Rape Cases
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Rape cases where Supreme Court moved the wheels of justice
India | Dec 06, 2019, 07:02 PM ISTA raging debate has engaged people from all walks of life after news broke of the encounter on Friday morning of all four accused in the brutal rape-and-murder case of a 25-year-old woman veterinarian last month in Hyderabad.
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Unnao rape survivor has 90 per cent burn, is 'very serious': doctors
Crime | Dec 05, 2019, 02:19 PM IST"The condition of the girl who was set on fire and bought here at 10 am is very serious. She has 90 per cent burn injuries and we are taking utmost care. A team of doctors are observing her," Dr Ashutosh Dubey, medical superintendent of the Shyama Prasad Mukherjee Hospital, told PTI.
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Minor girl out to celebrate birthday raped: 4 arrested
Crime | Nov 30, 2019, 09:31 PM ISTThey also videographed the incident, police said The girl narrated the incident to her mother the next day following which a complaint was lodged at an All Women police station.
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Odisha registered 1,865 rape cases and over 1,000 murders in 9 months
India | Nov 25, 2019, 04:04 PM ISTSome 2,502 rape cases were registered in 2018 including 1,430 cases of sexual assault against minor girls, an average of four cases each day.
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Nine-month-old raped, killed in Telangana town
Jun 19, 2019, 09:04 PM ISTIn a beastly incident, a youth raped and killed a nine- month old baby in Telangana's Hanmakonda town, triggering massive protests by people who demanded that the guilty be hanged publicly.
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Bombay High Court upholds death penalty clause for repeat offenders in rape cases
India | Jun 03, 2019, 12:49 PM ISTUnder an amendment to section 376 (e) of the IPC, repeat offenders in rape cases faced life imprisonment or a death penalty. The amendment was made after the gangrape of a 23-year-old woman in Delhi in 2012.
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Law Ministry proposes to set up special fast track courts across India to try rape cases
India | Jul 10, 2018, 05:07 PM ISTThe Department of Justice had informed the Cabinet Secretary on June 14 that the draft is ready and awaiting approval of the Law Minister.
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Mallika Sherawat says India has become 'land of gang rapists' from ‘land of Gandhi’
Celebrities | Apr 26, 2018, 02:14 PM ISTMallika Sherawat said that a land that was associated with Mahatma Gandhi has now become a land of gang rapists.
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Anushka Sharma reacts on ordinance providing death penalty for rape of girls below 12
Celebrities | Apr 23, 2018, 08:39 PM ISTAnushka Sharma extended her '1000 per cent' support to the ordinance providing death penalty and stringent punishment for rape of girls below 12.
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BJP leader Santosh Gangwar makes a controversial statement on rape cases sparks row
News | Apr 22, 2018, 12:11 PM ISTBJP leader Santosh Gangwar makes a controversial statement on rape cases sparks row
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Haryana rape cases: 'Hurt' CM Khattar advocates capital punishment for culprits if girls below 12 raped
India | Jan 20, 2018, 06:57 PM IST“If such incidents of rape with girls below 12 prove to be true, we will make an act of capital punishment for the accused in this session”, Khattar said.
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Rape accused, victims known to each other in over 96 pc cases: Delhi's top cop
India | Jun 11, 2017, 12:02 PM ISTIn over 96 per cent of rape cases in the national capital, the victim and the accused are known to each other, according to Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik.
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India among lowest four nations in rape cases: Maneka Gandhi
National | Nov 22, 2016, 07:43 AM ISTIndia is among the lowest four countries in terms of number of rapes but almost every incident is reported by the media, Union minister Maneka Gandhi said on Monday.
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Special CISF teams to guard Delhi Metro during late hours to ensure women's safety
India | Mar 11, 2015, 10:14 PM ISTIn a move to check the rising incidents of rape cases in the national capital, police officials are taking adequate steps to bolster the security surveillance in Metro stations, especially during the late hours.For the
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Pending rape cases: HC CJs urged to set up fast track courts
India | Dec 14, 2014, 10:16 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Centre has urged chief justices of high courts to set up fast track courts to deal with pending rape cases and monitor their progress. Since setting up of fast track courts is
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Muzaffarnagar riots: Two arrested in gang-rape case
India | Nov 13, 2014, 01:47 PM ISTMuzaffarnagar: Two persons have been arrested in connection with a gang-rape case during last year clashes here, taking the total number of those arrested in riot-related rape cases to 21.Roopesh and Amar Deep, who were
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Rapes have always happened and will continue to happen, says TMC MLA
India | Aug 28, 2014, 03:02 PM ISTKolkata: After Tapas Pal, another Trinamool leader has sparked a controversy by his remark that as 'long as the world exists, rape will be there', inviting strong condemnation from the opposition and women rights groups.“Rapes
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SC says potency test of accused necessary in rape case
India | Aug 21, 2014, 09:21 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned self-styled godman Nithyananda's reluctance to undergo potency test in a 2010 rape case and the ‘delay' by the police in conducting it, saying such examinations were necessary
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India third in rape cases, second in murder in the world: UN report
India | Jul 24, 2014, 08:59 AM ISTNew Delhi: India figures third among top 10 countries where highest number of rape have taken place in 2010 while in cases of murder, the country comes second in 2012. Minister of State for Home
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CJI concerned at declining conviction rate in rape cases
India | Apr 01, 2014, 11:19 AM ISTNew Delhi: Chief Justice of India P.Sathasivam on Monday expressed unhappiness on the declining of conviction rate in rape cases and emphasized that women judicial officials can play a major role in conducting trial in