BHOPAL: The eighth accused in the gang rape of a newlywed bride at a picnic spot in MP’s Rewa district was arrested from neighbouring Chhattisgarh late Friday night.On Saturday, police produced all of them in court, which remanded five of them in police custody for a day, Rewa SP Vivek Singh said.Police say the eight…
SURAT: Hours after being arrested for the gang rape of a 17-year-old girl in Mota Borsara village near Surat city, one of the two accused died after falling ill in police custody on Thursday.Shivshankar Chaurasiya, 45, was nabbed along with Munna Paswan, 40, near Mandvi town on Wednesday night. Officials said Chaurasiya was taken to…
AGRA: Exactly four years after the murder and alleged sexual assault of a 19-year-old Dalit woman in Hathras, on Sept 14, 2020, the family has left the ashes of the victim unimmersed. They told TOI that they are still waiting for justice. They added that they continue to live in “jail-like conditions”, with restrictions on…
NEW DELHI: A minor was allegedly gang-raped in Assam‘s Nagaon district on August 22 while returning home from a tuition class. The incident occurred in the Dhing area, and local residents found the girl in a semi-conscious state by the roadside, subsequently admitting her to a hospital. Police have detained two people for questioning in…
LUCKNOW: A 21-year-old gang-rape survivor in UP‘s Ambedkar Nagar hanged herself after a police sub-inspector allegedly refused to register a case against three men for the crime and instead coerced her father into writing a complaint that omitted details. The case has sparked outrage over police inaction.Police said late Wednesday the autopsy report ruled out…
DEHRADUN: Five men, including three employees of Uttarakhand Transport Corporation, were arrested on Sunday for allegedly gang-raping a 16-year-old girl inside a bus parked at Dehradun‘s Inter-State Bus Terminus (ISBT). The assault, which occurred at night last Monday, came to light only after the girl, a resident of Moradabad in UP, reported the incident to…
NEW DELHI: A married woman in Ludhiana was allegedly gang-raped by a man and three of his family members in an act of revenge, according to police officials. The accused reportedly committed the crime after the man’s daughter eloped with the victim’s brother. The accused, hailing from Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, allegedly recorded the act on…
NAGPUR: Nagpur bench of Bombay high court upheld the conviction of four men for gang rape, clarifying that direct participation in the sexual assault was not necessary to establish guilt. If there was evidence of shared intent, it was sufficient for conviction, the court said.Justice Govinda Sanap dismissed the appeals filed by the four accused,…
BAREILLY: A district court in Bareilly Monday sentenced three accused to life imprisonment for a brutal gang rape in May 2021, where a knife was inserted into the survivor’s rectum. The survivor spent months in a hospital and underwent reconstructive surgery. Sonu Bhatia, Rajiv Kumar, and Monu Singh were arrested and jailed but later granted…
BHILWARA: A Rajasthan Pocso court on Monday handed down death sentences to two brothers for gang raping a 17-year-old and burning her alive in Shahpura district on Aug 2 last year. The case had triggered public outrage and led BJP, then in opposition, to target the Ashok Gehlot-led Congress govt over crimes against women ahead…
