Ten days after it came to light that a four-and-a-half-year-old boy inserted his finger and a sharpened pencil in the private parts of his classmate in a Delhi school, the girl's mother says the biggest hurdle in getting justice for her daughter is to battle the disbelief that she faces since the accused is so young.
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The court observed this while finding a man guilty of outraging the modesty of his brother's wife. In this regard, the judge relied entirely upon the evidence given by the victim.
On April 15, 2013, the convicts had shoved objects in the victim's private parts and leaving her in a house believing she was dead. The child was rescued 40 hours later on April 17 and had to undergo multiple surgeries at All India Institute of Medical Sciences hospital in Delhi.
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Admitting that he knew the woman, Binoy, however, said the allegation was 'baseless'.
The government's endeavour, she said, is to protect women in this country in collaboration with state governments.
Apprehending threat to the life of family members, father of the child rape-victim has moved the Supreme Court on Thursday opposing the bail plea of self-styled godman Asaram Bapu.
The court will continue the examination of other witnesses on Monday.
The top court said the probe agency would take the help of professional councillors and qualified child psychiatrist in questioning the victims.
Two suspects have been arrested and police say the case is a fallout of a monetary dispute.
'I have full faith in the judicial system and eventually the truth will prevail. In the interim I would appreciate that my privacy is respected,' Papon tweeted.
Father of the boy, Ramheet Meena had alleged that injury marks were seen on his body including on private parts.
'Sepoy K Ashuli displayed nerves of steel, exemplary courage, fearlessness under enemy fire, unparalleled devotion to duty and camaraderie of the highest order in keeping with the finest traditions of the Indian Army.'
A six-year-old girl student was allegedly raped by "unknown persons" at a prominent school in Bangalore, leading to angry protests by parents who besieged the institution on Thursda, demanding action from the management.
"Consensual sex has been in legal grey area because the consent given by minor cannot be said to be a valid consent in the eyes of law. The short question which arises is as to whether the petitioner (man) should be granted bail or not," the Delhi HC said.
The attendant of a school in east Bengaluru has been arrested for sexually abusing a three-year-old student.
The apex court said the exception in the rape law was contrary to the philosophy of other statutes and violates the bodily integrity of a girl child.
'I must respectfully decline the invitation in view of the recent coverage of the BBC of certain incidents of violence in Delhi,' Vempati said in his letter to British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) Director General Tony Hall.
"We have no idea what is happening in reality shows when children participate. These kids are below 15 years. These reality shows are harming kids' psyche and their future, too. If they want to continue, then there has to be proper guidelines laid down by the government for them to follow."
As many as 77 rape cases were reported across India on an average every day in 2020, totalling to 28,046 such incidents during the year, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau data.
Four days after the sexual assault of a three-and-a-half-year girl studying in nursery, an office assistant of the school in Bangalore was arrested on Saturday for the crime that evoked public outrage and raised questions about safety in schools.
The court convicted Sengar for rape under the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act for offence by a public servant committing penetrative sexual assault against a child.
India hockey captain Sardar Singh is in deep trouble. A British hockey player has reportedly filed a written complaint against the 29-year-old accusing him of sexual harassment.
When police teams reached there, they found that a crowd had gathered in front of the women's house and allegations were floating around that they had killed a child and eaten his flesh.
Republic TV channel telecast visuals of Mumbai Police entering Goswami's residence and what appears to be a scuffle.
On the complaint of the boy's parents, a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act has been registered against unknown persons at the Thakupukur Police Station, a senior officer of the Kolkata police said.
A six-month-old child and a five-year-old girl were raped in separate incidents in, police said today. In the first incident, the six-month-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by her teenaged neighbour in Kabir Nagar on Wednesday night.
"Collective conscience of the society shaken. In our society, minor girls are worshipped as goddess," the POCSO court said.
The apex human rights body in the country said the encounter was a matter of concern and needed to be probed carefully.
The accused was admitted to hospital with multiple injuries, where he succumbed.
The president said women safety is a very serious issue and a lot of work has been done on this but much remains to be done.
In a horrific incident, a woman in the United States allegedly stabbed a pregnant woman in the stomach and removed her unborn baby from the womb when the expectant mother had gone to her house to buy baby clothes advertised online.
The lowering of the age from the existing 18 years means that those aged 16 and above will no longer enjoy protection under the Juvenile Justice law, under which juveniles cannot be tried under the normal law of the land that provides punishment of up to death for rape and murder.
A five-year-old girl brutally raped and assaulted allegedly by a neighbour while being held captive and starved for two days is battling for life after she contracted infection from foreign objects inserted in her body.
In yet another shocking incident of sexual assault of women, a minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped in Puducherry by two persons, including a bus conductor known to her, police said on Thursday.
The Save Indian Family Foundation, a non-profit organisation, promoting the cause of men's rights and gender equality has alleged that the Women and Child Ministry is desperately trying to sneak in a highly anti-male bill any which way. Vicky Nanjappa reports.
Facing an onslaught from the international community for alleged war crimes, the Sri Lankan government on Wednesday released a video which they claimed carries "authentic evidence" of Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam's atrocities during the last phase of the military assault.
Six states and UTs -- Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Tripura and Daman & Diu -- have not spent a single rupee from the fund allocated by the Centre, according to data shared by the minister in Parliament in response to a question.
Doctors went on a wild rampage in the Gorakhpur Medical College on Tuesday, beating up all and sundry including patients and journalists after the family of a fatal encephalitis victim blamed the child's death on "neglect" by the attending junior doctors.
