India rape incidents

Despite changes after 2012 horror, India's rape victims denied speedy justice

India launched fast-track courts and a tougher rape law that included the death penalty after a gruesome assault on a young woman shocked the country in 2012, but crime statistics indicate the situation has got worse, not better, since then.

BJP lawmaker arrested in India rape case as outrage mounts over assaults

Indian police have made another arrest after the alleged rape of a teenager by a ruling party politician sparked protests across the country, federal investigators say.

April 19, 2018
April 19, 2018

Despite changes after 2012 horror, India's rape victims denied speedy justice

India launched fast-track courts and a tougher rape law that included the death penalty after a gruesome assault on a young woman shocked the country in 2012, but crime statistics indicate the situation has got worse, not better, since then.

April 15, 2018
April 15, 2018

BJP lawmaker arrested in India rape case as outrage mounts over assaults

Indian police have made another arrest after the alleged rape of a teenager by a ruling party politician sparked protests across the country, federal investigators say.