Hampi horror: 3rd arrest in Israeli tourist, homestay host’s rape case

Hampi horror: 3rd arrest in Israeli tourist, homestay host’s rape case

Karnataka Minister Shivaraj Tangadagi said on Sunday that the third accused in the tourist rape case in Koppal district had been arrested. Two women, including a 27-year-old Israeli tourist, were allegedly gang-raped and assaulted while stargazing near Hampi, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred on March 6. Tangadagi stated that three individuals were involved … Read more

Madhya Pradesh police verifying age of 17-year-old rape accused; five-year-old survivor stable after surgery

Madhya Pradesh police verifying age of 17-year-old rape accused; five-year-old survivor stable after surgery

Representative image | Photo Credit: Representative Image The Madhya Pradesh Police are currently verifying the age of a 17-year-old boy, accused of brutally raping a five-year-old girl in Shivpuri district even as the survivor continues to remain under observation after surgery at a Gwalior hospital, officers said.  The accused’s official age is currently 17 years … Read more

Rape case accused shot at after he attacked SI, police constable near Thoothukudi

Rape case accused shot at after he attacked SI, police constable near Thoothukudi

Police shot at a gang-rape case accused after he attacked a Sub-Inspector of Police and a constable with sickle when they tried to arrest him on Monday (February 24, 2025) evening. Sources in the police said two unidentified persons, who forcibly entered a house in a residential area on the outskirts of Kovilpatti a few … Read more

Conviction of accused in rape of newborn in Kolkata secured in 79 days: Police Commissioner

Conviction of accused in rape of newborn in Kolkata secured in 79 days: Police Commissioner

Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Kumar Verma visits the site of the incident in Tangra Police Station area where three females including one minor were found dead in their home, in Kolkata on Wednesday. | Photo Credit: ANI Commissioner of Kolkata Police Manoj Kumar Verma on Wednesday (February 19, 2025) said the Kolkata Police secured a … Read more

Hospitals cannot refuse free medical treatment to rape, acid attack victims: Delhi High Court

Hospitals cannot refuse free medical treatment to rape, acid attack victims: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court said not providing such victims/survivors with required medical treatment is a criminal offence and all doctors, administration, officers, nurses, paramedical personnel etc., shall be informed of the same. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu Taking a serious note of the fact that survivors of sexual violence and acid attacks face difficulties … Read more

Video: 51 Men Guilty in Rape Trial That Horrified France

Video: 51 Men Guilty in Rape Trial That Horrified France

Dominique Pelicot, who admitted to drugging and raping his wife for almost a decade and to inviting dozens of strangers to join him, was convicted on Thursday of aggravated rape and other charges and was sentenced to the maximum 20 years in prison. The court also convicted the 50 other defendants, most of them on … Read more

Rajasthan girl, 7, alleges rape; Congress leader takes ‘Rapistan’ jab

Rajasthan girl, 7, alleges rape; Congress leader takes ‘Rapistan’ jab

A 7-year-old schoolgirl was allegedly kidnapped and raped while returning home from school after giving her half-yearly exam in Rajasthan’s Nagaur district. According to the police, she was allegedly kidnapped and raped by an unidentified man when she was walking home through a stretch of farmland located between the bus stop and her home. The … Read more

SC issues notice on ex-Army officer’s plea for quashing charge sheet in rape case

SC issues notice on ex-Army officer’s plea for quashing charge sheet in rape case

The Supreme Court on Tuesday (November 5, 2024) issued notices to the Delhi police and a woman on a plea by a former Army officer who sought quashing of a charge sheet against him in an alleged rape case. A Bench of Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia and Ahsanuddin Amanullah while agreeing to examine the man’s plea … Read more

Protest staged seeking immediate arrest of rape accused

Protest staged seeking immediate arrest of rape accused

Members of the SEWA-Union taking out a march to the Kochi Police Commissionerate on Friday. | Photo Credit: R.K. Nithin Members of the Self-Employed Women’s Association Union (SEWA-Union) took out a protest march to the Kochi Police Commissionerate demanding the immediate arrest of a man who was booked on charge of raping a 22-year-old Dalit … Read more