SC trashes rape case filed by woman after 34 years

Credit: IndiaTimes- Published on January 17, 2024
Two years before the nationwide 'Me Too' movement gained momentum, in 2016, a Muslim woman filed a First Information Report (FIR) at a police station in Assam. She accused a Hindu man of sexually assaulting her in 1982 when she was a minor. To support her claim, she referenced the birth of a male child in 1983. The charges were...

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First information report

Type of police document in South Asian and Southeast Asian countries
According to the police, the incident occurred after Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh held a roadshow in support of his wife and Lok Sabha candidate Dimple Yadav..
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Speaking in Kaimganj in support of INDIA bloc candidate Naval Kishore Shakya, Alam said, "Together do vote jehad -- with intelligence, without being sentimental..
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Assam

State in northeastern India
During the creation of Assam's National Register of Citizens, those whose citizenship was in question or in doubt were classified as "D- Voters."
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Voter turnout in the third phase of polling for 93 Lok Sabha seats on Tuesday touched 64.5%, compared with 66% in 2019, as voting for more than half the..
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Gauhati high court has directed Assam govt to specify in a week the "time by which compensation will be paid" to the six families whose houses were demolished in..
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IMD forecasts wet spell, thunderstorms, gusty winds in east, south peninsula till May 9. Cyclonic circulation in northeast Assam, Bihar. Southwesterly winds from..
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Nearly 65 families in the village also hold voting rights in Meghalaya due to their proximity to the border. Living along the disputed Assam-Meghalaya border..
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Muslims

Adherents of Islam
PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday alleged a conspiracy of ‘vote jihad’ against him and said he wants over 400 seats so that Congress “cannot put a Babri lock on..
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PM Narendra Modi on Tuesday seized upon RJD boss and former Bihar CM Lalu Prasad’s statement supporting “full reservations” for Muslims, and said his..
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The Election Commission of India directed X (previously known as Twitter) to remove a cartoon video shared by the Karnataka BJP, deeming it violative of legal..
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Narendra Modi has cast his vote in the Indian general election amid growing anxiety among minority communities.
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Hinduism

Indian religion
AGP, part of NDA, maintains opposition to CAA, focusing on Barpeta Lok Sabha seat. The party faces criticism from Congress & CPI (M). Hindu voter majority..
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Rajnath Singh criticizes Congress for Hindu-Muslim divide, emphasizing BJP's UCC and One Nation One Election plans. Confident in NDA victory. BJP aims for gains..
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Addressing a rally in the Khanyar area of the city here in support of the NC's Lok Sabha poll candidate Aga Syed Ruhullah Mehdi, Abdullah said, "Modi is trying..
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Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is trying to create an image of 'Hindu hriday samrat' (king of Hindu hearts) in..
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Gauhati High Court

Indian High Court jurisdiction

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