The National Commission for Women (NCW) Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar on Monday strongly condemned the "gross negligence and systemic failures" that led to the tragic death of a minor Dalit rape victim in Bihar's Muzaffarpur, who was kept waiting in an ambulance for over four hours without med
The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), India has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report about the abduction, rape and murder of a minor girl and the death of the arrested accused in a police encounter in Hubballi, Karnataka.
The convict, a neighbour of the victim, was someone she trusted and referred to as 'uncle.' The child born from the assault has since been placed for adoption.
The incident was reported under the jurisdiction of Harpalpur police station in the district on Friday. According to family members, the accused lured the victim to provide chocolate and then exploited her.
The Delhi High Court judge Justice Dharmesh Sharma on Friday recused himself from hearing former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar's plea seeking suspension of sentence in Unnao Minor rape case. He is serving a life sentence in this case.
The shocking incident emerged in Uttar Pradesh's ballia district where a three children of two tenants aged 6 years, 13 years and 16 years raped the five-year-old daughter of the landlord.
Sharma sat on Dharna at Roshanpura intersection in the state capital Bhopal and began his fast at around 11 am on Tuesday. The Congress leader demanded that strict action should be taken against the culprits and they should be hanged at crossroads.
Delhi's Tis Hazari Court has recently granted an imprisonment of 20 years in a case under POCSO for repeatedly raping and impregnating a 14 years old girl after giving her intoxicated drink in 2019.
The Delhi High Court held that videography of bail hearings is mandatory under the Scheduled Castes and Schedules Tribes Act, even in sexual offences. The High Court was hearing a bail application of the accused in the Delhi minor rape and murder case.