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Spanish woman, on bike tour with her husband, gangraped in Jharkhand’s Dumka

02 Mar 2024

A Spanish woman, who was on a bike tour with her husband, was sexually assaulted by a group of men in Jharkhand's Dumka on Friday night. The woman became a victim of a gang rape in at Kurumahat, where the tourist couple was spending the night in a tent near...

“What happened in Dumka is very shocking and unacceptable”; says West Bengal Minister Shashi Panja

31 Aug 2022

West Bengal Minister for Women and Child Development, Shashi Panja on Wednesday condemned the Dumka incident and said it is horrifying. Earlier on 23 August, Shahrukh allegedly poured petrol on a 16-year-old girl Ankita through the window while she was sleeping and set her ablaze. She died on 28 August...

Dumka Killing: Deceased Ankita cremated; Section 144 imposed

29 Aug 2022

Ankita Singh, who succumbed to injuries after being set ablaze by a boy for rejecting his proposal was cremated on Monday. Earlier on August 23, the accused Shahrukh was arrested. People of Dumka protested after the Class 12 girl was set ablaze and died on 28 August. Section 144 has...