Jun 30, 2012: Minor raped in Rasulabad near Surat

TNN | Jun 20, 2012, 06.22AM IST

SURAT: A 17-year-old girl was raped by a 24-year-old married man with the help of a woman living in the former's neighbourhood at Rasulabad village of Olpad taluka in Surat on Monday.

The victim had gone to pay money for garment washing liquid purchased from Samim Mansuri, who lives alone in the village and runs grocery business from her house. Mansuri called the victim inside the house and when she went inside, the former pushed her in a room in the backside of her house and locked it from outside.

Accused Raes Hasan Mirza, who was already in the room, raped the victim even as she continued to shout for help. After some time, she was allowed to go home. However, Mirza threatened her not to disclose the incident to anyone.

The victim informed her family members about the incident. A complaint was lodged at Olpad police station on Monday evening. Medical examination of the victim confirmed that she was raped. Police arrested Mirza, who is a mason and works at Sayan, on Tuesday. tnnuesday. His wife is pregnant.

"The woman helped the accused to make some money. Mirza will be produced in court on Wednesday," said N S Chaudhary, police inspector, Olpad.

Link: Minor raped in Rasulabad near Surat

Jun 30, 2012: Minor raped by road roller driver, critical

PTI | Jun 29, 2012, 08.32PM IST

PATHANKOT: A four-and-half-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a road-roller driver in Narot Mehra village about 20 km from here, police said today.

The incident happened last night when the girl was picked up by the accused from her house when she was sleeping in her courtyard. She was later left in a garden in the neighbourhood bleeding profusely.

On hearing her cries, her mother came running but by that time the culprit managed to escape in the dark. The girl has been admitted to Pathankot civil hospital where her condition is said to be critical.
Link: Minor raped by road roller driver, critical

Jun 30, 2012: 7-year-old raped by distant relative in Barmer

TNN | Jun 30, 2012, 02.11AM IST

JAISALMER: In another shameless act, a seven-year-old girl was raped by a distant relative in Chauhatan township in Barmer district on Thursday night.

The family was shocked to find the girl bleeding when she reached home. After enquiring her about the episode, the family approached the police.

The police brought a few youths before the girl, among whom she identified the accused. The youth has been arrested.

According to the police, Sukhdev Soni, a resident of Sundar Nagar in Chauhatan, registered a complaint after his daughter reached home bleeding.

When quizzed, the girl said one Atal Kumar Soni (28) lured her to his house on the pretext of offering her sweets, and raped her.

The girl is undergoing treatment at a local hospital.

On hearing this the family took the child to the hospital where she is undergoing treatment. During the identification parade, the victim identified the youth along with police taking the matter seriously has arrested the culprit.
Link: 7-year-old raped by distant relative in Barmer

Jun 30, 2012: Wife hacked during divorce hearing

Sumati Yengkhom, TNN | Jun 30, 2012, 02.52AM IST

Barasat: Angry with his wife for seeking a divorce, a 25-year-old man allegedly hacked her with a sickle inside the Barasat court premises on Friday morning as dozens of lawyers looked on horrified. The victim is fighting for life in a hospital.

It was the couple's first meeting since they filed for mutual divorce this April. During the emotionally charged discussions, Jayanti, 22, stepped out of the lawyer's chamber for a breath of air. Husband Prasenjit Majhi pulled out a sickle from his red tote bag and attacked her from behind, police said. The first blow landed at the base of her head. As she staggered, Prasenjit yanked out the blade and struck her at least three more times, police said. Their love marriage is barely 15 months old.

Prasenjit would have continued hitting her had not some lawyers wrestled him away from Jayanti, who was rescued by a brave court clerk. When TOI reached the spot minutes later, some lawyers and court staff stood in shock, blood splattered on their clothes.

'Depressed' hubby tried to woo back wife before attack 

Prasenjit's mother Sarati sat inside the chamber, still shaking in horror. A little while earlier, Prasenjit was pleading with his wife not to leave him, said his lawyer Chitradip Dhar. 

"Since the time the divorce petition was filed, Prasenjit has been depressed and quiet. He would brood and wonder why the marriage didn't work. He sometimes mumbled that if Jayanti cannot be his wife, she wouldn't be anyone else's either. I never thought he actually meant to attack her," said Sarati. 

Prasenjit, a Canning resident, and Jayanti, who was then a fresh HS passout, married on March 21, 2011, after a few months of courtship. She wanted to study further but her in-laws apparently did not allow her. This was the first of the differences that eventually soured the marriage. Jayanti began living at her parents' home more often. Prasenjit, who was very much in love with his wife but unable to stand by her, used to visit her and occasionally stayed over with her. He tried to coax her to return but she refused. 

Their marriage fell apart in September 2011 when Jayanti left her in-laws' house forever. Shattered, Prasenjit quit his job with a private firm. He grew depressed but continued to nurse a hope that Jayanti would return. Their case was set for hearing in December, and their lawyers asked them to come to the court around noon on Friday to discuss the case. 

Even in the lawyers' chamber, Prasenjit desperately tried to woo back Jayanti, but she remained firm. Around 12.40pm, she got tired of Prasenjit's pleas and decided to step out for a break. Prasenjit followed her with a sickle in his hand and struck before anyone could react, say witnesses. Court clerk Som Sarkar risked his life and threw himself in between Prasenjit and Jayanti. He pulled her aside as a group of lawyers and bystanders pinned Prasenjit down. 

Jayanti was taken to Barasat district hospital where she is in a critical condition with skull fractures and deep gashes. 

"We witnessed the crime but were so shocked that it took a while to reach. I have fought many a criminal case but this was the most shocking as it happened before our eyes and without any provocation. There was no way we could have known what was coming," said Joydeb Ghosh Dastidar, Jayanti's lawyer. Police have detained Prasenjit and his mother. They suspect Prasenjit came prepared for the attack and will charge him with attempted murder.
Link: Wife hacked during divorce hearing

Jun 30, 2012: Man kills mother, brother for a rupee

TNN | Jun 30, 2012, 02.05AM IST

AJMER: A 38-year-old man brutally killed his mother and younger brother just because they denied lending a rupee for a gutka.

Sources said the younger brother had abused and insulted the accused for not earning. Later the accused killed his mother and brother with sharp weapons at night. Police on Friday evening arrested the man.

According to police, Gyarsibai, a resident of Palbisla near Satynarayan temple, was a widow and was surviving on the pension of her deceased husband Ram Lal. She along with her two sonsKishan (38) and Raju (35) were living in the parental house. "There were regular fights in the family and Kishan was disturbed and shout mostly in night," neighbours told police.

Raju was working as a labor in the construction sector and he was a habitual drinker. "Last night, Raju came home drunk and there was some quarrel between the brothers when Kishan asked a rupee from his mother. Raju intervened and asked his mother not to give a single paisa," police said.

As fight ensued between the brothers, Raju abused Ksihan as a "madman" and earn nothing. "There were loud cries coming from the house and it was regular event," neighbours said.

During interrogation, Kishan told police that he felt humiliated and decided to take revenge. "When both his mother and brother were sleeping, Kishan took out the flaps of the ceiling fan and attacked his mother first and then Raju. There was blood everywhere but Kishan was not satisfied and brought an iron rod from courtyard and again attacked the bodies," police said.

In the morning, Kishan told people that his mother and brother were murdered and cried before them. "On receiving the information, we rushed to the spot and found brutally murdered bodies. We were assuming of a theft first," an official said. Kishan denied anything to do with the murder and cried all time for his mother. "We suspected Kishan and detained him for interrogation," police said.

The bodies were sent for post-mortem and police interrogated Kishan for eight hours after which he finally "admitted" to committing the murders. "We have arrested Kishan in the double murder case and waiting for the post-mortem report," said officials.

A year ago, a similar case came into light in Christian ganj where a boy with the help of his friends killed his mother and brother just to get the full compensation amount of the insurance policy of his deceased father.
Link: Man kills mother, brother for a rupee

Jun 30, 2012: Teen raped by 5 youths repeatedly for 20 days

TNN | Jun 30, 2012, 02.08AM IST

JAIPUR: Sixteen-year-old girl from Jaipur rural's Rainwal police station area survived a 20-day long nightmare where in she was repeatedly raped by five youths in the forest area near Jatoli village in Ajmer district.

The teenager managed to escape and inform her family who then approached the police on Friday evening. An FIR has been lodged but no arrest has been made yet.

During the entire period, the girl was confined in an SUV in which she was allegedly abducted by the youths.

According to the police, the victim is a resident of Danta Ramgarh area of Sikar district and had come to spend her summer holidays at an aunt's place after appearing in Class XII examinations.

"She had gone missing from her aunt's house on June 4. The family registered a missing complaint with the police," said Munendra Singh, SHO, Rainwal.

He said that someone informed the police on June 24 that the girl was left stranded at a place near Ajmer Road. "The police found the girl and handed her over to the family members. They came to the police station on Friday evening again and said she was gangraped," the officer said.

As per the family members, the girl was abducted by the youths, of whom three belonged to her village, while the others were not known to her.

"The girl was pursuing a beautician's course from Rainwal and was on her way to the institute when she was forced into a Bolero by these five youths," the officer said.

According to the girl, she was kept in the forest area near Ajmer's Jatoli village. "She says that she was kept in the car for 20 days and the five youths took turns to rape her. She says she was repeatedly raped," he said. The victim claimed that she was made to eat and sleep in the car only.

The reports of the medical examination of the victim are awaited. "Three youths -- Jagdish, Bhanwar Lal and Prabhu-- are from the same village. The girl has named two others - Shakti Singh and Sunil. We are trying to identify them too," the officer said. Teams have been rushed to various place to nab the accused men.

Times View 

The standard of law and order is abysmal. Instances of murder, rape, theft, dacoity and even economic offences have become a regular thing. Criminals are on the prowl everywhere in the state, be it Jaipur or Jaisalmer,Bikaner or Barmer. On Friday, three rapes cases and five murders were reported in the state, leave apart the numerous FIRs lodged across the state for various other offences. It is high time chief minister Ashok Gehlot, who also holds the home portfolio, pulls up his department and ensures safety for the masses, which is the most important factor in the strive for the world-class tag.
Link: Teen raped by 5 youths repeatedly for 20 days

Jun 29, 2012: Woman suffers miscarriage after thrashing from legislator

IANS | Jun 29, 2012, 06.11PM IST

RANCHI: A pregnant woman in Jharkhand suffered a miscarriage after she was allegedly beaten by a legislator, police said on Friday. 

Jharkhand Vikas Morcha-Prajatantrik (JVM-P) legislator Chandrika Mahta had been absconding after the incident in Khajatola village of Giridih district, around 240 km from here. 

According to police officials, he thrashed Tara Devi, who was three months pregnant, at her home over a land dispute. He had gone to Tara Devi's house looking for her husband. When he found she was not at home, he started beating her up. 

Tara Devi, who suffered a miscarriage after the incident, has lodged a police complaint against Mahta. 

"Suitable action will be taken based on the investigation," a police officer told IANS.
Link: Woman suffers miscarriage after thrashing from legislator

Jun 29, 2012: Drunk man kills wife for slapping son

TNN | Jun 29, 2012, 02.37AM IST

SIRSA: A tipsy husband killed his wife in Natar village of Sirsa district on Wednesday night, after she slapped her son for not doing homework. The victim was identified as Prakash Kaur, 35, wife of accused Bittu Singh, 40. 

"The accused is addicted to alcohol and there was a dispute going on between the two. We have arrested the accused and produced him in the court, which has sent him in one day's police remand," SHO Sadar, Jagdish Rai, said. 

"As Prakash slapped her son for not doing homework, the irked, drunk husband took a lathi and hit her on the head. Serious head injuries resulted in her death on way to hospital," village sources said.
Link: Drunk man kills wife for slapping son

Jun 28, 2012: Honour killing: Mother, brother kill woman

PTI | Jun 28, 2012, 09.39PM IST

NEW DELHI: In a case of honor killing, a 24-year-old teacher was killed allegedly by her mother and brother after she refused to stay with her husband and wanted to marry her lover, an engineer, who is from another caste. 

The incident was reported from Kanjhawla and the deceased has been identified as Deepti Chikara. 

The teacher was pressurised into a marriage in January but had returned to her house and was staying with her parents. 

Her family was pressurising her for marriage but she had rejected two men earlier and she told her mother about her relationship with an engineer who was from a different caste. 

Her family rejected this and forcefully got her married in January but soon after her marriage, she returned to her house and started staying with her parents. 

She was in touch with the engineer after her return from her husband's house. 

In April third week, she went missing but family did not file any complaint with police. 

Her boyfriend later wrote an email to Delhi Police following which investigation was initiated. 

During investigations, it came to light that she was strangled allegedly by her bother, mother and uncle, a senior police official said. 

Her brother Mohit and mother Veermati were interrogated and they confessed to the crime, the official claimed. They allegedly dumped the body in Rourkee.
Link: Honour killing: Mother, brother kill woman

June 28, 2012: Tutor murders child after alleged rape attempt

Edited by Sabyasachi Dasgupta | Updated: June 28, 2012 16:45 IST 

Bhopal: A 10-year-old student was allegedly raped and killed by her teacher in Alirajpur district of Madhya Pradesh on Wednesday.

According to the family of the victim, a student in class five, went missing after she went for her tution classes on Wednesday afternoon. Her family raised the alarm after she didn't return home in time. They claim, when they reached the teacher's house, they found the body of their daughter inside a gunny bag with no clothes.

The police has filed a First Information Report (FIR) against the teacher who is absconding since the incident. 
Link: Tutor murders child after alleged rape attempt

Jun 28, 2012: Man arrested for stalking schoolgirl

TNN | Jun 28, 2012, 01.04AM IST

HYDERABAD: Musheerabad police on Wednesday arrested a 30-year-old former school teacher on the charge of harassing a class VII girl.

The accused, Madhu Suresh, hails from Marriguda mandal in Nalgonda district and used to work as a teacher at a private school in Bhoodan Pochampally. The school management sacked him from the job after he misbehaved with the girl and some others.

As Suresh continued stalking the girl, family members sent her to their relative's house at Ram Nagar and she joined a private school here in class VIII. After finding out that the girl was in Ram Nagar, Suresh began stalking her again three days ago.

Alerted by the girl, family members lodged a police complaint on Wednesday. The special team of police nabbed Suresh near Nallakunta nala while he was trying to follow the victim on a bike. A case was booked against him under sections 506 (criminal intimidation) and 509 (outraging modesty of a woman) of the IPC.
Link: Man arrested for stalking schoolgirl

Jun 28, 2012: 42-year-old man arrested for making obscene calls

TNN | Jun 27, 2012, 01.45AM IST

NEW DELHI: A man was arrested for allegedly making obscene calls to women, police said. Aadesh Kumar Maheshwari (42), was arrested following a complaint filed by a woman residing in Moti Bagh, subsequent to which the number was put on surveillance, a senior police official said.

"Maheshwari would revert back every missed call or a wrong number. And incase the caller was a woman, he would save the number and harass her. Police traced Maheshwari's location after analysing the call details and raided his house. Maheshwari is reportedly having a strained relationship with his wife," said, Sanjay Kumar Jain, deputy commissioner of police (crime). The officer said that Maheshwari was working as a salesman with a cigarette company in Noida.
Link: 42-year-old man arrested for making obscene calls

Jun 28, 2012: Man kills wife and daughter for dowry

PTI | Jun 27, 2012, 05.29PM IST

MUZAFFARPUR: A man strangulated to death his wife and five year-old daughter today in Bihar's Muzaffarpur district after his in-laws reportedly refused to meet his dowry demands. Police said the man killed his daughter and 30 year-old wife at his house in Budhauli village after his in-laws reportedly refused to give in to his demand for Rs one lakh dowry. 

A case has been registered against the man and five other members of his family, the police said adding all of them are absconding.
Link: Man kills wife and daughter for dowry

Jun 28, 2012: Sena man held for 'molesting' cop's wife, out on bail

Vijay V Singh, TNN | Jun 28, 2012, 04.51AM IST

Mumbai: The Antop Hill police arrested a Shiv Sena vibhag pramukh, Shashikant Sawant, for allegedly molesting and harassing a policeman's wife. Sawant was produced before a court and released on bail. Sawant has allegedly been stalking the victim for the last two years and had threatened to kill her two children if she did not accept his marriage proposal.

Sawant, however, denied the allegations. He said, "The woman had first approached me for help in a family dispute. Now, she is levelling false allegations against me. She is trying to extort money from me and is targeting me for political reasons."

Sawant reportedly first saw the victim at a political rally in 2010 and summoned her to his office, where he proposed to her. The victim turned down his proposal, saying she was married, said the police. The victim told the police that Sawant continued to persuade her to marry him saying he would buy her a bungalow and an SUV. But the victim reportedly stuck to her stand. In November 2011, the victim a filed case against Sawant for sending lewd messages. Sawant was arrested in the case, but released on bail.
Link: Sena man held for 'molesting' cop's wife, out on bail

Jun 28, 2012: Amritsar judo player raped by coach

TNN | Jun 28, 2012, 02.43AM IST

AMRITSAR: A budding judo player has alleged that she was repeatedly raped by her coach, who is absconding after the registration of a case, police said on Wednesday. The girl is a student of Class X here and the coach is a resident of Chheharta in Amritsar.

The girl said that the coach came to her house and persuaded her parents to send her to the camp despite the fact that she wasn't feeling well. A judo camp of three weeks was scheduled from June 7 at Sundarnagar in Himachal Pradesh. The coach apparently came to pick the girl on June 9.

"The coach lied to her that the rest of the girls were waiting for her at the Amritsar railway station whereas the other participants had already left for Sundarnagar," Amritsar police commissioner R P Mittal said.

Instead of taking her to the railway station, the coach took her to his house where he raped her and then took her to Kangra in Himachal the next day before dropping her at Sundarnagar. The coach forcibly kept the girl with him for two nights and three days, said Mittal.

The girl reached home on June 17 and told her parents about the incident. The parents approached the police and lodged a complaint against the coach. Mittal said that the police were conducting raids to arrest the coach.
Link: Amritsar judo player raped by coach

Jun 28, 2012: Rape accused had lied to victim's family and police

Nitasha Natu, TNN | Jun 28, 2012, 10.16AM IST

MUMBAI: Pest control worker, Vilas Chavan, who was arrested for the rape of a 4-year-old girl at Dahisar West on Tuesday, had initially lied to her family and to the police that he had rescued the child from the actual perpetrator. Chavan is a distant relative of the girl. However, the police caught his bluff when they examined his clothes.

The victim resides with her family on a pavement of a bridge across Dahisar river. Her parents work as conservancy workers and she has five siblings. Chavan earlier resided in the same neighbourhood before moving to Rawalpada in Dahisar East.

At around 9.30pm on Tuesday, the victim was playing alongside the Dahisar river when Chavan approached her. He offered to buy her a meal if she accompanied him. The girl agreed as she was well acquainted with him. Chavan then took her to the area outside Dahisar railway station, where he fed her at a Chinese stall. Later, he took her close to the tracks through a three-feet hole in the wall, where she was raped. "When the victim started bleeding, he carried her to her residence and told her mother that he had rescued her from an unidentified perpetrator. The girl's mother thanked him and rushed her child to the Bhagwati Hospital," said ACP Vijay Mestry.

Meanwhile, Chavan went to the MHB Colony police station with the girl's relatives to register a case. When the police started quizzing him about the culprit's description, Chavan faltered. "We then found that the front portion of Chavan's shirt and trouser were wet and muddy, while the back portion was clean. This appeared strange to us. On frisking him, we found a blood-soaked handkerchief. His innerwear was also stained with blood and he had been carrying it along. We immediately sent him for a medical examination and booked him on rape charges after he admitted to the offence," an official said.

The court on Wednesday remanded Chavan to police custody.
Link: Rape accused had lied to victim's family and police

Jun 26, 2012: Rape accused attempts suicide in jail

PTI | Jun 26, 2012, 03.24PM IST

RAJKOT: A 57-year-old man, arrested for allegedly raping his eight-year-old grand-daughter, tried to commit suicide in Junagadh district jail here, police said. 

Vinod Parmar, who was sent to jail after his one day remand got over yesterday, attempted to commit suicide by hanging himself from ceiling inside a barack last night, police said. 

"Parmar hanged himself from ceiling and was later rushed to Junagadh civil hospital in an unconscious state, from where he was referred to Rajkot civil hospital for further treatment," police sub-inspector G N Makwana, who is investigating the case, said. 

According to police, Parmar was arrested for raping his grand-daughter a couple of days back, after the victim's mother lodged a complaint against him in this connection.
Link: Rape accused attempts suicide in jail

Jun 26, 2012: Afraid of eve teasers, Bhopal girls put on veils

TNN | Jun 26, 2012, 12.48AM IST

BHOPAL: It's not just summer or dust that forces city girls to veil their faces and suffocate despite searing temperature. For them, it's more due to security and safety concerns.

Bhopal girls primarily cite eve-teasing and security threat, apart from heat and dust, as reasons for doing so.

Anamika, a student says, "Security is a major concern for girls and hence cover my face. I have often seen that boys follow girls till home or coaching centers."

Eve-teasing is another major reason why girls keep their faces covered, say many college going girls.

Akansha, a private engineering college student admitted," I try changing my route as frequently as possible. I have seen boys on bikes harassing girls."

However, there are some who contest such opinions. Bhupendra Kaur Sandhu, head, womenhelpline cell, says, "Covering face sends a wrong message. Girls need to become mentally and physically strong to overcome eve-teasing. They should take the help of police whenever they sense trouble. The state police run a campaign "we care for you" to protect girls from such incidents."

Nutan Girls College principal Shobhna Maroo says, "Girls do not need to cover their faces to protect themselves from eve-teasing. They should rather root out fear from within. Every year we have been running a programme called Mission Prahar in which Commando Deepak trains the girls for such things."

Sukanya, an engineering student, says, "Eve teasing in Bhopal is too rampant and almost every girl faces it. It is up to the individual if they want to ignore it or fight against it. Covering ones face hardly matters."

However there are other reasons too which many of them admit privately. "Some of us want to hide our identity from our peers when we are going around with boyfriends or a male friend to avoid unnecessary questions," says a student on the condition of an anonymity.

Helpline numbers: 1091 and 2443801
Link: Afraid of eve teasers, Bhopal girls put on veils

Jun 26, 2012: Man shoots at wife, arrested

TNN | Jun 26, 2012, 01.41AM IST

JAIPUR: A man shot at his wife (50) over frequent domestic disputes in Harmara policestation area on Monday. The wife sustained bullet injuries on her left leg and is undergoing treatment at SMS Hospital. The police have arrested the accused.

According to the police, the incident took place in Chop village. "Gopal Lal Bawaria and his wife Prem Devi used to fight frequently over petty domestic issues," said a police officer.

He added that they had a fight on Monday morning also. "Gopal Lal suddenly opened fire on his wife using a country-made gun. She sustained pellet injuries on her left leg," said the officer.

He added that some neighbours informed the police following which a team from Harmara police station was rushed to the spot. The woman was brought to the SMS Hospital due to her critical condition.

"Doctors say that her leg might have to be surgically removed, but she would survive," said the officer.

Gopal Lal escaped from the house. The police later traced him and booked him under section 307 of IPC. The police have recovered the gun used in the crime.
Link: Man shoots at wife, arrested

Jun 25, 2012: Bhayander doctor among three booked for selling illegal abortion kits

Sandhya Nair, TNN | Jun 25, 2012, 06.24PM IST

MUMBAI: A doctor and two medical representatives have been booked by the Navghar police in Bhayander (east) for illegally selling abortion pills and kits to patients. 

Acting on a tip-off the Thane Food and Drug Administration (FDA) officials along with the police raided the Saileela Clinic of Dr Digambar Patil (38) located on Goddev Road in Bhayander (east) and seized 40 illegal abortion kits. 

Investigations revealed that Himanshu Mishra who runs the Om Pharma Company at Vasai used to procure the abortion kits from a Chennai based company allegedly at the behest of Dr Patil. The doctor would then with the help of two medical representatives-Pankaj Gaud and Satish Kumar Jha--sell it to doctors and medical stores in the Mira-Bhayander and Vasai-Virar region. A case has also been registered against Gaud, a Kandivli resident and Jha, a resident of Nalasopara. 

The FDA, along with the Bhayander police had earlier raided the Bhayander (west) based Jyoti Distributors for illegally stocking abortion kits and pills in the form of mifepristone and misoprostol used in medical termination of pregnancies. The distributor had fake bills of kits being supplied to medical shops in the region and neighbouring talukas. 

An unregistered abortion kit was found in the Shriji Clinic maternity home of Dr Sachin Gujarati at Narmada Nagar, Bhayander. A total of 280 illegal abortion kits have been seized from the region since the raid began last week. 

As per FDA rules, only qualified MD doctors or gynecologists can prescribe abortion kits registered with the health department. Doctors have to maintain a record of the kits and the patients on whom it was administered. 

Both the Mira Bhayander Municipal Corporation ( MBMC) and the Vasai Virar Municipal Corporation ( VVMC) have formed a team of doctors to inspect maternity homes and sonography centres to check for illegal sex determination tests.
Link: Bhayander doctor among three booked for selling illegal abortion kits

Jun 25, 2012: Hubby booked for raping wife

Kundan Pandey, TNN | Jun 25, 2012, 06.10PM IST

INDORE: Having sex with wife, without her consent, also falls in the category of rape. It has been discussed a lot, but a live example came to the fore in the city when a woman lodged a complaint before police, accusing her husband for the same which led his arrest on Saturday. 

The CSP, Pardeshipura, Devendra PS Rajput, said that Reshma (name changed), a woman in her thirties was victimised by her husband in the intervening night between Friday and Saturday. The victim used to live in Nanda Nagar with her daughter. 

Quoting the complainant, he said that her husband Ramesh Yadav entered in the house at around 1.30 and had made relationship forcefully. In the morning, the lady reached to Pardeshipura police and lodged her complaint. 

Police booked the accused under Section 377 (Whoever voluntarily has carnal intercourse against the order of nature with any man, woman or animal, shall be punished with imprisonment for life, or with imprisonment of either description for term which may extend to ten years, and shall also be liable to fine) of Indian Penal Code. 

He further informed that Ramesh has two wives. Ramesh was married to the victim around five years ago. They lived together for years together, before getting separated. Now, the accused lives with his another wife in Velocity area and the victim was living in Nanda Nagar area with her daughter. 

In the investigation, the woman has reportedly said that she did not shout as she feared that her daughter will get up and it will create wrong impression on her. 

Prior to it, the victim lady has also alleged her husband of dowry harassment as well. 

Psychiatrist Pali Rastogi said that itas crucial to understand because the husband was living separately with the lady. If it is genuine and he has made sex forcefully, then it comes under the category of rape, he said adding that police should investigate the case as the accused was living with his another wife, so the case might be something different.
Link: Hubby booked for raping wife

June 25, 2012: Take stand against female feticide: Dargah

TNN | May 28, 2012, 01.51AM IST

JAIPUR: Using religion as a means to fight social menace, the dargah in its message on the Urs, has asked its followers to curb female feticide and infanticide across the country.

Syed Zainulabedin Ali Khan, 22nddescendent and dargah dewan of the 12 century shrine of Khwaja Gharib Nawab on Sunday urged followers to take a strong stand against the prevalent social problems-female feticide, low level of education among Muslims and widening gender disparity.

Khan, while addressing a gathering of religious heads of different shrines on the eve of the sixth day (the concluding day of 800th Urs), said, "Islam prohibits selection of one gender over the other. Our religion and Sufi values advocate gender equality and consider killing of a girl child as a heinous crime against humanity."

The gathering was attended by religious heads of Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia in New Delhi, shrine of Shah Niyaz in Bareilly, shrine of Shahbaz Aulia in Bhagalpur, shrine of Maulana Ziauddin in Jaipur, shrine of Phulwari Sharif in Uttar Pradesh, shrine of Shiekh Salim Chisti in Fatehpur Sikri and shrine of Gulbarga Sharif in Karnataka.

Khan said, "The Prophet of Islam initiated several steps to curb female feticide which was prevalent in the Arabian Peninsula."

The gathering also laid stress on improving the level of education among Muslims, especially girls. All religious heads from different shrines agreed that education is the only tool which can bring Muslims into the mainstream. Khan urged the well-off members of the community to open educational institutes-- schools, universities and engineering and medical colleges.

The spiritual leaders also prayed for peace and communal harmony and for global peace and prosperity.
Link: Take stand against female feticide: Dargah

Jun 25, 2012: Principal charged with rape of school teacher in Haryana

TNN | Jun 25, 2012, 03.46AM IST

HISAR: The principal of a school at Sirsa in Haryana has been charged with rape, sexual exploitation and blackmailing of a teacher. An FIR was registered on Saturday against Cristopher Michael after an investigation was carried out by the Hisar deputy superintendent of police Vinod Kumar on the complaint of the woman on the 17th of this month. Michael has not been arrested as yet. 

Another teacher Anjali Rani has been booked as a co-conspirator. Michael allegedly raped and then kept sexually-exploiting the woman during his previous posting some two years ago at a school in Hisar, where the victim was posted as a teacher. Anjali allegedly clicked the nude pictures of the complainant "to pressurize her to have physical relations with Michael", a police source said.
Link: Principal charged with rape of schoolteacher in Haryana

Jun 25, 2012: District to challenge verdict against dad accused of killing girl

TNN | Jun 25, 2012, 03.14AM IST

Jaisalmer: The district administration will challenge the session's court decision to acquit the father who has been accused of murdering his newborn girl in Devda village in Jaisalmer district in March 2011.

The court had acquitted Bane Singh on Wednesday. He was arrested in January after the forensics report of the viscera stated that the girl had died to poisoning.

Disappointed with the verdict, collector Shuchi Tyagi on Sunday said the district will now challenge the verdict at the high court.

Amid reports of government witnesses changing their statements in the court, the collector said action will be taken against them. SP Mamta Vishnoi too said she would again study and check all points to present a strong case at the high court.

According to forensics report, the newborn had died due to poisoning. Singh was arrested under Sections 201 and 302 of the IPC and produced before the court in March.

Singh's counsel argued that the parents were not present when the body of the newborn was dug out and the DNA test too was not conducted. Therefore, it could not be verified that the girl belonged to the couple. After hearing the arguments, the court acquitted him.

Collector Tyagi, however, said the recent verdict is not going to affect the campaign againstfemale feticide in the district.

In this regard, a show-cause notice too has been issued to an ANM ( auxiliary nurse and midwife) at Delasar village for not informing the district administration and the health department of the suspicious death of a newborn baby girl last month.

Five newborn baby girls have reported died in the district over the past one month.

Deputy chief medical and health officer Dr VP Singh said the ANM did not report the death despite guidelines issued by CMHO and the health department. Durga Kanwar, wife of one Mahendra Singh, had given birth to a baby girl in Delasar village in the last month of May. The baby died under 'mysterious' circumstances.

Dr Singh said in the same village in April month, Dhapu Kanwar wife of Prem Singh through normal delivery gave birth to a baby girl (within 7months) and the baby girl died within some time. The ANM did not inform about this. The health department taking serious note of this, as issued show cause notice under 17cc to the ANM.
Link: District to challenge verdict against dad accused of killing girl

Jun 24, 2012: Man killed for protesting against molesters

TNN | Jun 24, 2012, 01.57AM IST

JAIPUR: Tension prevailed in Kasola town of Bhilwara district on Saturday when a 45-year-old man, Satyanarayan Acharya, who had protested against the molesters of her daughter, was stabbed to death in public. Two of his family members sustained injuries during the incident and are undergoing treatment. 

Police said youths from a Rajput family had misbehaved with the victim's daughter a few days ago. "Ever since the incident, there was an animosity between the two families," Bhilwara SP Nitin Deep said. 

He added that a group of three youths stabbed Satyanarayan to death and caused serious injuries to two others, including a woman. 

The local residents staged demonstration demanding immediate arrest of the accused. "We have rounded up the three attackers and they are being interrogated," the officer said.
Link: Man killed for protesting against molesters

Jun 24, 2012: Two pregnant women sleep on every bed in this Bikaner Hospital

Nitesh Kumar Sharma, TNN | Jun 24, 2012, 06.48PM IST

JAIPUR: Pregnant women are bearing the heat of pathetic healthcare infrastructure at some government hospitals in Rajasthan. Patients alleged that at least two women are forced to sleep on almost every bed after child delivery in Bikaner's PBM Hospital. Several women could be seen sleeping on the floors of the women wards.

Aggrieved family members of these women approached the hospital administration and demanded that facilities be improved here.

"It is absolutely pathetic the way pregnant women are kept in this hospital. Two women sleep side by side on almost every bed here. The unfortunate ones who did not get a bed are forced to sleep on the floors making them vulnerable to infections," said one Ramakant Sharma whose daughter-in-law gave birth to a child here on Friday.

"I have complained about this to authorities several times, but nothing has been done. The state government has launched several schemes for the welfare of the pregnant women and newly-born children, however, money seems to be going down the drain," said Sharma.

He added that he was considering to shift his daughter-in-law to some private hospital. "It is expensive, but I will be forced to do so," said Sharma.

A hospital official said that principal secretary, health had directed the hospital administration to improve sanitation here on Friday.
Link: Two pregnant women sleep on every bed in this Bikaner Hospital

Jun 24, 2012: Govt employee sets mother ablaze for property

PTI | Jun 24, 2012, 09.54PM IST

JAIPUR: An 80-year-old woman was burnt to death allegedly by her son in Nagaur district of Rajasthan.

Patasi Devi was killed in Degana village late last night allegedly by her son Bajrang Lal over property related dispute, police said.

Lal, aged around 50 years, is a BSNL employee. Last night, he poured kerosene over his mother and set her on fire, police said today.

A relative of Devi has lodged complaint against Lal, police said, adding that the matter was being probed.
Link: Govt employee sets mother ablaze for property

Jun 23, 2012: Baby girl found abandoned in Gujarat's Amreli

Vijaysinh Parmar, TNN | Jun 23, 2012, 10.34PM IST

RAJKOT: In gruesome incident, a new born baby girl was found abandoned into shrubs on outskirts of Balapar village in Rajula taluka of Amreli district. 

According to sources, the incident came into light when one of the passersby found a new born baby into shrubs on outskirts of the Bapapar village. The person who spotted the baby soon informed to village sarpanch Danubhai Mengal about the incident. 

The news about the incident spread in the village and people gathered at spot. Village Sarpanch Danubhai called 108 emergency ambulance services and new born baby was rushed to government hospital in Rajula town. Villagers said they have no idea about how abandoned the new born baby. 

"It seems that baby was left just a few hours ago. Fortunately she was alive and we hope that she would survive. The baby is under observation at government hospital in Rajula'' said a source. 
Link: Baby girl found abandoned in Gujarat's Amreli