[ad_1] Kolkata: Forceful removal of the innerwear of a minor girl is equivalent to rape even if rape, as per medical terms, has not been done by the accused or convict, the Calcutta High Court has held. A single judge bench of Justice Ananya Bandopadhyay made this ruling while hearingContinue Reading
[ad_1] Representative Image Bengaluru: Karnataka Police on Tuesday arrested two men here in connection with attempting to rape two young women from Kashmir on the pretext of partying. According to police, the incident took place in the limits of Viveknagar police station. The young women managed to escape from theContinue Reading
[ad_1] Agra: A senior advocate in Agra has been arrested by the New Agra police for allegedly raping a woman. The victim threatened suicide if no action was taken against the advocate, the police said. The victim alleged that the advocate raped her on multiple occasions, made obscene videos ofContinue Reading
[ad_1] Asaram Bapu (File photo) In a 2013 rape case, a court in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar on Wednesday gave self-described godman Asaram Bapu a life sentence. The 81-year-old was found guilty in 2013 of raping a former female disciple. Ashupal Harpalani, alias Asaram Bapu, was found guilty of rape and criminalContinue Reading
[ad_1] Gandhinagar: A court in Gujarat’s Gandhinagar on Monday found “godman” Asaram Bapu guilty in a 2013 rape case, and will announce the quantum of punishment on Tuesday. The Additional District Sessions Court, however, acquitted six other accused in the rape case – Asaram’s wife Lakshmiben, daughter Bharati, Nirmala Lalvani,Continue Reading
[ad_1] New Delhi: An NGO has moved the Supreme Court opposing the criminalisation of marital rape, saying it would destabilise the institution of marriage. The petition filed by NGO Purush Aayog Trust through its president Barkha Trehan has sought the court’s intervention in a batch of petitions pertaining to the criminalisationContinue Reading
[ad_1] Hyderabad: The police have arrested three men in connection with the rape and murder of a 15-year-old girl in the Nalgonda district. A class 10 student, was allegedly raped and killed near the Angadipeta crossroads in Pedda Adiserla Pally Mandal of Devarakonda division on January 17. The three menContinue Reading
[ad_1] “The thing is, Sarge, she’s already made one allegation of rape tonight so there’s no way I’m going out on my own to her house. I’ve got my own safety to think about.” The detective’s words left me momentarily speechless. It was the early hours of a busy weekend,Continue Reading
[ad_1] The Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that one of the accused in the gang-rape and murder trial of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua was not a juvenile and can now be prosecuted again as an adult. The top court further stated that in the absence of statutory proofContinue Reading