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MP: Beautiful woman ‘distracts, rape may follow’ says Cong MLA, outrage follows
Intemperate and insensitive remarks by Congress MLA Phool Singh Baraiya on women, rape and women from Dalit and Adivasi communities have left the Congress shame-faced on the eve of LoP Rahul Gandhi’s visit to the state
Women lawyers move SC against Madhya Pradesh HC ‘Rakhi for Bail’ order
The petitioners have challenged the High Court order that caused further victimisation of the survivor by letting off her abuser easy
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UP: Teenage Dalit girl’s body found in paddy field, family suspect rape
Family found the half-naked body of their teenage daughter on Wednesday night in a paddy field where she had gone to work
Another Rape! 17-Year-Old Kidnapped, Gang-Raped For 22 Days: Odisha
Demanding assistance of ₹ 25 lakh for the family of the girl, Congress spokesperson Nishikant Mishra said the incident should be investigated by the crime branch.
15-yr-old Dalit ‘gangrape victim’ takes her own life: Chitrakoot, UP
In a gruesome case of gendered assault, her family members have alleged after her death that she was raped by three men in a forest area on October 8, the UP police said
Woman sets herself ablaze in front of Assembly building in Lucknow!
Policemen doused flames, rushed woman to hospital; she is said to be in a critical condition
Teen alleges rape on college campus where UP civil services exam was underway!
The class 10 student has alleged that she was raped by a college students, robbed and filmed by around a dozen more
Register ‘Zero FIR’ in case of the crime against women: MHA reminds states
Advisory comes in the wake of national outrage over the Hathras case, mentions ‘dying declarations’, and action against police failure
Funeral or destruction of evidence: Why did the UP police light Hathras victim’s pyre?
Footage of cops surrounding the burning pyre shows how the victim's immediate family was shut out of the last rites
Jharkhand HC pulls up police for shoddy investigation in Giridih rape and murder case
The Court, shocked at the laxity of investigating officers with no progress even after a lapse of 6 months, has ordered for the constitution of SIT to probe the case
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