2012 gangrape case: Delhi government recommends rejecting death-row convict’s mercy plea

Four convicts were scheduled to be hanged at 7 am on January 22, but it will not happen till the mercy petition is decided.

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· Jan 15, 2020 · 05:32 pm

2012 Delhi gangrape case: Two convicts file curative petitions against death penalty

The plea filed by Vinay Sharma said that he was 19 years old when he committed the crime.

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· Jan 09, 2020 · 12:47 pm

UP: 18-year-old rape complainant dies of burn injuries at Kanpur hospital

The incident occurred in Fatehpur district on Saturday.

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· Dec 19, 2019 · 01:38 pm

Delhi 2012 gangrape: Supreme Court rejects review petition of convict

During the hearing, Akshay Kumar Singh’s lawyer disputed the woman’s dying declaration, and said she had been tutored.

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· Dec 18, 2019 · 11:57 am

Chief justice forms panel of two SC judges to expedite trials in sexual assault cases

The judicial committee of Justices Subhash Reddy and MR Shah will ‘monitor, supervise and make suggestions’ for speedy trials.

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· Dec 17, 2019 · 07:57 am

Unnao rape: MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar convicted by Delhi court

Arguments on the quantum of Sengar’s sentence will be held on Tuesday.

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· Dec 16, 2019 · 03:12 pm

Jharkhand: EC seeks report on Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Rape in India’ remark

Union minister Smriti Irani had approached the poll body and claimed the Congress leader used rape for ‘political mockery’.

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· Dec 16, 2019 · 11:46 am

Uttar Pradesh: Teenager allegedly raped and set on fire in Fatehpur district

The 18-year-old girl is said to be have suffered 90% burns and is in a critical condition at a hospital in Kanpur.

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· Dec 14, 2019 · 09:27 pm

‘Rape in India’ remark: Smriti Irani approaches EC, seeks action against Rahul Gandhi

The minister claimed that the Congress leader used rape as a political weapon to settle scores with PM Narendra Modi.

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· Dec 13, 2019 · 08:20 pm

AP Cabinet clears bill on sexual violence: Verdict in 21 days, death penalty for heinous offences

The legislation, which is an amendment to the Andhra Pradesh Criminal Law, will be called ‘Andhra Pradesh Disha Act’ as a tribute to the Hyderabad veterinarian.

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· Dec 12, 2019 · 09:46 am

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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· Dec 09, 2019 · 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