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TopicCrime Against Women

Topic: Crime Against Women

‘Predator IIT Baba’ lured engg students with lies & livestream. Now UP town copes with daughters in denial

IIT graduate Mishra, also known as Adikarta Narayan Das, is accused of using spirituality to lure youth, brainwash & sexually exploit women at ashram. Locals don’t speak well of him.

Tiff over Rs 3,600 led fast food vendor to kill national-level kabaddi player, dump body in Meerut drain

Police say 17-yr-old Anushka Pal's body was found in a drain 50 metres from a police chowkie. Her family, mainly farmers, had last spoken to her on 15 April.

Kin blame in-laws, say ‘40-inch TV killed her’ as 25-yr-old Delhi woman’s death takes murky turn

In yet another suspected dowry death, 25-yr-old woman falls off building in Delhi’s Inderpuri. Family alleges abuse, torture, violence by in-laws; husband & his brother in custody.

UP woman constable accuses sub-inspector of rape, blackmail, assault over last 2 years, FIR lodged

Constable has alleged that in first instance, Ravikant Goswami raped her at a farmhouse after giving her intoxicants, while he & his friend later assaulted her together in Moradabad.

Varanasi ‘gangrape’: As PM calls for strict action, what family of 19-yr-old alleges in FIR

The mother alleges her daughter was raped by 23 men over a week in multiple incidents, with the accused in one not linked to others, police say. 12 accused named by family arrested so far.

Delhi cops arrest man for ‘rape’ of British woman; hotel staffer held for ‘molesting’ her

British woman was known to primary accused through Instagram, it is learnt, and the two had planned to meet during her visit to India. Alleged incident took place in Mahipalpur.

Does India have a rape culture? Pick a newspaper, maybe a mirror

Instead of placing the burden of culpability and shame on the perpetrator, where it belongs, rape culture places it on the backs of the victims.

Imprint of Kolkata rape-murder in I-Day speech, Modi pivots from Nari Shakti to putting ‘fear’ in rapists

Change in tone and tenor comes in backdrop of heinous crime at a Kolkata hospital. But, political commentators say that it's an instant crowd pleaser for a public baying for blood.

Kolkata hospital rape-murder: Doctor’s body ‘was bleeding from mouth, eyes, private parts’, 1 arrested

CM Mamata Banerjee assures doctor's parents of bringing guilty to book, deploys additional police forces as protests grow. BJP targets CM, urges parents to seek CBI probe.

CBI registers 1st case against 5 TMC ‘strongmen’ in Sandeshkhali after receiving 50 emails from women

CBI had created dedicated email ID for women to send their complaints to without fear. Individuals named in FIR are accused of grabbing land & sexually abusing women, it is learnt.

On Camera

Following Rahul Gandhi’s script, Priyank Kharge takes on the RSS

By questioning the RSS’s legal registration status, Priyank Kharge aims to lock in minority and Dalit support for Congress on a national level.

Global investors show interest in India as oil risks reduce

Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Barclays see improving prospects for Indian markets after months of subdued investor interest.

NATO’s show of might ahead of Ankara summit: An ambitious arms deal amid Trump’s criticism

‘Security situation demands capabilities. The hum of machinery must become a roar,’ NATO chief Mark Rutte said as he announced 5 new military contracts. Drones and ISR take the lead.

Congress is ceding ground to BJP on nationalism. It’s pushing India towards one-party system

The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.