Crime against women

After Hathras, 14-year-old girl killed in Bhadohi, head smashed with bricks, rape suspected

In yet another shocking and horrific incident, a 14-year-old girl was found murdered in the Bhadohi district in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday. The girl, according to the police, had gone to the field to relieve herself and did not return home.

Oct 02, 2020, 10:22 AM IST

Yogi Adityanath government takes this step to check crime against women in Uttar Pradesh

CM Yogi Adityanath directed officials to put up posters of those involved in crimes against women at prominent crossings. 

Sep 24, 2020, 21:10 PM IST

Coronavirus COVID-19 induced lockdown sees spike in cases of domestic abuse worldwide

As India grapples with the deadly coronavirus pandemic and the nation wide lockdown to curb the spread of the disease, reports suggest an increase in the number of domestic abuse cases. The analysis was done by Zee News Editor-in-Chief Sudhir Chaudhary in DNA, the world's most-watched news show.

Apr 04, 2020, 10:12 AM IST

Cases of crimes against women rise in Bihar; Patna records maximum rape, sexual assault cases

According to available data, Patna recorded the highest number of 85 rape cases in Bihar till September 2019. 

Dec 18, 2019, 16:53 PM IST

Kerala to look into Disha Act for safety of women

Women activists in Kerala time and again, whenever cases of attack on women and children are reported, have demanded that laws have to be spruced up here and also pointed out that the trial in the case have to be speeded up so that justice is delivered to the victims.

Dec 14, 2019, 14:16 PM IST

Rape survivor in UP's Baghpat threatened with 'Unnao-like fate', accused arrested

A hand-written pamphlet, with the message bearing that she will meet the same fate as that of the Unnao rape victim if she dares to give her statement, was pasted outside the survivor's house. 

Dec 12, 2019, 14:30 PM IST

Bihar: Minor dies after being set ablaze by lover in Bettiah

The minor was one-month pregnant with her lover's child, who allegedly sexually assaulted her on the pretext of marriage. According to the police, the accused had promised to marry the girl but after learning about her pregnancy, he backed out and then, along with his friends, planned an attack on her. 

Dec 11, 2019, 09:44 AM IST

Unnao incident rocks Parliament, Rajya Sabha adjourned; Priyanka Gandhi, Jaya Bachchan slam UP government

The Rajya Sabha was adjourned on Thursday during Zero Hour after the Congress wanted discussions on the case. The Opposition hit out at the Yogi Adityanath-led government in UP, stating that the incident proves that the law and order situation in the state is very bad.

Dec 05, 2019, 15:04 PM IST

Unfortunate she called her sister and not police: Telangana minister's shocker on Hyderabad veterinary doctor rape-murder

The burnt body of the veterinary doctor was found on Thursday at an underpass in Shadnagar outskirts in Telangana's Ranga Reddy district. After the preliminary probe, the police suspect that she was sexually assaulted before being charred to death.

Nov 29, 2019, 17:04 PM IST

Rescued girl from Nithyananda's ashram in Ahmedabad alleges she was tortured

The girl in her complaint said that ashram administration locked her up in a room for two months in the name of some spiritual process. 

Nov 22, 2019, 16:16 PM IST

Mentally-depressed woman gang-raped at bus stop in Delhi

According to the police, the woman in her written statement said that she was raped by two men. 

Sep 17, 2019, 13:09 PM IST

Facebook 'friend' allegedly harasses woman, pressures her to marry him; arrested

The accused also threatened her that he will upload her personal pictures on social media websites.

Mar 12, 2019, 06:43 AM IST

Dragged from inside car, 20-year-old raped by 10 men near Ludhiana

The Punjab Police conducted raids at various places in Ludhiana district after a young woman alleged she was gangraped by around 10 men at a farmhouse near Jagraon town after she and her male friend were attacked and abducted.
 

Feb 12, 2019, 09:03 AM IST

Haryana Court gives death sentence to man convicted of raping, murdering 8-year-old girl

As per reports, the judge termed the incident as a "rarest of rare" and even equated it with the brutal 2012 Nirbhaya case stating that this case too deserved a similar punishment. 

Dec 23, 2018, 14:59 PM IST

Woman, her family attacked by 10 men for protesting against eve-teasing

Ten people attacked the woman and her family members with sharp weapons when she opposed their eve-teasing.

Dec 17, 2018, 07:05 AM IST

Mumbai cop allegedly spikes constable's drink, rapes her

The 31-year-old complainant has also told police that the accused had recorded the incident and had threatened to circulate it.

Nov 18, 2018, 08:31 AM IST

Elderly woman found dead with throat slit in Delhi's Sarita Vihar, murder case registered

A murder case has been registered at Sarita Vihar police station and an investigation is underway.

Nov 18, 2018, 06:56 AM IST

In a first, Centre to release National Registry of Sexual Offenders today

Database of the sex offenders' registry will be maintained by the NCRB.

Sep 20, 2018, 09:23 AM IST

Government has left India’s women unprotected and afraid: Rahul Gandhi

Rahul Gandhi accused Modi government of allowing rapists to walk free.

Sep 18, 2018, 15:00 PM IST

A girl is raped every six hours, what's happening in the country, asks SC

Hearing the case of alleged rapes in Muzaffarpur shelter home, the SC pulled up the Bihar government asking that how did the state allow "the horror homes to flourish."

Aug 07, 2018, 14:16 PM IST