May 2, 2012: Army jawan held for rape in Alwar

TNN | May 2, 2012, 02.09AM IST

JAIPUR: An Army jawan was arrested for allegedly raping a 25-year-old married woman in the bathroom of the Alwar railway station's waiting room on Monday. The woman claimed that she had asked the accused the way to the bathroom. However, he followed her and raped her, said police. 

According to the police, the accused, identified as Rajesh Kumar (32), was posted in Alwar. 

The incident took place on Monday evening. "The 25-year-old victim along with her one-year-old child arrived at Alwar junction from Jaipur on Monday, whereas the jawan had gone there for some work," said the incharge of GRP, Alwar station, J C Ram. 

The officer added that after the woman asked the jawan the way to a bathroom, Rajesh followed her to the bathroom of the waiting room and bolted the door from inside and allegedly raped her. 

The victim informed the people present at the station about the incident, following which he was arrested, the GRP officer said. 

"He was trying to flee from the spot. However, we arrested him," said the officer. 

Rajesh was on Tuesday produced before a railway court which remanded him to police custody till May 3. "He has been booked under Section 376 of IPC and will be quizzed thoroughly. The medical examination of the victim has been conducted. Further investigation is on," said the officer.
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May 2, 2012: Minor girl from Madhya Pradesh sold twice, police arrest three

TNN | May 2, 2012, 02.12AM IST

JAIPUR: Anti-human trafficking cell of Dholpur police on Monday arrested three persons for allegedly purchasing and keeping a minor girl in hostage. They found the girl in the Taajpur village under the Basedi police station. 

According to the officials, the girl hails from a village in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh and was allegedly sold by her mother and maternal aunt to a man in Dholpur, who resold her to another man. She was brought here by her mother, maternal aunt and two cousin brothers on the pretext of marriage. 

"They brought the girl to Taajpur and sold her to one Sampat Gurjar (46) for Rs 80,000 in the third week of April. Later, Sampat Gurjar allegedly sold the same girl for Rs 1 lakh to one Rajendra Gurjar (35)," said Rajendra Chauhan, in-charge, human trafficking cell, on Tuesday. 

When asked how the human trafficking cell came to know about it, Chauhan said, "We got a tip-off that one Rajendra Gurjar along with two others had purchased a minor girl and were bringing her to Taajpur village. Initially, the three men were detained and questioned. When they did not give satisfactory reply on the whereabouts of the girl, they were arrested." 

After the three were arrested, the girl was found and she narrated her plight to the officials. "The girl in her statement to the magistrate said that her mother, maternal aunt and two cousins told her that they were getting her married. In mid-April, she was handed over to Sampat who told her that he had bought her for Rs 80,000. The girl also said she was sold again to one Rajendra Gurjar for Rs 1 lakh," Chauhan said quoting official statements of the girl. 

The girl also said she was not raped, Chauhan added. 

Police said that Madhya Pradesh police has also been intimated about the incident and efforts were on to nab the girl's mother, maternal aunt, two cousins. 

"The girl has been handed over to the child welfare committee for the time being," Chauhan added. 

All the accused are in a police remand and have been booked under various sections of IPC andAnti-Human Trafficking Act.
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May 2, 2012: ‘Son-in-law killed our daughter for male child’

Pradeep Gupta, TNN | May 2, 2012, 07.04AM IST

MUMBAI: A Mulund-based family has accused its son-in-law and his family of murdering its 24-year-old daughter. According to the Jadhavs, Sangeeta, who is survived by two daughters aged 3 and one and a half years, had recently undergone tubectomy with her husband's consent. But her in-laws, who are based in Vangani, threw a fit when they found out about the surgery and threatened to get their son married the second time as Sangeeta had failed to give them a male heir.

Sangeeta went missing on April 20 after she left her husband's home in Ulhasnagar for work. When she did not return, her family lodged a missing complaint with the Hill Line police on April 21. The same day, Sangeeta's body was found near the railway tracks between Vangani and Badlapur stations in the jurisdiction of the Badlapur East police. Unaware of the missing complaint lodged at the Hill Line police station, the Badlapur police sent the body to the mortuary of Central Hospital in Ulhasnagar. The fact that the victim's face was severely damaged and no document was found on her body made it difficult for the police to establish her identity.

Nearly nine days later, Sangeeta's family learnt about the body kept at Central Hospital. As the victim's face was mutilated and there were injuries on her body, Sangeeta's family identified her through her dress and ornaments.

Sangeeta's mother Kamala told TOI, "Though she had informed her husband about the tubectomy, his parents turned him against her as they wanted a son."

Sangeet's elder brother Ganesh said, "We felt something was amiss as one of our relatives had spotted Sangeeta with her husband on the day of her disappearance. I am sure Sangeeta's husband killed her."

"We can't book the victim's husband and her in-laws in a murder case only on the basis of her family's allegations. We are waiting for the post mortem report to take further action," said Suresh Angadi, senior inspector of Badlapur East police station.
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May 2, 2012: 28-year-old Karnataka native held for rape

TNN | May 2, 2012, 04.50AM IST

MARGAO: A native of Karnataka was arrested by the Cuncolim police for rape, after a middle-aged woman lodged a complaint in this regard on Tuesday.

The woman who belongs to the ST community and is five-months pregnant, in her complaint, stated the accused had promised to marry her. Cuncolim police said that the woman was sent to Hospicio hospital, Margao, for a medical examination and that after receiving the medical report, they proceeded to arrest the 28-year-old accused, Prabhush Prakash Urla Halli.

Halli was arrested under Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code. Cuncolim police sources added that Halli used to work as a mason and had met the victim at the KTC bus stand in September 2011. Police sources added that the accused and the victim would meet regularly at a construction site at Sarvakotto, Cuncolim. Further investigations are under way.
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May 01, 2012: Deaf and dumb woman gang raped at knife-point

By: Agencies Date:  2012-02-25 Place: Bhopal

Indore: A woman who cannot speak or hear was gang raped for a week by three persons in Depalpur area of Indore, Madhya Pradesh, police said yesterday. The three used the woman's two-year-old kid to blackmail her. They held a knife to the child's neck every time they raped her, said an official.

It is the third gang rape case in the state within a fortnight. Earlier, two cousins in Betma area in Indore and two sisters in Shivpuri district were gang raped. The 36-year-old woman, a resident of Limboda village, was gang raped by the people who had their office near the victim's residence. 

Shaligram Sankhedia, sub-divisional officer of Depalpur, said, "Police have registered a case against the three but the accused are absconding." He said the woman has been sent for a medical examination.
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May 01, 2012: Woman gang-raped in Mumbai at knife-point

Press Trust of India India | Posted on May 01, 2012 at 07:17pm IST

Mumbai: A 23-year-old housewife, hailing from Uttar Pradesh was allegedly gangraped at knife-point in front of her husband by her three young neighbours at her shanty at suburban Borivali, police said on Tuesday. Two accused Sunny Singh (23) and Hari Dattani (25) were arrested, while the third accused was still absconding, police said.

According to police, Rajeev Choudhary (25) and his wife had been staying on rent in a shanty at Ganapath Patil Nagar slums in Borivali.

Singh, Dattani and the third accused had been observing the couple for the past few days and had even passed lewd remarks, following which, the Choudhary couple decided to change the house.
"The three accused barged into victim's house last night thinking she was alone. Upon seeing her husband, the accused whipped out knives and threatened that he would be killed if he resisted," said Suresh Kilje, senior inspector at M H B Colony police station.

The accused raped the victim one after the other at knife-point before her husband, who was forced to keep quiet, police said.

The two accused were produced before a local court today, which remanded them in police custody till May 4, police said adding that further probe was on.

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May 1, 2012: 48-yr-old held for stabbing wife to death

V Narayan, TNN | May 1, 2012, 01.57AM IST

MUMBAI: The Bhandup police arrested a 48-year-old man for allegedly stabbing his wife to death at their Khindipada residence in Bhandup (W) on Monday. Mahaveer Hulungre told the police that he killed his wife Lata (42) as she did not obey him and continued having an illicit relationship with a man from the locality for two years. 

The accused left home in the morning on the pretext of going to work but went to shops in Bhandup and Mulund to buy a big chopper to kill his wife. 

"Hulungre returned home around 4pm, had a scuffle with his wife, and repeatedly stabbed her before surrendering," said Bhandup police senior inspector Shrirang Nadgauda. Hulungre surrendered after stabbing his wife eight times and slitting her throat, at 4.30pm. 

Nadgauda said Hulungre had planned the killing for 15 days. "Hulungre was fed up with her behavior despite having three well-educated children. He said her behaviour had ruined their reputation in the locality," he said.
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May 1, 2012: Father, his friend held for raping girl

TNN | May 1, 2012, 02.14AM IST

MARGAO: Shocking as it seems, a 14-year old girl was allegedly repeatedly raped by her father who also allowed her to be sexually abused by his friend in exchange for a bottle of booze. The father and his friend have been arrested. 

Police sources said the girl's mother lodged a complaint with the police accusing the girl's father, a resident of Sanguem, of raping his daughter, thus committing incest. He also allegedly made his daughter "available" to his friend in return for which he would be ensured his daily requirement of liquor. 

Police have booked an offence against the victim's father and his friend. Curchorem PI Siddanth Shirodkar said a medical examination has confirmed that the girl was raped. The girl has been sent to a protective home. 
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May 1, 2012: Woman gang-raped in northwest Delhi, one held

TNN | May 1, 2012, 02.45AM IST

NEW DELHI: A 20-year-old woman working with a placement agency was allegedly gang raped by two persons in the Subhash Place area of northwest Delhi. One person has been arrested while a hunt is on for the other accused, police said.

The incident took place on Saturday night when accused Amit Kumar, 19, called the woman on the pretext of some work to his friend's house, police said. One of Amit's friends was already present in the house. Having confined her to a room, they took turns to rape her, police said. They threatened the woman with dire consequences if she dared to inform cops about the incident.

The woman, however, approached police after the incident. "A medical examination of the woman was conducted at Babu Jagjivan Ram Hospital wherein sexual assault was confirmed. A case on charges of gang rape, taking hostage and threatening someone with dire consequences was registered against Amit and his friend," said a police officer.

Amit was nabbed in a raid at his residence by cops. His friend, though, managed to give cops the slip, police added.
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May 1, 2012: Man kills son’s wife, runs away

TNN | May 1, 2012, 03.01AM IST 

NEW DELHI: A 25-year-old woman was found murdered at her residence in the Neb Sarai area of south Delhi on Sunday night. The woman was identified as Sabeena, police said. A case has been lodged against her father-in-law, who has been missing since the murder.

Police received a call around 8.45pm from the woman's husband, Saleem, about the incident. Saleem said when he got home, he saw his father, Arshad Ali, fleeing the house, carrying a blood-stained knife. When he entered the house he found his wife lying in a pool of blood with stab wounds inflicted on her.

Sabeena stayed with her husband on the first floor while her in-laws stayed on the second floor, police said.

She was taken to the hospital where she was declared brought dead.
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