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7 months after marriage to rapist, 19-year-old hangs herself

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October 26, 2016

Chandigarh, Oct 26: Seven months after a Haryana rape survivor was made to marry her rapist on the intervention of a panchayat, unending torment at her inlaws' hands drove the 19year-old girl to hang herself on Tuesday.

hangsA case was registered atJagadhri City police station. The rape took place at Jagadhri inYamunanagar district in October 2015, and the rapist, Anuj, was booked and arrested. However, he offered to marry the rape survivor, then a minor, as part of a deal brokered by a panchayat . The couple tied the nuptial knot in March and the girl deposed in Anuj's favour in July, which led to his being cleared of the rape charges.

According to the complaint filed by the girl's mother, Anuj and his parents kept harassing the victim . "She was subjected to physical and mental torture. They had an altercation on Monday as well," said Jagadhri City SHO Sunil Kumar. The victim's mother also alleged that she was hanged after being killed, and that Anuj and his parents had been harassing her (victim) to bring dowry and to pay their legal expenses in the rape case.

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March 26,2020

Puducherry,Mar 26: Congress legislator from Kamaraj Nagar constituency John Kumar has been booked on charges of violating lock-down rules, Lt Governor Kiran Bedi said on Thursday.

In a Whats app posting she further said that an FIR has been registered under the Disaster management Act.

She stated John Kumar in an irresponsible manner allowed more than 200 people to gather outside his house and distributed doles personally when lock down was enforced in the country.

A criminal case has been registered against him for blatant violation of law despite mass information and media messages.Instead of following the law, he chose to violate it,she further stated.

The LG added that as per the ground report by IGP Surendra Yadav, there was perceptible improvement in enforcement of lock down and public were aware and cooperative.Vehicles carrying essential supplies and personnel were moving and every day is an improvement.

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January 19,2020

Belagavi, Jan 19: Miscreants have murdered a couple and their son at Dodwad Village, about 50 km from here, in the wee hours on Sunday.

The victims were identified as Shvananda Basavanthappa Andanashetty, his wife Shanthavva and their son Vinod.

Senior Police officials visited the spot and a case was registered at Dodwad Police Station.

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January 2,2020

New Delhi, Jan 2: A 20-year-old man set his motorcycle on fire after he was challaned by the traffic police in south Delhi's Greater Kailash area on Wednesday, police said.

Vikas, a resident of Sangam Vihar, was challaned by the traffic police for riding the motorcycle without helmet, a senior police official said.

The traffic police challaned him and impounded the motorcycle, following which Vikas set the bike on fire, the officer said.

A case has been registered and the accused arrested, the officer added.

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