Meerut: 4 youths allegedly gangrape minor girl Meerut: Four youths allegedly gangraped a minor girl when she was going to relieve herself in a jungle near a village in Meerut, police said on Tuesday. A report has been lodged against the four youths, who are all absconding, police said. The girl has been sent for medical examination, they said. Locals have alleged that efforts are being made to hush up the matter. They have claimed that the...  
12:45 AM, May 01, 2013

Nagpur rape victim's mother demands harsh punishment for accused Nagpur: The mother of the five-year-old girl, who died after being brutally raped at Ghansaur town in Seoni district of Madhya Pradesh, on Tuesday said the accused should be given a "harsh punishment" so that no one in future dares to carry out such a heinous act. "The rape accused deserves harsh punishment and should be burnt to death publicly," said the emotionally choked mother of the deceased girl to...  
02:10 PM, Apr 30, 2013

UP: Neighbour sets teen on fire for resisting rape attempt Muzaffarnagar: A 16-year-old girl was burnt alive allegedly by her neighbour after she resisted his attempt to rape her at Kairana Town in Shamli district. After setting the girl afire, the 22-year-old accused, Surender Kashyap, also attempted suicide by consuming poison. Surender on Monday evening went to the girl's house when she was alone and allegedly tried to rape her, Deputy Superintendent of Police CP Singh said. When the girl...  
01:59 PM, Apr 30, 2013

Nagpur rape victim suffered a cardiac arrest

A five-year-old girl, who was raped by a 35-year-old man in Ghansore town of Seoni, died in a hospital in Nagpur on Monday evening. Her doctor said her condition was deteriorating and she died of a cardiac arrest. ...
08:42 AM, Apr 30, 2013

Maharashtra: Journalist arrested for attempt to rape minor Yavatmal (Maha): A 50-year-old journalist of a local vernacular daily was arrested for his alleged attempt to rape a six-year-old girl here, police said on Monday. The accused, Pradeep Laxman Deshmukh, was caught on Sunday by a youth from an isolated spot near Arni state transport bus stand while he was trying to rape the girl studying in first standard. The journalist was handed over to police by the youth...  
09:36 PM, Apr 29, 2013

Phone of Delhi braveheart recovered from accused: Witness New Delhi: The mobile phone said to have belonged to the Delhi braveheart was recovered from the house of one of the accused in the case, a prosecution witness on Monday told a fast track court here. The witness, a Delhi Police sub inspector who was part of the police team that had accompanied accused Vinay Sharma and Pawan Gupta to their residences, also said a pair of bloodstained trousers...  
08:52 PM, Apr 29, 2013

IIM-Indore sacks professor over false harassment complaint Indore: A woman professor of IIM-Indore, who accused a senior colleague of sexual harassment, has been sacked after an inquiry panel found her charge to be false and baseless. The lady professor, who is on a two-year contract and living in the official campus, has been told about the termination of her contract, a senior official said. However, IIM's Public Relation Officer Akhta Pervez chose not to mention about the...  
06:35 PM, Apr 29, 2013

Australian faces life sentence for raping, killing Indian student Melbourne: Australian prosecutors on Monday demanded life sentence for a 21-year-old man, who has pleaded guilty of raping and killing Indian student Tosha Thakkar in 2011 before stuffing her in a suitcase and dumping it in a canal. The Sydney based Supreme Court on Monday heard that accused, Daniel Stani-Reginald, who lived next door had been planning his "cold and calculated" crime well before he raped the 24-year-old Thakkar. Daniel...  
05:59 PM, Apr 29, 2013

Bikaner: Driver allegedly rapes minor in school bus Bikaner: A driver of a school bus was arrested for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl here, police said on Monday. The girl, a class X student of a private school here has charged her school bus driver with raping her and lodged an FIR against him with Khajuwala police station on Sunday night. The police have arrested the accused, identified as Rajesh Kumar (35), CO Babu Lal said on Monday....  
04:29 PM, Apr 29, 2013

CJ Agenda for Change blog: Nisha Susan talks about the need to sensitise the police

On Agenda For Change this week, Journalist and writer, Nisha Susan talks about the need to sensitize the police and how important it is for the top police officials to take moral responsibility. ...
04:08 PM, Apr 29, 2013

Girls' hostel warden arrested for seeking sexual favours
by IANS
Jaipur: The warden of an educational institute for visually challenged children was arrested on Sunday for seeking sexual favours from the 15-year-old daughter of a sanitation worker in Jaipur, police said. An investigation is now on to confirm whether visually challenged girl inmates of the institute's hostel were also harassed by the named warden. Police said that the 35-year-old accused, Prashant Kumar, was the warden of Rajasthan Netraheen Kalyan Sansthan...  
05:45 AM, Apr 29, 2013

Artists protest against rapes, oppose death penalty
by IANS
New Delhi: The national capital on Sunday witnessed a rare event as artists and civil society members came together to protest against rising insidents of rapes and to register opposition to death penalty through poetry, discussion and songs. Those present at the event 'Violence no more' included personalities like Shabana Azmi, Usha Uthup, Syeda Hameed and Binayak Sen. The participants pitched for a case against the death penalty and paid...  
05:11 AM, Apr 29, 2013

Delhi minor rape: SHO found guilty of dereliction of duty New Delhi: A vigilance inquiry by Delhi Police has found fault with the SHO of Gandhinagar police station in Delhi for alleged lapses in investigation into the rape of a five-year-old girl. Sources said the SHO has been found prima facie guilty of dereliction of duty. The report has been submitted to Commissioner Neeraj Kumar. The family had alleged that police did not pursue the complaint vigorously after the girl's...  
01:45 AM, Apr 29, 2013

Delhi: Factory worker allegedly rapes seven-year-old New Delhi: A seven-year-old girl was raped allegedly by a factory worker in west Delhi, police said on Sunday. The incident was reported from Moti Nagar last week and accused Avadh, who is known to the victim, was apprehended. The girl was alone at her house when the incident took place, they said. Raj works in a fan manufacturing factory. ...  
07:08 PM, Apr 28, 2013

West Bengal: Man allegedly kills his 10-year-old daughter Berhampore: A man and his aide were arrested on Sunday for allegedly killing his 10-year-old daughter when she protested his attempts to sell her at Jalangi in Murshidabad district. "Bablu Ghosh and his aide were arrested for strangulating his daughter Rinki Ghosh. Rinki was a student of class-III. Local villagers informed the police on Sunday morning after finding the body on the side of a pond at Chak Chaitanghoshpara village,"...  
06:10 PM, Apr 28, 2013

Rapes will come down if people shun meat, alcohol: Agnivesh New Delhi: Rape cases will come down if people shun non-vegetarian food and alcohol, activist Swami Agnivesh said on Sunday. "We cannot stop a crime like rape by policing only.... I think rapes will come down significantly if people stop eating non-vegetarian. There has been lot of research on this.... Rapes will come down significantly if alcohol consumption is not there," he told reporters in New Delhi. He said a...  
05:01 PM, Apr 28, 2013

Expat professionals shift focus away from India: Survey New Delhi: India's attractiveness among the expat professionals as a potential workplace has taken a major hit in the wake of recent cases of rape incidents and attacks on foreigners, a survey says. The survey, conducted among 2,200 expat professionals, found that 72 per cent of the respondents who were keen to work in India in the first half of 2012 are now shifting their attention to countries like Philippines,...  
04:30 PM, Apr 28, 2013

Karnataka: Unidentified men gangrape, murder student Belgaum: Mutilated body of a 20-year-old college student was found in Belgaum district of Karnataka on Sunday. The woman was allegedly gangraped and murdered. Her body was found on a road in Belgaum district on Saturday. The woman's bag, footwear and college identity card were also recovered from the spot. The unidentified assailants allegedly inflicted injuries on her face with sharp objects. The woman's caste name was also etched on...  
03:39 PM, Apr 28, 2013

Pipili rape case: Odisha govt to challenge relief to ex-policeman Cuttack: The Odisha government is mulling to move the High Court challenging the January 23 decision of the State Administrative Tribunal in which it had set aside the government's dismissal order of a disgraced police inspector. Amulya Kumar Champatiray, in his capacity as inspector in-charge of Pipili police station in November 2011, had refused to register an FIR and conduct probe into a rape and attempt to murder incident of...  
02:36 PM, Apr 28, 2013

Delhi rape survivor's father was offered bribe by SHO: Sources New Delhi: The father of the Delhi minor rape survivor was offered a bribe of Rs 2000 by the Station House Officer (SHO) of Gandhinagar Police Station, source said on Sunday. The Joint Commissioner of Police (Vigilance) submitted report on the allegations of bribe by the police in the case. Sources added the victim's family has identified the SHO of the police station. The family had alleged they were offered...  
12:31 PM, Apr 28, 2013