpless female, the Supreme Court today said.“Rape is the most morally
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Promiscuous character of woman can't be ground of defence for rapist: SC
India | May 17, 2013, 06:54 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 17: Promiscuous character of a woman is irrelevant in rape cases and a rapist cannot take it as ground of defence for his henious act, the Supreme Court has ruled saying even
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Dec 16 gang-rape victim's mother to depose Friday
India | May 16, 2013, 09:25 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 16: The mother of the Dec 16, 2012 gang-rape victim will Friday appear before the fast track court to depose as a prosecution witness.Meanwhile, the Tihar Jail Superintendent and medical officer also
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President calls for moral values in education
India | May 10, 2013, 05:55 PM ISTLucknow, May 10: President Pranab Mukherjee Friday expressed his concern over growing crime against women and children and called for inclusion of moral values in the curriculum of educational institutions.Speaking at the fourth convocation at
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Mega cities may turn dangerous place for women: Par Panel
India | May 09, 2013, 09:11 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 9 : Against the backdrop of gruesome rape of a young Delhi girl in a moving bus, a Parliamentary panel has warned that mega cities could become a “dangerous place” for women
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UN regrets anti-rape law not reflecting Verma panel views
India | May 01, 2013, 07:22 PM ISTNew Delhi, May 1: The United Nations Wednesday expressed regret that the anti-rape law passed by the government after the December 16 gang-rape incident did not fully reflect the recommendations of the Justice J.S. Verma
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Bikaner villagers protest minor's rape
India | Apr 30, 2013, 08:25 PM ISTJaipur, Apr 30: Villagers in Rajasthan's Bikaner district Tuesday protested the rape of a 15-year-old girl in her school bus at gun point four days ago.The school bus driver was arrested Monday. However, villagers demanded
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'No order from Home Ministry to Kumar to go on leave'
India | Apr 29, 2013, 07:04 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 29: Delhi Police today refuted reports that Commissioner Neeraj Kumar has been asked to go on leave by the Union Home Ministry following criticism over the handling of law and order situation
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Police did not respond to helpline calls on 5-year-old's rape: Delhi CM
India | Apr 26, 2013, 08:55 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 26: It was a desperate call for help on the women's helpline 181 from the family of the raped five-year-old girl when the child went missing, but the Delhi Police failed to
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UN Women condemns Delhi minor's rape
India | Apr 24, 2013, 06:10 PM ISTNew Delhi, Apr 24: The United Nations has deplored the continuing cases of sexual violence in India, including the rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi."The UN Women strongly deplores the continuing cases of sexual