Rajasthan Dalit woman gang-raped at gunpoint: Police
3 years ago

Rajasthan Dalit woman gang-raped at gunpoint: Police

Hindustan Times  

A 26-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped at gunpoint in Dholpur district of Rajasthan on Tuesday, police said on Thursday. According to the latest National Crime Records Bureau report, crimes against Dalits increased by 37% over the past decade. A second local police officer, on condition of anonymity, said a possible land dispute between the woman’s husband and the accused appeared to have led to the crime. According to the latest National Crime Records Bureau report, crimes against Dalits increased by 37% over the past decade, while the conviction rate in such cases increased by 2.5%.

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Crimes against women surge in Madhya Pradesh, rape cases up 19% in 2024
4 days, 18 hours ago

Crimes against women surge in Madhya Pradesh, rape cases up 19% in 2024

India Today  

Crimes against women in Madhya Pradesh have risen, with government data showing an increase in rape cases, particularly in tribal areas. While 6,134 rape cases were registered in 2020, the number increased to 7,294 in 2024, marking a 19 per cent rise, according to data compiled by the state Home Department. Over the past five years, cases rose by 10 …

Elderly woman assaulted in Bihar, TOI and others ignore Muslim accused and choose to highlight 'Holi celebrations' in headline
1 week, 1 day ago

Elderly woman assaulted in Bihar, TOI and others ignore Muslim accused and choose to highlight 'Holi celebrations' in headline

Op India  

In Bihar’s Gopalganj district, an 80-year-old Dalit Hindu woman was allegedly raped on 14th March 2025 when she had gone to a wheat field to cut grass. Times of India omits names of the Muslim accused, insinuates old woman raped by Holi celebrating men The Times of India newspaper published a report on this incident, however, not without omitting the …

Karnataka, India: An Israeli woman and her Indian host were gang raped, police say
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Karnataka, India: An Israeli woman and her Indian host were gang raped, police say

CNN  

New Delhi AP — Police in southern India said Saturday that they arrested two men in connection with allegations of gang rape of an Israeli and a local woman. The Israeli and her homestay operator were stargazing along with three male travelers, an American and two Indians, in Koppal town in southern Karnataka state on Thursday night, police official Ram …

Hapur horror: Dalit woman’s family fights for justice
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Hapur horror: Dalit woman’s family fights for justice

Hindustan Times  

A 21-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly raped by upper-caste men while working in a field in Hapur in August 2023. According to the victim’s father, the main accused Pawan Singh raped his daughter and filmed the act. According to the victim’s father, the main accused Pawan Singh not only raped his daughter but also recorded the act. Hoping to rebuild …

Dalit Girl Gang-Raped, Burnt With Acid In Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad; One Arrested
3 weeks ago

Dalit Girl Gang-Raped, Burnt With Acid In Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad; One Arrested

ABP News  

A Dalit girl aged 14 years was allegedly kidnapped, tortured, and gang-raped repeatedly in the Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh, and it was added that one of the accused was arrested. Station House Officer Bhagatpur police station Sanjay Kumar Panchal said that according to a complaint lodged by her family members, during the girl's captivity the accused allegedly burnt an …

Dalit girl, 14, tortured and gang-raped in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad
3 weeks ago

Dalit girl, 14, tortured and gang-raped in Uttar Pradesh's Moradabad

Hindustan Times  

A 14-year-old Dalit girl was allegedly abducted, tortured, and repeatedly gang-raped in Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad district, news agency PTI reported on Wednesday, quoting police and one of the accused has been arrested. Bhagatpur police station SHO Sanjay Kumar Panchal said that the girl’s family, in their complaint, alleged that during her captivity, “the accused allegedly burned an 'Om' tattoo on …

Kerala, India: Teenager alleges rape over five years by 60 schoolmates, neighbors, relatives, strangers
1 month ago

Kerala, India: Teenager alleges rape over five years by 60 schoolmates, neighbors, relatives, strangers

CNN  

Editor’s Note: This article contains details that readers may find distressing. “When it’s Dalit women, in general the outrage is less across the country,” said Cynthia Stephen, a Dalit rights activist and social policy researcher. There were 4,241 reported cases of rape against women from oppressed castes in India, including Dalit women, in 2022, the most recent year for which …

Rajasthan girl, 7, alleges rape; Congress leader takes 'Rapistan' jab
3 months, 1 week ago

Rajasthan girl, 7, alleges rape; Congress leader takes 'Rapistan' jab

India Today  

A 7-year-old schoolgirl was allegedly kidnapped and raped while returning home from school after giving her half-yearly exam in Rajasthan's Nagaur district. According to the police, she was allegedly kidnapped and raped by an unidentified man when she was walking home through a stretch of farmland located between the bus stop and her home. Thawla Police Station in-charge Mahendra Singh …

40 per cent rise in crimes against Dalits in Tamil Nadu, says Governor RN Ravi
5 months, 3 weeks ago

40 per cent rise in crimes against Dalits in Tamil Nadu, says Governor RN Ravi

New Indian Express  

CHENNAI: Governor RN Ravi on Wednesday lamented that there has been an alarming 40% surge in crimes against Dalits during the past three years in Tamil Nadu, despite the pervasive noise on social justice in the state. He said the conviction rate in rape cases involving Scheduled Castes victims in Tamil Nadu is shockingly half of the national average. These …

Tribal Woman 'Gang-Raped By 6 Men In Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh', All Suspects Arrested
7 months ago

Tribal Woman 'Gang-Raped By 6 Men In Chhattisgarh’s Raigarh', All Suspects Arrested

ABP News  

A 27-year-old tribal woman was allegedly gang-raped by six men in the Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh on Monday. The attack took place when the woman was on her way to a local fair after celebrating Raksha Bandhan at a village under the Pusaur police station area in Raigarh, PTI reported. The culprits should be arrested immediately and the victim should …

Bihar Dalit minor gang rape: Six people booked, main accused absconding
7 months, 1 week ago

Bihar Dalit minor gang rape: Six people booked, main accused absconding

New Indian Express  

PATNA: Bihar police have booked six persons for gang rape and murder of a teen Dalit girl after the mutilated body was found in a pond at a village under Paroo police station in Muzaffarpur district. The victim’s parents, who are daily wagers, told the police that one Sanjay Rai along with his accomplices visited their house, forcibly entered the …

Woman allegedly raped by childhood friend in Patna, accused at large: Police
10 months ago

Woman allegedly raped by childhood friend in Patna, accused at large: Police

Hindustan Times  

A woman was allegedly raped by her childhood friend in Patna’s Gandhi Maidan area on Monday, police said. The accused was identified, and the matter came to light after an FIR was filed on Wednesday by the woman at the Gandhi Maidan police station. According to the woman, she along with her husband had come to her maternal uncle’s house …

19-year-old Raj woman gang-raped, fingers chopped off
10 months, 2 weeks ago

19-year-old Raj woman gang-raped, fingers chopped off

Hindustan Times  

A 19-year-old woman was allegedly abducted and gang-raped by two men, who also attacked her with a sword on her head and chopped off her fingers, in Banswara district of Rajasthan on Sunday, police said on Wednesday. Police said the survivor received more than 30 stitches on her head and is in a stable condition While no arrests have been …

7 held for gangrape of woman labourer in Rajasthan’s Kota; 1 absconding: Police
11 months, 2 weeks ago

7 held for gangrape of woman labourer in Rajasthan’s Kota; 1 absconding: Police

Hindustan Times  

A 42-year woman was allegedly gangraped by at least eight persons in Rajasthan’s Kota town on Friday, police said. “The incident took place near a slum in Kota’s Railways Colony area when the woman was returning with her contractor around 9pm on Friday. The accused including three history-sheeters snatched her jewelry and purses initially, held them hostage, and later gang-raped …

Madhya Pradesh woman gang-raped in Rajasthan’s Kota, seven accused arrested
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Madhya Pradesh woman gang-raped in Rajasthan’s Kota, seven accused arrested

India TV News  

A 40-year-old woman hailing from Madhya Pradesh was allegedly gang-raped in the Railway Colony area of Rajasthan’s Kota, the police said on Monday. The woman, who was a daily wage worker, was allegedly raped by seven to eight men late on Friday. The incident took place when a woman was returning home and three to four men accosted her around …

Gang rape of a tourist in India highlights its struggle to curb sexual violence against women
1 year ago

Gang rape of a tourist in India highlights its struggle to curb sexual violence against women

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Seven men raped me, and they have beaten us and robbed us.” …

Gang rape of a tourist in India highlights its struggle to curb sexual violence against women
1 year ago

Gang rape of a tourist in India highlights its struggle to curb sexual violence against women

Associated Press  

NEW DELHI — The woman in the Instagram video appeared shaken. The case triggered a nationwide outcry over one of India’s rampant problems: a decades-long struggle to curb rising sexual violence against women. Reports of horrific sexual assaults on women have become familiar in India, where police recorded 31,516 rape cases in 2022, a 20% increase from 2021, according to …

Jharkhand: 21-year-old gang-raped in Palamu by 3 co-workers, 2 arrested
1 year ago

Jharkhand: 21-year-old gang-raped in Palamu by 3 co-workers, 2 arrested

Op India  

A day after the brutal gang rape of a Brazilian woman was reported from Dumka, Jharkhand, another horrific case of gang rape has come to the fore from the same region. Confirming the incident, SDPO Rakesh Singh said that the two accused persons have been arrested in the case, and the search is on to nab the third co-accused. A …

Rajasthan: Around 20 Women Gang-raped on Pretext of Jobs in Anganwadi, Case Against Two
1 year, 1 month ago

Rajasthan: Around 20 Women Gang-raped on Pretext of Jobs in Anganwadi, Case Against Two

News 18  

In a shocking incident from Rajasthan, around 20 women were allegedly gang-raped on the pretext of employment opportunities in Anganwadi. A case of gang rape was filed against the chairperson of the Sirohi Municipal Council in Rajasthan, Mahendra Mevada, and the former municipal council Commissioner, Mahendra Choudhary. According to an India Today report, they have been accused of gang rape …

Bihar Shocker: Cop thrashes Dalit woman with stick, police issues clarification | VIDEO
1 year, 2 months ago

Bihar Shocker: Cop thrashes Dalit woman with stick, police issues clarification | VIDEO

India TV News  

A shocking incident has come to light where a police officer allegedly thrashed a Dalit woman publicly in Bihar. Police issues clarification Sitamarthi Police has responded to the incident. Vinod Kumar, Sub-divisional Police Officer addressed the issue in a video statement, linking the incident to the kidnapping of a girl. Meanwhile, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla alleged that Bihar Police is …

Uttar Pradesh police shielding accused in rape, murder case of Dalit woman, says fact-finding report
1 year, 3 months ago

Uttar Pradesh police shielding accused in rape, murder case of Dalit woman, says fact-finding report

The Hindu  

A fact-finding report by a team of advocates and human rights activists has found the Uttar Pradesh police guilty of gross negligence and shielding men from an upper caste community who allegedly gang-raped and murdered a Dalit woman in Banda district on October 31. The police made considerable attempts to dilute the “caste atrocity”, said the report published this week …

Uttar Pradesh: Woman gang-raped in Agra hotel, 5 arrested
1 year, 4 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: Woman gang-raped in Agra hotel, 5 arrested

Op India  

Five people have been arrested in connection with an alleged gang rape of a woman at a hotel in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra, police officials said on Sunday. According to the complaint filed by the victim, a case has been filed under relevant sections,” Archana Singh, Assistant Commissioner of Police, Agra Sadar, said on Sunday. The medical examination of the victim …

'MP Number 1 In Atrocities Against Women': Congress On BJP's Allegations Over Dausa Rape Case
1 year, 4 months ago

'MP Number 1 In Atrocities Against Women': Congress On BJP's Allegations Over Dausa Rape Case

ABP News  

In response to the rape of a young girl in Dausa, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh remarked that atrocities against women wherever are abhorrent, news agency ANI reported. #WATCH | Jaipur, Rajasthan: Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications, Jairam Ramesh, says, ".Harassment of women anywhere is shameful. But they raise the issue of Rajasthan.Investigation is done in Rajasthan… pic.twitter.com/jLiT0S0OTu — ANI November …

Dalit woman raped, body chopped to pieces in Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav attacks state govt
1 year, 4 months ago

Dalit woman raped, body chopped to pieces in Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav attacks state govt

India TV News  

In a bone-chilling incident, a 40-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly raped while her body was chopped into pieces after she was murdered in a village in Banda district of Uttar Pradesh. When her 20-year-old daughter reached there, she heard her mother’s screams from a room that was bolted from inside, Station House Officer police station Sandeep Tiwari said on Thursday. …

Rajasthan: Bhilwara gang-rape case turns out to be false, police say woman was with the men willingly
1 year, 6 months ago

Rajasthan: Bhilwara gang-rape case turns out to be false, police say woman was with the men willingly

Op India  

On Saturday night, September 9, 2023, a woman was found naked on a road in Bhilwara, Rajasthan, who had claimed that she was gang-raped by three men. On receiving this information, the police reached the spot, took the woman to Gangapur Hospital and got her medically examined. A large number of people gathered outside the deputy superintendent of police’s office …

Rajasthan: A minor is gang raped, another sexually assaulted and killed
1 year, 7 months ago

Rajasthan: A minor is gang raped, another sexually assaulted and killed

Op India  

Congress ruled Rajasthan has devolved into a land of crimes in the past few years. On the other hand, a school teacher in Sawai Madhopur district has been accused of rape and murder of another minor girl. Kidnap, rape and murder of a minor girl A school teacher of Hanutiya village under the Bonli police station area of Sawai Madhopur …

Rajasthan horror! Minor sisters gang-raped for 18 months, impregnated in Alwar
1 year, 7 months ago

Rajasthan horror! Minor sisters gang-raped for 18 months, impregnated in Alwar

India TV News  

Rajasthan horror: Two minor sisters, aged 15 and 13, were allegedly gang-raped by two men for one and a half years in Rajasthan's Alwar district, police said on Monday. On Friday, the father of the girls filed a complaint alleging his daughters were raped by two men named Sappi and Subhan at the NEB police station area of Alwar and …

Dalit woman in Rajasthan alleges gang rape, FIR lodged
1 year, 7 months ago

Dalit woman in Rajasthan alleges gang rape, FIR lodged

India Today  

A Dalit woman has alleged that she was raped by two men at a hotel in the Jalupura area here, police said on Friday. The woman, 30, filed a complaint with the police alleging that she was taken to the hotel by the accused on the pretext of making a reel to earn money, but was raped there, Station House …

OPINION | BENGAL : THOSE WHO ASSAULTED WOMEN MUST BE PUNISHED
1 year, 8 months ago

OPINION | BENGAL : THOSE WHO ASSAULTED WOMEN MUST BE PUNISHED

India TV News  

At a time when the nation seethes with anger over the parading of two naked women in Manipur, disturbing reports have come from West Bengal of two BJP panchayat poll women candidates beaten up and stripped by alleged Trinamool supporters. Whether it is Manipur CM N. Biren Singh or West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, I want to remind them of …

'Most crimes against women in Rajasthan -10 lakh in 54 months; 2 lakh atrocity, rape cases': BJP leader Vasundhara Raje
1 year, 8 months ago

'Most crimes against women in Rajasthan -10 lakh in 54 months; 2 lakh atrocity, rape cases': BJP leader Vasundhara Raje

Firstpost  

Former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje on Friday said that most of the crimes against women have taken place in Rajasthan which alone accounted for more than 10 lakh incidents in 54 months Former Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje on Friday said that most of the crimes against women have taken place in Rajasthan which alone accounted for more than …

Girl raped by 3 college students in Jodhpur in front of boyfriend, accused held
1 year, 8 months ago

Girl raped by 3 college students in Jodhpur in front of boyfriend, accused held

India Today  

A 17-year-old Dalit girl who had eloped with her boyfriend was allegedly gang-raped by three college students in front of him in Rajasthan's Jodhpur in the early hours of Sunday, police said. A senior police official said the accused were canvassing for a student leader seeking a ticket from the RSS' student wing Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad for student union …

Barabanki: Dalit rape victim found hanging ahead of appearing before magistrate to record statement
1 year, 9 months ago

Barabanki: Dalit rape victim found hanging ahead of appearing before magistrate to record statement

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh : A 16-year-old Dalit girl was found hanging at her house in the Haidergarh area of Uttar Pradesh's Barabanki. The girl is said to be an alleged rape victim who was to appear before a magistrate to record her statement. Rape case was lodged on June 17 Superintendent of Police Dinesh Kumar Singh said, "A rape case was …

Dalit woman allegedly raped by police constable in Rajasthan’s Barmer: Police
1 year, 9 months ago

Dalit woman allegedly raped by police constable in Rajasthan’s Barmer: Police

Hindustan Times  

A 19-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly raped by a police head constable in Rajasthan’s Barmer district, police said. The incident took place on Tuesday, but the woman filed a formal complaint with the Barmer superintendent of police on Thursday. Confirming the incident, Nathu Singh, station house officer at Siwana police station said a case has been lodged. Singh confirmed that …

Rajasthan Dalit woman kidnapped, gang-raped and murdered, 2 cops suspended
1 year, 9 months ago

Rajasthan Dalit woman kidnapped, gang-raped and murdered, 2 cops suspended

India Today  

A case has been registered against five individuals, including two constables, for the kidnap, gang-rape and murder of a Dalit woman in Rajasthan's Bikaner. The main accused, Dinesh Vishnoi, had been stalking her for the past 15 days, the victim's family said. Dinesh, accompanied by two constables from Khajuwala police station, kidnapped the woman on Tuesday morning as she reached …

Rajasthan: Dalit woman gang-raped, murdered; two cops among accused
1 year, 9 months ago

Rajasthan: Dalit woman gang-raped, murdered; two cops among accused

India TV News  

Dalit woman gang-raped, murdered: A Dalit woman was allegedly gang-raped and murdered in Rajasthan’s Bikaner following which two police personnel were suspended for their suspected role in the incident, officials said on Wednesday. The family of the victim has accused three persons of raping the woman which included two police constables, Inspector General of Police Om Prakash said. Family’s allegations …

Rajasthan: Dalit woman raped, set afire in Barmer; died due to lack of treatment
1 year, 11 months ago

Rajasthan: Dalit woman raped, set afire in Barmer; died due to lack of treatment

India TV News  

Rajasthan: A Dalit woman was allegedly raped and set on fire in the Barmer district of Rajasthan on Thursday. Union Minister Gajendra Singh Sekhawat on Saturday informed that the woman was raped in the daylight and was immediately admitted to a hospital where there is no burn unit. Dalit woman was raped in the daylight While attacking the Ashok Gehlot-led …

30-yr-old Dalit woman raped and set on fire in Raj’s Barmer, say cops
1 year, 11 months ago

30-yr-old Dalit woman raped and set on fire in Raj’s Barmer, say cops

Hindustan Times  

A 30-year-oldDalit woman was allegedly raped and set on fire by a man in Rajasthan’s Barmer district, police said on Friday. Police officials said the accused Shakur Khan belonged to the same village as the woman. The accused set the woman on fire and fled from the spot after her neighbours gathered at the spot on hearing her scream, officials …

Hathras gang rape: Justice for the Dalit victim and her family is crucial
1 year, 11 months ago

Hathras gang rape: Justice for the Dalit victim and her family is crucial

Hindustan Times  

The gang rape and murder of a young Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras district sparked nationwide outrage, but earlier this month, three of the four accused men were acquitted of all charges. Why were sections 3 and section 3 of The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes Prevention of Atrocities Act not invoked, despite the victim’s statement given to the …

Rajasthan: Dalit Woman Gangraped in Ajmer; Was Held Captive for Days
2 years, 5 months ago

Rajasthan: Dalit Woman Gangraped in Ajmer; Was Held Captive for Days

News 18  

A 25-year-old Dalit woman was allegedly raped by a group of men, including a priest, in Ajmer district, police said on Sunday. Later, he extorted money from her and raped her again with others, Ajmer North DSP Chhavi Sharma said. The victim, who has children, has complained that she was raped several times in the last one month and was …

8 men rape, film and blackmail 17-year-old Rajasthan girl. Then release video
2 years, 5 months ago

8 men rape, film and blackmail 17-year-old Rajasthan girl. Then release video

Hindustan Times  

JAIPUR: A 17-year-old girl was repeatedly gang raped by eight men in Rajasthan’s Bhiwadi town in December last year and forced to pay ₹50,000 for the video of the sexual assault. Police said the 17-year-old girl in Rajasthan’s Bhiwadi town was gang raped on multiple occasions by the accused. In his complaint, the father said that his daughter was raped …

Rajasthan: Minor Dalit girl raped multiple times by multiple accused over period of four days
2 years, 5 months ago

Rajasthan: Minor Dalit girl raped multiple times by multiple accused over period of four days

Op India  

Rajasthan Police’s Special Investigation Team has arrested six people, including a woman, in a minor Dalit gang rape case. 18-year-old Salman of Kothdi Police station area, 19-year-old Sameer of Gumanpura Police Station area, 27-year-old Shahrukh Khan of Indra Nagar DCM Udyog Nagar Police Station Area, 23-year-old Sahil of Kothdi Gumanpura Police Station area, 18-year-old Arbaaz of Bombay Yojna Udyog Nagar …

UP: One Talib arrested for raping 7-year-old Dalit girl in Aligarh, victim's condition critical
2 years, 6 months ago

UP: One Talib arrested for raping 7-year-old Dalit girl in Aligarh, victim's condition critical

Op India  

As the horror of the rape and murder of two Dalit girls in Lakhimpur Kheri grips the nation, another such incident has occurred in Aligarh, where one Talib was arrested by Uttar Pradesh police for raping a 7-year-old Dalit girl in Aligarh. On Wednesday, a 7-year-old Dalit girl was raped in a village within the jurisdiction of the Chandaus police …

Lakhimpur Kheri sisters’ rape, murder: Opposition flays U.P. govt
2 years, 6 months ago

Lakhimpur Kheri sisters’ rape, murder: Opposition flays U.P. govt

Hindustan Times  

Opposition leaders have attacked the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party over the alleged rape and murder of two Dalit teenage sisters whose bodies of were found hanging from a tree under Nighasan police station limits of Lakhimpur Kheri district on Wednesday evening. The bodies of two Dalit teenage sisters were found hanging from a tree under Nighasan police station limits of …

Lakhimpur Dalit teens were raped, murdered, confirms autopsy report; 6 held
2 years, 6 months ago

Lakhimpur Dalit teens were raped, murdered, confirms autopsy report; 6 held

India Today  

The police have arrested six people for the rape and murder of two Dalit sisters in Uttar Pradesh’s Lakhimpur Kheri district on Thursday. Speaking to India Today TV, Superintendent of Police of Lakhimpur Sanjeev Suman said all the accused, other than Chotu, hailed from Lalpur village in Lakhimpur Kheri. Contrary to the victims' family's claim that the girls were kidnapped, …

Women's security cannot be expected from those facilitating release of rapists: Rahul
2 years, 6 months ago

Women's security cannot be expected from those facilitating release of rapists: Rahul

India TV News  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi criticized the BJP over the Lakhimpur Kheri violence, saying that women's security cannot be expected from those facilitating the release of rapists. "The kidnapping and murder of two minor Dalit sisters in Lakhimpur in broad daylight is a very disturbing incident," Gandhi said in a tweet in Hindi. "Women's safety cannot be expected from those facilitating …

Differently abled woman gang-raped in Maharashtra's Jalna; three held
2 years, 6 months ago

Differently abled woman gang-raped in Maharashtra's Jalna; three held

Firstpost  

The police have apprehended three accused involved in the crime, while a manhunt has been launched to track down two others, an official said Jalna: A differently abled woman was gang-raped by five men at a village in Maharashtra’s Jalna district, police said on Saturday. The police have apprehended three accused involved in the crime, while a manhunt has been …

India lodged average 86 rapes daily, 49 offences against women per hour in 2021: NCRB data
2 years, 6 months ago

India lodged average 86 rapes daily, 49 offences against women per hour in 2021: NCRB data

The Hindu  

India registered 31,677 cases of rape in 2021 - an average 86 daily - while nearly 49 cases of crime against women were lodged every single hour, according to the latest government report on crimes in the country. The number of rape cases in 2020 was 28,046, while it was 32,033 in 2019, the National Crime Records Bureau's 'Crime in …

Uttar Pradesh: Dalit woman, son assaulted during panchayat; casteist slurs hurled at them
2 years, 6 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: Dalit woman, son assaulted during panchayat; casteist slurs hurled at them

Firstpost  

A case under sections of the Indian Penal Code and SC/ST Act was registered against the village head’s representative Santosh Yadav and his companion Sant Kumar Yadav at Nawabganj police station on Tuesday evening Gonda, Uttar Pradesh: A Dalit woman and her minor son were allegedly assaulted and subjected to casteist slurs by the representative of the gram pradhan and …

India: Why justice eludes many Dalit survivors of sexual violence
2 years, 9 months ago

India: Why justice eludes many Dalit survivors of sexual violence

Al Jazeera  

While official data shows spike in sexual crimes against oppressed caste women, report says access to justice is limited, especially in rural areas. “When I interact with the police, they say it was the victim’s fault.” In most cases, an FIR was registered only after the intervention of NGOs and activists, the report said. “They don’t write the story completely …

Minor girl gang-raped in Rajasthan’s Churu district
2 years, 11 months ago

Minor girl gang-raped in Rajasthan’s Churu district

Hindustan Times  

JAIPUR: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly gang raped on Sunday night in Churu district of Rajasthan, police said. Police said that the medical examination of the girl has been conducted. The survivor, a Class-X student in a government school, along with her father approached police alleging rape by two men from her village on Sunday night. Deputy superintendent of police, …

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