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Five youths drug and gang-rape a 17-year-old in Haryana
The minor girl was rescued by her parents who saw their drugged daughter on a motorcycle with two boys, said local police.
UP: Three men arrested for sexually assaulting a working woman
The survivor approached the nearest police station to lodge her complaint after the attack; media reports say police delayed action
IPS officer threatened for filing sexual harassment complaint against DGP
The officers have appealed to the Tamil Nadu IPS Officers Association to recommend suspension of officer who intercepted the complainant’s vehicle and threatened her
Bombay HC acquits death row POCSO convict due to shoddy investigation
The court also directed the Directorate of Prosecution, to initiate action against those responsible failure to get the forensics lab reports
Sexual Harassment: SC refuses to dismiss disciplinary proceedings against retired judge
A sexual harassment complaint was lodged against a Madhya Pradesh district judge after he sent inappropriate messages to a junior judicial officer
No fundamental right of same sex marriage in India: Centre tells Delhi HC
An affidavit filed by the Centre has opposed same sex marriage and submitted that Article 21 cannot be extended to give legal recognition to such marriages
19-year-old woman abducted, gangraped in MP, no arrests yet
A local leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is one of the four accused of the crime, the party has announced that the man has been sacked from his membership
Kerala court sentences priest to life imprisonment for raping step daughter
“If the guardians of wards behave in this manner, who will guard the wards”, questioned the court
Uttar Pradesh: Where women live in fear
Complex hierarchies of caste and apathetic state machinery, are a vulgar display of India’s contempt towards women, especially Dalits
Right of reputation can’t be protected at the cost of Right to life: Delhi court acquits Priya Ramani
The court held that the woman cannot be punished for raising voice against sexual abuse on the pretext of criminal complaint of defamation
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