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Women misuse rape law to force lovers to marry them: Court

New Delhi, May 25: Penal provisions on rape have been misused by some women who develop consensual physical relationship with their lovers and after the breakup file false rape cases to force them to marry them, the Delhi High Court has said.

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Kerala cops bring Bitti Mohanty to Jaipur

Jaipur, May 25: A Kerala Police team Saturday arrived in Rajasthan’s capital Jaipur with former Odisha police chief’s son Bitti Mohanty, who jumped parole in 2006 while serving a sentence in a jail here for raping a German tourist.

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‘Data shows gambling rampant in India’

New Delhi, May 25: While the recent controversy around the Indian Premier League (IPL) has revealed a network of betting in cricket, official national crime data shows gambling, in various forms, is rampant in the country, a think tank said Saturday.

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Fugitive Andhra murderer extradited to US

Hyderabad, May 25: Nerusu Lakshminivasa Rao, a software engineer from Andhra who murdered his wife and two children in the US in 2008, has been extradited to face trial there, police said.

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Delhi offers no shelter for mentally challenged girls: CWC member

New Delhi, May 25: There are no shelter homes for mentally challenged girls in Delhi, a member of the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) said Saturday.

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Scramble to help Indians hit by Saudi work policy

Jeddah, May 25: Indian External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid is here to discuss matters of bilateral interest, including the Nitaqat law, as the Indian missions in Saudi Arabia scramble to help over 55,000 Indian workers leave the kingdom in adherence to its new stringent work policy.

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Gay parade banned in Kiev

Kiev, May 25 (IANS/RIA Novosti) A court in the Ukrainian capital has banned the holding of any non-official public events, including a gay pride (LGBT) parade, Saturday.

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Court quashes rape FIR against three DJB officials

New Delhi, May 24: The Delhi High Court Friday quashed an FIR and summoning order against three Delhi Jal Board employees, accused of gangraping an executive working in a private company.

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Haryana man gets 10 years jail for raping university student

Chandigarh, May 24: A court in Harayana’s Sonipat town Friday sentenced a man to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for the rape of a first-year law student of Haryana’s all-women university, Bhagat Phool Singh Women’s University.

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