domestic violence

Chandigarh, March 21 – The Punjab Police announced on Saturday that they had arrested two men who were planning a robbery and were in possession of illegal weapons.Jacky Kumar, also known as Jacky, and Vikas Arora were arrested by the Anti-Gangster Task Force in a joint operation with the...

Faridabad, March 20 A young man was arrested after allegedly forcing a woman to ingest a poisonous substance after she refused to break off an engagement with another man, police said on Friday.The woman, who lives in a village in Palwal district, works as a teacher in a private school...

Bengaluru, March 20 A 34-year-old married woman was found dead here, allegedly by a man who had been stalking her after she repeatedly refused his advances, police said on Friday.The victim, Firdos Banu, a resident of Gangondanahalli, worked as a domestic helper, they said.The accused...

Chaibasa (Jharkhand), March 20 Jharkhand Police has arrested an accused in a murder case about three weeks after the incident from the West Singhbhum district, while he was allegedly planning to flee to Tamil Nadu, an official said on Friday.Laxman Hessa (24), a resident of Chalgi village...

Pathanamthitta (Kerala), March 20 A case has been registered against a local CPI(M) leader in Ranni here for allegedly having sexual relations with a woman for over two years under a false promise of marriage, police said on Friday.The issue came to light after the 32-year-old woman attempted...

Faridabad, March 19 A court in this district of Haryana has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his wife, police said on Thursday.Additional Sessions Judge Surendra Kumar has also imposed a fine of Rs 25,000 on the convict, they added.The convict killed his wife in April 2022 by...

Thane, March 19 A man was arrested for allegedly strangling his wife in Badlapur, in the Thane district, a police official said on Thursday.Chandrashekar Thorat (40), a resident of Yadav Nagar in Badlapur East, was arrested on March 17, he added."Thorat and his wife, Ashwini (38), used to...

Berhampur, March 18 The Odisha Police on Wednesday arrested four people, including two brothers, for allegedly assaulting a 45-year-old woman and three young men by tying them to an electric pole, suspecting them of theft in the Ganjam district.The accused are residents of Bhetanai village...

New Delhi, March 18 Simply asking a married woman to assist in caring for a family member is not considered cruelty under criminal law, the Delhi High Court has said.Justice Neena Bansal Krishna delivered the judgment while quashing criminal cases against a husband and his family for alleged...

London, March 18. Pakistan's systematic denial of justice for survivors of gender-based violence goes beyond procedural failures, exposing deeply entrenched patriarchal attitudes and administrative failures embedded in the country's governance structures.When victims are ignored, dissuaded...

Dharwad (Karnataka), March 18 A 10-year-old boy was allegedly beaten up by his mother for being absent from school and not taking his studies seriously, police said on Wednesday.The incident, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Dharwad City police station, came to light on Tuesday, they...

Medininagar (Jharkhand), March 17 A 22-year-old woman has been arrested for allegedly poisoning her husband and then strangling him to death in the Palamu district of Jharkhand, police said on Tuesday.The incident took place within the jurisdiction of the Navajaypur Police Station in Katri...

Ghaziabad (UP), March 17 A four-year-old girl, who was found injured in a field here, died while undergoing treatment at a hospital, police said on Tuesday.They said a case of murder has been registered in this connection, and one person has been detained based on the family's statement...

Mumbai, March 17 A 42-year-old man has been arrested in Surat, Gujarat, for allegedly killing his wife by pushing her in front of an approaching local train at the Mulund railway station in Mumbai, police said on Tuesday.Rajukumar Gupta, an electrician, had absconded with his younger son after...

Mumbai, March 17 – A shocking incident has come to light in Mumbai, where a 42-year-old man is alleged to have killed his wife by pushing her in front of an approaching local train following a domestic dispute. The accused fled the scene immediately after the incident but was later arrested in...

Hathras (Uttar Pradesh), March 16 A 25-year-old man is alleged to have raped a 24-year-old widow in this district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Monday.The incident took place in a village located within the jurisdiction of the Sikandrarao police station. The accused fled the scene after...

Lahore, March 16 A Pakistani man killed his wife and five children on Monday, citing "honor" as the motive, in the Punjab province of the country, police said.The incident took place in the early hours of the day in a village in the Sargodha district, about 200 km from Lahore.According to a...

Bengaluru, March 16 A 45-year-old woman was allegedly killed by her husband, who slit her throat with a knife following an argument over a trivial matter, police said on Monday.The deceased, identified as Rangamma, worked as a housekeeper, they said.The incident occurred in Bilekahalli...

Malappuram (Kerala), March 16 A 28-year-old woman was allegedly murdered by her mother-in-law after an argument over serving tea at home in this district on Monday, police said.The shocking incident occurred at Koottampara near Nilambur in the morning.The deceased was identified as Rajila...

Gorakhpur (UP), March 15 The death of a 23-year-old woman in the Pipraich area here, initially reported by her family as a domestic accident, was revealed to be a murder by her father, who was arrested on Sunday for the crime, police said.Investigations by the police revealed that the accused...