rape case

Thiruvananthapuram, March 19 – Expelled Congress legislator Rahul Mamkootathil secured a reprieve on Thursday after a local court here declined to cancel his anticipatory bail in one of the three rape cases filed against him, allowing him to remain out of custody for now.The Thiruvananthapuram...

Bengaluru, March 18 – The Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the obscene video case involving former MP Prajwal Revanna, grandson of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, filed a 13,712-page charge sheet in the case on Wednesday.Charges have been framed against 39 accused...

Kolkata, March 15 – With the Election Commission of India (ECI) announcing a two-phase polling schedule for the 2026 West Bengal Assembly elections on Sunday, political observers believe the polls could pose the toughest challenge for the ruling Trinamool Congress since it came to power in 2011...

New Delhi, March 11 – The Delhi High Court on Wednesday deferred the hearing on a plea filed by the Unnao rape survivor seeking to enhance the sentence awarded to expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar and other convicted individuals in the custodial death case of her father.A division bench...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 9 – Expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil has stated that he will not contest the Palakkad Assembly constituency as an independent candidate in the upcoming Assembly elections in Kerala, even as speculation intensifies over his political future amid multiple legal...

New Delhi, March 7 A plea has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking anticipatory bail for expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in a case of rape and forced abortion against him.The plea, filed by the survivor, challenged the Kerala High Court's February 12 order.The high court had...

Chandigarh, March 7 – The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Saturday overturned the conviction of Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, the head of the Sirsa-based Dera Sacha Sauda, and acquitted him in the murder case of journalist Ram Chander Chhatrapati.This acquittal came just over seven years after Ram...

Chandigarh, March 7 The Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted Dera Sacha Sauda chief Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh in the 2002 murder case of a journalist, lawyer Jitender Khurana said on Saturday.The court acquitted the Dera chief more than seven years after he was convicted and sentenced to...

Saharanpur (UP), March 1 Police have arrested four people for allegedly conspiring to fake the death of one of them by killing his debtor and burning the body inside a car here, officials said on Sunday.The accused have been identified as Arjun, Robin, and Vijay Sagar, residents of Biharigarh...

New Delhi, February 26 The Delhi High Court has directed the AIIMS here to constitute a medical board to examine Jaideep Sengar, who is seeking suspension of his 10-year jail sentence on medical grounds in the custodial death case of the Unnao rape survivor's father.Jaideep Sengar (50) – the...

Shivpuri (Madhya Pradesh), February 25 The bodies of a man accused in a rape case, who had been released on bail, and a 17-year-old girl with a mangalsutra around her neck were found hanging from a tree in a field in the Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday, police said.The...

Kolkata, February 24 The Calcutta High Court on Tuesday suspended the life imprisonment sentence of a man, convicted for the rape of a minor, stating that his appeal, which has been pending since 2019, is yet to be heard, and that prior appeals are also pending.Noting that it is uncertain when...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 23 – Kerala Police approached a Thiruvananthapuram court on Monday, seeking to cancel the anticipatory bail granted to expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in connection with the second rape case. They alleged that he violated key bail conditions by attempting to...

Prayagraj, February 19 The Allahabad High Court has granted bail to Bhojpuri YouTuber and comedian Mani Miraj, also known as Ramdi Miraj Alam, who is accused of rape and assault.Miraj was arrested by the Khoda Police Station in Ghaziabad on charges of rape under the guise of marriage.He has...

New Delhi, February 19 – The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notices in a plea filed by the Unnao rape survivor seeking to enhance the sentence awarded to expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the custodial death case of her father.A division bench comprising Justices Navin Chawla...

New Delhi, February 19 A Delhi court has granted regular bail to a retired Navy officer accused of raping a woman on the false promise of marriage, observing that the "grounds of arrest" furnished to him did not meet the requirements laid down by the Supreme Court.Additional Sessions Judge...

New Delhi, February 19 The Delhi High Court on Thursday sought the response of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Sengar and others to a plea filed by the Unnao rape survivor seeking to enhance their 10-year prison sentence to the death penalty in the custodial death case of her father.A bench of...

Prayagraj (UP), February 16 The Allahabad High Court on Monday quashed criminal proceedings, including a chargesheet, against a government official for the offence of rape, observing that the allegation of forced sexual intercourse over a long period of time under the threat of making videos...

New Delhi, February 13 The Supreme Court on Friday asked the CBI, which is investigating 11 FIRs related to the 2023 Manipur ethnic violence cases, to submit a status report within two weeks.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi also suggested that instead of...

Kochi, February 12 The Kerala High Court on Thursday granted anticipatory bail to expelled Congress MLA Rahul Mamkootathil in a case of rape and forced abortion against him, saying that the prosecution has been unable to show that his custodial interrogation was necessary. While granting the...