Rappler's latest stories on India rape
India doctors fight to save sight of raped 7-year-old
Police arrest a 21-year-old man over the assault in the central state of Madhya Pradesh

Fury in India over new rape-murder case
A 27-year-old veterinary doctor was gang-raped, killed, and then her body burned

India rape victim strikes back, kills attacker
India has a grim record of sexual violence, as highlighted by the gang rape and murder of a woman on a Delhi bus in 2012

Indian minor raped by 17 men over weeks
Among those arrested are the 300-room building's security guards, plumber and elevator operator, state police say.

Indian court upholds death sentences over 2012 gang-rape
Four men are convicted in September 2013 for murder, gang rape, theft, conspiracy and 'unnatural acts' after a 7-month trial in a fast-track court. Only 3 of them are involved in the appeal rejected on Monday.

Sotto wrong, rights groups not quiet over India rape cases – HRW
Human Rights Watch tells Philippine Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III that international groups have been speaking up about sexual violence in India

Second India teen raped, set on fire – police
'The girl has suffered 70% first-degree burns. There is a chance that she will survive,' Shailendra Barnwal, police superintendent of Pakur district, says

India allows abortion for 10-year-old rape victim
The child told authorities she was repeatedly raped by her stepfather but a newspaper quotes the victim s mother as saying she wants the accused to be set free

Japanese tourist allegedly raped in south Indian town
The suspect is a 25 year old whose family runs a handicrafts store in the tourist hotspot

India police detain key suspect over student's rape, murder
The suspect is a 23 year old laborer reportedly from India s remote northeastern state of Assam

India gives priest 40-year sentence for child rape
37 year old Sanil K James is found guilty of repeatedly raping a 12 year old girl

Court rejects plea to reverse Delhi gang-rapist's release
The convict who cannot be named for legal reasons was one of a group of 6 who abducted the young physiotherapy student after she had spent an evening at the movies with a male friend

Delhi gang-rapist freed from youth detention – police
Delhi police spokesman say that the youngest convict was handed to a non governmental organization

No shame in naming daughter – India gang-rape victim's mother
There is no need for us to feel any shame It is the perpetrators of heinous crimes who must feel ashamed of themselves

India channel protests rape documentary ban with blank screen
NDTV broadcast a blank screen with only a flickering lamp in the background for an hour from 9 pm to 10 pm on Sunday March 8 when it was due to have shown the documentary India s Daughter

Indian city tense after 'barbaric' lynching of rape suspect
The 35 year old suspect accused of raping a woman multiple times and arrested in late February is dragged out of prison by a mob before being beaten to death and strung up to a clock tower

India to hold Japanese gang rape ID parade Friday
The court ordered an identification parade of all six accused who have been arrested until now to be held Friday says public prosecutor Dipnarayan Pakrasi

Five arrested in India over Japanese tourist gang-rape
Men extorted money from a 22 year old Japanese tourist visiting India then handed her over to others who gang raped her for about a month

India police arrest Uber taxi driver over alleged passenger rape
Police say they tracked down the driver who had abandoned the taxi and fled after attacking a woman in a secluded part of the Indian capital

Uber taxi driver allegedly rapes woman in India
An Uber taxi driver supposedly raped a 25 year old passenger who fell asleep in the cab on her way home

Indian minister says rapes happen 'accidentally'
The minister Ramsevak Paikra claims he was miqsuoted

India police fire water cannon at gang-rape protesters
The protests came amid a growing uproar over last week s killings in Uttar Pradesh India brought in tougher rape laws last year after the New Delihi gang rape but it has failed to stem the tide of sex attacks across the country

Father of gang-raped, murdered India girls demands justice
We want the same treatment to the accused that they gave to our daughters – they should be hung from a tree said the father of one of two girls who were raped and killed

Outrage grows over new India rape incidents
The government says it is planning to set up a special crisis cell to ensure justice for victims of sex attacks after two gang raped teenagers from a low caste were found hanging from a tree

India orders first death sentences for multiple rapes
UPDATED A loud and clear message needs to be sent to society

5 charged over Mumbai photographer's gang-rape
Mumbai police charge 5 men over the gang rape of a photographer in Mumbai India
Outrage in India over first Delhi gang-rape sentence
The rape and murder of a 23 year old student by six people including a 17 year old on a moving bus last December sparked nationwide protests and led to calls for longer sentences in sexual assault cases
Photographer gang-raped in Mumbai - police
The latest incident took place late Thursday August 22 in an isolated part of a central upmarket district of Mumbai
Court again defers verdict in Delhi gang-rape case
The verdict had been deferred from July 11 to July 25 and was again delayed on Thursday
Fresh protests in India after brutal rape of 5-year-old girl
Anti rape protesters staged fresh rallies sparked by the brutal rape of an abducted 5 year old Indian girl in New Delhi as doctors said the victim was showing signs of improvement
Court lifts media ban on Delhi gang-rape trial: lawyer
An Indian court overturned a gagging order on Friday preventing media access to the trial of 4 men charged with gang raping a student on a bus in New Delhi last December a prosecutor says
6 men to appear in court over gang rape
4 will be charged with gang rape the police say
Delhi gang-rape trial to open in fast-track court
The trial of five men accused of the fatal gang rape of a 23 year old student on a New Delhi bus was set to open on Monday January 21 in a special fast track court established to deliver speedy justice
India's Sonia Gandhi slams 'shameful' attitudes to women
Gandhi says there is an urgent need to overhaul patriarchal mindsets
Gang-rape suspect beaten up in jail - lawyer
One of the men accused in bus gang rape in India was in agony during a court appearance says his lawyer
6 arrested in new India bus gang-rape case
Six men have been arrested over the rape of a passenger on a coach in India weeks after the gang rape and murder of a student on a bus in New Delhi sparked nationwide protests
The men charged over the Delhi gang-rape
The alleged ringleader is a 35 year old widower who police and neighbors describe as a rowdy heavy drinker
Police sue Indian channel over gang-rape interview
Police sue an Indian channel for an interview with the rape victim s boyfriend saying it violates anonymity laws
Indian gang-rape victim recounts ordeal
Protesters demand death penalty for the rapists