Assam police on Thursday arrested three people, including a railway employee for allegedly strangling a minor girl to death and then engaging in sexual acts with the body in Assam's Karimganj district.
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha on Thursday termed the rape of a 12-year-old minor in Madhya Pradesh's Ujjain as heart-wrenching incident and emphasised the need for decisive action against such horrific crimes.
Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan announced on Thursday evening that the accused in the Ujjain minor rape incident has been arrested.
"When we were taking (the accused) to recreate the crime scene, the accused (Bharat Soni) tried to run away, during which he also got injured and our police officials also got injured. They are being provided medical assistance. Necessary action is being taken in the case...," Ujjain Superin
Madhya Pradesh Mahila Congress leaders and workers on Thursday staged a protest in the state capital Bhopal, and demanded the resignation of State Home Minister Narottam Mishra over the Ujjain minor rape incident.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday hit out at Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led Bharatiya Janata Praty (BJP) government over Ujjain minor rape incident saying that they should answer what steps have been taken for the security of women after being in power for 20 years.
During this, Gupta also discussed with the doctors and police about the conditions and statements of the victim, who is undergoing treatment at MTH Hospital in the city.
The Forum's National Coordinator and a member of the Minority Education Institution Council, Shahid Akhtar, said that a peaceful protest march against Pakistan will be organized in Delhi on October 1.
Upon interrogation, the accused disclosed that at about 5 am on Tuesday they caught the deceased, identified as Isar lurking around the area. They suspected he was a thief and when he was unable to respond properly to their questions, they tied him up to an electric pole and thrashed him.
Congress Rajya Sabha MP Randeep Surjewala slammed the Bharatiya Janata Praty (BJP)-led Shivraj Singh Chouhan government over Ujjain minor rape incident saying that it has ashamed the soul of entire Madhya Pradesh and the country.
The Congress party's General Secretary, K C Venugopal on Wednesday targeted Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan over the recent incident of rape of a minor girl in the state, saying the CM must take accountability for the relentless rise in crimes against women under their wa