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16-year-old UP rape accused may be 1st to be tried as adult

Feb 06 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Anuja Jaiswal Mainpuri: Court Sends Him To Judicial Custody, Not Remand Home A 16-year-old accused of raping a 9-year-old Dalit girl was on Friday sent to jail -and not a juvenile home -setting the stage for what might be the first trial of a minor as…

Sexual assault plaint against Mum I-T man

Feb 05 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Jaipur TIMES NEWS NETWORK An Alwar woman on Wednesday lodged a complaint of sexual harassment against R P Meena, an income tax commissioner in Mumbai. She alleged that 57-yearold Meena, from Bassi in Jaipur district, befriended her through a social media website and sexually exploited her…

Tanzanian student attack: Panic text keeps African students away from class

Mwamba, from Zambia and pursuing business management course, said: “The Sudanese student must be punished by the law of the land. But, how can locals take law into their hands?” Written by Santosh Kumar RB | Bengaluru | Updated: February 5, 2016 2:14 am African students enrolled in Bengaluru colleges have been skipping classes since…

Uncle held, mother booked for torturing 13-year-old girl

Feb 05 2016 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad) Surat TNN Police arrested a man from Pandesara for allegedly torturing his 13-year-old niece and making her do household chores here on Wednesday . Victim’s mother was booked for allegedly torturing her. Police booked Kumkum Rai and her brother-in-law Nilesh Rai under sections of The Juvenile…

Sexual assault plaint against Mum I-T man

Feb 05 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Jaipur TIMES NEWS NETWORK An Alwar woman on Wednesday lodged a complaint of sexual harassment against R P Meena, an income tax commissioner in Mumbai. She alleged that 57-yearold Meena, from Bassi in Jaipur district, befriended her through a social media website and sexually exploited her…

Tanzanian student attack: Panic text keeps African students away from class

Mwamba, from Zambia and pursuing business management course, said: “The Sudanese student must be punished by the law of the land. But, how can locals take law into their hands?” Written by Santosh Kumar RB | Bengaluru | Updated: February 5, 2016 2:14 am African students enrolled in Bengaluru colleges have been skipping classes since…

Uncle held, mother booked for torturing 13-year-old girl

Feb 05 2016 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad) Surat TNN Police arrested a man from Pandesara for allegedly torturing his 13-year-old niece and making her do household chores here on Wednesday . Victim’s mother was booked for allegedly torturing her. Police booked Kumkum Rai and her brother-in-law Nilesh Rai under sections of The Juvenile…

Rape case: Gujarat HC grants anticipatory bail to Rajkot builder

After Ramani challenged the sessions court order before the HC, the 20-year-old victim had also filed an affidavit through her advocate. Ahmedabad | Published:February 4, 2016 12:29 am The Gujarat High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to Rajkot builder Kamlesh Ramani, who is facing arrest for allegedly drugging and raping a woman in December…

Tanzanian woman beaten up, stripped by mob in Bengaluru

Bengaluru/New Delhi: A Tanzanian woman student was allegedly beaten up and stripped by a mob in a case of “mistaken identity” after a woman was mowed down by a car here, prompting the authorities of the East African country to raise the matter with the Indian government. Reacting to the incident, external affairs minister Sushma…

B’luru mob attacks, strips Tanzanian girl

Feb 04 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) TNN Incensed by a Sudanese student running over a woman in north Bengaluru, a mob of locals allegedly attacked and stripped a Tanzanian girl in another car, nearly sparking a diplomatic crisis. The Tanzanian high commission, in a communication to the foreign ministry , has asked…

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