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Sanjivani, a new suicide prevention centre that has come up in Bokaro, whose director R.N. Burnwal said that they would soon hire volunteers to expand their base.

“We currently run out of the family counselling centre of Bokaro city police station. But we will soon hire volunteers to lend an ear out to all those who need us,” he said.

Sanjivani’s toll-free helpline number is 06542-287111.

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Three persons have been arrested for the alleged rape and murder of a three-year-old girl in LIG here on Tuesday. The accused have been identified as Jitu, Babu and Pammi.

The victim went missing on Saturday and on Monday she was found dead in the nullah by few people. Her head was reportedly crushed by stones as police found few blood-stained stones near her body.

Police said that the girl before going missing, was seen enjoying a marriage procession passing through the area. Her family members then lodged a missing report with the MIG police station.

It is suspected that the girl might have been a victim of sexual harassment after which she was killed.

Source: TNN | Jun 27, 2012

Police have arrested a 26-year-old autorickshaw driver after a hearing impaired schoolgirl, who is a state-level athlete, lodged a complaint of rape against him last evening.

According to police sources, the girl alleged that Ranjit Das, the autorickshaw driver had offered to drop her home when she was waiting at Siliguri More around 6.30pm on Sunday in pouring rain.

The girl had waited at a bus stop for nearly an hour to return home from her tuition classes but no bus or autorickshaw had passed by.

She told the police that when she got into the autorickshaw, there were other passengers in the vehicle. When the autorickshaw stopped at a village near her home, the others got off.

Ranjit then told the girl he would drop her closer to her house.

In the police complaint, the girl wrote that instead of dropping her home, Ranjit took her to his house, saying that he could not see the road well in the blinding rain.

The girl said Das parked the autorickshaw and took her home. She said Ranjit’s mother was at home when she went in.

The victim said when the rain stopped around 9.30pm, she told Ranjit she would go home. The girl’s house is around 3km from Ranjit’s house.

But he locked the door of the house and raped the victim several times.

Source: The Telegraph, June 26,2012

Four placement agency owners, including a woman, have been arrested for an alleged involvement in human trafficking. Eight minor girls from Assam, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh have also been rescued, police said on Tuesday.

“We received information that placement agencies — Babita Enterprises, India Maid Bureau, Deepika Placement Agency and Mission Welfare Society — were involved in trafficking of minor girls from Assam, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh,” said Sanjay Kumar Jain, deputy commissioner of police (crime and railways).

The placement agencies had been placing the rescued girls as domestic helps in the city. “Of the eight minor girls rescued, four belong to Assam, one is from Chhattisgarh and three from Jharkhand,” Jain added.

Source: Jun 26, 2012, DHNS

A teenage girl was allegedly murdered after being gangraped by some unidentified men in Lalganj area near Pratapgarh, police said on Tuesday.

The body of the 12-year-old victim, who went missing on Monday, was found late on Monday night in Maqdoompur village, they said.

Source: PTI Via IBNLive Jun 27, 2012

The Thrikkakara police arrested a 25 year old man from Chambakulam , Alappuzha for harassing a young woman by making unwanted calls to her mobile.

The accused had been torturing her for the last six months by calling her and sending SMSes. According to the woman’s complaint, the accused repeatedly dialled her number despite her asking him not to call her.

There were 1200 missed calls and an average of 200 messages in a single day. The accused demanded Rs. 10,000 to stop calling her.

The woman said she changed her mobile number three times in six months but the calls did not end.

Source: Jun 27, 2012 Kochi Deccan Chronicle

Three persons have been arrested for the alleged rape and murder of a three-year-old girl in LIG here on Tuesday. The accused have been identified as Jitu, Babu and Pammi.

The victim went missing on Saturday and on Monday she was found dead in the nullah by few people. Her head was reportedly crushed by stones as police found few blood-stained stones near her body.

Police said that the girl before going missing, was seen enjoying a marriage procession passing through the area. Her family members then lodged a missing report with the MIG police station.

It is suspected that the girl might have been a victim of sexual harassment after which she was killed.

Source: TNN | Jun 27, 2012

Police have arrested a 26-year-old autorickshaw driver after a hearing impaired schoolgirl, who is a state-level athlete, lodged a complaint of rape against him last evening.

According to police sources, the girl alleged that Ranjit Das, the autorickshaw driver had offered to drop her home when she was waiting at Siliguri More around 6.30pm on Sunday in pouring rain.

The girl had waited at a bus stop for nearly an hour to return home from her tuition classes but no bus or autorickshaw had passed by.

She told the police that when she got into the autorickshaw, there were other passengers in the vehicle. When the autorickshaw stopped at a village near her home, the others got off.

Ranjit then told the girl he would drop her closer to her house.

In the police complaint, the girl wrote that instead of dropping her home, Ranjit took her to his house, saying that he could not see the road well in the blinding rain.

The girl said Das parked the autorickshaw and took her home. She said Ranjit’s mother was at home when she went in.

The victim said when the rain stopped around 9.30pm, she told Ranjit she would go home. The girl’s house is around 3km from Ranjit’s house.

But he locked the door of the house and raped the victim several times.

Source: The Telegraph, June 26,2012

Four placement agency owners, including a woman, have been arrested for an alleged involvement in human trafficking. Eight minor girls from Assam, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh have also been rescued, police said on Tuesday.

“We received information that placement agencies — Babita Enterprises, India Maid Bureau, Deepika Placement Agency and Mission Welfare Society — were involved in trafficking of minor girls from Assam, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh,” said Sanjay Kumar Jain, deputy commissioner of police (crime and railways).

The placement agencies had been placing the rescued girls as domestic helps in the city. “Of the eight minor girls rescued, four belong to Assam, one is from Chhattisgarh and three from Jharkhand,” Jain added.

Source: Jun 26, 2012, DHNS