JAMMU — A man accused of raping a minor from Himachal Pradesh has been arrested by a police team from Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district after evading arrest for nearly five years, officials said on Saturday. The accused, Avtar Singh, a resident of Thakrai village, was wanted in connection with an FIR registered at the […]
JAMMU — A man on run for nearly seven years after he allegedly abducted and raped a minor girl was arrested, police said on Tuesday. He had been evading arrest since a case was registered against him at Police Station Janipur in Jammu in 2019. Sunil Bhagat was arrested in Jammu after police received specific […]
SRINAGAR — A trial court in Ganderbal district of Jammu and Kashmir has sentenced a man to 27 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping and abducting a minor. The court convicted Mohammad Saleem Taploo for offences under section 4 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and section 363 of the Ranbir […]
NEW DELHI — As many as 151 sitting MPs and MLAs have declared cases related to crimes against women in their election affidavits, with West Bengal having the highest number of lawmakers facing such cases, according to a recent report by a poll rights body. For the report, the Association for Democratic Reforms examined 4,693 […]
LUCKNOW — Wife of a retired IAS officer has alleged that she was sexually assaulted by her stepson and his aide at their house in Jammu and Kashmir. The woman in her 40s also accused her husband’s family of harassing her for dowry. Following this a case was registered with the Ghazipur (Indiranagar) police on […]
JAMMU — Two men were arrested and booked under relevant sections of the law for allegedly raping a woman and molesting a five-year-old girl in two separate incidents here, police said on Wednesday. According to the statement, an FIR was filed under section 354 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and sections 7 and 8 […]
JAMMU — A man has been arrested for allegedly posing as an Army officer and attempting to rape a class 12 student in Jammu and Kashmir’s Samba district, officials said. The accused has been identified as Sham Lal from the Ramgarh area in the district, they said. According to a complaint filed by the girl, […]
SOPORE — A Sarpanch affiliated with Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) was arrested for allegedly raping a woman in Rafiabad area of Sopore in north Kashmir’s Baramulla district, officials said on Wednesday. An official said that Ali Mohammed Dar, son of Abdul Ahad Dar, Sarpanch of Rawoocha village of Rafiabad was arrested for allegedly raping a […]