Citizens for Justice and Peace
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…
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…
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…
Hashimpura Massacre: Records destroyed, victims to fight on
04-Feb-2016
s. With a hearing in the case scheduled before the Delhi High Court on February 17, a complainant in the case said the future course of action was under consideration and will be finalised soon in consultation with the victims’ lawyer, Vrinda Grover. Written by AMIT SHARMA | Meerut | Published:February 4, 2016 2:43 am…
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…
Rohith was an OBC, parties should not politicise it: Union Min
04-Feb-2016
New Delhi, Feb 3 , 2016, PTI: Another Union Minister today claimed that Rohith Vemula, who committed suicide at Hyderabad University, was not a Dalit and parties should stop politicising his death for their own gains. “There is no question of this being a Dalit versus non-Dalit issue as Rohith and his family are an…
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…
VHP protests shooting of SRK’s film ‘Raees’ in Bhuj
04-Feb-2016
No permission About 20-30 VHP activists had on Tuesday handed over a memorandum to district officers and demanded that permission for the film’s shoot be withdrawn. He should think before talking about the country that gave him a name; if he still speaks about intolerance, the VHP won’t forgive him. —Ranchhod Bharwad, Gujarat VHP general…
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…
IIMC student’s FB post against Dalits stirs disquiet
03-Feb-2016
Anuradha Raman NEW DELHI, February 3, 2016 The post comes in the wake of the suicide of research scholar Rohith Vemula and subsequent unrest in the University of Hyderabad. A Facebook post by a student of the Indian Institute of Mass Communication (IIMC) here targeting Dalits has led to disquiet on the campus, with administrative…