6 years, 5 months ago

Kerala Nun rape case: Father Kuriakose who testified against Franco Mulakkal found dead in mysterious circumstances

Op India

In a shocking incident, Father Kuriakose Kattuthara, a 60-year-old priest who spoke vigorously against the rape accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal was found dead in Bhogpur in Jalandhar on Monday morning, reported Mathrubhumi. According to news reports, Father Kuriakose Kattuthara had stood against the rape accused Bishop Franco and also had given a statement to the police against him relating to the nun-rape case. Father Kuriakose’s brother, Jose Kattuthara while speaking to Mathrubhumi news has put forth his that suspicion regarding his brother’s death and alleged that he has been killed for giving a statement against Bishop Franco Mulakkal. In fact, I fear what will happen to me for speaking out against him.” Father Kuriakose worked as a priest and teacher at the Jalandhar diocese and had supported the Missionaries of Jesus nun, who had accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal of rape.

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2 years, 9 months ago

Nun and priest get bail in Sister Abhaya murder case

Hindustan Times

The Kerala high court on Thursday granted bail to a Catholic priest and a nun who were sentenced to life imprisonment in connection with the murder of 19-year-old sister Abhaya, whose body was found inside a well at a convent in Kottayam in 1992. Father Thomas Kotoor and sister Sefi were convicted and awarded life imprisonment by a special court …

2 years, 9 months ago

Nun rape case: Decks cleared for Bishop Franco's return to pastoral duties

Firstpost

Thiruvananthapuram: Decks have been cleared for former Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal’s return to the pastoral duties, as the Vatican has accepted a Kerala court’s decision, acquitting him of rape charges by a nun, a church source said on Sunday. According to the source, during his visit to Jalandhar diocese on Saturday, Archbishop Leopoldo Girelli, apostolic nuncio to India and Nepal, …

2 years, 10 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: Priest rapes 11-year-old girl in Baghpat; arrested

India Today

A church priest has been arrested for allegedly raping an 11-year-old in Bagpath district. The victim’s family filed a complaint at the Chandinagar police station, after which the accused was taken into custody. The incident took place in Laliyana village when a family living alongside the church accused the priest of raping their daughter. The Circle Officer, Vijay Choudhary said …

2 years, 11 months ago

Nun Rape Case: Kerala High Court Admits Appeal Challenging Bishop Franco Mulakkal's Acquittal

Live Law

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday admitted the appeal filed against the decision of the Additional District and Sessions Court acquitting Bishop Franco Mulakkal of the Catholic Church in the nun rape case. Timeline of the Nun Rape case: In June 2018, a nun of the Catholic Church had raised allegations that Bishop Franco had sexually assaulted her on several …

3 years, 2 months ago

Bishop Franco Mulakkal Case : Why Court Found Nun's Testimony Unreliable?

Live Law

The Additional District and Sessions Court Kottayam on Friday morning acquitted Bishop Franco Mulakkal who was accused of raping a nun from the Missionaries of Jesus convent in Kuravilangad. Keep reading to find out why the Court found the nun's statements unreliable enough to let Mulakkal walk scot-free: Why Did The Court Find Her Testimony Unreliable? Other Instances That Swayed …

3 years, 2 months ago

Bishop Franco acquitted in Kerala nun rape case

Hindustan Times

A Kerala court on Friday acquitted former Jalandhar bishop Franco Mulakkal, who is accused of raping a nun 13 times over three years in a convent, citing lack of evidence in a case that shone a spotlight on violence against women in religious institutions. Bishop Franco Mulakkal was accused of raping the woman 13 times between 2014 and 2016 during …

3 years, 2 months ago

Bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a nun, acquitted; fellow nuns say they did not get justice

The Hindu

Franco Mulakkal, Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Jalandhar who was accused of raping and sexually abusing a nun belonging to the Missionaries of Jesus congregation in Kerala under his diocese, was acquitted of all charges against him by the Additional District and Sessions Court I in Kottayam on January 14. You can gain anything if you have wealth …

3 years, 2 months ago

Verdict in Franco Mulakkal Rape Case: NCW Extends Support to Nun

News 18

With a court in Kerala on Friday acquitting a bishop in the rape case of a nun, NCW chairperson Rekha Sharma has said the woman should approach the high court against the judgement. An additional district and sessions court acquitted Roman Catholic Bishop Franco Mulakkal of the charges of raping the nun in a convent in the southern state. Extending …

3 years, 2 months ago

Kerala nun rape case: Who is Bishop Franco Mulakkal?

India Today

Bishop Franco Mulakkal uttered the words, “Praise the Lord,” as he stepped out of the Kottayam additional sessions court in Kerala on Friday. The court found him not guilty in what is known as the Kerala nun rape case of 2018. The court acquitted Bishop Mulakkal of all charges in the nun rape case. The Kerala nun alleged that she …

3 years, 2 months ago

Bishop Franco acquitted by Kerala Court in nun rape case

Op India

On Friday, Kerala Court acquitted Bishop Franco Mulakkal of the Catholic Church in the nun rape case. Rekha Sharma, the Chairperson of the National Commission for Women has said that she is shocked to learn of the judgement pronounced by the Kerala Court and that the victim nun must appeal to the High Court. Bishop Franco Mulakkal, Accused Of Nun’s …

3 years, 2 months ago

Kerala court gives clean chit to Bishop Franco Mullakal in nun rape case

Hindustan Times

A court in Kottayam on Friday freed bishop Franco Mullakal of all charges in the nun rape case. A heavy police force was seen deployed outside the Kottayam additional sessions court ahead of pronouncement of the verdict. In her police complaint in June 2018, the nun had alleged that she was subjected to sexual abuse by Franco, then Bishop of …

3 years, 2 months ago

Verdict in Kerala nun rape case on Friday, key witness says it will be 'victory over devil'

India Today

Ahead of Kerala special court’s verdict in the nun rape case, Sister Lucy, who was dismissed from her congregation for criticising Bishop Franco Mulakkal, said the judgment would be “victory over devil”. Mulakkal is an accused in the Kerala nun rape case. “Tomorrow's sexual harassment case verdict would be a victory over devil,” Sister Lucy said. READ | Hugged and …

4 years, 2 months ago

Sister Abhaya case | Priest, nun, and the murder of a witness

The Hindu

Seated between two plainclothesmen, Father Thomas Kottoor, a 71-year-old Catholic priest, looked out of the window of the police vehicle. Sister Abhaya case | Crime Branch destroyed evidence: CBI Later, the Kochi unit of the CBI took over the case from the Delhi unit and filed one more report, in 2005, reiterating the request to close the case as an …

4 years, 3 months ago

Allegations Against Priest and Nun in Sister Abhaya's Murder Case 'Unbelievable', Says Church

News 18

The Knanaya Catholic Church on Wednesday termed as ‘unbelievable’, the allegations against its priest and a nun, convicted of murder by a CBI court in the Sister Abhaya case, as it said they have the right to go for an appeal and prove their ‘innocence.’ The Kottayam diocese of the church, however, said it accepted the verdict of the court, …

4 years, 3 months ago

Kerala: Catholic priest, nun sentenced to life in Sister Abhaya murder case

India TV News

A CBI special court on Wednesday sentenced to life imprisonment the catholic priest and nun, who were found guilty of the murder of Sister Abhaya 28 years ago in Kottayam. Special CBI Judge K Sanal Kumar pronounced the sentence against two accused-- Father Thomas Kottoor and Sister Sephy, and slapped a fine of Rs five lakh on each of them. …

4 years, 3 months ago

Sister Abhaya Murder: Kerala priest, nun get life imprisonment

Hindustan Times

A special court of the Central Bureau of Investigation on Wednesday sentenced Father Thomas Kotoor and Sister Sephy to life imprisonment for murdering Sister Abhaya, who was found dead in a well at Pious X Convent of the Knanaya Catholic order in Kottayam in March 1992. Sister Sephy, who was pronounced guilty by a CBI court in the Sister Abhaya …

4 years, 3 months ago

28 Years After Murder of Kerala's Sister Abhaya, Accused Priest, Nun Sentenced to Life Imprisonment

News 18

The two prime accused found guilty of killing teenaged nun Sister Abhaya have been sentenced to life imprisonment, almost 28 years after the gruesome murder shook the country. The state police had initially concluded Sister Abhaya, a student of Kottayam’s BCM College, and a member of the Knanaya Catholic community died by suicide on March 27, 1992. The accused had …

4 years, 3 months ago

28 Yrs Later, Father, Nun Found Guilty in Murder of Sister Abhaya

The Quint

January 1993: Kerala crime branch closed the case reporting it was a case of suicide. March 1993: Human Rights activist Jomon Puthenpurackal filed a petition. December 2008: In its third report, the CBI told a court in Ernakulam that it was a murder and arrested three accused – Catholic priests, Father Thomas Kottoor and Father Jose Poothrukayil, and a nun, …

4 years, 7 months ago

Kerala Court Frames Charges Against Ex-Bishop Franco Mulakkal in Nun Rape Case

News 18

A court here on Thursday framed charges against former Bishop of Jalandhar Diocese, Franco Mulakkal, in the case relating to rape of a nun in Kerala. The Supreme Court had directed Mulakkal to face trial as it dismissed his plea seeking discharge in the rape case lodged against him by the nun belonging to a congregation under Jalandhar diocese, saying …

4 years, 7 months ago

Kerala Nun Rape Case: Accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal Granted Bail by Trial Court

News 18

A trial court here on Friday granted bail to Bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a nun in Kerala, with stringent conditions and directed him to be present on the dates of hearing of the case. The Supreme Court on Wednesday had directed Mulakkal to face trial as it dismissed his plea seeking discharge in the rape case lodged against …

4 years, 7 months ago

Kerala nun rape case: Supreme Court dismisses discharge plea of accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal

Firstpost

The Kerala HC had dismissed a plea by the bishop last month while admitting the prosecution argument that there was prima facie evidence against him. New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Bishop Franco Mulakkal to face trial as it dismissed his plea seeking discharge in the rape case lodged against him by a nun, saying that there is …

4 years, 7 months ago

Kerala Nun Rape Case: Supreme Court Quashes Discharge Plea of Accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal

News 18

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Bishop Franco Mulakkal to face trial as it dismissed his plea seeking discharge in the rape case lodged against him by a nun, saying that there is no merit in his petition. Mulakkal, in his plea has challenged the Kerala High Court order of July 7, dismissing his discharge plea in the rape case …

4 years, 7 months ago

40-year-old woman, minor daughter gang-raped in MP''s Burhanpur

India Today

A 40-year-old woman and her 12-year-old daughter were abducted and gang-raped by six people in Shahpur area in Madhya Pradesh''s Burhanpur district, police said on Sunday. As per the complaint, six armed men, after holding the woman''s watchman husband hostage, abducted her and their daughter from their home near a stone crushing site in the intervening night of Friday and …

4 years, 7 months ago

Kerala Nun Rape Case: SC to hear plea of accused Franco Mulakkal seeking discharge on August 5

India Today

A Supreme Court bench headed by Justice AS Bopanna will hear a plea of accused Franco Mulakkal seeking that he be discharged from the nun rape case on August 5, according to latest reports. The former Bishop and head of the Latin Catholic Diocese of Jalandhar, had recently approached the apex court after the Kerala High Court rejected his plea …

4 years, 7 months ago

Bishop Franco Mulakkal Moves SC Seeking Discharge From Nun-Rape Case

Live Law

Bishop Franco Mullakkal has approached the Supreme Court challenging the judgment of Kerala High Court rejecting his plea seeking discharge him from the rape case.In his Special Leave Petition filed through Advocate Anand Mishra, he repeats his contention he is innocent and that he was falsely implicated after he questioned the financial dealings of the victim nun.The former Bishop of. …

4 years, 8 months ago

Rape accused former bishop Franco Mulakkal tests COVID-19 positive

Op India

Ex-Bishop from Jalandhar Franco Mulakkal, who is facing charges of rape and sexual exploitation, has tested positive for Covid-19. Mulakkal’s counsel had informed the Kerala court on Monday, 6th July, that he cannot appear in court as he had to self-quarantine after coming in contact with a coronavirus infected person. Bail was cancelled, non bailable warrant was issued on July …

4 years, 8 months ago

Bishop Franco Mulakkal tests COVID-19 positive hours after Kerala court issues arrest warrant against him

Firstpost

However, members of a group of clergy members and laity who fought to get Mulakkal arrested raised doubts on whether he actually tested positive. Franco Mulakkal, the former Jalandhar Bishop accused of raping a Kerala nun, tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, reports have said. Hindustan Times quoted the spokesperson of the Jalandhar Diocese Father Peter as saying that Mulakkal’s …

4 years, 8 months ago

Kerala nun rape case: Kottayam court cancels Bishop Franco Mulakkal's bail, issues non-bailable warrant

Firstpost

The court cancelled Mulakkal’s bail for failing to appear for trial in the case and posted the trial for further hearing on 13 August. Kottayam: A local court on Monday cancelled the bail granted to Bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a nun in Kerala, for failing to appear for the trial in the case and issued a Non Bailable …

4 years, 8 months ago

When Prima Facie Materials Show That Victim Was Subjected To Rape, It Is Not Possible To Infer That Bishop Franco Was Falsely Implicated: Kerala HC [Read Judgment]

Live Law

In its judgment dismissing Bishop Franco Mullakkal petition, the High Court observed that there are prima facie materials are available to show that the Sister was subjected to sexual assault including rape by him. ", Justice Shircy V. observed in her judgment dismissing the Revision Petition which was filed by the Bishop challenging the order of the trial court rejecting …

5 years ago

Pope Francis expels Kerala priest convicted of rape

India TV News

Adhering to a policy of "zero tolerance" for clergy who sexually exploit minors, Pope Francis has expelled a Kerala priest convicted of rape from all priestly duties and rights, according to church officials. Syro-Malabar Church priest Robin Vadakkumchery is currently serving a jail term for impregnating a 16-year-old girl in Mananthavady diocese. A POCSO court in Thalassery last year had …

5 years, 1 month ago

Another Kerala nun accuses Bishop Franco of molestation, non-consensual sexting

India TV News

Another nun from Kerala has accused former Bishop of Jalandhar, Franco Mulakkal, of sexual abuse. Franco Mulakkal, is currently out on bail in a case of sexually assaulting a nun between 2014 and 2016. The nun reportedly belongs to the same religious institute as the first nun who has accused Bishop Franco of raping her. The chargesheet names 83 witnesses, …

5 years, 1 month ago

Kerala nun-rape case: Sister Lucy says Church authorities depriving her of food, starving her to force her out of the church

Op India

Sister Lucy Kalapura, one of the five nuns who stood in support of the nun who accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal in a rape case, on Saturday said that she was being starved at the convent as authorities have been depriving her of food to force her out of the church. Read: Bishop Franco case: Sister Lucy’s autobiography recounts rampant sexual …

5 years, 3 months ago

Kerala nun rape case: Bishop Franco Mulakkal's bail extended till 6 January by Kottayam court

Firstpost

The Kerala High Court had in October last year granted conditional bail to Bishop Franco Mulakkal, arrested over allegations of repeatedly raping and sexually assaulting the nun Kottayam: A court in Kottayam on Saturday extended the bail granted to Roman Catholic Bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a nun in Kerala, till 6 January. The Bishop appeared before the Kottayam …

5 years, 3 months ago

Kerala Nun rape case: Kottayam Court extends Bishop Franco Mulakkal's bail

India TV News

Kottayam Court extended the bail of the Kerala nun rape case accused Franco Mulakkal on Saturday. Mulakkal, rape-accused and former bishop of Jalandhar, had appeared before the court in Kerala's Kottayam for the beginning of the procedures ahead of the start of a trial in the case. Before appearing at the court, Franco Mulakkal offered prayers at Antony's Church in …

5 years, 4 months ago

Kerala police officer transferred after he sent notice to Bishop Franco

Op India

A Kerala police officer who reportedly sent a notice to rape accused Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal has been transferred immediately from his post by the left government raising apprehension on the intentions of the state authority in the case concerning rape accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who is accused of raping a 44-year-old nun. On October 19, the survivor nun in …

5 years, 5 months ago

Trial in rape case against Bishop Franco Mulakkal to begin on November 11

The Hindu

The trial against Bishop Franco Mulakkal, accused of raping a nun, will begin at the Additional District Sessions Court 1 in Kottayam on November 11. According to Jithesh J. Babu, Special Prosecutor in the case, the court has already issued a summons seeking the accused Bishop to appear for a preliminary hearing on the charge sheet. Though the investigation team …

5 years, 6 months ago

Kerala: Christian priest held for the rape of 3 minor girls

Op India

A 68-year-old Christian priest of the Syro Malabar Church named Father George Padayattil, the vicar of Holy Cross Church in Chendamangalam in Ernakulam district, has been booked for the rape of three 9-year-old girls, reports The News Minute. According to the report, the case has been registered against ‘Father’ Padayattil after the three minor victims complained to their teacher that …

5 years, 6 months ago

Kerala nun murder case: Witness says she was forced to retract her statement

Hindustan Times

One of the witnesses in the 27-year-old case of the murder of Catholic nun Sister Abhaya said in a court on Tuesday she was forced by church authorities and others to not to depose against the accused. One of the witnesses in the 27-year-old case of the murder of Catholic nun Sister Abhaya said in a court on Tuesday she …

5 years, 7 months ago

Kerala nun rape case: Sister Lucy Kalappura, who protested against accused Franco Mulakkal, files 'wrongful confinement' complaint

Firstpost

Sister Lucy Kalappura, who was dismissed from the Franciscan Clarist Congregation after she publicly protested against rape-accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal in 2018_,_ on Monday filed a complaint alleging wrongful confinement by the nuns of the Karakkamala convent in Wayanad. On the basis of Kalappura’s complaint, a case has been registered at the Vellamunda station under Section 342 of the Indian …

5 years, 7 months ago

Kerala nun rape case: Sister Lucy Kalappura, who protested against Franco Mulakkal, dismissed from Franciscan Clarist Congregation

Firstpost

Sister Lucy Kalappura, a nun who had participated in the protest against rape-accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal, has been dismissed from Franciscan Clarist Congregation. In the latest development in the Kerala nun rape case, Sister Lucy Kalappura, one of the nuns who had participated in the protest against rape-accused bishop Franco Mulakkal, has been dismissed from the Franciscan Clarist Congregation, reported …

5 years, 7 months ago

Evidence being tampered to save rape accused bishop Franco Mulakkal, says nun

India Today

In yet another twist in the Kerala nun rape case, a nun has alleged that efforts are being carried out to "sabotage" evidence and shield rape-accused bishop Franco Mulakkal. Sister Anupama gave the statement after a local court in Pala, Kerala found irregularities in the copies of the cyber forensic report submitted in a DVD by the police and laboratory, …

6 years, 1 month ago

Kerala: Priest convicted after two years for raping and impregnating a minor girl

Op India

Father Robin Vadakkumchery of the Mananthavady diocese who was accused of raping and impregnating 16-year old girl two years ago has been convicted by Thalassery POCSO court. Father Vadakkumchery, who has been sentenced to 20 years rigorous imprisonment and Rs 3 lakh fine by the court, was the prime accused in the rape case. Kerala: Thalassery POCSO court sentences Catholic …

6 years, 1 month ago

Rape of minor: former Kerala priest gets 20-year rigorous imprisonment

The Hindu

The Additional District and Sessions Court, Thalassery, which is the designated court for the cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, on Saturday awarded 20-year rigorous imprisonment to former priest Robin Vadakkumcheril in a case of rape of a minor girl from Kottiyur in the district. The acquitted were parish member Thankamma Nelliyani, Sr. Lis Mariya of …

6 years, 1 month ago

Kottiyoor Rape Case : Church Priest Sentenced To 20 Yrs Imprisonment For Rape Of Minor

Live Law

In the Kottiyoor rape case of Kerala, a POCSO Court at Thalassery today convicted a priest of catholic church Robin Vadakkumchery for raping and impregnating a minor girl in 2016. The Court has sentenced him to 20 years rigorous imprisonment.Robin was the vicar of St.Sebastian's Church, Kottiyoor, Wayanad District, when the incident occurred. The victim gave birth to a girl …

6 years, 1 month ago

Kerala rape case: Despite Jalandhar diocese PRO's letter confirming ouster from convent, protesting nuns remain defiant

Firstpost

Five nuns from Kuravilangad Convent fighting for justice for their fellow nun, who was allegedly raped by Jalandhar bishop Franco Mulakkal, hoped the diocese would help them to bring out the truth in the case when they received a letter from the apostolic administrator Five nuns from Kuravilangad Convent fighting for justice for their fellow nun, who was allegedly raped …

6 years, 1 month ago

Kerala rape case: Nun supporters refute Ravi Pujari link, say only accused Franco Mulakkal's followers have money to hire gangster

Firstpost

Supporters of bishop Franco Mulakkal, including Kerala MLA PC George, are claiming that intervention of gangster Ravi Pujari in the Kerala nun rape case, is a vindication of their allegation that the rape charge is part of a conspiracy to destroy the bishop Kerala independent legislator PC George’s claim that gangster Ravi Pujari had threatened to murder one of his …

6 years, 1 month ago

Kerala Nun Rape: NGO Seeks Govt Protection for Protesting Nuns

The Quint

The Catholic Church in Kerala transferred five nuns – Sister Alphy Pallasseril, Sister Anupama Kelamangalathuveliyil, Sister Josephine Villoonnickal, Sister Ancitta Urumbil and Sister Neena – from the Missionaries of Jesus convent in Kuravilangad. Mulakkal has been accused of raping a nun belonging to the order of Missionaries of Jesus several times between 2014 and 2016. Sister Neena also received a …

6 years, 2 months ago

Kerala nun rape case: Rebellion within Church is new, but women in convents have long suffered abuse

Firstpost

Nuns often find themselves in suffocating and tough situations within convents. Many have spoken up about the low salaries they are paid, and about how they cannot complain about the sexual harassment they have faced at the hands of seniors in the church, for fear of ostracism The 45-year-old nun who has accused Bishop Franco Mulakkal of raping her 13 …

6 years, 2 months ago

5 nuns, including one who accused Bishop Franco of rape, write to Kerala CM seeking protection

The Hindu

Four of the five nuns who have been ordered to move out of the St. Francis Mission Home in Kuravilangad, near Kottayam, in Kerala, and the nun who has accused Bishop Franco of Jalandhar of raping her, have written to Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan seeking his intervention to ensure their safety. The nuns have also sought protection from transfer to …

6 years, 2 months ago

Kerala nun rape case: Allow us to live in convent, protesting nuns appeal to Pinarayi Vijayan against transfer

India Today

Kottayam Convent nuns, who protested against Jalandhar Bishop Franco Mulakkal for raping a nun, have appealed to Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan to allow them to live in the convent. In a letter to the chief minister, the nuns including the victim asked CM Vijayan to interfere as the transfer was a move to single them out and isolate the …

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1 day, 13 hours ago

'Shame To The Profession': Kerala High Court Denies Anticipatory Bail To Lawyer Booked For Minor's Rape

Live Law

The Kerala High Court has rejected the anticipatory bail application of a lawyer who allegedly committed rape on a minor girl. The Court observed that prima facie case was made out against the lawyer and that his bail application cannot be entertained due to bar under Section 482 of the BNSS. Court added “…if the prosecution case is patently false …

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2 days, 23 hours ago

Man arrested for murdering father over property dispute in Ranipet

The Hindu

A 45-year-old man was arrested from his house at Avalur village near Kaveripakkam town in Ranipet on Thursday for killing his father over a property dispute. Since then, he was quarreling with his father Munusamy to transfer the ancestral property of four acres to him. Angered over refusal of property, police said that Vinayakam hit his father and step mother …

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3 days ago

Man gets life sentence for killing minor girl who refused his marriage proposal

The Hindu

The Tumakuru District Court convicted a 25-year-old cattle grazer and sentenced him to life term imprisonment for hacking a 17-year-old student to death after she refused his marriage proposal in Kallambella police station limits in Sira taluk of Tumakuru district in April 2021. According to the police, the accused Eeranna, a resident of Doddagula village used to stalk the girl …

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3 days, 7 hours ago

Kerala court finds 3 guilty in Mysuru healer’s murder

The Hindu

The Additional District and Sessions Court-I, Manjeri, in Malappuram distroct of Kerala on Thursday convicted three persons in the murder of Shaba Sharif, a 60-year-old traditional healer from Rajiv Nagar, Mysuru. This case stood out due to the lack of the victim’s body or remains, prompting the police to rely on scientific evidence, including DNA confirmation, to build their case …

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Family of trainee doctor raped and killed at RG Kar Hospital gets her death certificate

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3 days, 23 hours ago

Family of trainee doctor raped and killed at RG Kar Hospital gets her death certificate

Hindustan Times

KOLKATA: West Bengal health secretary Narayan Swaroop Nigam on Wednesday met the parents of the trainee doctor who was raped and killed in RG Kar Medical College and Hospital last year and handed over their daughter’s death certificate. Members of Joint Platforms of Doctors and Abhaya Mancha stage a silent protest rally from College street demand justice for the RG …

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4 days, 2 hours ago

Mysuru court sentences man to imprisonment till death for murdering paramour

The Hindu

A court in Mysuru has sentenced Mahadevanayaka of Halepura village in Kavalande police station limits near here to imprisonment till death for the brutal murder of his paramour in July 2022. Police Inspector of Kavalande police station Lakshmikant Talwar conducted the investigation and submitted the chargesheet against the accused under Sections 302 and 506 of the Indian Penal Code. During …

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4 days, 5 hours ago

14-year-old rape survivor found dead in washroom at Chhattisgarh's shelter home

Hindustan Times

A 14-year-old rape survivor allegedly hanged herself at a government-aided shelter home in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh, police said on Wednesday. The girl was found dead in the washroom of the institution on Tuesday morning, said an official. On March 15, the girl, a resident of a village under Asta police station limits, lodged a complaint at the Kotwali police …

Kerala man arrested for stabbing wife to death, injuring her parents in Kozhikode

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4 days, 16 hours ago

Kerala man arrested for stabbing wife to death, injuring her parents in Kozhikode

India Today

A man from Kerala’s Kozhikode was arrested for allegedly stabbing his wife to death and injuring her parents. The accused, Yasir Thalamel Mattathu, a resident of Panchayath Bazaar, went to his wife’s house and attacked her with a knife. However, police later found him sitting inside his car near Kozhikode Medical College and arrested him. The month before that, on …

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Kerala: 12-Year-Old Girl Held for Killing Infant Cousin

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5 days, 1 hour ago

Kerala: 12-Year-Old Girl Held for Killing Infant Cousin

Deccan Chronicle

Thiruvananthapuram: A shocking incident occurred in Kerala's Kannur district, where a 12 year-old-girl threw her four-month-old cousin into a well, resulting in the infant's tragic death. According to Station House Officer B Karthik, the girl stayed in a rented accommodation with her cousin's family, including her paternal uncle Muthu, his wife Akkamma, and their newborn. After the baby went missing, …

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4-month-old baby girl found dead in well in Kerala's Kannur, cousin sister arrested

Hindustan Times

Kannur, A 12-year-old girl was arrested on Tuesday for killing her four-month-old cousin sister, who was found dead in a well near their residence at Pappinisseri in Kannur city, after she confessed to committing the crime, police said. 4-month-old baby girl found dead in well in Kerala's Kannur, cousin sister arrested The baby, who was sleeping with her parents and …

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5 days, 9 hours ago

Kasargod Teen's Death: Kerala HC Asks If Murder Angle Was Probed, Proposes To Issue Guidelines For Investigating Missing Minor Girls Cases

Live Law

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday orally enquired whether the possibility of murder has been considered in the disappearance and death of the 15-year old girl child from Kasargod. While dealing with the mother's habeas corpus plea alleging police inaction in the matter, a Division Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M. B. Snehalatha orally observed: “This is not …

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Sudiksha Konanki missing case: Parents of Indian student ask Dominican officials to declare daughter dead, says reports

The Hindu

The family of missing 20-year-old Indian student Sudiksha Konanki has asked police in the Dominican Republic to declare her dead, according to U.S. media reports. Dominican Republic National Police spokesperson Diego Pesqueira said Konanki’s family has sent the agency a letter requesting a declaration of death, NBC News reported on Tuesday. The Konanki family sent a formal letter to authorities …

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5 days, 12 hours ago

4-Month-Old Baby Found Dead in Well Under Mysterious Circumstances in Kannur

Deccan Chronicle

A four-month-old baby girl, who was sleeping with her parents, went missing and was later found dead under mysterious circumstances in a well near her residence at Pappinisseri in Kannur city, police said on Tuesday. According to a statement given by the infant's father, the baby, her parents and daughters of his brothers went to sleep in the central hall …

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5 days, 16 hours ago

Ghaziabad man rapes, murders his daughter; frames neighbour

Hindustan Times

Two days after arresting a 43-year-old woman for allegedly poisoning and killing a seven-year-old neighbour, Ghaziabad police on Monday apprehended the girl’s 52-year-old father for raping and murdering the child. According to police, the father admitted to waking up around 3am on March 12, taking the girl from her bed where she slept next to her mother, and raping her …

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12-year-old girl kills 4-month-old cousin in Kerala, feared losing family's love

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5 days, 16 hours ago

12-year-old girl kills 4-month-old cousin in Kerala, feared losing family's love

India Today

A four-month-old baby girl of a Tamil Nadu couple was found dead in a well at their rented quarters occupied by migrant workers in Kerala’s Kannur district on Monday night. Police investigation found that the baby’s 12-year-old cousin, fearing a loss of love and attention, had committed the murder. According to the complaint filed with Valapattanam police, the couple, who …

Kerala Baby

6 days, 3 hours ago

‘Many men were involved’: Father of RG Kar rape-murder victim appeals to HC

Hindustan Times

The father of the Kolkata RG Kar rape and murder victim raised some questions about the handling of his daughter's case and alleged the involvement of multiple men in the crime. A 31-year-old on-duty medic was raped and murdered at the state-run RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata on August 9 last year. The victim's father said that …

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RG Kar case: Supreme Court rejects plea of victim's kin for fresh CBI probe, asks them to knock HC door

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6 days, 10 hours ago

RG Kar case: Supreme Court rejects plea of victim's kin for fresh CBI probe, asks them to knock HC door

Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea by the parents of the on-duty doctor who was allegedly raped and murdered inside the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata last August. Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna-led bench observed that the victim's parents may pursue the plea before the Calcutta high court, news agency PTI reported. The agency …

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6 days, 10 hours ago

RG Kar Rape-Murder Case: Supreme Court disposes of parents’ plea for fresh CBI probe – ‘free to approach Calcutta HC’

Live Mint

RG Kar Rape-Murder Case: The Supreme Court on Monday, March 17, dismissed a plea from the parents of a victim in the RG Kar rape-murder case seeking a fresh probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation. In the previous hearing, the CJI Khanna-led Bench directed hospitals and medical colleges across the country not to penalise doctors and medical professionals who …

Kolkata Court Rape Case Calcutta Cbi Kar

1 week ago

Woman making false allegations of sexual assault against man is possible, says HC

The Hindu

The Kerala High Court has observed that the concept that any girl or woman would not make a false allegation of sexual assault or any other mode of misconduct against a man seems to have been diluted recently. The court observed that allegations of rape, sexual molestation, and other misconduct are levelled nowadays without an iota of truth so as …

Man Making

1 week ago

Lucknow man arrested for allegedly raping 7-year-old girl from his neighbourhood

Hindustan Times

Lucknow police in Uttar Pradesh have arrested a man for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl from his neighbourhood in the Vibhutikhand area, news agency PTI reported on Sunday. Assistant commissioner of police Radharaman Singh told PTI, “The girl who lived near a railway crossing was lured by the man from the same locality on Saturday afternoon and raped at a …

Girl

1 week, 2 days ago

HC for preliminary inquiry before registering crime against teachers

The Hindu

The Kerala High Court has observed that a preliminary inquiry is necessary before registering any criminal case against a teacher in connection with his/her actions in schools/ colleges to maintain discipline and good behaviour of their students. Even when a student was pinched or pushed or poked without any malice, criminal cases were being registered against teachers, based on complaints …

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1 week, 2 days ago

Woman found dead in Delhi’s Molarband an accused in ex-partner’s murder: police

The Hindu

The police investigation into the death of a 42-year-old woman, whose body was found on Wednesday at her house in the Capital’s Molarband area, has revealed that she was an accused in the murder of her former partner in Noida. However, Santosh abandoned his family about 25 years ago, after which Puja had a relationship with another man, Rishipal Sharma, …

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1 week, 3 days ago

RG Kar Rape-Murder Case: SC to hear fresh plea by parents on March 17

Live Mint

RG Kar Rape-Murder Case: The Supreme Court will hear a fresh plea filed by the parents of the victim on March 17 in a rape-murder case that sparked nationwide outrage, NDTV reported on Thursday. In January, Sanjay Roy, the lone convict in the RG Kar rape and murder case, who was a Kolkata Police civic volunteer, was sentenced to life …

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1 week, 4 days ago

Man sentenced to life for murdering his wife in Mangaluru

The Hindu

A district and sessions court here convicted a 53-year-old resident of Kumpala to life imprisonment after sentencing him for the offence of murdering his wife by assaulting and poisoning her. III Additional District and Sessions Judge S. Sandhya passed the sentence order on Wednesday, March 12, against Joseph Francis Renson, resident of Edathil House, Chetana Nagara, Kumpala near here. The …

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1 week, 5 days ago

80-Year-Old Man Shoots Son Dead Over Dispute On Second Marriage In Gujarat, Arrested

ABP News

A 52-year-old man was shot dead in Jasdan, Rajkot by his 80-year-old father after a dispute over his father's decision to remarry. According to a report by India Today, Deputy SP KG Zala confirmed that the victim, Prabhat Boricha, was shot dead by his father on Monday. Journalist Shot Dead By Assailants On UP's Sitapur-Delhi National Highway In a separate …

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1 week, 5 days ago

Kerala High Court Asks Police To File Statement Regarding Investigation Into Kasargod Teen's Death, Says Case Diary Shows Action Was Taken

Live Law

The Kerala High Court on Tuesday directed the Police to file a statement regarding investigation into the disappearance and death of the 15-year old girl child from Kasargod. While dealing with her mother's plea accusing the Police of inaction in the matter, a Division Bench of Justice Devan Ramachandran and Justice M. B. Snehalatha also orally remarked, “We cannot find …

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Kerala High Court criticizes police for delay in tracing missing girl from Kasargod

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1 week, 5 days ago

Kerala High Court criticizes police for delay in tracing missing girl from Kasargod

New Indian Express

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court on Monday criticized the state police for their delay in locating a missing 15-year-old girl, who was later found dead along with her 42-year-old neighbor, Pradeep, in Kasargod on March 9, nearly a month after they had gone missing. A Division Bench comprising Devan Ramachandran and Justice MB Snehalatha on a habeas corpus petition filed …

Court Her Daughter

1 week, 6 days ago

Kerala HC Directs Appearance Of IO In Case Over Missing Child Whose Deceased Body Was Discovered Along With Alleged Detenue's Body

Live Law

The Kerala High Court, today, directed the investigating officer who was investigating the complaint filed by the mother of a 15 year old missing child, who was later found dead, to appear before the Court tomorrow with the case diary. The child's mother had approached the High Court with a habeas corpus petition stating that Pradeeep had forcefully taken her …

Crime Court Child Case

1 week, 6 days ago

Kerala High Court summons police officer in Kasargod girl, neighbour death case

India Today

The Kerala High Court today summoned the police officer who handled the missing complaint of a young girl found dead weeks after her disappearance. A division bench of Justices Devan Ramachandran and MB Snehalatha stated that the court could not close the writ petition filed by the deceased girl’s mother simply because of the tragic incident. Acting on the petition, …

Court Girl

2 weeks ago

Kerala: 15-year-old girl and neighbour, who went missing nearly a month ago, found hanging in Kasaragod

Live Mint

In a tragic incident, a 15-year-old girl, who went missing three weeks ago, was found dead along with a 42-year-old male neighbour in Kasaragod district of Kerala on Sunday. Jharkhand news: 13-year-old girl raped at friend's house in Jamshedpur A 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped at her friend's house in Jamshedpur in Jharkhand, and the parents of her friend tried …

Missing Girl Her Friend

2 weeks ago

Kerala: Class 10 girl, 42-year-old man found dead weeks after they went missing

Hindustan Times

A 15-year-old girl and a 42-year-old man were found dead in an isolated area in Kerala’s Kasaragod district on Sunday, three weeks after they went missing, police said. Police said that since the bodies were highly decomposed, the deaths were reported to have taken place many days ago. Since the bodies are highly decomposed, the deaths are reported to have …

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Mental Condition Of Youngsters Disturbing, Parents Should Closely Monitor: Kerala HC Grants Bail To 25 Yr-Old Who Attacked Mother For NYE Money

Live Law

The Kerala High Court stated that the mental condition of the young generation in this country is astonishing and disturbing. The Court made the above observation while allowing the bail application of a 25-year-old son who inflicted serious injuries on his mother for refusing to give money for New Year's eve celebrations. For not paying money for celebrating new year …

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Viveka case: CM Chandrababu Naidu raises doubt over witness death

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2 weeks, 1 day ago

Viveka case: CM Chandrababu Naidu raises doubt over witness death

New Indian Express

Mentioning the developments right from the murder of Vivekananda to the death of witnesses in the case, Naidu felt that such issues could not be taken easily. Apart from imposing a gag order restricting people from speaking on Viveka murder, Jagan sought a CBI inquiry into the case when he was in opposition, and later took a ‘U’ turn, stating …

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2 weeks, 2 days ago

Kerala mass murder accused briefly hospitalised after alleged fall

The Hindu

Affan, an accused in five murder cases, including the brutal killings of his family members, in Venjaramoodu, was briefly hospitalised on March 7, 2025, after an alleged fall while locked-up at the Pangode police station. Police sources suspect that Affan may have feigned illness and orchestrated the incident in an attempt to thwart the evidence collection process. Remanded in police …

2 weeks, 3 days ago

Girl ends life in Salem; case against three for abetment

The Hindu

A 14-year-old girl ended her life and the police registered a case against three, including a minor for abetment, on Wednesday evening. The class IX girl, residing at Yethapur police limits, went missing in November 2024 and the police found that K. Maya alias Subash, a resident of Pethanaickenpalayam, took the girl by promising to marry her. The police registered …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Daughter of rape survivor Gisele Pelicot hits out at her mother for 'not wanting to believe or hear' that she too was attacked by Monster of Avignon

Daily Mail

The daughter of rape survivor Gisele Pelicot has hit out at her mother for not wanting to 'believe or hear' her allegations that her father also raped her. Dominique Pelicot, 72, who has come to be known as the Monster of Avignon, drugged, raped and organised the repeated rape and sexual abuse of his now-ex-wife Gisele by dozens of other …

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2 weeks, 3 days ago

German man, 20, jailed for having sex with his sister 21 times after alerting police to his crimes by calling and saying it was consensual... when his sibling had never pressed rape charges

Daily Mail

A man has been jailed for having sex with his sister 21 times after alerting police to his crimes by calling and saying it was consensual. Lucas K., 20, was sentenced to two years and nine months in prison on Wednesday for sleeping with his 33-year-old half-sister, who was given the pseudonym Marie S. by German newspaper Bild. Lucas K., …

Rape Man His Sister German Nine Months Two Years Sister

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Complaint By Men Against Women Not Gospel Truth: Kerala HC Grants Bail To Mother Accused Of Sexually Abusing Breast-Feeding Daughter

Live Law

The Kerala High Court recently allowed the bail application of a woman who was accused by her husband of committing aggravated sexual assault on their one-and-half-year old daughter. “In the order dated 24.02.2025, in B.A No.2241 of 2025, this Court observed that, there cannot be any unilateral investigation based on the complaint of a lady, treating it as gospel truth. …

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2 weeks, 4 days ago

Sirkazhi sexual assault case: Juvenile falsely implicated, survivor’s dad tells collector

New Indian Express

MAYILADUTHURAI: Complaining that the juvenile accused of sexually assaulting a three-year-old girl near Sirkazhi last month has been falsely implicated in the case, a group including family members of the survivor submitted a petition to the district collector on Monday urging action against the “improper” police investigation and to find the “actual” perpetrator. Denying the allegations, the police maintain that …

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$Man held on charge of fracturing son’s palm in Kochi$

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Man held on charge of fracturing son’s palm in Kochi

The Hindu

The Kalamassery police on Tuesday arrested a man on charge of beating up his 11-year-old son and fracturing his left palm reportedly for misplacing his geometry box. He allegedly beat the boy on his leg and left palm using a relatively large tree branch. He also reportedly dragged the boy out and submerged his head in a bucket full of …

Fir

2 weeks, 4 days ago

Kerala HC warns against ‘blindly’ trusting complaints made by men against women: What’s the case?

Live Mint

The Kerala High Court recently granted bail to a woman accused by her estranged husband of sexually assaulting their 1.5-year-old child. While allowing the bail plea, Justice PV Kunhikrishnan emphasised that complaints by men should not be presumed true without thorough investigation, just as unilateral complaints by women should not be blindly accepted. The Kerala High Court expressed concern over …

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2 weeks, 5 days ago

Rise in Kerala crimes linked to 'trained killers', claims state BJP chief

India Today

Kerala BJP state president K Surendran has alleged that a series of recent murder cases in Kerala indicate the accused were being trained in violent crimes. Speaking to reporters, Surendran pointed to multiple incidents, including the recent mass murder in Kerala where a man killed five people with a hammer and attempted to cause an explosion. “In Malappuram, there were …

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Kerala man chases wife to friend's house, kills them both suspecting affair; arrested

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2 weeks, 6 days ago

Kerala man chases wife to friend's house, kills them both suspecting affair; arrested

Hindustan Times

A man from Kalanjoor village in Kerala, allegedly hacked his wife and her friend to death, after suspecting an illicit affair between the two, police officials said on Monday. Representational image: A man in Kerala hacked his wife and her friend to death The man, identified as 32-year-old Baiju, purportedly chased his wife Vaishnavi to her friend Vishnu's house, where …

Kerala Murder Man His Wife Wife Friend Her Friend

3 weeks ago

Union minister Raksha Khadse says daughter molested in Jalgaon, CM Devendra Fadnavis reacts: ‘Cheap act’

Live Mint

The daughter of Union Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Sports Raksha Khadse and a few other girls were allegedly harassed by miscreants in the Jalgaon district of Maharashtra. The SP of Jalgaon said that one accused was arrested in the case of molestation of Raksha Khadse's daughter and her friends. Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis was quoted by …

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3 weeks ago

Minor girl raped, forced to undergo abortion; accused man, doctor held

The Hindu

Police have arrested a man for allegedly raping of a 17-year-old girl and forcing her to undergo abortion on the basis of fake documents in Maharashtra's Thane district, officials said on Sunday. In July last year, the accused lured the victim to his home under the pretext of having dinner, while his wife, children and parents had gone to their …

Abortion Victim Accused Official Ulhasnagar

3 weeks ago

Kerala mass murder accused killed girlfriend as ‘she will be alone without him’

Hindustan Times

Afan, the 23-year-old accused in the Kerala mass murder case in Venjaramoodu, who allegedly killed five people, told police that he murdered his girlfriend because “she will not be able to live alone” without him, police officials said as new details about the case emerged on Saturday The accused surrendered before the Venjaramoodu police on Monday After committing the crimes, …

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3 weeks ago

12-year-old Dalit girl found hanging in Kasganj, sister missing

Hindustan Times

The body of a 12-year-old Dalit girl was found hanging at her house at Nagla Hansi village under Sikandarpur Vaishya police station limits of Kasganj district on Saturday morning while her 14-year-old sister was missing, the police said. The body of the sister found hanging in the house has been sent for post-mortem,” additional superintendent of police, Kasganj, Rakesh Bharti …

Complaint Girl Kasganj

3 weeks, 1 day ago

Not everything woman says a ‘gospel truth’: Kerala HC flags ’tendency to implicate innocent people in criminal cases’

Live Mint

The Kerala High Court granted anticipatory bail to a man accused of sexual harassment, observing that there is no presumption that everything a woman says in her complainant is "gospel truth" as nowadays there is a tendency to implicate innocent men in criminal cases, including sexual assault. Merely because the de facto complainant is a lady, there is no presumption …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Woman, lover get life term for killing husband in U.P’s Amroha

Hindustan Times

Amroha district court on Saturday sentenced a woman and her lover to life imprisonment for murdering her husband in a premediated attack. Additional district Judge III Nasima Khanam convicted the two accused and sentenced them to life imprisonment, rejecting their plea for relaxation. Chand, a carpenter from Alhaipur village in Moradabad’s Dilari police station area, was married to Mehnaj, a …

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3 weeks, 1 day ago

Madhya Pradesh police verifying age of 17-year-old rape accused; five-year-old survivor stable after surgery

The Hindu

The Madhya Pradesh Police are currently verifying the age of a 17-year-old boy, accused of brutally raping a five-year-old girl in Shivpuri district even as the survivor continues to remain under observation after surgery at a Gwalior hospital, officers said. Dhakad, dean of the government medical college in Gwalior where the girl is admitted, said she underwent a surgery on …

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