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.
The peace of the renowned hill town of Nainital in Uttarakhand was disturbed late on Wednesday night when a communal flare-up was triggered by the rape of a 12-year-old girl by a 72 years old man belonging to a particular community.
A 35-year-old man was arrested for alleged rape of a 37-year-old woman working as caretaker of a farmhouse in the Swaroop Nagar area of Outer North Delhi, police said on Thursday.
The Pathanamthitta Principal Sessions Court on Friday sentenced a man to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 19-year-old COVID-19 patient while she was being transported to a first-line treatment centre in 2020.
UK's ruling Labour Party announced that it had suspended its Member of Parliament Dan Norris after being arrested on suspicion of rape, child sex offences, child abduction and misconduct in a public office, according to local media reports.
The Telangana Police have detained a cab driver for the alleged rape of a 25-year-old German national in the Pahadishareef area on the outskirts of Hyderabad.
