Uttar Pradesh police officer, caught masturbating before woman complainant, arrested

The accused, Bhishm Pal Singh, was also sacked from service after a video of the incident surfaced.

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· Jul 02, 2020 · 02:02 pm

Andhra Pradesh: Video shows tourism official attacking woman with stick for asking him to wear mask

The accused, C Bhaskar, has been arrested and is being sent for judicial remand.

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· Jun 30, 2020 · 03:19 pm

‘Unbecoming of Indian women to sleep after being ravished’: Karnataka HC grants bail to rape accused

A single-judge bench led by Justice Krishna S Dixit also cast doubt about the complainant’s version of the case.

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· Jun 25, 2020 · 05:52 pm

Gujarat: Seven booked for attacking woman, daughters on suspicion of her being a ‘witch’

They claimed that people in their families were falling ill and their cattle were dying because of her and attacked her daughters when they intervened.

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· Jun 16, 2020 · 07:58 pm

Kerala: Five arrested for allegedly raping woman, police say husband may be involved

The woman told the police that her husband tried to force her not to file a complaint.

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· Jun 05, 2020 · 09:50 pm

Madhya Pradesh: Seven, including three minors, allegedly rape teenager in Betul district

The accused also threw the woman’s brother in a well after assaulting him, the police said.

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· May 01, 2020 · 10:25 am

The reasons why 63 Indian housewives killed themselves every day in 2018

Arranged marriages, early motherhood, domestic violence and economic dependence are among the main causes.

Kapil Kajal, IndiaSpend.com

· Feb 19, 2020 · 01:30 pm

Gargi college case: Delhi HC issues notices to Centre, CBI on plea seeking court-monitored probe

The petition was filed by advocate ML Sharma on February 13, hours after the top court declined to entertain the plea and urged him to approach the lower court.

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· Feb 17, 2020 · 11:57 am

Gargi college molestation: 10 arrested youths granted bail, HC agrees to hear plea seeking CBI probe

On February 6, during the annual cultural festival, hundreds of unruly, drunk men allegedly forced their way in and sexually assaulted students.

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· Feb 14, 2020 · 01:37 pm

Chinmayanand sexual harassment case: HC wonders why woman was silent when ‘virginity was at stake’

The court granted bail to the former Union minister and claimed the case was a ‘complete matter of quid pro quo’.

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· Feb 03, 2020 · 03:02 pm

India compensated fewer than 1% of trafficking victims in eight years

Why do victims fail – and sometimes willingly refuse – to come forward?

Anuradha Nagaraj, Thomson Reuters Foundation

· Feb 02, 2020 · 08:30 pm

Nagpur: Man arrested for raping unconscious teenager, torturing her with iron rod

The accused, Yogilal Rahangdale, worked as a supervisor in a spinning mill where the girl was employed as a labourer.

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· Jan 28, 2020 · 01:04 pm