Rape

Mumbai doctor on the run after allegedly raping 27-year-old girl in clinic

Written by Saurabh Gupta | Sunday May 19, 2013

A 27-year-old woman has claimed that she was raped by a doctor in Mumbai while she was visiting his clinic for treatment. The victim is a resident of Ghatkopar. She was visiting the doctor's clinic at Khar in suburban Mumbai.

Five-year-old girl allegedly raped by neighbour in Tamil Nadu

Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin, edited by Samira Shaikh | Saturday May 18, 2013

A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped in the Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu. A 25-year-old neighbour, a truck cleaner, has been arrested on charges of rape.

Two differently-abled girls allegedly raped at NGO near Jaipur; four arrested

Edited by Surabhi Malik | Saturday May 18, 2013

Two differently-abled girls were allegedly raped and beaten at an NGO-run school near Jaipur where they had gone for speech therapy and studies. Four staff members of the NGO have been arrested by the police.

US Air Force chief regrets comments on 'hook-up' culture

Agence France-Presse | Saturday May 18, 2013

The chief of the US Air Force said Friday he regretted comments he made last week seeming to suggest a "hookup culture" in society was partly to blame for a sexual assault crisis in the military.

Three arrested for alleged rapes in Gurgaon

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 17, 2013

A policeman, a physiotherapist and an engineer were arrested in Gurgaon on Friday in connection with three separate rape cases in Gurgaon, police said.

Loic Remy in squad despite rape claim: QPR

Agence France-Presse | Friday May 17, 2013

Remy joined QPR from Marseille in January for a club-record fee of 8 million pounds($12.2 million, 9.5 million euros), but despite scoring six goals since his arrival at Loftus Road, he could not prevent the team's relegation from the Premier Leag...

Australian gets 45 years for Indian student's murder

Agence France-Presse | Friday May 17, 2013

An Australian man who raped and strangled his neighbour Indian student and threw her body into a canal in a suitcase was jailed today for 45 years for the "horrifying" murder.

Barack Obama calls meeting on military sex assault

Associated Press | Thursday May 16, 2013

The top US defence leaders were summoned to the White House on Thursday to talk about the military's escalating sexual assault crisis as the Pentagon's top general said women in uniform were losing confidence the problem will be solved.

Indian-origin TV host to face trial in Guyana for allegedly raping 7-year-old girl

Associated Press | Thursday May 16, 2013

A former presidential candidate and popular talk show host in Guyana will stand trial on charges of raping a 7-year-old girl.

71-year-old tantric arrested for allegedly raping 10-year-old in Delhi

Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday May 16, 2013

A 71-year-old tantric was arrested in New Delhi for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl on the pretext of healing her, police said on Wednesday.

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...

Hong Kong official under fire for rape remarks

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 15, 2013

Hong Kong's security minister came under fire on Wednesday for saying that women should "not drink too much" if they wanted to avoid being raped.

Ohio kidnappings: Accused plans to plead not guilty, says lawyer

Reuters | Wednesday May 15, 2013

The man charged with holding three women captive and raping them during a decade in his Cleveland home plans to plead not guilty to criminal charges, one of his lawyers said on Wednesday.

Doctor arrested for allegedly raping patient in Delhi

Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday May 15, 2013

A 51-year-old doctor at a government hospital in New Delhi was arrested for allegedly raping a 21-year-old patient in a clinic in east Delhi, police said on Wednesday.

Queens Park Rangers striker Loic Remy arrested on suspicion of rape

Agence France-Presse | Wednesday May 15, 2013

Remy is being held by Scotland Yard's sex crime squad along with two other men after a 34-year-old woman alleged three men raped her on May 6 in west London.