Rape

UK Scientist Pleads Guilty To 137 Online Sex Abuse Charges

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday October 17, 2017

A British scientist pleaded guilty Monday to 137 criminal offences involving online abuse, including encouraging the rape of a four-year-old boy, the National Crime Agency said in a statement.

Distraught Nelly Accuser Wants Rape Case Dropped

World News | Reuters | Monday October 16, 2017

A woman whose rape accusations against hip-hop star Nelly led to his arrest wants the case to be dropped, saying she felt unsafe amid the scrutiny.

UP Teen, Threatened By Alleged Rapists, Found Hanging At Home

India News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Sunday October 15, 2017

Threatened with rape again, a 15-year-old has allegedly committed suicide in Uttar Pradesh's Baghpat district. The police said the girl hanged herself after three of the five men who abducted and gang-raped her four months ago, warned her of a repeat if she didn't withdraw her complaint.

Harvey Weinstein: Hollywood Kingmaker With Feet Of Clay

Entertainment | Agence France-Presse | Sunday October 15, 2017

Meryl Streep famously called Harvey Weinstein "God," but he fell emphatically to Earth as he was booted out of the Academy amid a torrent of accusations of harassment, sexual assault and rape

Bombay High Court Denies Permission To 16-Year-Old Rape Survivor To Undergo Abortion

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 13, 2017

The Bombay High Court today denied permission to a 16-year-old rape survivor, who was in her 27th week of pregnancy, to undergo an abortion, citing the report of a panel of doctors which examined her.

Honeypreet Insan, Ram Rahim's 'Daughter', Sent To Jail Till October 23

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 13, 2017

Honeypreet Insan, the adopted daughter of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, has been sent to jail till October 23 by a Panchkula court today in connection with the violence that followed the Dera Sacha Sauda sect chief's rape conviction on August 25, which left 41 people dead and scores injured.

Focus Shifts On Marital Rape After Sex With Child Brides Criminalised

Thomson Reuters Foundation | Friday October 13, 2017

New Delhi: – A ruling by the Supreme Court against husbands who have sex with their child brides will protect millions of girls and may propel efforts to make marital rape a crime, according to campaigners. The Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a decades-old clause in the country’s rape laws permitting a man to have sex with his wife if s...

Sex With Wife Below 18 Can Be Punished With Life Imprisonment: Supreme Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 13, 2017

The Supreme Court judgement criminalising sexual intercourse by a man with his minor wife can attract a jail term of 10 years under the India Penal Code or even a life term under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

Sex With Wife Below 18 Is Rape, Says Supreme Court

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Deepshikha Ghosh | Wednesday October 11, 2017

Sex with a wife below 18 is rape, the Supreme Court said today in a landmark decision to end an exception in the law for men married to girls who are above 15.

10-Year-Old Rape Survivor's Baby Fathered By Uncle, Say Police

Chandigarh News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 11, 2017

The younger maternal uncle of a 10-year-old rape survivor has turned out to be the father of her two-month-old child, the police said today. Earlier, it was suspected that her elder uncle had fathered the baby who was delivered in August this year, they said.

Delhi High Court Allows Rape Survivor's Plea To Terminate 8-Week Pregnancy

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday October 10, 2017

The Delhi High Court today came to the aid of a 20-year-old rape survivor by allowing her to terminate her eight week pregnancy which she alleged was a result of the sexual assault on her.

High Court Admits Pleas Of Dera Chief Ram Rahim, Rape Victims

Chandigarh News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 9, 2017

The Punjab and Haryana High Court today issued a notice to the CBI while admitting separate pleas filed by the Dera Sacha Sauda chief challenging his 20-year sentence in rape case and that of the two victims seeking life imprisonment for Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh.

Domestic Help Alleges Rape By Former Co-Worker Two Years Back

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Monday October 9, 2017

A woman, who was working as a domestic help at the residence of a politician in New Delhi, has alleged that she was raped by a male staff there two years back, the police said on Sunday.

Cop Allegedly Forces Woman To Abort After Raping Her In Ghaziabad

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Sunday October 8, 2017

Police in Ghaziabad have booked one of their officers on charges of raping a woman and forcing her to go for abortion.

US Rapper Nelly Arrested After A 911 Call From Woman Alleging Rape

World News | Agence France-Presse | Sunday October 8, 2017

Grammy Award-winning rapper Nelly was arrested Saturday after a woman accused him of raping her in his tour bus, police in the northwestern state of Washington said.

Goa Police Unable To Find Missing Godman Wanted In A Rape Case

Cities | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 7, 2017

A self-styled godman from Karnataka, wanted on charges of raping a 19-year-old woman here, has gone missing, police said today.

Woman, 30, Allegedly Gang-Raped In Front Of Husband, Child In UP's Muzaffarnagar

Muzaffarnagar News | Reported by Alok Pandey, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Saturday October 7, 2017

A 30-year-old woman in Uttar Pradesh was allegedly gang-raped by four men in front of her husband and their three-month-old baby, the police said. They stopped them, snatched the baby, beat up the man and dragged the woman to a sugarcane field.

A Rapist's Ear: What It Took A Woman To Get A Case Registered

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 7, 2017

It took three days for an alleged gangrape victim to get a case registered at a police station in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh, and that too after producing a damning piece of evidence -- the severed ear of one of the rapists which she had bitten off.

'Self-Styled Godman' Booked For Raping Woman In Goa

Goa News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 7, 2017

A 19-year-old woman from Goa's Vasco accused a Karnataka-based "self-styled godman" of raping her in a house near Mapusa town, following which the police have registered a case and sent a team to arrest him.

Evidence Of Honeypreet Insan's Hand In Panchkula Violence, Claims Haryana Police

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday October 6, 2017

Haryana Police has found evidence of Honeypreet Insan's hand in incidents of violence in Panchkula following Dera Sacha Sauda chief's conviction in a rape case on August 25, Panchkula Police Commissioner AS Chawla claimed today.

6-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Raped In Delhi School Washroom, Sweeper Arrested: Cops

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Thursday October 5, 2017

A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped in a washroom of a private school in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar by a member of the housekeeping staff, the police said today.

Former Punjab Minister Sucha Singh Langah, Accused Of Rape, Surrenders Before Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday October 4, 2017

Former Akali minister Sucha Singh Langah, who had been on the run after a rape case was registered against him, today surrendered before the district court in Gurdaspur.

Teen Sisters Gang-Raped Near Jharkhand School, Assault Filmed

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday October 4, 2017

Two teenaged sisters were raped by three men in Jharkhand's Palamau district, police said on Wednesday. The accused allegedly filmed the rape and threatened the girls of making the video public if they dared to report the incident.

Cop Allegedly Tries To Rape 6-Year-Old Inside Checkpost In UP, Arrested

Lucknow News | Edited by Anuj Pant | Monday October 2, 2017

A policeman had allegedly attempted to rape a 6-year-old inside a police checkpost in Rampur district of Uttar Pradesh. The sub-inspector, Tejveer Singh, was caught by the villagers and he has been arrested.

Former Punjab Minister, Accused Of Rape, Skips Court Visit: Police

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Saturday September 30, 2017

Punjab's former Akali Minister Sucha Singh Langah today did not surrender in a court, as promised a day earlier after a rape case was filed against him

Former Punjab Minister Sucha Singh Langah Booked For Alleged Rape

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Friday September 29, 2017

Punjab's former Akali minister Sucha Singh Langah was booked today on charges of rape, extortion and cheating on a complaint by a woman employee of the state police, police said. Mr Langah called it "political vendetta" just before the Gurdaspur Lok Sabha seat bypoll on October 11 and said he will surrender tomorrow in a court

Teenage Girl Raped In Rajasthan, Killed For Spurning Advances Of Youth

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday September 29, 2017

A 16-year-old girl who had gone to a Dandiya event was allegedly raped and bludgeoned to death here by a youth and his cousin after she rejected his advances, following which the two have been apprehended, the police said today.

Delhi Woman Allegedly Kidnapped, Gang-Raped In Bikaner, 6 Arrested

India News | Written by Harsha Kumari Singh | Friday September 29, 2017

Six people have been arrested for allegedly gang-raping a 28-year-old woman in Rajasthan's Bikaner. Police are on the lookout for two more.

Journalist Tarun Tejpal Charged With Raping Junior Colleague: 10 Points

India News | Edited by Shuchi Shukla | Thursday September 28, 2017

Journalist Tarun Tejpal was charged in court today with raping a junior colleague at news magazine Tehelka four years ago. The Goa court rejected Mr Tejpal's petition to defer framing of charges by a month and also denied him exemption from appearing in person for court proceedings. The former Tehelka editor has pleaded not guilty. He has denied al...

7-Year-Old Raped, Murdered Allegedly By Relative in Kerala

Kerala News | Reported by Sneha Mary Koshy, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Thursday September 28, 2017

A seven-year-old was murdered after being raped allegedly by a relative in Kerala's Kollam. The girl's body was found in a rubber estate in Kulathupuzha, about 60 km from state capital Thiruvananthapuram.