Son of SP leader sentenced to life term for raping minor Badaun: Son of a Samajwadi Party leader was sentenced to life imprisonment and a penalty of Rs one lakh was also imposed on him by a local court in Badaun for raping a teenaged girl. The 15-year-old victim was raped by Varun Bharadwaj alias Chinu, son of former SP block head Patanjali Bhardwaj, in Alapur area on December 27, 2010, prosecution counsel Gyan Swaroop Gupta said.

After hearing both the sides, Additional District Judge SN Tripathi held Chinu guilty on Thursday, he said. The court also said that from the amount of the fine imposed, Rs 70,000 be given to the survivor.

It also directed to lodge an FIR against three persons, including the then station officer of Alapur Pradeep Shukla, for disclosing the identity of the survivor.

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12:25 PM, May 24, 2013

UP: Three men set ablaze teen for resisting molestation Lucknow: A teenaged girl was allegedly set ablaze by three youths after she objected to eve-teasing in Uttar Pradesh's Pilibhit district, the police said on Tuesday. The incident took place on Monday night at Mohammad Beni Chowdhury area when the 17-year-old girl resisted the eve-teasing by three youths - Munna, Adnan and Amar, after which they poured kerosene on her and set her on fire, the police said. The girl...  
07:29 PM, May 21, 2013

Jalna: Relative, sarpanch allegedly sexually assault widow Jalna: Two persons have been arrested for sexually exploiting a 32-year-old woman, while two others, including a village sarpanch, are absconding. According to police, the woman, resident of Sattephal village in Jafrabad tehsil of the district, filed the complaint on Saturday. She has alleged that her late husband's uncle Bhausaheb Sonone, sarpanch Shivaji Uttam Bankar, Prabhakar Rangnath Bankar and Ramdas Punjaram Bankar had been sexually exploiting her for the last...  
11:13 PM, May 18, 2013

Singapore: Indian jailed for molesting a boy Singapore: A Singaporean Indian was on Friday sentenced to 24 months jail for molesting a 13-year-old boy at his home. S Subramaniam, 45, was found guilty last week after a six-day trial of fondling the boy's private parts in a bedroom at his flat on December 23, 2011 in the suburb Yishun housing estate. Subramaniam would appeal the sentence, reported The Straits Times. The court was told that the student...  
06:56 PM, May 17, 2013

Delhi: 2 arrested for showing porn clips to children New Delhi: The driver and helper of a South Delhi school were arrested on Thursday for allegedly molesting children on board and making them watch pornographic clips, the police said. Mohammad Shamim and Asgar Ali were arrested in Hauz Khas after a complaint was received that they made school children who travelled in the bus watch pornographic clips on mobile phones, the police said. The mobile phones of the duo...  
08:11 AM, May 10, 2013

Delhi: School bus driver, helper arrested for molesting children
by IANS
New Delhi: The driver and helper of a school bus were arrested on Thursday allegedly for molesting school children and making them watch pornographic clips, police said. Mohammad Shamim and Asgar Ali were arrested in south Delhi's Hauz Khas after a complaint was received that they made school children who travelled in the bus watch pornographic clips on mobile phones, police said. A case has been filed with Hauz Khas...  
02:07 AM, May 10, 2013

Delhi: Five men allegedly gangrape woman
by IANS
New Delhi: A 22-year-old woman accused five people, including two of her brothers-in-law, of raping her in south Delhi, police said Wednesday. In her complaint to police, the young woman alleged that she was gangraped by the five men near gate No 4 of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences late Tuesday night. The three others involved in the crime were friends of her brothers-in-law, police said. The accused...  
11:38 PM, 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

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

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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 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

Delhi: Six-year-old found semi-nude, injured near public washroom; police suspect rape
by IANS
New Delhi: Another brutalisation of a minor was reported in New Delhi on Friday evening when a six-year-old girl was found unconscious near a public toilet, police said. Injury marks were found on her and rape is suspected. A passer-by in south Delhi's Badarpur area spotted the girl lying unconscious and informed the police, who took her to the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Doctors said her condition...  
10:59 PM, Apr 26, 2013

Yogita Thakre murder case: Family still awaits justice Nagpur: Even as a young rape survivor is battling for her life in a Nagpur hospital, another little girl's mysterious death still continues to haunt her family. Seven-year-old Yogita Thakre was found dead in former BJP president Nitin Gadkari's compound four years ago. "We haven't got justice even after so much has taken place. Whoever has committed this heinous crime should be punished," said Yogita's sister. Her family says they...  
09:27 AM, Apr 26, 2013

Delhi: Woman's live-in partner allegedly rapes minor daughters
by IANS
New Delhi: In yet another shocking crime, two minor sisters were allegedly raped by their mother's paramour who was living in their house in New Delhi, the police said on Thursday. The accused, identified as Rakesh Mishra, 35, a motor mechanic, has been arrested. "The man had been staying in the victims' house in Shahbad Dairy area in north Delhi for the past one year and raped the sisters aged...  
07:54 PM, Apr 25, 2013

FTN: 336% jump in child rape cases since 2001: Are we in denial about sexual abuse of children?

Delhi has witnessed a surge in crime against women this year with rape cases recording 158 per cent rise while molestation and eve-teasing incidents went up by 600 and over 700 per cent, respectively. According to statistics released by Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar on Monday, the national capital reported 463 rape cases in 2013 till April 15 as against 179 during the same period in 2012. ...
11:21 PM, Apr 23, 2013

Delhi: Rape cases went up by 158 per cent in 2013 New Delhi: Delhi has witnessed a surge in crime against women this year with rape cases recording 158 per cent rise while molestation and eve-teasing incidents went up by 600 and over 700 per cent, respectively. According to statistics released by Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar on Monday, the national capital reported 463 rape cases in 2013 till April 15 as against 179 during the same period in 2012. While...  
04:00 AM, Apr 23, 2013

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11:49 PM, Apr 22, 2013

Delhi rape protests: Should police commissioner be held accountable?

Protests over the rape of a 5-year-old girl in New Delhi intensified on the third consecutive day even as Aam Aadmi Party demanded resignations of Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar. ...
11:46 PM, Apr 22, 2013