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Family of Hanskhali rape victim allowed to seek protection by Calcutta High Court

Neelam Jeena

CM Jagan Mohan Reddy flags off Disha patrol vehicles

Sonal Kellogg

The fallout of ban on Hijab in schools and colleges likely to have long-term effect

Child Sexual Abuse

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Sonal Kellogg 2021-11-15 01:14:04

Paedophile rapes three minors and kills one in Gandhinagar, arrested

The man was arrested after police launched a manhunt with over 110 cops working during the Diwali festival. The accused allegedly confessed to necrophilia in one case.
Anshrah Naz 2021-11-10 19:02:53

Teenager girl raped by her own brothers in Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha

The accused fed the victim a drink laced with intoxicants and took her to a dilapidated house where she was raped and filmed
Ritesh Ranjan 2021-10-31 13:45:02

22 year old auto driver accused of raping his minor niece in Patna absconding

Initially accused tried to suppress the matter, but as soon as the victim family approached the police he switched off his phone and went untraceable
Ritesh Ranjan 2021-10-29 14:03:02

In Uttar Pradesh’s Moradabad, Police bust yet another on-demand sex racket complete with online payment facilities

Minor was lured on the pretext of a job offer of as hotel receptionist but was sucked into prostitution and sent to hotels on demand
Anshrah Naz 2021-10-29 09:49:02

In Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad a five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her tuition teacher’s son

Accused’s family tried to settling the incident by offering money
Anshrah Naz 2021-10-28 11:23:02

Defendant found guilty and sentenced to 12 years rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor victim

Punishment pronounced for a sexual assault from nine years back; Fined Rs. 13 thousand as well
Ritesh Ranjan 2021-10-27 13:44:35

Man rapes and blackmails two sisters in MP’s Jabalpur; accused absconding

Accused uses same modus operandi with both – lacing his victim’s cold drink with intoxicants
Neelam Jeena 2021-10-27 11:43:06

Delhi police register a case against a 40-year-old Mandir Sevadar for ‘harassing’ a teenage girl

Accused had been sending the 15-year-old minor indecent whatsapp messages
Ritesh Ranjan 2021-10-25 11:13:01

Delhi Police arrests rape accused Suraj from Haryana’s Rohtak within 36 hours

Prior to this case, Suraj had tried to trap two more children, and in one investigations are ongoing for molestation and POSCO Act in Khayala

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Rape

Bishop Franco Mulakkal acquitted in nun rape case

Sonal Kellogg

Survivor nun and her supporters shocked with the acquitted; Kerala police to appeal.
Paedophile rapes three minors and kills one in Gandhinagar, arrested

Anshrah Naz

The man was arrested after police launched a manhunt with over 110 cops working during the Diwali festival. The accused allegedly confessed to necrophilia in one case.
Teenager girl raped by her own brothers in Uttar Pradesh’s Amroha

Ritesh Ranjan

The accused fed the victim a drink laced with intoxicants and took her to a dilapidated house where she was raped and filmed

Gang Rape

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Sonal Kellogg 2022-04-22 23:20:20

Family of Hanskhali rape victim allowed to seek protection by Calcutta High Court

The family of the 14-year-old victim sought protection fearing reprisals from the powerful accused. The victim died on April 5 and was allegedly cremated without family consent by the main accused.
Ritesh Ranjan 2021-11-01 11:34:02

Former Uttar Pradesh MLA sentenced to life imprisonment in gang rape case in Badaun

Justice delivered after 13 long years of perseverance by the victim and her family
Anshrah Naz 2021-10-31 14:49:02

Young girl allegedly raped on pretext of job interview in Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit

Police have registered a case against the accused duo Raju Rana and Ravi Verma
Anshrah Naz 2021-10-31 09:32:02

New Delhi: 28-year-old woman alleges gang rape; accused shared obscene video with friends

Absconding accused impregnated the victim and forced her to abort; Police on lookout
Ritesh Ranjan 2021-10-20 18:55:45

Five arrested for kidnapping and raping a woman in Patna

Accused had kidnapped the woman and raped her for a week
Neelam Jeena 2021-10-05 20:49:50

Delhi police arrest one person in a gang rape case

The woman had boarded an auto-rickshaw Khajuri Khas area to travel to Kashmeri Gate when she was taken to another area and raped

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Sexual harassment in work place

Employer rapes a young woman and pushes her to death from his tenth-floor apartment in Kanpur

Delhi High Court seeks Priya Ramani's response in defamation case

Two officials of Punjab Technical Education Department charged for rape

Sexual molestation/exploitation

Bulli Bai App: Auctioning Muslim women yet another way to humiliate and demean them

2022-01-19 23:22:49

Mumbai police arrest three persons in this case, all aged between 18 and 21 years. Delhi police arrested the creator of Bulli Bai app and also the creator of Sulli Deals app

Bihar police arrest two men for shooting obscene video of woman and posting it on social media

2021-10-22 17:37:53

The main accused, a former labourer working in the victim's house is absconding

25-year-old woman molested in Pune bound express train by co-passenger; arrested by Police

2021-10-12 23:29:24

The arrested accused, Dinesh Chavan, turns out to be a Superintendent of Police with Narcotics Control Bureau

Woman and boyfriend arrested for blackmailing mother's boyfriend

2021-09-09 21:35:10

The accused man paid off his loan amount from the ransom money and the girl bought a wardrobe-full of new clothes with her share

Human Trafficking

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Sonal Kellogg 2022-01-19 23:22:49

Bulli Bai App: Auctioning Muslim women yet another way to humiliate and demean them

Mumbai police arrest three persons in this case, all aged between 18 and 21 years. Delhi police arrested the creator of Bulli Bai app and also the creator of Sulli Deals app
Ritesh Ranjan 2021-10-31 10:42:01

Organised prostitution trade busted in Bihar’s Arwal; More than 20 girls arrested

Rescued girls had heart-wrenching stories to share; like how they were tortured if they resisted prostitution
Ritesh Ranjan 2021-10-24 09:32:02

Minor sells wife to a 55-year-old in Rajasthan for Rs 1.80 Lakhs; buys mobile phone

Rescuing the 26-year-old woman was quite challenging as the villagers protested on the premise that the woman had been “bought”
Neelam Jeena 2021-10-02 13:29:02

Delhi High Court seeks government’s response on a plea by a victim of human trafficking and rape

The survivor was lured on the pretext of providing a job with Rs.20,000 salary, however, on her arrival, she was repeatedly raped by a man; he, in turn, sold her to several others and they too sexually exploited her
Neelam Jeena 2021-05-30 23:38:52

Global human trafficking racket busted in Bengaluru; five arrested on rape charges

The accused raped and tortured the victim and even inserted a bottle neck into her private parts. They also videographed their act and posted it on social media.
LIFENEWS 2021-05-19 22:42:15

An effective reintegration program is the need of the hour for rescued children

Opinion piece by Anubha Jain, a writer who is also a joint secretary of Rajasthan Chamber of Commerce and Industry
Sonal Kellogg 2021-04-22 15:26:33

Bangladeshi girl trafficked to Surat rescued by police

Few days ago, another 18-year-old was also rescued from Valsad Civil Hospital. However, nexus of human traffickers from India and Bangladesh yet to be traced and neutralized completely
Neelam Jeena 2021-04-09 17:06:43

A WhatsApp display picture leads to arrest of kidnapper and rescue of child

The minor girl was beaten, burnt with cigarettes and raped by several men

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Opinion

The fallout of ban on Hijab in schools and colleges likely to have long-term effect

Sonal Kellogg

It will affect Muslim women's education and push minorities backwards forced to take regressive steps
Cases of gang rapes and violence against women on the rise in India

Neelam Jeena

Northern states of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Bihar have higher incidences of rape cases reported year after year
The Tejpal Judgement Legitimises Shaming and Bullying of Sexual Assault Survivors: NWMI

LIFENEWS

This is a critique by Network of Women in Media India (NWMI) on the recent judgement order in the rape case in which the founder of Tehelka, Tarun Tejpal was acquitted.

Gender-based violence

Bulli Bai App: Auctioning Muslim women yet another way to humiliate and demean them

Supreme Court denies bail to accused, says a new trend of snake bite murders

Medical officer in government hospital allegedly attacks wife with blade in Bihar's Gaya

General

In the Face of Orchestrated Hatred, Silence Is Not an Option

2022-03-24 00:04:32

An Appeal to India’s Constitutional Institutions by eminent editors and senior journalists of India

Central government announces new rules allowing abortion extending till 24 weeks of pregnancy for minors and rape victims

2021-10-16 10:24:02

In the newly announced guidelines abortion would be easier up to 24 weeks of pregnancy for rape survivors and women with physical impairments, amongst others