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CHENNAI: Instances of long-time companions turning against their boyfriends, and accusing them of rape, are on the rise. Affairs gone sour, break-ups and failed live-in relationships are being taken to police by women, who charge their ex-boyfriends with rape, police say, conceding that such complaints are being lodged more frequently than before. "We do try to strike a compromise between the man and woman, who are mostly young, but we are left with no choice if a woman sticks to her stance," a senior police officer said. Recent examples include an IT company boss who was slapped with rape charges by his former employee, one year after she quit the job. There was also the case of a hearingimpaired man who was booked for rape after he broke up with his long-time companion. She complained to the police that he deserted her after they had lived together virtually as man and wife. Once an FIR is registered, the prospect of arrest gets real for the man in such cases. "An arrest can ruin his self-esteem , his business and public profile," said former special public prosecutor for human rights court V Kannadasan. "Of course police have no choice but to register a case, but arrest is entirely their discretion and it should be exercised most judiciously," he said, pointing out that a couple's intimacy for a prolonged period should be taken into account by police while probing such cases. In the recent past, police have registered a case against controversial godman Nithyananda based on allegations made by an exdevotee . It is for the police to unearth the truth, given the fact she had claimed that the godman raped her 45 times. Another incident involves a private company boss, who was arrested on charges of rape. Interestingly, here too, the two complaints from as many ex-employees came more than a year after the alleged rape took place. In a few of these cases, the alleged perpetrator of the crime and his victim may have shared an emotional or intimate relationship , thus blurring the line between sexual exploitation and a consensual affair. The social context remains the fact that a large number of young professionals are increasingly living together or close to each other, say police. Sharing a roof or living-in as partners too is common in this age group, they say. But sometimes, such arrangements are brought to an end without mutual consent, leaving the couple bitter. Treasurer of the Madras High Court Advocate Association T K S Sudha, admits that some women do lodge rape complaints with the motive of exacting revenge after a relationship sours. "The Supreme Court has approved live-in relationships to an extent, as it has held that the girl is entitled to claim maintenance from her live-in partner. But, to allege rape after being in such a relationship is taking the liberty too far. It is abuse," CASE HISTORY Hearing impaired man gets arrested on rape charges after partner accuses him of going back on his promise to marry her A rape case was registered against controversial godman Nithyananda after a devotee claimed that she was raped 45 times Managing director of a private firm was arrested after two rape cases were filed by ex-employees , a year after the incident.

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THE FINE PRINT Section 375 of the Indian Penal Code lays down six circumstances to qualify for a rape. Of this, three are about consent, two about 'misconception' , and one is about the statutory age limit Poilce invoke Section 417 of IPC along with Section 376 (punishment for rape) while a man is arrested for rape. Section 417 deals with punishment for cheating and it prescribes a maximum imprisonment of one year with or without fine IF THE ALLEGED RAPE CONTINUED FOR DAYS OR TOGETHER WEEKS OR , MONTHS AT MOST IT COULD BE A CASE OF CHEATING OR BREACH OF TRUST.
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Sortby: Newest | Oldest Venkat(Chennai) 10Oct,201204:02PM Iguessmanandwomenmustenterintoawrittenagreementwhentheystartlivingtogetherandmustbelegally authorised.Icouldseethatbothfeelthattheyarebetrayedandweretryingtomaketheotherperson'slife miserableaftertheybreakupfromlivingtogether,otherwisetheybothmusthavegotalongwiththeirlife.Iwould blameoursocietyfortheseissues,astheyinitiatedtheconceptofonemantoonewomenforlifeinthepastfew hundredyears.PeoplewhostartedacceptingthelivingtogetherinIndiaspeciallyinchennaimusthaveathought intheirmindinasmallcorneraboutthisonemantoonewomenforlifeconceptputforwardbythesocietyand musthaverepentedforwhattheyhavedoneandstartedtotakerevengeononeanotherlater.Iamforliving togetherbutIcouldfeelthatourpeople'smindsetarenotreadyforthatfully.Icanalsoseethatsexisstillseenas acrime,whichisevenmorebackwardforacountrywhichgavetheworldamanualaboutsex.Icanblameonly thesociety,religionsandpeoplearoundusforcreatingsuchconfusions. bshankar(Bangalore) 10Oct,201212:15AM Gettingrapedbythesameperson45timeswouldbeontheshortlistforthejokeofthecenturyaward.Inthecase oftheadultswheretheactisnotforced,Iamsurethatboththepartieswouldhaveindulgedbasedongetting somethingoutofit.Insomecasesasseenifthewomanfeelscheatedshecriesfoul.Onewayofminimizingthis istomakethelawgenderneutral,andinsteadofboy/girl/man/woman,usethetermperson.Soboththe genderswillhaveequalopportunityandthiswouldhopefullybringdowntheabuseoftheact. AnandKrishnan(Chennai)repliestoVenkat 11Oct,201202:13PM wellsaid MRachetanAntifeminist(Karawang) 09Oct,201211:51PM withoutliftingtheleg,nobodycandosexwithalady!Itsalldramanforextractingmoney. PradeepNair(Chennai) 09Oct,201209:28PM Insteadoffindingafaultinthemselfes,theyaretryingtoblameothers,thisisentirlystupidity.Thishasbecomea latesttrendofpunishingexboyfriends.Icannotblamegirlsalso,becausesomeofthemarereallybeencheated, SoBoysandGirlsbetterbesafebeforedoingsomethinglikethis....... hariraghavan(Chennai) 09Oct,201208:08PM Patheticwomenwhodideverythingwithconsentwillfileacaseagainsttheliveinpartnerifhedoesn'tgive enoughmoney READALLCOMMENTS

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AneeshaMathur,AneeshaMathurPosted:Feb22,2013at0228hrs NewDelhiAspecialfasttrackcourt,setuptotrysexualoffences,onThursdayquestionedifthereisaneedtorelookattheageofconsentand theProtectionofChildrenfromSexualOffencesAct. Thecourtsobservationscameasitallowedthereleaseofa20yearoldman,convictedofkidnapandrapeofa16yearoldgirl,afterthegirltold thatcourtthatshewillinglywentwiththeman. AdditionalSessionsJudge(ASJ)VirenderBhatsaidthecourtsarefloodedwithcaseswheregirlsbetweentheagesof15and17willingly engagedinsexualintercoursewithmanwhomshelovesandwantstomarry. Hesaidthecaseisagrimreminderoftherealitiesofsociety,andaskedwhytheirsexualactwiththeirlover(wascalled)asrape,whenitis notinfactso. Todaysgirlofmorethan15yearsofageisnotsoinnocentandnumbaswouldbeluredintothesexactbyaboy.Theyaremorematureand nubilethanthegirlsoftheirageabout25to30yearsago,thecourtsaid. TheNarainaresidentwasarrestedinAugust2012,andwasconvictedafterhepleadedguiltyandadmittedthatheknewthatthegirlwasunder 16whentheyeloped. Thegirl,whowasexaminedasaprosecutionwitness,toldthecourtthatshehadrunawaywiththemanonherownvolitionandtheyhad sexualintercoursewithherconsent. Itis,therefore,manifestthattheconvicthadnotemployedanyforceorcoercionupontheprosecutrixandshewasawillingpartytothe elopementandthesexualintercourse,thecourtsaid. TheASJsaidtheboyssufferedinsuchsituationsastheireducationalcareerismarredandtheyfaceincarcerationinjailforaconsiderabletime, whenthegirlwithwhomtheyenjoysex,isequallyresponsibleforthewholeepisode. Theconvictinthecasewasreleasedonthejailtermalreadyundergonebyhimasanundertrial. Statingthatthecourtwaspowerlessaslongasitwasnotgiventhediscretiontoadjudgethegirlsconsentinindividualcases,ASJBhatsaid theProtectionofChildrenfromSexualOffencesActwouldbeagreatdisservicetothenationasitwillopenfloodgatesforunwarrantedcriminal prosecutionofyoungboys.

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90% of rape cases in Kishanganj false: SP Times Of India

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KISHANGANJ: No less than 40 cases of rape, gang rape and other atrocities against women were reported in one single police circle of Bahadurganj in Kishanganj district in 2012, according to police sources. There are three police circles in Kishanganj district: Kishanganj, Thakurganj and Bahadurganj. According to police sources, 20 cases of rape, three of rape-cum-murder, two of dowry murder, and 16 other cases of atrocities against women were registered with Bahadurganj, Terhagachh and Dighalbank police stations under Bahadurganj police circle in the district during 2012. The two cases of gang rape and murder at Bangama and Bhoradah-Idgah under Bahadurganj police station were shocking, sources said. But the seamy side of the story is that Kishanganj has a notorious track record of false rape cases. "Almost 90% of the rape cases, particularly the complaint cases filed in the courts, turn out to be false," says Kishanganj SP Manoj Kumar. "As far as the incidents of rape are concerned, people try to sort them out at panchayat level and only when there is no satisfactory outcome, the victims approach the police. The rape victims should straightway come to the police," the SP said, adding that by the time such cases are registered with the police, medical examination of the victim becomes difficult resulting in poor conviction rate in rape cases. "An awareness programme is on the cards," he said. A senior lawyer, Gopal Prasad, has a similar take on it. "Most of the complaint cases of sexual assault filed in a court turn out to put pressure on their adversaries." Lodging rape complaint cases is a convenient way of settling scores, he said. "The rape cases are generally used as tool to settle land disputes," Sishir Kumar Das, another senior lawyer, said. "People are generally poor and illiterate. They are little bothered about the stigma of rape charges. Any pretext is good enough to file a rape case against their rivals and adversaries," a social activist and lawyer Shaji Verghese said.
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intimidation reported in the past few days, DGP Sumedh Singh Saini on Monday evening shot off an advisorytoallthefieldofficersacrossthestatetoexerciserestraintinsuchcases. Whileitisimperativetoensurepromptregistrationofcasesandexpeditiousandvigorousinvestigationin all cases of sexual assault and violence, at the same time, it is incumbent on the district police chiefs to ensure that innocent persons are not booked or harassed merely on the basis of false allegations and by misrepresentation and distortion of facts, the DGP wrote to all the Zone IGPs, Police Commissioners, RangeDIGsandSSPs. Stressing on fair, transparent and expeditious investigations into allegations of sexual assault on women and children, Saini advised, The officers must appreciate that charges of rape and abduction are serious and stigmatising in nature and can, therefore, cause serious and lasting damage to the reputation of the individualandhisfamilyinsociety. Releasingthelistoffalsecases,theDGPadded,ApreliminaryscrutinyandreadingofFIRsregisteredin thesecaseswouldrevealthatthesecasesneedtobeinvestigatedthroughpoliceofficersofSPrankbefore takinganyhastyandprecipitateactioninthematter. Earlier,intwoseparatedirectives,theDGPhadaskedthefieldofficerstoimprovethepoliceresponseto sexual assaults, violence and abduction of women and children, besides ensuring monitoring and prompt andeffectiveinvestigationofsuchoffencesatthelevelofSSPandDCP. Itwasorderedthatcomplainantsincasesrelatingtocrimeagainstwomenandchildrenwillnotbecalled topolicestationsforinquiryorinvestigation.
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Moga:Settinganexampleforwomenwholodgefalserapecases,MogapoliceonFridaynotonlycancelledtheFIRlogdedagainstamanonlate Wednesdaynightwithin48hours,butalsotookactionagainstthewomanwhoregisteredthefalserapecase. A35yearoldcomplainantfromNihalSinghwalahadallegedrapefrompasteightyearsandregisteredFIRagainsthimafterwhichpolicearrestedhim underSection376ofIPC. SurjitSinghGrewal,SSP,Mogasaid,Nodoubtweregisteredthecaseagainstthemanbecausewefoundproofofphysicalrelationshipandabortions doneprovidedbywomanbutdetailedinvestigationshavefoundthatmanneverrapedher.Thereisadifferencebetweenrapeandconsensual relations.Thewomandidallthistopressuriseandharassthemansincehewasafamouskabaddiplayerandshewantedhimtomarryherbuthe marriedsomeotherwoman.WehavecancelledtheFIRandspecialinvestigationteam(SIT)wasformedtoinvestigatethecase. TheSSPhasalsoorderedactionagainstthewomanundersection182ofIPC.Wehavethefullrighttotakeactionagainstpeoplewhoregisterfalse casesbeitmanorwoman.

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Saturday, January 05, 2013 Mohamed Thaver, Hindustan Times December 31, 2012 Email to Author First Published: 01:40 IST(31/12/2012) Last Updated: 01:41 IST(31/12/2012)

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Even as police stations have been directed to treat all cases of crimes against women on priority, which has reflected in the rise of FIRs filed last week, a section of the police and lawyers fear people could misuse the enhanced scrutiny to register false cases. To counter this, experts have urged the police to exercise caution while registering complaints. On December 27, a 17-year-old girl from Trombay, who is hearing and speech impaired, alleged that she had been gang raped. The police filed an FIR and initiated a probe into the case, but later found the allegations to be false. We have been registering FIRs in all cases when a woman approaches us, even if we suspect that the person against whom the complaint is registered may be innocent. In the current scenario, we may invite public anger even if there is a genuine delay in filing an FIR, said a senior inspector from a south Mumbai police station. Former police commissioner MN Singh said it was a positive sign that police were registering more complaints. As per the law, a policeman is duty bound to first register an FIR in cognisable offences, and then investigate the matter. How would he know whether a complaint is fake or genuine without investigating? He added: The bigger problem is that of burking not registering FIRs even in cognisable offences. Even if the police later learn that an FIR they registered is false, they can close the case by filing a summary report. Singh also said that action could be taken against the complainant if a false complaint was registered with the wrong intention. IPS officer-turned-lawyer YP Singh said that even if registering FIRs is a must, police could do some ground work before making arrests. There are certain cases, such as the Delhi rape, where the accused must be arrested immediately. However, cases where police have cause for suspicion and there is no fear of the accused going in hiding, the police should investigate the matter before making arrests, he said. Advocating a balanced approach, lawyer Nitin Pradhan said: One has to be careful while demanding stringent laws, as the police could end up misusing these sections. One must take a balanced view and not get carried away. http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/Print/982905.aspx Copyright 2012 HT Media Limited. All Rights Reserved.

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Vibha Rao, the chairperson of Chhattisgarh State Women Commission, doesnt agree that her views are a case of blaming the victim but is emphatic that women are equally responsible for the sexual offences committed against them. The gruesome acts of rape and victimisation of women may have shocked many. But Ms. Vibha Rao says that women, influenced by western culture, send wrong signals through their dress and behaviour and men often take the cue from those signals. Women display their bodies and indulge in various obscene activities. Women are unaware of the kind of message [their actions] generate, she said. Ms. Raos focus is not the criminal nature of rape or the power relations behind it, but she believes excessive display of body by women influenced by western culture is the key. Ms. Rao, an advocate by profession and a prominent BJP leader in the State, says Bollywood with its film songs is adding to the cultural breakdown. Other reasons for sexual offences against women are ignorance of Hindu epics that teach values, proliferation of the Internet, and the breakdown of joint families. Joint family system is disintegrating and hence cultural values are not inculcated in kids, Ms. Rao said. Tribals in Chhattisgarh have little exposure to western culture. But there have been several well publicised cases recently when tribal women have been raped without the police taking any action. Ms. Rao does agree that rape figures in tribal districts of Chhattisgarh are not readily available with the Womens Commission, but she says, They [tribals] are in live-in relationship and have consensual sex. Once a [tribal] couple gets separated, the case goes to the police. Those are not rape, said Ms. Rao. Regarding alleged rape of the tribal women by erstwhile vigilante gang members in south Chhattisgarh, Ms. Rao said she cannot comment on sub judice matters. Keywords: sexual offences, crimes against women, rape cases, Western influence, Vibha Rao, women's rights
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Chandigarh: A 22 year old female Kabaddi player finds herself at the receiving end of a rape charge she had leveled against another player. Police say that the charges have been proven to be false and so they will be charging the player in accord with Section 182 of the IPC for lodging a false complaint. Police say that a 3- member probe committee had been formed the moment she had lodged her complaint on the 1st of January. She had then said that she was raped continuously for eight months. However, it was soon discovered that the woman had been having a consensual physical relationship with the kabaddi player she later accused of rape. Matters actually turned sour when the player married someone else. Police believe that the complaint was made as revenge for the perceived slight.
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AwomanandhermotherhavebeentickedoffbyaDelhicourtfortheir"habit"oflodgingfalserapecaseswithulteriormotives,includingthosefor grabbingproperty. Thecourt,whileacquittingamanaccusedofrapingthewoman,observedthatsheandhermotherhadearliertoolodgedseveralcasesofrape,someof whichhavealreadybeenfoundtobefalse. Thejudgementcameafterthewomanadmittedduringhercrossexaminationthatshehadlodgedthefalsecaseandhaddeposedbeforethepolice"at theinstanceandinconnivance"withhermother,whohaddevelopeda"grudge"againsttheaccused,whoranashop. "...Allthesecircumstancesaremakingitevidentthatneitherprosecutrixnorhermotherhasanyregardforthetruthandtheyseemtobeinthehabitof gettingfalsecasesregisteredeitherwithaviewtograbthepropertyofotherpersonsorforcarryingoutsomeotherillegaldesignintheirminds,best knowntothem,"AdditionalSessionsJudgeRakeshTiwarisaid. "Inviewofmyaforesaiddiscussion,theprosecutionhasmiserablyfailedtobringhometheguiltoftheaccusedfromanypointofviewandhencethe accusedisacquittedofthechargesundersection376(rape)and506(criminalintimidation)ofIPC,"thejudgeadded. Thecourtinitsjudgementsnotedthestatementmadebythecomplainantduringhercrossexaminationinwhichsheadmittedthathermotherhadearlier lodgedafalsecaseofrapeagainstawomanschoolteacherandaman. Thecourtnotedthatthecomplainanthadadmittedthathermotherwasannoyedwiththeladyteacherandtheaccusedmanastheywerenotsupporting theirclaimoveraplotoflandandforthisreasonhermothertoldhertolodgeacomplaintofrapeagainstthem. Latersheevenapologisedtotheteacherandthemanforlodgingafalsecaseofrapeagainstthem,thecourtpointedout. Thecourtsaidthecomplainantwomanalsoadmittedthatshehadlodgedthecaseinhandathermother'sinstantastheshopkeeperhadaskedthemto leavethevillage,sayingthatthedubiouspeoplewerevisitingthemandtheywere"indulginginbadacts." ThepolicehadlodgedtheFIRinSeptember2008whenthecomplainantwomanhaddeposedthatshewasrapedbyhim.

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Fake rape victims dangerous to society: Court

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New Delhi: Women who file false rape cases are a danger to the society as the courts and public would start disbelieving the real victims, a Delhi court has said. Additional Sessions Judge R Tewari made the remark while acquitting a woman and discharging a man from a false case of gangrape, lodged by another woman working as a district court employee.

] False alarm "Such alleged (fake) victims of rape are potentially dangerous to the society in the sense that from tomorrow onwards the general public as well as the courts will start disbelieving the version given by even the real victims of rape," the judge said while acquitting the woman. The court acquitted her of the charges of hatching the criminal conspiracy with four men to abduct and rape the complainant saying "right from the beginning till the end she (complainant) narrated a story, the facts of which could not be reconciled at all." While one of the four men, accused of abducting and raping the woman, was discharged earlier, three others were declared proclaimed offenders. The court further observed that the "alleged (fake) victim" is not afraid of the consequences of falsely implicating someone in a rape case as she works in one of the district courts here and added that she is a "cold-blooded thinker" as she does not repent the allegations made by her. "Prosecutrix (alleged victim) admittedly working in a district court has no fear or by virtue of her said job her fear has gone out of her mind towards the law and she can play with the law and legal procedures as a master juggler and she can go to any extent by levelling allegations against anyone.. I have no hesitation in drawing an inference that she is a cold-blooded thinker whereby she can implicate any person, having inadvertence towards the consequences and at the same time, she has no repentance over her said false allegations," the court said. PTI

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Man raped by a gang of girls, claims perpetrators shot MMS

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Dehradun (Uttarakhand): Women it seems have turned the table on men, yet again. A manfromDehradunhasallegedthatagang ofgirlsabducted,forcefullyhadsexwithhim and filmed the act. He also claims he was threatened with dire consequences if the wenttothepolice. As per the FIR lodged at Kotwali police station a man was abducted from near the HinduNationalCollegebyagroupofwomen, rapedandanMMSwasfilmedoftheact. The complainant claimed that on April 9 afternoon a few women approached him asking for directions. One of them sprayed something on his face that made him unconscious. He was then taken to a building and sexually molestedbythewomen.Heclaimsavideowasalsoshotwhilehewasbeingravaged. Hewaslaterdumpednearbusstandwithawarningthathewouldbekilledifheinformedthepolice. Copsaregettinghimexaminedbyamedicalprofessionalandinvestigatingthematter.

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Now, woman 'abuses' minor boy

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Author:ExpressNewsService PublishedDate:Jan5,201312:35PM LastUpdated:Jan5,201312:35PM AnothercaseofsexualharassmentpoppedupinParavoorasthepolicetookawomanintocustodyforallegedlysexuallyabusinga11yearold boy,onFriday.TheaccusedhasbeenidentifiedasShahida,40,nativeofVedimara,whocurrentlyresidesatParavoor.Accordingtothepolice,the victimusedtobringvegetablesandfruitstothehouseofShahida. It was on December 11 that she locked the boy inside her room and allegedly undressed him. Later, she forcefully engaged him in sexual activities. Theboyinformedtheincidenttohisfriendsandfearingteasing,heavoidedgoingtoschoolfortwoweeks,thepoliceofficialsaid. Theteachersinformedtheparentteacherassociationabouttheabsenceofthevictimfromtheschool. When the PTA authorities called the boy to inquire about the matter, he informed them of the incident. The authorities, instead of informing the police, tried to arrive at a compromise between the family of the victim and the accused. But on Thursday night, posters regarding the incident appearedatdifferentlocalitiesofParavur.Onthebasisofthis,thepoliceapproachedtheparentsofthevictimandreceivedacomplaintagainstthe woman. Shewaslatertakenintocustodyandinterrogated.ThepolicehavetakenthestatementofthevictimwiththeassistanceoftheofficialsofChildline. AcasehasbeenregisteredunderSectionsofProtectionChildrenfromSexualOffencesActandtheIndianPenalCode. Thepoliceofficialssaidthattheaccused,whowouldbeproducedbeforethejudicialmagistrateonSaturday,wouldbearrestedsoonafterthe interrogation.
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Charged with molestation, youth kills self The Times of India

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NEW DELHI: A youth allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a fan after being booked for sexually harassing two women at a south Delhi bus stop. One of his friends, also an accused, attempted suicide by consuming poison. The friend is reported to be critical and is admitted at hospital. Police, however, denied the youth had attempted suicide. According to them, the accused took an overdose of medicines as he had not been keeping well. The deceased has been identified as 19-year-old Chandrakant Singh. Police said a third accused is on the run even as sources said the contrary. Families of the accused alleged that harassment by police led to the extreme step. Police said the duo had been harassing the two women since October. One of the victims lodged an FIR under Section 509 of the IPC (word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of a woman) against the three accused at the Mehrauli police station on December 24. She was accompanied by her brother. Chandrakant and his friend were nabbed the next day but freed on bail the same night. Singh family alleged that police had humiliated him so much that he slid into depression and killed himself. They further alleged that a local police officer had demanded Rs 10,000 as bribe for not slapping molestation charge on Singh. The incident was reported from New Manglapuri area in south Delhi's Fatehpur Beri. While the suicide took place on December 25, according to cops, the second accused allegedly took poison on December 26. A suicide note was recovered, where Singh said he took the step of his own volition and nobody should be blamed for it. The third accused was identified as Mohit. All the three youths are students at an industrial training institute. The three accused were preparing for an electrician training course at the institute. The victims as well as the accused used to board the same DTC bus on route number 413. "The girl and our son had been using the same bus. They are a group of friends who would travel together. I had gone to see a doctor when I learnt that he had been arrested. On returning home, my son refused to speak to anyone. The next morning, I got a call from police who said they needed my son to fix a board at the police station. I refused to let my son go as he seemed very depressed. I counselled him and left for work after lunch. When my daughter went to give Chandrakant food, he didn't open the door. The family members broken open the door and found him hanging from the ceiling fan," said Chandrakant's father.
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Fake rape, kidnapping cases have cops fuming - The Times of India

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ByVaivasvatVenkat, TNN | Mar 12, 2013, 04.00 AM IST

LUDHIANA: Even as the Centre is proposing to bring in legal provisions to punish those reporting false rape cases, city police too are grappling with a slew of fake cases of rape, kidnapping, loot, theft and snatching. Fed up with the waste of the force's time, additional deputy commissioner, crime, Harmohan Singh Sandhu said police found the claims of the complainants to be false in 17 cases pertaining to rape, kidnapping, snatching, theft and loot. "Many a time, we found the complainants had concocted stories for making money or other considerations. We discovered later that the employees had enacted the "drama" for usurping the money given to them for being deposited in the banks or to hand over to business partners," he said. Ludhiana commissioner of police Ishwar Singh is of the view that the major problem area for the force is handling fake rape and the kidnapping complaints. "In most kidnapping cases, it turns out that the children reported missing had actually gone out with friends. Out of the 30 cases registered in the first three months of this year, in eight, the children were either found sleeping at home, from some place near the railway station or at a religious place where they had gone of their own accord," the commissioner pointed out. But, the false rape complaints are the bigger test for the police in the prevailing environment of insecurity. Many complainants make use of the greater greater police compliance after the Nirbhaya gang rape to their advantage and allege rape. On investigation, the truth is bared. It turns out that the 'rape' case was actually that of cheating, where intimate relations were established on the pretext of marriage or some other promise. "I would say that there is a need for having a stringent law to act against those who make false complainants so the police department does not end up wasting its men and resources and can concentrate on other serious issues and wiping out the crime," the commissioner added.
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