rape

Gumla, February 22 A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped by 8-10 unidentified men in the Gumla district of Jharkhand, police said on Sunday.The incident occurred on Friday night within the jurisdiction of the Raidih police station when the girl was returning home with her friend, they said...

Kaushambi (UP), February 21 A court here on Saturday sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a woman under the guise of marriage, a government lawyer said.Additional District Government Counsel (Criminal) Shashank Khare said that on June 25, 2017, Gogia Devi filed a...

Bareilly (UP), February 21 A court here on Saturday sentenced a man to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of raping his mother.Additional District Government Advocate (ADGC) Suresh Babu Sahu said on October 12, 2021, a woman along with her two sons, Pradeep and Rajesh, came to the...

Gorakhpur (UP), February 21 An 8-year-old girl is alleged to have been raped during a wedding ceremony in the Pipiganj area here, police said on Saturday.A 20-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the incident after footage from the event allegedly showed the girl leaving the venue...

Patna, February 21 – Tejashwi Yadav, the leader of the opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly, released a crime bulletin on Saturday, strongly criticizing the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government over the rising incidents of crime against women and children in the state.In a strongly worded...

Gumla (Jharkhand), February 20 Four individuals have been arrested for allegedly abducting and raping two girls in the Gumla district of Jharkhand, police said on Friday.The incident occurred on Wednesday in the Kamdara Police Station area when the two girls, along with their two friends, were...

London, February 19 The Metropolitan Police issued an appeal on Thursday, specifically directed at women from the Indian community based in south-west London, following the conviction of a 37-year-old man for rape and a series of sexual offenses by a UK court.Gurwinder Singh was convicted of...

Deoria (UP), February 19 A minor rape survivor underwent an abortion at a medical college here in the Deoria district under the supervision of a medical board, following orders from Special POCSO Judge Virendra Singh, officials said on Thursday.The 16-year-old girl underwent the abortion on...

Patna, February 19 – The opposition, led by Leader of the Opposition Rabri Devi, created a commotion outside the Bihar Legislative Council on Thursday, accusing the state government of failing to maintain law and order in the face of a "rise in crimes" such as murder, rape, and molestation...

Mumbai, Feb 19 Filmmaker Anubhav Sinha, known for his impactful social dramas, says his new film "Assi" is an attempt to understand the reasons behind the rising number of sexual assault cases in a society that has become desensitized to such violence.The film stars Kani Kusruti as a rape...

Ballia (UP), February 19 A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by five men from her own village here, officials said on Thursday.An FIR was registered based on a complaint by the survivor's father on Wednesday, they said.According to the complaint, the girl had gone out of her home to...

Bilaspur, February 18 Noting that the convict's act preceded the actual partial penetration but without ejaculation, the Chhattisgarh High Court has reduced the seven-year sentence awarded by a trial court to a man in a 2004 rape case and convicted him for attempted rape instead.Partially...

Berhampur (Odisha), February 18 A POCSO court in Berhampur, Odisha, on Wednesday sentenced a 28-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 13-year-old girl four years ago, a government counsel said.Additional district judge and POCSO special court judge Pranati Pattnaik...

New Delhi, February 18 – The Delhi High Court has dismissed a petition filed by a woman lawyer challenging the discharge of her former partner and two others in a case alleging rape, fraudulent marriage, unlawful confinement, and criminal intimidation.The court ruled that the evidence...

Ballia (UP), February 18 A local court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping and impregnating a minor Dalit girl in 2025, and imposed a fine of ₹75,000 on the convict, officials said on Wednesday.Public prosecutor Vimal Kumar Rai said that in February 2025, the convict lured the...

Gumla/Dumka (Jharkhand), February 18 Two girls have allegedly been raped in separate incidents in the districts of Gumla and Dumka in Jharkhand, police said on Wednesday.One person has been arrested in connection with one of the cases.A 15-year-old girl is alleged to have been raped by a man...

Amaravati, February 18 – The suspect in the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl had escaped from police custody, police said, adding that his body was found in a lake in Annamayya district of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday.Kulavardhan (30) was found dead in a lake in the village of...

New Delhi, February 18 The Supreme Court has ruled that grabbing breasts and pulling a pyjama string constitutes "an attempt to rape," overturning a controversial Allahabad High Court order that said these were only "preparation to commit rape."A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and...

Amaravati, February 18 – The body of the suspect in the rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl was found in a lake in Annamayya district, Andhra Pradesh, on Wednesday, police said.Kulavardhan (30) was found dead in a lake in the village of Kanasanipalli, in the Kuralabalakota mandal.Locals...

Patna, February 17 – On the 38th death anniversary of Bharat Ratna Karpoori Thakur, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) National Working President Tejashwi Prasad Yadav said that Karpoori Thakur’s ideas and aspirations must be carried from Bihar to Delhi and reach every household in the country...