Feb 29, 2012: Suspected honor killing in Bhiwani

TNN | Feb 29, 2012, 07.28AM IST

BHIWANI: In a suspected case of honour killing, a man reportedly shot dead his minor daughter in Rewari Khera village of Bhiwani district on Sunday night and cremated her body secretly. Police have registered a case of murder against him and started investigations.

Accused Ratan Pal reportedly shot dead his 15-year-old daughter, Nisha, a student of class X, on Sunday night in their house. The family however said it was an accidental death as the girl pressed the trigger while holding it. The body was cremated hurriedly without informing police.

Sources said that a villager informed police about the incident after which Bhiwani SP B Satheesh Balan, along with forensic experts, visited the cremation ground and collected samples for investigation.

The SP told TOI that a case under section 302 has been registered against the father, who is absconding. "We have started investigations into the incident. The motive behind the murder is unclear so far", he said.

Police sources however disclosed that the accused, who is an ex-serviceman and now employed with a foreign embassy in Delhi, had returned home on Sunday. "Some arguments seemed to have taken place between the girl and father after which the accused fired at her", they added.

Meanwhile, the SP has placed the incharge of Gurgani police post under suspension on charges of negligence in duty as he failed to act swiftly after the matter was reported to police by an anonymous caller.

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Feb 29, 2012: Astrologer held for molesting woman in Kolkata

Indo-Asian News Service, Updated: Feb 18, 2012 08:46 IST

Kolkata: An astrologer was arrested on charges of molestation following a complaint of a woman, who had gone to him on the promise that he would be able to make her son walk, police here said Friday.

“The person who practices astrology was arrested after we received a complaint from a woman who alleged that he attempted to molest her. It is a bailable offence and we have forwarded him to a court,” Deputy Commissioner (South-West) Subrata Mitra said.

The woman, in her 30s, met the astrologer for the first time in January. He assured her that he could make the child walk and asked her to come later. On Feb 7, she went to his office in Chittaranjan Avenue where the alleged molestation took place.

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Feb 29, 2012: FM channel CEO held for molestation

TNN | Feb 29, 2012, 04.45AM IST

NEW DELHI: The chief executive officer of a radio FM channel was arrested on Monday on charges of molesting a colleague, police said. "The incident took place during a company trip to Rajasthan last December," revealed a source.

A case of molestation was registered under section 354 of the Indian Penal Code at CR Park police station in February, following which the accused was arrested, police said.

Confirming the incident, Delhi Police PRO Rajan Bhagat said, "The accused was arrested and granted bail at the police station itself as it was a bailable offence."

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Feb 29, 2012: Man sets ablaze lover's daughter

TNN | Feb 29, 2012, 05.43AM IST

HYDERABAD: A 30-year-old man on Tuesday set his paramour's minor daughter ablaze to take revenge on the woman in Gajularamaram on the outskirts of the city. The seven-year-old girl, Bhavani, suffered severe burns in the incident and succumbed at hospital later.

The accused, Vijay, wanted to take revenge on his paramour Sujatha as he suspected that she was cheating on him.

On Tuesday morning, a petrol pump employee at Mahadevpuram near Gajularamaram noticed fire and smoke in an abandoned house.

Some of them rushed to the spot and found a mattress wrapped around a girl on fire. They also noticed Vijay, who was in an inebriated condition, hurrying away from the place. He was overpowered by the group.

Locals quickly put out the fire and shifted the girl, who by then had suffered severe burns, to a nearby hospital.

As the condition of the girl turned critical, she was then shifted to Gandhi Hospital with the assistance of police, where she succumbed to burns while undergoing treatment. Vijay was handed over to police.

After the death of her husband Chennaiah two years ago, Sujata came in contact with Vijay, a distant relative from her native place in Mahbubnagar district. Soon, their friendship turned into an affair, police said.

Vijay, who is a daily wager, used to frequently spend time at Sujata's house.

On Tuesday morning, Sujata left for work. Immediately, he picked up Bhavani along with the mattress she was sleeping on and sneaked out of the house.

He then cycled to an abandoned house at Gajularamaram, doused her in kerosene and set her ablaze. "The exact reason for his extreme act is yet to be ascertained," Jeedimetla inspector A Sanjeeva Rao said.

Police have booked a case against Vijay under section 302 (Murder) of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

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Feb 29, 2012: Septuagenarian held for rape of mentally challenged woman

PTI | Feb 29, 2012, 07.14PM IST

BANGALORE: A septuagenarian has been arrested on the charge of raping a 22-year-old mentally challenged woman here, police said today.

Dastagir Khan was arrested last night hours after he allegedly raped the woman, his neighbour, when she was alone at her residence, police said.

The victim's mother, a nurse, was at her workplace when the incident occurred in the evening, they said.

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Feb 29, 2012: SC saves man who murdered wife, 3 kids from the gallows

PTI | Feb 29, 2012, 08.02PM IST

NEW DELHI: Holding that the gruesome murders were committed on the spur of the moment due to suspicion of his spouse's infidelity, the Supreme Court has commuted to life term the death penalty of a man who murdered his wife and their three kids in Madhya Pradesh's Dewas district.

A bench of justices, while altering the sentence to 21 years, felt the murders by Brajendra Singh of his wife Aradhana and their three children did not fall under the "rarest of rare category" warranting capital punishment.

"He has lost his children, whom he had brought up for years, and also his wife. Besides that, it was not a planned crime and also lacked motive. It was a crime which had been committed out of suspicion and frustration.

"The circumstances, examined cumulatively, would to some extent suggest the existence of a mental imbalance in the accused at the moment of committing the crime.

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Feb 28, 2012: Three rapes in capital in 48 hours, three held

TNN | Feb 28, 2012, 06.56AM IST

NEW DELHI: Three separate incidents of rape occurred in the capital in the last 48 hours. In the first incident , one Brijmohan, an employee ofBSES, was arrested for the alleged rape of his sister-in-law in Vivek Vihar , east Delhi. Police said he had been sexually abusing this secondyearDU student for the last one-anda-half years.

''On the basis of the victim's statement , we registered a case of rape and arrested the accused. She told us that he had first taken her to a hotel in Ghaziabad and raped her. He raped her several times after that. The girl finally approached us for help and we took action," said a senior cop.

In another incident, a 50-year-old security guard of a farmhouse in Dwarka was arrested for allegedly raping a 16-year-old differently-abled girl. Accused Nand Kumar allegedly took the victim to an isolated area and raped her, police said.

''The victim narrated the incident to her parents, who then informed us. We sent the girl for medical examination and registered a case after rape was confirmed. The accused was arrested," said a senior police officer. In the third incident, an Indian Army staffer was held for raping a colleague's wife at the Sadar Bazaar residential headquarters. The accused was identified as Ravinder (28).

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Feb 28, 2012: Tribal woman raped, two held

Someswar Boral, TNN | Feb 28, 2012, 03.35AM IST

SURI: A 38-year-old tribal woman was allegedly robbed of her ornaments and raped by a gang of miscreants at Salkhana, 3 km from Suri, on Sunday night. The victim, a construction worker, was waiting for a bus back home, along with a mason, Seikh Siraj, when the gang attacked, police said. The miscreants reportedly beat up Siraj and snatched his valuables and mobile phone. Police arrested two of the miscreants and detained one person for interrogation. The victim has lodged a complaint with Suri police.

A senior police officer said that after the incident, the woman went back home and made no hue and cry about it. It was Siraj who along with other villagers informed Suri police. More police personnel reached the spot and initiated a search for the gang. Meanwhile, the victim was brought from home and sent to Suri hospital for treatment. She is a widow and mother of three children.

On Monday, Gangeswar Singh, IG, Western range, reached Suri. Singh interrogated the miscreants and spoke to the woman and the mason. "Two persons were arrested and one detained for further interrogation. Police will make all the necessary arrangements to provide the woman with security. The district administration has been asked to rehabilitate the woman," said Singh. The IG later held a meeting with Birbhum DM Jagdish Prasad Meena.

Rishikesh Meena, SP, Birbhum said, "As soon as the incident was reported our force reached the spot and arrested the miscreants. A senior officer holding the rank of DSP has been assigned to investigate the incident." The miscreants were identified as Seikh Rantu, Seikh Kadam and Seikh Anarul.

Fuleswar Baskey of Birbhum Adivasi Gaota said, "Tribal women from poor families are forced to work to earn a livelihood. They must be provided with security. In this case, we demand compensation and rehabilitation for the woman. "

The woman made no hue and cry after the incident. Instead, she went back home. It was Siraj who along with other villagers informed Suri police. More police personnel were deployed in the area to look for the culprits. The victim was taken to Suri hospital for treatment.

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Feb 28, 2012: Teenage patient 'raped' in government hospital

PTI | Feb 28, 2012, 07.55PM IST

BANKURA (WB): A teenage patient was allegedly raped by a junior doctor at a government hospital in West Bengal's Bankura district, prompting hospital authorities to order a probe. The 19-year-old girl was found lying naked in an unconscious state in the medicine department of Bankura Sammilani Medical College where she was admitted for chest pain last night, her mother said in a complaint to the hospital authorities.

Mongola Gorai of Saltora area near Bankura town alleged that a junior doctor had raped her daughter.

The hospital's Superintendent, Panchanan Kundu, said a three-member committee has been constituted to probe the complaint. "We are probing the complaint after the family complained to us," he said.

Superintendent of Police Pranab Kumar said he had received a complaint from the hospital authorities, but no FIR was filed.

"No FIR was filed as the girl's family has not approached us yet. The matter will be investigated," he said.

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Feb 28, 2012: Indians forced daughter-in-law into life of 'servitude and sexual abuse'

Press Trust of India, Updated: Feb 28, 2012 12:19 IST

New York: A US court has convicted three members of an Indian familyon charges of sexually abusing their daughter-in-law who came to America after an arranged marriage and was threatened to work as a slave.

Rockland County District Attorney Thomas Zugibe said Vishal Jagota, 34, his mother Parveen Jagota, 57 and sister Rajani Jagota, 31 were found guilty after a bench trial of labour trafficking and assault charges for using intimidation, threats and physical violence to force the young woman into a life of servitude and sexual abuse.

Parveen Jagota and Rajani Jagota face up to seven years in state prison when sentenced on May 22, 2012 before Judge William Nelson, whileVishal Jagota faces up to one year in the Rockland County jail.

Assistant District Attorney Arthur Ferraro said the case marked the first indictments, trial and convictions under New York State’s new Labour Trafficking Law.

"These convictions underscore our serious commitment to prosecuting those defendants who would prey on vulnerable -and in many cases young - victims," Zugibe said.

"Human trafficking is a violent and degrading crime that will not be tolerated."

The victim, now 25-years-old, is an Indian citizen who was brought to the US five years ago after an arranged marriage with Vishal Jagota.

The family used intimidation, physical and sexual abuse and manipulation to force the victim to work as a "round-the-clock servant, performing a variety of household chores, cooking, child care and other tasks under threats of violence," according to court documents.

When the victim, whose name was not revealed, threatened to contact authorities, the Jagotas vowed to concoct wild stories, accusing her of committing various types of crime.

On one occasion, the woman's mother-in-law and sister-in-law burned her hand with a hot iron in order to teach her a lesson for not washing the clothes properly.

The victim was not allowed to receive medical treatment for the serious burns and was told to treat the open wound with toothpaste.

Vishal Jagota is also accused of biting the victim, causing permanent scarring on her cheek. The woman was forced to face her captors for nearly three years, from her arrival in the US in 2008 until September 2010, Zugibeadded.

The woman's father-in-law was accused of touching her sexually but was later acquitted. The Jagotas had also hidden the woman's green card, passport and other documents that restricted her movement and forced her to comply with her in-laws' demands, the documents said.

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Feb 27, 2012: Husband battered to death after marital row

TNN | Feb 27, 2012, 12.59AM IST

AHMEDABAD: A 27-year-old woman clobbered her husband to death when he was asleep in the wee hours of Sunday. Police have arrested the woman on charges of murder and suspect it to be the fallout of an extra-marital affair.

Odhav police officials received a complaint from Ranchhod Patel, secretary of Suketu Shopping Center, Nikol Road, on Sunday morning, that they have found a dead body in the building. Upon reaching the spot, police found the body of Pokram Sengar, 30, a resident of the same premises, from Mahalaxmi Flour Mill where he used to work. His wife Mamta was absconding from the spot.

"Sengar was hit repeatedly on his temple with a 10-kilogram weight used on weighing scale. It must have been an instantaneous death for him. Our first priority was to track down Mamta. We tracked her down with her five-year-old son with the help of technical and human surveillance from a relative's residence. She confessed upon detention that she killed her husband," said P S Goswami, inspector of Odhav police station.

He added that as per her statement, the duo had a major fight on Saturday after Sengar saw her with Vikas, a youth working at the flour mill, in the market. Suspecting them of having an affair, Sengar beat up Mamta, which enraged her. She was awake when Sengar fell asleep at night and struck him with the weight repeatedly and fled from the spot.

"We suspect her to be involved in the relationship. The duo did not have a cordial marital life and she wanted to leave him. However, we are recording statements of Vikas and nearby residents to corroborate the theory. We have arrested her for the murder," said an Odhav police official.

Odhav becoming hot spot for murders

The murder reported on Sunday was the fifth murder reported in the area so far in 2012. According to the investigators, there were four murders reported in January, including the double murder of Prachi Muraskar, 40, and Sonu, 17, residents of Arbudanagar. The duo was killed by Prachi's husband Praveen. Other victims include Gautam Makwana, 25, who was killed in a scuffle with a local bootlegger and Sandeep Yadav, 34, a paan parlour owner who was stabbed by a local strongman when Yadav asked for his dues.

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Feb 27, 2012: Youth attempts to rape minor girl

TNN | Feb 27, 2012, 04.24AM IST

Kusghaiguda: Parents of a six-year-old girl approached Kusghaiguda police on Sunday evening alleging that a 17-year-old catering worker tried to rape their daughter at a function hall on Sunday.

According to police, the catering worker entered their room and tried to force himself upon the victim in the absence of her parents. However, when the girl began crying one of her parents came there and accused fled from the spot. A man hunt launched to nab the accused, police said.

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Feb 27, 2012: FIR against man, two others for kidnapping girl on Valentine’s Day

Sanjay Yadav, TNN | Feb 27, 2012, 02.51AM IST

GURGAON: The Civil Lines police have lodged an FIR against a man and his two friends for allegedly kidnapping a college girl on February 14. The main accused allegedly made false promises to the BA first year student about marriage and kidnapped her with the help of his friends on Valentine's Day.

According to the police, the 21-year-old student is pursuing a distance education programme at a government college in Gurgaon. According to her brother, she went missing from her house on February 14.

He then filed a missing person complaint with the police the next day. On Saturday, the victim's brother filed another complaint with the police in which he alleged that his sister was kidnapped by one Mukhtar, a resident of Hassanpur village of Uttar Pardesh, and two others.

On the basis of his complaint, the Civil Lines police have now lodged an FIR of kidnapping against Mukhtar and two others and are investigating the case.

On the other hand, police sources said that the main accused got married with the student and has filed an anticipatory bail plea in the court.

A senior police officer said that police teams are on the job and the accused will be arrested soon. Cops said that they also raided several places in the city but have not been able to trace the accused and the girl so far.

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Feb 27, 2012: Gagged, raped at gunpoint, scarred for life

Ayesha Arvind, TNN | Feb 27, 2012, 01.03AM IST

NOIDA: Life has come to a standstill for the girl, who was allegedly gangraped by five of her friends. The Class X student of a city public schoolis under immense trauma and breaks down every time she narrates her horrifying tale. The incident has left indelible scars on her psyche. With less than a week left for her board exams, she is unsure where her life will head after this.

In the absence of any counselling provided by the district authorities, the trauma of such victims often goes unheard. "When the police bring in someone for a medical test, we just do that. However, if the family asks for help then the district hospital has the right facilities for the same. We have a well-equipped adolescent health centre with a counsellor," said chief medical superintendent Meena Mishra.

The girl claims she was blackmailed and forced at gunpoint to accompany the five men in their car, forced to consume alcohol, gagged, beaten up and raped by each of them. She had met the prime accused, Rahul Arya, last year near Sector 12 where she went for tuition classes. "They began talking and at some point he introduced her to the rest of them. However, she was not really friends with any of them," said the victim's father.

Her family says she has refused to eat or drink anything since the incident and has been blaming herself for the horrific episode. "When I went to the police station, I saw the accused and even slapped one of them. They told me that my daughter's character was not good. She had provoked them and that it was her idea to drink," the girl's mother said. "I am not denying that my daughter is very outgoing and makes friends easily. But does that mean that she invited rape and brought this upon herself?" she added.

In a shocking revelation, the victim has also claimed that the same men had raped her on May 24 last year. However, her stepfather was away at the time and her mother and close relatives, all worried about the girls' reputation, decided best to hush up the matter.

"They told me that they had recorded the May 24 incident on their cellphones and if I did not accompany them, they would upload the video on the Internet. I had no choice but to get in the car," the girl said. Her family, meanwhile, is worried that while her physical injuries have healed over time, she "might never be able to get over the self blame for exposing her vulnerability and the sheer trauma".

Experts say that a conducive environment and cognitive counselling is essential at such times to help the victim get over the stress. "The child needs to overcome the shock and self angst. She must be dealt with great sensitivity and her self confidence and trust in relationships need to be restored above anything else," said Dr Sameer Malhotra, chief psychiatrist, Fortis Hospital, Noida.

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Teenager gang-raped in a moving car in Noida

Feb 27, 2012: Woman gangraped, hubby beaten up

TNN | Feb 27, 2012, 12.57AM IST

KURUPAM (VIZIANAGARAM): A tribal woman was allegedly gangraped by six persons while she was returning home after visiting a jatara in G Sivada panchayat of Kurupam mandal,Vizianagaram, in the late hours of Saturday. The incident came to light on Sunday afternoon.

The 30-year-old woman of Srirampuram village and her husband went to take part in Trinadha Swamy jatara on Saturday. They were returning home from the jatara after midnight when the incident took place. A gang of ten people, who were in an inebriated condition, accosted the couple while they were passing through a thick forested area in the village.

The men forcibly dragged the woman into an isolated place after beating up her husband mercilessly. Six of them reportedly raped her. The couple lodged a complaint with the police on Sunday afternoon. Police have arrested two persons yet and have launched a hunt for the remaining.

The woman was sent for medical tests to Parvathipuram area hospital, according to the police.
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Feb 26, 2012: Minor girl raped in Ghaziabad

PTI | Feb 24, 2012, 01.28PM IST

GHAZIABAD: An eight-year-old girl was allegedly raped by an unidentified youth inMohan Nagar area here when she was returning from a local market, police said on Friday.

According to a complaint filed by the victim's father, she returned home last night with blood stained clothes and a battered face, SSP Raghubir Lal said. The victim told her father that she was brutally assaulted after being raped, prompting him to report the matter at the Sahibabad police stattion, the SSP said.

The victim was admitted to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital for a medical checkup, Lal said.

FIR against unknown person under sections 364 (kidnapping or abducting in order to murder) and 376 (punishment for rape) of the IPC was registered, he added.

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Feb 26, 2012: 'Tortured' hubbies bond to battle better halves

Sanjay Ojha, TNN | Feb 26, 2012, 02.59AM IST

RANCHI: When the world was celebratingValentine's Day on February 14, a group of men formed an organisation called Save Family Initiative to address the problems of those men who get harassed and framed in legal cases by their better halves.

"SFI will provide legal and moral support to such husbands. There can be frequent quarrels between husbands and wives but that does not mean one drags the other to the police or court. When a wife takes her in-laws and husband to court by fabricating a case of dowry and torture against them, life can be hell for these people," said secretary Rajesh Kumar.

He added that he has also been a victim of dowry but because of timely intervention of friends and family, his marriage was saved.

At present, there are 50 permanent members, who regularly meet and give every possible help to men who have been allegedly implicated in cases of dowry and torture. The organization does not take any fees.

"We don't say that all cases filed by women are false and fabricated but a number of them definitely take advantage of the law," said Kumar, adding that he personally knows many families which were forced to pay huge sums to settle cases out of court.

One of the members claimed a family had to pay over Rs 1 crore to their daughter-in-law. "We want this practice to come to an end. There should be equal protection for men and women. We have moved the petition before the committee of Parliament that is looking after possible amendments to the law," he said.

Another member, Ajay Bharatia, said most of the men who approach them are highly qualified professionals. "Most of the victims are doctors, engineers, lawyers and accountants, who are afraid to face criminal cases," said Bharatia.

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Feb 26, 2012: Murder whiff in dowry death

TNN | Feb 26, 2012, 10.31PM IST

RANCHI: The body of a 26-year-old woman was found hanging from the ceiling fan of her bedroom with her parents accusing the in-laws for torturing and killing her for not paying the dowry.

Kanchan Singh's body was recovered by from her in-laws' house in Lalpur area of the city on Sunday morning.

"The in-laws regularly tortured her and started demanding a motorcycle soon after her marriage in 2010. When we expressed our inability, they started beating up her. Last (Saturday) night also, she called me and requested to visit her house and rescue her," said victim's uncle Dilip Singh. "Since it was around midnight, I asked her to tolerate till the morning. I thought that we would go to her house along with some of our relatives and try to convince the in-laws to stop torturing her," an inconsolable Dilip added repenting for his decision to not visit Kanchan's house in the night.

Neighbours of the victim said she was the second wife of Vinod Singh. "A few years ago, Vinod's first wife died in hospital during childbirth. The family members prevailed on Vinod and got him married again with Kanchan so that she could look after the two kids from his first wife," said a neighbour. He also admitted that the husband and in-laws used to torture Kanchan and often quarrel.

Kanchan's husband, who was arrested, denied the charges of torture and murder. "No one in the family ever tortured her or demanded dowry. All the allegations are baseless," said Vinod. However, he could not explain why his wife "committed suicide" in her room when all family members were present and injury marks were visible on the body. DSP Anuranjan Kispotta said, "We have sent the body for postmortem and will be in a position to say anything after we get the report."

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Feb 26, 2012: Woman 'raped' at gunpoint by constable

Subhro Maitra, TNN | Feb 26, 2012, 01.50AM IST

Malda: A 37-year-old woman of Malda was allegedly raped at gunpoint by her neighour, a police constable, in October last year. Despite repeated appeals, the police reportedly took no action against the accused. The victim was forced to approach the court which directed police to initiate a case. But the cops chose to violate the court order as well, alleged the victim.

Rape at the gunpoint and police taking no action despite complaint in three moths. Such an allegation against a policeman has rocked the district administration today. Worse, police were accused of violating court directive on this issue.

The woman has been running from pillar to post for over three months hoping that some day she would get justice. With a series of rape cases being reported of late, the woman mustered courage to go public with her ordeal on Saturday.

The victim, a resident of a locality near English Bazaar police station, a resident of Chandan Park near English Bazaar police station, Malda, mentioned in her complaint that she was raped by her neighbour Krishna Kamal Das. Das is a police constable posted at Simlipal police station in Bankura. According to the complaint, on October 23, 2011, the victim was alone in her house while her husband, a BSNL employee, had gone for work. In the afternoon, Das, who was on leave, reportedly entered and raped her at gunpoint.

"He even threatened me with dire consequences if I informed about the incident to anyone," said the victim. When the couple reported the incident to their neighbours, they did not get any help. On November 16, hence, the woman filed a complaint at English Bazaar police station through registered post. But, the police did not take any action.

Narrating her ordeal, she said, "I even met the SP. But instead of helping me, he humiliated me and threatened to make my case public." With no assistance from the cops, she finally appealed to court on December 3 last year to get justice.

The victim's lawyer, Humayun Mia said, "We filed a case under 156 (3) CrPC at the to the court of Malda district CJM court. Considering the allegation and the papers we had submitted, the judge directed the police station to start a case in this regard (Memo No 947 dt 08.12.2011). But still the accused policeman was not arrested." The victim said that she would approach the chief minister if she failed to get justice.

Denying the allegations of police inaction, SP Jayanta Pal said that a case was started on this issue, following the court order.

Narayan Chandra Das, father of the accused, and a retired home guard said, "The allegation was totally false. We had a good relation with the lady's family. But now we don't have any contact with them. Now the woman is trying to blackmail us with this false allegation."

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Feb 26, 2012: Woman 'raped' at gunpoint by constable

Subhro Maitra, TNN | Feb 26, 2012, 01.50AM IST

Malda: A 37-year-old woman of Malda was allegedly raped at gunpoint by her neighour, a police constable, in October last year. Despite repeated appeals, the police reportedly took no action against the accused. The victim was forced to approach the court which directed police to initiate a case. But the cops chose to violate the court order as well, alleged the victim.

Rape at the gunpoint and police taking no action despite complaint in three moths. Such an allegation against a policeman has rocked the district administration today. Worse, police were accused of violating court directive on this issue.

The woman has been running from pillar to post for over three months hoping that some day she would get justice. With a series of rape cases being reported of late, the woman mustered courage to go public with her ordeal on Saturday.

The victim, a resident of a locality near English Bazaar police station, a resident of Chandan Park near English Bazaar police station, Malda, mentioned in her complaint that she was raped by her neighbour Krishna Kamal Das. Das is a police constable posted at Simlipal police station in Bankura. According to the complaint, on October 23, 2011, the victim was alone in her house while her husband, a BSNL employee, had gone for work. In the afternoon, Das, who was on leave, reportedly entered and raped her at gunpoint.

"He even threatened me with dire consequences if I informed about the incident to anyone," said the victim. When the couple reported the incident to their neighbours, they did not get any help. On November 16, hence, the woman filed a complaint at English Bazaar police station through registered post. But, the police did not take any action.

Narrating her ordeal, she said, "I even met the SP. But instead of helping me, he humiliated me and threatened to make my case public." With no assistance from the cops, she finally appealed to court on December 3 last year to get justice.

The victim's lawyer, Humayun Mia said, "We filed a case under 156 (3) CrPC at the to the court of Malda district CJM court. Considering the allegation and the papers we had submitted, the judge directed the police station to start a case in this regard (Memo No 947 dt 08.12.2011). But still the accused policeman was not arrested." The victim said that she would approach the chief minister if she failed to get justice.

Denying the allegations of police inaction, SP Jayanta Pal said that a case was started on this issue, following the court order.

Narayan Chandra Das, father of the accused, and a retired home guard said, "The allegation was totally false. We had a good relation with the lady's family. But now we don't have any contact with them. Now the woman is trying to blackmail us with this false allegation."

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Feb 26, 2012: Mother of two gang-raped in Berasia

TNN | Feb 26, 2012, 06.11AM IST

BHOPAL: Barely two days after a gang rape in Indore, three persons allegedly gang-raped a mother of two in Berasia, some 35 km from Bhopal late on Friday. This was the fourth incident of gang-rape in a week's time.

The incident took place when the 30-year-old woman, the wife of Than Singh, a farmer and a resident of Khajdamishr village, had gone out to dispose of waste water.

The three persons allegedly roughed her up and took turns to rape her, the police said.

The police said the alleged victim was alone at the time of incident and her husband had gone out to his relative's place. The victim told her husband about the crime and the two went to a police station and registered a case against the three accused. The three were arrested soon after the case was registered in the night, the police added.

The police said the three accused, identified as Radheshyam, Laxmi and Gulab Singh, are farmers and residents of the same village.

The police said the condition of woman suggested that she was brutally assaulted. The woman was taken for medical examination on Saturday.

The police said victim's husband and the three accused had an old enmity. All of them had also registered cases and counter-cases against each other in the past.

The complainant is in a state of shock, the police said, adding that she has been shifted to Bhopal for better medical assistance, the police said.

The police said the condition of woman suggested that she was brutally assaulted. The woman was taken for medical examination on Saturday

9,926 rapes in state in three years
More than 9,926 incidents of rape were reported in the state in the past three years. In 2011, 3,381 women were allegedly raped. A year earlier, there were 3,220 incidents of rape and 3,071 in 2009. In the past three years, Bhopal reported 404 cases of rapes, going by figures tabled by Home Minister Uma Shankar Gupta in the ongoing assembly session.

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Feb 26, 2012: Woman gangraped after trying to resist robbery on train

NDTV Correspondent, Updated: Feb 26, 2012 13:29 IST

Katwa, West Bengal: A woman was allegedly gang-raped after she tried to put up a resistance during a robbery attempt in a train near Katwa in the Burdwan district of West Bengal.

The incident occurred at around 7:15 pm on Saturday when the train was passing through the Ahmedpur-Katwa section between the Pachandi and Ambalgram stations. A person allegedly approached the guard and asked him to apply brakes, saying a passenger had fallen on the tracks. The guard alerted the driver, who stopped the train. When he got off the train, a gang armed with guns and choppers surrounded him, pointed a gun to his head and snatched his walkie-talkie, mobile phone and other valuables. They then proceeded to loot the passengers on the train, most of who were daily commuters.

The alleged victim, a widow, told the police that when she tried to object, she was dragged out of the train and raped by five men on the railway tracks.

“They took away jewellery from my hands first, then they tried taking my earrings. I resisted so they started beating me. Then they took away my earrings. They also took away Rs. 1000 from me. Then they dragged me out of the train and raped me. Then one of them asked the others to leave me as I was crying,” the woman said.

Meanwhile, the other women inside the train who also raised a protest were beaten up. The driver and guard sustained minor injuries in the incident.

The alleged victim has been taken to Katwa for a medical test and further investigation. No FIR has been registered in the case so far.

“We haven’t received any formal complaint about the rape as yet but the guard and driver of the train lodged a complaint of robbery. There are also allegations that a woman was taken away by the criminals. It seems no molestation or rape took place on the train. But if any molestation or rape occurred elsewhere, I have directed the Government Railway Police to take cognizance, said Dilip Mitra, DG, railways.

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Feb 26, 2012: Teenager gang-raped in a moving car in Noida

PTI | Feb 26, 2012, 08.12PM IST

NOIDA: A 17-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by five men in a moving car after they dragged her into the vehicle as she was standing near a bus stand in Sector 12 here on the outskirts of Delhi.

The incident occurred at about 8 PM last night when the victim, a student of Class X, was waiting for her father to pick her up, police said today, adding three of the accused have been arrested.

A car stopped near the girl and five persons alighted from it and they dragged her into the vehicle. They made her drink a sedative laced drink before raping her.

The girl was later dummped in Gijhode area of Sector 51. The victim reached her home and narrated the incident to her parents who lodged an FIR in sector 24 police station

"The three arrested were identified as Himanshu Sharma, Rahul Arya, and Sunil. Two others are absconding," a police officer said.

"A manhunt has been launched to arrest the other two accused. The victim has been sent for medical examination," he said.

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