Tag: Crimes against women

‘e-FIR’ will go a long way in combating crimes against women: Orissa HC

The court's observation came during a hearing on a petition moved by Jharanabala Patra on non-registration of e-FIR filed by her at Cuttack Sadar police station.

December 5, 2022

NCRB report: Kolkata safest city, but crimes against women alarming in Bengal

In terms of kidnapping of women, West Bengal is in the third position with 7,403 cases after Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra.

September 1, 2022

Rajasthan logs highest number of rape cases

Average 77 rape cases daily in 2020; crimes against women down from 2019: NCRB data

September 15, 2021

H’yana to take stern steps to curb crimes against women: Khattar

Khattar also started a WhatsApp Women Helpline through which women of the state can also complain through WhatsApp at the number 9478913181 in case of emergency.

March 9, 2021

UP shamed

The National Crime Records Bureau had reported early this year that crimes against women had gone up in Uttar Pradesh by a whopping 20 per cent between 2016 and 2019. In 2018, as many as 4,322 women ~ of them 1,411 minors ~ were raped in the state.

October 1, 2020

17-year-old girl raped, mutilated body found near dried-up pond; 2nd case from UP district in 10 days

On August 15, a 13-year-old girl was raped and killed in Lakhimpur Kheri district and her body found in a sugarcane field.

August 26, 2020

UP: Woman tied to cot, burnt, another found dead with acid burns in two separate cases

The incidents come even as the Uttar Pradesh government has passed an order to set up 218 new fast-track courts to expedite trial in cases of crimes against women and children.

January 18, 2020

UP: Woman dies after being brutally attacked by daughter’s molesters out on bail

On January 9, the men allegedly barged into the deceased woman's house and asked the family to withdraw the case, according to the police.

January 18, 2020

DCW chief Swati Maliwal writes to PM Modi, demands Disha Bill for entire country

The DCW chief questioned why the Centre cannot show the same urgency and concern as the Andhra Pradesh government, which passed the historic and revolutionary Disha Bill on Friday.

December 14, 2019

‘Insult to women, must apologise’: Parliament rages over Rahul Gandhi’s ‘rape in India’ remark

Rahul Gandhi, on Thursday, while addressing an election rally in Jharkhand took a jibe on the Prime Minister's pet project 'Make in India' and said, 'Earlier it was 'make in India', but now it is rape in India'.

December 13, 2019

Minor ‘molested’ in UP, threatened with ‘Unnao rape victim-like fate’

This comes close on the heels of a rape survivor being burnt to death by five men in Unnao, some of whom are accused in the case.

December 10, 2019

After Unnao case, UP Cabinet orders setting up of 218 fast-track courts for women, children

According to reports, the government will set up 144 fast track courts to hear rape cases and 74 courts to hear matters related to crimes against children.

December 10, 2019

Woman helped 3 men rape minor daughter for over a year in Gujarat: Police

The shocking incident comes to light in the wake of several rape cases being reported across the country following the Hyderabad rape and murder case.

December 9, 2019

‘Increased violence, lawlessness, crimes against women’: Rahul Gandhi attacks Govt

In a veiled attack on PM Modi, Gandhi said the reason for the breakdown of our institutional structures is because 'the man who is running this country believes in violence and indiscriminate power'.

December 7, 2019

Centre recommends to President Kovind rejection of mercy plea of Nirbhaya convict

Earlier on Sunday, the Delhi government had 'strongly recommended' the rejection of the mercy petition filed by convict Vinay Sharma.

December 6, 2019

‘Her soul at peace now,’ says Hyd vet’s father on death of accused; Nirbhaya’s mother lauds cops

In a major development, all four accused were killed when they were trying to escape during the recreation of the crime at the same spot where the woman’s body was found.

December 6, 2019

‘One must think 10 times’: Kejriwal on recommending no mercy for Nirbhaya convict

Speaking on rising crimes against women in the country, Kejriwal said 'it is a failure of law and order, and enforcement'.

December 2, 2019