Crime

Salman Khan 2002 Hit and Run Case: Actor May Get 10-Year Jail Term

Bollywood actor Salman Khan is faced with the possibility of a 10-year jail term following the Bandra magistrate's ruling on Thursday that he be tried under charges of culpable homicide not amounting to murder in the 2002 hit-and-run case.

Feb 1, 2013

Delhi Gang-Rape Backlash: Tihar Inmates Apply for ‘Juvenile Status’

In the wake of the Juvenile Justice Board's ruling that declared the youngest accused in the Delhi gang-rape case a minor, more prisoners at Tihar jail are now applying for juvenile status.

Feb 1, 2013

Delhi Gang-Rape Case Update: Fast-Track Court to Frame Charges Against Accused

A special fast-track court in Delhi will frame charges against the five men accused of brutally gangraping and murdering the 23-year-old medical student in Delhi on December 16, last year. The trial will begin after the charges are framed on Saturday, as the prosecution and defence lawyers have concluded their arguments.

Feb 2, 2013

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Cabinet Clears Strict Anti-Rape Ordinance That Includes Death Penalty

The government has cleared an ordinance amending the Criminal Law ( Amendment) Bill, according to which an accused in a rape case will be awarded the death penalty if the victim dies or is left in a vegetative state.

Feb 2, 2013

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Government Ordinance Vs JS Verma Committee Recommendations

The ordinance, which was cleared by the government on Friday, surprisingly overlooked a few important recommendations suggested by the Justice JS Verma committee and at the same time took a harsher stand on some.

Feb 2, 2013

South Korean Tourist Drugged and Raped In Resort; MLA's Son Arrested

A South Korean Tourist was drugged and raped on Jan.14 by the son of a resort owner. The accused, who is also the resort manger, has confessed that he had sexually assaulted the girl.

Feb 2, 2013

Delhi Gang-Rape Accused Charged with 13 Offences; Five Accused Plead Not Guilty

A special fast-track court in Delhi on Saturday framed charges against the five men accused of brutally gangraping and murdering the 23-year-old medical student in Delhi on December 16, last year. The accused have been charged with 13 offences under 13 sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Feb 2, 2013

Delhi Gang Rape Case: Chief Justice Blames Media for Branding Juvenile ‘Most Violent’

Amid nationwide demand for harshest punishment to the juvenile who was considered the most brutal among the accused in the Delhi gang-rape incident, Chief Justice of India Altamas Kabir said that the infamous title was only a creation of media and remains to be proved.

Feb 3, 2013

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President Signs Anti-Rape Ordinance that Moots Death Penalty in Sexual Assault Cases

President Pranab Mukherjee on Sunday approved the anti-rape ordinance that called for tougher laws and death penalty to criminals in the rarest-of-rare cases.

Feb 4, 2013

Blackbuck Poaching Case: Salman Khan and Other Accused Actors Fail to Appear in Court

Bollywood super star Salman Khan did not appear in the Jodhpur court on Monday for a hearing on the 1998 blackbuck poaching case in Rajasthan.

Feb 4, 2013

Delhi Gang Rape Case: Victim’s Friend Testifies Before Court in Wheelchair

The male friend of the 23-year-old physiotherapy student arrived in a wheelchair at the Delhi fast-track court on Tuesday to testify against the five accused in the gang-rape cum murder case.

Feb 5, 2013

Mutilated Body of 8-Year-Old Found near Home Minister's Residence in Bhopal

A mutilated body of a missing eight-year-old girl was found near the residence of Madhya Pradesh's home minister Uma Shankar Gupta on Monday.

Feb 5, 2013

Delhi Gang-Rape Trial: Victim’s Friend Identifies Horror Bus; Defence Lawyers to Cross Examine

The companion of the physiotherapy student who died after a horrific gang rape in Delhi identified the bus in which the attack took place, according to reports.

Feb 6, 2013

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Man Thrusts Iron Rod into Girl’s Mouth After Rape Attempt

In another shocking incident of crime against women, a 19-year- old girl was hospitalised for grievous injuries after a man forced an iron rod into her mouth for resisting a rape attempt.

Feb 6, 2013

Teen Confined, Sexually Assaulted For 12 Days

Amid growing demand for stringent laws in sexual assault cases, another incident of rape was reported in which a girl was confined and abused for 12 days in Shakarpur, east Delhi.

Feb 8, 2013

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Crime

Salman Khan 2002 Hit and Run Case: Actor May Get 10-Year Jail Term

Delhi Gang-Rape Backlash: Tihar Inmates Apply for ‘Juvenile Status’

Delhi Gang-Rape Case Update: Fast-Track Court to Frame Charges Against Accused

Cabinet Clears Strict Anti-Rape Ordinance That Includes Death Penalty

Government Ordinance Vs JS Verma Committee Recommendations

South Korean Tourist Drugged and Raped In Resort; MLA's Son Arrested

Delhi Gang-Rape Accused Charged with 13 Offences; Five Accused Plead Not Guilty

Delhi Gang Rape Case: Chief Justice Blames Media for Branding Juvenile ‘Most Violent’

President Signs Anti-Rape Ordinance that Moots Death Penalty in Sexual Assault Cases

Blackbuck Poaching Case: Salman Khan and Other Accused Actors Fail to Appear in Court

Delhi Gang Rape Case: Victim’s Friend Testifies Before Court in Wheelchair

Mutilated Body of 8-Year-Old Found near Home Minister's Residence in Bhopal

Delhi Gang-Rape Trial: Victim’s Friend Identifies Horror Bus; Defence Lawyers to Cross Examine

Man Thrusts Iron Rod into Girl’s Mouth After Rape Attempt

Teen Confined, Sexually Assaulted For 12 Days

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