Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], July 18 (ANI): The Deputy Advocate General Aseem Sawhney is the new Additional Advocate General (AAG) of Jammu and Kashmir.
Dehradun (Uttarakhand) [India], July 18 (ANI): In yet another incident of sexual assault against minors, an eight-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by five minor boys in Dehradun's Sahaspur.
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) [India], July 17 (ANI): Advocates at the Chennai High Court on Tuesday have announced that they would not defend the accused in the case of sexual assault and rape of a minor.
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 17 (ANI): Amid multiple cases of rape and molestation across the state, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has asked officials to examine whether transgender people can be recruited as security guards at short stay homes and other similar facilities for women.
Faridkot (Punjab) [India], Jul 17 (ANI): A home guard jawan was tied up and beaten by villagers over alleged rape attempts on Tuesday in Punjab's Faridkot district.
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 17 (ANI): The Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar government on Tuesday increased compensation for acid-attack and rape survivors from Rs 3 lakh to Rs 7 lakh.
New Delhi [India], July 17 (ANI): Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal on Tuesday appealed to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to award death penalty to accused in connection with alleged rape of a six-year-old girl in the capital.
Dhaka [Bangladesh], Jul 17 (ANI): At least 592 incidents of rapes were reported in Bangladesh in last six months, revealed a report of the Bangladesh Mahila Parishad (BMP).
Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh) [India], July 16 (ANI): The police on Monday arrested two of five accused in the Sambhal district case, where a woman was charred to death for resisting gang rape.
New Delhi [India], July 16 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Monday will continue to hear the case against media houses and social media organisations in connection with Kathua rape victim identity case.
Khunti (Jharkhand) [India], July 16 (ANI): In a recent development in the alleged gang rape of NGO workers in Jharkhand's Khunti district, the police have arrested another man, who had a bounty of Rs 50,000 on his head.
Panchkula (Haryana) [India], July 13 (ANI): Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar said that if anyone dares to point fingers at women, their fingers will be chopped off.