Citizens for Justice and Peace
Muzaffarnagar on boil again as rape video goes public, BJP leader jumps in
19-Jan-2016
This comes a week after a 40-year-old health worker from Muzaffarnagar committed suicide after a video of her alleged rape was circulated on WhatsApp. Written by Manish Sahu | Lucknow | Published:January 19, 2016 2:50 am Two of the accused were arrested and sent to jail after being produced before a local court Monday. Police…
Bijnor: An acid attack and two conflicting accounts
19-Jan-2016
Bijnor police say they will arrest woman for throwing acid on her friend, will look into her allegation that it was the friend who had tried to throw it on her Written by Sweta Dutta | Bijnor | Updated: January 19, 2016 9:31 am Suraj, who allegedly attacked with the acid by his female friend…
SC stays execution of man who raped, killed Bhayender 6-yr-old
19-Jan-2016
Jan 19 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Dhananjay Mahapatra New Delhi: Issues Notices To Maharashtra, Delhi On Appeals By Two Rapists The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the execution of two condemned prisoners—one from Mumbai and the other from Delhi—who were awarded death sentence for sexually assaulting young girls before killing them. A…
Another ‘rape video’ goes public in Muzaffarnagar
18-Jan-2016
Mohammad Ali Muzaffarnagar, January 18, 2016 A girl from Kailawda village in Khatoli police station has alleged that two men from the “other community” gang-raped her two years back. For the third time in the last 10 days, yet another case of gang rape was reported from Muzaffarnagar district. A girl from Kailawda village in…
HC order on women’s entry into Haji Ali after Sabarimala verdict
18-Jan-2016
Jan 18, 2016 | • PTI | • mumbai Since both matters were similar they would like to see what view would Supreme Court take on the issue, the judges said. Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on Monday said it would wait for Supreme Court’s ruling on entry of women in Sabarimala temple of Kerala…
Behind rape, suicide of teen in UP village: no toilet at home
18-Jan-2016
Her body lay in a morgue for more than two days before autopsy was conducted on January 15. The delay in conducting the autopsy has sparked a blame game between the local administration and police. Written by RAMENDRA SINGH Lakhimpur Updated: Jan 18, 2016, 8:10 Inside the only pucca room lies the charred remains of…
Securitymen accused of molestation in Chhattisgarh, police deny
18-Jan-2016
Senior police officers said they will investigate the charges when a case is filed, but added that “the allegations are completely false, and a part of propaganda from the Naxals to counter their military losses”. By: Express News Service Raipur Published:Jan 18, 2016, 0:42 Two months after similar allegations were levelled in Bijapur, residents of…
Open Up For Women
18-Jan-2016
Nalin Mehta In Sabarimala temple case, constitutional right to equality trumps other arguments Should the 1,500 year old Sabarimala Sri Ayyappa temple be opened up to women? The temple authority, Travancore Devaswom Board, cites tradition to say no to women between the ages of 10 to 50 for its sanctum sanctorum. The Supreme Court has…
4 junkies held for boy’s sexual assault, murder
18-Jan-2016
Jan 18 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Mateen Hafeez Mumbai Beer Bottles Led To Breakthrough After 7-Year-Old’s Skeleton Found Four beer bottles found under the Eastern Freeway where a seven-year-old boy’s skeleton was discovered in a cavity under the flyover, helped nail the alleged accused–four drug addicts–three months after the crime. The crime…
United efforts needed to make Ram temple a reality: Swamy
18-Jan-2016
Jan 18 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Chaitanya Deshpande Nashik BJP leader Subramanian Swamy on Sunday said rules barring women from entering temples must be changed in keeping with changing times. He also stressed the need to restructure academic syllabi to provide “true information“ about the country’s history to youngsters. Swamy was delivering…