Delhi gangrape accused being poisoned, lawyer tells court
by IANS
New Delhi: An accused in December 16 gangrape case has been vomiting blood as his "food was being poisoned" over several weeks in Tihar Jail, his lawyer told a fast-track court on Wednesday, adding that he was critically ill. Additional Sessions Judge directed Tihar Jail authorities to ensure that proper medical care is given to him. The accused, Vinay Sharma, was admitted to Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital, where he was...  
12:46 AM, May 16, 2013

Jaipur: Unidentified men gangrape woman at her home Jaipur: A 24-year-old woman was allegedly gangraped by unidentified persons at her home in Kotdi area in Bhilwara district, police said on Wednesday. The woman was at her home with her children while her husband was away for some work when few persons came on a bike and gangraped her on Tuesday, they said. The case is being investigated, they added. ...  
12:26 AM, May 16, 2013

Delhi: CMO arrested on charges of raping patient New Delhi: A 51-year-old Chief Medical Officer of a government hospital in New Delhi was arrested on charges of raping a 21-year-old patient after luring her into a clinic on the pretext of undergoing ultrasound scanning, police said on Wednesday. Narendra Singh, CMO of Jag Pravesh Chandra Hospital, advised the patient to undergo an ultrasound examination and took her to a clinic near the hospital on Tuesday, police said. He...  
11:52 PM, May 15, 2013

Woman commits suicide after throwing 3 children into well Bhavnagar: A middle aged woman in Nani Rajasthali village near Palitana killed her three kids on Wednesday, by throwing them into a well, police officials said. Later on, she committed suicide by hanging herself from a tree near the well, the police said. Mamta Gohil (35) allegedly threw her three kids Riddhi (4), Hetal (3) and Jaimin (1) into a village well and later committed suicide by hanging herself. Mamta...  
10:59 PM, May 15, 2013

Ghaziabad: Policeman who slapped girl suspended Ghaziabad: The policeman who slapped a girl in Ghaziabad near the capital on Wednesday has been suspended. Sub Inspector Iftikar was caught on camera slapping a girl who was found flouting the law by drinking in a car. An inquiry has been ordered in the case. There was high drama at a police station in Ghaziabad where a policeman and a local woman were caught on camera slapping a young...  
10:30 PM, May 15, 2013

Daughter-in-law should not be treated as domestic help: SC New Delhi: A daughter-in-law should be treated as a family member and not the domestic help, and she cannot be "thrown out of her matrimonial home at any time", the Supreme Court has said, while expressing concern over instances of brides being burnt and tortured in the country. The top court said a bride must be respected in her matrimonial home as it "reflects the sensitivity of a civilised society."...  
07:59 PM, May 15, 2013

'Society must be proactive in checking violence against women'
by IANS
New Delhi: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Tuesday said she was "pained" at society's failure to counter violence against women and called for it to be proactive in providing a safe and secure environment for women and girls. "We have been shocked by the violence that girls and women encounter on the streets and even in their homes. Of course this is not universal, but it is very widespread," Sonia...  
04:05 AM, May 15, 2013

Punjab: Man abducts, rapes 17-year-old girl Batala: A 17-year-old girl was abducted and raped allegedly by a youth in Qadian area of Gurdaspur district. On Sunday night the girl was abducted allegedly by one Satnam Singh alias Satta, according to the complaint filed by the victim's mother. The accused took her to a nearby tubewell and repeated raped her, police said. Seeing the serious condition of her daughter, the girl's mother approached the police, who later...  
02:25 AM, May 15, 2013

UP: 2 men allegedly gangrape, film obscene video of a woman Ghaziabad: A woman was allegedly gangraped by two persons, who made a video of the crime after giving her sedatives in Kaila Bhatta area in Ghaziabad, police said on Tuesday. The woman, a resident of Meerut, for the past three years was living with a person named Naushad, who had promised to marry her, SP Crime Ram Abhilash Tripathi said. The woman in her complaint has alleged that Naushad and...  
12:46 AM, May 15, 2013

Navy hit by another sex scandal, Antony orders probe Bangalore: The Indian Navy has been hit by yet another sex scandal. The wife of a Navy officer on Tuesday charged him of forcing her to get sexually involved with his colleagues. The complaint has prompted Defence Minister AK Antony to order a probe. The woman alleged that her husband, who is a Lieutenant Commander at the Naval Ship Yard in Karwar, forced her to perform sexual favours for his...  
08:06 PM, May 14, 2013

Antony for 'sternest' action in sex scandal cases in Navy New Delhi: Against the backdrop of several alleged sex scandals in the force, Defence Minister AK Antony on Tuesday asked the Navy to take "sternest possible action" against its officers who are found involved in such "inappropriate behaviour". Referring to some isolated incidents of inappropriate behaviour by a few personnel, Antony urged top Commanders to take sternest possible action against those who tarnish the image and prestige of the armed...  
07:50 PM, May 14, 2013

'Records of bus in which Dec 16 rape happened destroyed' New Delhi: In a twist to the December 16 gangrape case, sources say that the records of the bus in which the incident took place have been destroyed. However, sources said that the Crime Branch is checking if this is a periodic cleansing undertaken by the transport department. Sources add that the Crime Branch has some evidence against the Transport Department officials who gave clearance to the bus owner Dinesh...  
12:08 PM, May 14, 2013

MP: 14-year-old attempts suicide after rape bid Bhopal: A 14-year-old girl is battling for her life after she attempted suicide. The teenager set herself ablaze following an alleged rape bid by a youth two days back. She is in a hospital in Udaipur, Rajasthan now and her condition is said to be critical. The girl said in her statement that she felt 'humiliated' after a youth attempted to rape her. The accused, Pratap Singh, reportedly tried to...  
10:45 AM, May 14, 2013

Girls jump out of speeding autorickshaw to escape rape Visakhapatnam: Two girls jumped from a speeding autorickshaw to escape a rape attempt and one of them was severely injured at Paderu in the Vizag agency area on Monday in the wee hours, police said. The girls, both residents of G Madugula area in the district had gone to Paderu on Sunday evening to witness the local Sri Modakondamma festival which began on Sunday, they said. The girls boarded a...  
01:10 AM, May 14, 2013

Delhi gangrape: Court seeks medical report of accused
by IANS
New Delhi: A Delhi court hearing the December 16, 2012 gangrape on Monday sought the medical report of an accused admitted to hospital with high fever, while the victim's friend deposed against two accused involved in the assault in a moving bus. Additional Sessions Judge Yogesh Khanna called for the medical report of Vinay Sharma from Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital where he was taken on May 6 from Tihar Jail...  
11:10 PM, May 13, 2013

Delhi gangrape shook nation's conscience: Pranab Mukherjee Guwahati: The recent Delhi gangrape shook the conscience of the nation, President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday said and underlined the need to ponder and "reset the moral compass" of the society during this difficult time. "Sometimes certain events shake the national conscience. Recently the brutal rape on a young woman in Delhi shook the conscience of the whole nation and it compelled us to sit back and think where we...  
09:25 PM, May 13, 2013

Assam: Man rapes 6-year-old girl, absconding Guwahati: A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped in a tea garden at Titabor in upper Assam, police said on Monday. According to the FIR filed on the complaint of the girl's father, she was called out of her house in the labour lines of Rongdoi tea estate on Sunday by the accused, who is known to the family. The man fled after committing the crime, it said. The girl's father...  
07:23 PM, May 13, 2013

Delhi: Neighbour arrested for sexually assaulting 2-year-old girl
by IANS
New Delhi: A two-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by a 23-year-old neighbour inside her house, police said on Sunday. The man has been arrested. The incident was reported from Adarsh Nagar area in north Delhi and occurred when the child was alone at home on Saturday evening. A neighbour, who chanced upon the crime, raised an alarm following which the accused fled. The girl was taken to hospital where the...  
08:56 PM, May 12, 2013

Gujarat: Man arrested for raping 14-year-old girl Palanpur: A minor girl was allegedly raped by a man living in Fanwara locality near the victim's house in Deesa, around 28 Kms from Palanpur, the police said. The incident happened on Sunday when the 14-year-old girl was alone at her home and the accused Kishore Panchal (25) lured her, the police said. According to the complaint filed by the mother of the victim, the accused took her to the...  
08:10 PM, May 12, 2013

Priyadarshini Mattoo case: Convict gets 13 days parole New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has granted 13 days parole to Santosh Kumar Singh, undergoing life sentence in the Priyadarshini Mattoo rape and murder case, to appear in his LLM examination. The court directed Singh to furnish a personal bond of Rs 25,000 before the Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Saket while allowing his plea against the single judge's order dismissing his application for parole. A bench of Chief Justice...  
10:25 AM, May 12, 2013