A young woman’s desperate cries for help went unheard on a foggy Gurgaon-Faridabad road during a horrific three-hour gang rape. This is not just a crime story—it’s a stark indictment of our failed safety systems.
In a major shift, Dehradun police are now seriously considering adding a racial slur charge to the Anjel Chakma murder case after initially dismissing the family’s claims of ethnic abuse preceding the fatal assault.
What began as a heated argument with her mother ended in an unimaginable nightmare for a 25-year-old woman. Late on a Monday night, after leaving her Gurgaon home, she accepted a lift that would lead to hours of captivity, a brutal gang rape, and being thrown from a moving van onto the Gurgaon-Faridabad road at 90 kmph. This is a harrowing story of a violent crime that has shaken the region and raised urgent questions about women’s safety in public spaces.
In a powerful rebuke to a sluggish justice system, the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has freed an elderly woman convicted in a 1979 murder, declaring that 46 years of prolonged litigation is a punishment in itself. The court cited the ‘heat of passion’ and her advanced age to finally close the painful chapter.
In a significant ruling that underscores the bedrock principle of ‘innocent until proven guilty,’ a Jammu and Kashmir court has acquitted three individuals charged with possessing an AK-47 and grenades, citing a critical failure by the prosecution to provide credible evidence.
Tensions are high in Jammu’s Rajouri district after a Village Defence Guard opened fire on a suspected terrorist. A massive search operation is underway, and the entire Chenab region has been placed on high alert, with reports of a Pakistani drone near the border adding to the unease.