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The Victim, a 22-year-old widow in her complaint said Haresh (Whom she had met and fell in love) came to her house on November 26 to meet her. She came to know that he was already married and did not let him in. The man claimed that he was a bachelor and wanted to marry her. They had a heated verbal exchange and the woman slapped him who slapped her back. 22 yr old widow who was cheated, Haresh then pulled the woman into another room, closed its door and allegedly raped her. physically assaulted and raped, 801 attempts suicide. saved. 11/29/2011 23:57:00 RAJKOT Source: TNN | Nov 29, 2011 Abuse, Rape, The accused Samar Nath (26) was arrested by police for sexually abusing and behaving obscenely with his two stepdaughters, 14 and 7 year old girls in front of his wife and the girls’ mother.

“My daughters complained about this everyday and when I tried to confront him, he would beat Man held for sexually abusing and me up”, said the mother. behaving obscenely with his minor 800 stepdaughters. 11/29/2011 23:53:00 Laitumkhrah Source: Shillong Times November 30th, 2011 Abuse, Rape, The 11-year-old girl was abducted by three youth- Ameer Alam, Ali, both contract workers of Bihar, and Ramji of same area -when the girl had gone to purchase bread at 10 pm. A resident 11 yr old girl allegedly abducted of the area found the girl in unconscious state. and gangraped by three youths in Bhanojithota , 799 Andhra Pradesh. 11/29/2011 23:08:00 Gajuwaka Source: TNN Rape, Jaya (45), a resident of Bakhshipura of the city went to the market, when she was returning, a youth Radheyshyam resident of the same area overpowered and dragged her into his house 45 year old woman sexually and outraged her modesty. assaulted on her way back from Bakhshipura , 798 the market. 11/29/2011 23:05:00 BAHRAICH Source: TNN | Nov 30, 2011 Rape, Rukhsana (16), went to a shop outside the village to purchase some household goods, when she was coming back, four youngsters of the same village dragged her to the field and gang raped her. They also threatened to kill the girl if she dared to speak to anyone but Rukhsana 16 yr old Rukhsana who had gone narrated the incident to her family members who approached the police. to a shop was gangraped by 4 Dhapalipurwa, Uttar 797 youths and threatened. 11/29/2011 23:01:00 Pradesh Source: TNN | Nov 30, 2011 Rape, The victim, a deaf woman Durga (30), and a resident of Charigah village under Boundi police station went to the field where Lallan a native of the same village raped her. She narrated the 30 yr old deaf woman raped in incident to her family members and the next day they took Durga to the police station. Charigh Village of Uttar Pradesh. Charigah village, 796 Accused on the run. 11/29/2011 22:56:00 Boundi, BAHRAICH Source: TNN | Nov 30, 2011 Rape, The victim, daughter of a bus conductor along with her neighbour collected the blood test report from the clinic and showed it to the doctor. He told her that he needed to physically examine the victim and took her to a room and closed the doors. He misbehaved with her on pretext of Arrested: 40 yr old Delhi Doctor examining her. When the girl felt uncomfortable, she screamed and ran out. The Accused, who molested a VI standard Harpal Singh is from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh and stays in south Delhi. student during a medical check 795 up. 11/29/2011 22:50:00 Palam village --IANS via NewKerala news Nov 29 Abuse, The accused, a resident of Ganj Daranagar of UP, had been caught molesting the teen in late www.maps4aid.comhours of Monday (Nov 28) night. Meanwhile, the man admitted to molesting the girl and asked a "pardon" from the panchayat members who decided to punish him by ordering 45 yr old man molests 16 yr old Ganj Daranagar, him to agree to get his young son married to the victim as a punshiment for his horrible deed. minor girl, panchayat asks son to Bijnore, Uttar 794 marry the girl. 11/29/2011 22:45:00 Pradesh Source: OneIndiaNews November 29, 2011 Abuse, Rape, Preeti and Radhika (name changed) and two other female trainees said, Chugh had been sexually harassing them for the past one week with the inducement that he would declare them successful in training. All the four women had joined the call centre on November 14 as 2 asst. managers at a Call Centre trainees. The girls have handed over obscene SMSes sent to them by 28-year-old Chugh. Sexual kicked out after women trainees Udyog Vihar, Harassment at 793 filed Sexual harassment complaint 11/29/2011 22:21:00 Phase-I, Gurgaon Source: MidDay 2011-11-30 Work,

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Harshavardhan (34), a scientific officeer working in the kaiga Nuclear Plant was arrested on a complaint by his wife Sandhya alleging that he was constantly harassing her to ask her family to pay Rs 15 lakh cash over and above Rs 11 lakh given to him at the time of marriage. They 34 yr old Scientific Officer arrested were married in 2008. for harassing wife to bring 15 lakh 792 additional dowry. 11/29/2011 22:04:00 Kaiga, Karwar Source: ZeeNews November 29, 2011 Abuse, Dowry, A couple was shot dead by unknown assailants on Monday in Sidhartha Nagar colony of Kota city. The tragedy has made the three infants of the couple orphans.

In the morning, passers-by spotted two dead bodies in a pool of blood and informed the police. The deceased were identified as Deepak (25) and Suneeta (23) who hailed from Jhabua in Couple shot dead by unknown Madhya Pradesh. assailants. Police investigating if Sidhartha Nagar 791 there was an attempt to rape. 11/29/2011 5:57:00 colony, Kota Source: TNN | Nov 29, 2011 Crime/Murder, Accused Haridas Pawar (20), had an affair with Komal (18) and they entered into wedlock in 2004. Things turned sour soon when the accused started suspecting her fidelity. The marriage ended with Komal returning to her maternal home. In the first week of January 2005, accused went to her father's home and took her to the nearby jungle. After this she went missing.

On suspicion, police arrested Haridas who confessed to the ghastly crime and even took them Man charged with killing wife and to his uncle's home where he had kept the axe used to kill Komal. The Buldhana sessions court even confessing to the crime awarded him lifer and also convicted him for destroying evidence. acquitted by court. Prosecution 790 blunders in getting evidence. 11/29/2011 5:47:00 Malegaon, Washim Source: Vaibhav Ganjapure, TNN | Nov 29, 2011 Crime/Murder, Saroja, a resident of the Railway Quarters was shocked on when she found a baby crying and shivering on the backseat of an autorickshaw while cleaning her front yard at around 5.30am.

Good Samaritans: Saroja immediately took the baby to her house and washed the baby with warm water since the baby was shivering and running a fever.

One and half year old baby girl Later, M Ravi, a businessman, who was returning home from the gym took the baby and Saroja found abandoned in the backseat to Mothi Clinic situated in Yadavgiri. of an autorickshaw. . Railway Quarters, 789 Rescued 11/29/2011 5:40:00 Yadavgiri , Mysore Source: TNN | Nov 29, 2011 Other, The Victim is a 38 year old handicapped woman who could not even stand or speak properly. If such rapists are awarded exemplary punishment, many more rapists would take birth in the locality.

Heigrujam Gudu (Accused)was banished from Tharoijam Mayai Leikai for attempting to rape a girl of his locality in the past.

After the handicapped woman was reportedly raped by Gudu, the two families reconciled on 38 yr old handicapped woman November 27 after Gudu prostrated and apologised before the victim's mother. raped by a relative. Womens www.maps4aid.comTharoijam Mayai 788 Group demands strict action. 11/29/2011 5:14:00 Leikai , Imphal Source: The Sangai Express November 26 2011 Rape,

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19 year old victim was brought to Mumbai by her neighbour in Jharkhand, and “sold" to the Muneer Mukadam for Rs 1000 a year ago.

Since then, she has stepped out of the house just three or four times, and never on her own despite repeated pleas to the family she worked for. Also, during this time, Muneer – a father of three – allegedly made at least seven or eight sexual advances towards her, each of which she rebuffed.

Source: November 28 19 yr old girl from Jharkhand, Bapu Deedwania and Yogesh Sadhwani victim of Human Trafficking and Human Trafficking Confined, molested for a year, Pali Hill apartment, 787 escapes. 11/29/2011 1:07:00 bandra Read Full Article Below Abuse, Other, Nargis, aged 18, was killed last year allegedly by her father Irfan and brothers who gave it colour of robbery.

During investigation, brothers of Nargis revealed she was involved in a relationship with a youth in the neighbourhood which was not acceptable to the family, they allegedly hatched the plan Honor Killing: Father and 2 sons and killed the girl. arrested for killing daughter Nargis Massoorie, Crime/Murder, 786 in 2010. Ghaziabad 11/29/2011 0:39:00 Ghaziabad Source: Samay Live 28 Nov 2011 Other, A minor girl was allegedly gangraped by two different groups in two different villages on Sunday night.

The 17 yr old victim, who was recovered in an unconscious state from Gangwara village told the police she was first raped at Gangwara by six persons and then taken to nearby Nawtolia 17 yr old girl gangraped in Bihar. village and raped again by four other men. Case Registered. Investigations 785 on. 11/29/2011 0:28:00 Sadar, Bihar Source: November 29 , 2011 Rape, A former journalist Smitha Rao, who was working as an assistant manager with Infosys, hanged herself in her apartment yesterday unable to bear the alleged harassment by her husband. Police have arrested her husband, Rohit Ananthakrishna a software engineer with Google, in connection with the case.

The couple got married in 2007 and had problems between them since the beginning. Even yesterday they had allegedly fought over an issue and Ananthakrishna left for work. 32 yr old Smitha Rao hangs Mantri Splendor herself unable to bear the alleged apartment, 784 harassment by her husband. 11/29/2011 0:13:00 Geddalahalli Source: MidDay 2011-11-29 Abuse, The incident took place at 9.20 pm, near the Sector 28 lights when the victim, Neha Thakur (19), was walking along with a colleague, Nirmala, when two unidentified youths on a motorcycle threw acid on them.

www.maps4aid.comSource: Day&Night News November 28,2011

Police have dispatched a team to Fatehgarh Sahib to arrest the accused, identified as Aman. The second accused, who was on the bike along with Aman, is yet to be identified. Acid Attack on 19 year old girl in Chandigarh. Victim battling for life Source: TNN | Nov 29, 2011 at the Government Medial Sector 28, 783 College. Chandigharh 11/28/2011 23:56:00 Chandigarh AcidAttack Crime/Murder,

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In order to curb sex detection tests in the ultrasound units and diagnostic centres, a team of the heath department conducted raids at Tulsi Hospital and Lilamani Hospital in Civil Lines and detected several irregularities.

Violations:

1.The pre-conception and pre-natal sex determination test (PC&PNDT) Act.

2. Several complaints of sex determination and illegal abortion were received.

3. not maintaining record of medical termination of pregnancies and ultrasound tests.

4.The authorities of Tulsi Hospital claimed of not conducting ultrasound since past 11 months, which is impossible to believe as the records of normal and operative deliveries in the hospital Tulsi Hospital and Lilamani is more than 25 a month. Hospital Kanpur found violating 782 sex detection norms. 11/28/2011 5:08:00 Kanpur Source: TNN | Nov 28, 2011 Foeticide/Infanticide, M. Arjunan (27) of Ramnagar is a scrap iron trader and saw a woman standing before his shop. He took the woman on his motorcycle and committed the crime in a bush on Brooke Bond Road close to the railway line. Later second accused, rag picker A. Pandiyan (22)also Two arrested for alleged sexual committed the crime. assault on a 28 year old mentally Brooke Bond Road, 781 challenged woman 11/28/2011 4:17:00 Coimbatore Source: November 28, 2011 Rape, A sexual harassment case has been lodged against a retired deputy collector in the Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh on the complaint of his daughter-in-law. She has also made her brother-in-law Kaushal Gautam a co-accused in the case.

Retired deputy collector booked in The victim has submitted a mobile phone video clip as a proof of her complaint. sexual harassment case by his Shivpuri, Madhya 780 daughter in law. 11/28/2011 3:50:00 Pradesh Source: NDTV November 28, 2011 Indo-Asian News Service Abuse, In May 2011, Rane (33), a salesman by profession, met the victim (20) through a common friend. Soon after, Rane took her to Ganesh Prasad Guest House in Khadavli (West) in Thane and established a physical relationship with her. He then made physical contact with her on numerous occasions in this guest house and the victim later got pregnant. when she asked Rane when they would get married, the latter refused to marry her saying that they belong to Man arrested for allegedly raping different castes. a 20 yr old girl under the pretext of 779 marrying her. 11/28/2011 3:46:00 Byculla Source: DNA Nov 28, 2011 Rape, Sonal and Dilip had been married for almost two years. The police suspect that Sonal Rathod was depressed due to her husband Dilip's drinking habits. Sonal used to fight with Dilip over the issue, but to no avail. Sonal's parents said that Dilip used to return home drunk and fight with Tired of her husbands abusive and her. This seems to have prompted Sonal to take the drastic step drinking habits, 30 yr old Sonal Navghar, Mulund Abuse, 777 commits suicide. 11/28/2011www.maps4aid.comEast Source: TNN | Nov 28, 2011 Crime/Murder,

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On the night of 8.10.2011, from 12 midnight to 2:30 am, SP Ankit Garg called me into a room in the police station, gave me electric shocks (current shock), took my clothes off and severely tortured me. Why has no action been taken against him? says Soni Sori in a letter.

On October 21, 2011, The Supreme Court of India directed the Chhattisgarh government to get tribal teacher Soni Sori treated in the NRS Medical College and Hospital in Kolkata for the injuries she sustained in police custody.

On November 26,2011 A medical report filed in the Supreme Court by a special medical team of a Kolkata hospital on Friday backed allegations raised by Maoist sympathiser Soni Sori that she was tortured in police custody in Chhattisgarh. reported removal of certain “foreign objects” from her private parts Report: Foreign objects found in private parts of tribal school she was falsely implicated in cases linking her to Maoist activities. teacher Soni Suri in Chhattisgarh 776 Police Custody 11/27/2011 23:47:00 Chhattisgarh Source: Indian Express Nov 26 2011 via @Vidyut Abuse, Other, "The men first tried to drag the 27-year-old woman into the SUV in Barra area last evening. When they met resistance, they threw acid at her hands and legs," DIG Rajesh Rai said. They then threw the woman on the road following which she was admitted to a 27 yr old woman attacked with hospital where her condition was stated to be critical, he said. acid after she resisted attempts to 775 abduct her. 11/27/2011 5:58:00 Barra, Kanpur Source: PTI via NDTV November 27, 2011 Abuse, Other, A first student of IIT-Kanpur had lodged an FIR with the Kalyanpur police, accusing a student of IIT-Delhi of blackmailing and threatening to upload her obscene videos and pictures on the internet. She became friendly with Surendra Bhukiya, the Btech student of IIT-Delhi , when he Case against Delhi IITian for came to IIT-K to meet his friends. After that, she got calls from Bhukiya, who forced her to harassing and blackmailing girl marry him. When she refused , he began sending vulgar messages. who refused his marriage 774 proposal. 11/27/2011 5:47:00 Kalyanpur, Kanpur Source: TNN | Nov 27, 2011 Abuse, Other, Eight-month pregnant N Dhanamanjuri (24) was allegedly beaten to death by her husband after the couple had a fight over an alleged illicit affair which the husband was having with another woman about which the victim came to know.

According to a sister, the victim called her on her mobile phone the other day and told her that she feels very depressed living there but she have to carry on for the sake of her aging mother 8 month pregnant Dhanamanjuri Thoubal and her daughter and the pregnant baby. allegedly beaten to death by her Ningombam, 773 husband. Manipur 11/27/2011 5:40:00 Thoubal Source: Hueiyen News Service /NNN November 26 2011 Crime/Murder, Pushpa Rama Moger (35) committed suicide by hanging herself from a tree on Saturday November 26 in Murdeshwar. Sources said that Pushpa was allegedly being harassed by her Harassed by her husband, 35 year husband, which led her to take this extreme step. old Pushpa hangs herself to Murdeshwar, Abuse, 772 death. 11/26/2011 21:46:00 Bhatkal Source: DaijiWorld Bhatkal, Nov 27 Crime/Murder, www.maps4aid.comTwo Class XI students of a private school were arrested by SK Puri police on the charge of passing lewd comments on a girl student of a private engineering college on busy Bailey Road near Pant Bhawan under Sachivalaya police station in full public view.

Witnesses said that the girl, who was returning after attending private tuitionand got down from a three-wheeler near Pant Bhawan at around 10am. It was then that three youths passed lewd comments on her.the girl raised an alarm drawing the attention of locals, who assembled there Crowd helps police nab two in large number. youths for Street Sexual Pant Bhawan, Street 771 Harassment in Patna. 11/26/2011 21:09:00 Patna Source: The Telegraph | Nov 27, 2011 Harassment,

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The girl had gone to fetch water from a roadside tap. She was standing in the queue when Chottu, the youth, allegedly teased her. She shouted at him and told him to behave himself, but Chottu persisted. Several others were standing in the queue, but none of them spoke up. This bolstered Chottu's courage and he allegedly proposed marriage to the girl. Thinking she had had enough, the girl asked him to leave at once, but at that Chottu allegedly whipped out a knife and stabbed her repeatedly. As the knife struck her in the shoulder, hands and back, the 17 yr old girl student stabbed in girl started screaming in a desperate bid to get help. public by lover for turning down Abuse, Street 770 marriage proposal. 11/26/2011 21:04:00 Kankinara Source: Nov 27, 2011 Harassment, Alagesapandian (28), a daily wage worker from Anumathampatti near Uthamapalayam, married Nandhini (24) and a girl was born to them in 2010. But the girl died whe she was eight months old. Alagesapandian claimed the child died due to poor health. However, Nandhini grew suspicious and lodged a complaint. A postmortem was performed which revealed poisoning. Man arrested for poisoning eight Crime/Murder, 769 month old daughter. Madurai 11/26/2011 21:01:00 Uthamapalayam Source: TNN | Nov 27, 2011 Foeticide/Infanticide, The station house officer (SHO) of Kathumar police station has been suspended over allegations that he kept a woman in illegal confinement at the station and molested her. The victim charged the SHO with forcing her to come along with him to the police station from her marriage mandap and later molesting her in station premises and kept her in detention illegally.

Note: The incident has occurred despite strict directions from police headquarters in Jaipur that Station House Officer suspended woman suspects and witnesses should be accompanied only by policewomen and they should for molesting a woman in police not be kept detained illegally in the police stations across the state. station premises and illegally 768 detaining her. 11/26/2011 20:55:00 Kathumar, Jaipur Source: TNN | Nov 27, 2011 Abuse, Among the victims, two of the complainants are married, one is pregnant. The women allege that cops took them in for a theft enquiry and raped them. Police have ordered a probe into the 4 tribal women have alleged rape alleged rape. by cops in Tamil Nadu. 767 Investigations on. 11/26/2011 20:51:00 Irula , Villapuram Source: NDTV November 26, 2011 Rape, It was alleged that the woman belonging to Uttar Pradesh had been sold to two different people for marriage by her father. The father had taken Rs 1.25 lakh from a family in Karauli's Hindaun town for marrying her.

He further said when the father tried to get her married to another man, the Hindaun-based Father sells daughter for INR 1.25 family lodged an FIR against the girl and her family members. lakh for marriage and then sells 766 her again to another family. 11/26/2011 20:44:00 Jaipur Source: TNN | Nov 27, 2011 Other, Prakash (37), a lorry driver married Shanti in 2005, He got separated from her later and was diagnosed positive for HIV. In the meantime, Prakash married another woman, Manjula. Man arrested for Dowry Manjula filed a complaint stating that Prakash had hidden that he was HIV positive and also Harassment and not disclosing harassed her for dowry. that he was HIV Positive to his 765 partner 11/26/2011 20:39:00www.maps4aid.comMADURAI Source: Express News Service Nov 26, 2011 Dowry, Other, Malti Devi, a 42-year-old in the Telco police station area, was shot dead by her husband's 42 year old Malti Devi shot dead K2/57 near nephew on Thursday evening following an altercation when she refused to give money to him. by relative for not giving him Gulmohar School, 764 money. 11/26/2011 8:06:00 JAMSHEDPUR Source: TNN | Nov 26, 2011 Crime/Murder,

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Shalinder Kaur was married to Hakam Singh for the last 21 years. The couple has three daughters, but the addiction of Hakam has been creating problems for the family for the last many years. Hakam has been snatching money from his wife, who, along with her daughter, works as a laborer.

On this unfortunate day, Hakam demanded money from his wife to purchase liquor, but she refused as she had spent all money on purchasing grocery items. Following her refusal, Hakam tried to take away paddy, lying in a bag, for sale. But when she did not allow her husband to Denied money to buy liquor, addict take paddy, Hakam allegedly poured kerosene oil on her and set her afire. sets wife on fire. Victim suffers 70 Abuse, 763 percent burns. 11/26/2011 7:58:00 Chandigarh Source: TNN | Nov 26, 2011 Crime/Murder, The Accused Pintu Singh strangulated his wife and then shot her to death following an argument. Singh and his family members fled their home after the incident, the police said. Man allegedly strangulated his wife before shooting her to death New Area locality, Source: Press Trust of India November 26, 2011 Abuse, 762 following an argument. 11/26/2011 7:32:00 Nawada via NDTV Website Crime/Murder, Dead body of a woman Guddi Devi (40), wife of Prabhu Das of Kansali village was found in Tehri lake. Police said that the woman was missing from her house for the last two days. The 40 yr old missing womans body body was sighted by some villagers this morning in the Tehri dam. recovered from a lake. 761 Investigations on. 11/26/2011 7:19:00 Pratapnagar, Tehri Source: 25 November 2011 Crime/Murder, The victim, who is the groom's sister had gone to a nearby field to ease herself on the wedding night of her brother on November 23 when the bride's brother raped her at gunpoint . Hearing Girl raped at gun point in Uttar Neemchana her cries, members of the marriage party rushed to the field and found her lying unconscious. Pradesh. Accused has been Village, 760 arrested. 11/26/2011 1:38:00 BULANDSHAHR Source: PTI | Nov 25, 2011 via TOI Rape, In 2006, V Selvam raped and murdered 10 year old daughter of his employer, dumped her body in a carton and hid it in the house. A few days later, the body was discovered. Selvam was arrested and the (Womens)Mahila Court imposed a death penalty on him on August 1, 2008, along with 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for house trespass and rape, 10 years for unnatural offences and seven years for causing disappearance of evidence. Rapist and Murderer of a 10 yr old girl escapes death sentence for Selvam filed an appeal at the High Court bench here, claiming that his date of birth is June 1, Crime/Murder, 759 being juvenile. Tamil Nadu 11/26/2011 1:34:00 Jaihindpuram 1989 and therefore was a juvenile at the time of the offence. Rape, In an over four-year-old rape case, a local court on Friday acquitted a CBI inspector and a Chandigarh police head constable.

CBI inspector and a Police head The victim, 40-year-old Hisar resident had moved an application before the Chandigarh SSP constable acquitted by court due alleging that she was raped by Kundu and Singh. to lack of Evidence in a 4 yr old 758 rape case. 11/26/2011 1:30:00 Chandigarh Source: TNN | Nov 26, 2011 Rape, Ranjani was married three months ago to a 23-year-old youth, Pandi from Kodanginayakanpatti. Pandi and his mother Veerammal had allegedly been harassing Ranjini for dowry. They also insisted on her leaving the house immediately and returning with the Rs www.maps4aid.comone lakh money.

Dowry Death: Harassed by her in- The victim, was admitted to the government hospital with severe burns after she doused laws and husband, 18 yr old kerosene and set herself afire. She died after treatment failed. Ranjani sets herself on fire. Tamil Crime/Murder, 757 Nadu 11/26/2011 0:36:00 KodanginayakanpattiSource: TNN | Nov 26, 2011 Dowry,

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Jugal Kishore, belonging to Delhi, was to marry Sonu. As soon as the ritual of seven rounds of the fire was to begin, the father-son duo demanding money for a flat in Delhi and a car as Villagers thrash and hand over dowry. Jugal Kishore threatened to leave without marrying the girl. Instead of bowing to the Dowry greedy father son duo to dowry demand, the family members informed the police. police who threatened to leave if 756 additional dowry was not given. 11/25/2011 23:59:00 Sujangarh, Churu Source: IANS Via NewsKerala Dowry, Constable Zafar molested the woman at Seelampur in east Delhi. The victim's husband was a transport operator before he suffered financial losses. He used to bribe Zafar to avoid legal issues from affecting his business.

Incident: Victims husband left her and their 12-year-old daughter in car to meet Zafar. During the course of the conversation, the Zafar apparently demanded Rs.5,000 from him, which he refused. Incensed at this refusal, police said, the accused officer barged into the vehicle and started Delhi Police constable suspended misbehaving with the victim, allegedly in a drunken state. for molesting woman and beating Seelampur, East 755 up her husband. 11/25/2011 23:54:00 Delhi Source: IANS via NewKerala News Abuse, A woman was seriously injured after her brother-in-law allegedly threw acid on her and attacked her with a knife.

While victim's sister in her statement before additional city magistrate said Saurabh attacked her after she refused to marry him. Her husband Ashish said the attack was the result of a Man throws acid on sister in law property dispute between him and Saurabh. and attacks her with a knife. Victim Abuse, 754 in critical condition. 11/25/2011 23:40:00 Izatnagar Source: TNN | Nov 26, 2011 Crime/Murder, Unable to stand rejection from the girl he loved, a teen took the help of his friend to make a fake Facebook profile of the girl to 'teach her a lesson'.

Accused used his home computer and internet connection to create a fake profile of the 16- year-old. He then uploaded morphed pictures of the girl and gave out her name, address, phone number, and even posted details about her family members. He had even written some lewd comments on the profile.

Spurned lover arrested for Soon the girl started getting calls from people who wanted to 'talk dirty' to her. Frustrated by the creating fake facebook profile of constant lewd calls, the girl informed her father, who in turn informed the cops. girl and posting details and 753 morphed pictures. 11/25/2011 5:29:00 Ahmedabad Source: DNA Nov 25, 2011 Abuse, Other, Asma had been married to Sajid from Hubli, about 4 years back. Reportedly, their marital relationship had soured of late. On Wednesday, her parents received a call, stating that Asma had become ill. By the time the close relatives reached Hubli, she had breathed her last. Although the in-laws of Asma claimed it to be a case of suicide, they did not register any police 24 yr old woman found dead complaint. Asma’s relatives brought the body here. under mysterious circumstances. Durganagara , Abuse, 752 Injury marks on her body. 11/25/2011 5:22:00 Karkala Source: DaijiWorld Karkala, Nov 25: Crime/Murder, www.maps4aid.comThe miscreants were in an inebriated condition forcibly entered into the hut when the 45-year- old victim was sleeping with her five minor children and husband. Her youngest son who was one-and-a-half-years-old was sleeping close to her. The miscreants beat up her husband when he protested.

The family who had migrated here from neighbouring chattisgarh jointly prevented the rape but Miscreants beat up husband and during the scuffle the baby suffered injuries and died. crush a child to death in a bid to Ghasian village, Crime/Murder, 751 rape his mother. 11/25/2011 4:24:00 Bolangir Source: Zee News Orissa November 25, 2011 Via @vidyut Rape,

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The accused named Shidhtu had lured 15 yr old victim to a drive in an autorickshaw. He had taken her to a deserted place near Waddhamna, where he first raped her around nine months ago. and threatened her not to tell anyone.

20 yr old youth arrested for raping Later the youth would often come to her residence. Cops suspect the girl is a bit mentally minor minor girl 9 months ago. disturbed. Complaint filed after victim delivers Waddhamna, 750 baby. 11/25/2011 4:12:00 Nagpur Source: TNN | Nov 25, 2011 Rape, A case was registered against the manager of a public sector bank for allegedly raping, filming and blackmailing a local leader of BJP Mahila Morcha and extorting money from her, said police.

The victim Sunita Sharama on May 30, 2001 was called by the accused at his place for some work related to the loan for a school building where he drugged, raped and filmed the whole act. He also threatened to distribute the clip if she approached the police and was blackmailed for many years.

Accused then forced her to make him the president of school and also extorted Rs 8 lakh from her. Jain, his wife and son demanded Rs 15 lakh from the victim when they were dismissed Manager of a public sector bank from the school board on June 25, 2011. held for drugging, raping, filming and blackmailing victim. Abuse, Other, 749 Ghaziabad 11/25/2011 4:00:00 Ghaziabad Source: One India News November 25, 2011 Rape, Delhi police arrested two persons Gopi and Raju, residents of Pune for raping a Mumbai-based girl in Nizamuddin area of south-east Delhi on Thursday. They brought her to Delhi from Two arrested for rape. Victim was Mumbai on the pretext of giving her a job and then raped her in a guesthouse brought to Delhi on the pretext of a 748 job offer and sexually assaulted. 11/24/2011 22:18:00 Nizamuddin Source: MidDay 2011-11-25 Rape, A newly married woman allegedly committed suicide at het parents' house following harassment by her inlaws on late Wednesday night.

Kajal alias Mona, a lab technician, who was married to Hemendra of Jhansi in April hanged Harassed by her inlaws for herself to death. No suicide note was found but her family members said she had informed additional 3 Lakh INR dowry, them about continuous additional dowry demands for Rs 3 lakh. newly married woman hangs Crime/Murder, 747 herself to death. Kanpur 11/24/2011 22:10:00 Gangaganj Source: TNN | Nov 24, 2011 Dowry, A B.Sc. student here consumed poison on Monday and is presently fighting for life in a hospital, after she was sexually harassed and physically assaulted by her neighbour. the accused, used Girl consumes poison after being to tease her regularly and she had complained to her father, but since Pandey hailed from a Sexually Harassed and physically family with strong political connections, her father did not approach the police. assaulted by her neighbour. Abuse, Street 746 Kanpur 11/22/2011 21:48:00 Kanpur Source: India TV News Nov 22 Via @Vidyut Harassment, A 35-year-old physically-challenged woman was allegedly raped by a 29-year-old youth. The incident took place late on Monday evening when the victim with disability in legs are disabled www.maps4aid.comwas alone at her house.

The accused sneaked into the house and started making immoral gestures towards the victim. When she resisted, the accused shut the windows and door of the house and raped her. The victim’s shouts for help caught the attention of the neighbours and they rushed to the house. 35 yr old physically challenged Finding the door bolted from inside, the neighbours started banging the door. woman raped by youth. Accused Chandni Mahal, 745 absconding. Delhi 11/24/2011 9:42:00 Delhi Source: Nov 24, 2011 Rape,

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A 22-year-old engineering student was beaten to death allegedly by the family of a girl he had an affair with. The incident took place yesterday at Sanghi village when Deepak Sharma went to meet the girl.

The girl's family members, who were opposed to their relationship, came to know of it and Honour Killing: 22 yr old bludgeoned him to death, police said. Engineering student from Haryana bludgeoned to death by girls Source: DNA Nov 24, 2011 Crime/Murder, 744 family. 11/24/2011 9:34:00 Sanghi, Rohtak Courtesy: @Vidyut @fzlsammy Other, Seven men, facing trial for gang raping a woman in a hotel in Gurgaon five years ago on the pretext of giving her a job, have been acquitted by a Delhi court as the victim made a volte face and said she was never raped.

"In her statement (to the police), she (woman) had levelled allegations of rape against all the accused persons. However, in her statement as prosecution witness, she deposed that she Gang rape Victim retracts was not raped at all," the judge said. statement, All 7 accused acquitted 743 by court. 11/24/2011 9:28:00 Gurgaon Source: PTI and Zee News November 24, 2011 Other, Shalini (26), wife of Siddalingapura Gram Panchayat President Ashok Babu had allegedly committed suicide at her husband's house in Belavatha. The victim's father, not willing to believe that his daughter had committed suicide, lodged a compliant with the Metagalli Police alleging that his daughter had been murdered by her in-laws for more dowry before hanging her body to make it appear like suicide.

Shalini was married to Ashok Babu 4 years ago and paid a handsome dowry of Rs. 1.5 lakh in cash and 200 grams of gold at the time of marriage. But still her father-in-law Nagaraj, mother- in-law Lalitha, brothers-in-law Vijaya-kumar, Raju and Tulsiram and sister-in-law Deepu, Gram Panchayat President continued to torture her physically and mentally for more dowry. Recently, Ashok is said to have Arrested for murdering his wife demanded Rs. 5 lakh in cash. Shalini over additional dowry Belavatha, Crime/Murder, 742 demands. 11/24/2011 8:45:00 Metagalli Source: Star Of Mysore Online Nov 24 Dowry, According to Police, The incident took place yesterday afternoon when the accused Bharat Savjibhai (37) was asked to wait for a few minutes for lunch by his mother Samuben Savjibhai. The accused, after Angry over delay in being served committing the crime, surrendered to police, who arrested him. lunch, son beats his 75 yr old lati bazar, Abuse, 741 mother to death. Gujarat 11/24/2011 8:37:00 Jorawarnagar Source: --UNI Nov 24 Rajkot Crime/Murder, Abhijeet Bansilal Chahande, a police constable attached to Police Headquarters in Nagpur has been dismissed from service for facing rape charges twice within six months.

Accused has allegedly sexually attacked a neighbour's girl on June 14. Since then he was placed under suspension by the authorities and the case was filed in the court, they said. Cop from Nagpur dismissed from On Saturday, Chahande again assaulted the victim and clicked her objectionable photographs. service for facing rape charges 740 twice within six months 11/24/2011 8:30:00www.maps4aid.comNagpur Source: Zee News November 24, 2011 Abuse, Rape,

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In 2003, Bhura Singh gouged out an eye of a nurse working with him at the Shanti Mukund Hospital in east Delhi.

The nurse was on duty at the hospital at Karkari Mode in east Delhi and tasked to look after a comatose patient on the night of Sep 7-8, 2003. She woke up in the middle of the night to find the convict attempting to force himself on her. When she tried to shrug him off, Bhura Singh pushed his fingers into her eyes, gouging out her right eye and wounding the left one.

Court upholds life term for nurses Karkari Mode, He then dragged her to an adjacent bathroom, raped her and locked her in. rapist who gouged out her eye Shanti Mukund 738 before raping her on Sep 7, 2003 11/24/2011 8:22:00 Hospital Source: New Kerala Nov 23 Rape, The bodies of a mother and her two-and-a-half- year-old daughter were found near a railway track in the Sikandra area along the Agra-Delhi highway Tuesday. The victim Yasmin was from Mother, 2 and half year old Fatehpur Sikri and had come to attend a wedding in the sector 15 of the Awas Vikas colony. daughter found dead near rail Sikandra ,Agra 737 track. Investigations on. 11/23/2011 7:12:00 Delhi Highway Source: newkerala Nov.22 Crime/Murder, The reception at Manora, one of the four MLA hostels in Mumbai, receives at least two dozen complaints every day about obscene calls received from the hostel's numbers.

Floor manager Sambhaji Shinde on Tuesday confirmed that he has received several calls from harrowed women, but added that it would be impossible to pin point blame because the hostel has over 300 extensions. "Sometime back we had received several complaints about At least two dozen complaints such calls being made from here and then the calls stopped suddenly. Now again, we have every day about obscene calls Manora MLA begun receiving complaints," he said. from Mumbai legislators hostel Hostel, Nariman 736 numbers. 11/23/2011 7:03:00 Point Source: MumbaiMirror Nov 23, 2011 Abuse, An embarrassed Meghalaya police today again placed Sub-Inspector SN Roy, accused of rape of a minor, under suspension and ordered a fresh departmental inquiry against him.

On April 19, police suspended Roy and issued an arrested warrant against him after he went missing after the alleged rape incident on charges of kidnapping, rape, concealing design to commit offence and criminal conspiracy.

Roy finally surfaced and surrendered on July 31 before a local Court and was in judicial and police custody before finally getting bail on October 7.

Roy was re-instated on November 12 into service after being dismissed and was transferred to Suspended Again: Accused rapist Baghmara, South Garo Hills. cop who came out on bail and got 735 reinstated. 11/23/2011 6:36:00 SHILLONG Source: Assam Tribune Nov 22 Rape, Divya (29), an HR Assistant at Power Grid Corporation of India Limited was found hanging in room at a PG centre. It is suspected that her parents forcing her to get married might have led her to take the extreme step. she did not want to marry the boy her parents has chosen and had shared this with her roommates after returning to Bangalore three days ago. www.maps4aid.com Railway Parallel On Tuesday, she did not go to work and was found hanging in her room in the evening. Forced to marry, 29 year old Road, Kumara Park 734 executive kills self in Bangalore. 11/23/2011 6:25:00 West Source: Express News Service November 23, 2011 Crime/Murder,

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A 22-year-old woman who was eight months pregnant, allegedly committed suicide by setting herself ablaze in Dahisar (East).

According to the police, the deceased, Nirmala Pasla, was living with her husband, Narsha and mother in-law in a flat on the sixth floor of Samaj Kalyan building (SRA building), Santi Van in Dahisar. Pasla had married Narsha around nine months ago and she was eight months 22 yr old and 8 months pregnant pregnant. Narsha is reportedly unemployed and an alcoholic. There is no fixed source of woman commits suicide. income at home. Abetment to Suicide complain 733 against in laws. 11/23/2011 6:19:00 Dahisar East Source: DNA Nov 23, 2011 Crime/Murder, Police arrested a youth for the alleged rape of a two-year-old girl on Monday night. The incident occurred in the slums of Ekta Nagar in the cargo jetty area of Gandhidham. Shockingly, the same deviant was involved in the attempted rape of a three-year-old girl in the same area last month.

According to the cops, “The victim was sleeping with her grandmother at their residence on Monday night, when she went missing. Family members started looking for her and found her near a railway line some 200 meters away from the house.”

Accused also admitted to having attempted to rape a three-year-old girl. “Last month, a three- year-old girl was found with similar injuries. A case was registered with us, but there were no leads at the time. In Monday’s incident, we found a bottle of white ink (whitener used by typists) Youth arrested for allegedly raping next to the girl. The accused confessed to abusing the high-inducing addictive substance a 2 yr old girl. Confesses to before the crime. another sexual assault on a 3 yr Ekta Nagar, 732 old earlier this month. 11/23/2011 5:25:00 Gandhidham Source: Nov 23, 2011 Abuse, Rape, The victim and accused parekh both worked in Dubai and shared an apartment since 2006. They got into a serious relationship in 2008. The victim said that Parekh forced her to get an abortion three times. The first two times, she came to Hyderabad for the abortion. When she refused the third time, Parekh allegedly mixed an emergency contraceptive with her medication, causing her to miscarry.

The victim told the police that Parekh's parents had lived with them for a month in Dubai and that they knew about their relationship.

In 2010, Parekh came to Mumbai for his sister's wedding and got married in accordance with his family's wishes. After returning to Dubai, he did not tell the victim about his marriage and instead, continued his relationship with her.

Source: TNN | Nov 23, 2011

Remarks: Woman accuses live in partner of It is quite obvious that some of you reading this would be blaming the victim now. Why did she rape. Victim was forced to abort had to live in with him? isnt it? But think again. Was it really just her fault? She was planning to 731 three times. 11/23/2011 5:07:00www.maps4aid.comBorivili have his baby for godsakes and this is how he repays her and humiliates her? Rape, The body of a new born baby found from the bank of river Ibb on the outskirt of the district Body of new born baby found in headquarter town of Sundargarh, the river bank. Investigations are 730 on. Orissa 11/23/2011 4:58:00 Sundargarh Source: Zee News States Orissa Foeticide/Infanticide,

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Zarin (name changed) from Lashkaribagh was allegedly violated for the second time by the same suspended constable within six months'. This led her to file another rape complaint against the person at the Pachpaoli police station.

in June, Zarin had registered a rape complaint against the constable at the Pachpaoli police station.

The constable walked out of jail after securing a bail and had been harassing her since the release and finally once again assaulted and shut her up at his Kamal Chowk residence. Zarin shudders with fear at the very mention of constable's name who was a friend till 2009. " Police Constable bails himself out The culprit's family is very dangerous. I feel helpless before their threats" of jail and sexually assaults the 729 victim again. 11/23/2011 4:46:00 Pachpaoli Source: TNN | Nov 23, 2011 Abuse, Rape, Panchmahal SOG sources said after receiving a complaint that someone was troubling a girl by sending her lewd messages, the youth was contacted but he denied involvement. The police got details of the number to get further information. It transpired that the number was obtained using a forged election card. Doshi had allegedly changed the address on the card.

Source: TNN | Nov 22, 2011

Remarks: The girls anonymity has been maintained by the police which is a good thing. This should encourage other girls to do the same. Harassment through phone calls is something that is very Police arrest youth who obtained prevalent but most of the time the victim does not take action. There is a tendency for people to SIM card on dubious documents Panchmahal, wait till it becomes something serious. only then do they file a complaint. This should change. 728 to harass a girl in Godhra 11/23/2011 4:22:00 Godhra Police and State Authorities should encourage people to come forward and file complaints. Abuse, A 21-year old student was allegedly drugged, raped and filmed naked by a BPO employee who used the video clip to rape her again.

October 22 He called her to a mall in Rohini and gave her a drink laced with sedatives, took the drowsy girl to a room he had rented near the mall and raped her

November 14 Again he allegedly raped her again.

November 18 The brutalized girl consumed insecticide in a bid to kill herself. 21 year old University student sedated, raped and threatened Source: TNN | Nov 23, 2011 727 with video clip in Delhi 11/23/2011 4:06:00 Rohini, Delhi via @thodi_si_pagal and @vidyut Abuse, Rape, Foreign women exhibitors have alleged that they have been subjected to eve-teasing despite tight security and a special team of women constables keeping vigil at IITF.

www.maps4aid.comWomen say that men come to their stalls, pass lewd comments and make offending gestures. "They flock to our stalls in groups, though we have accessories only for women. Then they pass comments in which we don't comprehend. When we tell them to go away they make inappropriate gestures and laugh," said Nuntarat, from Bangkok.

Men come to the IITF stalls in "We are here till November 30 and despite facing such harassment, we do not want to Delhi, pass lewd comments and complain as we will be asked to make rounds to the police station," Maprang Abuse, Street 726 make offending gestures 11/23/2011 3:59:00 IITF,Delhi Bongkochakorn, from Hongkonk. Harassment,

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Upset over rise in incidents of eve-teasing on college and school premises and nearby areas, 40 girls studying in Devi Ahilya Vishvavidyalaya ( DAVV) affiliated colleges led by university student union president, reached the SSP office.

Their Demands:

1.surveillance be stepped up 2.action taken against accused. 3.workshop be held so that victims of eve-teasing come forward with their complaints

Frustrated by Street Sexual Parents involvement: They also asked to involve parents so that they can guide their daughters Harassment, College girls in to boldly face such situation and report matter to the police without any hesitation. Indore seek Police help to take Street 725 strict action 11/23/2011 3:47:00 Indore Source: TNN | Nov 23, 2011 Harassment, A class 9th student, 14-year-old resident of Lohangi Mohalla, had gone to her ailing sister's residence at Mohangiri locality in Vidisha to help her in domestic chores. There, she was raped by her sister's brother-in-law and father-in-law's elder brother. The accused were identified as Lucky (27) and Prabhu Dayal (60)for several months. 14 yr old girl raped by her sisters in laws for several months. When she visited doctor for a stomach ache, it was found that she was pregnant by seven Complaint filed after parents found months. out that she was 7 months Lohangi Mohalla, 724 pregnant. 11/22/2011 4:00:00 Mohangiri, Vidisha Source: Daily bhaskar Nov 22, 2011 via @Vidyut Abuse, Rape, Shaik Abdulla, who developed an extramarital relation with Mogili Bullemma, 19, four months ago, reportedly slit her throat.

Lorry cleaner Abdulla was upset after Bullemma told him not to visit her again. Enraged over this, Abdulla went to her house on Sunday morning and attacked her with a sharp blade. He left Bullemma, a daily wage earner the spot after committing the crime as the woman shouted for help. was killed by her jilted lover in 723 Andhra Pradesh. 11/22/2011 1:46:00 Narasaraopet Source: TNN | Nov 22, 2011 Crime/Murder, A cop AR constable Ch Kumar Babu, tried to attack a girl at Kondalaraonagar in old Guntur in the late hours of Friday for her refusal to marry him. He has been pressurising the girl to accept his love and marry him. When Kumar threatened the girl showing his weapon, she raised an Locals chase police constable who alarm. tried to attack a girl for refusing to Kondalaraonagar , 722 marry him. Andhra Pradesh. 11/22/2011 1:38:00 old Guntur Source: TNN | Nov 22, 2011 Abuse, A 23-year-old Sindhurani, a software engineer allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at her flat.

23 yr old techie Sindhurani She had got married to Manikantha Kumar, a software engineer from Razole in East Godavari commits suicide. She was married district just four months ago. just 4 months ago. Investigations 721 on. 11/22/2011 1:24:00www.maps4aid.comGachibowli Source: TNN | Nov 22, 2011 Crime/Murder,

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16-year-old girl Mona (name changed) from the South Gopal Chandi area in West Bengal was forced into prostitution by her boyfriend, who she fell in love with after she returned his numerous missed calls on her mobile phone.

On November 9, Mulla reportedly popped the question to Mona. Accused told her to come to Barasat railway station in West Bengal.

The girl left home saying she was going to visit a friend. Mulla told Mona that they would stay for a few days at his uncle’s place in Sialda and then would leave for Mumbai, where they would get married.

On November 13, Mulla brought Mona to Mumbai and introduced her to one Meena, who runs a prostitution racket. Mona was raped by about 16 people on several occasions at different places, the police said. The police are checking if Mulla had conned other girls in a similar way Conned by her boyfriend, 16 year and forced them into prostitution. old girl from West Bengal is forced 720 into prostitution. 11/22/2011 1:13:00 Dongri, Mumbai Source: DNA Nov 22, 2011 Rape, Honour killing: Police said on Monday that the kin of Renu (21) and Diwan Singh (24), whose bodies were 3 Arrested for Honor Killing of fished out from a well in Garhi Ruthal village of Mahendergarh district on November 5, had Renu and Diwan Singh and killed them after they found the two were having an affair. throwing their bodies into a well. Mahendergarh, Crime/Murder, 719 Haryana 11/22/2011 1:08:00 haryana Source: TNN | Nov 22, 2011 Other, The total number of women raped and murdered in SHADNAGAR town and the district in the last one month has reached five and seven respectively.

Till now, not a single case has been solved or the culprit arrested. This has led to panic among residents of the town and nearby villages. M Uma Rani of Lakshminarsimha colony in Shadnagar told TOI that there is no proper patrolling by cops in the colonies.

Sources said crime rate has gone up ever since the town was made a municipality. While the civic amenities are pathetic, the spurt in crimes is unnerving the locals.

In 2008, there was a similar scare in the town, when a gang went on a rape-and-murder spree. 7 cases of Rape and Murder in 20 Some 10 women were murdered then. days. Mahbubnagar residents live Shadnagar, Crime/Murder, 718 in eternal fear. 11/21/2011 22:55:00 Mahbubnagar Source: TNN | Nov 22, 2011 Rape, A woman was allegedly gang raped and murdered at Shadnagar town in Mahbubnagar district.

The body of was found amidst bushes near the Mallikharjun colony on Sunday morning. He said the culprits gang raped and later strangled her. This has led to panic among residents of 27 yr old Woman is the 7th victim the town and nearby villages. of gang rape and murder this Shadnagar, 717 month. Shadnagar 11/21/2011 22:45:00 Mahbubnagar Source: TNN | Nov 22, 2011 Rape, www.maps4aid.comTwo persons have been arrested for abducting a 25-year-old woman from the Mehrauli area and raping her in a moving car.

The incident took place on Saturday when the accused stopped the woman in the Mehrauli area on the "pretext of asking her the way to Jaipur". When the woman stopped to answer the men, they pulled her inside their Alto car. After raping her, the duo dumped the Arrested: Youths who stopped a woman in the Bhiwani area in Rajasthan and fled, said the police. woman to ask direction, pulled her 716 into car and gang raped her. Delhi 11/21/2011 22:38:00 Mehrauli Source: TNN | Nov 22, 2011 Rape,

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18 year old woman Nandhini was recently married. After a feud with her husband whom she Newly married 18 yr old Nandini married three months ago, She committed suicide by hanging at her residence. Abuse, from Chennai ends her life. Dowry Crime/Murder, 715 Harassment Suspected. 11/21/2011 22:32:00 Pudupet Source: TNN | Nov 22, 2011 Dowry, A 19-year-old teenager Draupadi and her mother's paramour Kudiya were arrested for blackmailing and circulating obscene pictures of her 15-year-old friend, who had informed the accused about her mother's illicit relationship.

Kudiya brainwashed Draupadi to such an extent that she readily agreed to seek revenge from her friend for badmouthing her mother. He asked Draupadi to click some obscene pictures of her friend, so that they could use it against her and prevent the victim from going public about the affair. Teen clicks friends obscene Nehru Nagar, 714 pictures to cover mothers affair. 11/21/2011 7:04:00 Mumbai Source: MidDay 2011-11-21 Abuse, Other, A 25-year-old newly-wed woman ended life by hanging herself on Sunday. The deceased Leelavathi, a native of Chitradurga, was married to Manjunath, 30, an accountant in a garment factory seven months ago.

The police said that there was lack of understanding between the couple and Manjunath Harassed for more dowry, newly allegedly harassed Leelavathi to bring more dowry. wed 25 yr old Leelavathi hangs Crime/Murder, 713 herself to death. 11/21/2011 6:56:00 Bilekahalli Source: Express News Service via IBN Live Dowry, The 22-year-old victim of commercial sex trade rescued by Crime branch from Mapusa market is a Bangladeshi.As per the victim, she was trafficked from Bangladesh to West Bengal and then brought to Mumbai.

The police caught the traffickers when the girl was being taken to the prospective customer. Police arrested two persons for trafficking her to Goa for prostitution. The accused were identified as Nagesh (full name not known), Chandrakala Dixit alias Annapurna and Chintamani Rescued: 22 year old sex trade Krishnappa Potdar were arrested from Mapusa bus stand. victim who was trafficked from 712 Bangladesh to Goa 11/21/2011 6:46:00 Mapusa Market Source: TNN | Nov 21, 2011 Abuse, Other, Aditya and Reshma, residents of Tardeo, met while doing an ITI course. They fell in love and their families agreed to their marriage.

When Aditya allegedly assaulted Reshma, she refused to marry him as he was unemployed, doubted her character and used to assault her.

The police said that on Saturday Aditya took her to a nearby ground and allegedly assaulted her. “At 9pm, Reshma’s brother got a call from his friend, telling him that Reshma had met with an accident when she was with Aditya on his bike. When the family rushed to GT Hospital, it got to know that Reshma was dead,” the officer said. Reshma’s family inquired at the accident spot and learnt that no accident had taken place. Instead, Reshma had jumped off a railway foot overbridge. Youth arrested for allegedly www.maps4aid.com abetting the suicide of his Abuse, 711 girlfriend. 11/21/2011 6:38:00 Charni Road station Source: DNA Nov 21, 2011 Crime/Murder,

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Kendrapada Sadar police on Sunday registered a case against a renowned Ollywood cinematographer after his wife filed a written complaint alleging dowry torture. During their marriage, Jyotirmayee’s family had provided dowry as per demand.

Jyotirmayee further mentioned in the FIR that everything went as usual for two months after marriage. But later, Sitanshu forced her to bring Rs3 lakh more as dowry. When her family members failed to provide such a huge amount, she was victimised both physically and mentally by her spouse and in-laws. Though at a later stage her family members provided a Famous Ollywood sum of Rs1 lakh to Sitanshu, he did not relent and continued torturing her. cinematographer faces charges Sadar, Madhya 710 for dowry torture harassment 11/20/2011 22:03:00 Pradesh Source: The Pioneer 20 November 2011 Abuse, Dowry, A 74-year-old freelance photographer Nasri Katari was arrested in Mulund for luring several minor girls with chocolates, sexually assaulting them and shooting pornographic videos which he then sold abroad.

The activist gathered a few residents of the building and barged into Katira's home, where he was found sexually abusing the girls. The activists recorded the incident on camera and called in the police. A 74 yr old man arrested for luring minor girls with chocolates, According to Tiwari, Katira would attract young girls into his house by offering them chocolates, sexually assaulting them and giving them money and ordering pizza and sandwiches from a nearby restaurant. making pornographic movies. 709 Mumbai 11/20/2011 21:47:00 Mulund Source: MidDay 2011-11-20 Abuse, Rape, In a shocking cri-me of passion on the premises of an All Women Police Station, a 57-year-old lorry driver sla-shed his wife with a sickle in a fit of rage, right before the eyes of police personnel. The couple had been asked by the policewomen to come in for a session of counselling as Kannan had refused to hand over custody of the couple’s three-year-old son to his estranged wife, Muthulakshmi.

At the police station, when Muthulakshmi made some rude comment about Kannan, he drew Man kills wife at All Women Police out a sickle concealed in his clothes and slashed her with it, injuring her grievously. Station in Madurai while police 708 personnel watch 11/20/2011 21:33:00 Vadipatti, Madurai Source: Express News Service 21 Nov 2011 Crime/Murder, Police have arrested two persons, including a helper with Punjab Co-operative Federation, for human trafficking and rescued five children.

During interrogation, Accused disclosed that he used to procure children from West Bengal in exchange for Rs 500. And it has also come out that money is not given to children where they Chandigarh Police rescue 5 work as servant, but is taken by Janak Raj who is owner of Jai Johar Enterprises Company children who were BOUGHT from and he send the money to their parents of children. But this is yet to verified. West Bengal for Rs 500 each. Panchkula, 707 Accused Arrested. 11/20/2011 2:42:00 Chandigarh Source: TOI TNN | Nov 20, 2011 Abuse, Other, Six persons, including five women, were arrested for running an illegal abortion clinic in the www.maps4aid.comJammu Town. Acting on specific reports, a joint-team of police and Health department raided 6 arrested for running illegal the clinic at Shankar Nagar area and arrested the six persons this evening, they said. abortion clinic in Jammu. 5 of 706 them women. 11/20/2011 2:36:00 Jammu Source: Rising Kashmir 19 Nov 2011 Foeticide/Infanticide,

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9 year old Simranjit Kaur of Amritsar is physically and mentally challenged, and cannot see, hear or speak. She has spent the last three years of her life chained in subhuman conditions in a dingy room at her house.

The parents' poor financial condition ensured that they were unable to treat their daughter's 9 yr old mentally and physically mental condition. So they left her with Simranjit's grandmother Narinder Kaur, who looks after challenged girl chained by parents her and gives her food. She prays that Simranjit will one day return to her normal self. for 3 yrs because they cannot 705 afford treatment. 11/20/2011 2:29:00 Amritsar Source: NDTV November 19, 2011 Other, The national president of 'Anti-terrorist Front of India', Viresh Shandilya, who has been hiding from Ambala police since July has landed behind bars for allegedly raping a woman on the pretext of helping her get employment. National President of Anti terrorist Front of India arrested for raping a The victim is a resident of Chandigarh. In her complaint to police she informed that Viresh had woman on pretext of finding her promised to get her employed and had asked her to accompany him to Chandigarh in this 704 employment 11/20/2011 0:57:00 Chandigarh connection. The girl had alleged that Viresh raped her in the car on the way. Rape, A 35-year-old man, Prem Panday, was arrested by Agasaim police for sexual assault and molestation of two minor sisters who were daughters of his friends. The victims are aged 6 and 7.

The accused was in a drunk state and when he found the girls alone, he took advantage of 35 yr old man from Uttar Pradesh them. arrested for molesting a 6 yr old 703 and 7 yr old girl in Goa. 11/20/2011 0:49:00 Agasaim, Goa Source: TNN | Nov 20, 2011 Abuse, A 24-year-old man Vikram Singh Rawat, along with his friend Manish Kumar, allegedly kidnapped and beat up a teenage girl in his neighbourhood who had rejected his love proposal. Victim was returning home from her fashion designing classes.

Accused bundled the girl into his friend's car and tried to convince her for two hours but when Teenage girl abducted and she refused, he finally thrashed her and dumped her near her home. thrashed by lover for rejecting his 702 proposal. 11/20/2011 0:29:00 New Delhi Source: NDTV November 20, 2011 Abuse, A woman was raped in a car by three drunk youths who promised to drop her home in Kawkhed area, from ST Bus stand around 10.30pm.

The victim knew one of the youth in the car and hence agreed to be dropped home. However, she was unaware of two other youth sitting in the back seat of the car. While they travelled, from Krishi Nagar, Hingna road and reached woman's house after midnight, the youth allegedly raped her. The victim also tried to call out to a passer-by, which led to the youth fleeing the Woman raped in car by three spot. drunk youths. One of them known ST Bus stand, 701 to the Victim. 11/20/2011 0:21:00 Akola Source: Nov 20, 2011 Rape, www.maps4aid.com

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Four women, one of them pregnant, were beaten mercilessly and allegedly molested by two men in a prominent south Kolkata locality.

The dispute was apparently over car parking but the women say the goons had been harassing them for long and were looking for an opportunity to terrorise them.

On hearing the commotion, Shefali's elder sister Shipra Banerjee rushed out but Bag and Karmakar thrashed her, too, she says. Tarak Mondal, a local youth, tried to save the woman, but he was beaten up so brutally that the gold chain on his neck broke into pieces.

Shefali and Shipra desperately ran into the lane that leads to their house. By then, their mother Gita and sister-in-law Jaya (Subrata's wife) had run out to protect them. Jaya, who is two months pregnant, tried to reason with Bag and Karmakar, hoping that they would not attack someone in her condition. But the duo allegedly pounced on her, grabbed her clothes and pushed her to the ground.

Hooligans attack and molest 4 Her foetus died in the horrific attack that took place in full view of hundreds of commuters. No women. One of them who was one cared to help. Crime/Murder, pregnant loses her baby. Politician Street 700 rescues the accused. 11/20/2011 0:09:00 Dhakuria Source: TNN | Nov 20, 2011 Harassment, In-laws of 25-year-old Mamta Choudhary publicly burnt her by tying her to a tree and setting her afire by pouring petrol. Mamta died while she was being admitted to Medical College and Hospital in Nagpur.

Mamta was married to Jageshwar Choudhary of village Dawwa in Sadak Arjuni tehsil on April 2010. She also had a child. She had repeatedly told her parents that she was being harassed by her in-laws to bring money from her parents. On November 13, she was asked to call up her parents and tell them that they should send her Rs 20,000 as was promised earlier. Since this demand was not met, her sister-in-law, husband, father-in-law, mother-in-law and two brothers- in-law gathered in Dawwa and harassed her throughout the night on November 14. In the early hours of November 15, they allegedly tied her to a nearby tree and set her on fire. Villagers In laws tie woman to a tree and said that they had seen flames behind the house of Choudhary and offered help to douse fire. set her on fire for not bringing But the Choudhary family kept them at a bay. Even today, a couple of branches of the tree to 20000 INR additional Dowry. Mohagaon Bz in which Mamta was tied are seen roasted by the flames of fire Abuse, Police register a case of Sudden Goregaon tehsil, Crime/Murder, 699 Death 11/19/2011 23:10:00 Duggipar Source: TNN | Nov 20, 2011 Dowry, Crime branch officials in the city nabbed a youth from Gandhidham on Friday for uploading indecent photographs of a girl on a fake profile on Facebook.

Investigation revealed that the two had been classmates in school and the youth was interested in the girl since then. However, it appeared to be a case of one-sided love.

Swearing vengeance for 'breaking his heart', the youth floated a fake profile of the girl and Arrested: Spurned lover who started posting her images and personal information. created fake FB profile of girl and www.maps4aid.com 698 posted indecent photos of her. 11/19/2011 7:28:00 Gandhidham Source: DNA Nov 19, 2011 Abuse, Other, A 12-year-old girl was rescued from the house of a businessman in Bangalore. It was alleged that the girl was forced to work as a child labourer in their house. underwent age-detection tests at Government Wenlock Hospital.

The victim Minas Buden, a VI Std student of Govt Primary School, Begoor in Tarikere taluk of Rescued: 12 yr old Minas Buden Chikmagalur district, will be produced before the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) after the test who was forced to work as a Child results are handed over to them by the authorities. Laborer at a Banaglore 697 Businessmans House. 11/19/2011 7:19:00 Pandeshwar Source: TNN | Nov 19, 2011 Other,

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A 30-year-old woman allegedly attempted to commit suicide by swallowing 25 sleeping tablets on Thursday. She was allegedly frustrated over police inaction in the probe into the murder of her husband, a farmer who was killed recently by a gang.

She wrote a letter before gulping the sleeping tablets. She alleged that the police were not investigating her husband’s murder. She alleged that the police did not arrest NICE chief Ashok Kheny and his aide M Rudresh.

Her Husband was an activist, who was taking active part in the agitation against Bangalore Farmers wife attempts suicide Mysore Infrastructure Corridor (BMIC) project being implemented by NICE. and was murdered following police inaction in the on October 17th probe into the murder of her 696 husband 11/18/2011 23:08:00 Sompura, Kengeri Source: DNA Nov 19, 2011 Other, Saraswathi married Shivshankar, 28, five years ago. allegedly committed suicide by setting herself on fire.

The police said Saraswathi suspected her husband's every move, which led to frequent arguments between the two. But Saraswathi's parents have alleged dowry harassment by her husband. They have not yet filed a complaint in this regard.

Saraswathi had inferiority complex as she was a shade darker in complexion compared to Shivashankar, said the police. She suspected that Shivashankar was in love with another 25 yr old Woman ends life. Dowry woman at his workplace. They used to argue over this issue too. Harassment and Emotional Abuse Crime/Murder, 695 Suspected. Bangalore 11/18/2011 22:56:00 Mariyappanapalya Source: DNA Nov 19, 2011 Dowry, Trupti Borkar, mother of a one-year-old girl, hanged herself from the ceiling hook. She was depressed over her husband's illicit relationship and had many times warned of ending her life. Her husband Roshan was also seen roaming with the girl whom he had met at a construction site. He had stopped paying attention towards Trupti and their daughter Sangoli. He would spend hours talking to some girl on his cell phone.

Source: TNN | Nov 19, 2011

Notes: Woman hangs self over hubbys Why has the Police registered this as Accidental Death? Will the husband not even be illicit relationships. Police registers Shende Nagar, questioned? This shows that Police and Authorities are not considering the issue of Mental Abuse, 694 ACCIDENTAL death. Nagpur 11/18/2011 22:48:00 Jaripatka Harassment in family life. Something that needs to be taken up seriously. Crime/Murder, According to the information, a Chandigarh-based couple had visited Jugdish (tantrik) for the treatment of their daughter at Sarsehri in Mahesh Nagar area of Ambala Cantt. Their 15-year- old girl was in depression since last few days and was not able to sleep.

The tantrik started checking the girl and sent her parents to market to bring seven packets of sweet. When they came back, the girl was crying and told her parents about tantrik’s bad intentions. The mother said that her daughter was very upset and disclosed that the tantrik tried Tantrik held for attempting to rape www.maps4aid.comMahesh Nagar, to undress her and kiss her. minor girl. Wife also involved in Ambala 693 the conspiracy. Ambala 11/18/2011 22:15:00 Cantonment Source: The Pioneer 19 November 2011 Abuse,

20 November 2011: Violence Against Women in India Report [248 Cases]

Victim Shakuntala Devi has been in confrontation with her in-laws over family dispute for long time. An altercation between victim and her father-in-law Bhagawat Prasad, mother-in law Sama Devi and sister-in-law, Bhampi Devi took place on Thursday evening over an issue which immediately took an ugly turn and said accused had beat her mercilessly with baton.

She had sustained serious injuries after the incident and was taken to Doon hospital by an ambulance. and later succumbed to her injuries .

A case was registered against the said accused by brother of victim Shalikram Prasad, a Woman beaten to death by her in Kandarwala, resident of Kirti Nagar Tehri under Section 304 of Indian Penal Code. laws over a family dispute. Bhaniawala, 692 Dehradun 11/18/2011 21:48:00 Dehradun Source: The Pioneer 18 November 2011 Crime/Murder, Head constable Yoginder Singh and constable Amit Singh were nabbed by local residents of Karfali Mohalla in the interior city and handed over to police after a woman alleged that the CRPF jawans along with two other jawans were harassing her and tried to forcibly enter her Police detain two CRPF jawans house, official sources said. after woman alleges harassment Karfali Mohalla, Street 691 by them 11/18/2011 9:18:00 Srinagar Source: PTI | Nov 18, 2011 via TOI Harassment, 32 year old Sunitha was found dead in a well. She was missing for the past two days. There has been growing suspision about her death.

She has a son Rajanikanth and daughter Nisha.

32 year old missing woman found Source: Daijiworld Media Network – Kasargod dead in a well. Kasargod. 690 Investigations are on. 11/18/2011 5:44:00 Kasargod More details will be released after the Medical Reports come to media Crime/Murder, Vijaya was a Muslim who married Subramani after a brief love affair. Both were street performers in Coimbatore. On April 4, 1990 the couple murdered a youth from a southern district after he tried to misbehave with Vijaya. The police arrested them and registered a murder case.

As per the rule, Vijaya became eligible for premature release the moment she completed 20 years of imprisonment, Pugalenthi said. "Vijaya completed 20 years of imprisonment on April 10, 2010. It is more than 19 months since she became eligible to be considered for premature release."

Source:TNN | Nov 18, 2011

Comments: Vijaya is mentally ill and she does not get the required medical attention that she needs. Mentally ill woman in jail for 21 Though the full details of the murder details for which she was convicted are not available with years for murdering a man who me right now. I will try to add them at a later point after doing a little more research. For further 689 tried to misbehave with her. 11/18/2011 5:08:00 Vellore, Tamil Nadu details please read the full original article link provided with this post. Other, A woman committed suicide with her two children on Wednesday by jumping in river Auranga in www.maps4aid.comValsad district. The bodies of Nital Lad (29), her daughter Prachi (8) and son Parth (5) were recovered from the river late on Wednesday.

Nital's husband Dipak works in Dubai and had gone there only five months ago. Dipak had gone to work in Dubai in the past too and regularly visited it for employment . Nital was staying with her in-laws in Moti Saron village of Valsad. 29 year old woman pushes kids into river, ends life. Police are Source: TNN | Nov 18, 2011 688 investigating the case. 11/18/2011 5:02:00 Valsad Further details were not available. Will update when i hear more news about this case. Other,

21 November 2011: Violence Against Women in India Report [248 Cases]

Residents ransacked the thatched house of a Dalit woman in the village, suspecting that she might have stolen gold and silver ornaments from the local Kali temple. The next day, some villagers suspected that Basanti Das, a Dalit woman who lives in a thatched house near the temple might have committed the burglary.

Enraged, they ransacked her house and allegedly took away a bi-cycle and some paddy. Villagers ransack Dalit womans Nuapada Village, 687 house in Orissa. 11/18/2011 4:58:00 Patkura, Orissa Source: The Pioneer 17 November 2011 Abuse, Other, Mother to two children Asha Misal (26) had married Babashaheb in 2003. The victim's husband Tired of her husband repeatedly was a habitual drinker and physically assaulted her under the influence of alcohol on Monday. abusing her, 26 yr old Asha sets She set herself on fire following repeated harassment from her husband and in-laws. herself on fire. Survives with 60 Anantnagar, Abuse, 686 percent burns. Pune 11/17/2011 22:43:00 Chinchwad Source: Crime/Murder, 2 men Bilal Shaikh (55) and Riyaz Ahmed Shaikh (45)were arrested within hours of allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl in at Andheri West.

He asked her to go on a bike ride with him. Luring her with a bar of chocolate as well as money, he asked her to accompany him to his friend's house at Andheri (E), said the police, adding that he called up his friend, Riyaz Ahmed Shaikh (45), that he was bringing the girl over to his home 55 yr old man and his accomplice at a slum at Lelewadi in Marol. arrested for raping a 14 yr old girl Marol, Andheri 685 in Andheri West. 11/17/2011 22:38:00 West Source: TOI Nov 18, 2011 Rape, Additional Sessions Judge Rakesh Tiwari sentenced a middle-aged man, who is a father of Man sentenced to Life four, has been sentenced to life imprisonment by a Delhi court for "cowardly" act of Imprisonment for killing a girl with killing a girl by throwing acid on her after she spurned his sexual advances. acid attack for spurning his sexual Crime/Murder, 684 advances 11/17/2011 8:19:00 New Delhi Source: PTI | Nov 17, 2011 via TOI Other, A 30-year-old married woman of Dulhera Khurd village of Rewari district was raped then burnt to death on Tuesday night.

Report: The woman was asleep when the accused barged into the house and committed the crime. Her 30 yr old woman raped and burnt husband was reportedly not at home at the time. He set the woman afire by pouring kerosene to death. Accused set the woman on her when she tried to raise the alarm. afire by pouring kerosene on her Dulhera Khurd, Crime/Murder, 683 when she tried to raise the alarm. 11/16/2011 22:42:00 Rewari Source: TNN | Nov 17, 2011 Rape, On March 25, 1991, the Mehrana village panchayat ordered the public hanging of local Jat girl Roshni, Vijendra Jatav , with whom she had eloped, and their friend Ramkishan for helping them. The couple ran away on March 21 and returned three days later. After a hearing that lasted all day and night, the panchayat ordered that the trio be hanged. The couple were brutally assaulted during the hearing and their private parts set on fire. Vijendra pleaded and promised to flee the village but the elders didn't relent, said the case diary. When his relatives tried to resist, they were held hostage until the diktat was executed. After 20 years: 8 of Mathura Mehrana Village, Crime/Murder, 682 village to hang for honour killing 11/16/2011 22:36:00www.maps4aid.comMathura Source: TNN | Nov 17, 2011 Other, After hanging between life and death for about a week, Sadhna Sonawane, who had been set ablaze by her husband, succumbed to her 90 per cent burn injuries yesterday.

After an altercation, her drunken husband Sunil had poured kerosene over the eight-month pregnant woman and set her on fire.

On Friday, she delivered a stillborn infant, which also died within her womb after being exposed After fighting for a week, woman to the high temperatures of the fire who was set ablaze by her Abuse, 681 husband succumbs to injuries. 11/16/2011 21:03:00 Malwani Source: MidDay 2011-11-17 Crime/Murder,

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Victim Arundathi's mother, Bhanumati, was leaving for Chennai on Tuesday and she gave Rs 100 to Kishore as a present.However, once she left Illyaraja(her husband,accused) snatched the money from his son. He returned the money after being reprimanded by her.

Later, when the victim was cutting some fish in preparation for dinner. An irate Illyaraja stabbed her in the chest with the knife she was using. He pursued her and stabbed her in the back repeatedly. Arundathi passed away around 6 pm on Tuesday,"

Prime Witness Kishore (son): My father never gave us any money would always beat us up at the slightest provocation Man stabs wife to death after Abuse, 680 quarrel over Rs100. Mumbai 11/16/2011 20:56:00 Pydhonie, Mumbai Source: TNN | Nov 17, 2011 Crime/Murder, Angry over their illicit relations, Lalji Singh hacked to death his daughter Binda (17) and her lover Anirudh (18) with an axe last night in Narayanpur village under Gulhariya police station Honor Killing: Teenaged couple area, they said. hacked to death by girls father. Gulhariya. Crime/Murder, 679 Uttar Pradesh 11/16/2011 20:52:00 Gorakhpur Source: PTI | Nov 16, 2011 via TOI Other, The victim (Neeta name changed) along with her husband (Pradeep), has been living in Nangla village of Bawana for the past 12 years. Pradeep’s sister, Sangeet (name changed), was married to Bittu, who used to visit them often. Last week, when he came to their house, Neeta told him that Pradeep was out and it was then that he raped her. Nearly a week after the incident, Neeta consumed some poisonous substance on Friday, after which she was taken to the Valmiki Hospital,” the official added. In her statement to the police 28 yr old woman, commits suicide and doctors, she said she was raped by her relative which forced her to take the extreme step. after being raped by her husbands Crime/Murder, 678 brother in law. Delhi 11/16/2011 20:45:00 Nangla, Bawana Source: HT November 17, 2011 Rape, Accused was neighbour of the victim and had taken her to Delhi on the pretext of marriage. He kept sexually violating her for a long time. A complaint for kidnapping and rape was filed by the family of the victim, following which the 7 yr jail term to accused for accused was arrested in January 2011 near Kaimbwala by local police. kidnapping and raping a minor on Kaimbwala, 677 the pretext of marriage. 11/16/2011 20:40:00 Chandigarh Source: TNN | Nov 17, 2011 Rape, Army officer, Arshad Zeeshan Siddiqui's wife, who had filed a complaint with the women's cell of Chandigarh police against him August 2009, said that he and his family had been harassing her for dowry since their marriage in 2006.

"Siddiqui claimed that he had divorced his wife, who lives in Chandigarh, May 2009 by saying ‘Talaq’ thrice on the phone."

The woman, who requested that her identity be protected, said that a number of things were given to him as dowry following persistent demands. She complained about the constant Army officer who gave talaq harassment to the Army authorities but Siddiqui was able to convince them that he had divorce to his wife over phone divorced her. She told media here that for her, the marriage was still not over. She said that she 676 surrenders in dowry case. 11/16/2011 5:37:00 Chandigarh wanted the return of the items given in dowry. Abuse, Dowry, www.maps4aid.comThe mystery over the death of 10-year-old girl, Thedu Lakshmi, at Buchirajupalem here continues. A skull and some bones, alleged to be of the girl who had gone missing a month ago, were found along with the girl’s books, school uniform and lunch-box near a burial ground in the same area.

After the Dasara vacation (October 1 to 10), Lakshmi attend the classes till October 13 and went missing on October 14. Some locals said they had seen three men follow the girl daily in Mystery over the death of 10 yr old the evenings. girl from Andhra Pradesh Buchirajupalem, 675 continues. 11/16/2011 5:13:00 Andhra Pradesh Source: Express News Service 16 Nov 2011 Crime/Murder,

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Valsha John, from Kerala's Ernakulam district and spearheaded an anti-displacement movement against a private company at Pachwara village in Pakur district, was killed by unidentified men. Valsha (52) had been staying in the village for about 12 years and led a protest against coal mining by Panem coal company Limited three years ago, he added.

Police suspect that reports of her subsequent withdrawal from the stir might have been the Woman activist Valsha John reason behind the incident. beaten, axed to death by Pachwara, Pakur, 674 unidentified menin Jharkhand 11/16/2011 5:06:00 Jharkhand Source: PTI via HT November 16, 2011 Crime/Murder, It took almost six years for the hearing of the case. The accused, Dr Ambadas Chavan, runs Sanjeevan Hospital in Pusegaon and was caught carrying out the pre-natal sex determination test during a sting operation on January 20, 2005.

A pregnant women was sent to the hospital. The doctor asked for Rs 1,300 for the test and revealed that the child was a girl.

Even though the decoy and a witness turned hostile, documents and other witnesses were After 6 yrs: Doctor convicted for considered by the court. The sting was carried out by the Satara-based organisation, Lek illegal sex determination. 3 years Laadki. RI and INR 1.5 Lac fine. 673 Maharastra 11/16/2011 5:00:00 Pusegaon, Satara Source: DNA Nov 16, 2011 Foeticide/Infanticide, Sarat Behera (25) of Sragaon village under Sadar police limit on July 25, 2010 killed a minor girl(15) of the same village after raping her. Sarat first allured the girl to a nearby mango Accused gets life sentence for orchard in the name of giving mangoes, then raped and subsequently killed her brutally. raping and brutally murdering 15 Crime/Murder, 672 yr old girl on July 25, 2010. Orissa. 11/16/2011 1:45:00 Sadar , Balasore Source: The Pioneer 15 November 2011 Rape, {EAV:24937dde4a5726f2}

A constable Raj Kumar (24) and his civilian accomplice Surendra (24) have been booked for allegedly raping two minor girls at gunpoint. The girls are aged 13 and 14 - at a secluded place in Shikarpur village on October 28 2011

The parents of the victims approached the police only later when they came to know that Raj Cop, Accomplice booked for Kumar and Surendra had started circulating obscene clips of the girls they had filmed on their Raping 2 minors at gun point and Shikarpur, mobile phones while committing the crime. circulating MMS clips. Uttar Bulandshahr, Uttar 671 Pradesh 11/16/2011 1:36:00 Pradesh Source: DaijiWorld.com Nov 16 (IANS) Abuse, Rape, Three girls were molested by two inebriated youths near a country liquor shop at Higlia near Ashokenagar, North 24-Parganas.

Around 10.30am ,the two drunken youths had just left the country liquor shop when three girls (a Class XII and two Class VIII students) of Higlia High Madarasha School were on their way to school. The youths allegedly blocked the girls' way and passed lewd comments at them. When the trio tried to walk away, the duo allegedly blocked their path and tried to molest them. They www.maps4aid.comeven reportedly tried to drag the girls to an abandoned place. youths even allegedly attempted to drag the girls to an abandoned place.

The terrified schoolgirls had started screaming by then. On hearing their screams, locals rushed to the spot but the molesters managed to flee. The distraught girls also ran home. As the news spread in the locality, a mob gathered at the spot and locals launched an agitation. A group of local people damaged and set ablaze the country liquor shop where the molesters had been Drunk youths molest girls going to North 24-Parganas drinking. school and flee, angry locals set Higlia, Ashok Street 670 liquor shop on fire. Kolkata 11/16/2011 0:51:00 Nagar, Kolkata Source: TNN | Nov 16, 2011 Harassment,

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The principal R K Singh of a city based Army Public School located at Vaishali Nagar was arrested by police for allegedly molesting a teacher of the school. The teacher, was reportedly Bail for principal of Army Public terminated from her services, after raising her voice. She had lodged a case of molestation School who molested a teacher against the principal on April 18, 2011. Sexual and later fired her from the job. Vaishali Nagar, Harassment at 669 Jaipur 11/16/2011 0:34:00 jaipur Source: TNN | Nov 16, 2011 Work, Dowry Death: Husband gets life A local court here has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for killing his wife for dowry. term for poisoning Seema to death The case was filed against the three by the victim's father at Oncha police station. over dowry demands on Mainpuri, Uttar Crime/Murder, 668 September 21, 1999 11/15/2011 22:19:00 Pradesh Source: Indian Express, Uttar Pradesh Dowry, Jamila (28), a resident of Sarepuni in Kedambadi village was sleeping with her child at home, when she suddenly woke up after feeling some liquid was being poured on her. She found to her horror that her clothes were doused in kerosene. She then ran away to the road in front of her home, and her neighbours helped her to get admitted to the hospital.

Jamila was married to Ashraf nine years back. It is gathered that 20 sovereigns of gold ornaments and one lac rupees in cash had been given in the form of dowry at the time of her marriage. Ashraf and his family members were reportedly demanding her to bring four lac rupees additionally in the form of dowry since some time, and were mentally and physically 28 yr old jamila set on fire by harassing her. husband and relatives for not Sarepuni, Crime/Murder, 667 bringing additional dowry. Puttur 11/15/2011 22:14:00 Kedambadi, Puttur Source: Daijiworld Media Network – Puttur Dowry, A minor girl working as a housekeeping staff at a private hospital in the city was allegedly raped by her supervisor 40-year-old Srisailam at Indo American Cancer hospital.

The incident came to light after the victim's mother found out that the girl was pregnant and lodged a complaint.

Police says: 3 months ago, Srisailam lured her to visit his house at Zahra Nagar and raped her. Following the incident, he threatened the victim with dire consequences if she informs anyone about the Minor girl raped by 40 yr old Indo American incident. Finally, girl's mother found out that she was pregnant on Tuesday and approached the hospital supervisor in Hyderabad. Cancer hospital, police. Mother files complaint after finding Banjara Hills, 665 out that she is pregnant. 11/15/2011 21:31:00 Hyderabad Source: TNN | Nov 16, 2011 Rape, A minor girl was raped allegedly by four youths in a car after they abducted her when she was returning from school in south-west Delhi, police said on Tuesday.

On Monday afternoon the youths dragged the victim into the car and sexually assaulted the victim. The youths had initially asked the girl to accompany them, and later chased her and forced into the car after she refused their overtures. After raping her, the youths who are also Minor girl returning from School in suspected to be students, abandoned her. Delhi abducted and gangraped by Jafarpur Kalan, 664 4 youths in a car. 11/15/2011 21:24:00 South West Delhi Source: PTI via TOI Delhi | Nov 15, 2011 Rape, www.maps4aid.comAn 11-year-old girl was allegedly raped and murdered at Maangrole village under Mania police station area in Dholpur district on Monday.

The incident took place when the victim went to attend a marriage at her maternal uncle's house.

The victim's father told the police that his daughter went missing after dinner. The girl was not 11 year old girl raped and found even after extensive search. On murdered in Dholpur, Rajasthan. Maangrole, Mania, Crime/Murder, 663 Relative Suspected. 11/15/2011 21:21:00 Dholpur Source: TOI Jaipur Nov 16, 2011, 02 Rape,

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Shahnaz Bano, in her early 30s, was shocked when her husband Mohammad Manzoor slapped a fine of Rs 25000 on her for delivering a baby girl. and asked her to arrange the fine amount from her parents before stepping into his house again.

Husband fines wife 25000 for That was not all. Manzoor warned her that the fine would double if she gave birth to another delivering baby girl. Warns her baby girl in future. that fine would double if next one 661 is also girl. Purnia, Bihar 11/15/2011 4:13:00 Purnia, Bihar Source: Rediff News Other, Kashmir was shamed on the eve of Children’s day when a porn MMS of a minor school girl was distributed to the mobile users.

Angry masses ransack of main Angry masses ransacked the house to the main accused, prompting the police to swing into accused who circulated MMS of action and arrest the culprit to cool the tempers in the Budgam district. minor school girl. Budgam, 660 Srinagar 11/15/2011 1:25:00 Budgam, Srinagar Source: DNA Srinagar Tuesday, Nov 15, 2011 Abuse, Other, The incident occurred on Sunday night around 10pm when the girls were waiting for an autorickshaw to return to their hostel. The girls called 100 and lodged a police complaint following which one of the accused was nabbed. His associate was arrested on Monday.

Cops arrest 2 accused for The accused have been identified as Inder and Raju Sharma. Cops received a call around molesting 2 girl students waiting Market Number 2, 10pm and rushed to the spot. A long chase ensued and the police managed to arrest Inder. for an auto at Chittaranjan Park, Chittaranjan Park, Street 659 Delhi 11/15/2011 1:19:00 Delhi Source: TNN | Nov 15, 2011 Harassment, A 19-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and molested by her cousin to defame her character and family. The victim lodged a complaint against Suresh Surve (44) of Mulshi in Warje Malwadi. There was some dispute between thesuspect and victim’s families. The suspect had visited the victim’s house to celebrate Diwali. Later, he took her out of the house on the pretext of providing her job in Mumbai on October 31. The suspect took her to various places and was 19 yr old girl kidnapped and caught in Uttar Pradesh. molested by her cousin to defame 658 her character. Warje Malwadi 11/15/2011 1:14:00 Warje Malwadi Source: DNA Tuesday, Nov 15, 2011 Abuse, Cynthia's Story: Last week two of her friends, both in their late teens, were waiting for her outside her home. "I heard noises and when I went out, I saw this man beating my two friends. When I tried to stop him, he punched and slapped me as well. He groped us and pulled our blouses," says Cynthia, who moved to Delhi from Myanmar's Chin state three years ago.

"He just wouldn't listen to me when I asked him to stop and he wouldn't say what his problem was," she says. Currently, however, there's more weighing on her mind. " My landlord has asked me to vacate the house after the incident. I must find a new one by this weekend," says Cynthia, terrorized.

The two accused nabbed by police were let off in a few hours on bail. it took a whole night of In Delhi Burmese women are camping at the Vikaspuri police station just to get the police to register the complaint. routinely harassed by perverts and www.maps4aid.comVikaspuri, West Abuse, Street 657 gangs. Vikaspuri. 11/15/2011 0:44:00 Delhi Source: TNN | Nov 15, 2011 Harassment,

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13-year-old girl from Santhal in West Bengal was forcefully brought to Delhi and employed as a domestic help in Janakpuri, at the house of Nirja Bhaskar. The girl's family had urged Nirja to let the girl return home but Nirja refused to comply. Instead, she demanded that the family cough up a sum of Rs 16,000 which she had paid to the placement agency.

The girl was brought to the capital by Pina Roy and Rina Hemram - both in the police net - three months back. After reaching Delhi she stayed in Sangam Vihar with Rina where she was often beaten up by Rina's husband. She made umpteen requests to go back home but the couple employed her as a domestic help. Later, she worked somewhere else. After suffering untold misery at the hands of her new employer, she ran away to Sangam Vihar. There she Human trafficking: 13 year old girl came in contact with another person from Bengal who used her as a bonded labourer and was from Santhal in West Bengal planning to sell her as a child bride. rescued by NGO Shakti Vahini. 655 Delhi 11/14/2011 21:44:00 Janakpuri, Delhi Source: TNN | Nov 15, 2011 Abuse, Other, the girl, a student of M M K College in Bandra was volunteering for a Thane-based NGO and Watchman of Zoroastrian Society Zoroastrian Society collecting funds for cancer patients, when the incident occurred. The girl approached Gamdevi building in Nanachowk, Gamdevi building, police station and filed a complaint against the accused. arrested for molesting 20 yr old Nanachaowk, Abuse, Street 654 student 11/14/2011 20:55:00 Gamdevi Source: MidDay Harassment, Victim: I was married to Om Prakash Godara on December 20, 2010. After some days, I realized that my husband was drugging me and later my brother-in-law used to rape me continuously. I resisted but my husband and my brother-in-law always threatened me to keep quiet. Her husband also forced her to make physical relationships with other people. Since he always kept me under drugs and made me unconscious, I can't recall much about the other people.

The girl further alleged that she was gang raped many times and her husband has captured videos of her being raped. "I suspect that my husband not only taped my rape but is also blackmailing people who made the physical relationships."

Source: TNN | Nov 15, 2011

Case Update on IndiaToday via @vidyut 17 people - including two senior BJP leaders and a Youth Congress member - are in the dock.

Her husband Om Prakash is a BJP leader and a member of Hanumangarh's Pilibanga Panchayat Samiti. The other accused included former BJP MP Nihal Chand Meghwal, his party colleague and Rajasthan ex-minister Yogeshwar Garg, former president of the Rajasthan University Students' Union Pushpendra Bharadwaj of the Congress affiliated NSUI, additional deputy commissioner of police Anil Rao, police inspector Mahavir and over a dozen others. Bharadwaj is now a Youth Congress leader. Married woman charges her husband with drugging, raping and Abuse, compelling her to sleep with Vaishali Nagar, Read more at: http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/bjp-men-new-rajasthan-sex-scandal/1/161039. Crime/Murder, 653 several men. Jaipur 11/14/2011 20:49:00www.maps4aid.comJaipur html Rape, Sumit Shetye, 21, from Arvalem had a love affair with a girl and "kidnapped" her from school, two days ago.

As the girl did not return from school till late evening, her father lodged a missing complaint. The girl was noticed by some people at the Sanquelim bus stand on Monday, and informed her 21 yr old from goa booked for father about it. kidnapping and raping 16 yr old 652 minor 11/14/2011 20:44:00 Bicholim, Goa Source: TNN | Nov 15, 2011 Other, Rape,

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the boy and girl were playing last Wednesday afternoon when 25-year-old Kanojia, who works at a laundry close to their home, lured the girl away from her brother by offering her chocolates. "Kanojia took the minor to a deserted alley adjacent to his workplace and allegedly forced himself on her. Not satisfied with the trauma he inflicted on her, he demanded that the girl send her brother to him. The scared girl mutely complied and Kanojia escorted the five-year-old to the same alley and sodomised him

The parents had kept the issue hidden all this time owing to social embarrassment and hence 3 yr old girl raped and her 5 yr old had not reported the case to the police brother sodomised by Mumbai Kalamboli, Navi 651 Laundry man. Arrested. 11/14/2011 20:39:00 Mumbai Source: MidDay Abuse, Rape, On October 11, she was on her way to the bank to deposit a cheque worth Rs 1.65 lakh, which had been signed by her uncle.

Seizing the opportunity, Khanulkar approached her to apologise for harassing her earlier, and soon started walking with her.Suddenly an auto rickshaw pulled up in front of them. Khanulkar's friend Kalpesh Vinod Parmar (26) pulled the girl in and drove away.

After kidnapping her, they took the girl to Gokul Hotel on the highway at Dahisar. While Parmar stood guard, Khanulkar raped the girl, threatening to kill her uncle and grandmother if she protested.

The men appropriated the cheque she was carrying, withdrew Rs 1.65 lakh from the bank, and 14 yr old girl abducted and raped used it to pay for the hotel stay. They then took her to various hotels in Shirdi, Konkan, Pune for over a month by her neighbour. and Goa, raping her at each pit stop. They also sold the girl's gold chain for Rs 18,000 to pay 650 Kandivili 11/14/2011 20:31:00 Kandivli for the rest of the bills. Other, Rape, A 35 year old fraudster who allegedly duped several girls by marrying them has been rounded up by kolkata police. On Sunday he was put behind bars after receiving complaint of intimidation. Somnath Chatterjee,the accused is a resident of South Kolkata. Chatterjee hails from an affluent family.He knows 4 language. With the help of his language skills he used to convince people. Convent educated Chaterjee tried his luck at different trades, but finally he turned imposter.He was also arrested for duping people.

After initial probe,police believe that in the last six years he married 6 women. One of them was the only daughter of a hosiery trader.After marriage,he used to ask for money.After looting a hefty women,he left 35 yr old fraudster who duped 6 them. women into marrying him arrested 649 by Kolkata Police. 11/14/2011 4:05:00 selimpur, Kolkata Report by Jyoti from Kolkata. Collected from a local Newspaper. Other, Munni, a resident of Bhognipur in Ramabai Nagar, a student of class V, had come to the city with her grandfather Shiv Charan. The grandfather told her to wait near a temple at Govindpuri railway station but did not return. 12 yr old Physically challenged Govindpuri, child found abandoned at railway www.maps4aid.comKanpur, Uttar The girl is weak and physically challenged. That is why we suspect she has been abandoned. - 648 station. Kanpur 11/14/2011 1:31:00 Pradesh Ram Dutt Tewari of Child Line. Other, The Hingane couple, originally from Amravati, had migrated to Bori Tawun. Initially, the husband-wife duo worked to earn a living. Later, it was Kalpana who continued working while Narendra took to alcohol and looked down upon his responsibilities. Narendra Hingane was Police looking for killer husband apparently upset with his wife Kalpana who had refused to give him money to buy liquor. who allegedly set his wife ablaze Bori Tawun, Abuse, 647 in October 2011. Nagpur 11/14/2011 1:21:00 Nagpur Source: TNN | Nov 14, 2011 Crime/Murder, Newborn baby girl found half- buried on the banks of a pond in Kalma, Baisinga, The child was found abandoned on the bank of a pond called Sachinagadia at Kalma village 646 Orissa 11/14/2011 0:44:00 Orissa under Baisinga police station limts of Mayurbhanj Foeticide/Infanticide,

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The Badagada police recovered the foetus after receiving complaint from some locals in Brahmeswarpatna. "Perhaps it was dumped in the drain by a slum dweller as a number of slums exist in the vicinity," a police officer said. Female foetus recovered from Brahmeswarpatna, 645 drain in Bhubaneswar City 11/14/2011 0:17:00 Bhubaneswar Source: TNN | Nov 14, 2011 Foeticide/Infanticide, A woman was killed by locals in the name of witch-hunting in the Gelapukhuri area of Sonitpur district on Saturday.

Though police did not confirm if the murder was related to 'witch hunting', arrests have been made.

Earlier an elderly married couple, 65-year-old Jogen Boro and wife Akhri, was killed by locals at 35 yr old Birsu Orang killed in the Gelapukhuri, Hadunguri village in the Majbat area in Assam's Udalguri district suspecting that the couple was Crime/Murder, 644 name of witch hunting in Guwahati 11/13/2011 5:42:00 Assam spreading diseases in the hamlet Other, Over 20,000 girls belonging to Chhattisgarh's tribal region have been sold by human traffickers in the last eight years in cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore and Chennai. Over 20000 girls belonging to Chhattisgarh tribal areas SOLD in These girls mainly belonged to Jashpur, Surguja and Raigarh districts and were taken away by 643 the last 8 yrs 11/13/2011 5:33:00 Chhattisgarh human traffickers in the name of jobs and trainings. Other, Deenanath Tiwari, 39, killed his wife Shiakali, 37, and four daughters - aged 4-10 years - with an axe at his house in Poorakalandar town. Preliminary investigations indicate a marital dispute could be the reason.

"We have learnt that Shiakali had strained relations with Deenanath. He often used to Man kills wife and four daughters Poorakalandar, beat Shiakali and his four daughters. It appears Deenanath had a verbal duel with his wife, and with an axe in a fit of rage. Uttar Faizabad, Uttar thereafter committed the killings in a fit of rage," Police Inspector A.K. Mishra told Abuse, 642 Pradesh. 11/13/2011 0:16:00 Pradesh reporters in Faizabad, some 120 km from Lucknow. Crime/Murder, After fighting for life for six days at Mayo hospital, Deepa Sahu succumbed to her burn injuries sustained in a domestic fire at her husband's residence.

Accused's Statement: Deepa was engulfed in flames while working in the kitchen. He claimed that Deepa was keeping the box of chilli powder on a high shelf when her hand accidentally knocked over a kerosene can kept nearby, drenching her in the inflammable liquid. He claimed that since the gas stove was on at the time, Deepa immediately caught fire.

Parents of Victim: Deepa's parents claimed that Fagu's statement was false. The parents claimed that their Pregnant womans death in daughter, in her dying declaration before a magistrate, said that her sari caught fire while accidental fire raises doubts. Vijay Nagar, cooking and mentioned nothing about the kerosene can. "This seems to be a deviation 641 Nagpur 11/13/2011 Kalamna, Nagpur from Fagu's statement and will have to be investigated as such," a cop said. Crime/Murder, A married woman died under mysterious circumastances. The girl's family reached the spot and submitted application at Nanpara Kotwali. Police told that Rajitram resident of Tediya village under Gillaula police station married his daughter Kiran (20) with Anil two years ago and Dowry Death: 20 yr old Kiran from www.maps4aid.comshe was being tortured for dowry since her marriage. Uttar Pradesh dies under Nanpara, Uttar Crime/Murder, 640 mysterious circumstances. 11/12/2011 23:55:00 Pradesh Source: TNN Nov 13, 2011 Dowry,

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A pregnant woman committed suicide by jumping in front of a moving tran on Saturday near the Ghaghra ghat railway station. She was fed up with the extra marital affairs of her husband which was revealed from the suicide note recovered from the deceased.

Tara left house in the morning and the family members thought that she must have gone to her relatives but when she did not return for a long time, her search was started. Meanwhile the Fed up with her husbands extra information of Tara's body lying on the railway track was received. marital affairs, pregnant woman Ghaghra Ghat 639 ends life. Allahabad 11/12/2011 23:51:00 Station, Allahabad Source: TOI Nov 13, 2011 Crime/Murder, A man and his siblings have been booked on abduction charges by the Samata Nagar police after they tied up his wife, forced her into a tempo and drove away with her on Friday.

neighbours said that Shashikala suspected her husband of having an affair with Ghanshyam's wife, Seema. The two quarreled several times over this issue. Rajaram decided to send his wife to her hometown, but she refused to leave their Kandivli home.

Man and brothers booked for Around 8.45pm on Friday, Rajaram and his brothers tied Shashikala's hands and feet with a abducting wife. Victims cord and gagged her, bundled her into a tempo and left the colony. whereabouts still unknown. Thakur, Kandivli 638 Mumbai 11/12/2011 22:48:00 East Source: TNN | Nov 13, 2011 Abuse, Other, Rubul Borah of Bhatemora Gaon here has appealed several times to the police and asked the additional director- of police, CID, Assam to find and arrest the culprit who allegedly eloped with his minor daughter three months ago and “may have sold her for all he knows”.

Angelika Kashyap, a Class X student of Dipankar Vidyapeeth here, allegedly eloped with one Mintu Saikia, a youth from Dhekiajuli of Sonitpur district, after returning from school on August For 3 months now, a fathers 5, 2011. desperate attempts to trace his 15 637 yr old daughter 11/12/2011 22:02:00 Bhatemora, Jorhat Raad Full News article below Other, The incident took place between November 9 and November 10. The complainant said that according to her daughter, the accused touched her private parts. The cook is employed at a hotel in Calangute. The matter came to light after the girl complained of pain in her stomach and private parts to her mother. 30 yr old man arrested on charges of sexually assaulting a 4 yr old When questioned, the minor revealed that the accused lured her to his flat by offering her 636 child. Goa 11/12/2011 21:36:00 Calangute , Goa chocolates. Once inside the flat, the accused sexually abused her. Abuse, Rape, The accused Rajashekhar, allegedly kidnapped a 16-year-old SSLC student. Police said that the accused allegedly used to follow her and pass comments while she was on her way to school. The girl had informed her parents about this and they had warned Rajashekhar to stay away from their daughter.

Police said that on November 5, when the girl was returning home in the evening, the accused allegedly kidnapped her and took her to various places in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh 21 yr old youth arrested for before bringing her to Naganayanakanahalli in Hosakote, on the outskirts of the city. He locked allegedly kidnapping, raping and www.maps4aid.comher up in a shed and repeatedly raped her. keeping a minor girl in illegal Naganayakanahalli, 635 detention. 11/12/2011 21:33:00 Bangalore Source: DNA Nov 13, 2011 Abuse, Rape,

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A 30-year-old was allegedly raped by a resident of Bapu Dham colony in Industrial Area here on Saturday morning.

The victim was taken to General Hospital Sector 16 after a written undertaking was given by her husband. The results of the medical report was awaited till the filing of this report. Pappu had apparently given a loan of Rs 1 lakh to Girish, victim’s husband, and was regularly taking 30 yr old woman alleges rape. interest on it. Today, while Girish had gone to Solan the accused committed the crime Chandigarh. Accused has been Colony No 4, 634 Arrested. 11/12/2011 21:30:00 Chandigarh Source: Express news service Nov 13, 2011 Rape, On October 29,2011 Sumit Handa, a busines development manager with a travel firm, strangulated and stabbed his wife to death, dumped her body and set it on fire.

Man held for killing NRI wife and According to reports, the couple's marriage was in trouble over the last few months and Handa setting her body on fire after an had killed her following a quarrel between them. altercation on October 29,2011 . 633 Delhi 11/12/2011 5:59:00 Delhi TNN | Nov 12, 2011 Crime/Murder, 20 yr old married woman ends life by consuming poison. Vahala, Patur 20-year-old married woman Mangla More consumed poison. She was a resident of village 632 Investigations on. Nagpur 11/11/2011 22:14:00 taluka, Nagpur Vahala in Patur taluka. Crime/Murder, A 30-year-old woman travelling with two youths in a car was strangled to death and her face burnt with acid after an altercation last night.

Police said the driver of the hired Scorpio, Sanjay Mandal, was ordered at gunpoint to continue 2 Youths strangle 30 yr old woman driving when the murder took place. to death and burn her face with 631 acid after an altercation. 11/11/2011 21:50:00 Tamluk The youths fled when the driver stopped the car at a dhaba in Kolaghat and raised an alarm. Crime/Murder, Dowry case filed against An IAS officer of 2008 batch, Udit Aggarwal, posted at Palitana in Bhavnagar district as an Bhavnagar Assistant Collector. sector 36, assistant collector has been accused in a dowry complaint filed by his wife Purnima at sector 36 630 Chandigarh 11/11/2011 21:44:00 Chandigarh police station in Chandigarh. Dowry, An orthopaedic surgeon Dr Ashok Prasad Gupta of the Malda district hospital was arrested today for allegedly entering into a physical relationship with a woman after promising her marriage.

“I don’t have parents and used to stay with my brother’s family. I was in search of a job and found a vacancy as an attendant in the doctor’s private chamber in 2002. Since then, we had a physical relationship. He promised to marry me. When in 2004, I insisted that he marry me, he sacked me,” said the woman Doctor of District Hospital arrested 629 on rape charges 11/11/2011 21:39:00 Malda, West bengal Source: the Telegraph Rape, Godghate had contacted Chandrapur-based 20-year-old Namrata (name changed) over the phone. He and Patil had brought the girl to the city after promising to marry her. The trio went to see films and also enjoyed food before the two youth took Namrata to a shanty near Shatabdi Nagar. Godghate had also informed his other accomplices about the girl. The accomplices came to the shanty and took turns forcing themselves upon her. www.maps4aid.com It was while returning to Chandrapur that the gang was caught with the girl in the early hours of Four awarded 10 years Rigorous the following day. Head constable Gautam Barhate, then posted at Ajni police station, had Imprisonment for gang raping Shatabdi Nagar, intercepted the car. Barhate had nabbed Godghate driving the car and a shivering Namrata in 628 friend in September 2008. 11/11/2011 5:59:00 Nagpur the vehicle. Rape,

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A 45-year-old widow was allegedly gang raped and looted by three persons at Sukhna Lake here on Wednesday night.

The woman has informed police that she knew the accused for the past one year. she had paid Rs 1 lakh to the trio on the assurance of getting a job for her son in Australia.

On Wednesday one of the three persons called her to return her money near Sukhna Lake. However, the trio, the lady alleged, blindfolded her and bundled her in a car. She alleged that 45 year old widow gang raped and the trio gang raped her and snatched her jewelry too. looted near Sukhna Lake, Sukhna Lake, 627 Chandigarh 11/11/2011 5:50:00 Chandigarh Source: The Pioneer 10 November 2011 Rape, Panna Trivedi filed a complaint of physical and mental harassment under Section 498. she has been married to Gopal since 20 years and they have an 18-year-old daughter.

Panna said that for the past some time, Gopal has been living with a fellow constable in a separate house in Akhbarnagar. "He comes home drunk every four-five days and beats Wife charges Police Inspector me and my daughter under one pretext or another. On pay days, he forces me to give him a Husband with mental harassment Chandkheda, major portion of my salary. I have been silently suffering this harassment but now it has 626 and physical abuse. 11/11/2011 5:41:00 Ahmedabad become difficult to bear" Abuse, The woman, a resident of Titwala, works in Atagaon and used to travel by train to work. The accused used to molest and tease her on Atagaon station premises when she used to return home. She was scared to lodge a complaint. After some women commuters urged her to complain, she filed a complaint at the Kalyan railway police station on Wednesday. Policemen 3 college students arrested for in plainclothes laid a trap at Atagaon station and nabbed the trio. molesting woman at Atagaon Street 625 Station in Mumbai 11/11/2011 5:37:00 Atagaon, Mumbai Source: DNA News Friday, Nov 11, 2011 Harassment, Mangala, had been given to Nagaraj in marriage on 3.3.2006. Her parents who could not meet his demand of Rs. 50,000 in cash and 75 gram gold as dowry, had given him Rs. 20,000 in cash and 9 gram gold and offered to fulfil his demand in a year's time to which Nagaraj reportedly agreed.

Mangala gave birth to a boy in Jan. 2007 and stayed at her father's place for about 10 months. She subsequently delivered another baby. It is said, Nagaraj started harassing Mangala 7 yr jail for hubby for harassing his demanding payment of the remaining amount which forced her to commit suicide following wife for dowry and driving her to which her father Chikkanna Shetty lodged a complaint of dowry death at Mysore South Police Crime/Murder, 624 suicide in 2006. Mysore 11/10/2011 20:33:00 Mysore Station. Dowry, A mother of two children was beaten to death allegedly by her husband for more dowry.

24 yr old and mother to two, Jyostna Gouda beaten to death Jyotsna returned to her husbands house yesterday after staying for four months at her for not bringing more dowry . Biritola, Ganjam, fathers house. She had gone to her fathers house when her husband allegedly beat her up Crime/Murder, 623 Orissa 11/10/2011 20:10:00 orissa demanding more dowry. Dowry, Pramod, 50 and Sunita Paswan, 48 parents of six daughters, abandoned Pinki outside the Ansal Plaza mall Jan 25 2010 as they were not able to make ends meet. They were arrested Couple arrested for abandoning www.maps4aid.comMonday. girl child outside a mall. They had 6 daughters and unable to make Ansal Plaza, South "The couple left the child alone and promised her that they would return in a short while Foeticide/Infanticide, 622 ends meet. 11/10/2011 5:43:00 Delhi but never came back," said a police official. Other, Mukesh, a resident of Siypur village in Sasni, strangulated his three-day-old daughter on January 21 when his wife Manju was in another room. The man who already had two daughters Death penalty to man for wanted a boy and was unhappy over the birth of the girl. strangulating his three day old Siypur, Sasni, Uttar 621 daughter on January 21 2010. 11/10/2011 5:38:00 Pradesh Source: PTI via The Hindu Foeticide/Infanticide,

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"On Tuesday night, Sunil came home drunk, and picked a fight with Sadhna (26) who was was eight-months pregnant. over a trivial issue. In a fit of rage, he poured kerosene over Sadhna and set her on fire. Seeing his wife engulfed by flames, Sunil panicked, and began to run. Sadhna followed him for a short distance, but then collapsed,"

Abusive husband sets 8 month Sunil had even stopped contributing from his salary for household expenses. To make ends pregnant wife on fire after a fight. meet, his wife would have to work as a domestic help. Uncomfortable with his wife stepping out Victim fighting for life with 90 of the house every day, Sunil would doubt her fidelity, and would physically abuse her, on a Abuse, 620 percent burns. 11/10/2011 5:21:00 Malwani, Mumbai regular basis. Crime/Murder, A man was sentenced to life imprisonment by a local court in Mainpuri for raping and murdering a six-year-old girl last year. The girl was raped and murdered by Jaswant Singh in Santpur Man sentenced to life for raping village in Kotwali area on October 10, 2010. and murdering 6 yr old girl in Santpur, Kotwali, Crime/Murder, 619 October 2010. Uttar Pradesh 11/10/2011 5:15:00 Uttar Pradesh Source: Press Trust Of India via Times Rape, A woman,tried to kill herself at Writers Building on Wednesday after being driven away from her house.

Chandra Devi,40,a resident of Beliaghata Main Road,alleged harassment by Kali Das,a local Harassed by a local leader, 40 yr leader,over what she called a property dispute.She wanted to draw the governments attention old chandra devi attempts Suicide to her troubles. after failing to get any help from 618 Govt. Kolkota 11/10/2011 5:00:00 Beliaghata, Kolkata Source: TOI City 10th november Other, Police said the woman and her husband Navin went to a party at the resort and came out after a few drinks. While Navin went to get his car, his wife waited on the road. As he was driving towards her, the woman called out his name and Navin Chandran and his friends, who were 3 held for misbehaving with nearby, thought she had called one of them. They then allegedly misbehaved with her. woman on East Coast Road, East Coast Road, Street 617 Chennai 11/9/2011 23:39:00 Chennai Source: TNN | Nov 10, 2011 Harassment, A 25 yr old girl has accused Feroz Mohammad, 32, of befriending her by introducing himself as Rajesh and then allegedly raping her in Delhi. In her complaint, the girl has told police that she got introduced to Feroz by her college friends.

The girl has stated that Feroz had asked her to come to Delhi along with him for professional work. The girl knew Feroz for quite some months. According to her, she went to Delhi with Feroz and took along her sister-in-law. In the hotel at Delhi, Feroz gave her a soft drink laced with intoxicant and raped her. 25 yr old woman alleges being Rakhial , 616 drugged and raped. Ahmedabad 11/9/2011 22:22:00 AHMEDABAD Source: TNN | Nov 10, 2011 Rape, A 14-year-old girl, daughter of a widow, was kidnapped and gang-raped by two youths in Ghaziabad. She had gone to relieve herself in fields.

In her complaint, the girl alleged that the rapists also shot video clips of the incident. The two alleged rapists made a video clip and threatened to circulate it if she told anyone about the 14 yr old gang raped in incident. Ghaziabad. Threatened with video www.maps4aid.comModi Nagar, 615 clip. 1 Arrested. 11/9/2011 22:18:00 Ghaziabad Source: IANS | Nov 9, 2011 Rape,

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Kavita was found hanging from ceiling in her matrimonial house at East Vinod in East Delhi in November 2008.

Umesh had married Kavita in February 2008 and had got Rs one lakh in cash, besides an Alto car and various gold jewelleries as dowry. He, however, was not happy as he had demanded Rs two lakh cash, besides a WagonR car and other articles in dowry.

Youth jailed for 10 yrs for driving The court relied on the testimony of prosecution witnesses including the youth's grandfather wife to commit suicide in East Vinod, East who said his grand son and daughter-in-law harassed newly-wed Kavita to the extent of driving Crime/Murder, 614 November 2008 11/9/2011 6:58:00 Delhi her to commit suicide. Dowry, 46 yr old Sunita Upadhyay poisoned her two daughters and consumed poison herself, allegedly mixed a lethal agricultural fumigant, aluminum phosphide, in the dinner given to her daughters Preeti, 24, and Ruchi, 18, on Monday night, after which she ate the meal herself.

Victim of Abuse in Marriage, 46 yr WTF? old Sunita poisons her 2 "I really don't know what happened . There is discord in every family; we also had minor Abuse, 613 daughters and self in Ghaziabad 11/8/2011 23:33:00 GHAZIABAD tiffs, but nothing more." - Husband Crime/Murder, Caught: Man who was throwing his baby girl into a drain. Girl was Jharpada, Onlookers discovered a man throwing his daughter into a drain at Jharpada in the state 611 rescued by locals. 11/1/2011 23:23:00 Bhubaneswar Bhubhaneswar. Thankfully, they rescued the girl. Foeticide/Infanticide, Acharya Harihar A girl child was found close to a dustbin near the Acharya Harihar Regional Cancer Centre in Regional Cancer the Millennium City. Centre, Millenium Girl child found close to a dustbin City, "The preference for a male child is an established fact. Girls are being abandoned 610 in Millnium City, Bhubhaneswar 11/8/2011 23:20:00 BHUBANESWAR because of this" Rabi Mohanty, a sociologist. Foeticide/Infanticide, A four-year-old girl who was taking swimming lessons at the St Stanislaus school was allegedly molested by the male instructor. The victim’s parent had complained to the school principal, followed by which the instructor was fired in October. 4 year old girl molested by 609 swimming coach in Mumbai 11/8/2011 22:20:00 Bandra, Mumbai Source: DNA Nov 8, 2011 Abuse, A woman security guard of a well-known private security firm was allegedly molested by three youths.

Woman security guard molested in When the three accused attacked her, the female guard shouted and her husband who worked Gurgaon Cyber Park. Husband in the same building reached the spot. When her husband, Laxman, protested against their who came to help beaten up. 3 Cyber Park, Sector indecent behaviour, the accused became "violent and started beating him up" Street 608 Accused arrested. 11/8/2011 22:13:00 46, Gurgaon Meanwhile, a PCR reached the spot and caught one of the accused. Harassment, 20-year-old Sarwan Kumar was held guilty of raping the three-year-old daughter of his neighbour after taking the child away from her mother on pretext of playing with her in Man gets 10 years Rigorous December 2009. Kumar approached the victim's mother at her house on October 3, 2009 and Imprisonment for raping 3 yr old asked her to let the child go along with him. When the victim's mother went to Kumar's house to daughter of his neighbor in 2009. fetch her daughter, she found the door closed from inside, said the prosecution. When she 607 Delhi 11/8/2011 22:03:00 Delhi forced open the door, she saw Kumar raping her daughter. Rape, A minor girl with her 20-day-old child is staying in Mahila police station for the past two days. www.maps4aid.comThe police said that the young woman Pushpa Meena (17) would be produced in the court on Wednesday and the police had kept her in Mahila police station for security reasons only.

Minor girl with her 20 day old child The police said that the woman became pregnant after having indulged in a relationship with put in Mahila Police Station for last Vijay Ahirwar against whom a case of allurement and kidnapping was registered in April 2010 606 3 days in Bhopal 11/8/2011 4:46:00 Bhopal in Gunga police station. Other,

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Sunita Karemore, 24, was brought to IGGMCH with serious burn injuries from a private hospital in Kamptee. She was admitted with 100% burns in the wee hours of Monday. She had been allegedly set afire over a dowry demand of Rs 1 lakh. The kin also complained that the police abused their women and outraged their modesty.

Set on fire for not geting INR 1 "Sunita was talking when she was brought to the hospital. Police should have recorded Lakh Dowry, 24 yr old Sunita her version," said Sunita's mother Gajabai Mankar. "We approached the doctor at Karemore succumbs to injuries in the burns ward but they did not give green signal and it was hindering the police from recording Crime/Murder, 603 Nagpur. 11/8/2011 4:12:00 Kamptee, Nagpur her statement," Dowry, A man has been arrested along with his son in Dholpur for strangulating to death his 17-year- old daughter over her affair with a boy. The duo dumped her body in the toilet of a school and registered an FIR against the girl's boyfriend claiming that he had killed the girl.

Honor Killing: Father and son Honor Killing: arrested for killing daughter over Singhwali, Sadar, The girl wanted to marry Than Singh who lives in the neighbourhood. The father told her to stay Crime/Murder, 602 affair in Rajasthan 11/8/2011 4:05:00 Jaipur away from the youth, but she did not follow his instructions. Irked over this, he murdered the girl Other, Montu Tirkey, a resident of Tangratoli of Ranchi, was beaten to death by a mob that also included women. The people suspected him of being responsible for the deaths of his three Man suspected of killing his 3 wives. wives lynched by angry mob in Crime/Murder, 601 Ranchi 11/8/2011 3:59:00 Tangratoli, Ranchi Source: NDTV November 08, 2011 Other, A newly married woman, Savita, 23, was allegedly burnt to death by her husband and in-laws on Sunday night.

Savita's father Sumer Chand of Bhag Khera in Jind district said her daughter married Sandeep on November 23, 2009, and dowry was given to the family. "Soon after the wedding, her 23 yr old Savita burnt to death by in-laws started torturing and beating her asking for a car and Rs 5 lakh," Chand said. dowry greedy husband and in laws Crime/Murder, 600 in Sonipat 11/8/2011 3:49:00 Kawali, Sonipat Source: TNN | Nov 8, 2011 Dowry, A doctor couple Ashok Kumar and his wife Devinder Kumari arrested for running a clinic illegally in Patran town where in 2006, hundreds of foetuses were discovered buried in a well. Doctor couple from Patiala held for running illegal abortion clinic. In The two-room clinic was allegedly run by a couple without having mandatory certificates and 2006, hundreds of foetuses were permission of the Punjab health department. During raids, the health department team has 599 discovered buried in a well here. 11/8/2011 0:25:00 Patran, Patiala seized blood soaked clothes, placenta of delivery, medicines and other instruments. Foeticide/Infanticide, A 15-year-old girl of Madvi town, who went missing on October 31, was rescued by police from Vareth Petiya village in Suratdistrict on Friday.

The Accused: Bharvad, who was known to the girl, after forcing her to get into the car, took her to the house of an acquaintance at Vareth Petiya village where he raped her till she was rescued. Bharvad had earlier promised to marry the girl. The accused had threatened the victim with life if she dared to complain about him to anyone.

Rescued: 15 year old who was "The girl informed us that she was friends with the accused. We are awaiting the medical abducted and raped by a friend in www.maps4aid.comreport of the victim," said R G Desai, investigating officer in the case and police sub- 598 Surat. Accused Arrested. 11/8/2011 0:19:00 Madvi, Surat inspector. Rape, A mentally challenged teenager gave birth to a premature baby after allegedly being raped by a Mentally Challenged teen CRPF personnel. The baby died on November 6, a day after being born. The girl was staying in allegedly raped by CRPF a hostel for the mentally challenged which is located next to a CRPF camp in Warangal. personnel. Hostel Wardens Warangal, Andhra 597 collusion suspected. 11/8/2011 0:15:00 Pradesh Source: CNN IBN Nov 08, 2011 Rape,

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Two newborn four-day-old girl babies were found abandoned in a paper carton at the railway station here and admitted to a hospital in a critical state. The babies were found inside a carton under a goods cart at a desolate place of the primary platform of the railway station after some passengers heard the cries of the infants.

As soon as the news spread, many couples have flocked the SCB Medical College and Hospital here in the hope of adopting the girls.

2 four day old girl babies found Doctors said the four-day-old babies are critical and all efforts are being made to save them. abandoned in a carton box at Cuttack Railway Meanwhile, many childless couples have offered to adopt the infants and are also ready to pay 596 Cuttack Railway Station in Orissa. 11/7/2011 6:32:00 Station, Orissa for the treatment costs. Other, A 40 year old housewife was today gang raped at knife point in front of her husband and children by three dacoits at Pharandewadi village near Phaltan town in the district, police said.

The accused were apparently unhappy with the loot they managed to lay their hands on during the dacoity. They then grabbed the 40-year-old victim and took turns to rape her in front of her Dacoits gang rape farm labourers husband and two children, they said. wife infront of her family. Satara, Pharandewadi, 595 Maharastra 11/7/2011 1:18:00 Phaltan, Satara Source: DNA Sunday, Nov 6, 2011 Rape, A 14-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped for more than seven months by four youths of her village.

In her complaint to the police, the victim's mother Munni Devi yesterday alleged that four persons Amit Yadav, Lallu Yadav and Tarkeshwar Yadav, all in their 20s, raped her daughter for more than seven months.

When the girl became pregnant, the accused forced her to undergo an abortion at a private clinic on November 5. 14 yr old gang raped for more than 594 7 months in Chandauli 11/7/2011 1:13:00 Chandauli Source: MidDay Rape, A 27-year-old woman was allegedly set on fire by her husband and in-laws for failing to fulfil dowry demands.

According to police, Chetna's family has filed a complaint that her husband Hasmukh, mother- in-law Shardaben and father-in-law Chehu Mohanlal had allegedly burnt her alive as she could not fulfil their demands for dowry. They further said that Chetana and Hasmukh got married some seven years ago and had two children.

In his complaint, the father of the deceased, Mafa Hira Nai had alleged that the accused had frequently demanded dowry from Chetana, who had told her mother about this and the 27 year old Chetna burnt to death problems she was facing. for not fulfilling dowry demands. Sami, Patan, Crime/Murder, 593 Gujarat. 11/7/2011 1:08:00 Gujarat Source IBN Live PTI CORR PB Dowry, A 19-year-old youth was arrested for allegedly abducting and raping a 17-year-old girl on the www.maps4aid.compretext of marrying her. alvi used to harass the victim for marrying with him. When the victim's father came to know about it, he sent her to Pune for her further studies. She was staying in Yerawada area with her relatives.

He forced her to leave her relative's place saying that he would marry her. He then took her to a lodge at Ghodegaon and allegedly raped her. When the victim came to know that Salvi cheated her, she came to the police and lodged the complaint.

19 yr old Youth held for raping minor on pretext of marriage. The incident took place between October 19 and November 2 in Yerawada area. 592 Arrested. Pune 11/7/2011 1:03:00 Yerawada , Pune Source: TNN | Nov 6, 2011 Rape,

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A minor girl whose school principal raped her in 1998 in Tripura will be given the compensation. Court Orders Central Govt to pay The girl, then a class 8 student, delivered a baby in hostel the next year. INR 10 lakhs Relief for Minor Girl raped by her School Principal in Convict Harishankar Tiwary, former principal of central government-run Jawahar Navodaya 591 2008. Tripura 11/6/2011 7:10:00 Kakraban, Tripura Vidyalaya at Kakraban in southern Tripura, is now serving life term in a Tripura jail. Rape, Balram was a habitual drunkard and this often led to verbal tiffs between the couple. During their quarrels, Balram would often abuse and physically assault Amreen, the police said. On Thursday night, a similar situation arose when Balram returned home in an inebriated condition and picked up an altercation with Amreen. He allegedly thrashed Amreen with a wooden plank.

The police said that enraged by her husband's behaviour, Amreen picked up a burning log of wood from the 'chulah' (fireplace) and set herself ablaze. Balram tried to put off the flames, but Woman immolates self after he, too, sustained burn injuries, the police added. quarrel with her Alcoholic and Magarpatta City, 590 Abusive Husband in Pune. 11/6/2011 5:33:00 Hadapsar Source: TNN | Nov 6, 2011 Abuse, A 28-year-old woman, Ajmera Bibi in an advanced stage of pregnancy, was burnt to death by her in-laws in front of her nine-year-old son. L

"The boy watched as his mother was first kicked repeatedly in the abdomen. Ajmera screamed and pleaded with them to spare her unborn child but her in-laws refused to relent. The woman was then throttled till she collapsed. The in-laws then dragged her into the bathroom. When the boy tried to resist, his grandfather told him that they would burn him along 28 yr old and 9 month pregnant with his mother unless he stopped 'bothering them'. Sohail was then pushed into a room while Ajmera Bibi burnt to death by in kerosene was poured on his mother and a match was lit. The boy was traumatised and broke Abuse, 589 laws in Howrah. 11/6/2011 5:26:00 Jagaccha, Howrah down several times while narrating the incident to us," a police officer said. Crime/Murder, 4 month old foetus of baby girl 4 month old foetus was recovered from a sewerage pipeline in Revdar village of Sirohi district. recovered from a sewerage Revdar, Sirohi, The foetus was taken to the nearby government hospital where doctors said that it was a four- 588 pipeline in Sirohi, Rajasthan 11/6/2011 0:36:00 Rajasthan month-old foetus. Foeticide/Infanticide, Some residents spotted a foetus floating in Nandsamand Dam in Nathdwara police station area of Rajsamand district, some 340 km from state capital Jaipur. They informed the police. 5 month old foetus of baby girl Nandsamand Dam, found floating in Nandsamand Nathdwara, The foetus of a girl child was five-month old. Cases of female foetus being recovered from the 587 Dam. Jaipur, Rajasthan. 11/6/2011 0:33:00 Rajasthan dam have been reported in the past too. Foeticide/Infanticide, Balika was married to Ramchandra on February 7, 2007. Barely six months after their marriage, on July 8, 2007, Balika committed suicide by jumping in a nearby well filled with water. According to the prosecution, when the marriage was fixed, it was decided that Balika’s family would pay dowry amount of Rs 45,000, one tola gold and bear the marriage expenses. At the time of wedding, Balika’s family could pay only Rs 30,000 and one tola gold. When the groom’s family inquired about the balance amount of Rs 15,000 they said that they would pay in a month’s time.

In May 2007, Balika had told her father that her husband had bought a jeep and was asking for money. She also complained that he would often beat her and insult her. Unable to bear the torture, Balika committed suicide following which her father Jijarao Dadarao Dhire (45) 7 yr jail for man, parents for Dowry www.maps4aid.comregistered a police complaint. Death of Balika on February Crime/Murder, 586 7,2007 Pune 11/6/2011 0:25:00 Pune Source: Express News Service Sun Nov 06 2011 Dowry, According to police, the 14-year-old girl, a resident of Lakshmipura area was Thursday set afire by Lalit Soni, 19, of the same area when she resisted his rape attempt.

“The girl alleged that Soni caught her while she was in the fields and tried to rape her. After she raised an alarm, Soni torched her and fled from the spot," Superintendent of Police LR 14 yr old girl set on fire for Lakshmipura, Kumar told reporters in Lalitpur, some 300 km from Lucknow. resisting rape in Lalitpur, Uttar Lalitpur, Uttar Crime/Murder, 585 Pradesh 11/6/2011 0:20:00 Pradesh Source: DNA Sunday, Nov 6, 2011 IANS Rape,

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In a shocking incident, three persons including an auto driver allegedly gang-raped a 20-year- old mentally challenged woman after beating her husband black and blue on the outskirts of Guntur city.

The victim and her husband boarded an auto on the national highway around 11 pm on Thursday in which they were already two other passengers. After travelling for some distance, the driver took the auto into a bylane upon which the two passengers took advantage of the dark and severely assaulted Raju. Meanwhile, the auto driver forcibly took the woman into the nearby bushes and raped her. After beating Raju till he fell unconsciousness, the other two offenders too reached the spot and sexually assaulted the victim. The three then fled the scene Mentally challenged woman in the early hours. gangraped by auto driver and his friends after beating up her Nehrunagar, Initially, Guntur Urban Police did not believe their story and instead charged them with Crime/Murder, 584 husband. Guntur. 11/6/2011 0:14:00 Guntur concocting the whole crime. Rape, A 45-year-old man was arrested after police fished out his wife’s severed body from a public well in Manapakkam on Friday.

The man had suspected his wife’s fidelity and had killed her when their daughters – Lokeshwari (14) and Ilakkiya (12) — had gone to school 10 days back, police said. Earlier on Friday morning, corporation employees fished out three polythene bags out of the well in Mettu Colony after residents complained of foul smell. “We all thought it was waste food dumped in polythene bags. This stench had been there for the past one week,” said a woman living in a house near the well. Police said they recovered three polythene bags that contained the decomposed body of Jaya Husband butchers woman cut into six pieces. But, they could not find Jaya’s head and the murder weapons and the well suspecting her fidelity. Remains of Mettu Colony, was being drained out. her body were found cut in pieces Manapakkam, 583 in a public well. Chennai 11/5/2011 8:39:00 Chennai Source: Express News 05 Nov 2011 Crime/Murder, Sonu Kumar and a girl of Siroda got into a relationship about 3 years ago. They eloped, as the girl's family opposed the match on caste grounds. For about 2 years, Sonu and the girl, a minor at the time, lived in various places in Loni. The girl's family later found them out and brought her both back to Siroda.

The girl was then married to a man of her parents' choice. Since then, her brothers, Sonu (20) and Bhola (18), had been planning to kill Kumar".

Kumar had disappeared mysteriously on Wednesday morning. Finally, on Friday, his brothers cornered the girl's brothers and made them confess they had murdered Kumar. They also 2 held on charge of honour killing recovered the rope allegedly used to strangle Kumar. in Ghaziabad. Kumar was Crime/Murder, 582 murdered and thrown into a river. 11/5/2011 1:48:00 Loni, Uttar Pradesh Source: TOI, TNN | Nov 5, 2011 Other, A 34-year-old woman allegedly hanged herself in Kempegowda Nagar on Thursday night.

The deceased, Manjula, was married to Kumara, 40, for 14 years. The couple was childless. www.maps4aid.comManjula and Kumara, an alcoholic, had frequent arguments over the matter. The police suspect that this could have driven Manjula to commit suicide.

On Thursday night, Kumara came home in an inebriated state and went to sleep. Manjula Harassed by alcoholic husband for hanged herself to the metal rod supporting the ceiling. not being able to conceive, 34 yr Kempegowda Abuse, 581 old Manjula ends life. 11/5/2011 1:44:00 Nagar, Bangalore Source: DNA Saturday, Nov 5, 2011 Crime/Murder,

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A young couple was chased, shot at and critically wounded in broad daylight by a group of six assailants, said to be relatives of the girl, while they were waiting to catch a bus.

Preliminary investigations indicated that it could be a case of attempted `honour killing' by the family members of the girl, Chakeri police said, adding that investigations are on.

Deepchand Rajput (23) and Beenu Rajput (20) got married through court on July 22 this year Attempted Honour Killing : Young after they eloped from their homes in Parsauli village in Bidhnoo. couple shot at by girls kin in broad Crime/Murder, 580 daylight. Kanpur 11/5/2011 1:13:00 Ramadevi, Kanpur Source: TOI TNN | Nov 5, 2011 Other, A 27-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping his married colleague and circulating a video clip of the act.

He said that the accused asked the victim for a separate party for him and called her to a restaurant near Vadkinala on September 26. "Threatening her with a sharp weapon, he raped her at a nearby lodge. He also filmed the act on his cellphone and threatened her that he would circulate it,"

Garud added that the accused also blackmailed the victim and extorted Rs 11,000 from her. "When the victim came to know that the video clip had already been circulated in the company, she came to the police station with her husband and lodged a complaint," Man held for raping colleague at Garud said. knife point and circulating MMS 579 clip. Pune 11/5/2011 0:58:00 Vadkinala, Pune Source: TOI Nov 5, 2011 Abuse, Rape, A 16-year-old girl was drugged and repeatedly gang raped by four youths for over a fortnight till Locals rescued her on friday. Locals and some political party activists came to her rescue and handed her over to the police. The girl was found without clothes in the room.

She was held captive in a house by one Mohd Afzal, who introduced her as his wife to house owner. 16 yr old girl drugged and gangraped for over two weeks in "During day time, the accused used to heavily sedate her by injecting drugs, and during Abuse, Andhra Pradesh. Rescued by Nagaram, night, he would rape her. The youths have been indulging in this barbaric act for the last 15 Crime/Murder, 578 locals. 11/5/2011 0:51:00 Nizamabad days," Rape, From our WB Volunteer Reporter: Jyoti Source: Thursday 3rd NOV. 2011 TOI city

A 13 yr old was molested on her way to school at Uluberias Sapuipara in broad daylight on thursday.

Around 10.30 am on thursday,she had gone to school,but realized that she left a book at home. She returned home. On her way back to school,she was accosted by 4 men, who had their faces covered. There were 3 men on one side and one on the other.They tugged at her www.maps4aid.comdupatta,molested and tore her clothes.The girl screamed and fainted. Locals tried to chase the goons,but they fled.Locals took the girl home,and informed school 13 yr old girl molested by goons authorities.School informed the police. on her way to School. They tear Her family was unable to revive her.She was still unconcious when police visited her house. Street 577 her clothes and flee. Kolkata 11/3/2011 12:04:00 Uluberias, Kolkota Cops took her to hospital. Harassment,

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A 17-year-old girl allegedly committed suicide after being raped by her sister's husband in Babina on Thursday. Vineeta had gone to her sister Rajni's house a few days back. Rajni was in Delhi after her mother-inlaw fell sick, so Vineeta went to her place to look after the household chores.

On Thursday, when Vineeta's father Nandkishore didn't get any response from Vineeta after several calls, he immediately rushed to his son-in-law's house.

Preliminary inquiries have revealed that the husband, Moni, was upset with his wife as she could not bear a child for so many years and was interested in marrying her younger sister. Raped by brother inlaw, 17 year Shastri Nagar, Crime/Murder, 575 old girl ends life in Jhansi 11/4/2011 6:45:00 Babina, Jhansi Source: TOI TNN | Nov 4, 2011 Rape, A 27-year-old unemployed man killed his wife and 18-month-old son at Nai Basti in Macharia locality on Wednesday night. He had entered into an altercation with his wife after the dinner. On early Thursday morning, his father inquired about his health while he was sitting dull in front of his room. He called him to say that he had killed his family members.

Jobless man kills wife and 18 Anil was jobless since the past six months and was depending on his father and other month old son in Kanpur. Nai Basti, members in the family besides relatives for money. This probably led to frequent quarrels Abuse, 574 Arrested. 11/4/2011 1:34:00 Macharia, Kanpur between the couple. Crime/Murder, A 28-year-old woman allegedly committed suicide by hanging herself at her residence.

Swati Sharma got married to Rakesh Yadav, a software engineer in Noida, two years back. The couple has a year-old daughter. she worked as an IT officer in Agricultural Insurance company of India.

Demanding action against Yadav's family, Rakesh Sharma, the brother of the deceased, alleged that she had been murdered. "The door to the balcony was left open from where the assailant must have escaped. Even a bowl was kept on the table. Would she stop feeding her daughter and commit suicide," he said.

"She was being harassed and her husband used to frequently quarrel with her. They did not even consider that she was bringing up a daughter. We, however, never thought they will 28 yr old Swati Sharma commits torture her to death," said Rakesh, Swati's brother. suicide in South Delhi. kin allege Vasant Kunj, South Crime/Murder, 573 dowry harassment. 11/4/2011 1:13:00 Delhi Source: TOI Nov 4, 2011 Dowry, The state government has issued a notification transferring the investigation in a case - wherein a doctor's wife in Margao had gone missing after she was allegedly abused by her husband - over to the jurisdiction of CBI.

The woman, Archana Dessai, has been missing since the last 11 months. CBI will study the CBI asked to probe Archana matter and then decide on whether to accept it or not. Dessai case: Missing since the 572 last 11 months 11/4/2011 1:07:00 Margao, Goa Source: TOI Dowry, www.maps4aid.comA junior assistant of Andhra Univeristy employees' union cooperative society on Thursday lodged a complaint against four of its directors on an allegation of sexual harassment and Complaint against 4 directors of abuse in the name of caste. Andhra University: sexual Sexual harassment and abuse in the Andhra University, The junior assistant, a resident of Madhavadhara, lodged the complaint at the III Town police Harassment at 571 name of caste.. 11/4/2011 1:00:00 VISAKHAPATNAM station, 24 hours after she was suspended. Work,

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"It seems young girls rejected by their families may not be safe even in orphanages, which are supposed to provide a secure and nurturing environment to such helpless children. " - MidDay

After rape by 13-year-old boy takes 5 months to comes to light, only 2 people suspended; no 13 year olds rape at high profile action taken yet against orphanage director orphanage surfaces 5 months Vidyavati Ashram, 570 later. Pune 11/3/2011 9:12:00 Kamshet, Pune Read Full News Report below Rape, A 25 year old dentist was found dead under mysterious circumstances in southeast Delhi on Wednesday afternoon. Her body was found hanging by a d u p a t t a in her Greater Kailash-I residence. The dentist, Teena Dutta, was rushed to National Heart Institute where she was declared brought dead. She married a businessman in February.Her husband has a transport business in New Zealand and is the son of an NDMC contractor.

Facts: 1.Teena's kin said there are multiple injuries on her body. 2.Teena's mother had told her that she was coming to console her and take her back home. 25 yr old dentist found dead under 3. No suicide note has been recovered and police say it is unclear whether it's suicide or mysterious circumstances. Dowry murder. Abuse, Harassment Suspected. Husband Greater Kailash-I, 4. If a woman dies within less than seven years of her marriage, an SDM inquiry has to be Crime/Murder, 568 Arrested. Delhi 11/3/2011 5:11:00 Delhi initiated. Dowry, A woman was gang raped by 3 men, including her 'male companion' at Chandwaji village in Jaipur on Wednesday.

Police Complaint: The victim, a divorcee was promised marriage by the accused Prakash Gurjar. She agreed to accompany him. Both had worked together for a catering firm. After reaching, Chandwaji, the accused invited two of his friends to the place where the trio, after getting drunk, raped the Woman gang raped on Jaipur woman in turns. Later, they left the woman in the jungle and fled. Delhi highway and abandoned in 567 the Jungle. 11/3/2011 4:50:00 Chandwaji, Jaipur Source: TOI Rape, June 27,2011: The victim, a student of Class X and resident of Sector 6, Panchkula, had alleged that she was raped by two youths, Sahil Puri and Marshal Arora. The accused are from well-off families.

Victim's advocate Manvir Rathi: We have written an application to DCP Maneesh Chaudhary, stating that "no fair investigation" is being done by the investigating officer (IO), Laxmi Chand

First Case: September 23,2011: Panchkula Police had filed a chargesheet against Sahil and Marshal. They were charged under Section 376 (for rape), Section 363 (for kidnapping) and 366 (for kidnapping, abducting or inducing a woman for marriage).

www.maps4aid.comThe victim in her statement had said she was taken by the accused in their car and offered a 15 yr old Rape victim from drink laced with intoxicants. She fell unconscious thereafter and was not aware of what was Chandigarh demands happening with her. reinvestigation of Case filed on Panchkula, 566 Sep 23. Says no fair action taken. 11/3/2011 4:44:00 Chandigarh Source TOI Rape,

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A 33-year-old tantrik Mohd Sanaullah was arrested in west Delhi for allegedly raping women, later blackmailing them and then compelling them to transfer their property.

Victim alleged that she was being continuously raped by a tantrik, who also got her property registered in his wife's name, by deceiving her. The complainant, accordingly approached Sanaullah and after taking Rs 5,000 from her, he asked her to visit him alone on March 24. She went to the place told by the tantrik, who offered her some drinks laced with sedatives. He then raped her,"

The tantrik allegedly threatened her with dire consequences and photographed her using his Arrested: Tantrik who raped mobile phone. He later started blackmailing her and compelled her to transfer her property in women, recorded and blackmailed his wife's name. them to transfer their property in Uttam Nagar, West 565 Delhi. 11/3/2011 Delhi Source : MidDay Abuse, Rape, A 22-year-old man identified as Hanumantha was arrested by Varthur police on Monday evening for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl who had come to his house to watch television on Sunday evening. Hanumantha was alone at home. He took the girl into a grove adjacent to his house and raped her.

22 yr old man rapes 7 yr old girl The girl returned home in tears and told her mother about the ghastly act committed by who came to watch television at Toobarahalli, Hanumantha. On Monday morning, the parents of the girl registered a case with the Varthur 564 his house. Karnataka 11/2/2011 23:50:00 Varthur police. Rape, "Some social activists had recently complained to the district collector in Kota after the bodies of new-born babies were found near a nursing home," said Bhanwari Mandi police station incharge Gopichand Meena.

A case has been registered against a doctor of a private nursing home in Rajasthan on charges Rajasthan doctor booked for Bhawani Mandi, of infanticide and foeticide and administrating units of expired blood to patients, police said 563 female foeticide 11/2/2011 5:18:00 Kota, Rajasthan Tuesday Foeticide/Infanticide, body of a still-born girl was found in a garbage heap near a railway line in north Delhi. The baby seemed to have been born 18-20 hours before it was abandoned.

Stillborn Baby Girl found The mutilated body of a baby was found lying in a heap of garbage near the railway track in abandoned near railway tracks in Mangolpuri, North Mangolpuri area around 9 a.m. Tuesday. The body seemed to have been buried as there was 562 North Delhi 11/2/2011 5:12:00 Delhi mud on it and it seems it was mutilated by animals who dug it out," Foeticide/Infanticide, The woman, in her FIR, has alleged that the accused knew her for quite sometime and had called her to his residence on October 24. The woman went to meet him since she was Woman molested and filmed in acquainted with him, she alleged. Sources said the woman told the cops that having refused to nude. Culprit has been arrested. let her return, Krishnan forcibly undressed her following which he clicked her pictures and made 561 South Delhi 11/2/2011 5:00:00 South Delhi an obscene video using a cell phone. Abuse, MLA’s son was arrested in connection with harassment. The Mahalakshmi Layout police had arrested Manish Guttedar, 35, son of Afzalpur MLA Malikayya Guttedar, following complaint filed by his wife, Deepa, on Friday. He was produced before the seventh additional chief metropolitan magistrate, who remanded him in judicial custody. MLAs Son Arrested after www.maps4aid.com complaints of Dowry harassment. Mahalakshmi Deepa stated that Manish was neglecting her and not coming home regularly. and claimed she 560 Released on Bail. Bangalore 11/2/2011 4:52:00 Layout, Bangalore had also filed a case in the family court, alleging domestic violence. Abuse, Akbar, a resident of Amar Colony in Loni, married his son Azad to the victim, a native of Muzaffarnagar. Akbar raped her a few weeks after the marriage in 2008 in Loni area.The victim complained to her husband but he did not help her, the prosecution said. Man gets life term for raping daughter in law in 2008. When the victim's aunt visited her she narrated the incident to her and a police complaint was 559 Ghaziabad 11/2/2011 4:45:00 Loni, Ghaziabad filed. Rape,

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The incident took place on Monday after Sushma appeared for her exam and later left the class. Hadse was waiting for her in the corridor at around 12.30pm. Hadse stopped her and started abusing her. and scolded her for not attending his call. "He wanted to know why I did not give him my new cell number. I ignored him and continued walking but he caught hold Bravo. Youth thrashed by the of my hand and "slapped me four times". He touched her at certain places which crowd after he slaps and abuses Chandrapur, made her uncomfortable. "When she resisted and started shouting, Hadse abused her Street 558 girl. Nagpur. 11/1/2011 22:33:00 Nagpur and threatened her of dire consequences," said police. Harassment, In a shameful and shocking act, an eight-month-old girl was allegedly raped by a middle-aged man while she was sleeping alone at her house in Sawai Madhopur district on Sunday evening. The 50-year-old accused allegedly visited the victim's house on Saturday evening where he found none except the infant. "Her mother had gone to market to buy groceries. Balmukund was in an inebriated condition, and raped the child," the officer said. The girl's mother saw him lying with the child on the bed, and raised an alarm. "Balmukund pushed the mother aside and ran away. The woman informed her husband following which the girl, who Shameful and Shocking: Man was bleeding, was rushed to hospital," the officer said. rapes 8 month old in Sawai Khandar, Sawai 557 Madhopur, Rajasthan. 11/1/2011 22:25:00 Madhopur Source: TOI Rape,

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