MUMBAI SHAME: Nepali girl gang-raped, 2 arrested

Mumbai, Dec 22, 2012 (PTI) --- A 20-year-old Nepali woman was allegedly gang-raped by three persons, including her husband's friend, in Nagpada area of south Mumbai, police said today.

Two accused, who are also Nepali nationals, have been arrested in this connection, police said adding that the victim was sexually assaulted by three men on different occasions since yesterday morning till the wee hours today.

The two, identified as Zulfikar Shaikh (26) and Parvez Shaikh (20), are into the business of making leather bags. A manhunt has been launched for the third accused, said Additional Police Commissioner Pravin Salunkhe.

According to police, the victim's husband works in Madanpura of Nagpada area and she came to Mumbai via Bihar by Pavan Express in the wee hours of Friday.

Earlier, she had been to Mumbai with her husband when they got married at about one-and-a-half year ago.

However, after reaching Mumbai on Friday morning, she did not find her husband at the workplace, following which she approached her husband's friend Zulfikar.

Zulfikar, under the pretext of providing her a shelter, took the victim to his residence and raped her, after threatening her of dire consequences, police said.

Subsequently, she was taken to a lodge and raped by another person.

The victim then approached her relative and asked him to send her to Nepal. The two went to CST railway station but missed the train.

Her relative then asked one of his co-workers Parvez to take her to a guest house so that she could take rest.

Parvez took advantage of the situation and raped her last night, police said.

In the meantime, police received a tip-off that a Nepali woman had been brought to Mumbai to be sold in the flesh trade and raided the lodge and rescued the victim.

The accused have been charged with rape among other relevant IPC sections, police said.

N-E SHOCKING: Woman gang-raped, stripped naked in Tripura; seven arrested

Agartala, Dec 22, 2012 [IANS] --- A housewife was gang-raped stripped naked and battered in public glare in Tripura, police said on Saturday.

"A 37-year-old woman was gang-raped at Bishalgarh in western Tripura on Wednesday night. After the rape, the women was stripped naked, brutally beaten up and then tied to a tree," a police official told reporters here.

Based on the victim's complaint, police immediately swung into action and arrested seven people. However, three more accused, including the main one, are on the run.

Police said the accused dragged the housewife from her home and took turns to rape her before many people, including women. But no one dared to come forward to save the mother of a five-year-old.

The role of the husband is also being probed, the police official said.

Tripura Woman's Commission chairperson Purnima Roy strongly condemned the atrocious incident and asked the police to take stern action against the culprits.

People organised a protest rally at Bishalgarh, 25 km from here, over the incident.

Spurned college student stabs Mumbai girl 8 times

Mumbai, Dec 23, 2012 [DNA] --- After a girl repeatedly rejected his advances, a 21-year-old boy stabbed her eight times on the staircase of Chetna College on Saturday morning with a kitchen-knife and then killed himself. While the boy died a few hours later at the hospital, the girl, who was his classmate, has suffered severed damage of the intestines and is in critical condition.

Nikhil Bankar, a third-year Bachelor of Management Studies student, was a friend of 21-year-old Sonal (name changed). However, their relations had gone sour recently, with the girl and her mother complaining to the college authorities, and even lodging a police complaint that Bankar had been harassing and stalking her.

The incident took place around 8.30am when Sonal entered the college and was climbing the staircase along with her three friends. Bankar came from the front and stopped her. He then removed a kitchen knife from his pocket and stabbed her eight times in different parts of her body. Later, he stabbed himself in the stomach.

"Both were rushed to Guru Nanak hospital in Bandra (east). Bankar died during

treatment in the hospital around 2pm, while the girl remains in critical condition," said senior police inspector of Kherwadi police, A Chavan.

"After questioning their friends, we came to know that they used to be close friends. But recently Bankar had been pursuing her more aggressively. A month ago Sonal had complained to her family that Bankar was harassing her," said a police officer. "Sonal's family then complained to college authorities and also lodged a complaint.

Following this, the police had summoned Bankar, who was accompaniedby his mother to the police station. The police had warned him that he should not follow and harass her again," added the officer. A case of attempted murder has been registered.

Manipur is burning: Indefinite bandh imposed, film artistes baton charged

IMPHAL, Dec 21, 2012 [TSE]: Film actors and artistes today took out a protest demonstration against the molestation of a film actress and firing at two other artistes by NSCN-IM's Lt Col Livinstone at Chandel district headquarters on December 18. The actors were protesting against the NSCN-IM's sheer disrespect of law and women's modesty. They were also demanding befitting punishment to Livingstone under the country's laws. In the meantime, the Film Forum Manipur, Manipur State Shumang Leela Council and many civil society organisations have called an indefinite bandh all over the State with effect from this midnight for the same cause and demand which is punishment of accused Livingstone according to law. As the agitating actors and artistes marched towards the Chief Minister's office, they were blocked by the police, resulting in a tense stand-off. Ultimately, police resorted to baton-charging in their bid to drive back the protesters. In the ensuing scuffle, the victim of the molestation case collapsed. Earlier, in the day, film actors together with members of different civil society organisations staged a protest demonstration at Keishampat junction. The protesting actors chanted slogans like "Punish guilty Livingstone according to law", "NSCN-IM cannot have free run in Manipur", "Government should initiate befitting measures against NSCN-IM etc". On account of the protest demonstration, traffic along the busy road was disrupted for sometime. The actors squatted on the road thereby blocking traffic. They questioned how the police men could remain mute spectator when an actress was molested and kicked around by an outlaw right in front their eyes. They demanded the Government to act against the haughty, unlawful and uncivilized conduct of NSCN-IM in Manipur. After sometime, police resorted to baton-charging the protesters in order to drive them away. Coming back from the Chief Minister's office, the protesters held a meeting at Keishampat. There again, they shouted slogans like, "The Chief Minister should resign if he is unable to keep Chandel district under laws of the State", "Drive out NSCN-IM from the soil of Manipur", "No cease fire with NSCN-IM should be applied in Manipur, de facto or otherwise", "We condemn Government's indifference towards artistes" etc. Later the gathering agreed to continue with all sorts of agitation until and unless Livingstone Anal is punished accordingly and befitting actions are not initiated against NSCN-IM. Meanwhile, the All Tribal Women Organisation, Chandel district has strongly condemned molestation of an actress and firing at two other artistes by NSCN-IM's Livingstone at Maha Union Ground during a musical concert on December 18. It appealed to the Government to ensure that no such ugly incidents ever happen again. The organisation also appealed to the NSCN-IM leadership to ensure that none of its cadres ever commit such heinous and abominable crimes in future.