Rape Cases In India

Why Speedy Probe And Fast-Track Trial For Child Rapes Seem A Far Cry

India News | Written by Sonal Mehrotra Kapoor | Saturday May 5, 2018

Laws on child rapes may have been made stringent but activists have questioned whether it will have the desired impact, given that government data shows 90 per cent cases under the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) law that had a deadline of one year are pending.

Death Penalty for Child Rapists Updates: President Kovind Signs Ordinance To Provide Strict Punishment

India News | Edited by Nonika Marwaha | Sunday April 22, 2018

Today, President Ram Nath Kovind has signed the executive order to pave way for providing stringent punishment, including death penalty, for those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 years. The Union Cabinet on Saturday at a Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi approved the ordinance and was waiting for the President's ...

Mary Kom and Saina Nehwal Condemn Growing Rape Cases In India

Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 17, 2018

After the 2012 Nirbhaya case, the Kathua and Unnao rape cases have shook the nation, triggering widespread outrage.

Kathua Case: Supreme Court Orders Jammu And Kashmir Government To Provide Security To Family, Lawyer - Highlights

India News | Edited by Arun Nair | Tuesday April 17, 2018

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Jammu and Kashmir government to provide protection to the family of the eight-year-oldho was raped and murdered in Kathua. The family had requested the Supreme Court to transfer the trial out of the state, citing a backlash and lack of security for his family. Eight people, including a juvenile have been accuse...

Man Allegedly Raped Daughter For Years In Maharashtra's Palghar, Arrested

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 17, 2016

A 20-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her father repeatedly over the years, forcing her to undergo three abortions, police said today.

Teenage Girl Allegedly Raped In Maharashtra's Palghar; 1 Arrested

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday September 17, 2016

A 22-year-old youth from Nallasopara in Palghar has been arrested for allegedly raping a teenage girl whom he had befriended, police said today.

Over 34,600 Rape Cases In India; Delhi Tops Among Union Territories

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 31, 2016

Over 34,600 cases of rape have been reported across the country last year with Madhya Pradesh and Delhi topping the infamous list of states and union territories respectively.

In Another UP Horror, Teacher Allegedly Gang-Raped At Gunpoint Near Highway

India News | Agencies | Wednesday August 3, 2016

Just days after a woman and her teen daughter were gang-raped near a highway in Uttar Pradesh, a teacher was kidnapped and allegedly raped at gunpoint in Bareilly by three men who also filmed the assault.

'32,077 Rapes Reported In 2015', Government Informs Parliament

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 28, 2016

A total of 32,077 rape cases were reported in 2015 across the country, Rajya Sabha was told on Wednesday.

Rape is a Global Issue, Not Just India's Problem: Filmmaker

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday November 13, 2015

Rape is not just India's problem but a global issue over which "there is a conspiracy of silence," the director of a national award-winning film based on the events following the 2012 Delhi gangrape has said.

Ten-fold increase in rape cases in India since 1971

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 14, 2014

Recording a ten-fold jump, rape cases since 1971 have left behind other heinous crimes like murders and kidnappings, indicating decay in moral fabric in the country.

Pune: Suspect turns approver in Nayana Pujari rape & murder case

Cities | DNA Correspondent, DNA | Friday October 8, 2010

Principal district judge Madan Joshi on Wednesday directed that the confession of Rajesh Pandurang Choudhari, one of the suspects in the Nayana Pujari gang rape and murder case be recorded on October 11. Choudhari has turned approver. The Bombay high court, on Monday, had dismissed a plea filed by Mahesh Balasaheb Thakur, the other suspect in the c...