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TopicRape case

Topic: rape case

Out on bail, rape accused shoots victim in Rajasthan. Cop suspended for inaction against threats

The accused and two of his associates have been arrested. The woman suffered multiple injuries to her hands, legs, head and back. Her brother was also injured.

Amid Sandeshkhali row, BJP’s Shehzad Poonawala claims rape incident in Malda, attacks TMC

In an X post, BJP leader said, 'Be it Sandeshkhali or Malda, no woman safe in Bengal', and claimed instances of similar incidents in districts, alleging ‘rapists are being protected’.

‘Twin promise of marriage’ — Delhi HC orders rape charges against Canadian resident

New Delhi: Calling it a case of “twin promise of marriage”, the Delhi High Court earlier this month ordered rape charges to be framed...

While quashing rape case, Madhya Pradesh HC judge makes a case for lowering age of consent

The single-judge bench said 'nowadays girls & boys reaching puberty early', urges govt to consider reducing age of consent from 18 to 16 to avoid ‘injustice caused to adolescent boys’.

‘Disturbing’ — SC stays Allahabad HC order to examine whether rape complainant is ‘manglik’

HC ordered Lucknow University's astrology department to check woman's horoscope in 'false promise of marriage' case after man claimed he could not marry her because she was 'manglik'.

Indian-origin man guilty of raping 5 Korean women in Sydney; recorded, catalogued his acts

Balesh Dhankhar led the ‘Overseas Friends of the BJP’, an official group supporting the ruling party, and was a prominent member of the Indian diaspora.

Former ‘Overseas Friends of BJP’ chief found guilty of drugging & raping 5 Korean women in Australia

A district court in Sydney found that Balesh Dhankhar lured the women into a web of lies, paralysed them with drugs and hoarded trophies of his callous assaults.

Should false promise of marriage be grounds for rape charge? Orissa HC order revives debate

The Orissa High Court has said law equating rape with sex on the false pretext of marriage is 'erroneous'. But other courts have held divergent views on the matter.

No job, penniless: Released after 10 yrs, wrongfully convicted UP Muslim man contemplates freedom

After decade in jail without bail, suffering depression, heart attack, Chotkau, accused of rape and murder of minor, was acquitted. Now out, he worries how he'll sustain himself.

Rajasthan teen ‘gangraped’ by 8 men for months, ‘filmed & blackmailed for cash’. FIR lodged

Family claims 16-yr-old was blackmailed into paying accused up to Rs 50,000 & a video of her was released after she couldn’t come up with more cash. Police yet to make arrests.

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Inflation plunges to a 10-yr low of 0.25% in October. Here’s why

Record-low inflation gives RBI room to ease rates. Food prices have something to do with it.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.