Tougher Anti-rape Law

• Vote for us, will check 'misuse' of anti-rape law, says Mulayam's manifesto

  Mulayam Singh Yadav believes that voters should pick his Samajwadi Party because it will fight to check "the large-scale misuse" of the tougher anti-rape law introduced after the fatal gang-rape of a young woman on a moving bus in Delhi. His commitment was made in his party manifesto which was released today.

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  Mumbai gang-rape: two missing suspects found, one in Delhi

  Three days after a young photojournalist was gang-raped in the heart of Mumbai, the police have arrested the final two suspects that had been missing since the crime that triggered outrage across the country.

• Blog: Making a case for tougher anti-stalking laws

  Should any well-meaning law proposed in a democratic parliament be shelved because it risks being misused in some form?

• New anti-rape law may not find support from BJP, Mulayam: sources

  Though different political parties have professed that protecting women with tougher laws that punish sexual offences is a top priority, a new law that aims to do just that may be delayed.

• Read: Ordinance vs Verma commission recommendations

  The government has brought in an ordinance that introduces tougher jail terms for crimes against women, including the death penalty for extreme cases of sexual assault. The ordinance incorporates some but not all of the recommendations of the Justice Verma commission, a panel of three legal experts, appointed by the government in the wake of fierce...

• Cabinet clears anti-rape law ordinance, says death sentence for extreme cases

  The government has decided not to wait for Parliament to clear tough new anti-rape laws, the subject of national debate after the fatal gang-rape of a young student on a Delhi bus in December. Instead, the government has brought in an ordinance that introduces tougher jail terms for crimes against women, including the death penalty for extreme case...

• Congress' draft anti-rape law proposes chemical castration

  As outrage continues against the death of 23-year-old medical student 'Amanat' (NOT her real name), Congress has decided to propose a tougher law to check crimes against women which could include a provision like chemical castration of perpetrators of rape in rare cases.

• 'Uncle, can you hear us?' Protester in photo with Constable Tomar shares her story

  A grim headline of the recent violent protests in Delhi has been the death of constable Subhash Tomar, who fell to the ground while the police clashed on Sunday with thousands of demonstrators demanding tougher anti-rape laws and better safety for women. The national outcry for change was provoked by the monstrous gang-rape earlier this month of a ...

• What killed Constable Tomar? As family grieves, Crime Branch to investigate

  A grim headline of the recent violent protests in Delhi has been the death of constable Subhash Tomar, who fell to the ground while the police clashed with thousands of demonstrators on Sunday, who were demanding tougher anti-rape laws and better safety for women in Delhi after the gang-rape of a young student on a moving bus.