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  Pradyuman murder case: My son being tortured, brutally thrashed, alleges minor suspect’s father; CBI denies claim

  India | November 11, 2017 23:49 IST

  The CBI claimed that the student allegedly slit Pradyuman’s throat to get te school to declare a holiday in order to defer a parent-teacher meeting and an examination.

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  Law panel recommends life term against govt officials for torture

  India | October 31, 2017 15:02 IST

  The Law Commission today said the government should ratify a UN convention against torture and bring a law to punish officials who indulge in such practices.

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  After Sasikala 'prison bribe' row, 32 convicts allegedly tortured in Bengaluru jail

  India | July 19, 2017 9:29 IST

  The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has issued notices to two top Karnataka prison officials taking cognisance of a complaint about alleged torture and transfer of 32 convicts serving terms in the Central Prison

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  Got rapists tortured, made them scream for their lives as CM: Uma Bharti

  Politics | February 10, 2017 14:18 IST

  Uma Bharti on Tuesday said that she had got rapists tortured during her reign as the CM of Madhya Pradesh in front of the survivors and made them watch so they could have some closure.

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  Australia: Parents sent to jail for sexually abusing, torturing daughter for 15 years

  World | October 28, 2016 14:18 IST

  In an appalling incident, an Australian husband and wife were sentenced to lengthy prison terms on Friday for sexually abusing, torturing and confining their daughter over 15 years.

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  Relative files complaint against actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui

  Bollywood | October 01, 2016 16:46 IST

  A complaint has been filed against Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui and his parents in Muzaffarnagar by the wife of actor’s younger brother for allegedly torturing her, an official said on Saturday. The woman has made

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  Shameful! Husband burns 21-year-old wife with boiling water for dowry

  India | May 15, 2016 19:00 IST

  A 21-year-old woman was burnt with boiling water by her husband and in-laws in the Old Malda area of Kolkata after she failed to get Rs 50,000 in dowry

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  Malegaon blasts: NIA charges Maharashtra ATS with using torture to extract confessions

  India | May 13, 2016 21:19 IST

  NIA has blamed the Maharashtra Anti Terrorist Squad (ATS) of using torture to extract confessional statements from the accused and invoking MCOCA provisions against them in the Malegaon blast case.

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  Emotional women are rational too

  Lifestyle | April 06, 2015 11:25 IST

   Toronto: Do you think women being more emotional means that they are less rational when it comes to taking moral decisions? You are probably wrong. According to an international team of researchers, although women have a

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  Elephants still being subjected to torture in circuses: PETA

  India | October 05, 2014 9:12 IST

  New Delhi: Elephants are still “tortured” in circuses despite a decision by Animal Welfare Board of India last year to ban their registration for performing in such shows, an animal rights group has alleged.“AWBI, a

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  Jennie Garth feels dating is weird type of torture

  Hollywood | October 22, 2013 17:03 IST

  Los Angeles: Actress Jennie Garth says she has mixed thoughts about dating following her split from husband, actor Peter Facinelli.The 41-year-old and Facinelli separated last year."It's fun, and it's awful all at the same time.

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  HC orders compensation to victim of police torture

  India | September 21, 2013 20:21 IST

  Chennai: The Madras High Court today ordered a compensation of Rs 50,000 as damages to a youth, who was arrested in the midnight and tortured by third-degree method by police last year.Bharathi mother of the

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  Was Beijing bomber victim of torture?

  World | July 20, 2013 19:14 IST

  Beijing, Jul 20: Man in a wheelchair was responsible for an explosion that rocked Beijing Capital International Airport, Chinese media said. He allegedly attempted to blow himself up to protest a brutal police beating that

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  Two ex-Argentine dictators convicted for baby thefts

  World | July 06, 2012 19:21 IST

  Buenos Aires, Jul 6:  Former Argentine dictator Jorge Rafael Videla was convicted and sentenced to 50 years Thursday for a systematic program to steal babies from prisoners who were kidnapped, tortured and killed during the

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  Kolkata Mom Arrested For Torturing Six-Year-Old Son

  India | March 13, 2012 22:54 IST

  Kolkata, Mar 12: Priyanka Mullick, a 33-year-old woman was arrested on Sunday for torturing her six-year-old son by locking him in a room, slashing him with a blade and yanking off clumps of hair.The child,

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  Tortured Afghan Girl Wants In-Laws Jailed

  World | January 08, 2012 12:43 IST

  Kabul, Jan 8: A 15-year-old Afghan girl who was tortured for months after her arranged marriage has spoken out for the first time since her rescue, saying she hopes her husband and his family are

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  Parents Of Delhi Blast Suspect Allege Torture Of Their Son

  India | October 21, 2011 18:20 IST

  New Delhi, Oct 21: The parents of Wasim Akram Malik, accused of playing an important role in the September seven Delhi High Court Blast, have alleged that their son was being “pressured” to own the

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  Greater Noida Police Tortures Student Into A Mental Wreck

  India | July 19, 2011 18:59 IST

  Greater Noida, Jul 19 : After the horrible Bhatta-Parsaul tortures, the Greater Noida police came back to haunt a family in Dadri, where a boy in the village had eloped with his lover a few