Crime against women

West Bengal Police add rape charge after protests over girl's killing

Three days after a 16-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped and killed in West Bengal's South 24-Parganas district, police formally pressed charges of rape.

Nov 23, 2015, 13:09 PM IST

Woman raped by father-in-law in Maharashtra

A 30-year-old woman was allegedly raped by her father-in-law here after which he was roughed up by locals prompting him to flee his village Nikha-Gaotanpada, police said on Monday.

Nov 23, 2015, 11:52 AM IST

Kanpur rape: Victim lashes out at Azam Khan after he calls her 'publicity seeker'

After Uttar Pradesh Minority Welfare Minister Azam Khan made an insensitive remark on an alleged rape victim telling her not to go seeking 'publicity', the latter on Friday lashed out at the minister saying his words did not match his position.

Nov 20, 2015, 10:43 AM IST

Three youths gang-rape teenage girl in Shamli

A 15-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and gang-raped by three youths in Masoora village in neighbouring Shamli district, police said on Tuesday.

Oct 27, 2015, 13:31 PM IST

Minor raped by home guard jawan in UP

A 10-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a home guard jawan in Kotwali area, police said on Monday.

Oct 26, 2015, 13:19 PM IST

Woman raped by two youths in Punjab

A 20-year-old woman was allegedly abducted and raped by two youths at Dhade village here.

Oct 26, 2015, 12:59 PM IST

Girl raped on way back from school in Maharashtra

A school girl was allegedly raped by a youth when she was returning home in Manpada area of Dombivali, police said on Saturday.

Oct 24, 2015, 18:34 PM IST

Elderly woman raped in Uttar Pradesh's Ballia

 A 50-year-old woman was allegedly raped in Rewati area here, police said on Saturday.

Oct 24, 2015, 14:26 PM IST

Assam: Woman gang-raped, husband beaten by 7 person, three arrested

A newly-married woman has allegedly been gang-raped and her husband severely beaten up by seven persons in Assam's Kamrup district, police said on Friday.

Oct 16, 2015, 15:00 PM IST

Man rapes minor girl in Madhya Pradesh

A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man in Katkoot village of Dewas district who also threatened to kill the victim if she revealed about the incident.

Oct 16, 2015, 14:37 PM IST

Jharkhand teenager kills man for attempting to rape her

A teenage girl allegedly killed a 65-year-old man after he molested her and tried to rape her, police said on Thursday.

Oct 01, 2015, 14:43 PM IST

Media glamorises rape, says Maharashtra Minister Pankaja Munde

Maharashtra Rural Development minister Pankaja Munde on Wednesday opined that media should not give "excessive" coverage to crime against women as it instills "energy" and "pleasure" among people with a criminal mindset to try "something new."

Sep 23, 2015, 22:31 PM IST

Repeteadly raped by her stepfather, 12-year-old delivers baby in Mumbai

In a shocking case, a 12-year-old girl on Monday delivered a baby boy at JJ Hospital here, making her one of the youngest mothers in the country.

Sep 23, 2015, 15:08 PM IST

Delhi woman kidnapped in Meru cab, gang-raped

A woman was kidnapped in Delhi in a Meru cab by three people, one of whom was known to her, and then driven to a shop where she was gang-raped, police said on Saturday.

Sep 19, 2015, 15:54 PM IST

21-year-old college student raped in Punjab

A 21-year-old college student was allegedly raped here by a man who had promised to get her a job, police said.

Sep 19, 2015, 15:10 PM IST

Woman patient molested at Bardhaman hospital

A 25-year-old woman was allegedly molested by a housekeeping staffer at the Bardhaman Medical College Hospital here, a hospital official said on Saturday.

Sep 19, 2015, 13:15 PM IST

WCD to launch district committees for domestic violence victims

In a measure to combat rising crime against women, the Women and Child Development Ministry has decided to launch district-level welfare committees across the country to establish a mechanism of immediate assistance for the victims of domestic violence.

Sep 14, 2015, 16:10 PM IST