Grabbing the breasts of the victim and snapping her pyjama strings do not constitute rape or attempt to rape but serious sexual assault, Allahabad court observed in a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case of alleged rape of a minor girl.
Maharashtra Congress President Harshvardhan Sapkal criticised CM Devendra Fadnavis, blaming him for the deteriorating law and order situation in the state, following the alleged rape of a 26-year-old woman at Pune's Swargate bus depot, and accused him of prioritising the defence of corrup
All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) General Secretary Edappadi Palaniswami has accused the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) government and the police of "negligence" in the alleged rape case of a mentally challenged college student.
At least 17 junior doctors on Monday left for Nabanna in Howrah district to meet West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over their various demands as their hunger strike continues over the alleged rape and murder a female doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital.
Karnataka Law Minister HK Patil on Monday demanded the suspension of BJP MLA Munirathna from the assembly following his arrest in an alleged rape case.
The BJP leader criticised Mamata Banerjee, asking her to resign in light of ongoing protests related to the alleged rape and murder of a junior doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata.
The Jammu and Kashmir Police registered an FIR at the Budgam Police Station on Wednesday after a female officer alleged rape, mental harassment and continuous stalking by an IAF officer.
The victim reported that the man lured him with an offer to help him buy vegetables but instead took him to Sonapur in Mankhurd, where the assault occurred.
Amid the ongoing protests in West Bengal over the rape and murder of a junior doctor at the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, another case involving the alleged molestation of a minor girl in the Howrah Government Hospital has come to light, the superintendent of HGH said on Sunday.