Rape
New details emerge in Rahul Meena's rape-murder of IRS officer's daughter: Entry via roof, postmortem confirms strangulation
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Following Rahul Meena's arrest hours after the Wednesday morning crime, Delhi Police detailed how the former domestic help scaled water pipes, broke into the rooftop room, raped and strangled the 22-year-old IIT graduate and UPSC aspirant in Kailash Hills to rob her family's biometric locker amid his massive gambling debts. AIIMS postmortem confirmed death by strangulation post-assault. (Update to April 22 coverage)
In an update to the ongoing rape case against Tanzanian artist Matonya (Sefu Shabani Ramadhan), the Mombasa court heard that the ODPP has not provided key evidence documents. The prosecution admitted incomplete preparation, with the next hearing set for June 17.
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Romain G., a 40-year-old father of two in Lucenay (Beaujolais), was indicted on April 10, 2026, for rapes and sexual assaults on 31 additional boys aged 3 to 9, bringing the total victims to 34. Previously charged in early 2025 for similar acts on three boys, the scandal—unfolding since his December 2024 arrest—has sparked 'cold anger' in the tight-knit community near Lyon.
The Corrèze Assize Court sentenced Lucas Larivée to 30 years in prison, with a 20-year safety period, for the rape and murder of Justine Vayrac, which occurred in October 2022 after a night out at a nightclub in Brive-la-Gaillarde.
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Police in Nashik, Maharashtra, arrested self-proclaimed astrologer Ashok Kharat, also known as Captain Kharat, on charges of raping a woman, blackmail, and spreading superstition. Authorities seized 58 obscene videos and documents related to assets worth 200 crore rupees. A special investigation team has been formed to probe the case.
The National Justice Oversight Board ordered the Minas Gerais Court of Justice and Judge Magid Nauef Láuar to provide explanations within five days regarding the decision acquitting a 35-year-old man accused of raping a 12-year-old girl in 2024. The acquittal, issued by the TJMG's 9th Specialized Criminal Chamber, sparked negative backlash and criticism from politicians and experts. The Minas Gerais Prosecutor's Office plans to appeal the ruling.
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A 27-year-old man accused of raping and murdering a seven-year-old girl in Andhra Pradesh's Annamayya district was found dead in a tank, suspected to be suicide after escaping police custody. Police arrested him on Tuesday, and his body was discovered on Wednesday morning. The state home minister stated that the accused was addicted to drugs.
70-year-old man arrested for alleged rape of mentally disabled niece in Gujarat's Mahisagar
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March 12, 2026 05:49Oumar Ndiaye sentenced to 30 years in prison for rape with torture in Cherbourg
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February 27, 2026 04:51Free State man sentenced to 18 years for raping sister
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