Rape Victims

A man along with three family members allegedly gang-raped a married woman here to avenge the perceived humiliation after his daughter eloped with the victim's brother, police said on Sunday.

It is a woman's decision whether to continue the pregnancy or go ahead with medical termination, the Allahabad High Court observed while hearing a 15-year-old rape victim's plea for abortion at 32 weeks.

A 22-year-old woman, who was allegedly raped by her uncle, died by suicide by hanging herself in Rajasthan's Churu, police said on Thursday.

Over nine years after a man was charged with rape, a court has acquitted him, saying the testimonies of the alleged victim were not clear, cogent, credible or trustworthy, nor were her allegations corroborated by other material evidence.

In her complaint, the victim alleged that her husband's first wife, his son and daughter, and other members used to harass her for dowry.

A woman doctor was dismissed from service in Pakistan's Punjab province for conducting a virginity test on a minor rape victim despite a ban on the practice.

The case centres around Raffaele Meola, a former trade union official, who was accused of groping the attendant in 2018.

Delhi's Tis Hazari Court recently granted bail to a student of the School of Open Learning (SOL) of Delhi University in a rape case, noting that the victim has not opposed the bail.

The Kerala High Court has directed the registration of an FIR against the now-retired Director General of Police (DGP), Siby Mathews for allegedly disclosing the identity of a rape victim in his book titled 'Nirbhayam'.

The police have detained a 15-year-old boy for allegedly killing a man, 50, who had raped him multiple times in a village in Muzaffarnagar. The victim's body was found at his home Monday.

A boy, who was accused in the gang rape of a 26-year-old vlogger in Shillong, lodged a complaint on Tuesday, alleging that it was the victim who had sexually assaulted him, police said.

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered a medical examination of a 14-year-old alleged rape victim who has sought termination of her 28-week pregnancy.

The Delhi High Court has set aside a trial court order which granted bail to a man in a rape case without hearing the alleged victim.

A gang-rape victim allegedly committed suicide at her home in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar, police said on Friday.

Police have booked a magistrate in Rajasthan's Karauli district for allegedly asking a Dalit rape survivor to strip to show her injuries, an officer said today.

A man along with three family members allegedly gang-raped a married woman here to avenge the perceived humiliation after his daughter eloped with the victim's brother, police said on Sunday.

It is a woman's decision whether to continue the pregnancy or go ahead with medical termination, the Allahabad High Court observed while hearing a 15-year-old rape victim's plea for abortion at 32 weeks.

A 22-year-old woman, who was allegedly raped by her uncle, died by suicide by hanging herself in Rajasthan's Churu, police said on Thursday.

Over nine years after a man was charged with rape, a court has acquitted him, saying the testimonies of the alleged victim were not clear, cogent, credible or trustworthy, nor were her allegations corroborated by other material evidence.

In her complaint, the victim alleged that her husband's first wife, his son and daughter, and other members used to harass her for dowry.

A woman doctor was dismissed from service in Pakistan's Punjab province for conducting a virginity test on a minor rape victim despite a ban on the practice.

The case centres around Raffaele Meola, a former trade union official, who was accused of groping the attendant in 2018.

Delhi's Tis Hazari Court recently granted bail to a student of the School of Open Learning (SOL) of Delhi University in a rape case, noting that the victim has not opposed the bail.

The Kerala High Court has directed the registration of an FIR against the now-retired Director General of Police (DGP), Siby Mathews for allegedly disclosing the identity of a rape victim in his book titled 'Nirbhayam'.

The police have detained a 15-year-old boy for allegedly killing a man, 50, who had raped him multiple times in a village in Muzaffarnagar. The victim's body was found at his home Monday.

A boy, who was accused in the gang rape of a 26-year-old vlogger in Shillong, lodged a complaint on Tuesday, alleging that it was the victim who had sexually assaulted him, police said.

The Supreme Court on Friday ordered a medical examination of a 14-year-old alleged rape victim who has sought termination of her 28-week pregnancy.

The Delhi High Court has set aside a trial court order which granted bail to a man in a rape case without hearing the alleged victim.

A gang-rape victim allegedly committed suicide at her home in Rajasthan's Sri Ganganagar, police said on Friday.

Police have booked a magistrate in Rajasthan's Karauli district for allegedly asking a Dalit rape survivor to strip to show her injuries, an officer said today.