Delhi Rape

3 Nirbhaya Convicts Move UN Court In Latest Attempt To Stall Execution

India News | Reported by Neeta Sharma, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Monday March 16, 2020

Three of the four men convicted in the 2012 gang-rape and killing of Nirbhaya today petitioned the United Nation's International Court of Justice (ICJ) in another eleventh-hour attempt to stall their hanging, scheduled on Friday.

Nirbhaya Gang-Rape Convict Akshay Singh Files Mercy Plea With President

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 1, 2020

One of the convicts in the 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case Akshay Thakur has filed a mercy plea, jail officials said. This comes hours after the President rejected a similar plea filed by Vinay Sharma, another convict in the case.

Man Accused Of Rape By Estranged Wife, Delhi Court Acquits Him

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 23, 2020

A Delhi court has acquitted a man of rape charges saying the offence cannot be made out as the woman was married to him when he forced her to be physical with him.

"Tactic To Delay Execution": Nirbhaya's Mother On Convict Claiming He Is Juvenile

India News | ANI | Monday January 20, 2020

Asha Devi, mother of 2012 Delhi gang-rape victim, on Monday termed the petition by one of the convicts in the case as a tactic to delay the execution.

Top Court To Hear Nirbhaya Convicts' Plea Against Death Sentence On January 14

India News | ANI | Saturday January 11, 2020

The Supreme Court will hear the curative petition of two death row convicts in 2012 Nirbhaya gang-rape case against their death sentence on January 14.

Delhi Women's Panel Members March To Demand Death Penalty For Rapists

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday December 12, 2019

Several members of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) took out a protest march on Thursday morning demanding capital punishment for rapists.

63% Of Rape Cases In Delhi Recorded Under POCSO Act: Report

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 11, 2019

Sixty-three per cent of 1,965 rape cases recorded in Delhi in 2018-19 were committed against children, a study by an NGO said.

"Strict Action": Arvind Kejriwal On Rejecting Delhi Rape Convict's Plea

India News | ANI | Tuesday December 3, 2019

A day after Delhi government recommended rejecting the mercy petition of a convict in the Nirbhaya gang-rape and murder case, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Monday said that strict action should be taken in such cases to set an example.

"Unlike Us, She Should Get Justice Soon": Nirbhaya's Mother On Vet's Rape

India News | Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday December 2, 2019

Asha Devi, mother of 2012 Delhi rape & murder victim: I welcome Delhi government's decision to recommend rejection of mercy petition of one of the convicts in the case. I hope soon the accused will be hanged to death soon.

Delhi Woman, 55, Raped, Murdered At Home, 24-Year-Old Arrested

Delhi News | Reported By Mukesh Singh Sengar, Edited By Richa Taneja | Saturday November 30, 2019

Delhi Gulabi Bagh rape and murder: The elderly woman, who used to run a tea shop at her home in Gulabi Bagh, did not turn up this morning when a customer called out for her, the police said.

Delhi Man Convicted 15 Years Ago For Raping Woman Acquitted By Top Court

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 21, 2019

Fifteen years after a man was convicted by a trial court for raping a woman, the Supreme Court has acquitted him saying the "victim" was not a "trustworthy witness" as she was "blowing hot and cold" and changing her stand from time to time.

Man Arrested For Allegedly Raping, Killing 16-Year-Old In Delhi: Police

Delhi News | ANI | Monday October 14, 2019

A man was arrested for allegedly killing a 16-year-old girl after raping her in west Delhi's Naraina, the police said on Sunday. The accused and the girl lived in the same locality, they said.

15-year-Old Dies Allegedly After Unsafe Abortion In Delhi: Police

Delhi News | ANI | Monday October 14, 2019

A 15-year-old girl died on Friday night allegedly due to an unsafe abortion procedure in Delhi, the police said. One person has been arrested in this connected, they added.

"Jilting A Lover Not An Offence", Says Court; Acquits Man Accused Of Rape

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 10, 2019

Jilting a lover despite sexual relationship, however abhorrent it may seem, is not an offence, the Delhi High Court has observed. The court further said that now there is wide acceptance to move ahead from the 'no means no' rule on sexual consent, to 'yes means yes'.

Nepal Man Arrested For Raping, Attempting To Kill 6-Year-Old: Delhi Cops

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 30, 2019

A Nepalese man on the run since 2015 after allegedly raping and attempting to kill a six-year-old girl was arrested on Sunday, police said.