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A JUDGE has sparked fury after telling an accused rapist to marry his terrified victim if he wants to avoid jail in India. Chief Justice Sharad Arvind Bobde, the country's top judge, is facing calls to resign, with more than 5,000 people signing a petition for him to quit. The protests began after the judge told a man, accused of raping a minor girl, if he was willing to marry her. Bobde said: “If you want to marry (her), we can help you. If not, you lose your job and go to jail.” His comments sparked public outcry and prompted women’s rights activists to circulate an open letter - which has secured more than 5,200 signatures - calling for his resignation, campaigner Vani Subramanian said on Wednesday. According to the letter, the man is accused of stalking, tying up, gagging and repeatedly raping the girl four years ago before threatening to douse her in petrol, set her alight and have her brother killed. The crime came to light when the minor victim, a … [Read more...] about Fury as judge tells rapist to MARRY his terrified victim if he wants to avoid jail in India

T here can be no excuses for England after this performance. The pitch or grumbles about umpires cannot be used to distract from a poor batting display that gifted India the upper hand. It is not a flat pitch but better than the past two Tests with pace and carry that should have suited England’s top order. With an extra batsman in the side , there was a great chance to make a total that could give them control after Joe Root won his third toss out of four. Instead England were bowled out for 205, narrowly avoiding a sixth successive total under 200, as batsmen spooked by spin walked to the crease accompanied by demons from past failures. Ben Stokes made a good fifty fired up by chirping close-in fielders but there was no substance from England, who were bowled out an hour into the final session. … [Read more...] about England’s batting woes continue: Tourists can only blame themselves as poor play gifts India advantage

A 13-year-old girl was gang raped for eight days after she was kidnapped by three men who dragged her into a car in broad daylight. The girl was snatched on January 15 from Delhi and was held for more than a week before being rescued by her family. Now she has bravely told reporters about the ordeal from hospital, after she went to Aucha police station with her parents on Thursday. She said: "I was forcefully dragged by three men into a vehicle when I went out early morning. "They took turns to sexually assault me for eight days. “They threatened with dire consequences if I informed anyone." Now, according to Times of India, the girl’s family have claimed that police have reduced the charges against the three men - Aakash from Etah district and Hariom and Guddu from Mainpuri - to just abduction. An uncle of the girl reportedly said in a complaint: "We did not inform police about the missing girl earlier due to social stigma attached to it and started searching for … [Read more...] about Girl, 13, gang-raped for eight days after being kidnapped by three men who dragged her into car

A SCHOOLGIRL raped, bludgeoned and buried alive survived her ordeal after her parents heard their daughter’s desperate cries for help. The 14-year-old girl was attacked close to her home by a 35-year-old neighbour, allege cops, after she went out to switch off a farm motor. The tragic teen was raped, before being thrown into a ravine and buried alive with stones and thorny bushes. The sick attacker saw the schoolgirl alone as she ran the errand in her village in the Betul district of India’s Madhya Pradesh region at around 5pm on Monday, say officers. He then launched the nightmare ordeal on his young victim, said Betul Superintendent of Police Simala Prasad. When she didn’t return home, the girl’s worried parents and sister began a desperate search for their daughter, reported The Times of India . CRIES FOR HELP The family searched in the darkness, until they heard “cries” and whimpering coming from a ravine close to their farm. “She had gone out at around … [Read more...] about Schoolgirl, 14, ‘raped and buried alive SURVIVES after her parents hear her cries for help’

A RUSSIAN bodybuilder dubbed 'Popeye' has undergone life-saving surgery to remove rotting flesh from his arms after he injected them with oil. Kirill Tereshin, 24, faced his second round of surgery to clear his clogged-up triceps, removing the dead muscle and draining his arms of excess fluid caused by the substance. Doctors warned Tereshin he risked losing the use of his arms after he injected himself with Synthol oil to create cartoonish, bulging muscles, and shared the footage with his 350,000 Instagram followers. The former soldier admitted his health woes were "due to my own stupidity" after he started bulking up his arms at age 20. Tereshin, from the city of Pyatigorsk in the Russian region of Stavropol Krai, had the corrective surgery delayed by nearly a year due to the coronavirus pandemic. "I'm only 24, and my immune system is so far coping with this inflammation, but I really do not know what will happen next," he said. "That is why I started the … [Read more...] about Russian ‘Popeye’ who injected triceps with OIL has life-saving surgery to remove ‘rotting’ fake muscles