Page 2 - Rape

Woman who was raped and brutally assaulted in Mumbai dies during treatment

The victim, who sustained serious injuries because of a rod put in her private parts, was undergoing treatment in Rajawadi Hospital in Mumbai.

Dalit girl from Delhi raped, killed in Gurgaon; landlord's kin arrested

A 13-year-old Dalit girl from north Delhi's Narela was allegedly raped and killed at neighbouring Gurgaon by a relative of her landlord, officials said Tuesday.

Woman who attempted self-immolation outside Supreme Court dies

A 24-year-old woman who allegedly attempted suicide with a man outside the Supreme Court here died on Tuesday, police said.

Dehi CM approves Rs 10L to family of minor who was raped & killed

Arvind Kejriwal has approved compensation of Rs 10 lakh to the family of the 9-year-old girl who was allegedly subjected to sexual assault before being murdered near Delhi Cantonment's old Nangal area

BSP supremo Mayawati demands strict action in Dalit girl murder case

Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Wednesday demanded strict action against the culprits in the alleged rape and murder case of a nine-year-old Dalit girl in southwest Delhi

Rahul Gandhi meets family of minor girl raped, killed in Delhi's Nangal

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday met the family of the minor girl who was allegedly raped, murdered, and cremated without her parents' consent in Delhi's Old Nangal crematorium

AAP petitions Goa Guv against CM's rape 'victim-shaming' comment

The AAP in Goa petitioned Governor P.S. Sreedharan Pillai to complain against rape victim-shaming comments by CM Pramod Sawant during the recently concluded monsoon session of the state Assembly

US lawmaker who named rape accuser says she did nothing wrong

A US lawmaker accused of violating ethics rules by publicising the name of an alleged rape victim in disparaging social media posts refused to answer questions during an ethics hearing

Facing flak, Goa CM says his remarks on rape victims 'taken out of context'

Goa Chief Minister Pramod Sawant, who has drawn criticism over his remark about to the gang-rape of two girls, on Friday said his statement was taken out of context

Convicted habitual rapists in Pakistan could be castrated under new law

Convicted habitual rapists in Pakistan could be chemically castrated after President Arif Alvi on Tuesday approved a new anti-rape ordinance. Alvi's approval came after Pakistan's Cabinet last month approved the anti-rape ordinance, which called for the chemical castration of rapists with the consent of the convict and setting up of special courts for rape trials. The law would ensure speedy trial of rape cases against women and children for which special courts would be established throughout the country. The courts will wrap up the cases within four months, the President's office said in a statement. The concept of chemical castration for first or repeated offenders has been introduced mainly as a form of rehabilitation, and subject to consent of the convict. The law stipulated that anti-rape crisis cells would also be set up for conducting medico-legal examination within six hours of the incident. Also, a countrywide registry of sexual offenders would be established with the he

Life imprisonment to one for kidnapping, rape of teenager in Uttar Pradesh

The victim, belonging to a village in Bairia police station area, was kidnapped on June 18 ,2017, Superintendent of Police Devendra Nath said

Rape cases against scheduled caste women rose 37% in last 4 years

Overall, crime against women increased by 23.3% and crime against the Scheduled Castes by 18.8%

All 4 accused in Hathras 'gangrape' case write to SP claiming innocence

The four accused in the alleged gangrape case of Hathras have written a letter to the SP, claiming that they are innocent and have been falsely implicated in the matter

Supreme Court asks UP to update it about witness protection in Hathras case

The Supreme Court directed UP government to apprise it by Oct 8 on the steps taken to protect witnesses in the Hathras case in which a Dalit girl was allegedly brutally raped and died due to injuries

Women from vulnerable groups at higher risk of gender violence: UN in India

UN in India said the alleged rape and murder in Uttar Pradesh's Hathras and Balarampur are a reminder that those from disadvantaged social groups are at greater risk of gender-based violence

Non-BJP leaders in Bengal slam UP MLA Surendra Singh for his rape remark

Non-BJP parties in West Bengal have slammed BJP's Ballia MP Surendra Singh, who recently said that 'sanskar' (values) should be instilled in girls to prevent incidents of rape

Hathras victim's family speaks to media after 2 days, say they seek justice

The family complained that they have not been allowed to go out of the house for the last two days and there is a constant presence of police personnel in the house all the time

Madhya Pradesh: Rape victim ends life, family alleges cops did not act

A 32-year-old Dalit woman, who was allegedly raped by three men four days ago, committed suicide on Friday in Madhya Pradesh's Narsinghpur district

Hathras gangrape: Victim cremated in dead of night 'forcibly' by police

The family of the victim alleged that the local police forced them to conduct the last rites in the dead of the night

19-year-old Hathras gang-rape victim dies in Delhi hospital

A 19-year-old Dalit woman died at a Delhi hospital on Tuesday morning, days after being raped by four men here, a senior police officer said