Rape Victim

Nirmal Municipal Council's Vice Chairman Shaikh Sajjad allegedly raped a minor 15-year old girl last month, said police on February 27. The victim was taken to a Hyderabad hotel by the house owner where she lives on the pretext of a sari-function. At the hotel, Sajjad (TRS member) raped her. The incident came into light after victim approached the police, who registered a case under Section 376 of the IPC.

After blocking Rahul Gandhi's account for sharing pictures of the family of the nine-year-old alleged rape and murder victim, several other accounts of top Congress bigwigs have been barred by Twitter. About 5,000 accounts including former Union minister Jitendra Singh and Mahila Congress president Sushmita Dev have been blocked. Violating the privacy of a minor victim by sharing images is deemed as an offense under the law.

Supreme Court bench headed by CJI SA Bobde on March 12 stated that pregnant rape survivors should receive due sensitization about their legal rights. Conferring four weeks responding time, SC issued a notice to the Centre concerning the establishment of countrywide medical boards for authorizing abortions of foetuses aged 20 weeks and above. The SC's statement arrived viewing lawyer VK Biju's appeal, representing a minor seeking termination… read-more