A minor girl, who was allegedly raped in Chhattisgarh’s Balrampur district, attempted suicide by consuming poison, police said. Illustration used for representation (India Today) A minor girl, who was allegedly raped in Basantpur area of Balrampur district in Chhattisgarh, attempted suicide by consuming poison, police said on Tuesday. The girl, according to the police, was … Read more
Uttar Pradesh DGP HC Awasthi and Additional Chief Secretary Avnish Awasthi will meet the family of the 22-year-old Balrampur rape victim. UP Police chief Hitesh Awasthi. Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) HC Awasthi and Additional Chief Secretary (Home) Avnish Kumar Awasthi will meet the family of the 22-year-old woman who died after she was allegedly … Read more
How do we account for frequent rapes, especially of Dalit women, and callous, often criminal, police response to the rapes, leading to impunity rather than punishment of rapists, in our democracy where people vote to elect governments and hold them accountable? Caste and patriarchy are readily blamed for the phenomenon. After 70 years of working … Read more