Youth gets 7-yr jail for raping minor

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AHMEDABAD: A city sessions court convicted a youth for raping a minor girl and sentenced him to a seven-year imprisonment on Thursday. 

Additional sessions judge A M Dhimani also slapped a penalty of Rs 10,000 on Sushant Chaudhary, and ordered to give Rs 8,000 from the amount to the rape victim. 

As per the complaint that was registered on September 24, 2008, in the Odhav police station, Chaudhary and the girl had eloped together and three of Chaudhary's friend had helped them. 

The couple was traced in Midnapur district of West Bengal after a week and detained. 

Upon being brought back, Chaudhary was arrested on charges of rape, for the girl was just 14 years old. 

Trial commenced and public prosecutor Dinesh Sharma examined 14 witnesses, out of whom four government witnesses turned hostile. 

The defence lawyer placed an audio CD on record which contained telephonic talks between the girl and the convict to establish that they had an affair and that the girl was not kidnapped. 

However, the prosecutor argued that there was no evidentiary value of the audio CD, since there was no expert opinion attached nor was there any spectrography test conducted to prove that the voices contained in the audio file are that of the accused and the victim. 

After hearing the case, the court held Chaudhary guilty and punished him with a fine and seven-year jail sentence. 

Cops accused of police station rape

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Cops accused of police station rape

Raipur: In a shocking crime that has shaken Chhattisgarh's Dharmjaigarh town, two girls, including a minor, have alleged that they were raped by four policemen in the police station complex earlier this week.
A first information report (FIR) against the policemen was filed late on Thursday, police said, adding that the small town in Raigarh district, about 280 km from here, was tense.
The girls, who had been quiet since November 9 when the incident took place, mustered up the courage to speak out and were escorted by an angry mob when they went to file the complaint.
The girls were allegedly raped inside a house in the police station complex on the night of November 9 but were coerced into silence by threats of dire consequences if they spoke out, an official said.
"It's a very shameful incident. The guilty policemen will not be spared. I am rushing to Dharmjaigarh town to seek the help of the girls to identify the policemen who brought a slur on the police force," Rahul Sharma, superintendent of police, Raigarh, said.
He added that a police complaint had been filed late on Thursday against the four policemen who allegedly raped the two girls one by one.

Rwandan held over DR Congo rapes

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Rwandan held over DR Congo rapes

Mbarushimana's anti-government group is blamed for mass rapes in the DRC province of Kivu

Arrest of Callixte Mbarushimana, the alleged leader of a Rwandan group, is based on a warrant issued by ICC.

French authorities have arrested the alleged leader of a Rwandan group accused of mass rapes and killings in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Callixte Mbarushimana was arrested in Paris after a sealed warrant was issued for his arrest, the International Criminal Court (ICC) prosecutor said on Monday.

Mbarushimana is suspected to be the leader of a group called the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda - known widely by its French acronym  FDLR - which is accused of having carried out hundreds of rapes in the DRC province of Kivu.

The FDLR is made up of mainly Rwandan Hutu fighters or Interahamwe, who are blamed for the 1994 genocide and have been sheltering in neighbouring DRC.

The ICC, based in The Hague, says Mbarushimana is wanted for 11 counts of crimes against humanity and war crimes, including killings, rape, persecution based on gender and extensive destruction of property committed by the FDLR during most of 2009.

Mumbai policeman arrested for rape

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Mumbai policeman arrested for rape

A policeman has been arrested for allegedly raping a woman in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay), police say.

The constable, who works in the Mumbai police weapons store, was arrested on Friday morning along with another person.

Police said the crime took place on 3 October at a resort in the western suburb of Gorai.

According to reports, the victim complained that she was confined at the resort and raped for three days.

Man faces life term for rape of girl in India

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Man faces life term for rape of girl in India

Barry McCloud plied the girl with doctored drinks to carry out the attacks

A man who videoed himself raping and sexually abusing a girl in India has been told he could face life in jail.

Barry McCloud, 53, plied the girl with doctored fizzy drinks to knock her out so that he could carry the attacks in Goa between 2005 and 2007.

McCloud, from Tudor Walk, Watford, Hertfordshire, pleaded guilty to 20 charges when he appeared at St Albans Crown Court.

Sentencing was adjourned for pre-sentence and psychiatric reports.

The rapes and sexual assaults, which McCloud recorded on a camcorder, took place after he had befriended the victim's family, the court heard.

McCloud is the first person from Hertfordshire to be charged with the sexual abuse of a child who lives overseas, the court heard.

He admitted rape, administering a noxious substance so he could engage in sexual activity, sexual assault of a child and taking indecent photographs of the girl.

Remanding him in custody, Judge Marie Catterson said: "I make it absolutely clear that that there can be no sentence other than a substantial period in custody for offences of this gravity.

"I will be considering whether a life sentence is the appropriate answer."