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Kolkata: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Friday took suo motu cognisance of the gang rape of a student inside a law college in the city and asked the Kolkata Police to file a detailed report within three days. NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar on Friday wrote to Kolkata Police Commissioner Manoj Verma directing him to initiate an immediate and time-bound investigation. She also directed Verma to ensure that the culprits were booked under relevant sections of the BNS and the victim was ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 27 (ANI): The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Friday took suo moto cognizance after a shocking incident in Kolkata where a law student was allegedly gang-raped within the college premises by two current students and one former student. Taking immediate notice, NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar expressed deep concern and wrote to the Commissioner of Police, Kolkata, urging a time-bound investigation under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita ...Read More >
Bengaluru, June 27: In an unfortunate incident in Karnataka, a 20-year-old woman allegedly died after falling from the 13th floor of an under-construction building in Bengaluru. The deceased woman was later identified as Nandini. The alleged incident occurred in South Bengaluru's Parappana Agrahara. Police officials said that the deceased woman had gone to the under-construction building with three of her friends, including two men, to drink and party. After Nandini fell and died, her three fri ...Read More >
Jaipur, June 26: A man was arrested and sent to jail on Thursday for raping two minor daughters for about five years here, a senior police official said. Police filed an FIR after recording statements of the girls and their mother through a hidden camera. The woman had refused to file a case due to fear of society and her husband. The case was registered at Sadar police station and the investigation was handed over to a senior police officer. Deputy Commissioner of Police (West) Amit Kumar told ...Read More >
Guwahati: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Sunday urged Meghalaya director general of police (DGP) to expand the investigation to examine all possible leads and forensic evidence in the case of the alleged murder of tourist Raja Raghuvanshi from Madhya Pradesh and the disappearance of his wife, Sonam, in the northeastern state. NCW chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar directed Meghalaya DGP I Nongrang to submit a detailed report within three days and advised collaboration with national agencies ...Read More >
Gurgaon: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for heatwave conditions in the southern and southwestern parts of Punjab and Haryana from June 9 to 11, warning of a sharp rise in temperatures that could touch 43-46°C in some areas. According to the Meteorological Centre in Chandigarh, maximum temperatures across southern and western Punjab were already hovering between 40°C and 42.6°C on Sunday, with Bathinda recording the highest at 42.6°C. Meanwhile, northern and ...Read More >
Guwahati: The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Sunday urged Meghalaya director general of police (DGP) to expand the investigation to examine all possible leads and forensic evidence in the case of the alleged murder of tourist Raja Raghuvanshi from Madhya Pradesh and the disappearance of his wife, Sonam, in the northeastern state. NCW chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar directed Meghalaya DGP I Nongrang to submit a detailed report within three days and advised collaboration with national agencies ...Read More >
Jaipur: The Gurjar community in Rajasthan blocked the Delhi-Mumbai railway track for almost two hours after the Mahapanchayat of the community called by the Gurjar Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti at Pilupura in Bharatpur on Sunday. Although the Mahapanchayat ended with accepting the proposed draft sent by the state government on the demands of the community, but soon after this, the situation changed, and a mob led by some youth reached the nearby Delhi-Mumbai railway track, stopped a passenger trai ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 8: A nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped, killed and her body stuffed in a suitcase at a neighbour's house in northeast Delhi's Dayalpur area, triggering protests by her family members and locals. The girl's body was found on Saturday evening. Police and paramilitary personnel were deployed in the area on Sunday to maintain law and order. Police said the perpetrator of the heinous crime seems to have fled after stuffing the body in the suitcase. Senior police officers said al ...Read More >
Bhopal, June 8: The National Commission for Women (NCW) has initiated suo motu action in response to a distressing press reports concerning the murder of Raja Raghuvanshi and the disappearance of his wife, Sonam, during their honeymoon trip to Meghalaya. Growing suspicions of human trafficking to Bangladesh have heightened concerns, particularly following the discovery of blood-stained clothing and eyewitness accounts placing the couple in the company of unidentified men. Chairperson Vijaya Ra ...Read More >
Bhopal, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Commission for Women (NCW) has initiated suo motu action in response to a distressing media report concerning the murder of Raja Raghuvanshi and the disappearance of his wife, Sonam, during their honeymoon trip to Meghalaya. Growing suspicions of human trafficking to Bangladesh have heightened concerns, particularly following the discovery of blood-stained clothing and eyewitness accounts placing the couple in the company of unidentified men. Chairp ...Read More >
New Delhi, Jun 7 (PTI) Trinamool Congress Rajya Sabha MP Sushmita Dev has called for reforms to ensure that the National Commission for Women (NCW) operates with greater autonomy, credibility and effectiveness. Dev, who is also a member of the panel, wrote to Digvijaya Singh, Chairperson of Parliamentary Committee on Education, Women, Children, Youth and Sports, on Friday. She also shared a copy of her letter on X, alleging that the NCW was "cherry picking" cases in opposition-ruled states. "W ...Read More >
Gurugram, June 06: Somnath, a 40-year-old man from Hisar, Haryana, was arrested by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Tuesday for allegedly raping children and creating, uploading, browsing, collecting, and exchanging child sexual abuse material online. The CBI found that Somnath, who has been physically disabled since birth, lured minor girls to his Common Service Centre (CSC) with treats, raped and sexually assaulted them inside the shop, recorded the acts, and used the videos to bla ...Read More >
Kolkata, June 6 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Commission of Women (NCW) has asked the West Bengal Police to take strong and immediate action against party Trinamool Congress' former district president in Birbhum, Anubrata Mondal, over a viral audio clip where he was heard threatening a police officer to rape the latter's mother and wife. The commission, at the same time, has asked the office of the state Director General of Police, Rajeev Kumar, to submit a report to the NCW within 72 hours fro ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Tuesday sought a report within three days from the Maharashtra Police chief over a media report alleging abduction, repeated rape, forced abortion of a 15-year-old girl in Thane who was pushed into prostitution. Taking suo motu cognisance of the report, NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar also directed the Director General of Police to ensure a swift and fair investigation into the shocking incident. Rahatkar also asked ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, Feb 10 (PTI) At least eight female students in two districts of Odisha fell ill reportedly after being administered with the deworming tablets in their schools on Monday, officials said. Shortly after taking the tablets, they complained of vomiting, nausea and severe discomfort. Also Read | Kerala Shocker: Woman Officer at Coir Board Dies in Kochi; Family Alleges Workplace Harassment As She Denies Medical Leave. While six of the girls were admitted to the Community Health Centre ...Read More >
CHENNAI: BJP functionary Khushbu Sundar on Thursday questioned the inaction of the Tamil Nadu Commission for Women in the Anna University rape case. Speaking to reporters at the BJP headquarters in Chennai, Khushbu asked, "What was the state commission for women doing? What were its members doing? Why didn't the commission inquire about the case, and why didn't their members speak about it? Even the members of the National Commission for Women (NCW) were in Chennai to inquire into the incident. ...Read More >
Agra, December 26: A gym trainer in Agra, identified as Sahil Sharma, has been accused of posing as a RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) agent to rape a Canadian woman of Indian origin. The Agra Police has registered an FIR against him and his accomplice, Arif Ali, for rape, criminal intimidation, and blackmail. According to the complaint, Sahil befriended the woman on Tinder and met her at an Agra hotel in March 2024. During the meeting, he allegedly mixed intoxicants in her drink and raped her ...Read More >
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