Jul 27, 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.
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Jul 27, 2012: Man lynched for molesting 12-year-old

V Narayan, TNN | Jul 27, 2012, 01.43AM IST

MUMBAI: A 22-year-old air-conditioner mechanic died at Sion hospital on Wednesday after he was reportedly kicked and his head was banged on a wall by his ex-boss, allegedly for molesting the latter's 12-year-old daughter, the previous day. 

The incident occurred around 7pm when the Std VIII girl's parents—businessman Naziruddin Shaikh (32) and his wife Shamim Bano (27) and a relative Junnuddin Shaikh (32)—got to know that the victim Khurshid Shaikh had misbehaved with her, the Vinoba Bhave Nagar police said. 

DCP (zone V) Dhananjay Kulkarni said, "Khurshid had gone to the businessman's house where he met the girl. He then misbehaved with her. On hearing the girl's scream, a neighbour rushed to her and thrashed Khurshid. Somehow he managed to flee at that time. Later, the girl's parents picked him up from his house when they learnt about the incident." 

Khurshid was employed for two months at Naziruddin's AC workshop in Kurla (W). Khurshid left the job a month-and-a-half ago and joined another AC workshop in the neighbourhood. "Around 7pm, five people barged into my house at Gurudatt Nagar in Kurla (W) and forcibly took Khurshid along with them. Later, it was learnt that they have brutally assaulted him," said Mohammed Shaikh, said Khurshid's roommate, in his complaint. 

When Naziruddin saw Khurshid had lost consciousness after the assault, he took him to Sion hospital. The three accused were arrested on Wednesday after Khurshid died.

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Jul 27, 2012: In-laws stab woman dead after brawl over water

TNN | Jul 27, 2012, 02.56AM IST

NEW DELHI: A family stabbed to death their daughter-in-law for water. The 23-year-old woman had a tiff with her brother-in-law after she claimed it was her turn to fill a bucket of water, much to the dislike of the man who insisted that he needed to bathe first.

The incident occurred around 8am at the JJ Colony in Wazirabad, northwest Delhi. The victim was Mumtaz. Her husband, Mukhtiyar, had tried to save her; but he was stabbed, too, and is in the hospital right now.

Mumtaz had gone to fill water when she found her brother-in-law bathing. "She requested him to stop for a while so that she could fill water. He refused and soon there was a verbal exchange. The brother-in-law was joined by his elder brother, Shakil alias Babloo, and his father, Roshan Khan; together, they started to beat the woman. Mumtaz cried out for help and Mukhtiyar responded.

He managed to end the fight; but Mumtaz alerted the cops from a nearby PCO. Upon her return, the three men attacked her again, and this time right outside her house. Two of them held her tight while Shakil stabbed her six times. Mukhtiyar tried to intervene, but they stabbed him too," claimed Brij Kishore, a witness.

Police rushed the two victims to the Babu Jagjivan Ram Hospital where Mumtaz was declared dead. Mukhtiyar is stable but has been kept under observation. Roshan Khan is also in hospital. "We have nabbed all the accused and have many witnesses. We have also seized the murder weapon," said a senior police officer.

Sources claimed that the argument over water was just a pretext; trouble had been brewing between the two families for a while. "Cops are aware that the two families are involved in a property dispute," said a local who did not wish to be named.
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Jul 27, 2012: Man gets life term for poisoning wife

TNN | Jul 27, 2012, 02.52AM IST

NEW DELHI: A trial court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for murdering his wife by administering pesticide in a glass of water that he gave her to drink.

Relying on the depositions of his three minor children and also the medical evidence, district judge P S Teji held 38-year-old Vikas Gupta of Mandawali guilty of murder (Section 302) under IPC. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 10,000 on him.

"It has already been established that it was the accused (Gupta) who gave cockroach killing pesticide to the deceased after mixing it in water. So, the medical evidence as well as FSL report establishes the case of prosecution that the accused committed the murder of his wife by administering poison to her," the court said.

The court, while convicting Gupta, took on record the statements of the couple's three children who testified that their father, who was an alcoholic, had killed their mother in front of them.

In his testimony, the couple's son said when his mother started vomiting with froth coming out of her mouth, his father kept watching, refusing to anything to save her. He said his mother's condition deteriorated soon after she consumed the water which his father had given to her.

The court also rejected Gupta's plea of alibi that he was not present at home when his wife consumed poison. "The eye witnesses (children) have categorically deposed against the accused that he administered intoxicant to the deceased after mixing it in water. So, the plea of alibi taken by the accused appears to be false," the district judge said.

Gupta murdered his wife and then took her to hospital along with other family members, said the court, adding that the case, however, does not fall into the category of rarest of rare crime warranting death penalty. The court gave him life term noting that he has three children and old parents to support.
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Jul 27, 2012: Minor resists marriage, gets father arrested

TNN | Jul 27, 2012, 05.34AM IST

KORAPUT/BHUBANESHWAR: A minor girl got her father arrested for trying to marry her off in Nabarangpur district. He is Phagunu Panaka of Kohorakat, a village 70 km from Nabarangpur. The groom's father, Khagapati Das and two others, Kamdev Panka and Baidyanath Panaka, were also nabbed on Wednesday.

The 16-year old girl had lodged a complaint against her parents and few members of her community at the Jharigoan police station on Monday alleging that she is being pressurized to marry. "I want to continue my studies. Though I am a minor, my father and few other community members are pressurizing me to get married. They have fixed my marriage with one of our relatives from Umerkote I don't want to get married now," read the police complaint lodged by the girl.

Jharigaon police said the girl had unsuccessfully appeared this year's HSC examination and lost her mother recently. "We verified the school certificate and found that the girl a little over 16 years old. We stopped the marriage preparations and took custody of the girl's father and three of their community members," said SDPO (Umerkote) Ashok Kumar Sahu.

"We also arrested the groom's father from Umerkote. We are searching for five others whose name figure in the FIR. The arrested persons were produced in court and has been sent to jail," he added.

The girl has been lodged at Belgam sevashram as she wished to continue her studies. Officials said stringent action will be taken against persons involved in the child marriage in the district under Juvenile Justice Act.
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Jul 26, 2012: Woman's body found near lake

TNN | Jul 26, 2012, 02.53AM IST

BANGALORE: The body of Chitra Shekhar, 32, was found in a bush near a dry lake in Seetarampalya, Mahadevapura on Wednesday morning. She was a resident of Kundalahalli. Passersby alerted police when they saw the body.

Preliminary investigations revealed she was strangled to death.

"Chitra was the second wife of Shekhar, a JCB driver. They were married for 10 years and had two daughters. They were from Dankanikote in Tamil Nadu but had settled down in Bangalore long ago. She was on the housekeeping staff at a software company in ITPB," police said.

Police found a towel near the body and there were injury marks on her neck. The assailants may have strangled her with the towel, police said.
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Jul 26, 2012: Man kicks wife to death for delivering baby girl

PTI | Jul 26, 2012, 09.18PM IST

COIMBATORE: In a shocking incident, a 22-year-old youth killed his 20-year-old wife near Kanuvai on Thursday for giving birth to a female baby last month.

The accused, S Pandiaraj, reportedly kicked his wife, G Nagajothi, in the abdomen repeatedly on Wednesday night and by Thursday morning she started to vomit blood. She breathed her last at a private hospital near Kanuvai. Police have arrested Pandiaraj and his mother, Dhanti, 50, in connection with the incident.

According to Vadavalli police, the couple has a two-year-old daughter, Aishwarya. Pandiaraj, a lorry driver, had married Nagajothi after courting her for a few months and the couple had a happy married life until the birth of their daughter. Their marital life started to crumble when her in-laws started taunting Nagajothi for 'failing' to give a baby boy.

It seems Pandiaraj started to ill- treat his wife after family members and some friends repeatedly taunted him for fathering a girl child. The brutalisation process was complete when the second baby also turned out to be a girl. As per the police complaint filed by the victim's father Ganesan, Pandiaraj used to assault Nagajothi almost every day and none, including his parents, cared to intervene and protect her.

The incident has left the civil society in the city in a shock as it reveals the deep-rooted prejudice against the girl child in the society. Long years of campaigns, by the state as well as NGOs, state policies favouring the girl child and regulations seem to have failed to alter the mindset of people.

Legal experts claimed that cases of gender discrimination are being reported from the upper middle class and educated sections of the society. "The old social outlook which tends to tilt towards the male gender is highly prevalent even among the educated sections of the society. It is deep rooted in their mindset and aggressive awareness campaigns to promote equal status forwomen should be ensured at least in the coming years,' said M Vennila, a city-based advocate.

Sociologists expect gender prejudice to decline as more and more women attain economic independence. The notion of girl child being a burden on the parents especially at the time of marriage would then cease. "When more and more women become economically independent, the social situation and prejudices are also expected to change,' said T Srinivasan, retired psychology professor, Government Arts College, Coimbatore. Superstitious beliefs prevalent among certain communities are also cited for gender discrimination and cruelty towards women.

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Jul 26, 2012: Minor set afire for resisting rape attempt

PTI | Jul 26, 2012, 08.00PM IST

FATEHPUR: A teenager has been arrested from Jahanabad town here for allegedly setting ablaze a 12-year-old girl after she resisted his attempt to rape her, police said today. 

Sharif (18) allegedly attempted to rape the girl when she was alone at home yesterday and when she raised raised an alarm, he set her on fire, bolted the room from outside and escaped, they said. 

The victim has been admitted to the district hospital, where her condition was stated to be serious. 

The youth was later arrested, Superintendent of Police R K Chaturvedi said.
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Jul 25, 2012: Eight held for stripping of woman, CM orders probe

TNN | Jul 24, 2012, 04.18AM IST

JAIPUR: A day after a married woman and her paramour were tied to a tree, stripped and severely beaten for nearly three hours before a crowd of 1,000 people under orders of a caste panchayat at Sarada area in Udaipur district, the police arrested eight men including the woman's husband on Monday. The two were 'punished' for having an illicit affair by the panchayat, said police.

Chief minister Ashok Gehlot directed Udaipur divisional commissioner to probe the matter and prepare a report in a week.

SP, Udaipur Hari Prasad Sharma told TOI that the woman's husband Hamji Meena had stripped her half naked in front of villagers. "The woman had registered an FIR against 12 identified and several others unidentified people with the Sarada police station on Sunday evening. Of them eight have been arrested while the search is on for others," Sharma said.

The officer said, "The eight men including Hamji, a former sarpanch Nandlal and five others were booked under Sections 147 (rioting), 149 (unlawful assembly), 365 (kidnapping), 323 (causing hurt), 342 (wrongful confinement), 354 (assaulting a woman to outrage her modesty) and 504 (breach of peace). A separate FIR has been lodged for attacking policemen who had gone there to rescue the couple."

Police said 27-year-old Prakash Meena was having an affair with the 22-year-old woman living in the neighbourhood Limbat Falan near Kolan village in the area. Prakash and the woman had fled the village a fortnight ago. The villagers were looking for the couple and they found them near Keshiriyaji area in Udaipur.

The villagers brought them back and kept them confined throughout the night. "A panchayat was called on Sunday morning in which the woman's husband and her in-laws were present. They demanded action against the two," the officer said.

The villagers and half-a-dozen panchayat leaders gathered around 9.30 am. Soon, Prakash and the woman were tied to a tree.

Her husband stripped her and the youth in front of the crowd, and then cut their hair. The police came to know about the incident around 11.30 am and a team was rushed.

"When the cops reached the spot, the villagers surrounded them and started hurling stones. Some vehicles were damaged and two policemen sustained minor injuries," he added.

The cops managed to untie the couple from the tree but could not take them out of the area. Later, they were taken to a government school around 4 pm and then to the police station.

Chief minister Gehlot called the incident unfortunate. "No one has the right to take the law into their hands. The divisional commissioner has been asked to carry out a thorough enquiry into the incident," said Gehlot.
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Jul 25, 2012: Man allegedly sold daughter for Rs 10, 000

Edited by Shamik Ghosh | Updated: July 24, 2012 15:38 IST

Bokaro: A man allegedly sold his daughter for Rs. 10, 000 in Jharkhand's industrial city Bokaro. Six people have been arrested in the case so far.

As the man, who allegedly bought the girl, was taking her away, neighbours intervened and informed the police. 

The police are investigating the case.
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Jul 25, 2012: Hooghly teen raped, murdered

TNN | Jul 25, 2012, 03.55AM IST

HARIPAL (HOOGHLY): A teenaged was found raped and murdered in a jute field in Basari village under Haripal police station area on Tuesday afternoon. The father of the girl has alleged that the brother of a CPM panchayat member was behind the crime. Villagers staged an agitation and didn't allow the body of the 15-year-old to be taken away for autopsy, till the police brought sniffer dogs. A case of rape and murder has been registered.

The parents of the deceased are farm labourers and leave home early. "On Tuesday morning, they had left for Sodepur on work. The victim was alone at home. When her father returned home in the afternoon, he couldn't find the girl. When he asked his neighbours they said that the victim was last spotted near a village pond with utensils. Her father rushed to the pond to find the utensils lying, but there was no trace of the girl," said sources.

By then, some other villagers had gathered and one of them asked the victim's father to check the toilet near a jute field, close to the pond. "As soon as the villagers entered the field, they stumbled upon the girl's body. The girl, wearing a nightie, was lying face down in the field. Bantul raised an alarm and other villagers gathered at the spot.

Policemen also reached the spot after being informed by the locals, but were not allowed to get close to the body till the dog squad arrived," said sources.

"I suspect that this crime was committed by the brother of a Gopinathpur gram panchayatmember, which is run by the CPM. This man was after my daughter for long. He came to our village even on Monday evening but we got together and drove him out," alleged the girl's father.

According to Aduri's aunt Shyamali, the accused is a terror in the area and was after her daughter. "The situation turned so bad that I had to send my daughter away from the village," she said.

After the police faced resistance, Chandernagore SDPO Saikat Ghosh went to the village. SomeTrinamool Congress leaders also reached the spot. "The CPM may have lost in the polls , but the party is still terrorizing this area. We demand immediate arrest of the accused," said local Trinamool leader Laltu De. Basab Talukdar, Special IG, Burdwan Range, said that prima facie it seems that the girl was raped. "She was bleeding from her private parts. We suspect rape. Nobody will be spared," he said.

Crime in Hooghly is on the rise in recent times. On Monday evening, the body of a Class-VI student was found by the side of Delhi Road near Srirapur. Md Ismail, a student of Anjuman High School and resident of R K Road in Srirampur left home in the evening with three other youngsters. According to Rajnarayan Mukherjee, SDPO, Srirampur, the trio asked Ismail to join them for fishing at a local pond.

"After being arrested on Monday night, the three admitted that they had thrashed Ismail as his family owed them Rs 4,000. The boy apparently got throttled when the three grabbed him by the throat," Mukherjee said.
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Jul 25, 2012: Youth 'sets ablaze' Kurla girl, booked

V Narayan | Jul 25, 2012, 01.16AM IST

MUMBAI: A 26-year-old youth, Devendra Bansode, has been booked for allegedly setting ablaze a 23-year-old girl, Priyanka Kamble, at her fifth-floor flat in an SRA building in Kurla. Kamble suffered 90% burns while the accused suffered 50% burns.

Investigators learnt through the locals that Bansode was having an illicit relationship with Kamble and the matter worsened around 1.30am on Tuesday after his visits at the victim's flat. "Bansode frequently visited the victim's flat after her father passed away. The victim and her mother considered him as a family member. However he was having an illicit relationship with the girl and her mother too," people from the locality said.

The incident occurred half-an-hour after Bansode stepped into Kamble's flat situated on the fifth floor. On seeing Bansode, Kamble's mother stepped out of the house and stayed in the common passage on the floor.

"In the complaint, Kamble's mother Nirmala said that Bansode has set her daughter on fire. Meanwhile Bansode claimed that he suffered the burns when he tried to save her who poured kerosene in front of him and lit match-stick," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone V) Dhananjay Kulkarni.

The matter was observed when the victim's mother found smoke emitting from her flat and the next moment heard her daughter's scream. "On hearing the scream, neighbours rushed out and entered Kamble's flat after breaking the door and found Kamble was burnt while Bansode was found hiding to a corner. They manhandled the half burnt Bansode. Somehow he managed to give a slip," said a Kurla police officer.

The officer said Bansode called one of his friends for help and drove to hospitals in the locality but the officials denied him admission as it was a burn case. "Bansode returned back to the building premise where the victim stays. People took him along with Kamble in a taxi to the Sion hospital," said the officer.

Bansode is booked under IPC Section 307 (attempt to murder). Investigations are on.
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Jul 25, 2012: Girl molested, thrown out of train in Karnataka

Rajendrakumar K R, TNN | Jul 25, 2012, 03.57AM IST

MADDUR: A 19-year-old girl who resisted a molestation attempt by a group of youths was kicked out of a moving train by them near Maddur on Tuesday afternoon. She survived miraculously, but suffered grievous injuries. 

Kavya (name changed) was pushed out of the Yeshwantpur-Mysore Express when it was travelling over the Kolli bridge, on the Shimsha river. She fell onto the dry river bed 25 feet below. 

A passenger who saw the girl being thrown out called Maddur police. She was taken to the Mandya Institute of Medical Sciences, where she is being treated for injuries to the head, backbone and legs. 

Scores of passengers who remained mute spectators to the molestation attempt later thrashed the culprits. Two youths were taken into custody at the Mandya station. Two others were picked up at Pandavapura later on suspicion of accompanying those caught earlier. 

Kavya said from her hospital bed: "When the train was approaching Maddur station, four youths began teasing me and sexually harassing me. They passed lewd remarks and tried to molest me. When I said I would inform police, they pushed me out." 

An employee of a garment factory in Bangalore, Kavya was on leave. She was heading back to her home in Vidyaranyapuram, Mysore. An orphan, she stays with her grandmother in Mysore. 

Kavya boarded the general compartment at Kengeri. The four youths, who are believed to have entered the coach at Ramanagaram, began teasing her. 

When Kavya rebuked them, one of the youths tried to molest her. 




She got up from her seat and went near the door. The youths followed her and continued to misbehave. They pushed her out when she said she would inform police. 

As the train had just left Maddur, it was moving at a slow speed on the bridge. 

Police said Kavya might not have survived if she had hit a rock on the river bank. Luckily, she fell on the dry river bed. 

A passenger said the youths literally kicked her out. Another passenger claimed: "If she had brought it to our notice, we could have done something." 

The miscreants were identified as Akbar, 24, Imran, 21, Shuban and Ahmed — all from Kalyanagiri locality in Mysore. 

Victimspeak 

I am a tailor at the Hinduja Garments factory in Bangalore. I was going to my home town, Mysore. When the train was approaching Maddur station, four youths began teasing me and sexually harassing me. They passed lewd remarks and tried to molest me. When I protested and threatened that I would inform police about their misbehaviour, they pushed me out of the moving train. I fell on the rocky ground and lost consciousness. When I regained my consciousness, I was under medical care. I was in acute pain and there was blood all over my body. 

Kavya | Garment worker 

TIMES VIEW 

We need no gender assessment study to state that women find life outside their homes increasingly unsafe. Commuting on buses and trains is fraught with risks too, not to talk of general discomfort, thanks to overcrowding and lack of facilities. This case is more shocking because it brings to light the deteriorating social climate in Karnataka where hooligans can dare commit such heinous acts. What's worrisome for citizens is the government -- whose members are constantly squabbling over positions of power -- seems to be in no hurry to wake up to realities. Along with policy-makers, law-enforcers too have a big job on their hands in creating a citizenfriendly society.
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Jul 25, 2012: Minor girl allegedly gangraped by school boys

PTI | Jul 25, 2012, 05.20PM IST

PATNA: A minor girl was allegedly gangraped in the city by five school students over a month ago and obscene CDs and MMS on it were circulated, according to an FIR lodged by Bihar Women's Commission. Commission member Chandramukhi Devi said today the alleged incident took place at Rajvanshi Nagar here on June 14 and came to light yesterday in a news report.

The commission took suo moto cognisance of the report and she herself took down the victim's statement yesterday, Chandramukhi Devi said. Director General of Police Abhayanand was informed of it and the FIR was registered by the commission in the women police station here yesterday.

Bihar police have started investigation into it, city superintendent of police Jayant Kant said adding a case under sections of Indian Penal Code and Information Technology Act were lodged with the women police station. 
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Jul 25, 2012: Youth murders father for abusing mother

PTI | Jul 25, 2012, 07.19PM IST

NEW DELHI: Unable to see his mother being abused by his smack-addicted addict, a 24-year-old youth allegedly murdered him with a meat chopper. 

Danish along with his mother Naima were was arrested early this morning on the charge of murdering his 50-year-old father at their residence in Nizamuddin in south Delhi. Maima was accused of trying to conceal her son's crime. 

The man, whose name was not revealed, was found dead with a deep cut injury on his neck last evening at his residence and police said the scene of the crime was "disturbed as the floor was swept using a wiper." 

On suspicion, police interrogated Maimo who tried to deviate their attention by accusing her brother-in-law Zahiruddin for murdering her husband over property dispute. 

She said she saw her husband's body after she came from Jama Masjid at a round 5.30 PM. Police suspected the involvement her son Danish because his phone was switched off. 

Police arrested Danish, while he was trying to flee Delhi, and he confessed that he murdered his father, who was a smack addict for the last 20 years. 

"His father used to abuse and hit his mother almost every day since his childhood and would also be suspicious of moral character of her mother," a senior police official said. 

The immediate spark for the murder was his father's refusal to go for treatment and beating up his mother yesterday. 

"He took a meat chopper and cut the throat of his father and also inflicted sharp injuries on back side of the body. In the mean time her mother came back along with his sister. His mother asked him to leave from there immediately and told him that she will clean up the spot and will make an alibi to save him," the official said.
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Jul 24, 2012: 5 cops suspended for gang rape at police station

PTI | Jul 24, 2012, 07.03PM IST

LUCKNOW: A chowkidar was today arrested and five policemen were suspended in connection with the alleged gangrape of a woman inside a police station in Khadda area in Kushinagar district, a senior officer said here. 

"Chowkidar Vijay Verma, who took the woman to the police station, has been arrested," Inspector General of Police (law and order) B P Singh told reporters here. 

He said that while a sub-inspector, accused of raping the woman, had already been suspended, the station officer of Khadda, two sentries and a 'munshi' have also been placed under suspension now. 

"The action has been taken after some facts came into light following the visit by IG Gorakhpur, who met the victim," Singh said. 

The woman was taken to the police station on July 17 by Verma, who promised her help in securing a job, but she was allegedly forcibly given liquor there and raped by police personnel. 

On a complaint by the woman on Sunday, an FIR was lodged against Verma and sub-inspector Virendra Kumar. 
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Jul 23, 2012: Man ‘forces’ teen to abort child, held

Nitasha Natu, TNN | Jul 23, 2012, 02.13AM IST

MUMBAI: A 28-year-old man was arrested by the Nehru Nagar police in Kurla for allegedly raping a teenager and later forcing her to abort their child. The police have also booked the doctor who had carried out the abortion at his clinic in Saki Naka, Andheri. 

The accused, Arjun Dhere, is a resident of Shramjeevi colony in Kurla (E). He met the 19-year-old victim through a common friend. The girl is a resident of Saibaba Nagar in Kurla (E). Dhere got into a physical relationship with the girl after promising to marry her. The girl later discovered she was pregnant and informed Dhere, who refused to tie the knot with her. "On Friday, the girl left her home and did not return. Her parents registered a missing complaint with us on Saturday," a police officer said. 

The girl returned home by Saturday night. The police quizzed her about her disappearing act and learnt that she had gone to a clinic after being forced to abort her three-month-old baby. The abortion was reportedly carried out at a clinic in Saki Naka. 

The girl's parents then registered a case against Dhere. The police arrested him under sections 376 (rape), 315 (act done with intention to prevent child being born alive or to cause it to die after birth), 201 (causing disappearance of evidence of offence or giving false information to screen offender) of the Indian Penal Code. 

Dhere has been remanded in police custody. The police refused to disclose the name of the doctor. "We need to find out the extent of the doctor's involvement in the case. We will check documents related to his registration," senior inspector Dhananjay Bagayatkar said. 

Abortions are termed legal only when performed by a medical practitioner approved by the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act. The abortion must be carried out at a place approved under the Act. Pregnancies can be terminated up to 20 weeks gestation. 

(with inputs by Pratibha Masand)
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Jul 23, 2012: Woman allegedly gang-raped in police station

Press Trust of India | Updated: July 23, 2012 10:55 IST 

Kushinagar (Uttar Pradesh): A woman was allegedly gang-raped within the premises of a police station in Khadda area, police said on Monday.

The woman was taken to the police station on July 17 by a man Vijay Verma of her village Gainahi promising her help in getting a job, but she was forcibly given liquor and a number of policemen allegedly raped her in a room, the woman said in her complaint yesterday.

"On the complaint of the woman, an FIR has been registered against Verma and sub-inspector Virendra Kumar. The woman will be sent for medical examination today," Circle Officer Vinod Kumar said.
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Jul 22, 2012: Boys in Indian youth delegation harass girls, cause uproar in China tour

Saibal Dasgupta, TNN | Jul 22, 2012, 10.59PM IST

BEIJING: Indian officials managing a youth delegation found themselves struggling to curb rampant harassment of girls by a section of the boys during their week-long tour of China. Desperate officials were forced to separate men and women in separate buses to avoid an untoward incident, according to some of the delegations members. 

"I wonder if the youth affairs ministry chose some of the boys on the basis of their ability to use abusive language and harass girls," one of the women in the delegation told TNN. The 100-member team returned to India Saturday after spending 10 days at the invitation of the Chinese government. 

Ministry secretary Nita Chowdhury told reporters in Beijing delegation members were chosen on the basis of their community service and certain special qualities out of different organizations like the government-backed National Social Service and the Nehru Yuva Kendrabesides different political parties and university outfits. 

Women members complained to both Chaudhury and the ministry in New Delhi before officials stepped in and asked some of the boys to behave, TNN was told. At one stage, a section of the troublemakers were ordered to keep out of a sightseeing tour and stay in their hotel rooms. 

"Some of us were feeling ashamed being seen with these boys. We were hoping officials from the Nehru Kendra and the ministry were more strict. But they seemed helpless as well," a male member of the delegation said. 

Officials talked about punishing and blacklisting the trouble makers, but it was a pointless threat because no one is hardly ever picked up on a youth exchange program a second time. 

Some of the youth delegation, which is supposed to represent the best qualities of Indian youth, made lewd remarks on the dressing style of some Chinese girls and called them "chinkis". 

They also nagged at girls in the delegation from the northeast. By the time the delegation moved to Inner Mangolia as part of the tour, the misbehaving boys began commenting on some north Indian girls as well, sources in the delegation said. 

The tour also caused differences between the youth affairs and external affairs ministry over the Chinese decision to refuse visa to a member from Arunachal Pradesh. The external affairs ministry was peeved because it had been kept in the dark over the issue, sources said.
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Jul 22, 2012: Couple stripped for alleged extra-marital affair

PTI | Jul 22, 2012, 09.20PM IST

UDAIPUR: A village panchayat of Udaipur on Sunday allegedly stripped a couple, shaved their heads and tied them to a tree for allegedly having extra-marital affair. 

The incident happened in Karkoli village under Sarada area, and when a police team tried to rescue the couple they were attacked by mob. 

Several policemen were injured in the stone pelting by the mob, said Police Inspector Mahesh Kumar of Sarada police station. 

Kumar said that a married woman of the village was allegedly involved with a youth of the same village, and about fifteen days back they had eloped. 

Some relatives of the couple spotted them in a nearby Kalyanpur village and forcibly brought them to the village today, the inspector said. 

Later, they were stripped and tied to a tree. On receiving the information police reached the spot and was met with resistance, Kumar said. 

Police were still trying to placate the villager to rescue the couple, as the villagers wanted to decide the case in their panchayat and do not want the involvement of police. 
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Jul 22, 2012: Man strangulates his pregnant wife to h

PTI | Jul 22, 2012, 06.59PM IST

INDORE: A man was arrested for allegedly killing pregnant his wife on due to suspicion of her character last night, police said here on Sunday. 

The accused identified as Sarfaraz Khan (40), allegedly killed his wife last night when she informed him after coming from her parents' house nearly after five months, that she was pregnant. 

Khan, who had two wives, had been suspicious about Rehana's (32) character for quite sometime. When she informed him about her pregnancy after returning from her parent's home it appeared to be a confirmation of his fears, after which he killed her by strangulating her with a piece of cloth (dupatta), city superintendent of police, Shailendra Singh told reporters. 

After committing the crime he tried to escape, but the police managed to nab him after getting information about the incident, he added.
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Jul 21, 2012: Dalit girl tied to a tree, assaulted

TNN | Jul 21, 2012, 11.05PM IST

Kendrapada: A dalit girl was allegedly tied to a roadside coconut tree and beaten up in Afsarpur village under Jajpur Sadar police station on Friday afternoon. A mob assaulted the 20-year-old girl Mamina, accusing her of being involved in a girl trafficking racket.

"Her hair was chopped off and her complexion turned ruddy from being continuously slapped by many people. She sustained no serious injuries though," said Bijan Jena, a villager.

The incident was prompted by the disappearance of a 19-year-old girl Anita Jena from the village on Wednesday. When Anita failed to return to the village by Friday, her parents and other villagers accused Mamina of selling her to some traffickers and assaulted her.

Anita and the assault victim are friends. At the time when Anita eloped from the village, Mamina was staying at a relative's place in Jajpur town. Anita stayed with Mamina in Jajpur for two days and subsequently returned to the village on Saturday.

Narrating the nightmare, Mamina said on Saturday that she was dragged out of her house by members of Anita's family, who thrashed her, tore her clothes and tied her to a tree. "I am innocent. Anita's parents had fixed her marriage with a boy but she was not interested in marrying him, due to which she left her house and met me in Jajpur town. She returned to the village on Saturday. The villagers unnecessary blamed me for her disappearance. I have never been involved in any trafficking racket. But some villagers including Anita's parents are hell-bent on tarnishing my image in the village," said Mamina.

"The victim girl was not involved in any girl trafficking case," reiterated S N Das, police officer of Jajpur Sadar police station. "Anita left the village after her parents tried to marry her to a man against her wish. Police is investigating the case," he added.

Naliniprava Tarei, secretary of the district unit of All India Democratic Women's Association, and other women leaders on Saturday demanded the arrest of the accused persons. They faxed letters to the chairpersons of State Human Rights Commission and State Women's Commission, demanding stern action against the accused persons.

The attackers could face up to seven years in prison for their role in the incident.
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Jul 21, 2012: Man shoots at estranged wife, misses; kills himself

TNN | Jul 21, 2012, 05.27AM IST

CHANDIGARH: Four days after the gruesome murder of a woman by her husband and his paramour, Chandigarh witnessed another gory crime on Friday. A man tried to kill his estranged second wife before shooting himself with his country-made weapon in his car in Sector 44.

The deceased has been identified as Samoun Masie, 32, son of a retired Chandigarh Police constable and a resident of Baltana.

The second wife of deceased, Anita Nahar, had a narrow escape as the bullet brushed past her right shoulder. She was rushed to GMCH-32 and discharged after preliminary treatment.

The incident took place in Sector 44 around 8.15am when Anita along with her daughter, Enna, 11, was going to Chandigarh Baptist School, Sector 45, where she teaches and her daughter is a student. Enna is from Anita's first marriage. 

Sources said Anita was upset with Samoun as he did not tell her that he was already married. She had also filed a complaint against him with women cell of Chandigarh Police four months ago. The deceased was living with his first wife Meenu and their six-year-old daughter. Incidentally, it was his daughter's birthday on Friday. 

Eyewitnesses said Samoun shot at Anita, who was on a two-wheeler, from his car. Due to this Anita lost her balance and they fell. Thinking that she's dead, Samoun fled. Police said a few minutes later, Samoun was found dead in his car. A country made weapon along with two live cartridges was recovered from the car.

SHO of PS 34, Inspector Kirpal Singh said a case of attempt to murder was registered against Samoun Masie on Anita's statement. He said as Samoun is dead, the case will be filed in district court as untraced and an inquest proceeding was also initiated in this regard.

It was in 2009 when Samoun Masie met Anita at Chandigarh Baptist School in Sector 45, when the former used to drop his elder brother's kids to school. Anita was a schoolteacher. Sources said the couple wed in the Sector-24 church and began staying in a rented accommodation in Sector 44.

Things worsened six months ago when Anita came to know of Samoun's prior marriage. She complained to UT police, the couple separated and the woman shifted to her parental home. But, sources said Samoun started to SMS Anita's students, threatening them. Some messages contained objectionable text as well. A member of the school management said, "We summoned parents of these students and they were advised to guide their children not to entertain the SMSs. Police had been informed."

Though the man's first wife Meenu said she had no idea of Samoun's marriage to Anita, sources said the woman was aware but had adjusted to the circumstances. Samoun was the youngest of six brothers who stayed in a rented accommodation in Shiv Enclave, Baltana.
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Jul 21, 2012: 22-yr-old married woman abducted, gangraped

TNN | Jul 21, 2012, 04.21AM IST

INDORE: Yet another incident of rape has shocked the residents of Indore district. A 22-year-old married woman was abducted, kept in captivity and raped for almost eight days at an unidentified location in Indore.

The victim Seema (name changed), a resident of Chandravatiganj, was on her way to pick four-year-old son from a local school at around 2 pm on July 11, when two accused Lucky alias Pradeep and Honey alias Virendra forcefully made her sit on their motorbike and escaped from the scene. The accused were residing in the same building as tenants in which the lady was staying with her husband and son.

On the day of the incident, the accused were waiting for her. As she came out of the house, they forced her sit on their bike, and sped away.

They reportedly brought the lady to Indore and locked her in a room for eight days. They allegedly raped the woman several times.

Meanwhile, her husband had lodged a complaint on the same day she went missing.

On Thursday, he along with his father was moving near Indore railway station in the search of his wife when Seema saw them and shouted for help. The accused, who were trying to leave the city, smelled the threat and escaped from the scene.

She reported her sufferings to her family and then they reached Sanwer police station where an FIR was registered under section 363, 366, 376, 506 and 34 of the IPC. Hunt was on for the accused. Police said that the accused are history-sheeters, and were booked in many cases at different police stations of the city.
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Jul 21, 2012: Woman suspected of witchcraft hacked to death in Vizianagram

TNN | Jul 21, 2012, 01.58AM IST

VIZIANAGARAM: A 30-year-old womansuspected as sorcerer was brutally murdered by her relative here on Thursday. The married woman was chased and hacked to death. The incident took place in Sikh Colony in the town. According to sources, deceased Lajwant Kaur, second wife of Ranjith Singh and the murderer, Ram Singh were relatives.

Ram Singh developed suspicions over Ranjith Singh's son Rana Pattabhi Singh, who was allegedly practising black magic. When the daughter of Ram Singh's brother was suffering from continuous fever for the past one and a half month, Ram Singh suspected Pattabhi Singh.

With the girl's condition deteriorating each day, Ram Singh decided to kill him. He inquired the Lajwant Kaur about Pattabhi Singh.

After seeing him with a sword in his hands, Kaur ran for life, but Ram Singh chased her and hacked her.

He also chased Ranjith Singh's wife Suraj Kaur, who escaped. After this, Ram surrendered himself before the police.

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Jul 21, 2012: 25-year-old woman raped in Sinnar tehsil

TNN | Jun 29, 2012, 04.04AM IST

NASHIK: A 25-year-old married woman was raped at Pandhurli in Sinnar tehsil after being threatened with a sharp weapon. The Sinnar police have identified one accused in this regard and a case of rape has been registered at the Sinnar police station.

According to the police, the incident occurred between Borkhind and Agaskhind. As per the complaint filed, the victim said she was walking around 3pm on Wednesday when accused Navnath Krishna Mhaskar of Borkhind and his two acquaintances threatened her with a sharp weapon, took her to a desolate place and raped her.

The victim said that she was returning home from Borkhind after visiting her relative there. The victim also alleged that after raping her, the accused snatched the 4gm gold chain that she was wearing. A complaint of rape has been registered at the Sinnar Police Station.

The case is being investigated by police constables Pravin Adhangale, S T Dhumal and others under the guidance of police inspector Nilesh Mainkar.
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