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In rape cases, stop victim-blaming and morality talk

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The Supreme Court had intervened in another Allahabad high court judgment that found the action of two men in grabbing an 11-year-old girl’s breasts, breaking the string of her pyjamas and dragging her under a culvert could not be seen as an attempt to rape
Updated on Apr 19, 2025 10:42 PM IST

Supreme Court raps Allahabad HC's observation that rape ‘victim invited trouble'

A view of the Supreme Court of India, in New Delhi, Friday,
Updated on Apr 15, 2025 05:46 PM IST

RG Kar case: Mother of murdered doctor seeks meeting with PM Modi for justice

The bereaved mother said she would appeal to PM Modi to intervene in the matter and look into their justice appeal.
Updated on Mar 09, 2025 05:09 AM IST

Delhi HC not quashing FIR against Maliwal for revealing rape victim's identity

The FIR was initially registered by the Delhi Police under Section 228A (disclosure of identity of certain victims) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in July 2016. (Representative photo)
Published on Feb 21, 2025 04:00 AM IST

This ends now: How to fight rape culture

Protest at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital
Published on Aug 18, 2024 08:15 AM IST

Tohana women police station in-charge suspended for negligence

Tohana Sadar police station SHO Devi Lal said that both the accused Mukesh and his aide Satish, residents of Bihar, were arrested a few hours after the incident happened. (iStock)
Updated on Jul 10, 2024 09:36 AM IST

Teenage rape victim delivers still born baby in the open as CHC staff refuse admission

SP(rural) Kamlesh Bahdaur said that the girl was six months pregnant and family members didn’t inform the police about the rape incident. (Pic for representation)
Updated on May 26, 2024 05:46 AM IST

17-yr-old rape victim ends life in Meerut

When the police interrogated the mother, it came to light that the daughter did not want to live with her. (Pic for representation)
Updated on Feb 04, 2024 07:56 AM IST

Police nab one accused in Kaushambi rape-murder case

The injured accused in police custody. (HT Photo)
Published on Nov 22, 2023 09:42 PM IST

Uttar Pradesh rape victim hacked to death, four booked

Prime accused Ashok Nishad, who allegedly assaulted the victim with an axe, was also granted bail six months ago in a murder case, said police (Getty Images)
Updated on Nov 22, 2023 07:34 AM IST

UP rape survivor hacked to death, four booked

Police said the woman had accused Pawan Nishad (22) of raping her three years ago, when she was a minor, on the pretext of marriage. (Pic for representation)
Updated on Nov 22, 2023 05:42 AM IST

Nepal: Rape victim in Sandeep Lamicchane case attempts suicide

Cricketer Sandeep Lamichhane. (Pic Source: @Sandeep25)
Updated on Aug 26, 2023 11:09 PM IST

SC stays Allahabad HC order to ascertain whether rape victim is 'manglik'

The counsel for the man had argued before the high court that since the woman was a 'manglik', marriage between the two could not be solemnised and has been refused. (File)
Updated on Jun 03, 2023 05:23 PM IST

Aunt asks rape victim not to reveal crime, held with 2 men in Panchkula

Three persons have been arrested in Panchkula under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.
Updated on Nov 22, 2020 10:23 PM IST

Rape victim set ablaze by accused’s family in UP’s Bulandshahr dies in Delhi hospital

The girl succumbed to injuries during treatment at Delhi’s Safdarjung hospital on Tuesday.
Updated on Nov 18, 2020 05:38 AM IST

Campaign underway in UK against rising rape cases in India

A billboard with the campaign message at an underground station in London.
Updated on Nov 17, 2020 02:44 AM IST

NCRB’s 2019 crime statistics: Homicides down, rape on the rise in Himachal

The hill-state reported 70 murder cases and 54 attempted murder cases in 2019 against 99 murder and 58 attempted murder cases lodged in 2018.
Updated on Oct 05, 2020 12:40 AM IST

30-year-old rape victim dies in Andhra

A 30-year-old woman died at a hospital at Ongole in Andhra Pradesh’s Prakasam on Wednesday. (Representative Image)
Published on Jan 24, 2020 12:50 AM IST

‘Come after you get raped’: Woman alleges UP cops refused to act on complaint

The police allegedly asked the woman to come with her complaint after the rape had taken place. (Representative Image)
Updated on Dec 08, 2019 10:19 AM IST

Acid thrown on rape victim by four for refusing to withdraw case

A 30-year-old woman faced acid attack by four men in a village
Updated on Dec 08, 2019 08:25 AM IST

Day after giving birth, rape victim disowns baby

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Published on Nov 11, 2019 10:34 PM IST

24-yr-old rape victim commits suicide in Uttar Pradesh

The officer said that they will lodge a rape case only after investigating the matter further.
Updated on Oct 07, 2019 06:19 AM IST

15-yr-old rape victim delivers stillborn in Ludhiana, accused held

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Published on Sep 30, 2019 11:11 PM IST

CBI records statement of Unnao rape victim in road accident case

The CBI has recorded the statement of the Unnao rape victim in the case of the road accident, in which she lost her aunts and she and her lawyer were injured, officials said on Monday.
Updated on Sep 02, 2019 12:46 PM IST

Rape victim, 13, commits suicide over police inaction, harassment by neighbours

A 13-year-old rape victim committed suicide by hanging herself in her house in Cooperganj, under Raipurva police station, here as she was upset over failure of police in arresting the accused persons and derogatory remarks by some women living in her neighbourhood
Updated on Aug 11, 2019 12:03 AM IST