The Supreme Court has directed the CBI and Manipur SITs to provide copies of charge sheets in the 2023 Manipur ethnic violence cases to the victims and their families, ensuring legal aid and addressing concerns over investigation progress and victim support.
Three convicts in the Shakti Mills photojournalist gang-rape case have approached the Bombay high court to challenge the framing of charge against them under Section 376 (e) of the Indian Penal Code which can be punishable by the death sentence.
Seven men who allegedly barged into a hotel room and attacked an interfaith couple during their stay in Haveri district of Karnatka have been charged with gangrape after the victim complained that she was sexually assaulted by them, the police said on Friday.
The CBI will challenge the suspension of life sentence and bail granted to former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Unnao rape case in the Supreme Court. The decision follows a Delhi High Court order suspending Sengar's sentence. Rahul Gandhi has criticized the decision and met with the survivor.
The Supreme Court has directed the CBI to submit a status report on the FIRs related to the 2023 Manipur ethnic violence and is considering having the Manipur or Gauhati High Courts monitor the trials.
The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) has issued a notice to the Ghaziabad police in connection with the brutal gang-rape of a 38-year-old woman recently, with the panel chief saying the attack reminded her of the Nirbhaya case.
Contrary to the claims made by the girl's friend, the family of the 23-year-old Delhi gang rape victim on Thursday said that the girl had "never complained of any laxity" on the part of the Delhi police. "During the treatment, she never complained of any laxity on the part of police in rushing her to the hospital. In fact, after the incident, the Delhi police had extended its cooperation," said the brother and father of the victim.
In recognition of the award for Sharma, the Asia Society said the officer "has led the investigation and prosecution of several high-profile crimes in India, including the infamous Delhi gang rape case that earlier this year turned into a television series. She has transformed police work and the roles of policewomen in India."
The girl who was admitted on Thursday morning at the multi-organ speciality facility, Mount Elizabeth Hospital in an extremely critical condition, died at 4:45 AM local time (2:15 am Indian time), the hospital said in a statement.
The survivor of the 2017 Unnao rape case has vowed to challenge the Delhi High Court's decision to suspend the jail term of Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the Supreme Court, calling the decision a 'death' for her family. The survivor and activists are protesting the decision, citing safety concerns and a weakening of faith in the justice system.
'Women in crime can turn on and off emotions like a tap.' 'Something that comes in the way of their goals can be eliminated without a second thought.'
Delhi witnessed a number of protest demonstrations and rallies on Wednesday against the horrific gang-rape of a 23-year-old girl in a moving bus on Sunday night.
The victim, in her written complaint to the police, alleged that the security guard did not help her.
A 42-year-old woman was allegedly sedated and raped by three men in Uttar Pradesh who then dumped her in south-east Delhi, the police said on Thursday. The fresh case comes close on the heels of a 23-year-old girl being gang-raped in a moving bus in south Delhi on December 16.
A 20-year-old girl has alleged she was abducted and gang-raped by five persons, police said on Wednesday.
The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Delhi high court's order suspending the life sentence of expelled Bharatiya Janata Party leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case.
The doctor is battling for life at a city hospital as the attackers tried to strangulate her after which she fell unconscious, police said. Hospital sources said her condition was very critical.
He said the incident occurred on August 12 at the busstahd and the police were informed about it Saturday evening.
The police said Ajay, a native of Jaunpur in Uttar Pradesh who lived in Ghaziabad, was working as a peon at the Municipal Corporation of Delhi-run school for the last 10 years.
The case came to light when the wife of one of Kapoor's friends called police, saying the woman was creating a commotion. The complainant was then taken to a hospital, where she disclosed about the alleged assault.
The Andaman and Nicobar police have arrested a Port Blair-based businessman, carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh, from Haryana in connection with a gang rape case, an officer said on Monday.
The videos of the perfume brand Layer Shot sparked outrage among a large section of social media users, who claimed the advertisement sought to promote sexual violence against women.
Prime accused Rahul and his accomplice Amit were convicted of raping a student of Delhi's Maulana Azad Medical College.
The Delhi woman had claimed that she was kidnapped and raped by five men for two days.
'Judges have transmitted a terrible message to citizens across the nation. All right-thinking individuals will be disturbed by what the Delhi high court judges have done.'
Pune Police have announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for information leading to the arrest of a history-sheeter who allegedly raped a 26-year-old woman inside a state transport bus at the Swargate bus station. The accused, Dattatray Ramdas Gade (37), is on the run since the incident which took place on early Tuesday morning. He has half a dozen cases of theft, robbery and chain-snatching registered against him in Pune and adjoining Ahilyanagar district, and was out on bail since 2019 in one of the offences.
Sheela Bhatt blames the Delhi gang-rape and its aftermath on the dreadful transport mafia, the offspring of the nexus between politicians, crooked bureaucrats and shady operators.
Police claimed that the entire "conspiracy" was hatched to grab property over which the woman had a dispute with the accused.
A seven-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped at a park in South Delhi's Tigri area on Saturday evening.
Delhi Police was at the receiving end yet again on Saturday with activists slamming it for allegedly bickering over jurisdiction when the 23-year-old gang-rape victim and her male friend were fighting for their life on that fateful night.
A Delhi court on Saturday took cognisance of the charge sheet filed by police in the case of December 16 gang-rape of a 23-year-old paramedical student who died in a Singapore hospital 13 days later.
In yet another incident of crime against women, a 24-year-old young girl was allegedly gang raped by four persons, including one known to her, in a west Delhi locality. Police has arrested all the accused.
A 16-year-old Class X student was allegedly gang-raped by five persons, including three minors, at gunpoint in Uttam Nagar area of west Delhi. The girl alleged in her complaint that the accused also made an MMS of the act and threatened to upload it on the internet if she revealed her ordeal to any person.
The family of Delhi gang-rape victim has taken a strong exception to making public of their daughter's name in the BBC documentary and has warned of taking legal action in this connection.
A Delhi court on Monday awarded the maximum punishment of life sentence to five convicts in the sensational 2010 Dhaula Kuan gang-rape case in which a BPO executive from the north-east was the victim.
Spiritual Guru Asaram Bapu has landed himself in a controversy over his remark that the December 16 Delhi gang-rape victim is as guilty as those responsible for the barbaric sexual assault on her
The six accused in the Delhi gang-rape case had allegedly tried to mow the girl down under the bus after dumping her in south-west Delhi but her male friend saved her from being crushed.
A commission of inquiry headed by a former Delhi high court judge to go into the gang-rape incident was set up on Wednesday by the Centre which also ordered a probe into allegations of police interference in recording the victim's statement that has snowballed into a major row.
"The fifth accused has been arrested in the rape case. His age is being verified before giving details. If minor, we have to hold back his particulars as per law," Delhi Police Commissioner Neeraj Kumar said on Twitter.
Delhi: Woman gang-raped in car, two arrested
