Women

The Delhi District Court today, heard submissions to decide upon the quantum of sentence to be given to ex-MLA of BJP, Kuldeep Sengar, for being convicted on charges of rape under IPC as well as under POCSO.

Another day, another survivor of rape falls victim to the criminal justice system. The police lodged a case of abetment to suicide against the accused who was granted anticipatory bail in a case of allegedly committing rape and extorting money from the now 23-year-old survivor.

With the increasing number of crimes being reported against women in the country and the growing sentiment of retribution among the masses, this verdict can become the means to restore people’s faith in the criminal justice system.

In the background of sudden rise of cases of sexual assault on women, an answer in the Rajya Sabha from the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) sheds light on the missing women in our police forces.

We awoke today to the shocking news of the deaths of the four suspects in the murder and rape of the veterinarian last week. They were killed at 3 am purportedly while trying to ‘escape’ from the scene of crime, where they had been taken for a dead-of-night reconstruction of the crime of rape and murder at the scene of the offence.

This is not the first time that guns and the bullet have been used to get at those labelled criminals. For Sajjanar, handling the high profile rape case of Hyderabad veterinary doctor, of the three ‘encounters’ of non-Maoists in Telangana in 10 years, two were led by the same cop

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She was on her way to the hearing in the case when an accused who was out on bail got together with his accomplices and set her on fire.

The Commission has asked for a report from the U.P. police

Image: Denitza Tchacarova (detail)/WikimediaJaya Bachchan’s and Swati Mahiwal's outbursts,...