Gang Rape

Noida Woman Alleges Gang-Rape; Then Says Lodged A False Complaint: Police

Noida News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 24, 2017

A woman alleged she was abducted from Noida, gang raped in a moving car and then dumped in Delhi but hours later did a volte-face saying she had lodged a false complaint out of anger, police said.

In Glossy Bollywood, Stories Of Ordinary Indian Women Shine

Entertainment | Thomas Reuters | Wednesday September 20, 2017

"Bollywood is a male-dominated industry but there is a sudden influx of women-oriented films that are also doing well," said Avinash Das, writer-director of Anaarkali of Aarah

Top Himachal Pradesh Police Officer, 7 Cops Arrested For Rape Suspect's Death

India News | Edited By Aloke Tikku | Tuesday August 29, 2017

A top officer of Himachal Pradesh police and seven other policemen were arrested on Tuesday for the custody death of a man accused of the rape and murder of a schoolgirl in July. The rape and murder in Kothkai, 55 km from capital Shimla, had led to widespread protests in a state that is widely considered safe for women.

Gang Rape Case: Two Men Get Imprisonment Till Death

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday July 27, 2017

A Delhi court today sentenced two rickshaw pullers to imprisonment for the remainder of their life for raping a woman in New Delhi on the pretext of taking her home.

Four Suspects In Jewar Gang-Rape Arrested In Greater Noida

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday July 24, 2017

Eight people were going to visit a relative undergoing treatment at a hospital in Bulandshahr in western Uttar Pradesh, when a gang of criminals stuck them on Bulandshahr- Jewar highway.

6 Men Were Arrested For Gang-Raping Himachal Teen; One Was Killed

India News | Edited by Nishant Saxena | Wednesday July 19, 2017

Two weeks after a teen girl in Himachal Pradesh was gang-raped and killed in an apple orchard, the main suspect has allegedly killed another man arrested for the crime by smashing his head on the floor of the police station where they were being held.

CBI Probe Sought Into Local Girl's Rape-Murder In Shimla District

Cities | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday July 14, 2017

Accusing police of shielding the "real culprits" in the gang rape and murder of a schoolgirl, residents of a Himachal Pradesh town on Friday blocked a national highway and surrounded a police station to demand a CBI probe into the case.

Woman Gang-Raped In Chhattisgarh, Five Arrested

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 11, 2017

A 20-year-old woman was allegedly raped here by five men, including two auto drivers, police said today.

Supreme Court Refuses To Stay Conviction Of Police Officer In Bilkis Case

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Aloke Tikku | Tuesday May 30, 2017

Declining a Gujarat police officer's plea to stay his conviction in the 2002 Bilkis Bano gang rape case, the Supreme Court on Tuesday told the police officer to first pay up the fine imposed by the high court. The top court is expected to hear the officer's petition in July.

4 Neighbours Arrested For Murder, Gang-Rape Incident On Highway Near Delhi

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday May 26, 2017

The arrests come a day after a man was shot dead and four women of his family gang-raped at gunpoint near Jewar, Uttar Pradesh.

Ensure No Parole For Convicts: Bilkis Bano

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Monday May 8, 2017

Gujarat gang-rape survivor Bilkis Bano on Monday said that after 15 years of indescribable struggle she is preparing for a new beginning after last week's court ruling, and urged that the 11 men convicted by the court should not be granted parole.

Nirbhaya Gangrape Case Timeline: A Delhi Incident That Created A 'Tsunami Of Shock'

India News | Edited by Indroneil B Biswas | Friday May 5, 2017

Nearly five years after the Nirbhaya incident, wherein a 23-year-old medical student was gangraped on a moving bus in the national capital, the Supreme Court today upheld the death penalty of the four adult convicts.

Crime Of 'A Different World': What Supreme Court Judges Said On Nirbhaya Case Verdict

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday May 5, 2017

The Supreme Court has confirmed the death sentence for four convicts in the gang rape and brutal murder of a 23-year-old medical student on a moving bus in Delhi on December 16, 2012. The four men - Akshay Thakur, Vinay Sharma, Pawan Gupta and Mukesh - had appealed in the top court after the High Court ruled that they should be hanged. The parents ...

Woman Accused Of Honey-Trapping BJP MP KC Patel Taken Into Custody For Questioning

India News | Edited by Indroneil B Biswas | Tuesday May 2, 2017

The Delhi Police has taken a woman, accused of honey-trapping BJP lawmaker KC Patel, into custody for questioning over the incident today. The woman, who had accused Mr Patel of rape, was picked up from her residence in Uttar Pradesh's Indirapuram.

Chicago Police Arrest Boy, 14, Seek Others In Facebook Rape Case

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday April 3, 2017

Police in Chicago have arrested a 14-year-old boy and are seeking a 15-year-old in connection with the gang rape of a teenage girl that was broadcast on Facebook Live, authorities said Sunday.

Chicago Police Arrest 14 Year-Old In Facebook Rape Case

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday April 2, 2017

Police in Chicago arrested a 14-year-old boy in connection with the alleged gang rape of a teenage girl that was broadcast on Facebook Live, police and local news reported.

Facebook Hands Swedish Prosecutors Footage in Gang Rape Case

Reuters | Saturday April 1, 2017

Prosecutors earlier this month charged two men with raping a woman in January, and a third with the crime of "grave defamation" by streaming it live or with a slight delay online.

Bikaner Rape: Victim's Father Was 'Unstable' While Filing Complaint, Says Women Panel

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 28, 2017

Mystery shrouded the alleged gang rape of a 13-year-old cancer-affected girl with the Rajasthan Commission for Women on Monday stating that the girl's father was in an "unstable state of mind" while filing the complaint in the incident.

Delhi Woman Allegedly Raped For Hours. Call Centre Employees Accused

Delhi News | NDTV News Desk | Tuesday March 14, 2017

A 26-year-old woman jumped from a 20-feet-high balcony in east Delhi to escape five men who allegedly raped her for hours, police said. The injured woman, a mother of two, walked on the streets without a shred of clothing, begging for help but no one came to her rescue, she told the police. All accused have been arrested.

UK's Convicted Child Sex Gang To Be Deported To Pakistan

World News | Press Trust of India | Friday February 10, 2017

A gang of four Pakistan-born men jailed for child sex grooming and rape offences could be deported after they lost a legal battle to hold on to their British citizenship today.

Gang Rape In Sweden Streamed Live On Facebook

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 23, 2017

Three young men suspected of gang raping a woman in Sweden and livestreaming the attack on Facebook have been detained, police said, urging social media users on Monday to turn over the footage.

Gulabi Gang, Belan Army And The Fight For Political Power

India News | Reported by Meera, Kavita from Khabar Lahariya, Written by Radhika Bordia | Friday January 13, 2017

Sampat Pal is the founder of the famous Gulabi Gang, a group of women in pink saris and armed with lathis who have vowed to fight violence against women in a region notorious for its record of rape crimes, dowry deaths and domestic violence.

When Rape Becomes A Weapon Against Tribal Women

Opinion | Brinda Karat | Thursday January 12, 2017

The tribal women of Bastar have shown the utmost courage in speaking out against the uniformed perpetrators of violence against them.

4 Arrested For Gang Rape Of US Woman Now Sent To Police Custody

Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday December 29, 2016

A local court on Thursday sent four people, including a tourist guide, who were arrested on the charge of sexually assaulting a US tourist in New Delhi earlier this year, to two-day police custody.

4 Arrested In Delhi In Case Of Alleged Gang-Rape Of US Woman

India News | Written by Tanima Biswas | Tuesday December 27, 2016

Three days after a 25-year-old US national recorded her statement in front of a city magistrate in a case of gang-rape, Delhi police has arrested four people.

Nirbhaya Gang-Rape Case Four Years On: 10 Points

Delhi News | Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Friday December 16, 2016

Four years after the 16 December gang-rape and murder -- a case that shocked and enraged India and made international headlines -- the decision on fate of the five men found guilty of assaulting her is pending with the Supreme Court. The 23-year-old paramedical student, dubbed Nirbhaya, was gangraped and brutally tortured in a bus while returning w...

Bulandshahr Gang-Rape: SC Says Azam Khan's Apology For Statement Doesn't Seem 'Unconditional'

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 7, 2016

The apology tendered by controversial Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan for his alleged remarks on the Bulandshahr gang-rape case does not appear to be "unconditional", the Supreme Court observed today.

Hyderabad Cops Being Probed For Mishandling Teen's Alleged Gang Rape, Suicide Case

Hyderabad News | Written by Divya Vishwanathan | Wednesday December 7, 2016

An investigation has been ordered against two policemen, who allegedly failed to take action in the alleged gang rape of a 13-year-old girl in Hyderabad, who subsequently committed suicide.

Teenager Gangraped In Maharashtra; 5 Minor Students, Collegian Detained

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday December 5, 2016

A 13-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by five minor students and a collegian at Ashwin Nagar in Nashik in September, police said today.

Women's Commission To Probe Cop For Misbehaving With Kerala Gangrape Survivor

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday November 15, 2016

The National Commission for Women (NCW) today said it would probe the case relating to the alleged misbehaviour of a police officer who posed indecent questions when a gangrape victim approached him to register a complaint.