Nagpur: In a shocking incident, a man shot dead a professor whose daughter he had been stalking for some time. The professor was shot dead early on Wednesday morning. The man also attacked the girl's mother with an iron rod. She is said to be in a critical condition. The accused has been arrested. Further investigations are on. ...
11:26 PM, Apr 03, 2013
New Delhi: President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday signed the Criminal Law Amendment Bill which gives India a strong anti-rape law. The Criminal Law Amendment Bill was earlier passed by the two Houses of Parliament. The massive public anger and uproars following the December 16 gangrape of the Delhi braveheart forced the drafting and eventual passing of this new Bill. The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2013 was moved in the Rajya...
12:58 PM, Apr 03, 2013
Even though the Uttar Pradesh government has been claiming that law and order situation in the state has improved, the truth remains that crimes against women have been on the upswing. The government has failed to ensure a safe environment for women and the girl students in the state. ...
11:00 AM, Apr 03, 2013
A professor, who facilitated registration of FIR after the alleged gangrape of a Swiss tourist in the district last month, on Monday recorded his statement before a special court here. Ratan Suryawanshi recorded his statement before additional district judge Jitendra Kumar Sharma, according to sources in prosecution. ...
10:12 PM, Apr 01, 2013
Amritsar: Five of the eleven men, who had allegedly thrashed a girl and her family members after barging into their house in Sadar area here, were arrested on Friday. "The five arrested persons are auto rickshaw drivers and rest of the accused, who are yet to be nabbed, are also in the same profession," Deputy Police Commissioner (DCP) Amritsar Koustab Sharma said. On Thursday night, in a shameful act, a...
05:19 PM, Mar 29, 2013
Amritsar: In a shocking incident, a group of eleven youths forcibly gained entry into the house of a 21-year-old girl whom they were following and severely beat her and her family members in Amritsar on Thursday. Police Commissioner Ram Singh said the incident took place in the evening when the boys began passing vulgar comments on seeing the girl, who was returning home after attending tuition classes. The situation turned...
08:29 AM, Mar 29, 2013
The MLA who told the national kabaddi women's team coach that she should wear appropriate clothes - that is, a sari instead of shirt and ...
10:55 PM, Mar 23, 2013
Adria Richards took a photo of two men and posted it on Twitter with their alleged comments. ...
01:15 PM, Mar 23, 2013
A doctor in Ghaziabad's Indirapuram has been accused of sexually harassing a female patient during treatment. The woman complained to her family members about the sexual abuse by the doctor following which they beat up the doctor and later filed a case against him in the police station. ...
11:50 AM, Mar 23, 2013
Bikram Choudhury allegedly pursued his student Sarah Baughn for years, claiming they were connected in past life. ...
11:34 AM, Mar 23, 2013
Parliament on Thursday passed the much awaited anti-rape Bill after the Rajya Sabha gave its nod on Thursday. The Bill, which was passed by the Lok Sabha on Tuesday, will now become a law once President Pranab Mukherjee ratifies it and issues a notification. ...
04:36 PM, Mar 21, 2013
A 25-year-old married woman involved in a matrimonial discord case complained that her husband and three others, including an advocate, gangraped her in a lawyer's chamber in a court complex here, police said Tuesday. ...
10:57 PM, Mar 19, 2013
The new anti-rape Bill, which seeks to hand down stringent punishment for crimes against women, has finally been tabled in Parliament. The Bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde on Tuesday. ...
02:22 PM, Mar 19, 2013
The proposed anti-rape bill which seeks to hand down stringent punishment for crimes against women, including rape and acid attack will be tabled in Lok Sabha on Tuesday. ...
07:29 AM, Mar 19, 2013
The Cabinet on Monday decided to raise the age of consensual sex back to 18 years, after various political parties spoke against the move of reducing it. It has also diluted the clauses on voyeurism and stalking in the Bill, which is now expected to be tabled in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. ...
11:58 PM, Mar 18, 2013
The Cabinet on Monday decided to raise the age of consensual sex back to 18 years, after various political parties spoke against the move of reducing it. It has also diluted the clauses on voyeurism and stalking in the Bill, which is now expected to be tabled in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday. ...
08:38 PM, Mar 18, 2013
The Centre will bring the anti-rape Bill in the Lok Sabha on Tuesday after most of the parties voiced their opinion against lowering the age of consent for sex from 18 years to 16. ...
07:47 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Senior SP leader Chandra Nath Singh was released in Uttar Pradesh on Monday after the young girl who had accused him of molesting her withdrew her complaint amid reports of political pressure to do so. ...
04:11 PM, Mar 18, 2013
All the policemen who were present when the girl from Tarn Taran, Punjab was beaten up by police officers have been transferred with immediate effect. The Chandigarh Police have been directed to provide immediate security to the girl. ...
03:32 PM, Mar 18, 2013
Samajwadi Party leader Chandranath Singh was detained in a sexual harassment case after a woman travelling on the Padmavati Express complained that he harassed her on Sunday night. The SP leader complained of chest pain and has been admitted to hospital now. ...
10:50 AM, Mar 18, 2013
