Relationship history and consent
When a Supreme Court judge asks, in open court, "She went on to have a child with the man without marriage, and now she is saying rape and assault — what is this?", two things happen simultaneously.
When a Supreme Court judge asks, in open court, "She went on to have a child with the man without marriage, and now she is saying rape and assault — what is this?", two things happen simultaneously.
The little girl, who is reportedly part of the Banjara community, had been sleeping on a simple cot under a mosquito net beside her grandmother at a Railway shed. This shed is where the family lives, having lost their homes in recent demolitions.
Residents have been urged to take precautions while the suspect remains at large, and community leaders are calling for calm while supporting the victim.
After the horrific abduction, rape, and murder of a Class VII tribal schoolgirl in Rampurhat, the Birbhum district child protection department has decided to instal ‘Moner Kotha’ (mind’s speech) boxes in every school in the district, where students can freely report any incidents of abuse or distress.
Releasing the victim’s identity and making the recording of her conversation public violates the Supreme Court guidelines, BJD’s senior general secretary Tukuni Sahu lamented while briefing reporters here today.
Police arrested a 21-year-old man on Friday on the charge of raping and assaulting a 50-year-old Yoga teacher of a government-run Community Health Center (CHC) in Odisha’s Kendrapara district at knife point, police said.
An expelled leader of the BJP's women's wing in Uttarakhand has become a source of public embarrassment for the party.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on convict Batakrushna Sahoo, failing which his sentence would be extended by one year.
A tribal middle-aged woman, who was allegedly brutally gang raped, died of heavy bleeding due to the injuries inflicted on her private parts during treatment at a hospital on Saturday in the Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh.
During the shoot, Khan proposed to her and later promised to marry her after converting to her religion. The complaint also alleges that the actor invited her to his home.