Crimes Against Children
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Bihar: Auto driver arrested for allegedly kidnapping, raping five-year-old girl in Darbhanga
RJD leader Rabri Devi called the state government ‘shameless’ and the deputy chief minister a ‘coward’ for not responding to questions about the incident.
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Odisha: Four men, including former constable, allegedly abduct and gangrape minor girl in Puri
The former constable, identified as Jitendra Sethi, reportedly used his identity card to gain the girl’s trust and convince her to come along with him.
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Rajasthan: Six-year-old allegedly raped, strangled with school belt; 40-year-old arrested
The police said the man knew the girl, and killed her as he was afraid she would tell her parents about the assault.
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Trending
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Pakistan says Citizenship Bill is expansionist, a step towards making India a Hindu nation
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Show civil disobedience against Citizenship Bill and NRC, former IAS officers urge Indians
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Rohingya refugee crisis: It’s not Muslims versus Buddhists, says writer Bertil Lintner
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Watch: Reality TV star Payal Rohatgi issues public apology to Sonia and Priyanka Gandhi
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From Vajpayee’s founding speech to Modi’s deeds, the BJP has deviated from its stated ideals
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Nithyananda case: In touch with MEA, other agencies to catch him, says Gujarat Police
Children have told the police that they were tortured, made to work and were illegally confined by the religious leader.
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Nithyananda case: Police say religious leader fled abroad, MEA claims it has no ‘formal information’
Ahmedabad (rural) superintendent of police said they will seek Nithyananda’s custody through ‘proper channels’ if needed.
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Walayar sisters’ rape-murder: Kerala government announces judicial inquiry against acquittals
The judicial probe will be conducted by former District Judge PK Haneefa.
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Watch: UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn reads mean tweets about himself by the fireplace
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Watch: Five speeches in Parliament during the Citizenship Amendment Bill debate
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Watch: Assam, other parts of North-East erupt in protests against the Citizenship Amendment Bill
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Watch: Reality TV star Payal Rohatgi issues public apology to Sonia and Priyanka Gandhi
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Watch: Indian in US blasts Hasan Minhaj for ‘not respecting Modi’, then poses with him for a photo
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Religious preacher Nithyananda accused of kidnapping children, Gujarat High Court issues notices
The police have booked the religious leader, and arrested two of his disciples.
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Walayar sisters’ rape-murder: Kerala government moves HC against acquittals
The state government called the POCSO court verdict ‘absolutely perverse and wholly unsustainable’.
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Mumbai: 14-year-old raped and murdered, body found in Palghar; one arrested
The police suspect the minor had refused the man’s advances, after which he killed her in his house in Mumbai.
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The Reel
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‘Chhapaak’ trailer: Watch Deepika Padukone as an acid attack survivor
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‘Wonder Woman 1984’: The superhero is reunited with lover Chris Pine
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Women cinematographers speak up: ‘The mainstream is hostile, diverse pool is simply not available’
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How ‘Inside Edge’ season 2 squanders its first-mover advantage
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Mubi’s streaming service in India only the beginning: ‘We can’t wait to start producing’
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Kerala HC seeks explanation from government over acquittal of accused in 2017 rape-murder of sisters
The mother of the girls on Tuesday approached the court and sought maximum punishment for the accused.
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2010 Coimbatore murder case: SC reconfirms death penalty after dismissing convict’s review petition
Justice Sanjiv Khanna passed a dissenting judgement, saying Manoharan should spend the rest of his life in jail without parole.
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Kerala: Scheduled castes panel to summon DGP, chief secretary over 2017 rape-murder of minor sisters
The commission’s vice chairperson, after visiting the home of the deceased sisters in Walayar, alleged that the police were not showing interest in the case.
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The Field
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Hockey India suspends 11 players involved in fracas after Nehru Cup final
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Boxing: Chirag stars in Giants’s stunning win against Mary Kom’s Panthers in Big Bout League
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South Asian Games: With a record tally of 312 medals, India finish top for 13th straight time
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India vs West Indies: Mayank Agarwal likely to replace injured Shikhar Dhawan in ODI squad
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‘Best venue we have’: FIH chief on why awarding hockey men’s world cup to India again made sense