Tuesday, October 16, 2007

Conscience Keeper- Courts in Bihar have done maximum Justice

The week from Oct 8 to Oct 14 witnessed many gory crimes like rape, murder and suicides. Apart from this, there were some convictons also. Crime against women and children is continuing to grow in our society while the rate of conviction remains abysmally low.

Pregnant woman attacked in Kerala

Kozhikode: A pregnant woman was thrashed in mob fury on Monday after she was accused of a theft in a village in Malappuram district and her dress torn too in the search for a stolen anklet. 5 have been arrested.

Teenager raped in J&K


Jammu: A teenage girl was allegedly raped by a youth in Nagrota belt on Monday, triggering protests by members of her community. The youth was later arrested and a case registered against him.

Kanpur couple try to sell son to save daughter

Kanpur: Unable to bear the expenses of their ailing daughter, a couple here made a bid to sell their 14-day-old son.

5 booked for tribal woman’s rape in MP

Shajapur: 5 people were booked for allegedly abducting and raping a tribal woman from Gothana village near here, police said on Monday.

Woman tortured for practising witchcraft in Jharkhand

Jamshedpur: A 45-year-old woman was forced to eat excreta allegedly for practising witchcraft at Mochisai in tribal-dominated West Singhbhum district.

Interpol on hunt for paedophile

Lyon (France): Interpol on Monday has launched an unprecedented worldwide hunt for a man who it said had posted pictures on the internet of himself raping young boys.

Baby girl buried alive in UP

Varanasi: In a shocking incident a newborn girl child was found buried alive in the city, police said on Tuesday.

Man kills elder brother in Haryana

Rourkela: A man attacked and killed his elder sibling over a family dispute at

Gayakanpali village about 120 km from here, police said on Tuesday.

Bihar court gives lifer to 14 in murder case

Madhubani: A court here on Tuesday sentenced 14 people to life imprisonment for murdering a teacher in Bihar`s Madhubani district in 1996.




Man gets death for father’s murder in Bihar

Muzaffarpur: A man was sentenced on Tuesday to death by a local court for murdering his father following a property dispute two years ago.


Haryana Police recover abandoned infant girl


Sirsa: The police on Tuesday recovered a newborn female infant abandoned by her mother from near the Begu Road early in the morning on Tuesday.

Delhi court gives 5 yrs for abetting suicide

New Delhi: A city court sentenced a man to 5 yrs` RI on Tuesday for driving a woman to commit suicide last year after a live-in relationship between them went awry.

Youth kills rickshaw-puller in Chhattisgarh


Raipur: A youth killed a rickshaw puller with a cricket bat after a heated argument between the two over a trivial matter here on Tuesday, police said. The police subsequently raided the house of Fahim and arrested him on murder charges.

2 policemen arrested for rape attempt in Assam

Kokrajhar: 2 policemen were arrested for allegedly attempting to rape two women, police said on Tuesday.

Boy killed for protesting eve-teasing in UP

Varanasi: A 16-year-old boy was killed in Azamgarh district on Tuesday by some men who were angered by his opposition to their eve-teasing his aunt.

2 farmers murdered in MP


Vidisha: Two farmers were murdered when they were working in an agriculture field near a village in the district, police said on Tuesday.

Doctors assaulted after baby`s death in W Bengal


Canning: The doctors and nurses were beaten up and the Canning sub-divisional hospital in South 24 Parganas district was ransacked by a group of people after the death of a five-month-old baby here on Tuesday, police said.

Man burnt alive in Maharashtra

Nagpur: One person was allegedly burnt alive late on Tuesday night by a group of people following a row over gram panchayat election debacle in Gondia district near here.

Haryana police arrest couple in murder case

Rohtak: The police here on Wednesday arrested a doctor couple "in connection with the death" of their younger son aged 11.

Orissa court gives lifer for teenager’s murder

Koraput: A man was sentenced on Wednesday to life imprisonment by a local court here for murdering a boy after kidnapping him three years ago.

Delhi court gives 7 yrs for minor’s rape


New Delhi: A court here on Wednesday sentenced a man to 7 years` RI for raping a minor girl two years ago.

Delhi court gives life to 3 for murder

New Delhi: 3 persons including a woman, who had killed a driver after abducting him in order to commit dacoity five years ago, were sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday by a court here.

FIR against minister`s brother in UP rape case

Bahraich: The police on Wednesday filed an FIR against 35 people, including the brother of UP minister Daddan Misra, in the Dhannideeh rape case in which 17 women alleged that they were raped by a mob following the alleged kidnapping of a minor girl by a youth of their community.

Woman constable, lover found dead in TN

Madurai: A woman police constable, whose advocate-husband died under mysterious circumstances on Oct 3, and her paramour were found dead in a lodge at Coutrallam in Tirunelveli district on Wednesday.

Cop booked for wife’s murder in Haryana

Sonepat: A police constable has been booked for allegedly killing his wife at police quarters near the city police station here, police said on Thursday.

Unemployed youth ends life in UP

Kanpur: An unemployed Bpharma student committed suicide here anticipating poor results in the examination, police said.

Man kills woman to meet mom`s medical expenses


Salem: A 45-year-old agricultural labourer electrocuted a woman and stole her jewellery, reportedly to meet his mother`s medical expenses, at Kolathur in the district, police said on Wednesday.

Criminal lynched by mob in MP


Dhar: A criminal was lynched by a mob here which caught him allegedly raping a mentally unsound minor girl, police said on Thursday.

Businessman arrested for assaulting sister in HP

Shimla: An industrialist was arrested in Solan district of HP for allegedly assaulting his sister, police said on Thursday.

Bihar court give lifer to 9 in murder case

Banka: A court here on Thursday sentenced 9 persons to life imprisonment in connection with a murder case.

Teacher charged with molestation in W Bengal

Tamluk: A senior teacher of a school in Kolaghat in East Midnapore district was on Thursday charged with molesting three students studying in class VII.

Delhi court acquits man of rape charges


New Delhi: A court here on Wednesday acquitted a man of rape charges observing that there were contradictions in the statement of the victim four years after he was charged with rape and abduct of a girl.

Girl killed while foiling rape attempt in Gujarat


Vadodara: A 16-years-old girl, returning home after school, was killed in a farmhouse at Ranoli on the city`s outskirts, police said on Thursday.

Man burns wife, baby in Maharashtra

Nasik: A man and four of his family members have been booked for allegedly burning alive his wife and seven-month old son here, police said on Friday.

Vice-Principal’s body found in UP


Bulandshahr: The body of woman was recovered at Saidpur town near here with bullet injuries, police said.

Bihar court gives life to 5 in murder case


Gopalganj: A local court on Friday awarded life imprisonment to five persons and slapped a fine of Rs 5,000 on each of them in connection with a murder case.

Bihar court gives man death for murder

Saharsa: A man was sentenced to death while his wife acquitted in connection with the murder of a woman in Bihar`s Saharsa district, last year.

Delhi teacher arrested for beating students

New Delhi: A teacher here was arrested for allegedly beating six students of the school for remaining absent.

Gujarat court gives 12 yrs for rape attempt

Ahmedabad: A 60-year-old man was sentenced to 12 years RI by a local court on Friday for trying to rape his daughter-in-law and seriously injuring her with a knife.

Farmer ends life in Maharashtra


Amravati: A 38-year-old debt-ridden farmer allegedly committed suicide here by hanging himself from a tree, ahead of the President Pratibha Patil`s two-day visit to the Vidarbha region, police said on Saturday.

Delhi court acquits father, son of gangrape charges

New Delhi: Raising doubts on the testimony of the alleged victim, a city court has acquitted three persons, including a father-son duo, of the charges of kidnapping and gang raping a woman last year.

Delhi court acquits man in attempt to murder case


New Delhi: A city court has acquitted a man, accused of attempting to murder, saying that the complainant has given a clean chit to him.

Rape convict ends life in UP

Agra: A convict, sentenced to 10 yrs for raping a woman, hanged himself in the Agra central jail on Thursday night, prison officials said.

Chief ticket inspector booked for rape in MP

Neemuch: A chief ticket inspector of railways has been booked for allegedly raping a woman by threatening her of initiating action against her for ticket-less travel, government railway police (GRP) said on Sunday.

3 arrested for sex trade in Pune


Pune: 3 persons including two girls were arrested from a city hotel on Sunday on charges of sex trade.

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