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Senior Citizen Arrested For Sexually Abusing 3-Year-Old In Bengal's Katwa
A senior citizen at Katwa in West Bengal's East Burdwan district has been arrested on charges of sexually abusing a three-year-old girl.
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Supreme Court Plea Seeks Fair Probe Into Hate Crime Complaint In Noida
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a fair investigation and trial on a complaint by a senior citizen who has claimed that he was abused and tortured in an alleged hate crime in Noida in July this year.
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Bill To Sentence Those Who Abuse Senior Citizens Tabled In Lok Sabha
Those who intentionally abuse their parents or senior citizens under their care and protection or abandon them may be sentenced to six months'' imprisonment or slapped with a fine of Rs 10,000 or both, according to a bill introduced in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
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Delhi Court Asks Abusive Son, His Wife To Vacate Parent's House
Beaten and abused for years, an elderly couple has won a legal battle against their son and daughter-in-law with a city court asking the man and his wife to evict from the house and let the senior citizens live peacefully.
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Centre Proposes 6-Month Jail Term For Those Who Abandon Elderly Parents
The Narendra Modi government is planning to increase the jail term for those who abandon or abuse their elderly parents, to six months from the existing three months, according to a senior official.
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Most Elderly Persons Are Subject To Abuse In Old Age, Reveals Study
A majority of older persons face elder abuse all the time throughout their old age irrespective of their financial or social status, health condition and role in their respective family according to a study.
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Shelter Project for Indian-Origin Elders in New Zealand
A non-profit organisation in New Zealand has launched an emergency shelter project for senior citizens from the Indian and South Asian communities who are at risk of being abused, or in dire need of emergency housing, a media report said today.
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75-Year-Old Woman's Body Found in West Bengal's Burdwan, 4 Detained
The disrobed body of a 75-year-old woman inmate of an ashram was found today at Katwa, 60 kilometres from Burdwan, fuelling allegations of a second rape of a senior citizen in West Bengal in a week.
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Abuse of Senior Citizens Doubled in 2014: Report
Abuse of the elderly doubled in 2014 from the previous year, according to study by HelpAge India, the NGO. The study also revealed that 50 per cent of senior citizens it surveyed reported that they had personally encountered abuse.
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After horrors and abuse, mapping a path for this senior's recovery
74-year-old Aananthaiah Shetty is now recovering in hospital. He was rescued by the cops in Bangalore on Wednesday from the roof of his son's house, where he was regularly kept chained.
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Senior Citizen Arrested For Sexually Abusing 3-Year-Old In Bengal's Katwa
A senior citizen at Katwa in West Bengal's East Burdwan district has been arrested on charges of sexually abusing a three-year-old girl.
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Supreme Court Plea Seeks Fair Probe Into Hate Crime Complaint In Noida
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking a fair investigation and trial on a complaint by a senior citizen who has claimed that he was abused and tortured in an alleged hate crime in Noida in July this year.
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Bill To Sentence Those Who Abuse Senior Citizens Tabled In Lok Sabha
Those who intentionally abuse their parents or senior citizens under their care and protection or abandon them may be sentenced to six months'' imprisonment or slapped with a fine of Rs 10,000 or both, according to a bill introduced in Lok Sabha on Wednesday.
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Delhi Court Asks Abusive Son, His Wife To Vacate Parent's House
Beaten and abused for years, an elderly couple has won a legal battle against their son and daughter-in-law with a city court asking the man and his wife to evict from the house and let the senior citizens live peacefully.
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Centre Proposes 6-Month Jail Term For Those Who Abandon Elderly Parents
The Narendra Modi government is planning to increase the jail term for those who abandon or abuse their elderly parents, to six months from the existing three months, according to a senior official.
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Most Elderly Persons Are Subject To Abuse In Old Age, Reveals Study
A majority of older persons face elder abuse all the time throughout their old age irrespective of their financial or social status, health condition and role in their respective family according to a study.
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Shelter Project for Indian-Origin Elders in New Zealand
A non-profit organisation in New Zealand has launched an emergency shelter project for senior citizens from the Indian and South Asian communities who are at risk of being abused, or in dire need of emergency housing, a media report said today.
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75-Year-Old Woman's Body Found in West Bengal's Burdwan, 4 Detained
The disrobed body of a 75-year-old woman inmate of an ashram was found today at Katwa, 60 kilometres from Burdwan, fuelling allegations of a second rape of a senior citizen in West Bengal in a week.
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Abuse of Senior Citizens Doubled in 2014: Report
Abuse of the elderly doubled in 2014 from the previous year, according to study by HelpAge India, the NGO. The study also revealed that 50 per cent of senior citizens it surveyed reported that they had personally encountered abuse.
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After horrors and abuse, mapping a path for this senior's recovery
74-year-old Aananthaiah Shetty is now recovering in hospital. He was rescued by the cops in Bangalore on Wednesday from the roof of his son's house, where he was regularly kept chained.
