Rajasthan

Jaipur Mar 13 (PTI) A 22-year-old married woman was allegedly gangraped by five people who recorded the act to blackmail her in Ajmer district, police said on Sunday.

A case has been registered against the five following a complaint lodged by the woman at Nasirabad Sadar Police Station.

Nasirabad Circle Officer Poonam Bhargad said the woman, a resident of Nizampura, has named three of the five accused in her complaint lodged on Thursday. She has accused them of gangrape and blackmail.

Kota, Mar 11 (PTI) A 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped and her mother beaten up into silence by stepfather for about half a decade, police here said on Friday.

The ordeal came to an end Thursday night, when the girl and her mother finally mustered courage to report the matter to police, when the man, a daily wage labourer, tried to rape her again in a drunken state, they said.

Jaipur, Mar 5 (PTI) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday said there is a need to think out of the box to increase economic activities rapidly and create more employment opportunities.

Addressing virtually a meeting of the Rajasthan Economic Reforms Advisory Council, the CM said the economy of the country has been adversely hit by demonetisation, difficulties of the GST and the Covid pandemic.

Jaipur, Mar 4 (PTI) A 15-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped in Rajasthan's Sawai Madhopur district, police said on Friday.

The victim lodged a complaint at Malarna Dungar police station on Friday, they said.

Station House Officer (SHO) Dhanraj said an FIR has been registered against accused Ramnaresh, Dinesh and Indraj and others under Section 376D (gang rape) of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

Jaipur, Mar 3 (PTI) Indian students who returned here from Ukraine said the situation at the war-hit country's border with Romania was horrific, with Ukranian soldiers thrashing Indians and firing tear gas shells.

The eight students who arrived here after fleeing the war-torn nation amid the intense Russian military offensive also accused the Indian embassy officials in Ukraine of not extending any support.

Jaipur, Mar 1 (PTI) A case was registered against three people for allegedly raping a minor girl in the Bhankrota area here, police said on Tuesday.

The minor was allegedly gang-raped on Sunday, and the case was registered on Monday. She underwent a medical examination, after which her statement was recorded, they said.

The survivor's father lodged a complaint with the police, accusing three people identified as Rahul, Rajveer and Naksh, the police said, adding that efforts are underway to nab them.

New Delhi, Feb 21 (PTI) India and Oman on Monday began a five-day air combat exercise in Jodhpur, in reflection of growing bilateral military cooperation.

The Indian Air Force has deployed a fleet of Sukhoi-30MKIs, Jaguar and Mirage-2000 fighter jets for the sixth edition of the exercise 'Eastern Bridge'.

On its part, the Royal Air Force of Oman (RAFO) has deployed its F-16 jets.

"It will provide an opportunity to enhance operational capability and interoperability between the two air forces," the IAF said.

Jaipur, Feb 20 (PTI) A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour in Bhilwara district on Sunday, police here said.

The accused, Hanuman Meghwal (40), raped her by taking her to his room when her parents were away for labour work, they said.

When the incident came to light, local people assaulted the accused, who was in an inebriated state, and injured him, they said.

The police have admitted the accused and the victim to a hospital.

Jaipur, Feb 19 (PTI) Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday hit out at the BJP and the RSS, saying that the RSS did not play any role in the freedom struggle and the same guilt lies in its top leadership.

Gehlot was addressing the state-level convention of Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee at Birla Auditorium here.

He said Congress leaders made many sacrifices before and after the independence and the people of BJP and RSS are suffering from some kind of guilt.

Jaipur, Feb 12 (PTI) A seven-year-old differently-abled girl was allegedly raped by a youth in Rajasthan's Chittorgarh district, police said on Saturday.

The accused, Manoj Jhakar (19), has been arrested, they said.

On Thursday, the girl's mother was busy cooking and her father had gone out for some work when the accused took her and her younger brother to the fields on the pretext of showing them a cartoon film on his mobile phone. He raped the girl in the fields, the police said.