Topic: Crime Against Women
Twist in Prayagraj Dalit family murder, police say ‘spurned stalker’ of daughter has confessed
Four members of a Dalit family were found murdered in their Prayagraj home last week. Relatives had pointed fingers at upper-caste family with whom they had a land dispute.
Crimes against SC/STs saw rise of over 9% in 2020, but crimes against women decline: NCRB data
Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar recorded the highest rate of crimes against SCs. Kerala, Rajasthan and Telangana recorded the highest rate of crimes against STs.
To help women facing violence abroad, govt will set up aid centres at missions in 9 countries
Govt is setting up 10 one-stop centres to facilitate access to a range of services — police, medical, legal, psychological support & temporary shelter — to women affected by violence.
Over 15% drop in crime rate, rape cases down by 21.63% in Delhi in 2020, police say
A total of 2,66,070 IPC cases were registered last year as against 3,16,261 in 2019. The number of arrests, however, increased by 15.43 %, police said.
‘ItsNotOk’ — Truecaller issues newspaper & TV ads, makes new push for ‘women’s safety’ campaign
Titled '#ItsNotOk', the Truecaller campaign was publicised with large ads across several Indian newspapers Wednesday and also appeared on TV channels.
India needs senior female cops for safer cities, 90% women retire as police constables
A study by Janaagraha in Karnataka’s Mysuru and Hubli-Dharwad shows that police presence is rated as more or as important as well-lit streets & good-quality roads.
‘Our room was soaked in maa’s blood’ — how UP anganwadi worker bled to death after ‘gang rape’
An anganwadi worker — mother of a son and 4 daughters — was allegedly raped and fatally injured by a priest and two of his disciples when she visited a temple Sunday evening.
50-yr-old anganwadi worker ‘gang-raped at Budaun temple she visited for prayers, murdered’
The prime suspect in the case is the temple priest, who is on the run. His two aides have been arrested and a station house officer suspended amid allegations of negligence.
Bihar woman set on fire 2 weeks ago dies, family protests with body, accuses police of inaction
The accused are yet to be arrested. Bihar Police have denied the allegations of the victim's family, saying the delay in arrest is because the suspects are on the run.
India urges UNSC to list terror entities involved in violence against women
Women-targeted violence distorts the very basis on which civilised societies rest, India said in a statement to the Security Council open debate on Women, Peace & Security.
Rollback of Char Dham Act has a message for all governments — free India’s temples
The Char Dham Devasthanam Board Management Act has been repealed in Uttarakhand. It will have ramifications across India.
Bezos, Branson & Musk — Are billionaires popularising space travel or just on an ego trip?
Jeff Bezos will travel to the edge of space in his New Shepard aircraft — more than a week after billionaire Richard Branson defeated him in a fast developing space race.