Kerala Rape Case

Bishop Denies Rape Charge, Gets Firm Backing From Kerala Church

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Stela Dey | Tuesday September 11, 2018

As a Kerala nun appealed to the Vatican for support in her complaint of rape against a bishop, the accused man claimed he was being implicated for taking disciplinary action against the woman.

Second Priest Arrested In Kerala Rape Case, 2 Others Still On The Run

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Friday July 13, 2018

A second priest, among the four Orthodox priests booked for rape and molestation of a 34-year-old woman in Kerala, was arrested today.

Kerala Superstar Dileep Questioned For 12 Hours Over Actress' Abduction

Kerala News | Reported By Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited By Bhanu Priya Vyas | Thursday June 29, 2017

One of Malayalam cinema's biggest stars, Dileep, was questioned for more than 12 hours last evening in connection with the abduction and molestation in a moving car of a co-star.

Kerala Rape Case: One More Accused Surrenders Before Police

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 18, 2017

One more person charged with covering up the rape of a minor girl allegedly by a Catholic priest in Kottiyoor in Kerala's Kannur district surrendered before police today. Thangamma Nelliyani, the second accused, surrendered around 7.00 am. She will be produced before a court today, Peravoor Circle Inspector Sunil Kumar said. Thalassery Additional S...

Kerala Rape Case: Priest, Nuns, Accused Of Shielding Alleged Rapist, Out On Bail

Kerala News | Sneha Mary Koshy | Saturday March 18, 2017

A Catholic priest and two nuns accused of shielding fellow priest for the rape of a 17-year-old girl, were released on bail yesterday.

Kerala Rape Case: Priest, Nuns, Accused Of Shielding Alleged Rapist, Surrender Before Police

Kerala News | NDTV News Desk | Friday March 17, 2017

A catholic priest and nuns accused of shielding a fellow priest who allegedly raped a teen last year, have surrendered to the police in Kerala's Kottiyoor today. One of them is also the former chairman of Wayanad Child Welfare Committee (CWC). They have been charged with covering up the rape of a minor girl and protecting a fellow priest.

Film Stars Outraged After Malayalam Actor Allegedly Molested In Moving Car

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Monday February 20, 2017

Three men have been arrested in Kerala amid massive anger over the assault on a film star in a moving car. Top South film actors and others have taken to social media to express their horror and to demand immediate action by the government and police.

Kerala Government Shielding Rapists, Says Congress

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday November 4, 2016

The Congress on Friday accused the Kerala government and the CPI-M of shielding the men who raped a woman in Thrissur district two years ago.

In Kerala's Soumya Rape Case, Supreme Court Scraps Convict Govindachamy's Death Penalty

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Thursday September 15, 2016

The Supreme Court today commuted the death sentence of Govindachamy, a convict in the brutal rape and murder case of 23-year-old Soumya, to 14-year jail term. The murder charge against him was dropped.

Anger, Protests On Streets Of Kerala After Barbaric Rape And Murder Of Student

Kerala News | Written by Sneha Mary Koshy | Thursday May 5, 2016

There was anger and protests on the streets of Perambavoor town in Kerala's Ernakulam district on Wednesday, a week after the brutal murder and alleged rape of a 30-year-old law student.

Rape case against Congress law-maker in Kerala

South | Edited by Surabhi Malik | Tuesday March 11, 2014

A Congress law-maker in Kerala has been accused of rape by the police in a case registered this morning.

'Women cry rape when caught': Congress MP shocker on Suryanelli case

Thiruvananthapuram News | Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Tuesday February 19, 2013

Women activists and the Left in Kerala are outraged by the comments of a parliamentarian of the Congress party who has said that the woman who was allegedly raped by 42 men in 40 days was a child prostitute.

I am the wronged one: PJ Kurien fights rape allegations, Congress faces heat

South | Reported by Sandeep Phukan; edited by Samira Shaikh | Friday February 8, 2013

With just two weeks to go before Parliament meet, the Congress has to decide how it handle its leader PJ Kurien, the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, who has been accused by a rape survivor in Kerala of assaulting her in 1996 when she was a school girl.

I am the wronged one: PJ Kurien fights rape allegations, Congress faces heat

South | Reported by Sandeep Phukan, Edited by Sabyasachi Dasgupta | Friday February 8, 2013

With just two weeks to go before the budget session of parliament begins, the Congress has to decide how it will handle the growing controversy around PJ Kurien, the Deputy Chairman of the Rajya Sabha, who has been accused by a rape survivor in Kerala of assaulting her when she was a school girl. In 1996 she says 42 men raped her in 40 days; though...

Suryanelli rape case: Clamour for fresh probe against Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien grows in Kerala

South | Edited by Sabyasachi Dasgupta | Wednesday February 6, 2013

Clamour for a fresh probe against Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman PJ Kurien in the Suryanelli gangrape case has been growing in Kerala as the Opposition - the CPM-led Left Democratic Front (LDF) - and activists continue its protest demanding his resignation.