They were hired ostensibly to perform at tilak ceremony 18 June. But, on their way, they were allegedly held captive & gangraped. Patna Police has arrested 1 person, & manhunt is on for others.
The case saw massive protests in 2020 after a French woman of Pakistani origin was attacked on 10 September 2020 while traveling with her three young children on the Sialkot-Lahore Motorway. It also led to new laws against rape in the country.
Accused filed a police complaint day before student filed own complaint, alleged she was invited for a party at a villa where the two accused drugged and sexually assaulted her.
Her death has brought back the memories of the horrific sexual assault women endured for months since violence broke out in May 2023, and re-traumatised a community.
'When foundational version itself suffers from serious doubts... directing further investigation would amount to permitting fishing enquiry', order said, citing delay in FIR, denial by witness.
A Himachal Pradesh court accepts police closure report for second time, ending proceedings in gang-rape case against Haryana BJP chief and singer Rocky Mittal. Police cited lack of evidence.
July could be busiest month for India’s diplomatic establishment as Narendra Modi and S Jaishankar cover major power centres globally. The visits are aimed at outreach and outcome.
The policy offers higher allowances, larger grants and financial incentives for entrepreneurs to strengthen the startup ecosystem and create large-scale employment opportunities.
‘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.
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.
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