Human Rights

Police arrests 5 killers of MBA student Md. Farooque Khan - remaining 8 on loose

Manipur, Imphal; 16 Sep 2018: Md. Farooque Khan 26, an MBA student, was killed by a Mob in Thaoroijam Awang Leikai area in Manipur state. He was on his way to meet a friend with two companions in his car. Car was stopped by the mob and torched. Two of Khan’s companions ran away but Khan was caught and beaten brutally by the mob, in police presence. Almost dead Khan was taken to hospital and died there.

Uber rape case: HC upholds life term of convict

New Delhi, Sep 15 (PTI) Rapes have been on the rise despite stringent new laws on sexual offences against women, the Delhi High Court has observed while upholding the life sentence given to an Uber driver for raping a 25-year-old executive in the cab in 2014.

A bench of Justices S Muralidhar and Vinod Goel noted that the statistics of the National Crime Records Bureau for 2016 show that 38,947 women were raped that year.

Syrian air defenses confront Israeli missile attack on Damascus International Airport

Damascus, 15 Sep 2018; SANA – The Syrian Arab Army’s air defenses confronted an Israeli missile attack on Damascus International Airport, a military source said on Saturday evening.

The source said that the air defenses managed to shoot down a number of the enemy missiles.

Haryana gang rapist identified – family rejects Rs 2 lakh help – want justice

Three accused for Haryana gang rape have  been identified by police as Pankaj, an Army jawan, Manish and Nishu. Police had released their photographs. The accused live in the same village in Rewari

Haryana police has announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for information leading to the arrest of the accused, and has set up a special investigation team headed by Nuh SP, Naazneen Bhasin.

Mahila Ayog organises cremation of honour killing victim Mamta

Rohtak, Haryana: Honour killing victim Mamta has been created in presence of security personnel. Cremation was organised by Mahila Ayog, and took place in Rohtak.

Murdered girl’s parents and in-laws were not present during cremation, and have earlier refused to take the dead body to their homes.

Rape and torture of kids in Bhopal Shelter Home

MP Avasthi, Manager of a Shelter Home in Bhopal, Has been arrested for rape and torture of kids. Last year, Avasthi was accused for rape in another shelter home in Hoshangabad.

Avasthi has been accused of raping a girl for eight years. He is also accused of torturing kids, which caused deaths of three children in his custody.

Chemnitz protester convicted over Hitler salute

13 Sep 2018; DW: A 33-year-old has been convicted of hate speech and assault after displaying a banned Nazi greeting at a far-right rally. The district court in Chemnitz is fast-tracking trials related to the recent unrest in the city.

A German court on Thursday sentenced a 33-year-old man to eight months probation and a fine of €2,000 ($2,300) for making the Hitler salute during far-right protests in Chemnitz.

Why U.S., Turkey oppose Syrian operation in Idlib

DAMASCUS, Sept. 14 (Xinhua) -- When the Syrian army is preparing for the last major battle against the last major rebel stronghold in the northwestern province of Idlib, the United States, its western allies and Turkey oppose it. Why?

Various rebel groups are located in Idlib, but not all of them are on the same page.

The striking force among all rebel factions is the al-Qaida-linked Nusra Front, otherwise known as Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, Arabic for the Levant Liberation Committee (LLC).

19yr student, CBSE topper, gangraped in Haryana

Rewari (Haryana), September 14; GANASHAKTI: A 19-year-old college girl, who was a former CBSE topper in matriculation in Panchkula region, was allegedly abducted and raped by four to five men at Kanina in Haryana's Mahendergarh district.

The Rewari police filed a zero FIR against three youths of Naya Gaon village here on Thursday when the kin of the victim filed a complaint with it.

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