Citizens for Justice and Peace
Teachers, students stop ABVP rally from entering JU campus
19-Feb-2016
The rally was taken out a day after BJP national secretary Rahul Sinha had said that JU students should be “beaten up” for indulging in anti-national activities in the name of protests against the arrest of JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar. Written by Arshad Ali , Premankur Biswas | Kolkata | Published:February 19, 2016 12:11 am…
Political activist held for abusing women journos
19-Feb-2016
Feb 19 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Mumbai: A political activist, Arvind Sawant, and a bouncer with a private security company, Kiran Kumar, were arrested by the Sion police after they allegedly abused, manhandled and passed lewd comments at two women journalists at the Sion hospital on Thursday. The police said the journalists…
Man arrested for raping minor cousin, getting her pregnant
19-Feb-2016
• 19 Feb 2016 • Hindustan Times (Mumbai) • HT Correspondent htmetro@hindustantimes.com MUMBAI: The Cuffe Parade police on Thursday arrested a 22-yearold man for sexually assaulting and impregnating his 16-yearold cousin after promising to marry her. The police said the accused has been assaulting the girl for more than three months. She found out she…
Rape in hospital ICU: Accused identified, arrest in 24 hours, say police
18-Feb-2016
The FIR was registered under IPC Sections 376 (rape) and 506 (criminal intimidation); no case of negligence was registered against hospital authorities. Written by Sarah Hafeez | Bahadurgarh | Updated: February 18, 2016 9:27 am The man who allegedly raped a 23-year-old in the ICU of a private hospital in Bahadurgarh last week has been…
Muzaffarnagar: Eyewitness in sister’s gangrape case killed
18-Feb-2016
Written by Manish Sahu | Lucknow | Updated: February 18, 2016 9:02 am A 25-year-old man, who was also an eyewitness to the gangrape of his sister last year, was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Meerapur police station area of Muzaffarnagar on Tuesday, police said. His family lodged a police complaint against eight people,…
Kerala RSS worker’s killing: Police identify 20 suspects, but yet to establish ‘political rivalry’
18-Feb-2016
According to the Kannur SP, while the family had named only eight people, police investigation indicated the involvement of 20 people. Written by Arun Janardhanan | Kannur | Published:February 18, 2016 3:16 am Two days after an RSS worker was hacked to death at his house in Pappinissery, Kannur, police said they have identified 20…
Video of two naked teens getting beaten on local goes viral
18-Feb-2016
dna correspondent @dna A shocking video of two unknown and naked teenagers getting beaten mercilessly in a compartment of a local train went viral on social media on Wednesday, leaving the Government Railway Police (GRP) baffled. Immediately after the video went viral, the GRP launched an inquiry to ascertain the facts about the incident. In…
2-yr-old asking for food slapped by teacher in UP, loses hearing
18-Feb-2016
Feb 18 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Agra: TIMES NEWS NETWORK A two-and-a-half-yearold boy lost his hearing after he was allegedly slapped by a teacher for asking for food at his older siblings’ school during a midday meal service.Doctors have confirmed that the minor has suffered “at least partial loss of hearing“ after…
Students refuse to appear before JNU panel, teachers demand more members
18-Feb-2016
New Delhi, Feb 18, 2016, (PTI) JNU teachers have questioned the “scope” of the university probe panel inquiring into the raising of alleged anti-national slogans on campus and demanded that more members should be included into the high-level committee. The members of the students council, who have been asked to appear before the committee, have…
ABVP disrupts event attended by Shah Rukh
18-Feb-2016
Staff Reporter NEW DELHI, February 18, 2016 A group of students and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) activists on Tuesday disrupted an event at Hans Raj College here attended by actor Shah Rukh Khan. The police detained several students who opposed the participation of Mr. Khan, who was there to promote his upcoming film Fan…