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Bengal Government's Special Assembly Session Monday To Pass Anti-Rape Bill
A two-day special session of the West Bengal assembly was convened by the government on September 2 to table and pass a Bill which would provide for capital punishment to convicted rapists, Parliamentary Affairs minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay said.
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Man Gets 20-Year Jail Term For Luring, Repeatedly Raping 14-Year-Old Girl
A court in Delhi has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for luring and repeatedly raping a 14-year-old girl in 2018, saying justice demands a punishment fitting to the crime.
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"Strictest Punishment For Crimes Against Women": PM Amid Kolkata Protests
In a veiled attack on the Mamata Banerjee government over the rape and murder of a doctor at a Kolkata hospital, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he feels the outrage over atrocities against women and state governments need to take this seriously
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"Encounter Or Hanging": Trinamool's New Law Push Amid Row Over Rape-Murder
Amid massive outrage over a doctor's rape and murder at a state-run hospital in Kolkata, the ruling Trinamool Congress has put the ball in the BJP's court, pushing for a law to fast-track trials and ensure exemplary punishment in such cases
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"She Could've Been My Child": Ujjain Rape Accused's Father Seeks Death Penalty
The father of the man arrested for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl in Ujjain on Friday demanded capital punishment for his son, while the local bar association appealed that no lawyer should defend him in the court.
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16-Year-Old Girl Gang-Raped At Knifepoint In Hyderabad: Police
A 16-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by three men at her house here triggering protests on Tuesday demanding stern punishment for the accused.
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Capital Punishment For Mob Lynching: Big Revamp Of Indian Criminal Laws
The government on Friday announced a complete overhaul of colonial-era criminal laws to include maximum punishment for crimes like mob lynching and rape of minors and a new offence of "endangering unity" instead of sedition.
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Mumbai Man Befriends Woman While Playing Mobile Game, Rapes Her On Pretext Of Marriage
The accused and the woman met online at the end of 2020, and later she joined the event management firm.
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Amend Laws To Punish Rape Of Dead Bodies: Karnataka High Court To Centre
The High Court of Karnataka has asked the Centre to amend the relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) or bring in new ones criminalizing and providing for punishment for 'carnal intercourse' with corpses.
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Man Gets Life In Jail For Raping 5-Year-Old Daughter In Maharashtra
"Such cases are on rise now a days and to tackle the same a deterrent theory of punishment has to be used," the court said in its order.
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"Had It Been In My Hands...": Ashok Gehlot's "Public" Punishment For Rapists
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said if it were in his hands, he would have come up with severe punishments for rapists and gangsters to set a strict precedent.
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Viral Video: 5 Sit-Ups Is Punishment For Raping Girl, 5, In Bihar Village
A man accused of raping a minor was let off after a mild punishment by the panchayat in Bihar's Nawada district. His punishment: five sit-ups.
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Haryana Man Gets Death Penalty For Raping 11-Year-Old Daughter
A court in Haryana's Sirsa district sentenced a man to death on Thursday for raping his 11-year-old daughter two years ago.
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"Punish Their Parents Too For 1 Or 2 Years": BJP MLA On Rapists, Murderers
Madhya Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Akash Vijayvargiya has demanded punishment for the parents of rapists and murderers claiming they were responsible for ensuring their children have "good character and culture".
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"Hang Rapists Publicly": Minister's Suggestion To Reduce Crime
Madhya Pradesh minister Usha Thakur on Thursday demanded that rapists be publicly hanged so that this kind of punishment serves as a strong deterrent for others and nobody dares to indulge in such crimes again.
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Bengal Government's Special Assembly Session Monday To Pass Anti-Rape Bill
A two-day special session of the West Bengal assembly was convened by the government on September 2 to table and pass a Bill which would provide for capital punishment to convicted rapists, Parliamentary Affairs minister Sovandeb Chattopadhyay said.
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Man Gets 20-Year Jail Term For Luring, Repeatedly Raping 14-Year-Old Girl
A court in Delhi has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for luring and repeatedly raping a 14-year-old girl in 2018, saying justice demands a punishment fitting to the crime.
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"Strictest Punishment For Crimes Against Women": PM Amid Kolkata Protests
In a veiled attack on the Mamata Banerjee government over the rape and murder of a doctor at a Kolkata hospital, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he feels the outrage over atrocities against women and state governments need to take this seriously
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"Encounter Or Hanging": Trinamool's New Law Push Amid Row Over Rape-Murder
Amid massive outrage over a doctor's rape and murder at a state-run hospital in Kolkata, the ruling Trinamool Congress has put the ball in the BJP's court, pushing for a law to fast-track trials and ensure exemplary punishment in such cases
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"She Could've Been My Child": Ujjain Rape Accused's Father Seeks Death Penalty
The father of the man arrested for allegedly raping a 12-year-old girl in Ujjain on Friday demanded capital punishment for his son, while the local bar association appealed that no lawyer should defend him in the court.
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16-Year-Old Girl Gang-Raped At Knifepoint In Hyderabad: Police
A 16-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped by three men at her house here triggering protests on Tuesday demanding stern punishment for the accused.
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Capital Punishment For Mob Lynching: Big Revamp Of Indian Criminal Laws
The government on Friday announced a complete overhaul of colonial-era criminal laws to include maximum punishment for crimes like mob lynching and rape of minors and a new offence of "endangering unity" instead of sedition.
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Mumbai Man Befriends Woman While Playing Mobile Game, Rapes Her On Pretext Of Marriage
The accused and the woman met online at the end of 2020, and later she joined the event management firm.
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Amend Laws To Punish Rape Of Dead Bodies: Karnataka High Court To Centre
The High Court of Karnataka has asked the Centre to amend the relevant provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) or bring in new ones criminalizing and providing for punishment for 'carnal intercourse' with corpses.
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Man Gets Life In Jail For Raping 5-Year-Old Daughter In Maharashtra
"Such cases are on rise now a days and to tackle the same a deterrent theory of punishment has to be used," the court said in its order.
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"Had It Been In My Hands...": Ashok Gehlot's "Public" Punishment For Rapists
Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has said if it were in his hands, he would have come up with severe punishments for rapists and gangsters to set a strict precedent.
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Viral Video: 5 Sit-Ups Is Punishment For Raping Girl, 5, In Bihar Village
A man accused of raping a minor was let off after a mild punishment by the panchayat in Bihar's Nawada district. His punishment: five sit-ups.
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Haryana Man Gets Death Penalty For Raping 11-Year-Old Daughter
A court in Haryana's Sirsa district sentenced a man to death on Thursday for raping his 11-year-old daughter two years ago.
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"Punish Their Parents Too For 1 Or 2 Years": BJP MLA On Rapists, Murderers
Madhya Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party MLA Akash Vijayvargiya has demanded punishment for the parents of rapists and murderers claiming they were responsible for ensuring their children have "good character and culture".
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"Hang Rapists Publicly": Minister's Suggestion To Reduce Crime
Madhya Pradesh minister Usha Thakur on Thursday demanded that rapists be publicly hanged so that this kind of punishment serves as a strong deterrent for others and nobody dares to indulge in such crimes again.
