Delhi: 87-year-old woman raped inside her house in Tilak Nagar, family allege police inaction
An 87-year-old woman was allegedly assaulted and raped by an unidentified person inside her home on Sunday. The woman is bed-ridden and was alone at home when the accused broke into her house and attacked her.
The incident took place in West Delhi’s Tilak Nagar. The family of the victim alleged that the police delayed action and didn’t take their complaint. The elderly woman lives with her daughter, aged 65, who had gone out to meet a friend.
Delhi HC acquits three men in 2012 gangrape case, upholds conviction of three others
The Delhi High Court Monday acquired three persons and upheld the sentence of three others in a gangrape case dating back to 2012.
In May 2012, a woman was raped by at least six men in two areas of the capital. The accused were convicted by the trial court in March 2016. The victim in the case was a ragpicker and remained in hospital for seven months for treatment after the incident.
Fresh push to eliminate plastic in East Delhi by EDMC
In an effort to make markets a plastic waste-free zone, the East Delhi Municipal Corporation, in collaboration with the Indian Pollution Control Association, has started an awareness campaign.
This campaign will be run for a month under which plastic exchange-kiosks will be installed at different locations in different markets of East Delhi.
“In these kiosks, local people and shopkeepers will be given cloth bags in exchange of plastic waste and citizens will also be educated about the plastic waste management,” said a senior official of East Delhi Municipal Corporation.
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