Jaipur: A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped in Rajasthan's Alwar town and the video of the crime then uploaded on a social networking website, police said on Tuesday. According to police, the victim's father registered a first information report (FIR) Tuesday with a police station at Alwar, some 150 km from Jaipur.
"The man says that a youth befriended his daughter on Facebook. He raped her a few months ago and made a mobile video clipping of the crime. The youth was blackmailing the girl on the basis of this video. He then recently uploaded the video on a social networking website," said Police Inspector Rajesh Varma.
The officer added that a relative of the victim saw the video and informed her family members about it on Monday.
"The father has identified the youth as Sameer Kumar in the FIR. The youth also belongs to Alwar. We have launched an investigation," said the officer....
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04:42 AM, Jun 19, 2013
Bhubaneswar: A tribal woman travelling in an air-conditioned luxury bus was allegedly raped by helper of the vehicle while other passengers were fast asleep. The incident took place on Sunday night when the 25-year-old survivor was travelling in a private bus running from Mayurbhanj to Bhubaneswar. "The accused bus helper has been arrested and forwarded to the court," said deputy commissioner of police (DCP) Pravin Kumar adding that the matter...
04:55 PM, Jun 18, 2013
Gurgaon: The police have released a sketch of the accused in the Gurgaon child rape case and have launched a manhunt to nab him. The accused brutally raped a five-year-old girl in the NCR on Saturday, before dumping her near a metro station. The girl, who was shifted to New Delhi's Safdarjung Hospital on Saturday evening with severe genital injuries, is now stable and out of danger. The incident occurred...
11:12 PM, Jun 16, 2013
Jalandhar: A Punjab Police constable was on Saturday dismissed from service for allegedly sodomizing an eight year old boy in Jalandhar, an official said. The constable, Sanjiv Kumar, was booked by police on Friday evening after the victim told his family that the policeman had sexually assaulted him. A senior police officer said that the constable has been dismissed from service following the incident. The victim, who is the son...
07:38 AM, Jun 16, 2013
Kolkata: The West Bengal government was compensating crime against women with money and there seemed to be no rule of law in the state, former Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee alleged on Saturday. "The government wants to compensate any type of crime -- whether against women or youth -- with money. If there is a crime, the government proclaims we will give them money. This policy is actually encouraging the criminals...
01:02 AM, Jun 16, 2013
Visakhapatnam: An 11-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her uncle in Paderu in the district, police said on Saturday. According to police, the girl's uncle Killo Rambabu (35) had asked the minor to accompany him for some work last evening. However, he took the girl to an isolated place and raped her there. After the crime, the accused dropped the victim at her residence, police said. "The girl did not...
10:46 PM, Jun 15, 2013
New Delhi: The national capital has earned the dubious distinction of having the highest number of crimes reported among mega cities in the country. The highest number of complaints per 100 policemen was reported from Delhi (17.0) followed by Madhya Pradesh (14.7) and Chandigarh (10.1) against the national average of 3.7 during the year 2011. According to latest statistics released by National Crime Records Bureau for 2012, Delhi accounted for...
03:45 AM, Jun 15, 2013
Mumbai: Maharashtra government has prepared a comprehensive support and rehabilitation scheme for the survivors of rape, sexual assault and acid attacks. The compensation for the survivors will range from Rs 50,000 to Rs 2 lakh in normal cases and maximum of Rs 3 lakh in severe attacks. The scheme involves paying compensation to the survivor and also counselling, medical and legal help and education as well as vocational education for...
09:25 PM, Jun 14, 2013
Bhopal: In a shocker from Madhya Pradesh, the state police refused to register a case of attempted murder and sexual assault against assailants after a woman was allegedly beaten up by over a dozen people and her knee caps broken while resisting rape. The 27-year-old, a mother of one, is now lying in an orthopaedic ward in Bhopal. She was sexually assaulted by over a dozen men minutes after she...
08:27 AM, Jun 14, 2013
Nadia: A 14-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped and strangulated to death while she was returning home from school in Nadia district, police said on Tuesday. According to police, the Class VII student had on Monday taken shelter under a railway shed in Gede area as it was raining. Her neighbour, Bimal Sardar, offered to share his umbrella to walk back home. Police said Sardar accompanied by two other associates took...
01:28 AM, Jun 12, 2013
Kolkata: A college student was allegedly gangraped by four men in Barasat on the outskirts of Kolkata on Friday. The incident took place when the girl was returning home after taking an examination. The girl was reportedly dragged and raped in an under-construction building. Her body was found with injury marks near a neighbourhood canal. Police have now arrested three suspects and are looking for the fourth man. Meanwhile, locals...
03:26 PM, Jun 08, 2013
Thane: In a speedy trial, a 53-year-old man was on Friday sentenced to death by a court here for raping and murdering a five-year-old girl in January 2013. Thane Additional Sessions Judge PH Mali while pronouncing the verdict observed that the case fell under the "rarest of rare" category as the girl had been done to death in the most cruel manner and a young life was snuffed out. Prosecutor...
05:36 PM, Jun 07, 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
Washington: US military leaders said on Tuesday that sexual assault in the ranks is "like a cancer" that could destroy the force, but they rejected far-reaching congressional efforts to strip commanders of some authority in meting out justice. Seated side-by-side at a long witness table, Army Gen Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the head of each branch of the military testified on what is widely...
02:17 AM, Jun 05, 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
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: A teenage girl, who went out for an evening walk, was allegedly kidnapped and gangraped in a moving car by three men in north-west Delhi, police said on Sunday. The incident took place in Nangloi area late Saturday night and the trio -- Anwar (30), a property dealer, Sandeep (32), a mobile shop owner, and Anish (35), a guard, were arrested today. The accused dumped the girl near...
09:33 PM, Jun 02, 2013
Kolkata: A young Irish woman was allegedly raped by a man in his house in Kalighat area. The woman, aged 21, filed a police complaint on Saturday alleging that she met the accused, Sujay Mitra, on May 31 at a pub here where she was celebrating her birthday, police said. Later, Mitra allegedly took the girl to his home and raped her, police said. Following the complaint, police on Suday...
07:19 PM, Jun 02, 2013
Yavatmal: A 22-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered by a married man she was in love with and his accomplice, police said on Saturday. The accused are identified as Deva Pawar and Nitesh Akkulwar (22), they said. Though police had arrested prime accused Deva on May 9 they could not trace the victim who went mission on April 30. However, the breakthrough came on Saturday after the local crime...
12:09 AM, Jun 02, 2013
