Monday, December 24, 2012
Saturday, December 22, 2012
Rwandan girl raped several times: Police
Published: Friday, Dec 7, 2012, 20:21 IST
A 24-year-old Rwandan girl was raped several times inside and outside a car by four men who were arrested here on Thursday night, police said on Friday.
"During interrogation they said that they abducted the girl from Timarpur area and raped her several times Dec 1," a police officer told IANS.
The girl had come to Delhi in July to get a refugee status in India and was staying in Timarpur area with her Somalian brother since October. Earlier, she was staying in south Delhi's Malviya Nagar, police said.
On the evening of incident, she went to Gandhi Vihar market at 7.30 p.m. Four men - Deepak, Ashok, Vikas and Pravin, aged between 24-30 - forced her into their car and drove to the Yamuna river bank, where they raped her several times. They later dumped her in the same area at 9.30 p.m.
"When the the victim approached police the same night, they did not register her complaint because of language problems," said an officer.
Police registered the case on Dec 3.
A police officer who was on duty at the police station on the night of the incident was transferred to police lines for dereliction of duty.
"All the four accused were arrested from Timarpur area. The car, which belongs to Deepak, has been impounded," said Deputy Commissioner of Police (North) Sindhu Pillai.
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Delhi gang-rape case could be turning point for India's rape laws
India is considering a fast-track court process to expedite rape cases and step up punishment for sexual violence on the heels of the bus rape incident that spurred outrage across India.
The gang-rape and beating of a 23-year-old woman on a private bus as it cruised around Delhi Sunday could be the turning point for improvements in the country’s rape laws.
After nearly a week of massive protests across the capital demanding tougher punishments for rapists and better protection of women, the parliamentary standing committee will meet next week to discuss creating fast-track courts for those accused of rape.
Proposals for changes in the law come at a critical time. Many people say there is little deterrent for rapists: Because of social stigma, few females come forward to report the crime. Those that do often have to wait years for their cases to be heard. And even then, the conviction rate is just 34.6 percent, according to theNational Crimes Record Bureau. Delhi has the highest number of rapes in the country, with 572 rapes reported last year. While Section 376 of the Indian Penal Code lists punishments of up to a life sentence for rape, those convicted are often let off after serving only a few months or years.
But fast-track courts could change how people think about such crimes by expediting the trial period. Proposed amendments would also provide better privacy for women with in-camera trials, which would keep them from being in the same room as the accused.
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Friday, December 21, 2012
More shame: 3-year-old girl raped in playschool
Within hours after the gruesome gangrape of a 23-year-old came to light, a three-and-a-half-year-old girl was drugged and raped inside the bathroom of a playschool. The horrific crime was committed by the playschool owner’s husband. The shocking incident took place on Monday morning in southwest Delhi’s Vashisht Park area. The traumatized girl has told a city court that two-three more girls were abused along with her.
The police have arrested the accused, Pramod Malik, who holds a senior rank in an autonomous research institute.
The minor girl has gone into a state of shock after the incident.
"My daughter told the police and the magistrate that Malik drugged and raped her friends as well in a bathroom on Monday morning," said the mother of the girl outside Nirmal Chhaya observation home, where the victim is being given counseling to help her overcome the trauma.
The girl had been attending Pathshala play school -- located around hundred meters away from their house -- for the last one-and-a-half years.
The girl’s grandmother said the girl looked “sad and drowsy” when she returned from the playschool on Monday.
“She did not talk much with us and slept for the entire day. In the evening, she started vomiting. We rushed her to a nearby clinic but the doctor asked us to take her to a police station, saying it was a police case. I got worried and asked her if anything wrong had happened with her. She complained about pain in her private parts and told us that Malik had forced her to consume a tablet,” the girl’s grandmother said in a choking voice.
"We took her to the Sagarpur police station. Her medical examination confirmed sexual abuse,” she said.
The minor was later taken to the station to identify the accused and started “crying and screaming” the moment she saw Malik, her grandmother said.
The incident is among the eight cases of rape reported in the city between Sunday and Thursday. The other cases were reported from Sonia Vihar, New Friends Colony, Kalkaji, Turkman Gate, New Ashok Nagar, among other areas.
with thanks : Hindustan Times : LINK
First Indian Neighbours’ Day was celebrated at Priyadarshini Vihar
The
First Indian Neighbours’ Day was celebrated at Priyadarshini Vihar on Sunday,
16th December 2012 with great enthusiasm and zest.
Brief
description of the celebration is stated below:
'Love thy neighbour as thyself' had been the spirit of the day on 16th December 2012 at the Priyadarshini Vihar Park as the residents came out and celebrated Neighbour's Day with great pomp and zest.
Residents of the neighboring colonies also joined in the celebrations to make it 'Neighbour's Day' in its truest sense. The park had been decked up with balloons, pamphlets and banners that marked the announcement of the event.
From senior citizens to their grandkids, everybody wholly
participated and enjoyed the various activities that were graced by a bright sun
and tempted everybody to the park grounds.
The day began with an enthusiastic turnout at the Talent Show
in which the younger residents of Priyadarshini Vihar surprised us all with
their geniuses.
Next was something to entertain the elders and Tambola took
care of that. All the ladies and the men played the ticket game in good spirits
and shared aplenty laughter.
Musical Chairs followed next with a separate round for senior
citizens, adults and the kids. What followed was lots of fun, music and dancing
apart from grabbing chairs!!
Getting tired was only legitimate after this morning full of fun and frolic and hot lunch was ready to be served.
The residents came together and enjoyed a hearty lunch in the
warm glow of the sun and everyone could be spotted smiling ear-to-ear and
indulging in conversations with their neighbours.
No one could get enough of the bonding and took forward the celebrations to a game of Antakshri. Men and women competed against each other in this game of songs and had a gala time singing old and new songs alike. Not only did everyone sing out loud and enjoy the music but also came together, both old and young and celebrated their existence as each other's neighbor.
Attractive prizes were awarded to the winners of the various
events and chocolates were distributed amongst all.
The usual Sunday was turned into a day that each resident
would fondly remember and hopefully await the next year!!
Best regards.
Ram Gupta, General Secretary
Priyadarshini Vihar RWA
Thursday, December 20, 2012
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