Tag: Crime Against Women

Jaipur: A horrific and traumatic tale of rape of a teen has come to the fore in Bhilwara. The terror-stricken teenager ran half-a-km naked after abduction, thrashing and rape by three men while she was on her way to a temple. She didn’t even stop when a Samaritan tried to help her. Only after some […]

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday said it would establish 24 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) for disposal of cases of rape and other sexual offences against children in a time-bound manner. State Law Minister Pratap Jena said as per the Odisha Civil Courts Act 1984, the courts will work under an additional district judge. […]

By Ashutosh Mishra Bhubaneswar: If reports in a section of the media are to be believed Odisha has the dubious distinction of being ranked among 10 Indian states with a high crime rate against women. Backed by National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) figures they paint a grim picture of the state as one of the […]

Bhubaneswar: The Commissionerate Police has arrested two youths on charges of stalking and harassing an Odia actress in Bhubaneswar recently, a video of which had gone viral on social media. Bhubaneswar DCP Anup Sahoo informed that the city police swung into action and arrested the accused based on the written complaint filed by the actress […]

Koraput: A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a youth of her village under Borigumma block of Koraput district on Wednesday. The matter came to the fore after the family members of the minor girl lodged a complaint at Borigumma Police Station on Thursday, said reports. As per the complaint, a youth identified as Dambaru […]

New Delhi: The Home Ministry in collaboration with the UN Women on Friday flagged off an awareness campaign to end violence against women from Sultanpur metro station here, officials said. The initiative is part of the #OrangeTheWorld global campaign. As part of the campaign, people would be made aware about India’s single emergency helpline 112, […]

Jajpur: A 28-year-old man was arrested for allegedly uploading obscene photos and videos of a woman on social media along with vulgar comments in Jajpur district, police said. The accused was picked up from Joda area in Keonjhar district on Friday and identified as Patitapaban Mishra, a resident of Bayree village, they said. During interrogation, […]

Bhubaneswar: In what could boost the morale of women and girl children in the State, Orissa High Court Justice Sanjay Kumar Mishra today inaugurated the first-ever Mahila court in Odisha promising to dispense quick justice to the women. Odisha had no special courts for crimes against women till today despite the fact that the State […]

Bhubaneswar: A day after Opposition BJP and Congress legislators created a ruckus in the House demanding a statement from CM Naveen Patnaik on the alleged rape and suicide of a girl in Tentoi village under Naugaon police limits of Jagatsinghpur district, MoS Home Dibyashankar Mishra today in his statement said that the girl ended her […]

Bhubaneswar: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday targeted the Odisha government over its decision to suddenly remove BK Sharma from the post of Director General of Police (DGP) stating that those who do not work according to the whims and fancies of the government are ousted in the State. Addressing a presser in Bhubaneswar […]

Puri: Of the four accused in alleged gang rape of a minor girl in Puri, two persons including the prime accused have been arrested and will be court forwarded today. Addressing a press meet, DIG (Central) Ashish Singh said, “Dismissed constable Jitendra Sethi and one Rajesh Sethi have been arrested so far. Four teams have […]

Chandigarh: Amid growing concern over women’s safety, Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Tuesday announced free police help to drop women safely home if they are stranded outside between 9 PM and 6 AM. The statewide facility will be available on dialling 100, 112 and 181, through which the woman caller will be connected immediately […]

Mumbai: Against the backdrop of horrific rape and murder of a veterinarian in Hyderabad, the police in Maharashtra’s Nagpur city have launched a new initiative: transport facility for women stranded in lonely places at night. Police commissioner Bhushan Kumar Upadhyay said the measure was necessary to boost women’s confidence in the aftermath of the Hyderabad […]

Bhubaneswar: With Odisha boiling over growing atrocities against women and girl children, the State Commission for Women (SCW) is making an overall assessment of the headway in investigations related to alleged gang rape incidents in Puri and Bhubaneswar and other recent cases. Commission chairperson Minati Behera today stressed on exemplary punishment for rapists and speedy […]

New Delhi: After the gruesome gang-rape and murder of a young veterinarian in Hyderabad and the setting ablaze of a rape survivor in Unnao, the Union Home Secretary has written a letter to all the states and Union Territories, urging them to give highest priority to women’s safety. In his letter to state to state […]