UP: Seven policemen suspended two days after rape complainant who was set on fire dies

They were suspended for negligence of duty.

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· Yesterday · 09:50 am

‘Come after you get raped’: Now, a woman in Unnao accuses police of refusing to file her complaint

The woman claimed she had been trying to get two police stations to register her case for more than three months, but no one paid any attention.

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· Dec 08, 2019 · 04:27 pm

UP rape complainant burned alive laid to rest after family gives up demand of Adityanath’s presence

Earlier in the day, the woman’s sister refused to perform the last rites till the chief minister visited their village.

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· Dec 08, 2019 · 12:40 pm

UP: Protest in Unnao against ministers’ visit to rape complainant’s family, NSUI members detained

Many protesters were injured as the police used force to disperse the crowd.

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· Dec 07, 2019 · 06:19 pm

Fast-track court will hear UP rape complainant’s case, says CM Adityanath after woman’s death

Opposition leaders criticised the state government and called for speedy justice to the woman’s family.

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· Dec 07, 2019 · 01:10 pm

Woman dancer shot at during wedding in Uttar Pradesh, two arrested

The injured woman’s condition is said to be stable.

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· Dec 07, 2019 · 11:59 am

Indian-origin families in Canada are practising sex-selective abortion, finds study

Two Punjabi-Canadian women dissect the ideas of izzat, shame and womanhood prevalent in their community.

Sumeet Sekhon, The Conversation

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Navjotpal Kaur, The Conversation

· Dec 06, 2019 · 08:30 pm

After rape complainant set ablaze in UP, women’s commission seeks report on action taken by police

NCW chief Rekha Sharma alleged that the police do not oppose the bail of rape accused strongly, and the judiciary doesn’t ‘think twice’ before granting it.

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· Dec 05, 2019 · 06:00 pm

Five men, including two rape accused, set complainant on fire in Uttar Pradesh

The attack took place when the woman was on her way to a local court for a hearing in the rape case.

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· Dec 05, 2019 · 11:17 am

Crimes against women are not increasing as per NCRB report, says Union minister G Kishan Reddy

The minister of state for home affairs backed his claim by citing a comparison of the crime rates mentioned in the bureau’s 2016 and 2017 reports.

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· Dec 04, 2019 · 10:58 pm

Chinmayanand case: Woman who accused former BJP leader of rape gets bail in extortion case

The complainant and three others were lodged in a Shahjahanpur jail for allegedly blackmailing and demanding Rs 5 crore from Chinmayanand.

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· Dec 04, 2019 · 05:57 pm

UP: CRPF soldier, three others allegedly abduct and gangrape 15-year-old girl

Police said the four accused in the case have been arrested.

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· Dec 04, 2019 · 03:57 pm