BJP leader booked for alleged rape of Dalit girl, murder of her father in Uttar Pradesh

Masoom Raza Rahi is the ruling party’s minorities unit chief for the Maharajganj district.

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· Sep 06, 2023 · 12:09 pm

Bhilwara gangrape: Girl was burnt alive, say police in chargesheet

The body was found on August 2 near a furnace where she had allegedly been set on fire by a group of men after raping her.

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· Sep 04, 2023 · 08:49 am

Chhattisgarh: Ten held for raping two sisters in Raipur

One of the main accused in the case, Poonam Thakur, is a serial offender and was released on bail just three weeks ago in another rape case.

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· Sep 02, 2023 · 03:58 pm

Adivasi woman paraded naked by husband in Rajasthan’s Pratapgarh

A video of the assault showing the 21-year-old woman screaming for help in front of other people went viral on Friday.

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· Sep 02, 2023 · 09:39 am

Ghaziabad: Woman security guard dies allegedly after being raped by supervisor

The police have arrested one accused person and are looking for two others.

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· Aug 29, 2023 · 05:50 pm

Bhilwara gangrape: Family of minor alleges police did not take timely action

The burnt body of a 14-year-old was found in a field last week. Her family said that the police did not file a missing person report when they approached them.

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· Aug 07, 2023 · 12:07 pm

Rajasthan: Dalit woman found dead in well, police file murder case

Opposition leaders in the Karauli district held protests, alleging that the police initially tried to cover up the case.

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· Jul 15, 2023 · 10:40 am

Rajasthan: Dalit woman allegedly gangraped, murdered in Bikaner district

The family accused three persons, including two constables, of assaulting her.

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· Jun 21, 2023 · 03:33 pm

Ex-Tamil Nadu DGP sentenced to three years in jail for sexually harassing woman officer

Rajesh Das was granted a bail for 30 days to allow him to file an appeal against his conviction.

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· Jun 16, 2023 · 06:36 pm

Produce rape accused to mull ‘compromise’ with minor, orders Gujarat HC

The same judge had referred to the Manusmriti to suggest that in the past, girls would get married by the age of 14 to 16 and would have at least a child by 17.

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· Jun 16, 2023 · 12:00 pm

West Bengal: Four police officials suspended for allegedly dragging minor girl’s body on road

The girl’s family has alleged that she was raped and murdered in the Kaliaganj area of the Uttar Dinajpur district.

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· Apr 25, 2023 · 10:56 am

Gender violence likely cause of 21% unnatural deaths of women, finds Mumbai hospital study

The research, based on autopsies conducted between 2017 and 2022, found that the police register many such deaths as suicides or accidents.

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· Mar 14, 2023 · 09:50 am