Crime Against Children

Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan Demands CBI Probe In 5-Year-Old Odisha Girl's Murder Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday December 27, 2020

Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan on Saturday demanded that the Odisha government hand over the kidnap and murder case of a 5-year-old girl from Nayagarh district as allegations of organ trade angle have been ignored by the SIT of the state police probing thematter.

UP Teen Harassed, Beaten, Thrown Off Terrace By 3 Neighbours: Police

India News | Reported by Kamaal Khan, Edited by Nandini Gupta | Sunday October 25, 2020

A 15-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Mau district was physically assaulted and thrown off the terrace of a house for objecting to harassment by three men, the police said. The girl and the accused are neighbours, and the incident took place when she was returning home on Friday, they said.

Man Gets Death Penalty For Rape-Murder Of One-Year-Old Girl In UP

Cities | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 24, 2020

A court here awarded death penalty to a man in connection with the rape and murder of a one-and-a-half-year-old girl in 2014.

UP Special Campaign To Spread Awareness On Crimes Against Children, Women

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 10, 2020

A special campaign will be organised in Uttar Pradesh from October 17 to October 25 to create awareness among the public regarding crimes against children and women, according to a statement on Saturday.

Telangana Teen Set On Fire Allegedly For Rejecting Employer

India News | Written by Uma Sudhir | Tuesday October 6, 2020

Even as outrage over the Hathras horror spreads across the country, a 13-year-old girl from a Scheduled Caste community was recently set ablaze in Telangana for reportedly resisting the sexual advances of a man at whose house she worked as a caregiver.

Aunts Kill 2-Year-Old, Hide Body In Closet; Were "Jealous" Of His Mother

Noida News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 5, 2020

Two women were arrested on Monday for allegedly smothering their two-year-old nephew over "jealousy" with his mother in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida, police said.

Accused Known To Survivors In 94% Cases Of Rape In 2019: Government Data

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Wednesday September 30, 2020

Children and women are most vulnerable among their own relatives and known people, compared to unknown people in the context of sex-related crime, according to government data. The National Crime Records Bureau In its latest report of 2019 said in 94.2 per cent of rape cases, the accused was known to the survivor.

Accused In UP 3-Year-Old's Rape-Murder Arrested After Encounter With Cops

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Friday September 4, 2020

A three-year-old girl found dead in a sugarcane field in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri on Thursday morning was raped and strangled, the police said today. This is the third rape-murder in the district in the 20 days.

12-Year-Old Girl Raped Near Delhi, Accused Arrested After Gunfight

Noida News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 27, 2020

A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida and the accused arrested after a gunfight with police personnel, officials said on Thursday.

Girl Allegedly Raped, Burnt With Cigarettes In UP's Gorakhpur, 2 Arrested

Cities | Written by Alok Pandey | Monday August 17, 2020

A teenage girl was allegedly raped by two men and her body singed with cigarette butts in eastern Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur district on Friday. The girl was found by her parents, brick kiln workers, the next day. A case has been registered against two men, who have been arrested and sent to jail, the police said.

Agra Man, Caught On Camera Beating Son Tied Upside Down, Arrested

India News | Reported By Alok Pandey, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Monday August 10, 2020

A man was arrested in Uttar Pradesh's Agra on Saturday after he was seen assaulting his son, tied upside down with a rope, in front of fellow villagers.

Man Accused Of Raping 12-Year-Old Girl Inside Her Home In Delhi Arrested

India News | Edited by Vaibhav Tiwari | Friday August 7, 2020

A man accused of raping and torturing a 12-year-old girl in her Delhi house has been arrested, the police said. The survivor underwent a surgery at AIIMS hospital and was critical, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Thursday, calling the crime barbaric.

"Is This India Of Our Dreams?" Rahul Gandhi On UP Sexual Exploitation Report

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 9, 2020

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at the government on Thursday over a media report on sexual exploitation of minor girls in the mines of Uttar Pradesh's Chitrakoot, asking "Is this the India of our dreams"?

UP Girl Raped, Strangled On Holi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra Slams State Government

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 11, 2020

A minor girl died of excessive bleeding after she was allegedly raped by a man, who fled after attempting to strangle her, in a village in Unnao, police said on Wednesday.

Hanging Of Man Who Raped, Killed 3-Year-Old Put On Hold By Supreme Court

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited By Swati Bhasin | Thursday February 20, 2020

The hanging of a man convicted in the rape and murder of a three-year-old in Gujarat's Surat was put on hold today by the Supreme Court, nearly a week before his execution.