Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] May 4 (ANI): The Bombay High Court on Thursday ruled out death penalty to three out of 11 people accused of in the brutal gangrape of Bilkis Bano and the murder of her family during the 2002 Gujarat riots.
New Delhi [India], Apr. 3 (ANI): Lauding the efforts of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan in introducing death penalty to rapists of minor girls, the December 16 gang-rape victim Nirbhaya's mother Asha Devi on Monday stated that the law should be enforced immediately.
Gulbarga [Karnataka], Mar. 27 (ANI): Condemning the recent Bikaner rape case, women activists on Sunday demanded a stricter law against the perpetrators who commit such heinous crimes with women.
Agra, (Uttar Pradesh) [India] Feb. 10 (ANI): Union Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Uma Bharti claimed on Friday that during her stint as chief minister of Madhya Pradesh, she had got rapists tortured in police stations and made them beg for forgiveness.
New Delhi [India], Feb. 7 (ANI): The Delhi Police have arrested a 40-yr old convicted serial rapist for allegedly abducting and molesting a four-year old girl near Vijay Vihar in Rohini.
New Delhi [India], Jan. 16 (ANI): Following the arrest of serial rapist Sunil Rastogi, accused of assaulting and raping minor girls, the women's rights activists on Monday demanded strict punishment and immediate hanging of the culprit.
New Delhi [India], Jan. 16 (ANI): A 38-year-old serial rapist was arrested from Delhi's New Ashok Nagar for targeting minors girls aged between seven and eleven years on Sunday.
New Delhi [India], Oct. 18 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Tuesday will hear a petition filed by the Bihar government, challenging the bail granted to RJD MLA Raj Ballabh Yadav by the Patna High Court.
Itarsi (Madhya Pradesh), Oct 13 (ANI): A minor rape victim of Madhya Pradesh's Itarsi city has attempted to immolate herself after getting threats from the accused rapists.
New Delhi [India], Aug. 26 (ANI): Reacting to Nirbhaya rapist Vinay Sharma's suicide attempt, Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal has said the former had done what the system should have done long ago, implying that he should have been hanged for his crime.