Mumbai : Aruna Shanbaug, the former nurse at Mumbai’s King Edward Memorial (KEM) Hospital who was sexually assaulted by a hospital ward boy in 1973 and had been comatose since then, died on Monday morning. She was 67. KEM Hospital Dean Avinash Supe said police permissions and other formalities are being completed before finalising Shanbaug’s […]

Puttur : In a shocking incident, a married woman was allegedly kidnapped by some men who arrived by a Scorpio vehicle and then tried to rape her at Madavu in Keyyur near Puttur on September 25, Wednesday evening. The incident took place when the woman Naushiya, wife of Khader was returning home from the tailoring […]

Kasargod : The court has sentenced a 76 year old man to five years of imprisonment for raping a minor girl. The convict is KV Thomas of Badiadka Kedenji.  The Kasargod District and Sessions Court which gave the judgement has also imposed Rs 10,000 penalty on Thomas. If he fails to pay the penalty he […]

Mangalore :  Police have arrested a car driver named Prashanth Shetty (30) of Paldane near Neermarga  on the charges of raping a Dalit  girl who is a BSW student at Roshni Nilaya. The accused has been arrested on July 26, Friday after the girl lodged a complaint at Kankanady Rural Police station along with her […]

Kasargod : A case of the alleged rape of a high school student by an autorickshaw driver and his friend has come to  light of late almost a week after the incident. Police have arrested two persons including an autorickshaw driver and his friend from Badiadka in connection with the case. The duo are Ibrahim […]

Mangalore : In an incident that shocked the district, a woman  in  her late  60s was not only robbed but also raped by a 24 year old youth at Saripalla in Mangalore rural police station limits. The incident took place on July 14, Sunday night. The accused was trapped by the locals on Monday morning […]

Udupi :  Women writers of the district led by Kendra Sahitya Academy winning writer Vaidehi met Udupi SP Dr Boralingaiah on June 26, Wednesday and submitted a memorandum urging him to arrest the culprits responsible for the gang rape of a Manipal student at the earliest. The delegation expressed its concern over the failure of […]

Mumbai : A pizza delivery boy, aged 17, was arrested on Wednesday after he tried to rape a 22-year-old woman at her home in Prabhadevi, and later stabbed her. The victim is in a critical condition in Nair Hospital, and the delivery boy has been arrested.Vinayak Deshmukh, deputy commissioner of police, zone 3, said, on […]

Mangalore :   BJP Mahila Morcha has urged the government to arrest the  accused in the Manipal student gang rape case at the earliest. Sulochana Bhat,State Vice President of the Mahila Morcha,  who spoke to reporters here, said  the serious crime took place just 24 hours  after Home Minister KJ George’s maiden visit to Udupi.  She […]

Udupi : Hundreds of students from  colleges in Udupi boycotted classes and participated in a protest as part of the call given by ABVP to condemn the gang rape of a medical student at Manipal.  The protestors gathered near the Clock Tower and demanded immediate arrest of the culprits responsible for the act. They also […]