Apr 30, 2012: Man arrested for raping minor daughter

PTI | Updated: Apr 30, 2012 23:32 IST

Panaji: A man was today arrested for allegedly raping his minor daughter over three years and pushing her into prostitution with the help of his friend from Curchorem in Goa, police said.

The accused, who is in his forties, repeatedly sexually assaulted his 14-year-old daughter since 2009 at his house, they said.

The victim who lodged a complaint against the accused said her father even "sold her off" to a 30-year-old man who too abused her in lieu of buying a booze for her father.

Police stated that the accused father has been booked on the charges of sexual abuse and pushing his daughter into prostitution, besides under the 'Goa Children's Act', along with his accomplice who too has been nabbed.

The complainant said unable to stand the sexual abuse she shifted along with her mother to a new house, however, the victim followed them there and continued abusing her.

The accused is working in a local restaurant, police said.

Link: Man arrested for raping minor daughter

Apr 30, 2012: Man held for rape and molestation of minor daughters

Apr 27, 2012

Pune: The police have held a 35-year-old cab driver for raping his 11-year-old daughter and molesting another 5-year-old daughter at Gangurdenagar in Navi Sangavi

The police said that the man was molesting both his daughters every night since March 23, and had threatened the girls and their mother with dire consequences if they revealed his misdeeds to anyone.

His wife finally lodged a complaint at the Sangavi police station against him on Wednesday, following which he was arrested. 

Link: Man held for rape and molestation of minor daughters

Apr 30, 2012: Newborn girl found abandoned in Rajasthan

IANS | Apr 30, 2012, 09.45PM IST

JAIPUR: A newborn girl was Monday found abandoned at a burial ground in Rajasthan's Pali district, police said. 

A passerby noticed the infant lying in the bushes at the burial ground in Pali town, some 300 km from here, and informed the police. The girl was immediately rushed to a hospital where she was "out of danger", they said. 

"The girl, who seems to be one-day old, was naked and had some injury marks on her body," a police official told IANS. 

She was under observation at the hospital, the official added. 

"We have launched an investigation and registered a case against unidentified person," he said. 

Rajasthan has recently been in news for increasing cases of female foeticide and female infanticide. According to Census 2011, Rajasthan has 883 girls between the age of 0-6 for every 1,000 boys. The child sex ratio in 2001 was 909. 

Alarmed by the state's skewed sex ratio, the state government recently announced steps to curb pre-natal sex determination tests at ultrasound clinics. The steps include increasing the number of health department inspection teams and equipping them with devices like hidden cameras and voice recorders.
Link: Newborn girl found abandoned in Rajasthan

Apr 30, 2012: 2 women raped by computer institute owner

TNN | Apr 30, 2012, 03.46AM IST

VISAKHAPATNAM: Two women were allegedly gangraped by a computer training institute owner and three of his friends in the late hours of Saturday at knife point. The heinous crime came to light on Sunday night following a complaint by the victims. 

The victims were raped after allegedly intoxicating them with drugs mixed in cool drinks. The accused allegedly filmed their heinous act through a camera cellphone. Police arrested two of the accused following the complaint lodged at Pendurthy police station. The other two accused and wife of the computer institute owner were absconding. 

The accused were identified as computer institute owner D Srikanth, his wife Ratnam and his brother-in-law Acchiraju. The other two persons -- Valli and Srinu -- are friends of Srikanth. Police arrested Srikanth and Acchiraju. The victims, aged below 26 years were former employees of the computer training institute at NAD Kotta Road in the city. Srikanth invited them to his house at Papayyarajupalem near Gopalapatnam on the pretext of celebrating his birthday on Saturday and assured them of clearing their three-month salary dues. Ratnam verbally abused the women before beating them. Srikanth also spoke in lewd language blaming them for the closure of his institute. Later, his friends held them at knife point, drugged and gangraped the hapless women even as Srikanth's wife looked on, police said.
2 women raped by computer institute owner

Apr 30, 2012: Rape bid on 8-year-old in Ahmedabad, one arrested

TNN | Apr 30, 2012, 01.10AM IST

AHMEDABAD: An eight-year-old girl was saved in the nick of time on Saturday. She was in the clutches of a man who wanted to rape her. The girl could be rescued owing to some alert citizens of Juhapura.

The girl was abducted by a 24-year-old youth, Ghulam Mustafa Shaikh. According to Vejalpur police officials, Shaheen (name changed), a resident of Apnanagar in Juhapura had been to a nearby madrasa with her elder brother on Saturday morning. When she came out of the school during a break at 10.30 am, she was approached by Ghulam who pretended to know the girl's family and sought her help to pass on a book to the maulana of the madrasa. He then insisted that she accompanied him.

"Ghulam then took her to his residence nearby and locked the door. He tried to rape her but soon got afraid that he will be caught. He then tied her hands and legs and gagged her with a dupatta and then forced her in a crate used to carry milk. Ghulam later hired an autorickshaw to go to Sanklitnagar. He had planned to take the girl to terrace of a four-storey building and rape her," said J B Rana, inspector of Vejalpur police station.

However, when he reached the second floor, the residents saw the girl tied up in his lap and got suspicious. They started questioning about her identity when Shaikh took her back and hired an auto and reached near Apnanagar. He freed her and told her to go home but not to talk to anyone about what happened.

"Her parents were worried due to her disappearance and had also started search in the area near the madrasa. When she came back, she started crying and narrated the entire incident when the parents got alerted and informed police. We followed the girl and reached Shaikh's house and arrested him. In his questioning, we got to know that he had come from outside the state and was living with relatives in the area. As his relatives had been to a marriage in Mumbai, he found an opportunity and tried to rape the girl," said Rana. He said that Shaikh is being questioned to know whether he had tried to rape any girl earlier.
Link: Rape bid on 8-year-old in Ahmedabad, one arrested

Apr 30, 2012: Man who set woman ablaze held in city

TNN | Apr 30, 2012, 06.33AM IST

PUNE: The Vishrantwadi police on Sunday arrested a 40-year-old real estate agent, who was hiding in the city after allegedly killing a woman by setting her on fire in Amravati on April 15. The Vishrantwadi police and a team of the Amravati police nabbed Rajesh Tikhale, a resident of Amravati district, while he was on his way to Dighi.

Investigating officer from the Amravati police, G S Vidhate, told TOI that on April 15, Tikhale had set ablaze Usha Dilip Banarase (35) before going missing. "In her complaint before her death, Banarase had revealed Tikhale's name as the perpetrator of the crime. Tikhale was since traceable," Vidhate said.

Vidhate said during investigations, the police were informed about Tikhale's presence in Vishrantwadi. "We contacted the Vishrantwadi police and nabbed him with their help on Sunday."

Vidhate said Tikhale was a real estate agent and knew Banarase for the last four years. Banarase was married and is survived by two children. "We are yet to investigate the reason behind the murder," Vidhate said.

Senior inspector of the Vishrantwadi police station, Motichand Rathod, said investigations have revealed that after the incident, Tikhale fled to Shegaon, where his wife and children were staying. "Before the police could reach there around five days ago, Tikhale fled from Shegaon and reached Dehu. He was staying with a friend," Rathod said. Tikhale was nabbed on Sunday while he was travelling to Dighi. "He was produced before the court on Sunday and granted transit remand till May 1. His custody was handed over to the Amravati police."

The investigating team comprised constables Prashant Jadhav, Ajit Kure and Ravi Rathod.
Link: Man who set woman ablaze held in city

Apr 30, 2012: Minor allegedly raped at BSP MP's house in Uttar Pradesh

IANS | Apr 30, 2012, 05.19PM IST

LUCKNOW: A 16-year-old girl was allegedly raped at gun point by the caretaker of a house owned by the Bahujan Samaj Party's member of parliament from Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh Police officials said Monday. 

According to the complaint by the girl's father, she was returning home Saturday night after attending a wedding ceremony when the accused, also a minor, forced her at gun point inside the house in the town's Shiv Colony and sexually assaulted her. 

Police have filed the first information report (FIR) in the case and arrested the alleged attacker, whose name like the victim's cannot be disclosed under law. The girl's medical examination was being conducted, police said. 

Bahujan Samaj Party MP Jugal Kishore has, however, denied the allegations. 

Lakhimpur Kheri Superintendent of Police Rajendra Singh said since the rape accused, a Class 9 student, has been arrested, there was nothing much left in the case for the police to solve. He also claimed that both the boy and the girl had known each other and were in a relationship. 

He said the parliamentarian was not connected to the incident. 

The BSP leader said he did not know the boy. "Aap hi batayiye, kya 13 saal ka baccha hum ghar ki dekhbhaal ke liye rakhenge? (You tell me, will I keep a 13-year-old as a caretaker of my house?)," he asked. 

Kishore accused "certain people" of hatching a "political conspiracy" to bring a bad name to him and his party. He said there was "no way" that the boy and the girl could be found in his house as it was locked. 

His son, Saurabh Singh 'Sonu', said his father was being dragged into the controversy for no reasons. "We are being dragged into the whole issue for no reason...the alleged rapist and the victim have known each other for long," he added.
Link: Minor allegedly raped at BSP MP's house in Uttar Pradesh

Apr 29, 2012: In Haryana, another baby girl left abandoned in a mosque

NDTV Correspondent | Updated: Apr 29, 2012 11:40 IST

Ambala: Another baby was found abandoned, this time in a mosque in Haryana’s Ambala village.

The baby girl whose age has still not been established had a note attached to her written by her mother, which stated that she wasn’t able to bring up the child and how circumstances forced her to leave the baby in the mosque.
The baby was discovered only after someone praying in the mosque heard her crying. "I immediately informed the sarpanch and locals took her in and began feeding her and looking after her, "said the local. The police in the meanwhile have begun looking for the baby's mother or any other family member. The baby was then taken to the local hospital for a check-up.
However there's tinge of home for this child. Many people have from the village have come forward to adopt her. "She is doing fine and many people are inquiring about her and are wanting to adopt her, "explained a nurse of the hospital.
Link: In Haryana, another baby girl left abandoned in a mosque

Apr 29, 2012: Honour killing: Man kills daughter in Indore

PTI | Apr 29, 2012, 03.51PM IST

INDORE: In a case of honor killing, a man allegedly killed his 19-year-old daughter here for having an affair with a boy from another caste. 

Shivnarayan Verma (45), a resident of Pardeshipura area, strangulated his daughter Jyoti late last night, police said today. 

Afterwards, he himself went to the police station and confessed about the act. 

The girl was in love with a boy who lived near her house and wanted to marry him, but Verma was against it as the boy was from another caste. 

Jyoti had decided to elope last night, but her father learnt about her plant and tried to stop her. 

She, however, refused to change her mind, and a furious Verma strangulated her, police said.
Link: Honour killing: Man kills daughter in Indore

Apr 28, 2012: 8-year-old girl bought for Rs 6,000 from West Bengal rescued

Soumittra S Bose & Alka Panse, TNN | Apr 28, 2012, 01.23AM IST

NAGPUR: An eight-year-old girl allegedly bought from West Bengal for Rs 6,000 and employed asdomestic help by a couple at Nehru Nagar was rescued on Friday afternoon by team of Childline, an NGO, along with two constables fromGittikhadan police station. 

The matter is being probed by Gittikhadan police station. Cops said they were still talking to the victim and interrogating the couple and were yet to register an offence. 

According to the Childline activist, the girl was bought by the couple Pradeep Banerjee and his wife last year when she was seven. 

Banerjee told police that the girl's mother had passed away when she was six and hence her father wanted to give the girl in adoption. 

Her father is a migrant labourer. Banerjee, 56, is a senior executive in a leading private company. 

Since the girl can only speak Bengali, police and activists are not able to communicate properly with her. Childline activist said she seemed scared and shocked and not in condition to tell anything. She understands a bit of Hindi as she spoke a few words with a female constable. 

"She needs some time to open up. We will be counselling the girl for two days and then record her statement," said the activist. 

On initial interrogation the girl stated that since from the first day she was brought home, she has been doing domestic work. She was not allowed to go outside and talk to anybody. On receiving information from the people from Nehru Nagar, city coordinator Barnic Gangmei and his team headed by Chhaya Gurav and Margaret Kujur raided Banerjee's home at Nehru Nagar at around 4.30 pm. 

"Banerjee allowed us to check the home and we found the girl in the kitchen. She was sitting on a table with her head down. We brought her out and she didn't even stop us. Her eyes appeared dull and she was underweight," said Gurav. 

The condition in which the girl was sitting seems she was kept for either domestic help or to look after Pradeep's wife who is reportedly suffering from psychological problem, claimed Gurav. 

Banerjee told police that the couple lost their only son in a road mishap two years ago and since then his wife is under trauma. "We wanted to adopt a child but since we are very old and could not fulfill the adoption criterion, we were not allowed. Later, one of our relative told us about the girl's father who was willing to give the girl in adoption," Banerjee said in his statement to the cops. 

Banerjee explained that he took care of girl as his daughter and was looking for a Bengali school to continue her studies. 

Childline activists said there is a Bengali school at Nehru Nagar but Banerjee had not taken her there or at any others. Police took the girl to Indira Gandhi Government Medical College and Hospital (IGGMCH) for age determination. Activists said she would be kept at an institution at Shradhanandpeth until Monday.
Link: 8-year-old girl bought for Rs 6,000 from West Bengal rescued

Apr 28, 2012: Two teens rape 16-year-old handicapped girl, arrested

TNN | Apr 28, 2012, 02.24AM IST

AHMEDABAD: A 16-year-old handicapped girl was raped by two teenagers at her house in Gomtipur on Thursday when she was alone. The duo was caught red-handed by the girl's parents when they came back home.

Shocked by the incident the couple shouted out for help as the boys tried to get away. Hearing their shouts for help neighbours poured in and helped the girl's parents to catch the two boys. Later, they called the Gomtipur police officials to the spot.

"We placed the duo under arrest at the scene of crime. The boys were sent to the remand home on Friday. In addition, the girl and the two teens were sent for medical examination on Thursday. Medicos will collect samples of their body fluids which may help us get evidence against the accused minors in this case," said Gomtipur police officials.

Gomtipur police said Fatima (name changed), 16, a resident of Gomtipur, had complications during her birth and due to that she had deformed left hand and leg. She also had trouble speaking, said Gomtipur police officials.

"Her parents usually kept a close watch over her, owing to her poor mental condition. But on Thursday, they had to briefly leave her alone at home. They went out to take part in a funeral of a relative. The couple thought it best to keep the girl in the house and bolted it from the outside when they went for the last rites," said police.

"Taking advantage of the situation, two teens Sajjad, 16, and Kushen, 17, who stay nearby opened the latch and entered the house. The duo then raped took turns in raping her. The boys were about to leave when Fatima's parents arrived on the scene and were aghast. They called police on the spot after which the duo was arrested for the crime. They have confessed to their crime. They were quite confident that the act will remain a secret and had planned their attack in advance. We have sent them to the remand home on Friday after court proceedings," said V M Sharma, inspector of Gomtipur police station.
Link: Two teens rape 16-year-old handicapped girl, arrested

Apr 28, 2012: Teenager exploited by relative

TNN | Apr 28, 2012, 04.38AM IST

Panchkula: A 14-year-old girl was physically exploited by her distant relative near her residence in Chandimandir, Panchkula, on Thursday.

The 19-year-old accused, Prince, is absconding and a case was registered at police station in Chandimandir.

In his complaint to police, father of the victim stated that his daughter was on her way to a nearby shop when accused lured her to his house and exploited her.

The medical examination of the victim confirmed rape.
Link: Teenager exploited by relative

Apr 28, 2012: Seven-day-old baby girl left abandoned in hospital in Haryana

NDTV Correspondent | Updated: Apr 28, 2012 09:14 IST

Rohtak:  A seven- day-old baby girl was abandoned by her parents at the Rohtak PGI Hospital in Haryana on Friday. According to eye witnesses, the baby was brought to the hospital by her parents three days ago but on Friday they seemed to have disappeared leaving her behind.

Hospital records show the little girl was born premature baby and had been diagnosed with jaundice which is why she was brought to the hospital.

For now, the condition of the baby is said to be stable and the hospital authorities have lodged a complaint with the police and who have already started looking for the couple.

This is at least the third such case in recent weeks of a baby girl being abandoned in Haryana.
Link: Seven-day-old baby girl left abandoned in hospital in Haryana

Apr 27, 2012: Rajasthan teen defies parents and rejects child marriage

Reported by Rajan Mahan | Updated: Apr 27, 2012 20:08 IST
Rajasthan: Prem Saini looks and behaves like any other teenager - she enjoys music and seeing movies. But while most teen rebellion centres around skipping a curfew, or bunking a class, this 17-year-old has fought the battle of a lifetime.
Link: Rajasthan teen defies parents and rejects child marriage

Apr 27, 2012: Salesman arrested for molesting woman in CP

TNN | Apr 27, 2012, 02.31AM IST

NEW DELHI: A salesman at an apparel store in Connaught Place was arrested for molesting a customer on Thursday evening. In her complaint to police, the woman alleged the man entered the changing room and misbehaved with her. 

"She told us he repeatedly touched her as she was selecting clothes, and later barged into the changing room after her," said a police officer. The incident was reported around 4pm when the woman, a public school teacher, stopped by at the store in B block of Inner Circle. The 20-year-old woman told police she was the lone customer in the store where 4-5 workers were present. 

Witnesses said that she called up police soon after Manoj Kumar, the accused, misbehaved with her, but they were slow to arrive. A case of molestation has been registered at the Connaught Place police station. 
Link: Salesman arrested for molesting woman in CP

Apr 27, 2012: Girl raped, murdered in Kanpur

TNN | Apr 27, 2012, 06.18AM IST

KANPUR: A 16-year-old girl was abducted on gun-point, raped and murdered by her neighbour in Kripalpur village, situated under the jurisdiction of Jahanabad police in Fatehpur district on Wednesday night.

The girl had gone to see the 'jaimal' ceremony of the daughter of Ram Pratap in the same village.

She was abducted by her neighbour Rajesh on gun-point. He took her to an isolated spot, raped and strangulated her to death.

A few hours later, when she did not turn up, her parents launched a hunt. The girl's body was recovered from the fields in the outskirts of the village on Thursday morning.

The police launched a manhunt for Rajesh and arrested him from the outskirts of the village. The girl's family members lodged a named FIR against Rajesh, who was found loitering in the vicinity of 'jaimal' ceremony venue on Wednesday evening. The police also recovered a country-made gun from his possession. He was sent to jail.

Superintendent of police RK Chaturvedi said that the accused, who was arrested on Thursday morning, had confessed his involvement in the crime.

The body of the girl was sent for post-mortem examination. It bore multiple injury marks on head, throat and eyes. She died possibly due to strangulation.
Link: Girl raped, murdered in Kanpur

Apr 27, 2012: Body at Nehru Place: Cops clueless, but confirm rape

Raj Shekhar, TNN | Apr 27, 2012, 01.57AM IST

NEW DELHI: Three days after a semi-nude body of a woman was found near a Metro pillar in Nehru Place, police are still grappling for clues. 

Police, however, confirmed on Thursday that the woman had been sexually assaulted and then murdered. 

During investigation, police had identified the body as the name of the woman's husband was tattooed on her right hand. Her husband told cops that his wife had gone missing and he had lodged a missing person report at a Rohini police station, the day before her body was found. 

Cops are now questioning the woman's relatives and friends to ascertain who she was last seen with. The pair of jeans recovered from the spot has also been sent for examination, police said. 
Link: Body at Nehru Place: Cops clueless, but confirm rape

Apr 26, 2012: Uttar Pradesh: 12-year-old allegedly raped, then set on fire

Reported by Anant R Zanane | Updated: Apr 26, 2012 09:55 IST

Lucknow: A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped and then set on fire in Barabanki district of Uttar Pradesh, near to the capital Lucknow, yesterday.

The kid has suffered 80 % burns and is fighting for her life at the Lucknow Medical College. The charged, a 25-year-old man, has not been caught yet.

The victim was alone at her home in Bichaura village when the charged, Sonu, entered the house and allegedly raped her. When the girl tried to raise an alarm, he allegedly doused her with kerosene and set her on ablaze.

The victim’s neighbors rushed her to a hospital nearby. Doctors there referred her to the burns unit of the Lucknow Medical College.
Link: Uttar Pradesh: 12-year-old allegedly raped, then set on fire

Apr 26, 2012: 30-year-old man marries sisters, aged 15 and 18

TNN | Apr 26, 2012, 03.46AM IST

YADAGIRIGUTTA: In a shocking incident of child marriage, a 15-year-old girl was married off to 30-year-old man along with her 18-year-old elder sister at Pathagutta near Yadagirigutta in Nalgonda district in the early hours of Wednesday. The culprit, Giribabu, who is a labourer from Lingareddypalli of Medak's Jagdevpur mandal, was detained by cops. Both the sisters belong to a poor family from Mulugu in Warangal district.

According to Miryalaguda town sub-inspector Shankar Goud, the wedding was performed in a local lodge at Pathagutta, 2 km from the Lakshmi Narasimha Swamy temple at Yadagirigutta, around 1 am.

"We were informed by locals about the marriage which was attended by nearly 20 members from each side," he told TOI. Goud said he was planning to invoke sections of the Child Marriages Act of 2006 against the accused.

The girls' mother Lakshmi, 60, who is a daily wager, said her eldest daughter Jyothi is mentally unstable. "So, I got my second daughter Maheswari married off to him as I thought he will take care of both of them," she said. Sources said the actual plan of both the families was to get Giribabu and Jyothi married.

But the wedding plan took a quirky turn when Giribabu insisted on marrying Maheswari, who is fair complexioned in comparison to Jyothi. "Then it was decided that he would marry both of them," a police official said.

Meanwhile, the girls and the accused bride are being counselled. While Jyoti is a student of sixth standard, Maheswari is a student of class V.
Link: 30-year-old man marries sisters, aged 15 and 18

Apr 26, 2012: Youth arrested for making obscene calls to girl student

PTI | Apr 26, 2012, 08.08PM IST

COIMBATORE: A 21-year-old youth was arrested here on charges of making obscene calls to a gril student on her mobile phone for the last one year.


Based on the complaints lodged by the parents and the student, the Cyber Crime Cell traced the caller to the adjacent house of the girl in Chettipalayam in Podanur, on the outskirts, while he was talking to the girl, police said.


Police surrounded the house and arrested one Kannan, who was working as a delivery boy in a provision stores.

Link: Youth arrested for making obscene calls to girl student

Apr 26, 2012: Woman gets a gift, husband kills her for two-timing

TNN | Apr 26, 2012, 03.21AM IST

NEW DELHI: A man has been held for killing his wife on suspicion of infidelity. The accused had killed his wife a few weeks ago and made it appear as an accident. He had also taken her to the hospital; but it turned out later that the woman had died of bullet wounds. 

Amit, a resident of Tajpur village in Chhawla, killed his wife Shalu with a countrymade pistol, cops said. He told police that he suspected Shalu of having an affair with a youth. A friend had gifted a fridge to his wife a few days ago and this was the trigger for the murder, police said. 

"On April 10, information was received from a hospital that a woman admitted after a road accident had died," said A K Ojha, additional commissioner of police. Autopsy revealed that Shalu had died after a bullet injury. 

Shalu's father suspected foul play as the couple had developed a strained relation. He alleged thatAmit would often beat up Shalu. 

"On April 4, a friend of Shalu gifted her a refrigerator. However, it became a bone of contention between the couple," said Ojha. On April 10, Amit urged his wife to accompany him till a hospital and Shalu agreed. "On the way, Amit shot Shalu and after confirming her death, he threw the weapon in the bushes. He then concocting the accident story," Ojha added. 
Link: Woman gets a gift, husband kills her for two-timing

Apr 26, 2012: Hush-up bid after rape by cop

Smriti Singh, TNN | Apr 26, 2012, 02.54AM IST

NEW DELHI: A trial court has ordered the registration of an FIR following allegations made by a 35-year-old woman that a Delhi police constable raped her after which she was thrashed by cops. 

This comes as a jolt to Delhi police, which had so far only registered a case of theft after the woman was allegedly mugged. 

Additional chief metropolitan magistrate (ACMM) Sanjay Sharma directed the SHO, New Friends Colony (NFC) police station, to register an FIR for rape, outraging the modesty of a woman, voluntarily causing hurt, among various other sections of Indian Penal Code on the basis of the statement of the complainant. 

"This court is of the opinion that on the basis of the allegations made by the complainant in her statement, a cognizable offence is made out," the court said while directing the deputy commissioner of police, southeast district, to get the matter investigated by "any other competent authority" except for the police officers of NFC police station. 

Even as police claimed before the court that the woman was found "exhibiting abnormal behaviour", the judge noted that "the complainant is sane and fine" after examining her in the chamber. 

It also noted that the woman was "under psychological trauma" and that she had lost faith in the police. 

During the hearing, the woman told the court that two persons had snatched her purse on April 23, 2012, after which she called police. She alleged that instead of helping her, some police officertried to rape her, outrage her modesty and tried to take undue advantage of her. 

She also alleged that a sub-inspector and several lady constables had at Sarai Kaley Khan assaulted her inflicting injuries on her left knee. 

Police, however, claimed that the complainant was examined at a hospital and no injuries were reported in her medical report. 

After recording her statement, the court said, "Her statement was recorded. I am satisfied that complainant has given a true account of the events and narrated the incident to the court. Further, the complainant has not taken meal since April 23, 2012 and is also a sugar patient. 

"Therefore, she is suffering from weakness and dizziness." 

The court directed the SHO of NFC police station to ensure that the complainant is safely taken back by cops to her residence and that a report in that matter be submitted to the court. 

Earlier, police had claimed that the woman, a native of Haridwar, who had been mugged before allegedly being raped by a Delhi Police constable, was sent home after she refused to get a medical examination conducted. She was found wailing at the spot by locals, who then helped her approach an NGO, the cops had alleged. 

The story, however, took a U-turn when the woman moved court.
Link: Hush-up bid after rape by cop

Apr 26, 2012: Sarpanch son’s child marriage stopped in Pushkar

TNN | Apr 26, 2012, 05.05AM IST

AJMER: Khori village of Pushkar block remained tense on Wednesday as angry villagers protested against the police who swung into action and got a court stay order on the child marriage, involving the minor son of sarpanch Partap Singh.

According to police, sarpanch Partap Singh was organising the marriage of his minor son, and hundreds of members of his community gathered in the village to participate in the ceremony.

"There was a big function and marriage rituals were scheduled in the afternoon," said police.

After a tip-off, when they reached the spot, there was a protest from villagers. After verification, it was found that Ram Singh (16) was going to marry in a grand family function. The police filed an application in the court to stay the marriage and after getting the orders, they again went to the village and made the parents and relatives to sign on a legal bond for not conducting the marriage of the minors.

"We used force to bring the situation under control and took the signatures of the parents," said Dinesh Kumawat, SHO of Pushkar police station.

Even though it is a social crime, the child marriage in the sarpanch family revealed the involvement of public representatives.

"Political leaders are attending child marriage functions as they have to protect their vote banks," said an official. He added that they should come forward against this menace.

Meanwhile, in the last two days, police have swooped upon more than a dozen of families in the district and made them sign on a bond for not conducting marriages of their minor children.

"The marriage ceremonies will go on for two more days and we are keeping a close watch," said the official.

In another instance, Jawaja police also filed an application in the Beawar court demanding a stay on child marriages in Naikalan village. Judicial magistrate Vikram Singh directed the police to make the parents and grand parents of children to sign the bond for not conducting child marriages. Additional police force has also been deployed in the village to check the social crime.

Acting on a tip-off, police found that a couple of marriages were scheduled in Naikalan village where Hamendra Panwar (7), son of Santosh Panwar, was supposed to marry Priyanka alias Guddi (5), daughter of Bhanwar Singh of Katoliya village of Bhilwara district. In the other case, Pawan Kumar (13), son of Kishan Singh was going to marry Lalita (4), daughter of Chiman Lal of Kinal village.

Tahsildar Kannaya Lal and SHO Jawaj Panchi Ram went to the village and made the families to sign on the bond.

"We even took the signs of the grand parents and relatives that came to attend the marriages," said Ram. Similarly complaints of child marriages also came from Pisangan block and when police reached the spot parents had taken away their children.
Link: Sarpanch son’s child marriage stopped in Pushkar

Apr 25, 2012: Baby girl found abandoned at Haryana bus stop

Press Trust of India | Updated: Apr 25, 2012 21:15 IST
Rewari: An abandoned new-born girl was recovered by police from near a bus stand here. The baby, lying wrapped up in a piece of cloth, was recovered on Monday night from a bushy area near the bus stand at Dharuhera, police said today. The infant was admitted to a local civil hospital in critical condition. Her condition is now stable, doctors said, adding that it would now be sent to Child Care Unit at Panchkula.
Link: Baby girl found abandoned at Haryana bus stop

Apr 25, 2012: Woman’s suicide: Husband, in-laws booked

TNN | Apr 25, 2012, 12.57PM IST

SURAT: City police have registered a case of abetment to suicide and dowry against the husband and his family members in connection with the death of a 29-year-old woman after she fell from the ninth floor of an apartment at Sarthana on Monday. 

Rinku Haresh Hirpara, a resident of Vrajratna residency, had allegedly jumped to her death from the ninth floor. The body was recovered by police with multiple wounds. 

Sources said the deceased hailed from Upletha in Rajkot district and had been married to Haresh Hirpara, a teacher with a private school, for the last five years. The couple was childless. 

Police said a case under Sections 306 and 498 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) has been registered against the husband and his family members. 
Link: Woman’s suicide: Husband, in-laws booked

Apr 25, 2012: Dowry harassment: Homemaker kills herself

TNN | Apr 25, 2012, 12.18PM IST

BANGALORE : A 28-year-old homemaker and mother of an 11-month-old boy allegedly committed suicide by consuming poison at her house in Gayathri layout, KR Puram, early on Monday. The deceased, Shravanthi Vishnuvardhan, was shifted to hospital after she complained of uneasiness and fell unconscious. She died in hospital, police said. 

Her husband,Vishnuvardhan , was arrested on Monday after her father Dalapathi filed a dowry harassment case against him. Dalapathi said Vishnuvardhan used to torture Shravanthi for dowry. An MSc degree holder, Vishnuvardhan is an engineer with a firm near Whitefield. 

"She had told her parents about the harassment but her parents tried pacifying her. But this time, she decided to take the extreme step," KR Puram police said. Shravanthi married Vishuvardhan in 2008.
Link: Dowry harassment: Homemaker kills herself

Apr 25, 2012: 57% of boys, 53% of girls think wife beating is justified

Kounteya Sinha, TNN | Apr 25, 2012, 09.38AM IST

NEW DELHI: It's a shocking revelation in this day and age. Not just Indian men, but even adolescents - in the 15-19 age group - feel that wife beating is justified.

Unicef's " Global Report Card on Adolescents 2012", says that 57% of adolescent boys in India think a husband is justified in hitting or beating his wife.

Over half of the Indian adolescent girls, or around 53% think that a husband is justified in beating his wife. In comparison, 41% women inBangladesh and 54% in Sri Lanka harbour a similar feeling . In Nepal, however, the prevalence of both men and women justifying domestic violence is inordinately high at 88% and 80%, respectively.

According to the report, societal attitudes that convey acceptance or justification of domestic violence are making girls and women more vulnerable to abuse. It says, "Available data for developing countries show that nearly 50% of girls and women aged 15-49 believe that wifebeating is justified... girls aged between 15 and 19 years hold the same views as women in the 45-49 age group."

The report explains that because of reporting bias, this may be an under-estimation of the actual size of the problem in several countries. Many factors contribute to the incidence of domestic violence . For instance, in many places, child marriage, gender-based power relations, women's low economic status and traditional practices or social norms perpetuate it.

Mission director for India's National Rural Health Mission Anuradha Gupta said spousal violence takes place both in developed and developing countries "though the degree would vary" . She said, "When girls are brought up with the message that a woman's status in a family is inferior, she starts to accept whatever behaviour is meted out by her husband or in-laws ." She added, "When a boy grows up seeing his father assault his mother, he starts to accept such a behavior and repeats it."

Ranjana Kumari, director of Centre for Social Research, said, "Most women think this is their fate. Education or economic prosperity alone can't improve the situation."

Times View

These findings on youth attitudes towards marital violence should not just be seen as shocking. They should also teach us the limitations of laws on domestic violence. Such laws may be important to help minimize violence against women. But they are clearly not enough, especially when the victim herself does not perceive any wrong in being beaten up. A strong legal framework to deal with domestic attacks must be backed up, therefore, by a sustained and intensive campaign to raise awareness on the issue among men and women. Steps to raise the levels of female education would play an important role.
Link: 57% of boys, 53% of girls think wife beating is justified