Indian Penal Code: News
23 Jun 2018
MaharashtraBank manager asks sexual favors from farm loan applicant; booked
A branch manager of Central Bank of India in Maharashtra's Buldhana district has been booked for allegedly demanding sexual favors from a farmer's wife seeking crop loan.
20 Jun 2018
Madhya PradeshMan gets life imprisonment for raping 62-year-old woman in MP
A court in Ambah town in Morena has awarded life imprisonment to a man for raping a 62-year-old woman in 2016.
11 Jun 2018
MathuraTwo-girls in Mathura approach police for help to 'get married'
Two women, who claim to be majors, have approached the police in Mathura for help, saying they want to get married but their parents were opposing their relationship, a police official said.
11 Jun 2018
ThaneThree, including two models, held for prostitution in Thane
Three people, including two small-time models, were arrested by Thane Police for allegedly being involved in flesh trade in Bhayander township.
03 Jun 2018
Thane PoliceMan killed over Rs. 15cr property; wife, accomplice held
Thane Police has arrested a 40-year-old woman Asha Gaikwad and her accomplice Himanshu Dubey for allegedly killing her husband following a feud over a property worth nearly Rs. 15cr.
28 May 2018
Punjab22-year-old Punjabi singer Navjot Singh found shot dead
The dead body of a budding Punjabi singer named Navjot Singh was discovered near Chandigarh on Sunday night.
24 May 2018
FacebookMan booked for death threats to collector, offensive-comments against Rajnath
A man in MP's Betul has been booked for allegedly issuing death threats to the district collector on Facebook and posting objectionable comments against Home Minister Rajnath Singh.
18 May 2018
Supreme Court Of India6 Supreme Court judgements that changed the course of India
In a decisive judgement, the Supreme Court today ordered that floor test should be conducted tomorrow in the Karnataka assembly wherein BJP, the single-largest party, has to prove its majority.
18 May 2018
HaryanaMPhils, MBAs, lawyers, MTechs join Haryana Police as constables
MBAs, law graduates, MTechs, and other post-graduates are among the new recruits of the Haryana Police constables.
13 May 2018
IndiaCongress MLA's sons booked for firing in air at event
A video clip, purportedly showing two sons of a Gujarat Congress MLA firing in the air at a musical event, prompted the police to register offenses against them.
12 May 2018
IndiaIndore man gets death for rape-murder of four-month-old baby
In what is probably the first application of India's new stringent rape laws, a 21-year-old man who raped and murdered a four-month-old baby in Indore has been sentenced to death.
08 May 2018
POCSORape of girls at orphanage: Man, daughter get life sentence
A special court in MP's Shivpuri has awarded life imprisonment to a 79-year-old retired professor and his daughter, an advocate, in a case of rape and harassment of minor girls at an orphanage run by her.
05 May 2018
ShimlaShimla: Government school teacher dismissed for sexually harassing student
A government school teacher was dismissed from service for allegedly sexually harassing a student, an official statement said today.
28 Apr 2018
KarnatakaKarnataka Polls: BJP ads targeting Congress, violating EC guidelines banned
Three video advertisements of the BJP against the ruling Congress in poll-bound Karnataka were banned by the Media Certification and Monitoring Committee (MCMC) after a complaint was filed by Karnataka Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC).
27 Apr 2018
ShimlaTeacher held for molesting a Class 6 student in Shimla
Shimla Police today booked a school teacher for allegedly molesting a minor girl, studying in Class 6, following a complaint lodged by her.
22 Apr 2018
IndiaPresident signs ordinance to allow death penalty for child rapists
A day after the Cabinet approved an ordinance recommending death penalty for rapists of children below 12, President Ram Nath Kovind has signed the amendment to the POCSO Act.
21 Apr 2018
Sonia GandhiNational Herald case: Congress leaders accuse Swamy of defaming them
Senior Congress leaders, including Motilal Vora and Oscar Fernandes, today told a Delhi court, which is hearing the National Herald case involving Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, that the complainant Subramanian Swamy was trying to defame them and vilify their party.
20 Apr 2018
ChhattisgarhTwo more minors raped, murdered at weddings in UP, Chhattisgarh
A minor girl was raped and killed at a wedding in Uttar Pradesh's Etah on Thursday, just three days after an eerily similar incident caused massive public outrage.
19 Apr 2018
Domestic ViolenceIndia's taking provisions to protect girls. What about married women?
In the wake of the Kathua, Unnao and Surat rape cases, the central government is considering awarding death penalty for rape of minors aged under 12.
12 Apr 2018
Central Bureau Of Investigation (CBI)BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar finally named in Unnao rape case
In a long-awaited development, BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar has been booked for allegedly raping an 18-year-old woman last year in UP's Unnao.
08 Apr 2018
Shiv SenaNCP MLA among those arrested for Shiv Sena leaders' murder
Following the murder of two Shiv Sena leaders in Ahmednagar, Maharashtra, on Saturday evening, police have booked 31 people and arrested four including National Congress Party (NCP) MLA Sangram Jagtap.
05 Apr 2018
Madhya PradeshMadhya Pradesh: Woman killed for marrying outside community; father held
A woman was today allegedly killed in Barwani district of Madhya Pradesh by her family members, who were apparently unhappy with her for marrying a man from another community, police said.
04 Apr 2018
GhaziabadDalit protests: 5,000 booked, 32 arrested for rioting in Ghaziabad
As many as 5,000 people were booked for creating ruckus and damaging public and government properties here during protests against "dilution" of the provisions of the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe (Prevention of Atrocities) Act, the SSP said.
04 Apr 2018
Mumbai PoliceArjun Rampal's brother-in-law accused of molesting air hostess; held
Bollywood actor Arjun Rampal's brother-in-law Amit Gill has been taken into custody by the Mumbai Police for allegedly molesting an air hostess.
30 Mar 2018
Thane PoliceMaharashtra: 11 principals operating unauthorized schools booked
Principals of 11 schools from Thane (Maharashtra) were booked for allegedly running "unauthorized" schools, police said today.
24 Mar 2018
KochiKerala ISIS Recruitment Case: Woman sentenced to 7 years rigorous-imprisonment
NIA Special Court in Kochi has sentenced a woman ISIS-operative Yasmeen Mohammed Zahid to seven years rigorous imprisonment in connection with Kerala Islamic State recruitment case.
19 Mar 2018
Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS)MNS workers vandalize Gujarati signboards after Raj Thackeray's speech
After a speech from their party chief, Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS) workers vandalized Gujarati signboards in front of at least six hotels on the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway 8 yesterday night.
19 Mar 2018
IndiaMartyrs of Marriage: Film on anti-dowry law now on Netflix
Martyrs of Marriage, a 2016 documentary film by Deepika Bhardwaj, that explores the evils of India's anti-dowry law - IPC Section 498A - is now streaming on Netflix.
19 Mar 2018
DelhiAAP MLA Prakash Jarwal granted bail in molestation case
AAP MLA Prakash Jarwal was on Monday granted bail by a Delhi court in a molestation case lodged against him last year.
16 Mar 2018
DelhiDelhi doctor conducts sex determination in his car, arrested
A Delhi-based doctor and his two companions were arrested on Wednesday night for running a sex determination racket at the Delhi-Haryana border.
15 Mar 2018
MumbaiMumbai teen narrowly escapes major injury while fighting mobile thief
March 10 will forever remain etched in the memory of this 18-year-old Mumbai youngster.
14 Mar 2018
IndiaDecriminalizing homosexuality: When archaic laws weigh down a young nation
In yet another crime stemming from deep homophobia and stigma surrounding homosexuals in India, an 18-year-old girl bludgeoned her mother to death in Ghaziabad last week because she didn't approve of her same-sex relationship with her 35-year-old teacher.
06 Mar 2018
MaharashtraMaharashtra couple arrested for trying to sell four-month-old son
Police arrested a married couple from Thane district when they were trying to sell their four-month-old son for Rs. 6 lakh to a woman representative of an Udaipur-based orphanage.
26 Feb 2018
Entertainment'Kumkum Bhagya' fame actress Shikha duped of Rs. 11 lakh
A complaint has been registered by television actress Shikha Singh at the Chitalsar police station in Thane against a man for defrauding her.
21 Feb 2018
Indian Premier League (IPL)Four years after Preity's complaint, 500-page chargesheet filed against Wadia
A 500-odd page chargesheet has been filed against businessman Ness Wadia in the Metropolitan Magistrate's court in Esplanade, Mumbai. The action comes four years after a complaint was lodged against the scion by Preity Zinta.
17 Feb 2018
IndiaEnding female genital mutilation in India won't be easy
Emboldened by the Supreme Court's triple talaq verdict, a movement called 'WeSpeakOut' wants the government to now ban female genital mutilation (FGM), popular among Dawoodi Bohras and Kerala's sunni Muslims.
17 Feb 2018
PunePune builder arrested for swindling investors of Rs. 230 crore
A Pune builder and his wife were arrested from a New Delhi hotel on Saturday for duping more than 2,000 investors to the tune of Rs. 230 crore.
12 Feb 2018
IndiaTrafficking: Center mulls new definition of "victim", NIA as probing-agency
Reports have it that the Center is working on setting up a dedicated unit to probe trafficking cases, likely under the National Investigation Agency (NIA).
04 Feb 2018
Jammu And KashmirKashmir shocker: Minor boy sexually assaulted by Madrassa teacher
In a shocking incident of sexual assault, a minor boy was allegedly sodomized by an Islamic teacher in a Madrassa in North Kashmir's Baramulla district.
02 Feb 2018
IndiaSupreme Court dismisses plea seeking gender-neutral laws for sexual crimes
India is nowhere close to accepting that men too can be victims of sexual harassment and assault.
