Jharkhand Rape

The 23-year-old woman, who was set on fire for allegedly resisting rape attempt, succumbed to her burn injuries in a Ranchi hospital on Sunday morning.

A 23-year-old woman was doused with petrol and set on fire in her home in Hazaribag allegedly by four persons for resisting a rape attempt, police said on Monday.

A police officer was arrested in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district on Thursday when she was allegedly accepting a bribe for covering up a rape case, an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) official said.

An imam was arrested for allegedly raping an eight-year-old girl at a madrasa in Jharkhand's Simdega district, police said on Monday.

The Jharkhand High Court directed the police not to take any coercive action against Bramhanand Netam, the BJP candidate in an assembly bypoll in Chhattisgarh who is being investigated in a rape case in Jamshedpur.

The Jharkhand Police have summoned Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for the December 5 Bhanupratappur bypoll in Chhattisgarh and three others who have been named as accused in a rape case in the neighbouring state.

Congress claimed Brahmanand Netam, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for the Bhanupratappur bypoll in Chhattisgarh on December 5, is an accused in a rape case in Jharkhand and that he had not mentioned its details in his election affidavit.

Seven people, including two minors, were arrest for the gang rape of the 26-year-old software engineer in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, police said on Sunday.

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) was formed on Saturday to probe into the alleged gang-rape of a 26-year-old software engineer in Chaibasa, 180 km from state capital Ranchi.

A 26-year-old software engineer was allegedly gang-raped by around 10 men in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, police said today.

A minor girl was allegedly gang raped by five people in front of her mother in Jharkhand's Deoghar district, a police officer said on Monday.

A three months pregnant woman was allegedly raped by six men in front of her husband in Jharkhand's Palamu district, police said on Monday.

A 26-year-old man accused of raping a girl died at a government hospital in Ranchi, police said on Sunday. The hospital authorities said the patient died of multi-organ failure.

A minor boy was arrested today for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl, in Jariagarh village in Khunti district in Jharkhand.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, battling a political crisis, has landed in a controversy over his comment on Sunday on the alleged rape and murder of a tribal girl. "Incidents happen everywhere," he said in response to questions.

The 23-year-old woman, who was set on fire for allegedly resisting rape attempt, succumbed to her burn injuries in a Ranchi hospital on Sunday morning.

A 23-year-old woman was doused with petrol and set on fire in her home in Hazaribag allegedly by four persons for resisting a rape attempt, police said on Monday.

A police officer was arrested in Jharkhand's Ramgarh district on Thursday when she was allegedly accepting a bribe for covering up a rape case, an Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) official said.

An imam was arrested for allegedly raping an eight-year-old girl at a madrasa in Jharkhand's Simdega district, police said on Monday.

The Jharkhand High Court directed the police not to take any coercive action against Bramhanand Netam, the BJP candidate in an assembly bypoll in Chhattisgarh who is being investigated in a rape case in Jamshedpur.

The Jharkhand Police have summoned Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for the December 5 Bhanupratappur bypoll in Chhattisgarh and three others who have been named as accused in a rape case in the neighbouring state.

Congress claimed Brahmanand Netam, the Bharatiya Janata Party candidate for the Bhanupratappur bypoll in Chhattisgarh on December 5, is an accused in a rape case in Jharkhand and that he had not mentioned its details in his election affidavit.

Seven people, including two minors, were arrest for the gang rape of the 26-year-old software engineer in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, police said on Sunday.

A Special Investigation Team (SIT) was formed on Saturday to probe into the alleged gang-rape of a 26-year-old software engineer in Chaibasa, 180 km from state capital Ranchi.

A 26-year-old software engineer was allegedly gang-raped by around 10 men in Jharkhand's West Singhbhum district, police said today.

A minor girl was allegedly gang raped by five people in front of her mother in Jharkhand's Deoghar district, a police officer said on Monday.

A three months pregnant woman was allegedly raped by six men in front of her husband in Jharkhand's Palamu district, police said on Monday.

A 26-year-old man accused of raping a girl died at a government hospital in Ranchi, police said on Sunday. The hospital authorities said the patient died of multi-organ failure.

A minor boy was arrested today for allegedly raping a 16-year-old girl, in Jariagarh village in Khunti district in Jharkhand.

Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren, battling a political crisis, has landed in a controversy over his comment on Sunday on the alleged rape and murder of a tribal girl. "Incidents happen everywhere," he said in response to questions.