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Indore: Female lawyer accuses man of rape on pretext of marriage
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 10 (ANI): A female lawyer from Mumbai has accused a man from Delhi, with whom she came to Indore, of raping her under the pretext of marriage and physically assaulting her, according to Sub-Inspector Jyoti Rajput.
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Willing for changes in laws over crime against women, say ministers
Updated : 6 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 3 (ANI): Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said in Lok Sabha that there "cannot be a bigger inhuman act" than the rape and murder of a veterinary doctor in Hyderabad and the government was willing to bring a more stringent law over brutality against women if the
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Judicial custody of Swami Chinmayanand extended till Oct 30 in Shahjahanpu
Updated : 6 years, 7 months ago IST
Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Oct 16 (ANI): A court here on Wednesday extended the judicial custody of former Union Minister Swami Chinmayanand in connection with the alleged rape of a law student.
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SC refuses to hear plea seeking gender neutrality in rape law
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 12 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Monday refused to hear a petition filed by the Criminal Justice Society of India, seeking a direction to review and amend the present rape laws gender neutral.
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Ex-Asian Age journalist accuses MJ Akbar of rape, lawyer denies charges
Updated : 7 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 2 (ANI): A former Asian Age employee has accused MJ Akbar of raping her at a hotel in Jaipur over two decades ago. The journalist, who is presently based in United States, has also claimed that she faced harassment at the hands of the former minister while working a
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Russell Simmons 'vehemently' denies rape allegations
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar 24 (ANI): Hip-hop artist Russell Simmons, who has been accused of rape in a new $10 million lawsuit, has 'vehemently' denied the allegations.
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SC rejects plea for gender-neutral rape law
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 02 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea seeking to make rape, sexual harassment, molestation gender-neutral.
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MP makes rape laws stricter; death for raping children
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], November 26 (ANI): In a landmark move, the Madhya Pradesh Cabinet today approved handing out death sentence to rape convicts in cases involving girls of 12 years of age and below.
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Activist Abha Singh smells conspiracy in rape charges against M. Vincent
Updated : 8 years, 9 months ago IST
Trivandrum (Kerala) [India], July 23 (ANI): Women rights activist Abha Singh on Sunday asserted that proper investigation must be done over the rape charges imposed against Kerala Congress MLA M. Vincent to avoid misuse of rape laws.
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