Shimla Rape Case

A silent candle march was taken out at midnight on Monday by a group of people here at The Ridge to demand justice for the Kolkata doctor who was allegedly raped and murdered.

A 23-year-old model from Jalandhar was allegedly raped by a youth from Ludhiana in Shimla.

A man accused of rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl in Shimla in July 2017 has been found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment by a CBI court in Himachal Pradesh's capital.

The Himachal Pradesh Government has revoked the suspension of the three senior police officials who were suspended two years ago in connection with the custodial death of a Nepalese national in a rape and murder case.

Vikram Singh Khimta, involved in rape case, released a monthly magazine called 'Competition Companion' for those preparing for competitive examinations.

The Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI has cracked the nine-month old rape and murder case of a teenaged girl in Kotkhai area of Shimla, arresting a 25-year old Himachal resident whose DNA sample matched with the genetic material found at the crime scene, officials said today.

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has reprimanded the police for "trying to hush up" a case of alleged rape and killing of a schoolgirl and demanded that the policeman be charged with murder for the custodial death of an accused.

A team of AIIMS experts, roped in by the CBI, on Tuesday carried out post-mortem of one of the suspects in the rape and murder of a minor girl in Kotkhai, Shimla, who had died under mysterious circumstances in police custody.

The CBI today took over the investigation of the rape and murder case of a schoolgirl in Shimla, and registered an FIR in the case which has triggered angry protests against the Himachal Pradesh government.

A Nepalese labourer accused in the Kotkhai minor girl rape and murder case was killed allegedly by another accused in the Kotkhai Police Station late last night.

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) today arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly raping and killing a minor schoolgirl in Kotkhai area in Shimla, a case which has sparked state-wide outrage.

Two cases of rape involving minor schoolgirls were reported in Shimla yesterday. In one incident, a 15-year-old girl was raped allegedly by her classmate and a taxi-driver, police said. Both accused, who were reportedly known to the family of the girl, have been taken into custody by the police.

Within a week of the alleged gang-rape of a 30-year-old US national in Manali, police have filed a chargesheet against the three accused, all drivers of Nepali nationality, an officer said today.

A silent candle march was taken out at midnight on Monday by a group of people here at The Ridge to demand justice for the Kolkata doctor who was allegedly raped and murdered.

A 23-year-old model from Jalandhar was allegedly raped by a youth from Ludhiana in Shimla.

A man accused of rape and murder of a 16-year-old girl in Shimla in July 2017 has been found guilty and sentenced to life imprisonment by a CBI court in Himachal Pradesh's capital.

The Himachal Pradesh Government has revoked the suspension of the three senior police officials who were suspended two years ago in connection with the custodial death of a Nepalese national in a rape and murder case.

Vikram Singh Khimta, involved in rape case, released a monthly magazine called 'Competition Companion' for those preparing for competitive examinations.

The Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI has cracked the nine-month old rape and murder case of a teenaged girl in Kotkhai area of Shimla, arresting a 25-year old Himachal resident whose DNA sample matched with the genetic material found at the crime scene, officials said today.

The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has reprimanded the police for "trying to hush up" a case of alleged rape and killing of a schoolgirl and demanded that the policeman be charged with murder for the custodial death of an accused.

A team of AIIMS experts, roped in by the CBI, on Tuesday carried out post-mortem of one of the suspects in the rape and murder of a minor girl in Kotkhai, Shimla, who had died under mysterious circumstances in police custody.

The CBI today took over the investigation of the rape and murder case of a schoolgirl in Shimla, and registered an FIR in the case which has triggered angry protests against the Himachal Pradesh government.

A Nepalese labourer accused in the Kotkhai minor girl rape and murder case was killed allegedly by another accused in the Kotkhai Police Station late last night.

The Special Investigation Team (SIT) today arrested a 29-year-old man for allegedly raping and killing a minor schoolgirl in Kotkhai area in Shimla, a case which has sparked state-wide outrage.

Two cases of rape involving minor schoolgirls were reported in Shimla yesterday. In one incident, a 15-year-old girl was raped allegedly by her classmate and a taxi-driver, police said. Both accused, who were reportedly known to the family of the girl, have been taken into custody by the police.

Within a week of the alleged gang-rape of a 30-year-old US national in Manali, police have filed a chargesheet against the three accused, all drivers of Nepali nationality, an officer said today.