Pune Rape Accused

The Pune police registered a case under section 376 (rape) and 313 (causing miscarriage without woman's consent) of the IPC against Mr Kuchik based on a complaint lodged by the woman.

Seven men have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping a 13-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Pune, the police said today.

A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by four people, two of whom have been arrested, in Maharashtra's Pune district, the police said on Friday.

A 10-year-old tribal girl sustained burn injuries in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district when two men entered her house and tried to set her mother on fire demanding that the latter withdraw the rape case registered against one of them, police said on Saturday.

A 23-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a rickshaw driver and his friend in Pune's Kondhwa area, police said. The incident took place on Wednesday night.

A woman who has accused Congress leader Rohit Tilak, the great-grandson of Bal Gangadhar Tilak of raping her, has complained to the police that two men have threatened to throw acid on her if she does not withdraw the case.

In a video widely shared, women rights activist Trupti Desai is seen holding a slipper and beating a man with it in a village near Pune in Maharashtra, while people gather around and watch.

"My husband is innocent. He only filmed the duo to show seniors the wrongful practices being carried out in the premises," claims Swapna Mahadik, wife of Prakash Mahadik, who is accused of allegedly filming the rape of a 25-year-old female employee at the Pune Infosys campus. The woman was raped by Paritosh Bagh (21), an employee at the Infosys can...

Concerns over the safety of women working at IT companies have arisen once again with the shocking rape of a 25-year-old cashier at the Pune campus of Infosys on Sunday. Two male housekeeping staffers followed her into the women's washroom, where one of them raped her while the other filmed the entire act.

A senior IAS officer has been arrested by the Pune Police on charges of molestation and rape of four minors after a local corporator in Pune brought the allegations to the notice of the police. The officer, 58-year-old MH Sawant, Director General of the Maharashtra Council of Agricultural Education and Research (MCAER) was arrested on Thursday eve...

A rally held in Pune today to demand justice for Nayana Pujari - an IT professional who was reportedly raped and murdered in Pune almost four years ago - saw a large turnout. Police have said a special team would be formed to track down the main accused, who is on the run.

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence of two people accused of kidnapping, raping and murdering a 22-year-old BPO employee in Pune in 2007.

A Pune court has sentenced two men to death for raping and murdering a call centre employee in 2007. Jyoti Chowdhari, 22, was traveling in her company's pick-up cab on November 1, 2007, when the driver Purushottam Borate and his friend Pradeep Kokate allegedly raped and then brutally killed her. While sentencing the two men to death today, the ju...

A cab driver and his accomplice, accused of rape and murder case of a 22-year-old BPO employee in Pune, were pronounced guilty of both charges by a Pune Court on Saturday. Jyoti Kumari Chowdhari, a BPO employee in a multinational company, was allegedly raped and murdered by the driver of company's pick-up car on November 1, 2007.

Yogesh Raut, the runaway prime accused in the Nayana Pujari rape and murder case, is giving the city police sleepless nights. Top police officials have expressed the fear that Raut may try to strike again if not arrested soon. Raut, who was arrested in connection with the rape and murder of software profession Nayana Pujari, was also arrested a yea...

The Pune police registered a case under section 376 (rape) and 313 (causing miscarriage without woman's consent) of the IPC against Mr Kuchik based on a complaint lodged by the woman.

Seven men have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping a 13-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Pune, the police said today.

A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by four people, two of whom have been arrested, in Maharashtra's Pune district, the police said on Friday.

A 10-year-old tribal girl sustained burn injuries in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district when two men entered her house and tried to set her mother on fire demanding that the latter withdraw the rape case registered against one of them, police said on Saturday.

A 23-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a rickshaw driver and his friend in Pune's Kondhwa area, police said. The incident took place on Wednesday night.

A woman who has accused Congress leader Rohit Tilak, the great-grandson of Bal Gangadhar Tilak of raping her, has complained to the police that two men have threatened to throw acid on her if she does not withdraw the case.

In a video widely shared, women rights activist Trupti Desai is seen holding a slipper and beating a man with it in a village near Pune in Maharashtra, while people gather around and watch.

"My husband is innocent. He only filmed the duo to show seniors the wrongful practices being carried out in the premises," claims Swapna Mahadik, wife of Prakash Mahadik, who is accused of allegedly filming the rape of a 25-year-old female employee at the Pune Infosys campus. The woman was raped by Paritosh Bagh (21), an employee at the Infosys can...

Concerns over the safety of women working at IT companies have arisen once again with the shocking rape of a 25-year-old cashier at the Pune campus of Infosys on Sunday. Two male housekeeping staffers followed her into the women's washroom, where one of them raped her while the other filmed the entire act.

A senior IAS officer has been arrested by the Pune Police on charges of molestation and rape of four minors after a local corporator in Pune brought the allegations to the notice of the police. The officer, 58-year-old MH Sawant, Director General of the Maharashtra Council of Agricultural Education and Research (MCAER) was arrested on Thursday eve...

A rally held in Pune today to demand justice for Nayana Pujari - an IT professional who was reportedly raped and murdered in Pune almost four years ago - saw a large turnout. Police have said a special team would be formed to track down the main accused, who is on the run.

The Bombay High Court on Wednesday upheld the death sentence of two people accused of kidnapping, raping and murdering a 22-year-old BPO employee in Pune in 2007.

A Pune court has sentenced two men to death for raping and murdering a call centre employee in 2007. Jyoti Chowdhari, 22, was traveling in her company's pick-up cab on November 1, 2007, when the driver Purushottam Borate and his friend Pradeep Kokate allegedly raped and then brutally killed her. While sentencing the two men to death today, the ju...

A cab driver and his accomplice, accused of rape and murder case of a 22-year-old BPO employee in Pune, were pronounced guilty of both charges by a Pune Court on Saturday. Jyoti Kumari Chowdhari, a BPO employee in a multinational company, was allegedly raped and murdered by the driver of company's pick-up car on November 1, 2007.

Yogesh Raut, the runaway prime accused in the Nayana Pujari rape and murder case, is giving the city police sleepless nights. Top police officials have expressed the fear that Raut may try to strike again if not arrested soon. Raut, who was arrested in connection with the rape and murder of software profession Nayana Pujari, was also arrested a yea...