Crime Against Women: News
18 Oct 2018
Uttar PradeshUP: Woman poisoned to death over dowry in Muzzafarnagar
In a horrific incident, a 28-year-old woman was allegedly poisoned to death by her in-laws over dowry demand at Nawla village in Muzzafarnagar in Uttar Pradesh, police said today.
17 Oct 2018
UberUS: Indian-origin Uber driver charged with kidnapping woman passenger
An Indian-origin man working as an Uber driver has been charged with kidnapping in a US court after he allegedly groped a female passenger and dropped her several miles away from her destination.
10 Oct 2018
West BengalKolkata: Woman harassed, molested by group of 10; all held
A woman in her early 30s was allegedly molested by a group of 10 at a metro station in the southern part of Kolkata, police said.
10 Oct 2018
Sexual Harassment#MeToo: Six-women, who accused MJ Akbar of sexual-harassment, recall horror
MoS External Affairs MJ Akbar has been accused by at least six women of sexual misconduct, becoming the latest high profile person to join the list of alleged predators in #MeToo firestorm.
08 Oct 2018
Uttar PradeshWoman says no to physical relationship, Delhi watchman kills her
A 40-year-old watchman was arrested today for allegedly killing a woman after she refused to establish physical relations with him and his friend in Vivek Vihar area of Delhi's Shahdara, police said.
08 Oct 2018
Tamil Nadu1,495 children stranded in TN railway stations rescued this year
A total of 1,495 children stranded in various railway stations in Tamil Nadu have been rescued and handed over to their parents this year, as against 1,940 last year, Assistant DGP (Railways) C Sylendra Babu said today.
05 Oct 2018
India#MeToo hits Indian media, women are calling out predators
The #MeToo movement gave women the courage to speak up, the comfort to confront their harassers, and seeded the idea they will be heard.
04 Oct 2018
HaryanaHaryana: 18, including 7 policemen, booked in mother-daughter rape case
A 16-year-old girl has alleged that she and her mother were raped by an Assistant Sub-Inspector in a village in Kaithal, Haryana last month following which police booked 18 people, including seven policemen.
04 Oct 2018
BiharBihar: Woman gang-raped while taking dip in Ganga, crime recorded
A 45-year-old woman was allegedly gang-raped on Monday while she had gone to take a dip in Ganga in Patna district, Bihar, police said.
30 Sep 2018
IndiaArmy Major booked for raping domestic help; husband commits suicide
An Army Major has been booked for allegedly raping his domestic help in Southwest Delhi in July on a day her husband allegedly committed suicide, the police said.
26 Sep 2018
Uttar PradeshMan opposes molestation bid on sister in UP, attacked
A man was injured when five people allegedly attacked him after he opposed their molestation attempt on his sister at Ghari Abdulla village in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, police said today.
25 Sep 2018
Haryana19-year-old Rewari rape survivor misses exam she'd been preparing for
On September 19, she would've appeared for the central government entrance examination she'd been preparing for and who knows, might've topped it like board examinations, had it not been for a bunch of youth who decided to change the course of her fate to fulfill their lust.
25 Sep 2018
JharkhandJharkhand: Woman forced to pose for obscene photos in video
A group of six-seven men is under police radar for allegedly forcing a woman to pose for obscene photographs in a video after taking her husband hostage near Virajpur Railway station in Jharkhand.
24 Sep 2018
IndiaDelhi: Man attacks woman, her mother for rejecting marriage proposal
A mother-daughter duo was allegedly attacked in Krishna Nagar, East Delhi, by a 24-year-old man after the woman's family rejected his marriage proposal, police said yesterday.
21 Sep 2018
Domestic ViolenceDelhi: Army Major booked for domestic abuse, demanding dowry
An Army Major has been booked for allegedly subjecting his wife to domestic abuse and demanding dowry, the police said today.
15 Sep 2018
HaryanaHaryana gangrape: NCW directs Haryana DGP to apprise of probe
The National Commission for Women has directed Haryana Police chief BS Sandhu to apprise it of the probe at the earliest in the gangrape of a 19-year-old woman in Haryana's Mahendargarh district.
14 Sep 2018
HaryanaHaryana: Student, who topped CBSE, allegedly gang-raped
In a ghastly turn of events, a 19-year-old woman who was felicitated by the President for topping CBSE board exam has alleged she was gang-raped in Haryana by men of her village.
13 Sep 2018
Uttar PradeshUP: Two youths held for raping 28-year-old woman
A 28-year-old woman was allegedly raped by two youths after she was abducted from her house in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, police said today.
13 Sep 2018
KeralaKerala nun rape case: Hearing on September 24
In the latest development in the alleged rape case of a nun by the bishop, its hearing has been posted to September 24, ANI reports.
12 Sep 2018
India#NoCountryForWomen? US travel-blogger was stalked, sexually harassed on India trip
Imagine you are on a dream trip to India but before you leave the country you remain trapped inside a hotel room. The reason? Perverted staff members of the hotel you are lodged at.
11 Sep 2018
IndiaSelf-styled godman Ashu Maharaj accused of raping woman for 5yrs
A woman has alleged a self-styled godman raped her and her minor daughter at his ashram in Delhi, police said Monday.
08 Sep 2018
JaipurJaipur: Woman accuses husband of rape, forced conversion; case registered
Jaipur police registered a case on the basis of a complaint filed by a 24-year-old woman alleging her husband of rape and forced conversion.
07 Sep 2018
AssamMan convicted of gangrape, murder of minor gets death penalty
A court in Assam today awarded death penalty to Zakir Hussain, the prime accused in the gangrape and murder of an 11-year-old girl in the state's Nagaon district in March.
05 Sep 2018
FacebookTeenager held for raping 19-year-old girl he met on Facebook
A teenager was detained for allegedly raping a girl whom he befriended on Facebook in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh.
04 Sep 2018
MumbaiMuslim Man confined, raped woman, forced her to change religion
A 27-year-old Muslim man was arrested on Monday for confining a woman (he met on a dating site) for days and repeatedly raping her. He also made videos and took nude photos of hers.
04 Sep 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra: Man faces 10-year imprisonment for attempting to kill girlfriend
A 21-year-old man has been awarded 10 years' rigorous imprisonment by a court in Maharashtra's Thane district for attempting to kill a girl.
03 Sep 2018
KeralaKerala: Mr India-winning Navy officer arrested for raping woman
The Kottayam (Kerala) police arrested a 38-year-old Navy officer for allegedly raping a woman, police said on Sunday.
01 Sep 2018
FacebookFather-son duo booked for uploading objectionable pics of female students
A man and his son have been booked for posting objectionable pictures of four female students on social media, including a minor, of a private university in Phagwara district of Punjab.
27 Aug 2018
Uttar PradeshDelhi: DJ kills his girlfriend, makes it look like accident
Suspecting her of unfaithfulness, a 29-year-old man shot dead his girlfriend in North Delhi's Shalimar Bagh, and attempted to make it look like an accident.
24 Aug 2018
HaryanaHaryana: Raped and blackmailed for months, college student commits suicide
A third-year college student committed suicide after she was allegedly raped and blackmailed for months by two men in Haryana's Jind district.
21 Aug 2018
BiharBihar: Woman paraded naked on streets on suspicion of murder
A woman was beaten up and paraded naked on the streets of Bihar's Bhojpur district by a mob on the suspicion of her involvement in the killing of a 19-year-old man, the police said.
20 Aug 2018
MumbaiBJP member molests woman, she thrashes him with her sandal
On the pretext of giving her a job, a 37-year-old man tried molesting a woman in his Mumbai office, but what he got in return was totally unexpected.
15 Aug 2018
CelebritySinger Abhijeet Bhattacharya booked for abusing a woman
Abhijeet Bhattacharya is a known name in Bollywood. He gave voice to most of Shah Rukh Khan's songs in the 90s.
11 Aug 2018
BiharMan tries to sell wife, but gets a surprise buyer!
His wife was beautiful, and invited glares, which infuriated him.
09 Aug 2018
Sexual HarassmentTop Indian-origin UN Women staffer sexually abused juniors, manipulated them
A UN official placed high up in the gender equality department was accused in 2017 of sexually abusing several juniors.
09 Aug 2018
BiharUP: 26 women missing from two shelter homes in Pratapgarh
At least 26 women were found missing from two shelter homes in Pratapgarh in Uttar Pradesh during surprise checks conducted by the district administration, officials said today.
08 Aug 2018
IndonesiaIndonesia: 'Sex-slave' held captive in cave since 15 years rescued
Police in Indonesia have rescued a 28-year-old woman, who was apparently held captive in a cave in Sulawesi and sexually abused by a 'healer' for 15 years.
08 Aug 2018
Madhya PradeshMP: Laborer held for raping 30-year-old woman in moving train
A laborer has been arrested for allegedly raping a 30-year-old woman in a moving train in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur district.
06 Aug 2018
Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh: 24 girls rescued from shelter home in Deoria
As many as 24 girls were rescued, while 18 were missing, from a shelter home in Uttar Pradesh's Deoria after one of the girls managed to flee from the home and informed police about sexual exploitation of inmates.
06 Aug 2018
Mumbai61-year-old molests doctor, attacks her with hammer, then kills himself
In a horrific incident, a 61-year-old man in Mumbai's Goregaon (West) entered the house of his doctor neighbor, molested her and attacked her with a hammer.
