Rape Cases

The 21-year-old survivor, a resident of Chhattisgarh, had come to Palamu to perform in an orchestra event. Orchestra shows are prevalent in small Indian towns, featuring singers, musicians, and sometimes dancers.

A man was sentenced to 51 years of imprisonment by the Devikulam Fast Track Special Court (POCSO) for raping his minor stepdaughter in 2018 in Munnar, Idukki.

The young girl had relocated to Visakhapatnam from Odisha around nine months ago. Her disappearance on December 17 prompted her father to file a missing person's report in Visakhapatnam a day later.

The police said that the use of drugs and intoxication are the reasons behind most of the cases. Till last November, 5,101 more cases were reported in the state than in 2022.

As of 2023, states in India, including Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Delhi, and Bihar, have been noted for higher crime rates. Let's look at some of the top murder and rape cases that shocked the nation of India.

Several high-profile rape and murder cases in Kerala have sparked widespread public outrage. Let's look at some of the most famous cases that shocked Kerala
 

The legal tussle emerges from a case accusing the widow and her son of being complicit in the alleged rape of a woman earlier this year. The complaint unfolded a series of events involving a long-distance relationship between the complainant and the widow's elder son, that began through social media.

At the Taranagar rally in Rajasthan, PM Narendra Modi remarked that the Congress government resembles a "cricket team where batsmen are attempting to run each other out," subtly alluding to past power struggles between Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot and his former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot.

Aluva rape and murder case: The Ernakulam POCSO court has sentenced the death penalty to the convict Ashfaq Alam in the rape and murder case of a five-year-old girl in Aluva under IPC Section 302. The court has earlier affirmed 13 charges brought by the prosecution against the accused.

The Ernakulam POSCO court has granted a double life sentence to Safar Shah for the rape and murder of a 17-year-old student in Kochi. The court also imposed a fine of Rs 2.5 lakhs

According to a survey in Pakistan, as many as 21,900 women were reported to have been raped in the country from 2017 to 2021.

Among states, NCRB reported that Rajasthan (6,337) was on top of the list followed by Madhya Pradesh (2,947), Maharashtra (2,496) and Uttar Pradesh (2,845), while Delhi recorded 1,250 rape cases in 2021.

Manchester City footballer Benjamin Mendy was on Wednesday (December 22) charged with another count of rape, which involves a new complainant.

Late actor Sidharth Shukla had once shared his views on Pakistan's PM Imran Khan's thoughts about rising cases of rape; today, we look back to some of his statements that grabbed limelight

Bigg Boss 13 Winner Sidharth Shukla shares his views on Pakistan's PM Imran Khan's thoughts about rising cases of rape and also on the publication that wrote it; take a look