New Delhi: In a shocking incident, a 30-year-old woman allegedly drowned her children, one in a washing machine and another in a bucket of water, in east Delhi before committing suicide on Wednesday. The incident took place in Mandawali and it came to light when woman's husband Devender Yadav reached home on Wednesday afternoon. No suicide note was found. Sarita allegedly drowned her six-year-old daughter in a washing machine. Then...
01:06 AM, Jun 06, 2013
Manali: The vehicle in which a US national was allegedly gangraped in Manali has been traced, the police said on Wednesday. "The tipper has been traced... the identity of the accused would be established soon," a police official said. The victim was allegedly raped Monday night by the occupants of the tipper who offered her a lift back to Manali from Vashisth where she had gone to visit some friends....
11:34 PM, Jun 05, 2013
The death of 25-year-old Delhi girl Preeti Rathi in Mumbai has once again focussed the country's attention on this heinous crime. What measures are immediately necessary to put an end to this crime? Pragya Singh, campaign coordinator, Stop Acid Attacks joined IBNLive readers for an interaction on the matter. Q. I just came to know that the acid these criminals use is of a different strength and variety than the...
06:58 PM, Jun 05, 2013
Washington: A Republican US senator was under fire on Tuesday after blaming youthful hormones, at least in part, for sexual assaults in the military. Senator Saxby Chambliss, a Republican from Georgia, made the comments at a hearing attended by the top uniformed officers of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and Coast Guard. The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff was also present. "The young folks that are coming...
07:09 AM, Jun 05, 2013
Shillong: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Tuesday instructed Meghalaya Police to undergo training on laws relating to women and child rights. The instruction came a day after the child rights panel reprimanded police in connection with the alleged rape of two minors in South West Garo Hills district by a police officer. "We were surprised to find that Meghalaya Police are unaware of the Protection...
05:32 AM, Jun 05, 2013
Alleging that the man arrested by the railway police in connection with the Bandra acid attack case is being made a scapegoat, the victim Preeti Rathi's father said that the arrest has been made only to satisfy the public. ...
11:53 PM, Jun 04, 2013
Bhubaneswar: A man who was declared "dead" by his father 11 years ago in Odisha was Tuesday found alive, police said. The bizarre incident came to light after the crime branch of Odisha Police traced Gajendra Kumar Kar in his hometown of Berhampur in Ganjam district, about 180 km from here and arrested him. He was arrested as his father's complaint that he was kidnapped and murdered was found false,...
10:25 PM, Jun 04, 2013
The police have rescued a 35-year-old woman, who was allegedly imprisoned by her parents for 5 years. The neighbours allege she was forcibly confined by her parents for allegedly having a relationship which they disapproved of. ...
07:18 PM, Jun 04, 2013
Manali: A 31-year-old American tourist was allegedly gangraped by three truckers in Manali late on Monday night. The medical examination of the survivor has been done and the report is awaited. The survivor, who reached Manali on Monday, had gone to old Vashisth area to meet some friends. She was allegedly raped by the persons who had given her lift in a tipper on her way back to Manali, the...
03:09 PM, Jun 04, 2013
Bhubaneswar: A 45-year-old man killed four members of his family before committing suicide in Odisha's Keonjhar district early Tuesday, police said. The incident took place at Ganda Barai village, about 265 km from Bhubaneswar. Srikrishna Mahanta killed his wife (40), daughter (16), son (14), and elder sister (50) with an axe while they were sleeping before setting himself and the bodies of his family members on fire, Baidyanath Sahu, a...
02:40 PM, Jun 04, 2013
New Delhi: There is more trouble for arrested cricketers S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan in the IPL spot-fixing case. They have been sent to judicial custody till June 18 along with 21 others. Prosecution has invoked the harsh Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act against them. But the police have not decided on whether MCOCA will be applicable to all those arrested in the case. MCOCA is one...
02:21 PM, Jun 04, 2013
Bangalore: The police have rescued a 35-year-old woman in Bangalore who was allegedly imprisoned by her parents for a shocking five years in a small room at their residence. Police rescued the woman after she screamed for help all night on Monday. Her parents, however, have said she was bed-ridden after a paralysis attack five years ago. Their neighbours have painted a different picture. "She was very critical for the...
01:23 PM, Jun 04, 2013
New Delhi: There's trouble for the arrested cricketers S Sreesanth, Ajit Chandila and Ankeet Chavan in the IPL spot-fixing case. Prosecution has invoked the harsh Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act against them. MCOCA is one of the most stringent laws. It provides for any confession made in front of the DCP in Delhi or the SP in any other state to be accepted as evidence. The MCOCA charge is...
01:14 PM, Jun 04, 2013
New Delhi: Insensitivity in the capital towards women continues as a Gurgaon hospital turned away a 13-year old rape victim. The teenager was also refused treatment at Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital due to bureaucratic hurdles. Her family clams that she was finally admitted to Safdarjung Hospital after much persuasion and harassment. Doctors claim that the girl is 16-weeks pregnant and is now stable. A case has already been registered at the...
09:28 AM, Jun 04, 2013
New Delhi: Alleging that the man arrested by the railway police in connection with the Bandra acid attack case is being made a scapegoat, the victim Preeti Rathi's father said that the arrest has been made only to satisfy the public. He further alleged that the investigation was not conducted properly. "They did not conduct the investigation properly, they have not taken responsibility. Even if he is the accused they...
07:57 AM, Jun 04, 2013
Kolkata: The West Bengal Human Rights Commission on Monday directed the city police to conduct a probe into the alleged rape of an Irish woman in Kolkata and submit a report within three weeks. "Taking cognizance of media reports, the commission Monday directed the police commissioner to conduct a thorough probe in the matter and submit a report within three weeks," said commission Joint Secretary Sujay Kumar Haldar. The 21-year-old...
05:43 AM, Jun 04, 2013
Faridabad: A girl was allegedly gang raped by four persons in a moving autorickshaw after they abducted her from Hanuman Mandir in Sector 55 of Faridabad district, police said on Monday. Police has registered a case under various sections of the IPC against four persons including Bobby, a resident of Sector 25 in the district. According to the FIR filed by the victim, Bobby along with three others abducted the...
01:45 AM, Jun 04, 2013
New Delhi/Mumbai: Hours after the Maharashtra government agreed to hand over the case of acid attack victim Preeti Rathi to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the last rites of the 23-year-old were performed in New Delhi on Monday. The family had earlier said that the girl's body won't be cremated until the Maharashtra government orders a CBI probe into the case. The girl's family had also threatened to block...
08:19 PM, Jun 03, 2013
Thane: A 19-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a pastor at his residence here on the pretext of marrying her, police said on Monday. The accused Bijuman K L (32) also forced the teenager to undergo abortion after she became pregnant and threatened to release her obscene pictures on the social media if she disclosed the matter to anyone, they said, adding the accused is on the run. Police Sub-Inspector...
07:51 PM, Jun 03, 2013
New Delhi/Mumbai: Hours after the Maharashtra government said that the case of acid attack victim Preeti Rathi would be handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the family has said they would perform the last rites of the 23-year-old in New Delhi on Monday. The family had earlier said that the body won't be cremated until the Maharashtra government orders a CBI probe into the case. The girl's...
03:05 PM, Jun 03, 2013
