Bareilly woman accuses BJP MLA from Badaun of raping her for two years

A woman from Bareilly has accused Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Badaun Kushagra Sagar of allegedly Raping her.

The victim claimed that Sagar raped her for two-year on the pretext of marrying her.

"My mother used to work in his house and I used to accompany her there. The BJP MLA promised to marry me and raped for two years. Now when he has become an MLA he has refused to marry me," the victim said.

The woman has filed a complaint with the police and has threatened to commit suicide if justice is not served to her.

"Will commit suicide if I do not get justice, I have been receiving threats as well and have become a subject of ridicule in society," she said.

Meanwhile, the police said the case has been registered in the matter and they have begun the investigation.

Marital rape is not a criminal offence yet, but it should be: Gujarat HC

The Gujarat High Court on Monday ruled that marital rape is not a criminal offence under Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code. As such, a man can't be prosecuted to have raped his wife. The High Court, however, underlined the importance of criminalising it, saying the "destructive attitude" that promotes rape in a marriage can be removed only by making marital rape "illegal".

Justice Pardiwala, however, said that a wife can initiate proceedings against her husband for unnatural sex under Section 377 of the IPC. Subjecting his married partner to have oral or unnatural sex was akin to cruelty, the judge concluded.

Quoting and citing previous judgments, the court observed that though a husband had the right to have sex with his legally wedded wife, she was not his property and it should not be without her consent.

However, Justice Pardiwala cited Section 375 of the IPC as an exception: “(A man is said to have committed rape) With her consent, when the man knows that he is not her husband and that her consent is given because she believes that he is another man to whom she is or believes herself to be lawfully married.”

Vistara passenger 'molested' air hostess in Lucknow-Delhi flight; arrested

In a shocking incident, a 62-year-old passenger allegedly molested a cabin crew member of Air Vistara. A Vistara spokesperson said: “A member of our cabin crew operating flight number UK 997 from Lucknow to Delhi on March 24, 2018, reported an incident of sexual harassment by a passenger. Vistara does not tolerate abusive or unruly behaviour by passengers that puts the safety of its staff and other customers at risk, or compromises their dignity. We have reported the matter to the police and other relevant authorities."

Accused Rajeev Vasant Dani was arrested by the Delhi police from the airport itself after the complaint was lodged. Vistara also informed that it was "fully committed to providing cooperation to all the authorities" probing the case. The accused passenger was arrested earlier in the day, after an FIR was registered in Delhi. Here are some of the key updates related to the case involving a 62-year-old passenger allegedly molesting an Air Vistara crew member: 1. No-fly list: The 62-year-old Pune resident might be the first person to be recommended by an airline to be put on the recently enforced no-fly list (NFL). 

Delhi girl commits suicide over alleged molestation by teachers: Updates

In a tragic incident, a 15-year-old girl student allegedly committed suicide here in Delhi's Mayur Vihar area on Tuesday. The teenage girl had reportedly failed in her Class 9 examinations. The deceased's father said that she had also accused her social sciences teachers of sexually harassing her and "touching her inappropriately". A case has been registered in the matter under Sections 306 and 506 of the IPC and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO Act).

The deceased student belonged to the Ahlcon Public School in Mayur Vihar Phase-I. She reportedly hanged herself on Tuesday evening when she was alone at her home.
The father of the victim has blamed the school for her daughter's suicide. "She told me her SST teachers touched her inappropriately. I said since I am also a teacher, I can say they cannot do it, might be a mistake but she said, 'I am scared of them, no matter how well I write they will fail me. Ultimately they failed her in SST. School killed her," he said.

The father of the victim also alleged that earlier, one of the Ahlcon school's teachers had fractured his son's hand, after which he had put the child in another school.