Shivamogga (Karnataka) [India], Dec 7 (ANI): A special court in Shivamogga on Saturday sentenced a 32-year-old man to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a 7-year-old girl, in a case which goes back to 2014.
New Delhi [India], Dec 7 (ANI): Rahul Gandhi on Saturday termed the death of the Unnao rape victim a 'shame on humanity' and conveyed his condolences to the deceased's family.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 7 (ANI): Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati on Saturday lashed out at Yogi Aditanath government for failing to provide safety to women, just hours after the Unnao rape victim succumbed to her burn injuries at Safdarjung Hospital in New Delhi.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 7 (ANI): Uttar Pradesh Congress Chief Ajay Kumar Lallu on Saturday targeted the ruling Yogi Adityanath led government over the Unnao rape case and said that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is not serious towards women.
Palwal (Haryana) [India], Dec 7 (ANI): A minor girl was allegedly gang-raped by four men of her village. The accused had earlier also allegedly raped her in August.
Kottayam (Kerala) [India], Dec 7 (ANI): A minor girl was allegedly raped by a man, who entered her house on the pretext of asking for a glass of water, in Kanjirapally area of Kottayam.
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 7 (ANI): After the death of the Unnao rape victim, who was set ablaze by five men on Thursday, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya expressed grief over the issue and said that strict action should be taken against the accused.
New Delhi [India], Dec 7 (ANI): Another petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Saturday seeking top court-appointed and monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) to probe into the encounter of four accused in the gang-rape and murder of a veterinarian in Telangana.
New Delhi [India], Dec 7 (ANI): Counsels for convicts of the 2012 Delhi gang-rape case have condemned the encounter killing of four accused in the rape and murder of a woman veterinary doctor in Telangana on Friday, and stated that this is "hooliganism" and "sheer misuse of power".
Panaji (Goa) [India], Dec 7 (ANI): Amidst uproar in the country following the death of the Unnao rape victim, Goa minister Michael Lobo on Thursday said that the Indian Penal Code should be amended by the Parliament to provide for 'public hangings as punishment for the perpetrators of rap
New Delhi [India], Dec 7 (ANI): Shuttler Jwala Gutta on Saturday said that she was really disturbed to see so many people celebrating the encounter of the four accused in the rape and murder of a veterinarian in Telangana.