Snehalatha’s body was found in an isolated field on the outskirts of Dharmavaram. Hyderabad: A 19-year-old contract employee of the State Bank of India was allegedly killed by her ex-boyfriend, who later set her body on fire in the Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, police said. The accused, who has …
Read More »Activists and women’s groups oppose the Maharashtra Shakti bill and ask CM Thackeray not to present it
Several activists, lawyers and women’s organizations have urged Maharashtra’s chief minister Uddhav Thackeray not to introduce the Shakti bill, calling it draconian legislation that is fundamentally against women and has the potential to deny the very crime of rape. A statement from the Chief Minister’s Office (CMO) said last Wednesday …
Read More »15-year-old UP girl thrown from terrace for resisting harassment, 3 neighbors arrested
The 3 men named by the 15-year-old girl and her family in her complaint have been arrested (Archive) Mau (Uttar Pradesh): A 15-year-old girl in the Mau district of Uttar Pradesh, 300 km from Lucknow, was assaulted and thrown from the terrace of a building by three neighbors who harassed …
Read More »‘Blood-colored’ clothing found in Hathras rape defendant’s home, relatives say it’s red paint
In investigating the case of the alleged gang rape and murder of the Hathras woman, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) claimed to have recovered ‘blood-colored’ stained clothing from the home of one of the four defendants, Luv Kush Sikarwar. However, Sikarwar’s family has refuted the claims. They claimed that …
Read More »Hathras Fallout: Yogi Orders Women’s Help Desk at Every UP Police Station
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered the installation of a women’s help desk at every state police station, while reiterating that the state government was committed to the safety and honor of women. Following the prime minister’s directive, the UP government decided to establish help desks for women as …
Read More »Yogi restores protocol for dealing with crime against women, the responsibility of senior police officers
Uttar Pradesh Prime Minister Yogi Adityanath ordered high-ranking police officers in the state not only to arrive at the crime scene, but also to complete investigations in future, in all cases of crimes against women and children, within a specified period, according to an official. Press release. Adityanath, who promised …
Read More »Haryana woman locked in bathroom by husband for over a year, rescued: officials – chandigarh
A 35-year-old woman in Haryana was forced to live in subhuman conditions for the past year and a half, locked in a toilet by her husband, in Rishpur village of Panipat district, authorities said. The victim, a mother of three, was rescued from a very small and smelly bathroom by …
Read More »BJP calls Rajasthan center of crime against women, on offensive against Gehlot – jaipur
Citing an unprecedented increase in crimes against women and Dalits in Rajasthan during the Ashok Gehlot government, the BJP has demanded the formulation of a new policy that includes the award of 10 lakh rupees as compensation and a government job for survivors of rape in the country. state. A …
Read More »Key Witness Appears in Balrampur Gang Rape Case, 2 Arrested
A key witness has come to light in the case of the alleged gang rape of a 22-year-old Dalit woman from Balrampur district in Uttar Pradesh, who later succumbed to her injuries. He is a local doctor, whom the two defendants first called to treat the victim in a room …
Read More »87 rape cases a day, crimes against women increased 7%, shows national data
The country recorded 3,78,236 cases of crimes against women in 2018, the data shows. (Proceedings) India recorded an average of 87 cases of rape every day in 2019 and 4.05,861 cases of crimes against women during the year, an increase of more than seven percent from 2018, shows the latest …
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