Rape In Mumbai

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.

After Bhojpuri Film Actor Manoj Pandey, His Wife Held In Rape Case

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Monday September 25, 2017

Two days after his arrest, Bhojpuri film actor Manoj Pandey's wife too has been held on the charge of assisting him in allegedly raping a 27-year-old singer actress on the pretext of marrying her, the police said today.

13-Year-Old Rape Survivor's Baby Dies Days After Supreme Court Cleared Abortion

Mumbai News | Reported by Saurabh Gupta, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Monday September 11, 2017

The baby born to a 13-year-old rape survivor in Mumbai on Friday died at a hospital in the city on Sunday. The teenager and her family went ahead with the delivery after the Supreme Court gave them a go-ahead to terminate the pregnancy. Doctors said, at 31 weeks, it was too late to abort.

After Supreme Court Order, Doctors At Mumbai Hospital End Rape Survivor's 31-Week Pregnancy

Mumbai News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Friday September 8, 2017

In an extremely rare move, doctors at Mumbai's JJ Hospital today conducted a caesarean section surgery on a 31-week pregnant teenage rape survivor after the Supreme Court gave the go ahead. The 13-year-old girl and the child are fine, doctors said.

Rape Survivor, 13, Made To Wait For Abortion Test In Mumbai Rain Deluge

Mumbai News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday September 1, 2017

For a 13-year-old rape survivor in Mumbai, the heavy rains that that brought the city to a standstill, made her wait for abortion test longer. She is 30 weeks pregnant and is waiting to be examined by doctors who will assess if she can abort the foetus.

Maratha Group To Hold 'Biggest' Silent March In Mumbai To Press Reservation Demand

Mumbai News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Tuesday August 8, 2017

Exactly a year after the Maratha Kranti Morcha had organised its first silent march in Aurangabad, which was followed by other cities across Maharashtra, it is ready to hold its "biggest" rally in Mumbai tomorrow.

Mumbai College Student Alleges Rape In Moving Car

Mumbai News | NDTV News Desk | Friday July 7, 2017

A 20-year-old woman in Mumbai has alleged that she was gang-raped on Wednesday in a moving car by four men and later thrown out.

President Pranab Mukherjee Rejects 2 More Mercy Pleas, Total Count Stands At 30

India News | Reported by A Vaidyanathan, Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Sunday June 18, 2017

President Pranab Mukherjee rejected two mercy petitions in the last week of May. The dismissal of the appeals comes just weeks before his term ends and takes the total number of mercy petitions rejected by him to 30. The cases involved the rape and murder of a four-year-old girl by three men in Indore in 2012, and a 22-year-old woman in Pune in 200...

Bollywood Singer Ankit Tiwari Acquitted In Rape Case

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Thursday April 27, 2017

Bollywood singer Ankit Tiwari was today acquitted of raping a woman. A sessions court in Mumbai acquitted Mr Tiwari today after the complaint, allegedly his former girlfriend, turned hostile and failed to support the prosecution version during the trial.

Man Gets Life In Jail For Kidnapping, Raping Minor Sisters For 3 Months

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 25, 2017

A man was given life imprisonment and his accomplice a ten-year jail term for kidnapping two minor tribal sisters in Korba district of Chhattisgarh under the pretext of taking them to Mumbai to meet film stars and raping them.

After Raping, Killing 4-Year-Old, Accused Went For Fish And Rice Meal: Mumbai Cops

Mumbai News | Written by Ankita Sinha | Sunday January 15, 2017

Three men, who allegedly raped and murdered a four-year-old child in Bhayander near Mumbai, have been arrested by the police. Police say they lured the child away with a chocolate, sexually assaulted her, killed and buried her body and then went off to enjoy a meal of fish and rice at a nearby restaurant.

Mumbai Woman Allegedly Gang-Raped While House-Hunting

Mumbai News | Written by Ankita Sinha | Tuesday November 1, 2016

A woman who was house-hunting with her husband in Mumbai was allegedly gang-raped yesterday. Seven suspects have been arrested, the police said today.

Angry Protests In Nashik After 5-Year-Old Allegedly Raped

India News | Reported by Ankita Sinha, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Sunday October 9, 2016

There were angry protests in Nashik in Maharashtra today after a five-year-old was allegedly raped by a 17-year-old boy on Saturday.

She Grew Up In Mumbai's Red-Light Area And Has A Wonderful Story To Tell

Offbeat | Amrita Kohli | Tuesday September 27, 2016

"Growing up, I faced a lot of discrimination," says a Mumbai woman on the Humans of Bombay Facebook page. "I had everything going against me - a dark skinned Indian girl from a red light area," she explains. However, this woman's interpretation of beauty, life and the place she calls home is beyond inspiring.

Truck Driver Arrested For Rape, Murder Of 11-Year-Old Girl in Mumbai

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday September 21, 2016

A container truck driver has been arrested in connection with the rape and murder of a minor girl at Navghar in suburban Mulund, police said today.

Two-And-A-Half-Year-Old Girl Allegedly Raped; Man Held In Mumbai

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Saturday August 13, 2016

A two-and-a-half-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a young man in suburban Vikhroli in Mumbai, police said today.

Salman Khan's Sultan Ne Dil Jeet Liya: Film Gives Bollywood Goosebumps

Wednesday July 6, 2016

Salman Khan hosted a special screening of Sultan in Mumbai on July 5. Dia Mirza, Huma Qureshi, Riteish Deshmukh, Waheeda Rahman and Asha Parekh attended. Family present included Salman's father Salim Khan, and step-mother Helen

Salman Khan Summoned By Women's Rights Body Over Rape Remark

India News | Reported by Tejas Mehta | Thursday June 23, 2016

Movie star Salman Khan must appear before the Maharashtra Women's Commission in Mumbai next week, the agency said today, after angering fans, the public, activists and others by stating that training sessions for his new film made him feel like a "raped woman".

Dear Arbaaz, 'Like a Raped Woman' Not Same as 'Worked Like a Donkey'

Wednesday June 22, 2016

Arbaaz Khan, speaking at the launch of the logo of his new film Jeena Isi Ka Naam Hai in Mumbai on Tuesday, also said he hoped his brother would issue a 'clarification' or a 'statement' - notably, he didn't say 'apology.'

Man Gets 'Double' Life Sentence For Rape & Murder Of 4-Yr-Old In Mumbai

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 15, 2016

The Bombay High Court on Monday commuted the death sentence awarded by a lower court to a 23-year-old man from Sangli district in Maharashtra for raping and killing his four-year-old niece in 2012 and awarded him "double life" sentence of 28 years.

Consensual Physical Relations Do Not Amount To Rape: Bombay High Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday March 10, 2016

An educated woman is mature enough to understand the consequences of having physical relations with her partner and such cases will not fall under the ambit of rape, the Bombay High Court said today while granting anticipatory bail to a 25-year-old man.

Case Against Twitter User For Allegedly Threatening To Rape Woman Journalist

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 18, 2016

A case was registered on Wednesday against a person for allegedly threatening a woman journalist on Twitter that she will be "gangraped" in two days after she uploaded photos of the protest march to condemn the attack on journalists in Patiala House court in New Delhi, police said.

Mumbai Crime: Step-Dad Threatens Teen With Sickle, Rapes Her

Mumbai News | Vijay Kumar Yadav and Samiullah Khan, Mid-day.com | Saturday February 6, 2016

In a shameful day for the city, four incidents of rape, all involving minors, were reported from various areas on Thursday. In one such case, a teenager was raped by her stepfather. In all cases the cops have arrested the accused, and in three cases they have been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Childre...

Mumbai: Is Powai A Venue For Secret Global Meet To Push For Legalising Rape?

Mumbai News | Vijay Kumar Yadav, mid-day.com | Thursday February 4, 2016

Mumbai Police's Twitter account was abuzz with messages from citizens alerting the cops about a secret meeting of an international community that allegedly seeks to make rape legal. The tweets included links to a US blog that mentioned 165 'secret' meeting spots across the world - one in Mumbai - where participants will gather on Saturday.

Rape Convicts Barred From Furlough In Maharashtra's Amended Prison Manual

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday February 2, 2016

A person convicted for rape will not be eligible for furlough under an amended prison manual notified in Maharashtra. Governor C Vidyasagar Rao has notified 30 new amendments to the jail manual, including exclusion of rape convicts from being eligible for furlough.

Pune Infosys Rape Survivor: Instead Of Saving Me, He Filmed My Rape

Mumbai News | mid-day.com | Wednesday December 30, 2015

Concerns over the safety of women working at IT companies have arisen once again with the shocking rape of a 25-year-old cashier at the Pune campus of Infosys on Sunday. Two male housekeeping staffers followed her into the women's washroom, where one of them raped her while the other filmed the entire act.

Rise in Rape, Molestation Cases in Mumbai, Claims Survey

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday December 9, 2015

Crimes like rape and molestation have witnessed almost a three-fold increase in the metropolis since 2010-11 raising questions over safety of women, children and senior citizens, according to a survey conducted by a city-based NGO.

Model Rape Case: I Contemplated Suicide, Says DIG Sunil Paraskar

Mumbai News | mid-day.com | Saturday December 5, 2015

The Dindoshi Sessions court on Friday discharged Maharashtra DIG Sunil Paraskar in a rape case alleged by a 27-year-old model. The model had alleged that Paraskar, (57), had sexually assaulted her on two occasions in December 2013 and he had been suspended following the allegations.

Senior Mumbai Cop, Accused of Rape, Discharged by Court

Mumbai News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Saturday December 5, 2015

A senior Mumbai police officer, who was accused of raping a model in 2013, will not face trial as he has been discharged by a sessions court.

4 Mumbai Schoolboys Arrested For Raping Classmate, Circulating Video On WhatsApp

Mumbai News | Saurabh Gupta | Saturday November 28, 2015

Four schoolboys in Mumbai have been arrested for gang-raping their classmate, recording a video and then circulating it on WhatsApp.