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HORROR ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY 1 – Murthal `Gang Rape’: Delhi Woman Files FIR Against 7

Feb 29 2016 : The Economic Times (Mumbai) Aman Sharma Murthal Woman names 3 relatives among rapists, police say it could be `family dispute’ A five-kilometre stretch lined with fancy 24-hour open eateries on the National Highway 1 in Murthal is a popular stopover between Delhi and Chandigarh, especially among NRIs traveling between Delhi airport…

`Six men forced women into fields’

Feb 29 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Joel Joseph MurthalNew Delhi New Murthal Witnesses Speak Out, Claim Victims Were Stopped On NH-1 Two more eyewitnesses claimed on Sunday they had seen women being attacked on National Highway 1 at Murthal during the Jat quota agitation. Ramesh Kumar, a 46-year-old truck driver, claimed he…

FIR filed, but Haryana Police suspect this Murthal rape case result of family dispute

“An FIR has been lodged against seven persons in connection with a gangrape on the basis of a complaint filed by a Narela-based woman today,” Haryana Police, DIG, Rajshree Singh told reporters. By: Express News Service Chandigarh Updated: Feb 29, 2016, 1:51 A resident of Narela, Delhi on Sunday lodged a complaint with the Haryana…

Haryana gang-rape complaint

Sonipat, Feb. 28 (PTI): A woman today registered a case of gang rape against seven persons, including her brother-in-law, days after allegations emerged of rape and molestation by Jat quota agitators near Murthal, Haryana. “An FIR has been lodged against seven persons in connection with a gang rape on the basis of a complaint filed…

Dalit woman gangraped and filmed in Telangana, 3 arrested

Feb 29 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Karimnagar: TIMES NEWS NETWORK TNN Three persons, including two juveniles, were held for allegedly gangraping a 23-year-old Dalit woman and filming the act to blackmail her. The incident, which took place on February 10 in Veenavanka mandal of Karimnagar district, came to light late on Saturday…

Class 10 girl hangs herself

Feb 29 2016 : The Times of India (Ahmedabad) Ahmedabad TIMES NEWS NETWORK Cops Say Exam Fear May Be The Cause In yet another incident of student succumbing to exam pressure, a class 10th student, Dimple Chauhan, 15, hanged herself to death at her house in Rayjibibi Chawl at Amraiwadi on Sunday morning. This is…

Murthal gang rapes: Delhi women’s panel asks victims to file complaint

• STAFF REPORTER NEW DELHI, February 29, 2016 After the first FIR was registered on Sunday in connection with the rapes at Murthal during the Jat agitation, the Delhi Commission for Women has appealed to the other victims to come out and report their cases. The commission also assured assistance to the women in filing…

VHP leader killed in Agra had scuffle with accused a day earlier, say police

On February 24, residents of Tola Munnalal locality under Mantola police station area complained against the main accused, Shahrukh (24), claiming that he indulged in “goondagardi”. Written by Aditi Vatsa Agra Published:Feb 28, 2016, 4:50 As allegations of cattle smuggling and cow slaughter continue to cloud the murder of local Dalit VHP leader Arun Mahaur…

Murthal ‘rape’ report: ‘Men started harassing a few women…I don’t know if they escaped unharmed’

The incident is reported to have occurred on NH-1, near Sukhdev Dhaba. Written by Abhishek Angad , Anju Agnihotri Chaba Murthal | Jalandhar Published:Feb 28, 2016, 4:15 Days after reports that several women were “raped” in Murthal, during the Jat quota protest on February 22, some eyewitnesses have recounted how a group of men “misbehaved”…

JNU row: Delhi HC to resume hearing on Kanhaiya Kumar’s bail plea on Monday

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, appearing for Kanhaiya, had earlier contended that as per the status report filed by Delhi Police there was no evidence of any anti-India slogans being raised by his client. By: PTI New Delhi Updated: Feb 28, 2016, 10:40 The Delhi High Court is likely to resume tomorrow hearing on a bail…

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