Delhi HC upholds man’s 12-year jail term for 6-year-old daughter’s rape

The court rejected the convict's argument that the child was tutored by her mother to falsely implicate him as the couple did not have a cordial relationship

Neighbour murders 8-year-old girl in North Delhi

The police ruled out any sexual assault angle in the case and attributed the murder to the strained relationship the victim's brother had with the accused

Nursery student raped inside school bus in Bhopal, driver arrested

When the girl, studying in a leading private school in the city, returned, her mother found someone had changed the child's clothes with the spare set kept in her bag.

Days after Swiggy agent killed, minor detained for rash driving

A Swiggy delivery agent, on his way to meet his friends along with his cousin, was declared dead at the RML hospital after the minor’s SUV crashed into it

Raped by an advocate she met on a dating app, woman seeks justice

An advocate was arrested for allegedly raping a 20-year-old woman at her residence in South Delhi’s Hauz Khas area after meeting on a dating app   They said the 27-year-old accused was arrested two weeks ago and was released on bail by court. The matter came to light after allegations of police inaction were made […]

Back from a living hell

A compelling story of a minor rescued from prostitution shows how girls from poorer families get into the flesh trade – and why society must give them a chance to get back on track In this day and age when India is claiming its rightful place in the comity of nations as a global power, […]

Cruelty begins at home

Tribal girls are brought from Jharkhand as domestic workers but forced to work for free as placement agencies pocket all the salary. Cruelty, rape and murder are often part of this sad story The month of May alone has seen three cases of domestic help abuse come to light from Delhi — and all three […]

The case against death penalty

The government’s recent Ordinance on child rape is more of a political decision than a real answer to the problem In 2012, India stepped back in time, into the pro-death penalty era for the crime of rape. Before that, academicians, jurists, judges, lawyers and other intellectuals were thinking about the abolition of the death penalty […]