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In Ujjain Rape Case, Those Who Didn't Help Teen May Face Charges: Police
- Friday September 29, 2023
- India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
The people who did not help a 15-year-old girl in Ujjain - who had been raped and left half-naked and bleeding, and went door-to-door begging for help - may be charged under POCSO, the strict child sex abuse law, Madhya Pradesh police said.
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Yogi Adityanath Orders UP Rape Accused To Be Charged Under Stringent Law
- Thursday August 27, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday directed officials to initiate strict action and invoke the stringent National Security Act against those involved in the rape and murder of a 17-year-old girl in Lakhimpur Kheri district.
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"We Should All Be Ashamed": Congress MP Adhir Ranjan On Telangana Rape
- Sunday December 1, 2019
- India News | ANI
Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday said that the rape and murder of a veterinary doctor in Hyderabad shows that despite strict laws, there is no end to crimes against women in the country.
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Delhi Man Gets Life For Rape Of Minor Daughter In 2015
- Monday July 22, 2019
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
A court in Delhi has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping his 10-year-old daughter. The man was convicted under the strict law against child sex abuse.
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Lok Sabha Passes Bill For Stringent Punishment In Rape Cases
- Monday July 30, 2018
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
A bill that provides for stringent punishment, including death penalty for those convicted of raping girls below 12 years, was passed by the Lok Sabha today.
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Bill To Provide Strict Punishment In Rape Cases, Introduced In Lok Sabha
- Monday July 23, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2018, which provides for stringent punishment including death penalty for those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 years, was today introduced in the Lok Sabha.
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Scrap 'two-finger test' for rape victims, says Justice Verma report
- Thursday January 24, 2013
- India News | Agencies
The Justice Verma committee today recommended the strict enforcement of sexual assault laws, faster rape trials and changes to the country's antiquated penal code to protect women in the wake of a fatal gang rape in New Delhi last month.
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Maldives girl faces flogging after alleged rape
- Monday January 7, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A 15-year-old in the Maldives whose father is accused of repeatedly raping her and killing the resulting baby risks is being flogged for "fornication" with another man under the nation's strict Islamic law, a police source said on Monday.
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Students in Chicago hold vigil for 'Amanat'
- Sunday January 6, 2013
- World News | Press Trust of India
Indian-Americans in Chicago, led by students of two leading universities, held a protest meet and candlelight vigil in memory of the Delhi student 'Amanat' (NOT her real name) and sought change in India's rape laws and strict conviction of the accused to help reduce crime against women.
- www.ndtv.com
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In Ujjain Rape Case, Those Who Didn't Help Teen May Face Charges: Police
- Friday September 29, 2023
- India News | Reported by Anurag Dwary, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan
The people who did not help a 15-year-old girl in Ujjain - who had been raped and left half-naked and bleeding, and went door-to-door begging for help - may be charged under POCSO, the strict child sex abuse law, Madhya Pradesh police said.
- www.ndtv.com
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Yogi Adityanath Orders UP Rape Accused To Be Charged Under Stringent Law
- Thursday August 27, 2020
- India News | Press Trust of India
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday directed officials to initiate strict action and invoke the stringent National Security Act against those involved in the rape and murder of a 17-year-old girl in Lakhimpur Kheri district.
- www.ndtv.com
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"We Should All Be Ashamed": Congress MP Adhir Ranjan On Telangana Rape
- Sunday December 1, 2019
- India News | ANI
Congress leader in Lok Sabha Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury on Sunday said that the rape and murder of a veterinary doctor in Hyderabad shows that despite strict laws, there is no end to crimes against women in the country.
- www.ndtv.com
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Delhi Man Gets Life For Rape Of Minor Daughter In 2015
- Monday July 22, 2019
- Delhi News | Press Trust of India
A court in Delhi has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for raping his 10-year-old daughter. The man was convicted under the strict law against child sex abuse.
- www.ndtv.com
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Lok Sabha Passes Bill For Stringent Punishment In Rape Cases
- Monday July 30, 2018
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
A bill that provides for stringent punishment, including death penalty for those convicted of raping girls below 12 years, was passed by the Lok Sabha today.
- www.ndtv.com
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Bill To Provide Strict Punishment In Rape Cases, Introduced In Lok Sabha
- Monday July 23, 2018
- India News | Press Trust of India
The Criminal Law (Amendment) Bill, 2018, which provides for stringent punishment including death penalty for those convicted of raping girls below the age of 12 years, was today introduced in the Lok Sabha.
- www.ndtv.com
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Scrap 'two-finger test' for rape victims, says Justice Verma report
- Thursday January 24, 2013
- India News | Agencies
The Justice Verma committee today recommended the strict enforcement of sexual assault laws, faster rape trials and changes to the country's antiquated penal code to protect women in the wake of a fatal gang rape in New Delhi last month.
- www.ndtv.com
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Maldives girl faces flogging after alleged rape
- Monday January 7, 2013
- World News | Agence France-Presse
A 15-year-old in the Maldives whose father is accused of repeatedly raping her and killing the resulting baby risks is being flogged for "fornication" with another man under the nation's strict Islamic law, a police source said on Monday.
- www.ndtv.com
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Students in Chicago hold vigil for 'Amanat'
- Sunday January 6, 2013
- World News | Press Trust of India
Indian-Americans in Chicago, led by students of two leading universities, held a protest meet and candlelight vigil in memory of the Delhi student 'Amanat' (NOT her real name) and sought change in India's rape laws and strict conviction of the accused to help reduce crime against women.
- www.ndtv.com