Oct 26, 2012: Haryana govt launches women helpline

PTI | Oct 26, 2012, 06.27PM IST

CHANDIGARH: Concerned over the spate of rape cases in Haryana, the state police today launched a toll free helpline for women to take prompt action against culprits. 

An official spokesman today said a toll free helpline number 1091 has been installed at police headquarters in every district. 

He said any woman, either on the happening of any incident or on the possibility of any crime, could contact the number. 

On getting the information, police officials would provide every possible assistance to the victim without any delay and nab the culprits instantly. 

The state has witnessed around 20 cases of rape in the past one month.
Link: Haryana govt launches women helpline

Oct 26, 2012: Criminal kills wife for not serving food promptly

PTI | Oct 26, 2012, 08.30PM IST

INDORE: Angered by wife's refusal to serve food immediately a notorious criminal released on bail, allegedly killed her a few hours later, police said today. 

Yesterday, the wife had asked him to wait till the TV serial that she was watching ended. 

Sunil Rathore alias Chotu, the accused, was drunk at the time, and hit wife Sheetal with a metal pipe repeatedly, said police officer Shivpal Singh Kushwaha. 

She bled heavily and was declared dead upon arrival at the hospital. Rathore fled from the house. 

He was in jail in connection with a number of serious cases including murder, and Sheetal had managed to get him freed on bail only yesterday. 

Search is on for Rahore, police added.
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Oct 26, 2012: Youth held for unnatural sex with child

Narayan Namboodiri, TNN | Oct 26, 2012, 05.45PM IST

MUMBAI: The Chembur police on Wednesday arrested a 25-year-old youth for allegedly taking a 10-year-old class III girl to an isolated place and had unnatural sex with her in the night on October 17. The accused befriended the girl by claiming her that he is closely known to her father and he has come to take her to play dandiya at Chembur Camp where her father is waiting for her.

Believing the accused claim, the girl went with him after buying dandiya sticks. "The accused took the girl to an isolated place behind Ashish Theatre in Chembur and forced her to remove her clothes and had unnatural sex with her. The accused threatened the minor girl with dire consequences before she was let go," said Chembur police senior inspector Bhimdev Rathod.

The incident occurred when the minor girl's father took her mother to hospital for check up. "The victim left her home after informing her grandmother. The girl initially kept the matter hidden but got scared when she saw the accused in the school premise. She narrated the entire incident to her parents and lodged a complaint," said Rathod.

Based on the description provided by the victim, the accused, a daily wage worker, was caught from Chembur locality. He is in custody till October 29.
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Oct 26, 2012: Faridabad woman killed husband, mom-in-law

Sanjay Chaturvedi, TNN | Oct 26, 2012, 03.39AM IST

FARIDABAD: A woman has been convicted for murdering her mother-in-law and husband for the insurance claim. Nisha (30) was successful in passing off her mother-in-law's murder as an accident, but her father-in-law got suspicious after his son's death. 

Nisha is a resident of Sector-23, Faridabad and worked as an insurance agent in a private company. Greed for a lavish lifestyle and an extra-marital affair prompted Nisha to murder her mother-in-law Angoori Devi on September 13, 2009 with the help of her lover Manish (19) and an accomplice, Shyam Sunder. Police suspected no foulplay in Devi's death. 

Nisha had made a policy of Rs 50 lakh on Devi and had nominated herself as the beneficiary. Her husband, Arvind, came to attend his mother's last rites when she got a policy of Rs 30 lakh made in his name. Arvind was killed on October 10 by Nisha, Manish and their two accomplices, Shyam and Murli. The murder could have passed off as accident but Nisha's father-in-law got suspicious. The case was transferred to crime department and all four, Nisha, Manish, Shyam and Murli, were held.
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Oct 25, 2012: Sex racket busted in Kozhikode, five arrested

TNN | Oct 25, 2012, 02.44AM IST
KOZHIKODE: Police on Wednesday busted an interstate sex racket operating in the city and arrested five people, including two women, from a flat at Arayadathupalam. 

The arrested have been identified as Dijo Joseph alias Thomas Joseph (28), native of Alappuzha, T B Dennis (35), hailing from Wayanad, Muhammed Aslam (23), from Nellikode in city, Reena Jospeh (32), from Koorachund and Swetha (24), hailing from Banglore. They were arrested from Rani Apartments following a tip-off. 

The investigation team led by assistant commissioner of police (north) Prince Abraham and circle inspector of Medical College police M P Premadas also seized Rs 22,000, five mobile phones and a car from the team. 

"Following the information we raided the G:3 flat of the apartment which was owned by one Jijo Jose, native of Chambakkulam in Alappuzha, and arrested all the five," said Premadas. 

According to police, Dijo and Reena stayed in the flat posing husband and wife. 

Dennis was driver in Bangalore who supplied girls for the racket from Bangalore. Another member of the racket Aslam helped the racket to supply girls to clients in different parts of the city. 

Police also said the racket had supplied girls to resorts in Wayanad and hotels in different parts of the district. 

Reena exploited some girls of her family for the purpose of sex racket, said police. Swetha helped the racket to maintain link with members of sex rackets in other states. 

Dennis was an accused in a case related to the sexual abuse of a minor girl at Varappuzha near Ernakulam. 

Prince Abraham said Dennis operated sex rackets in Ernakulam, Bangalore and Gudalur also. "Interrogation is on and more details on the activities of the racket and their link with other rackets, that are active in other states are to be brought to light," he said.
Link: Sex racket busted in Kozhikode, five arrested

Oct 25, 2012: 20-year-old alleges rape by doctor

TNN | Oct 25, 2012, 02.45AM IST

NEW DELHI: A 20-year-old woman who had passed Class XII and was keen to study medicine was allegedly drugged and raped by a doctor in Paharganj five days ago. The woman also told police that the accused had duped her on the pretext of getting her admission to an MBBS course in Moscow.

The woman, a resident of Ghaziabad, has stated in her complaint that the doctor asked her to meet him at the cultural center of a foreign country in central Delhi. From there, he took her to a hotel in Paharganj, where she was allegedly made to down a soft drink laced with sedatives.

The woman reported that she became dizzy after consuming the drink, and the man assaulted her sexually, threatening her of dire consequences if she complained. She escaped from the hotel when the accused fled, and informed her family members. She also approached the police for help and a case of rape was registered under Section 376 of IPC at the Barakhamba Road police station.

A source said the accused is still on the run. Senior officers of the district refused to comment on the case. While the woman's family wanted to send her out of town, police have requested them to let her stay on so that she can help in the investigation.

The woman has alleged that the doctor is a native of Arunachal Pradesh. As per her complaint, he took a large amount of money to get her a seat in Moscow but later went back on his word, asking her to settle for a college in India instead. She told police that on the day of the assault he had asked her to meet him for signing an admission form.

Police said they are analyzing the call records of the duo. One team has been sent to Arunachal Pradesh and the other to a suspected hideout of the accused, a source said. A senior officer said the woman and the doctor knew each other and their call detail record (CDR) shows that they had frequently exchanged calls and messages.
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Oct 22, 2012: Seven arrested for assaulting and molesting woman police officer

Reported by Rashmi Rajput, Edited by Janaki Fernandes | Updated: October 22, 2012 18:24 IST

Mumbai: Seven people have been arrested for assaulting and molesting a woman police officer at the Virar Police station on the outskirts of Mumbai. 

Assistant Police Inspector (API) Pritam Muthe sustained minor injuries on Sunday night after a group of people assaulted her while she was registering a case against a young boy for kidnapping a minor girl. At least two women police personnel and their male colleagues were also roughed up by the mob, they said.

The police say that the couple claimed to have been married but since the girl was a minor, the boy was arrested for 'kidnapping' her. This outraged the family members of the accused who barged into the police station with a few other people. 

One of the persons in the group threw a mobile phone at the officer which hit her ear. Ms Muthe has been admitted to a local hospital.

All the accused, including three women, are residents of Mira Road. They have been booked under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) including sections 353 (assault or criminal force to deter public servant from discharge of his duty), 323 (punishment for voluntarily causing hurt) and 504 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of the peace) among others. 

This is the third such incident in three months where a policewoman was attacked and molested. Cases of molestation of women cops were registered during the August 11 riots at Azad Maidan and during Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations.

(With PTI inputs)
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Oct 22, 2012: Woman killed for dowry in Rewari

PTI | Oct 22, 2012, 07.49PM IST

REWARI: A 22-year-old woman was allegedly killed for dowry in Khandora village of the district, police said today. 

Body of Manju Yadav was found hanging from ceiling of her room yesterday. 

On a complaint filed by father of the deceased, police today booked her husband Ajay Yadav, father-in-law Laxmi Chand and mother-in-law Rewati Devi. 

In his complaint, Tej Ram alleged that Manju got married to Ajay over two years ago and was persistently harassed for dowry by her in-laws. 

He alleged that Manju was killed by them yesterday. Manju is survived by a one-year-old daughter.
Link: Woman killed for dowry in Rewari

Oct 21, 2012: Two arrested for raping minors

TNN | Oct 21, 2012, 03.29AM IST

NEW DELHI: Four men have been arrested for involvement in three separate cases of rape. In the first case, reported from Madhu Vihar a few days ago, a 16-year-old girl had alleged that a local resident named Nirale Miya had picked her up and gang-raped her with two of his friends. She had also alleged that the accused made an obscene video of her and started blackmailing her, said a cop. Nirale was arrested on Friday but the two others are at large. 

In the second case, a travelling agent was arrested by southeast district police for allegedly sedating and raping a 13-year-old girl several times in the Okhla area. The victim was reportedly a friend of the accused's wife, police said. 

The accused, Mehandi Hassan, a resident of Tehkhand in Okhla phase-II, allegedly gave the girl water laced with sedatives. Police said the victim had come to meet the accused's wife when she was raped in March. "He then warned her not to report the crime and raped her several times later," said a cop. 

Two youths — Vikash and Umesh — were also held after a 21-year-old woman alleged the two, along with three accomplices, had abducted her from her house on October 3 and gang-raped her in the Farsh Bazaar area. The three others accused in the case are absconding. In all three incidents, medical examination had confirmed rape.
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Oct 21, 2012: Doctor held for ‘raping’ 24-year-old woman

S Ahmed Ali, TNN | Oct 21, 2012, 02.00AM IST

MUMBAI: A doctor, who was earlier attached to Ghatkopar's Rajawadi Hospital, was arrested on rape charges. The doctor, Manoj Gajakosh(30), has been remanded in police custody. 

The police said the complainant, a 24-year-old woman, had alleged that Gajakosh forced her into a physical relationship by promising to marry her. 

Additional commissioner of police (East region) Kaisar Khalid said, "We will collect evidence." In her complaint, the victim said in 2009, she used to stay in the hospital as her mother had suffered paralysis and was admitted at Rajawadi Hospital, where Gajakosh worked. Gajakosh promised to marry her and had a relationship with her, the police said. However, later he started avoiding her.
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