HP: Teacher gets 8 years jail for raping minor girl Hamirpur: A local court on Friday sentenced a school teacher to eight years imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 20,000 in a rape case committed in March 2012. A class VIII student of the Government School, Kiyarabagh in Hamirpur district had lodged a complaint in Badsar police on June 2, 2012, that a teacher had raped her on March 24 and was repeatedly harassing her.



The victim had stopped going to school and narrated the whole story to her parents. The girl's parents immediately lodged a complaint and a case of rape was registered. District Attorney JC Rana said, after deposition of 21 witnesses in the case, the accused teacher Manoj Kumar was held guilty of the crime and sentenced to eight years imprisonment.

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03:57 AM, May 04, 2013

Delhi minor rape: Accused sent to judicial custody New Delhi: The main accused in the gangrape of a five-year-old girl in east Delhi, Manoj Sah, has been sent to judicial custody till May 9 by a city court after being grilled by the police for five days. Additional Sessions Judge Sanjay Garg remanded Manoj, 22, in judicial custody after the Delhi Police said he was not required for further interrogation. Co-accused Pradeep, 19, is also in judicial custody...  
05:34 PM, May 01, 2013

Life and times of legendary singer Shamshad Begum

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10:46 PM, Apr 22, 2013

Police must show sensitivity in dealing with Delhi anti-rape protests: Jaitley

Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley said the government must allow protests over Delhi rape as they are valid. ...
02:46 PM, Apr 22, 2013

Rapes happen across India, says Shinde in statement on Delhi rape

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01:56 PM, Apr 22, 2013

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11:22 AM, Apr 22, 2013

Delhi rape: Second accused arrested from Bihar New Delhi: The second accused in the Delhi rape case was arrested from the Lakhisarai area Bihar late on Sunday night. During his interrogation, prime accused Manoj Kumar had said that he had an accomplice during the crime. Pradeep was apprehended from Barahiya village, Bihar Director General of Police Abhayanand said. A Delhi Police team with the help of Bihar Police Special Task Force arrested Pradeep from his maternal uncle's...  
07:25 AM, Apr 22, 2013

Delhi minor rape: Metro shuts Race Course station New Delhi: Delhi Metro closed down its Race Course station near Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's residence for public Sunday evening anticipating protests against the rape of a five-year-old girl. The station was closed at 6:45 pm, hours after a group of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) activists tried to stage protest at 7, Race Course Road, residence of the PM, demanding the removal of Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar in connection...  
09:54 PM, Apr 21, 2013

Delhi minor rape: Public fury spills on to streets New Delhi: Protests over the rape of a 5-year-old minor girl continued for a second day in the national capital even as the accused in the case was produced in a court and remanded to judicial custody till May 14. Protesters marched to India Gate, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's official residence at 7, Race Course Road and police headquarters in solidarity with the minor girl who was brutally raped, nearly...  
09:36 PM, Apr 21, 2013

Delhi rape: Accused remanded to custody for identification parade New Delhi: The 22-year-old man who allegedly raped a five-year-old girl here was on Sunday sent to judicial custody till May four to facilitate test identification parade after he was produced in a city court by the Delhi Police a day before expiry of his transit remand. Earlier in the day police said that Manoj Kumar, who was arrested on Saturday from Bihar's Muzaffarpur, will not be produced in court...  
08:01 PM, Apr 21, 2013

Live: Delhi minor rape accused sent to judicial custody till May 4 New Delhi: 7:57 pm: Aam Aadmi Party workers gather at 7, Race Course Road, which is Prime Minister Manmohan Singh's official residence. They deflate tyres of Delhi Police buses even as police presence is increased at 7 RCR. 6:16 pm: The accused in the Delhi minor rape case Manoj Kumar is produced in court and is sent to judicial custody till May 4. 6:21 pm: Rapid Action Force deployed at...  
07:32 PM, Apr 21, 2013

Delhi rape: Accused to be produced in court on Monday New Delhi: The 22-year-old man, arrested for allegedly raping a five-year old girl, will not be produced before court on Sunday as police have time till Monday to do so. "The accused Manoj Kumar of Gandhi Nagar rape case will not be produced in the court today," Delhi Police spokesperson Rajan Bhagat said. Kumar, a labourer in a garment factory in north-east Delhi, was arrested on Saturday by a team...  
12:52 PM, Apr 21, 2013

Delhi minor rape: We should have zero tolerance against even minor issues, says activist

An AIIMS doctor said that the five-year-old rape survivor is showing gradual recovery and her vital parameters are stable. ...
12:26 PM, Apr 21, 2013

Delhi rape: Police probing if second person is involved New Delhi: The Delhi Police is investigating whether a second person was involved in the rape of a five-year-old girl, who is undergoing treatment in AIIMS. However, Delhi Police spokesperson Rajan Bhagat issued a statement denying "rumours" of arresting a second accused or looking for him. A senior police official said they will investigate whether any other person is involved in the incident either in raping the girl or helping...  
11:59 AM, Apr 21, 2013

Delhi minor rape: Wave of revulsion anger across the nation

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11:12 AM, Apr 21, 2013

Delhi minor rape: Women's safety a matter of concern, says PM New Delhi: Condemning the rape of a 5-year-old girl in Delhi, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said safety, security and status of women in the country is a matter of concern. While addressing the Civil Services Day function in the national capital, Manmohan said the gruesome assault on a little child reminds us of the need to work collectively to root out this sort of depravity from our society. All of...  
10:56 AM, Apr 21, 2013

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09:49 AM, Apr 21, 2013

Delhi rape: Panel asks police to explain delay in registering case New Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights on Saturday issued a notice to police asking it to explain why the parents of the five-year-old rape victim were "harassed" in the police station when they had gone there to registrar a case. The DCPCR also asked the police to explain the "delay" in registering the case. "We issued a notice to the police asking them for an explanation...  
08:48 AM, Apr 21, 2013

Muzaffarpur: Panchayat to boycott Delhi minor rape accused's family Muzaffarpur: The Bharthua panchayat on Saturday decided to boycott the family of rape accused Manoj Kumar after villagers came to know about his involvement in the horrific crime in east Delhi. This decision was taken by members at an emergency meeting of the panchayat. 25-year-old Kumar is a native of Bharthua panchayat under Auraiya police station area of Bihar's Muzaffarpur district, about 50 km from Patna. He was arrested by...  
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