Delhi Gangrape

Delhi gang-rape accused being poisoned, lawyer tells court

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday May 15, 2013

An accused in the gang-rape case of a 23-year-old girl in Delhi onboard a moving bus on December 16 has been vomiting blood as his "food was being poisoned" over several weeks in Tihar Jail, his lawyer told a fast-track court today, adding that he wa...

Delhi braveheart's friend's interview can't be used as evidence: Supreme Court on December 16 gang-rape

Edited by Janaki Fernandes (with inputs from agencies) | Friday May 3, 2013

The Supreme Court today said that the interview to a private channel given by the friend of the 23-year-old student, who was gang-raped on a moving bus in Delhi in December, cannot be used as evidence in the case.

What makes someone rape a child?

Written by Sutapa Deb | Saturday April 27, 2013

The shocking gang-rape of a five-year-old girl in Delhi has raised many questions. Where are the perpetrators of rape coming from? What makes them commit rape?

Two tourists held, one sexually assaulted on public transport van in Brazil

Associated Press | Monday April 1, 2013

Two foreign tourists were held for hours, brutalized and one of them sexually assaulted aboard a public transport van they boarded in Rio de Janeiro's showcase Copacabana beach neighbourhood, police said in a statement.

22-year-old girl gang-raped by three teens in Haryana

Press Trust of India | Saturday March 23, 2013

A 22-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by three teenagers today in a park on the Delhi road in Rahtak.

Delhi gang-rape accused gets parole to attend Ram Singh's funeral

Edited by Ashish Mukherjee | Friday March 22, 2013

One of the four men being tried for the murder and gang-rape of a Delhi student will be allowed to attend the funeral service of his brother, Ram Singh, the alleged mastermind of the case who hung himself in Tihar Jail earlier this month.

Court lifts ban on media coverage of Delhi gang-rape trial

Edited by Ashish Mukherjee | Friday March 22, 2013

The Delhi High Court has ruled that reporters from newspapers will be allowed to attend and report on the trial of four men accused of raping and murdering a medical student on a moving bus in Delhi in December.

Blog: Making a case for tougher anti-stalking laws

David Lalmalsawma, Reuters | Thursday March 21, 2013

Should any well-meaning law proposed in a democratic parliament be shelved because it risks being misused in some form?

Anti-rape bill tabled in Lok Sabha

Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Tuesday March 19, 2013

The new anti-rape bill, which seeks to provide stricter punishment for rape and other crimes against women, has finally been tabled in Parliament today. The bill was introduced in the Lok Sabha by Home Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde.

New anti-rape laws: 16 as new age of consent divides parties

Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Monday March 18, 2013

An all-party meet on the anti-rape bill, which seeks to provide stricter punishment for crimes against women, has ended inconclusively. Another meeting is scheduled at 12:30 pm. The government has only till March 22 when Parliament goes into recess t...

Gang-rape accused charge sheeted in robbery case

Press Trust of India | Friday March 15, 2013

Delhi police filed a charge sheet against the accused in the December 16 gang-rape case in a separate case of robbery lodged against them for looting a vegetable seller before brutally assaulting the medical student.

Cabinet clears anti-rape bill which lowers age of consent from 18 to 16 years

Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Thursday March 14, 2013

The Cabinet today cleared the anti-rape bill, aimed to provide stricter punishment for crimes against women. The bill will now be discussed by leaders of all parties on Monday.

Police had info about possible attack on Ram Singh, other suspects: sources

Edited by Surabhi Malik | Wednesday March 13, 2013

Two months ago, the Delhi Police allegedly intercepted calls from a Tihar Jail inmate, who was illegally using the phone of a jail employee. In one conversation the inmate, say sources, hinted that there could be an attack on the five men accused of ...

Delhi gang-rape case: four other accused write to Home Minister, demand more security

Reported by Tanima Biswas, edited by Samira Shaikh | Tuesday March 12, 2013

After Ram Singh, one of the men accused of brutally gang-raping a medical student in Delhi was found hanging in his Tihar Jail cell yesterday, four other men facing trial in the case and lodged at Tihar have written to the Home Minister and Delhi's p...

Eight suspects in Constable Tomar's death are innocent, says police

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday March 12, 2013

Delhi Police on Tuesday gave a clean chit to eight people booked in constable Subhash Tomar's death during the anti-rape protests in New Delhi in December last year.