‘Love Affair’ to ‘Outsider Conspiracy’: TMC's Controversial Takes on Sexual Harassment Allegations
Sandeshkhali is not the first instance when Trinamool Congress leaders have made controversial statements regarding sexual assault cases. They follow a pattern often set by the chief minister herself. Joydeep Sarkar writes.
Muslim Boy Slapping Row: SC Slams UP Govt for Not Counselling Students
The apex court had earlier ordered the state government to approach Tata Institute of Social Sciences to counsel students. In its latest order, it directed the authorities concerned to file compliance report in two weeks.
Rajasthan High Court turns down minor rape survivor's plea to terminate pregnancy
The Rajasthan HC has declined a plea of a 11-year-old rape survivor to terminate her 31-week pregnancy, saying a fully developed foetus also has the right to life and live a healthy life without any abnormalities.
Dalit girl alleges assault by DMK MLA’s family in Chennai
Anu* was employed as a domestic worker by Pallavaram DMK MLA I Karunanithi’s son Anto and daughter-in-law Merlina when she was 17 years old. On January 16, she was admitted to the hospital with multiple injuries.
BJP MLA Yet To Be Disqualified From UP Assembly Despite 25-Year Conviction in Rape Case Three Days Ago
Ramdular Gond was convicted in a 2014 rape case on December 15. However, his delay in disqualification is in sharp contrast to the promptness with which the opposition Samajwadi Party MLAs were disqualified over the last year, following their conviction in criminal cases.
Uttar Pradesh BJP MLA found guilty of raping minor in 2014
Gond was not an MLA at that time and the trial of the case was going on in the POCSO Court. After he was elected the MLA, the files were transferred to the MP-MLA Court.
12-Year-Old Adivasi Boy Dies After Alleged Attack by Lynch Mob for 'Stealing' Food
The boy, who belonged to the Lodha Sabhar community, was brutally attacked after a local Trinamool Congress leader allegedly instigated the mob to teach the boy a 'lesson'.
12-year-old raped in Ujjain, gets shooed away when she asked for help
A suspect has been detained in the case, said Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Narottam Mishra. National Crime Records Bureau data shows that Madhya Pradesh has reported the most incidents of rapes in the country in 2021 at 6,462, reported NDTV. Out of them, over 50% were crimes against minors.