A long 16 years pending justice in Suryanelli rape case set to round a new phase against the 35 accused including PJ Kurien, the deputy speaker of the Rajya Sabha. Read more
Tag: Gang Rape
No death penalty, Chemical Castration for rapists: Verma Committee
The Justice J.S. Verma Committee which set up to recommend Amendments to laws relating to crimes against women, ruled against chemical castration suggestion of rapists.
In a 631-page report on gender justice and amendment of rape laws, the committee rejected the death penalty for the rapists and said not to be even in the rarest of the rare rape cases as it considered handing down such a punishment would violate human rights. Read more
Punjab: 26-year-old woman drugged, gangraped and dumped
Still the horrifying memories of Patiala gang rape and suicide case not forgotten, another abduction and gang-rape of a 26-year-old nurse come to light from Mohali, Punjab. Read more