News for 'rape cases'

Unnao rape case: Union ministers defend UP govt action

Unnao rape case: Union ministers defend UP govt action

Rediff.com12 Apr 2018

Satyapal Singh, MoS HRD, said allegations can also be proven wrong.

Mumbai police release sketches of 5 accused in gang rape case

Mumbai police release sketches of 5 accused in gang rape case

Rediff.com23 Aug 2013

A day after the photojournalist, who was working as an intern with an English magazine, was gangraped allegedly by five men, a special squad has been formed by the local police as well as by the Crime Branch to probe the case

Dec 16 gang rape case: 'Witness not robbed before incident'

Dec 16 gang rape case: 'Witness not robbed before incident'

Rediff.com11 Jul 2013

One of the accused in the December 16 gang rape case on Thursday claimed before a Delhi court that he, along with other five co-accused, had not beaten or robbed the carpenter that night.

JD-S knocks on guv door for CBI probe into rape case against Prajwal

JD-S knocks on guv door for CBI probe into rape case against Prajwal

Rediff.com9 May 2024

The Janata Dal-Secular on Thursday petitioned Karnataka Governor Thaawarchand Gehlot, seeking his intervention recommending a CBI probe into the sexual abuse charges against Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna.

Appeal filed in SC against split verdict in marital rape case

Appeal filed in SC against split verdict in marital rape case

Rediff.com17 May 2022

An appeal has been filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Delhi high court's split verdict on the issue of criminalisation of marital rape on a batch of petitions challenging the exception in the law that exempts husbands from being prosecuted for non-consensual sexual intercourse with their wives.

US rights body urges Sri Lanka to prosecute war crime perpetrators

US rights body urges Sri Lanka to prosecute war crime perpetrators

Rediff.com15 Jan 2026

Human Rights Watch urges Sri Lanka to prosecute perpetrators of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the civil war, citing a UN report on sexual violence against Tamil civilians.

Pratibha rape case: Lifer for guilty cabbie

Pratibha rape case: Lifer for guilty cabbie

Rediff.com8 Oct 2010

Shivakumar, who was declared guilty by a Bangalore fast track court for the rape and murder of Pratibha Murthy, an employee of the Hewlett-Packard run business process outsourcing arm, was given a life term till death on Friday.

Prajwal Revanna booked for rape, says CM Siddaramaiah

Prajwal Revanna booked for rape, says CM Siddaramaiah

Rediff.com3 May 2024

He said he has directed police to identify, trace and secure the victims in view of the alleged kidnapping of a victim at Krishnaraja Nagar town in Mysuru district.

HC frees 'Peepli Live' co-director Farooqui in rape case

HC frees 'Peepli Live' co-director Farooqui in rape case

Rediff.com25 Sep 2017

Mahmood Farooqui will walk free from Tihar Jail, with the Delhi high court on Monday acquitting him in a rape case involving a United States researcher, saying it remained doubtful whether any such incident took place.

16-year-old girl abducted, raped in moving car in Punjab

16-year-old girl abducted, raped in moving car in Punjab

Rediff.com26 Jul 2025

According to the victim, she was waiting for an auto-rickshaw after finishing work at a salon when the two accused forcibly dragged her into a car.

Katju to debate with SC on why it erred in Soumya rape case

Katju to debate with SC on why it erred in Soumya rape case

Rediff.com10 Nov 2016

In an unprecedented order, the Apex court on October 17 had asked him to appear and debate his Facebook post criticising the judgment by which the accused had escaped gallows in the Soumya rape case in which he was acquitted of murder charge.

Dharmasthala case: Woman who 'faked' daughter's disappearance quizzed

Dharmasthala case: Woman who 'faked' daughter's disappearance quizzed

Rediff.com26 Aug 2025

The SIT has been investigating the case involving allegations of multiple burials, murders and rapes in Dharmasthala, which has drawn wide public and political attention.

Juveniles treated too leniently even after Nirbhaya case: HC

Juveniles treated too leniently even after Nirbhaya case: HC

Rediff.com17 Sep 2024

In an order passed on September 11, Justice Subodh Abhyankar of the high court's Indore bench made these strongly-worded observations while dismissing an appeal filed by a man against the lower court's sentence in the case of four-year-old girl's rape in 2017.

Accused is entitled to...: Ex-CJI on Umar Khalid's bail

Accused is entitled to...: Ex-CJI on Umar Khalid's bail

Rediff.com19 Jan 2026

'Because, if someone remains an undertrial prisoner for five or seven years and is finally proven innocent, how will you compensate for the time lost?'

'She has broken up 40-year marriage': TMC MP slams Mahua Moitra

'She has broken up 40-year marriage': TMC MP slams Mahua Moitra

Rediff.com30 Jun 2025

Kalyan Banerjee claimed that Moitra, the Krishnanagar MP, was back in India after her honeymoon and started attacking him.

Russian rape case: Accused politician surrenders

Russian rape case: Accused politician surrenders

Rediff.com6 Jan 2010

Goa politician John Fernandes, accused of raping a Russian girl on Colva Beach on December 1, on Wednesday surrendered before the Crime Branch in Panaji, almost a month after he went missing. Deputy Superintendent of Police Chandrakant Salgaoncar told reporters that John has been placed under arrest and he will be questioned to get further evidence in the case. The accused will be charged with destroying evidence.

Unnao rape case: CBI makes 2nd arrest; Sengar sent to 7-day custody

Unnao rape case: CBI makes 2nd arrest; Sengar sent to 7-day custody

Rediff.com14 Apr 2018

Shashi Singh, the woman who allegedly took the victim to MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar on the day of crime, has been arrested.

Minor rape case: Goa MLA's remand extended

Minor rape case: Goa MLA's remand extended

Rediff.com9 May 2016

The mother of the girl and another woman Rosy Ferros have also been arrested for selling the victim to the St Cruz lawmaker for Rs 50 lakh.

Father-in-law raped Faridabad woman before murder: Cops

Father-in-law raped Faridabad woman before murder: Cops

Rediff.com27 Jun 2025

The investigation into the case of a woman who was buried after her murder in Haryana's Faridabad has revealed that the victim was allegedly raped by her father-in-law before her murder, said police.

Kerala: Protests over 'police inaction' in nun rape case

Kerala: Protests over 'police inaction' in nun rape case

Rediff.com8 Sep 2018

They alleged that the police probing the case was trying to sabotage the investigation.

VHP protests over conversion allegations at Lucknow medical varsity

VHP protests over conversion allegations at Lucknow medical varsity

Rediff.com17 Jan 2026

The Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) staged a protest in Lucknow alleging illegal religious conversion activities at King George's Medical University (KGMU), following the arrest of a KGMU intern in a rape and blackmail case. The VHP demanded swift action against those involved, claiming an organized attempt at religious conversion.

Take Rs 50,000: UP panchayat tells girl to settle rape case

Take Rs 50,000: UP panchayat tells girl to settle rape case

Rediff.com30 Jun 2021

Not satisfied with the panchayat's decision, the girl's family lodged a police complaint, officials said.

15-year-old girl, admitted for operation at UP medical college, raped

15-year-old girl, admitted for operation at UP medical college, raped

Rediff.com23 Jun 2025

The girl was raped by the attendant of another patient in a toilet of the medical college on the night of June 20, police said.

Twist in Dharmasthala case, 'mass burial' complainant arrested

Twist in Dharmasthala case, 'mass burial' complainant arrested

Rediff.com23 Aug 2025

The complainant-witness, a former sanitation worker, has claimed that he worked in Dharmasthala between 1995 and 2014, and that he was forced to bury a number of bodies, including those of women and minors, in Dharmasthala.

Mamata is trying to...: Nirbhaya's mother on Kolkata rape-murder

Mamata is trying to...: Nirbhaya's mother on Kolkata rape-murder

Rediff.com18 Aug 2024

Instead of using her power to act against the culprits, the chief minister is trying to divert people's attention by holding protests, Asha Devi told PTI.

How stone pelting, gunshots helped Punjab AAP MLA escape

How stone pelting, gunshots helped Punjab AAP MLA escape

Rediff.com3 Sep 2025

Pathanmajra, a first-time MLA, escaped from custody after a police team went to arrest him in Dabri village in Haryana's Karnal district, where he was at the residence of one of his relatives.

Now, ex-RG Kar principal arrested in doc rape-murder case

Now, ex-RG Kar principal arrested in doc rape-murder case

Rediff.com14 Sep 2024

A policeman was also arrested in the rape and murder case, the official said.

SC refuses to stay HC order against Shahnawaz Hussain in rape case

SC refuses to stay HC order against Shahnawaz Hussain in rape case

Rediff.com18 Aug 2022

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Shahnawaz Hussain on Thursday moved the Supreme Court (SC) against the Delhi high court's recent order to register a first information report (FIR) against him in the alleged 2018 rape case.

Rape case: Shaken Akhilesh rebukes minister, orders govt functions to end early

Rape case: Shaken Akhilesh rebukes minister, orders govt functions to end early

Rediff.com20 Nov 2013

Taking serious note of a girl being raped in Faizabad while returning home after attending a laptop distribution programme, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has sought an explanation from the minister whose late arrival had delayed the event and ordered that all such functions be concluded before evening.

Child rape case: Cops issue tough guidelines for Bangalore schools

Child rape case: Cops issue tough guidelines for Bangalore schools

Rediff.com26 Jul 2014

In the fallout of alleged rape of a six-year old girl at a public school that triggered public outrage, Bangalore Police has issued tough guidelines to schools in the city for safety of children and warned of prosecution in the event of its non-compliance.

Bihar man asks for directions, passersby rape his wife

Bihar man asks for directions, passersby rape his wife

Rediff.com1 May 2025

A woman was raped in front of her husband in Shahpur on the outskirts of Patna, police said on Thursday.

Delhi gang-rape case hearing to begin today

Delhi gang-rape case hearing to begin today

Rediff.com21 Jan 2013

The hearing of the December 16, 2012 gang-rape-cum-murder case of a 23-year-old medical student will be held in a fast track court from Monday.

SC objects to Allahabad HC's 'she invited trouble' remark

SC objects to Allahabad HC's 'she invited trouble' remark

Rediff.com15 Apr 2025

The Supreme Court on Tuesday took exception to the Allahabad high court's recent remarks in a rape case as reportedly saying the complainant "herself invited trouble", and wondered why it made such observations while deciding a bail plea.

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