DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand HC on Wednesday acquitted a polio-affected man convicted of rape and directed the state govt to pay him Rs 5 lakh in compensation, citing flaws in the investigation. The court ruled that the man’s physical condition made the charges questionable and found that the police failed to conduct a proper inquiry.Rohit, an employee…
HYDERABAD: A woman was allegedly gangraped by four persons after they offered her a lift in an autorickshaw on Friday night.According to police, the accused saw the survivor standing alone at a bus stand in Nizamabad and offered her a lift. After she got into the vehicle, they took her to Dichpally where she was…
Meerut: A govt doctor at a community health centre (CHC) in UP allegedly left an inch-long surgical needle inside the head of an 18-year-old girl while stitching up a deep cut she suffered during a scuffle with neighbours at Garh in Hapur. After her family raised the matter, Hapur chief medical officer (CMO) Dr Sunil…
NEW DELHI: Using its omnibus powers under Article 142 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court on Monday allowed termination of a 14-year-old girl’s 30-week-old pregnancy, allegedly caused by sexual assault, following a medical board’s opinion that though MTP at this stage is risky, threat to the minor’s life is more if pregnancy continued to its…
