Crime Against Women: News
26 Oct 2017
Sexual AssaultEx-US President George Bush Sr. apologizes for patting women's rears
Former US President George HW, 93, Bush has apologized for patting "women's rears" jokingly after actress Heather Lind, 34, accused him of sexual assault.
23 Oct 2017
Andhra PradeshVizag: Mentally-ill woman raped on footpath; no one intervenes
In a horrifying incident, a mentally-ill woman was raped by a 20-year-old drunk man in broad daylight on a footpath in Andhra Pradesh's Visakhapatnam.
16 Oct 2017
IndiaDelhi, Sao Paulo most dangerous cities for women: Poll
In some disturbing news, Delhi has fared as the worst city in the world when it comes to sexual violence against women.
07 Oct 2017
Uttar PradeshMuzaffarnagar: Baby held hostage, mother 'gang-raped' in front of husband
In a horrific incident, a woman was allegedly gang-raped at gunpoint by four men in front of her husband and infant in Muzaffarnagar, UP.
06 Oct 2017
Sexual HarassmentAmsterdam student fights catcalling through selfies with harassers
A commonly overlooked form of sexism in daily life is catcalling - sexual comments made by men at passing women.
04 Oct 2017
JharkhandTeen sisters gang-raped in Jharkhand; accused still at large
Two teen-aged sisters were gang-raped by three men in Jharkhand's Palamau district on Tuesday.
20 Sep 2017
West BengalBengali actress Kanchana Moitra molested, bullied on road
Bengali actress Kanchana Moitra has alleged she was molested and bullied by a group of men when she was returning home from a shoot yesterday night in Kolkata.
04 Sep 2017
MumbaiWoman pulled off train for resisting robber; gets run over
Sudhir Bansal, a 43-year-old woman, fell off a moving train and died as she tried to resist a robber from snatching her handbag at the door.
04 Sep 2017
MumbaiMan calls woman "chammak challo"; gets imprisoned
Thane Magistrate Court convicted a Ghodbunder Road resident for insulting a woman using the word "chammak challo" in 2009.
02 Sep 2017
MumbaiMumbai: International business school director booked on molestation charges
Mumbai's Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) police have booked the director of a US-based international business school for molesting and outraging the modesty of a 31-year-old woman employee.
24 Aug 2017
LucknowUP: Stalker chops off 15-year-old's hands with a sword
In a shocking incident, a man in UP's Lakhimpur Kheri attacked a 15-year-old girl with a sword for rejecting his advances and severed one of her arms.
09 Aug 2017
KarnatakaBengaluru girl confronts pervert taking pictures of her on Metro
21-year-old girl from Bengaluru confronted a pervert after he took pictures of her, and made inappropriate gestures at her in a metro train.
08 Aug 2017
JharkhandJharkhand: Girl thrashed, stripped over 'Rs. 500 worth-phone' theft allegations
A tribal girl from Jharkhand was stripped, thrashed and filmed by a group of students in a women's college after being accused of stealing a phone.
07 Aug 2017
Pakistan NewsPakistan: Man decapitates wife for refusing to quit job
In a gruesome case of 'honor killing', a man in Pakistan's Punjab decapitated his wife for refusing to leave her job.
30 Jul 2017
Uttar PradeshUP: Teen-rape victim forced to marry her rapist
In a heart-rending case, the 14-year-old rape victim from UP who gave birth to a child last year was married off to her rapist after the intervention of elders.
27 Jul 2017
Pakistan NewsPakistan: Girl 'revenge-raped' as punishment after her brother rapes minor
In a horrific case, a village council in Pakistan's Multan ordered the rape of a teenager after her brother allegedly raped a minor.
24 Jul 2017
MumbaiMumbai: Man held for flashing at woman, pleads not guilty
A man was arrested for allegedly flashing at a woman in Churchgate. However, he claimed he was fixing his trouser's zip.
10 Jul 2017
IndiaDelhi: 2 minors, mentally-challenged woman raped
Delhi was shamed yet again after three rape incidents came to light this Sunday.
06 Jul 2017
Delhi Police3 AAP MLAs held for assaulting woman in Delhi Assembly
At least 3 Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLAs namely Okhla AAP MLA Amanatullah Khan, Malviya Nagar MLA Somnath Bharti and Tilak Nagar MLA Jarnail Singh were booked by the Delhi police over the alleged assault of a woman in Assembly premises.
05 Jul 2017
KarnatakaKarnataka: Woman thrashed, stripped, paraded on road for seeking loan-repayment
Savita of Hire Masali village in Vijayapura district was allegedly thrashed, stripped and paraded on the road by another villager Sugura Moulali and his family when Savita sought repayment of loan, which Moulali had defaulted.
05 Jul 2017
Kumar VishwasPolice complaint against Kumar Vishwas for calling women 'objects'
AAP leader Kumar Vishwas is in trouble for 'derogatory' comments on women. On a TV show, he referred to women as "objects".
05 Jul 2017
Sexual AssaultBJP leader forcibly kisses woman on bus, arrested
A Maharashtra BJP leader was arrested for allegedly raping a woman on the pretext of marriage.
22 Jun 2017
IndiaNew security features on Facebook India, especially for women
In a relief for millions of Indian women on Facebook, the portal has launched two new safety features to check unauthorized misuse of profile photos.
21 Jun 2017
GurugramMan gropes woman, asks if she doesn't like being touched
A Gurgaon man has been booked for allegedly repeatedly groping a co-passenger on a Delhi-Mumbai flight.
19 Jun 2017
BiharBihar: Minor girl allegedly raped, private parts mutilated
In a brutal crime, seven-eight men allegedly gang-raped and mutilated a young girl in Bihar before throwing her out of a train.
18 Jun 2017
DelhiDelhi: Crimes against women drop this year
According to police-figures, cases of molestation and rape have dropped in Delhi this year. 836 rape cases were reported till May 31 as against 924 in the same period last year.
14 Jun 2017
IndiaWhy was a girl assaulted, force-fed cow-dung?
In a shocking video, a Maharashtra girl is seen being beaten and force-fed cow dung in Karnataka's Bidar. Police said another woman underwent similar assault.
31 May 2017
Uttar PradeshNine arrested in Rampur molestation incident, five absconding
Police have till now arrested nine people in the Rampur molestation case, where 14 youths are seen molesting two women in broad daylight.
24 May 2017
Delhi PoliceWomen cops on bikes will now patrol Delhi
New Delhi, capital and "rape capital", now has an all-women bike team, who will patrol the roads till late in the evening to ensure safety of women.
15 May 2017
DelhiSikkim woman gangraped in Gurugram, thrown on Delhi road
A Sikkim woman has alleged that she was gangraped by 3 men in Gurugram and was later dumped on a road in Delhi.
10 May 2017
IndiaJ&K- Prisoner allegedly stripped, brutalized, kept hungry in police lockup
In a horrifying revelation, a former prisoner in J&K has alleged she was brutalized, stripped, beer bottles inserted into her vagina, and chilli powder sprinkled, while she was in police custody.
01 May 2017
United AirlinesDelta pilot captured on camera hitting woman passenger
Amid rising sentiment against airlines' insensitive handling of passengers, Delta Air Lines has come under fire after a pilot was captured on camera hitting a woman-passenger.
28 Apr 2017
Sexual HarassmentMahesh Murthy, influential investor, faces string of molestation allegations
Mahesh Murthy, founder of Pinstorm and partner at venture capital firm Seedfund, has been regularly cropping up in headlines since a few months for allegedly sexually abusing several women.
