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Kerala Police seeks legal advice to appeal against Bishop Franco acquittal in nun rape case

Bishop Franco Mulakkal was accused of raping a nun multiple times during his visit to a convent in Kottayam district between 2014 and 2016. A Sessions court acquitted him Friday.

SubscriberWrites: A poem to highlight the plight of rape victims’ in India

Rape allegations in India often hinge on ‘her word’ against ‘his word’ and this is exactly where so many allegations perish, writes Sangeeta Kampani.

Staying silent at rape jokes is never the answer. Leads to rapists thinking they can get away

Campus Voice is an initiative by ThePrint where young Indians get an opportunity to express their opinions on a prevalent issue.

Flight lieutenant ‘admitted to rape on video’, I was intimidated by IAF officers, survivor says

The accused flight lieutenant, arrested by Coimbatore police on 26 September, was sent to IAF custody Thursday. NCW slams the ‘two-finger’ test on survivor.

Husband of UP ‘rape victim’ shot dead in Delhi, wife says faced threats to withdraw assault case

Two unnamed men have been listed as accused in the FIR and booked for murder. A Delhi Police officer said teams have been formed to investigate the case. 

Hyderabad man accused of rape, murder of 6-year-old found dead on railway tracks

The body of the 30-year old accused was found with head injuries in Jangaon district Thursday. The police suspect he might have committed suicide by jumping before a running train.

Police file charge sheet against accused in Delhi Cantt rape-murder case

The charge sheet named the 55-year-old priest of the crematorium in South-West district and its employees as accused, claiming there was sufficient evidence against them.

Was sidelined, says IIT-G ‘rape’ survivor after HC bail to accused calling him ‘future asset’

IIT student says she feels sidelined after Gauhati HC order, which called both her and the accused 'future assets', says she feels threatened because people think accused is innocent since he got bail.

SC stays Gujarat HC order granting two week furlough to Asaram Bapu’s son Narayan Sai

The top court posted the matter for further hearing after two weeks. Sai, who is also a self-styled godman, is serving life sentence in a rape case filed by a former devotee.

SC dismisses plea of rape survivor from Kerala seeking permission to marry her assaulter

The top court also rejected a separate plea of the assaulter, a defrocked priest, seeking bail on the ground that he wanted to marry the survivor, who was a minor at the time of rape.

On Camera

America’s out-of-control militarised police forces are a threat to democracy

The world watched aghast as police armed with tasers, tear-gas masks—and in one case backed up by snipers—arrested hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters at universities across the United States.

Government allows export of onions to six countries, sets buffer stock target

The government had imposed an export prohibition in order to ensure adequate domestic availability of onions in the country.

Germany removes restrictions, India can now buy small arms from its firms

Germany’s erstwhile Christian Democratic Union govt, led by Angela Merkel, prevented sale of small arms to police forces in states they perceived had ‘bad human rights record’.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.