Death of woman of protected Raji tribe raises concern in Uttarakhand
The police, however, denied receiving a complaint about the rape and murder of the 35-year-old woman.
The police, however, denied receiving a complaint about the rape and murder of the 35-year-old woman.
A senior office bearer of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Madhya Pradesh has been booked on rape charges by the police on the complaint of a woman, following which, the BJP leader has resigned from his post.
According to police, the arrested woman identified as Geeta, a resident of Ludhiana, Punjab, lured a 15-year-old girl while her parents went to their native place and held her captive in Surat, Gujarat, for four months.
A youth was arrested on charges of molestation at a village within the Kotulpur PS area in Bankura.
Hundreds of villagers, primarily women, blocked the road connecting Falakata in Alipurduar district today to protest the alleged rape and murder of a five-year-old girl.
The absconding accused was wanted in kidnapping and rape case for the last three years.
The accused has been identified as Anil Pathak, who resides at some distance from the house of the victim girl. He is being interrogated by the police.
The incident took place on October 24 this year, however, she filed a complaint with the police on December 16 night.
Additional Sessions Court Judge K Sanil Kumar convicted Umesh, 30, and Udayakumar, 27, of rape and murder, wrongful confinement, abduction and sale of narcotic substances. The quantum of punishment in the case will be announced on Monday.
It is alleged that the accused took the victim to his house and raped her. He even threatened her for disclosing the incident to anyone.
