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Now, BJP says Delhi govt stalling probe in Dec 16 gangrape

May 15, 2013

BJP today accused the Delhi government of 'stonewalling' information required for a detailed investigation into the 16 December gangrape incident which had triggered massive public outrage in the city. #Politics #India #Delhi #TheySaidIt #Vijay Goel #Delhi rape #December 16 gangrape
Delhi rape: Court asks Delhi Police for action report

May 14, 2013

A month after a five-year-old was allegedly gangraped in east Delhi, a city court on Tuesday asked the Delhi Police what action it has taken on a complaint seeking registration of FIR against police personnel for their purported irregularities and sought a status report by 29 May. #India #NewsTracker #Delhi Police #Delhi rape #National capital
Dec 16 gangrape victim's friend is a tutored witness: Accused

May 02, 2013

The December 16 gangrape accused today claimed in a fast-track court that the friend of the 23-year-old victim was a "tutored witness" and has recorded his statement before the magistrate under the "influence" of Delhi police. #NewsTracker #Delhi rape #Yogesh Khanna

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The dark, other side of Delhi rape: Lawbreakers as elected lawmakers

Dec 23, 2012

Revealing about how jurisprudence is sometimes the closet that hides political skeletons. #ThatsJustWrong #Sheila Dikshit #Meira Kumar #Delhi rape case

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When can we expect change in Delhi's rape statistics?

2013-06-14 09:52:00

14 June 2013 Last updated at 05:52 ET The gang rape of the 23-year-old woman shocked India Looking at recently released official data on crimes against women it is clear that there are no major surprises - at least as far as the figures for Delhi go. Mor #New Delhi #India #Kolkata
Global Post
Study finds majority of India rape victims knew their attacker

2013-06-17 12:53:00

As reported rape cases in Delhi rise, new National Crime Records Bureau statistics find that the majority of these assaults are committed by people known to the victim. A protester chants slogans as she braces herself against the spray fired from police #India #New Delhi #Jaume Plensa
Times of India
More rapes in Delhi than 4 metros put together

2013-06-13 20:09:00

NEW DELHI: Delhi's shame continues. The National Crime Records Bureau's report for 2012, released on Wednesday, iterates through statistics what every woman in the city knows by experience - that it remains the most unsafe for women among 88 important ci #New Delhi #Kolkata #India

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