Delhi Gangrape Juvenile

The Supreme Court will hear on January 20 a plea of a death row convict in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case against a Delhi High Court order dismissing his claim of being a juvenile at the time of commission of the offence.

The claim of one of the four convicts sentenced to death in the Nirbhaya case that he was below 18 when at the time of the gang-rape and murder in 2012, was dismissed by the Delhi High Court on Thursday.

Four years after the 16 December gang-rape and murder -- a case that shocked and enraged India and made international headlines -- the decision on fate of the five men found guilty of assaulting her is pending with the Supreme Court. The 23-year-old paramedical student, dubbed Nirbhaya, was gangraped and brutally tortured in a bus while returning w...

A 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her two friends, including a juvenile, who spiked her drink with sedative at a birthday party in west Delhi's Uttam Nagar area.

Delhi Police today argued in a court in Delhi that testimonies of 52-year-old Danish woman and an eye witness along with medical evidence established that nine accused including three juveniles had raped the foreign national in Delhi last year.

Hundreds of students, led by National Students' Union of India (NSUI), took out a protest march in Thane against the release last week of a juvenile convict in the December 16 gang-rape case.

The Rajya Sabha today passed by voice vote the Juvenile Justice Bill, amending the law to try 16 year olds accused of serious crimes such as rape and murder, as adults. The Lok Sabha has already passed the bill, which will now be sent to the President for ratification.

A special court in Rohtak has sentenced seven men to death for the gruesome gang-rape and murder of a young, mentally challenged woman. One of the accused, a 17-yearold Nepal national, is being tried by the Juvenile Justice Board of Haryana.

Amidst a growing chorus against the release of the juvenile convict of the December 16 gangrape case, the Centre on Monday said it was of the view that law should be made according to the need of time and as per society's requirement.

With the Supreme Court rejecting the plea against release of the juvenile convict, the parents of the December 16 gang-rape victim today said the courts have failed them and asked how many Nirbhayas would it take for the laws to change.

The chief of Delhi Commission for Women, Swati Maliwal today termed it a "black day" for women after the Supreme Court dismissed her last-minute plea against the release of juvenile convict in December 16 gang-rape case and said the country has been "cheated" as a proposed law which could have allowed stronger punishment to him remains pending in P...

Release papers were signed at 5 pm today for the youngest convict in the December 16 gang-rape case. The convict, who was in the custody of Delhi Police for security purposes for the last week, has been handed over to a Delhi-based non-profit organisation.

Delhi Commission for Women Chief Swati Maliwal hoped that the juvenile offender in the December 16 gangrape case will not walk free today as scheduled as her plea against his release will be heard by the Supreme Court tomorrow.

Hundreds of protesters who had gathered at India Gate today to oppose the release of the youngest convict in the Delhi gang-rape case, were detained by the police. Among them were the parents of the woman, paramedical student Jyoti Singh, who led the protests. The 20-year-old convict was released earlier today from a correctional home, he will now ...

Amidst a raging debate on whether the juvenile convict in December 16 Delhi gang-rape case should have been released, the Centre today said it had opposed his release but the Delhi High Court has ordered him to be freed from the remand home.

The Supreme Court will hear on January 20 a plea of a death row convict in the Nirbhaya gangrape and murder case against a Delhi High Court order dismissing his claim of being a juvenile at the time of commission of the offence.

The claim of one of the four convicts sentenced to death in the Nirbhaya case that he was below 18 when at the time of the gang-rape and murder in 2012, was dismissed by the Delhi High Court on Thursday.

Four years after the 16 December gang-rape and murder -- a case that shocked and enraged India and made international headlines -- the decision on fate of the five men found guilty of assaulting her is pending with the Supreme Court. The 23-year-old paramedical student, dubbed Nirbhaya, was gangraped and brutally tortured in a bus while returning w...

A 13-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her two friends, including a juvenile, who spiked her drink with sedative at a birthday party in west Delhi's Uttam Nagar area.

Delhi Police today argued in a court in Delhi that testimonies of 52-year-old Danish woman and an eye witness along with medical evidence established that nine accused including three juveniles had raped the foreign national in Delhi last year.

Hundreds of students, led by National Students' Union of India (NSUI), took out a protest march in Thane against the release last week of a juvenile convict in the December 16 gang-rape case.

The Rajya Sabha today passed by voice vote the Juvenile Justice Bill, amending the law to try 16 year olds accused of serious crimes such as rape and murder, as adults. The Lok Sabha has already passed the bill, which will now be sent to the President for ratification.

A special court in Rohtak has sentenced seven men to death for the gruesome gang-rape and murder of a young, mentally challenged woman. One of the accused, a 17-yearold Nepal national, is being tried by the Juvenile Justice Board of Haryana.

Amidst a growing chorus against the release of the juvenile convict of the December 16 gangrape case, the Centre on Monday said it was of the view that law should be made according to the need of time and as per society's requirement.

With the Supreme Court rejecting the plea against release of the juvenile convict, the parents of the December 16 gang-rape victim today said the courts have failed them and asked how many Nirbhayas would it take for the laws to change.

The chief of Delhi Commission for Women, Swati Maliwal today termed it a "black day" for women after the Supreme Court dismissed her last-minute plea against the release of juvenile convict in December 16 gang-rape case and said the country has been "cheated" as a proposed law which could have allowed stronger punishment to him remains pending in P...

Release papers were signed at 5 pm today for the youngest convict in the December 16 gang-rape case. The convict, who was in the custody of Delhi Police for security purposes for the last week, has been handed over to a Delhi-based non-profit organisation.

Delhi Commission for Women Chief Swati Maliwal hoped that the juvenile offender in the December 16 gangrape case will not walk free today as scheduled as her plea against his release will be heard by the Supreme Court tomorrow.

Hundreds of protesters who had gathered at India Gate today to oppose the release of the youngest convict in the Delhi gang-rape case, were detained by the police. Among them were the parents of the woman, paramedical student Jyoti Singh, who led the protests. The 20-year-old convict was released earlier today from a correctional home, he will now ...

Amidst a raging debate on whether the juvenile convict in December 16 Delhi gang-rape case should have been released, the Centre today said it had opposed his release but the Delhi High Court has ordered him to be freed from the remand home.