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Haryana Man, Parents Charged For Harassing Woman Over Dowry
Police in Navi Mumbai have registered a case against a man and his elderly parents based in Haryana for allegedly physically and mentally torturing his wife for dowry, an official said.
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"Society Shaken Only When...": Javed Akhtar On Honeymoon, Drum Murder Cases
Lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar has questioned where society's outrage was when women were set on fire, assaulted by their husbands and tortured by their in-laws, alluding to recent cases of women killing their husbands.
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Women's Panel Seeks Probe Into "Disturbing" Charges Against Ex-DMK Worker
The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of allegations of torture and sexual harassment against a former Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) worker.
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Huge Row After DMK Worker's Wife Says He 'Groomed' Women For Politicians
A young woman from Tamil Nadu has accused her husband - a 40-year-old man associated with the ruling DMK - of torture and sexual harassment, declaring "his job is to force 20-year-old girls to sleep with politicians".
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US Lawyer Tortured Women With Cattle Prod, Shock Collar While Raping Them
A New York City lawyer has been accused of transforming his Midtown apartment into a torture chamber, where he allegedly raped, drugged, urinated on, and abused women using a cattle prod and electric shock collar.
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Top Court Orders Special Team Probe Into RG Kar Protesters' Alleged Torture
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a probe by the Special Investigation Team into the alleged torture of two women, who were arrested in September during protests against the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical Hospital.
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Vinesh Phogat's Night Of Torture: 'Drastic' Weight-Loss Ordeal That Saw Star Cutting Hair, Shortening Clothes
Hours after Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the women's 50kg final at the Paris Olympics 2024 for being 100 gram overweight, three Olympic medallists - Ravi Dahiya, Saina Nehwal and Vijender Singh - told NDTV that they were astonished at the development
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4 Arrested Over Torturing 27-Year-Old Tribal Woman In Telangana: Cops
Four persons were arrested for allegedly torturing a 27-year-old Chenchu tribal woman for a week in Nagarkurnool district of Telangana after she did not turn up for work in an agricultural land, police said on Saturday.
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Muslim Women Will Get Relief After Repeal Of Assam Marriage Act: Himanta Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that after the repeal of the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act 1935 the Muslim women of the state will get relief from "torture and exploitation", adding that the
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"Ghastly, Shocking": Bengal Governor After Meeting Women In Sandeshkhali
Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday visited the troubled pockets of Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district and spoke to women who alleged sexual harassment and torture by missing Trinamool Congress leader Shajahan Sheikh and his associates.
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Delhi Man Rapes, Tortures Woman For 7 Days; Used To Pour 'Hot Dal' On Her
A woman from West Bengal's Darjeeling was allegedly raped in Delhi for a week by her friend who also thrashed and tortured her by "pouring hot dal", police said on Tuesday.
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2 Women Kill 5 Relatives In Maharashtra Over "Property Dispute", "Torture"
Two women have been arrested in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district for using a heavy metal-based chemical to kill five members of their family over 20 days and trying to pass off the murders as food poisoning, a senior police official said.
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High Court Upholds 215 Convictions In 1992 Tamil Nadu Rape, Torture Case
The Madras High Court on Friday upheld the convictions of 215 people involved in the heinous 1992 Vachathi Atrocities Case. In 2011, a lower court had convicted 215 policemen, forest and revenue officials for raping 18 women and torturing men.
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Home Guard Claims "Tortured" By Officer's Wife, Odisha Women Panel Steps In
The Odisha State Commission for Women has sought a report from the Crime Branch of Police in connection with the alleged torture of a woman home guard by the wife of a DIG-rank police officer.
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"We Can't Let Our Tribal Brothers, Sisters...": Hemant Soren To President
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has written to President Droupadi Murmu, expressing his anguish over the "unspeakable torture" of women in violence-hit Manipur and urged her to take steps to ensure peace in the northeastern state.
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Haryana Man, Parents Charged For Harassing Woman Over Dowry
Police in Navi Mumbai have registered a case against a man and his elderly parents based in Haryana for allegedly physically and mentally torturing his wife for dowry, an official said.
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"Society Shaken Only When...": Javed Akhtar On Honeymoon, Drum Murder Cases
Lyricist and scriptwriter Javed Akhtar has questioned where society's outrage was when women were set on fire, assaulted by their husbands and tortured by their in-laws, alluding to recent cases of women killing their husbands.
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Women's Panel Seeks Probe Into "Disturbing" Charges Against Ex-DMK Worker
The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of allegations of torture and sexual harassment against a former Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) worker.
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Huge Row After DMK Worker's Wife Says He 'Groomed' Women For Politicians
A young woman from Tamil Nadu has accused her husband - a 40-year-old man associated with the ruling DMK - of torture and sexual harassment, declaring "his job is to force 20-year-old girls to sleep with politicians".
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US Lawyer Tortured Women With Cattle Prod, Shock Collar While Raping Them
A New York City lawyer has been accused of transforming his Midtown apartment into a torture chamber, where he allegedly raped, drugged, urinated on, and abused women using a cattle prod and electric shock collar.
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Top Court Orders Special Team Probe Into RG Kar Protesters' Alleged Torture
The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a probe by the Special Investigation Team into the alleged torture of two women, who were arrested in September during protests against the rape and murder of a doctor at RG Kar Medical Hospital.
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Vinesh Phogat's Night Of Torture: 'Drastic' Weight-Loss Ordeal That Saw Star Cutting Hair, Shortening Clothes
Hours after Vinesh Phogat was disqualified from the women's 50kg final at the Paris Olympics 2024 for being 100 gram overweight, three Olympic medallists - Ravi Dahiya, Saina Nehwal and Vijender Singh - told NDTV that they were astonished at the development
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4 Arrested Over Torturing 27-Year-Old Tribal Woman In Telangana: Cops
Four persons were arrested for allegedly torturing a 27-year-old Chenchu tribal woman for a week in Nagarkurnool district of Telangana after she did not turn up for work in an agricultural land, police said on Saturday.
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Muslim Women Will Get Relief After Repeal Of Assam Marriage Act: Himanta Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Sunday said that after the repeal of the Assam Muslim Marriages and Divorces Registration Act 1935 the Muslim women of the state will get relief from "torture and exploitation", adding that the
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"Ghastly, Shocking": Bengal Governor After Meeting Women In Sandeshkhali
Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Monday visited the troubled pockets of Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district and spoke to women who alleged sexual harassment and torture by missing Trinamool Congress leader Shajahan Sheikh and his associates.
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Delhi Man Rapes, Tortures Woman For 7 Days; Used To Pour 'Hot Dal' On Her
A woman from West Bengal's Darjeeling was allegedly raped in Delhi for a week by her friend who also thrashed and tortured her by "pouring hot dal", police said on Tuesday.
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2 Women Kill 5 Relatives In Maharashtra Over "Property Dispute", "Torture"
Two women have been arrested in Maharashtra's Gadchiroli district for using a heavy metal-based chemical to kill five members of their family over 20 days and trying to pass off the murders as food poisoning, a senior police official said.
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High Court Upholds 215 Convictions In 1992 Tamil Nadu Rape, Torture Case
The Madras High Court on Friday upheld the convictions of 215 people involved in the heinous 1992 Vachathi Atrocities Case. In 2011, a lower court had convicted 215 policemen, forest and revenue officials for raping 18 women and torturing men.
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Home Guard Claims "Tortured" By Officer's Wife, Odisha Women Panel Steps In
The Odisha State Commission for Women has sought a report from the Crime Branch of Police in connection with the alleged torture of a woman home guard by the wife of a DIG-rank police officer.
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"We Can't Let Our Tribal Brothers, Sisters...": Hemant Soren To President
Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren has written to President Droupadi Murmu, expressing his anguish over the "unspeakable torture" of women in violence-hit Manipur and urged her to take steps to ensure peace in the northeastern state.
