Tag: Crime Against Women

A girl who was recently travelling in a Mo Bus in Bhubaneswar narrated about the creepiest encounters she has ever experienced during a bus ride.

As per the NCRB data released recently, Odisha tops the list of states where women have been targeted through cyber pornography and morphing.

The crime rate per 1 lakh women was 112.9 in 2020. In 2021, it rose to 137.8.

Unable to bear the trauma and fearing social stigma, the girl consumed poison after returning home.  

Panic gripped the Shailashree Vihar area under Chandrasekharpur police limits in Bhubaneswar after a youth allegedly attacked a woman and her daughter with a knife on Monday afternoon.

A report released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) last month, reveals that in Odisha crimes against women in 2020 rose nearly 10% over the previous year, one of the biggest spurts in the whole country.

The BJP National Vice President said the deterioration in the crime rate against women clearly shows the timid response of the State government.

The lethal combo of the active involvement of local organised gangs in the crime and a poor conviction rate has emboldened the perpetrators in the district. Odisha 5th in gangrapes in country

The 82-year-old deceased woman, identified as Kusum, wife of one Bhagirathi Nayak, was found in a decomposed condition in one of the rooms at her house.

Mumbai has also recorded a decrease in crime against women as it recorded 4,583 cases last year in comparison to 6,519 cases in 2019 while Jaipur reported 2,369 cases over 3,417 during the same period.

Khurda: Fed up of facing repeated harassment and eve-teasing by a ‘stalker’, a college girl allegedly attempted suicide by consuming poison under Balugaon police limits area in Khurda. Though the victim, a +3 student, was rushed to Balugaon and later shifted to Berhampur hospital in critical condition, she succumbed while undergoing treatment. According to sources, […]

Bhubaneswar: At a time when senior police officials are gearing up to launch awareness drives to put a check on sexual abuse of minor girls, such incidents continue surface from different parts of the State. Rape of four minor girls including a mentally-challenged was reported from Salepur, Cuttack and Balasore today. In Cuttack, a minor […]

Lucknow: With a view to strengthen security of women passengers in trains, the North Eastern Railway (NER) has planned to install ‘panic buttons’ in coaches as well as deploy women police personnel on trains during night hours. Since the railways is focusing on “women and child safety” this year, it plans deployment of women police […]

Khurda/Bhubaneswar: In yet another incident of sexual assault against minors, a minor girl was allegedly raped in Arisala village under Jatni police limits of Khurda district on Sunday. What is more horrific is that the girl alleged that she was raped by a minor boy of the same village. As per sources, the survivor narrated […]

Sambalpur: There seems to be no end to the disturbing trend of sexual harassment of minor girls in Odisha as another 5-year-old girl was allegedly raped in Sambalpur on Tuesday. Shockingly, the accused is reportedly a 15 to 16-year-old minor who happens to be the neighbour of the survivor. The juvenile has been detained after […]