Tag: gang rape

Supreme Court nod to better aid for sexual abuse survivors

Source – hindustantimes.com The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday approved National Legal Services Authority (NALSA)’s scheme to provide compensation to women, who are “victims/survivors” of sexual assault and acid attacks. A bench of justices M B Lokur and Deepak Gupta ordered the Centre and states to implement the scheme that offers minimum Rs 5 lakh

Nine acquitted in 2009 Noida gang rape case

Source:- hindustantimes.com Nine persons were acquitted by a Delhi court in the infamous gangrape of a 24-year-old MBA student in 2009 when she was returning from a Noida mall with her friend. According to Pradeep Sharma, who was representing one of the accused, special judge Shail Jain acquitted the accused due to lack of evidence.