JNU's selective outrage over alleged sexual offenders reeks of hypocrisy that must be structurally addressed
Pallavirebbapragada • 7 years agoJNU: The fact that one complainant is fighting a lone legal battle and another set has found support in a campaign that made national headlines shows it is not the person but the ideology of the offender that matters more.
MP minister says arms licences should be issued to rape and molestation victims to 'increase their morale'
Fp Staff • 7 years agoMadhya Pradesh women and child development minister Archana Chitnis on Wednesday called for arms licenses to be issued to rape and molestation victims
Woman beats daughter's rapist to death with iron rod
Fp Archives • 11 years agoA woman armed with an iron rod beat to death a man who raped her five-year-old daughter in Jharkhand, police said Monday
Woody Allen denies Dylan Farrow's 'disgraceful' molestation claims
Fp Archives • 11 years agoWoody Allen called Dylan Farrow's allegations of child molestation "untrue and disgraceful," signaling that he would fight renewed claims dating back to Allen's tempestuous relationship with actress Mia Farrow in the early 1990s.
Call centre employee alleges rape by company owner, associate
Fp Archives • 11 years agoA call center employee here has alleged her company owner and his associate of raping her after administering sedatives, police said today
Shakti Mills gangrape accused file for recusal of judge from trial
Fp Archives • 11 years agoThree accused in the gangrape of a telephone operator in the Shakti Mill premises here have filed an application before a sessions court today urging the judge to recuse herself from the trial.
Centre to decide whether eunuchs come under ambit of rape law
Fp Staff • 12 years agoAfter hearing a public interest litigation on the matter, the Centre has told the Bombay High Court that it will decide on whether the law should expand the definition of rape under Section 375 to be gender-neutral, so that eunuchs can be included in the cases it governs
Two women harassed in Borivli, Vasai for spurning romantic advances
Fp Staff • 12 years agoTwo instances of harassment on Thursday have highlighted how Mumbai women can be under threat of sexual harassment for merely being disinterested in their assailants.
Gujarat HC denies abortion to a minor rape victim on legal grounds
Fp Archives • 12 years agoThe Gujarat High Court refused permission to medically terminate the pregnancy of a minor victim of rape, on legal grounds, since she was already 21 weeks pregnant.
Teenage girl's father alleges threat from Asaram's supporters
Fp Archives • 12 years agoThe father of the teenage girl, who accused self-styled godman Asaram Bapu of sexually assaulting her, today alleged that the family has received threats to desist themselves from demanding CBI probe into the matter or otherwise they would have to face "dire consequences".