Citizens for Justice and Peace
Tanzanian woman beaten up, stripped by mob in Bengaluru
04-Feb-2016
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…
Bhilai gangrape: Witness ‘critical’ after suicide bid
04-Feb-2016
Written by Dipankar Ghose | Bhilai | Published:February 4, 2016 2:39 am A witness in the case against a doctor and two policemen, who are in jail for allegedly gangraping a 20-year-old BSc student in Bhilai in June 2014, allegedly attempted suicide Monday night. The police said Sonal Mahar, a nurse at Lal Bahadur Shastri…
Rape case: Gujarat HC grants anticipatory bail to Rajkot builder
04-Feb-2016
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…
‘I was beaten up for trying to rescue the girl who was stripped’
04-Feb-2016
K.V. Aditya Bharadwaj Bengaluru, February 4, 2016 Tanzanian national recounts the ordeal he and a woman went through on Sunday evening, when a mob thrashed them “The mob was so unruly that they chased the hapless girl for more than 20 minutes, beating her up, tearing her clothes, almost stripping her. When I tried to…
Tanzanian student attack: Bengaluru police arrest five people, Siddaramaiah assures justice
04-Feb-2016
The incident involving the Tanzanian student took place at Ganapathinagar in north Bengaluru, where a number of African students live and study at local colleges By: Express Web Desk | New Delhi | Updated: February 4, 2016 10:52 am The Tanzanian student alleged that she was stripped and forced to walk naked in public by…
B’luru mob attacks, strips Tanzanian girl
04-Feb-2016
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…
SIT to investigate sexual harassment charge, Sardar Singh says not engaged
04-Feb-2016
He said he had not seen the police complaint and was concentrating on the matches in the Hockey India League. Written by Divya Goyal , Nitin Sharma | Ludhiana | Updated: February 4, 2016 11:57 am A day after a hockey player from the UK filed a written complaint alleging sexual harassment charges against national…
Priest arrested for blackmailing woman, then raping her
04-Feb-2016
Thursday, February 04, 2016 By Asif Rizvi The police arrested the priest and seized his smartphone which was used for filming the victim and then blackmailing her for sexual favours The Gamdevi police station have arrested a priest of a temple in Cotton Green area identified as Prem Singh Parmar (35) for raping a 38-year…
Panchayat lets rapist go free after he touches survivor’s feet
04-Feb-2016
Feb 04 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Mrigank Tiwari Bareilly:In a shocking decision, a local panchayat in Bareilly pardoned an alleged rapist after making him touch the survivor’s feet. The entire episode took place in front of a police station. After senior officials came to know of it, a complaint was lodged and…
Indian hockey captain Sardar Singh accused of sexual harassment
03-Feb-2016
The woman claimed she has been engaged to Sardar for the past four years and alleged that he “mentally, physically and emotionally tortured” her. Written by Divya Goyal | Ludhiana | Updated: February 3, 2016 10:45 am An international hockey player of Indian origin has filed a police complaint against national team captain Sardar Singh…