An expelled leader of the BJP's women's wing in Uttarakhand has become a source of public embarrassment for the party.
The court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on convict Batakrushna Sahoo, failing which his sentence would be extended by one year.
A tribal middle-aged woman, who was allegedly brutally gang raped, died of heavy bleeding due to the injuries inflicted on her private parts during treatment at a hospital on Saturday in the Khandwa district of Madhya Pradesh.
During the shoot, Khan proposed to her and later promised to marry her after converting to her religion. The complaint also alleges that the actor invited her to his home.
The peace of the renowned hill town of Nainital in Uttarakhand was disturbed late on Wednesday night when a communal flare-up was triggered by the rape of a 12-year-old girl by a 72 years old man belonging to a particular community.
The rape of a Dalit woman by a policeman in the presence of the victim's three-year-old son in the Sanganer area here rocked the Rajasthan Assembly on Tuesday.
A three-member team of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) visited the crime scene at Loha Bridge in New Town on Saturday, a day after a semi-clad body of a 14-year-old girl, suspected to have been raped and murdered, was found on a deserted bushy area on Friday morning.
Recent judicial rulings in India have reignited debates about the fairness and consistency of capital punishment.
The CJM court here on Monday has issued a Non-Bailable Warrant (NBW) against Congress MP Rakesh Rathore, who is accused of rape in Sitapur.
Two individuals, Buddhadeb Bhattacharya and Dipen Kayal were arrested in connection with the murder and possible rape of a minor girl in South 24-Parganas' Basanti area.
