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In a shocking incident, a man allegedly killed his girlfriend and then attempted suicide. Reported in Ghaziabad's Nandgram, Rahul Choudhury (26) entered the victim, Deepmala (20) house, when her parents had gone out to temple. The accused shot her with a pistol, following which neighbours come and immediately informed the police. Both were rushed to hospital, where the victim was declared dead. A case has been registered and investment… read-more

Supreme Court on August 12 ruled all sexual harassment cases should be heard in closed sessions and sexual assault victims should not be asked improper pointed questions. The bench expressed disappointment that judicial processes in such circumstances tend to be more onerous for complainants who are already suffering from trauma and societal humiliation. SC issued these instructions in case brought by a yoga instructor charging a vice-… read-more

In Tripura, a 21-year-old college student was allegedly kidnapped, while she was returning home from college, and then was raped. As per reports, three youths forcefully abducted the victim from the Melagarh petrol pump and took to a house near Hadra. The police with the help of locals rescued the woman, but couldn't nab the accused, who fled the spot, said Officer in Charge (OC), Melagarh police station, Kamalendu Dhar.

The Kerala HC issued notice to Kerala Bishop Franco Mulakkal, who has been accused of rape. The court admitted the appeal of the State Government and victim, demanding to quash orders of the Session court, which acquitted Bishop in the rape charges. Notably, Bishop is accused of raping a nun several times between 2014-and 2016. A case was registered in 2018 after trials, on January 14, he was acquitted. 

Trafficked woman reunited with her family after 12 years in Arunachal Pradesh. As per PTI, the woman was trafficked when she was eight-year-old, when her step mother sold her to a man in Assam. Later, a local in Assam bought the girl as domestic help, and underwent tortures. However, on March 7, she was reunited with her family with the help of Welfare organisation and Arunachal Pradesh Women Helpline.