Tag: rape
8-year-old Raped, Killed In UP
Lucknow : In a case evoking the barbaric crime in Jammu and Kashmir's Kathua, an 8-year-old was raped and then murdered in Etah district of Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday, police said.....
A Rape Is A Rape, No Politics Over Issue: Modi
With multiple rape cases of minor girls sparking nation-wide outrage, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday said there should be no politics over the issue.....
President Okays Death To Rapists Of Children, Seizure Of Property
President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday approved an ordinance to provide death penalty for those convicted of raping girls younger than 12 years besides clearing another ordinance to confiscate property of fugitive economic offenders.....
Asaram Convicted, Sentenced To Life In 2013 Case Of Minor's Rape
Five years after charges of rape were levelled against Asaram Bapu, the Jodhpur Schedule Caste and Schedule Tribe Court on Wednesday convicted the self-styled godman along with others accused in the case.....
SC Tells HCs To Set Up Panels For Trial In POCSO Cases
The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked high courts across the country to set up committees of judges to monitor and regulate the trial of cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.....
SC Transfers Kathua Rape-murder Case To Pathankot
The Supreme Court on Monday transferred the trial of the rape and murder of an eight-year-old nomadic girl in Kathua in Jammu and Kashmir to Pathankot in Punjab.....
Kathua Rape: 'Signatures Forged To Create False Alibi'
Forensic evidence received by the Jammu and Kashmir Crime Branch on Sunday in the Kathua rape and murder revealed that Vishal Jangotra had forged signatures on an exam attendance sheet that "he had signed" in Meerut.....
Lok Sabha Passes Bill For Stringent Punishment In Rape Cases
A bill that provides for stringent punishment, including death penalty for those convicted of raping girls below 12 years, was passed by the Lok Sabha on Monday.....
Shutdown Against Bihar Shelter Home Rape Hit Rail, Road Traffic
A shutdown called by the Left parties in Bihar on Thursday against the rape of 34 minor girls at a shelter home in Muzaffarpur district has hit rail and road traffic, police said.....
Bihar Shelter Home Rapes: Restrain From Revealing Identity Of Victims, SC To Media
The Supreme Court on Thursday restrained the electronic media from telecasting images and videos of minor rape victims from Bihar's Muzaffarpur district shelter home. ....
