Citizens for Justice and Peace
Murthal gang rapes: Delhi women’s panel asks victims to file complaint
29-Feb-2016
• 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…
Vemula was never a victim, say friends
29-Feb-2016
Amrita Madhukalya @visually_kei New Delhi: “Rohith Vemula never wanted to be a victim; it was not in his nature to accept victimhood,” says Dontha Prasant, one of Rohith’s friend from the Hyderabad University, and one of the five PhD students who were barred from entering the University after they had been accused of protesting against…
Dalit woman gangraped and filmed in Telangana, 3 arrested
29-Feb-2016
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…
Pune techie gangraped, six including woman arrested
29-Feb-2016
Feb 29 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Gitesh Shelke Pune A 24-year-old software engineer with a top IT compa ny was allegedly given a spi ked drink by a colleague at a restaurant on Saturday eve ning and later raped by him and his four techie friends at an apartment in Dhanori. The…
IT staffer ‘raped’, woman colleague among suspects
29-Feb-2016
29 Feb 2016Hindustan Times (Mumbai)HT Correspondent letters@hindustantimes.com PUNE: A 24- year- old woman working in an IT company at Hinjewadi was allegedly raped by five people on Saturday night. After she lodged a complaint the next day, the police arrested six suspects, including a woman who was part of the group that raped her, said…
JNU student accused of sedition to Smriti Irani: Try to attack us as strongly as possible, we will hit back
29-Feb-2016
Over the last two weeks, the campus has seen constant protests and programmes, both in favour of and against students arrested. Here is the lowdown on the impact of the unfolding events on the university. Written by Aranya Shankar New Delhi Published:Feb 29, 2016, 2:52 Former JNUSU vice president Anant Prakash Narayan, who is one…
Cops attach rape-tainted RJD MLA’s Rs 8-cr property
29-Feb-2016
Feb 29 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) SB Sinha Nawada TNN Police on Sunday attached movable properties of Nawada RJD MLA Rajballabh Yadav , who has been absconding since an FIR was filed against him on February 9 in a minor’s rape case. Nalanda additional district and sessions judge Rashmi Sikha had issued…
Fake rape cases a travesty of justice, says HC
29-Feb-2016
Feb 29 2016 : The Times of India (Mumbai) Shibu Thomas Mumbai: Grants Bail To Youth In 2015 Case A year after a youth from Amboli was arrested for allegedly raping a 20-year-old woman, the Bombay high court ordered his release on bail after the victim and her mother admitted that they had filed a…
JNU row: Delhi HC to resume hearing on Kanhaiya Kumar’s bail plea on Monday
28-Feb-2016
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…
Rohith Vemula suicide case: Oppn for privilege motion against Smriti Irani
28-Feb-2016
Referring to Irani’s comments in Lok Sabha last week on Vemula’s death, the Congress said the BJP was “waging a war against Dalits” while the CPI(M) said “untruth and lies” were uttered in the Lower House. By: Express News Service New Delhi Updated: Feb 28, 2016, 3:02 Turning up the heat on Union HRD Minister…