Rape Cases
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Mumbai Shakti Mills gangrape case: Five men held guilty, sentencing tomorrow
India | Mar 20, 2014, 01:54 PM ISTMumbai: Five men were today held guilty of gangrape of two women in the abandoned Shakti Mills compound here last year by a sessions court here.The court will pronounce the quantum of punishment tomorrow.A total
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Mentally challenged woman raped in Bengal ATM
India | Mar 13, 2014, 07:55 AM ISTKolkata: A mentally challenged woman was allegedly raped by a miscreant in an ATM in West Bengal's Howrah district early Wednesday, police said.The incident happened in the Nazirganj area. The accused has been arrested, a
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Shakti Mill gang rape case arguments to continue today
India | Mar 11, 2014, 08:11 AM ISTMumbai : Arguments in the Shakti Mill telephone operator gang rape case will continue today even as the defence maintained that the accused are being falsely implicated.“The argument is likely to continue tomorrow as well,”
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Satyamev Jayate 2: Aamir Khan to raise 'women sexual abuse' issue in opening episode (see pics)
Bollywood | Jan 13, 2014, 06:54 AM ISTOne of the most genuinely liked reality TV shows, Satyamev Jayate is all geared up for its season two. Bollywood star Aamir Khan who is the anchor and producer of the popular show will be
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13 year old boy held for raping 9 year old girl in Bangalore
India | Jan 08, 2014, 11:45 AM ISTBangalore: A 13-year-old son of a daily wage labourer and a housemaid in the Begur area has been arrested by Electronics City police on Tuesday for allegedly raping a nine-year-old girlThe incident took place last
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Crime against women: Courts act tough in 2013
India | Dec 30, 2013, 11:30 AM ISTNew Delhi : With voices for checking sexual offences against women getting louder following the December 16, 2012 gangrape, special fast-track courts here came out with some strong decisions in 2013.Widespread outrage sparked by the
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A look at unreported rape cases in India
India | Dec 21, 2013, 07:14 AM ISTNew Delhi: Diverse rape cases keep hogging the news time and again. Author Radha Kumar has described rape as the most common crime in India and UN human rights chief also stated that rape is
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Shameful: Rape- a weapon of Russian Army during World War II
World | May 21, 2014, 08:10 AM ISTNew Delhi: Operation Barbarossa, the Nazi invasion of Russia in 1941, began the most genocidal conflict in history. Perhaps 30 million inhabitants of the Soviet Union are now thought to have died during the war,
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Gangrape case: DNA samples found on victim match with accused
India | Aug 31, 2013, 07:38 AM ISTMumbai: Mumbai police yesterday moved closer to nailing the five accused arrested in the photojournalist's gangrape case with forensic tests confirming that DNA samples found on the victim matched with those of the suspects. “We
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No compromise in rape cases: SC
India | Aug 27, 2013, 12:11 PM ISTNew Delhi: In a significant ruling, Supreme Court Tuesday held that rape cases cannot be compromised or condoned even if the victim forgives the accused for the offence.An apex court bench headed by Chief Justice
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US student calls India a traveller's heaven, a woman's hell
World | Aug 22, 2013, 11:52 AM ISTWashington: Back from a study trip to India last year, a Chicago university recalls it as a visit full of adventures and beauty but also relentless sexual harassment, groping and worse.In a powerful account posted
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Kids born in rape cases can't be treated as 'property' in crime: Bombay High Court
India | Aug 16, 2013, 06:32 AM ISTMumbai: In a significant order, the Bombay High Court has observed that children, born to minor unwed mothers in rape cases, cannot be treated as "property" in the crime while considering requests from Child Welfare
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Youth accused of raping minor sister, acquitted
India | Jul 05, 2013, 05:56 PM ISTNew Delhi, July 5: A local court today acquitted a youth of charges of sexually abusing his minor sister which forced her to flee to a shelter home, on the way to which she was
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Delhi court acquits youth accused of raping 15-year-old cousin
India | Jun 25, 2013, 04:41 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jun 25 : A youth, accused of raping his 15-year-old cousin after kidnapping her last year, has been acquitted by a Delhi court which said the girl was a "consenting party" and it
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Two women raped in Gurgaon
India | Jun 25, 2013, 10:22 AM ISTGurgaon, June 25: Two women were raped here in two separate incidents, police said Monday. The accused in both the cases have been arrested.Trilok, 36, a shopkeeper, was arrested from Anjana colony in sector 10
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Punish officers for missing rape case files: Court
India | Mar 06, 2013, 12:04 AM ISTNew Delhi, Mar 5: The Delhi High Court has directed the district and sessions judge to initiate action against officers responsible for non-availability of files of a 20-year-old rape case.A division bench of Chief Justice
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'Two finger' test of rape victims: SC seek Centre's response
India | Jan 11, 2013, 11:00 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 11 : The Supreme Court today asked the Centre to respond to a plea seeking to examine the “two finger test” conducted on rape complainants on the ground that it was “ex-facie”
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SC notice to Centre, states on women's safety issue
India | Jan 02, 2013, 05:23 PM ISTNew Delhi, Jan 2: Amid nationwide outrage over the Delhi gangrape, the Supreme Court today sought responses from the Centre and states within a month on providing adequate security to women.It also decided to take
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Open 5 fast track courts for rape cases: Dikshit to Del HC CJ
India | Dec 18, 2012, 10:59 PM ISTNew Delhi, Dec 18: Amid widespread outrage over the barbaric gangrape of a girl inside a moving bus, Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit today urged the Chief Justice of Delhi High Court to immediately make functional
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Rape cases: Khaps says marry them young, Cong sees conspiracy
India | Oct 07, 2012, 10:39 PM ISTChandigarh, Oct 7: Amid outrage over a string of rape cases in Haryana, Khap panchyats in the state have come out with a bizarre suggestion that the marriageable age limit should be done away with