Anti Rape Laws

A 55-year-old ward boy of a government-run hospital in Ulhasnagar became perhaps the first accused in the city to be booked under the tough new anti-rape law, which was passed by Parliament last week. Officers of the Central police station in Ulhasnagar have registered an FIR for rape against the hospital staffer who molested a patient inside the o...

Though different political parties have professed that protecting women with tougher laws that punish sexual offences is a top priority, a new law that aims to do just that may be delayed.

A new proposal for tough anti-rape laws has been delayed again by the government, which has been keen to telegraph its commitment to improving safety for women since the fatal gang-rape of a student on a Delhi bus triggered protests and a call for change.

A 55-year-old ward boy of a government-run hospital in Ulhasnagar became perhaps the first accused in the city to be booked under the tough new anti-rape law, which was passed by Parliament last week. Officers of the Central police station in Ulhasnagar have registered an FIR for rape against the hospital staffer who molested a patient inside the o...

Though different political parties have professed that protecting women with tougher laws that punish sexual offences is a top priority, a new law that aims to do just that may be delayed.

A new proposal for tough anti-rape laws has been delayed again by the government, which has been keen to telegraph its commitment to improving safety for women since the fatal gang-rape of a student on a Delhi bus triggered protests and a call for change.