Yavatmal District

Eight years after rape, battle for justice still on

Written by Uma Sudhir; Edited by Abhinav Bhatt | Wednesday December 26, 2012

The country has risen in support of the Delhi gang-rape survivor but for Sonal (NOT her real name) and her family, it has been a lonely and long frustrating battle for justice. Sonal was eight years old when she was sexually assaulted by her paternal...

Why this man was kept in chains for more than a month

Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Friday July 20, 2012

A 35-year-old man in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district was kept in chains for 35 days because he was planning to elope with a girl. Arun Sartabe was rescued by the police on Wednesday, after people in the village heard Arun's cries for help and informe...