Monday, 22 July 2013
A woman activist who fights for men’s rights!
A woman activist who fights for men’s rights!
She is an activist with a difference.
Dr Indu Subhash of Lucknow took Bareilly by storm on Sunday as she rooted for the rights of men in the country and advocated formation of a National Men’s Commission.
Her fight against “gender-biased laws” drew massive response from the people here, including women, who volunteered to take up the cause at their level.
“All laws are gender-biased and spoiling the lives of men. There are a number of men who commit suicide as laws, which should ideally be building families, are becoming the reason for their breakdown,” said Subhash, a Ph D in women’s studies, addressing a gathering held at Novelty Crossing.
“All laws are meant for protection of women, who are misusing them to harass men. For example, in the case of separation due to ‘irretrievable breakdown of marriage’, women are entitled to get half the share in her husband’s parental property. Is this right?” she asked.
Similar is the story with anti-rape law that, according to Subhash, gives immense power to women to misuse it like the domestic violence and dowry act. “And police are acting as a major tool in the misuse of the law,” she added.
Subhash urged the youths here to fight against the introduction of this bill, which is in the process of becoming a law.
Subhash, currently serving as a principal in a college in Sultanpur, started her fight in 2007 when her brother became a victim of one such law.
“My sister-in-law lost her mental stability after the death of her son and committed suicide. But, my brotherin-laws blamed our family for the murder and lodged an FIR under the dowry act. My whole family was tortured and put behind bars for nothing,” recalled Subhash.
She is an activist with a difference.
Dr Indu Subhash of Lucknow took Bareilly by storm on Sunday as she rooted for the rights of men in the country and advocated formation of a National Men’s Commission.
Her fight against “gender-biased laws” drew massive response from the people here, including women, who volunteered to take up the cause at their level.
“All laws are gender-biased and spoiling the lives of men. There are a number of men who commit suicide as laws, which should ideally be building families, are becoming the reason for their breakdown,” said Subhash, a Ph D in women’s studies, addressing a gathering held at Novelty Crossing.
“All laws are meant for protection of women, who are misusing them to harass men. For example, in the case of separation due to ‘irretrievable breakdown of marriage’, women are entitled to get half the share in her husband’s parental property. Is this right?” she asked.
Similar is the story with anti-rape law that, according to Subhash, gives immense power to women to misuse it like the domestic violence and dowry act. “And police are acting as a major tool in the misuse of the law,” she added.
Subhash urged the youths here to fight against the introduction of this bill, which is in the process of becoming a law.
Subhash, currently serving as a principal in a college in Sultanpur, started her fight in 2007 when her brother became a victim of one such law.
“My sister-in-law lost her mental stability after the death of her son and committed suicide. But, my brotherin-laws blamed our family for the murder and lodged an FIR under the dowry act. My whole family was tortured and put behind bars for nothing,” recalled Subhash.
'Dead' wife calls, says she was with lover in Coimbatore hotel
'Dead' wife calls, says she was with lover in Coimbatore hotel
CHENNAI: This was no call from the afterworld. But 28-year-old Ganga Devi will have a lot of explaining to do when she returns home.
The homemaker, who went missing from the city on July 13 and was believed to be dead, after the Kaveripakkam police in Vellore district found a highly decomposed body of a woman dumped in a sack last Wednesday, called relatives on Saturday night to inform them that she was alive.
The missing woman's husband Saravanan, a software engineer from Thiruvanmiyur, and his family misidentified the victim as his wife, Ganga Devi, who went missing on July 13.
Ganga Devi was with her lover in a hotel in Coimbatore when she read reports that she had been murdered. Her family was making arrangements to claim the body from the police.
Police said Saravanan was not convinced that the woman in the sack was his wife but concluded that it could be her after relatives said she appeared to look like Ganga Devi. The woman in the sack was naked and was wearing only a chain with a pendant and a wristband when police found the body.
"The body was too decomposed to make a conclusive identification and we decided to run DNA tests to determine if she really was Saravanan's wife," said an investigating officer.
Police said Ganga Devi telephoned her brother Sugumaran to inform him that she was alive. She said she was afraid to return home because her family knew that she had been with her lover Karthik, a neighbour of Ganga Devi's parents in Tirunindravur. "Since the family members were demanding her body, she decided to inform them that she was alive," the officer said.
'Missing' woman to arrive in city today
After reports that Ganga Devi was dead, her return has surprised many. "The woman and her lover ran out of money in Coimbatore," he said. "Ganga Devi said she would return with money that Karthik earned doing odd jobs during their five-day stay in Coimbatore."
She was to board a train from Coimbatore on Sunday and arrive in the city on Monday. The Kaveripakkam police will now have to go back to their case files and restart the probe to identify the woman who was killed and assumed to be Ganga Devi.
Talking about the probe after the woman's body was found, an investigating officer said that Saravanan was not convinced that the woman in the sack was his wife. But he concluded that it could be Ganga Devi after relatives said she appeared to look like her.
The body was highly decomposed and police could not identify the victim, Kaveripakkam inspector M Somasundaram said. "She appeared to have been killed at least four days before her body was discovered," he said. "Her body was swollen. We could find no trace of external injuries. " http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Dead-wife-calls-says-she-was-with-lover-in-Coimbatore-hotel/articleshow/21231973.cms
CHENNAI: This was no call from the afterworld. But 28-year-old Ganga Devi will have a lot of explaining to do when she returns home.
The homemaker, who went missing from the city on July 13 and was believed to be dead, after the Kaveripakkam police in Vellore district found a highly decomposed body of a woman dumped in a sack last Wednesday, called relatives on Saturday night to inform them that she was alive.
The missing woman's husband Saravanan, a software engineer from Thiruvanmiyur, and his family misidentified the victim as his wife, Ganga Devi, who went missing on July 13.
Ganga Devi was with her lover in a hotel in Coimbatore when she read reports that she had been murdered. Her family was making arrangements to claim the body from the police.
Police said Saravanan was not convinced that the woman in the sack was his wife but concluded that it could be her after relatives said she appeared to look like Ganga Devi. The woman in the sack was naked and was wearing only a chain with a pendant and a wristband when police found the body.
"The body was too decomposed to make a conclusive identification and we decided to run DNA tests to determine if she really was Saravanan's wife," said an investigating officer.
Police said Ganga Devi telephoned her brother Sugumaran to inform him that she was alive. She said she was afraid to return home because her family knew that she had been with her lover Karthik, a neighbour of Ganga Devi's parents in Tirunindravur. "Since the family members were demanding her body, she decided to inform them that she was alive," the officer said.
'Missing' woman to arrive in city today
After reports that Ganga Devi was dead, her return has surprised many. "The woman and her lover ran out of money in Coimbatore," he said. "Ganga Devi said she would return with money that Karthik earned doing odd jobs during their five-day stay in Coimbatore."
She was to board a train from Coimbatore on Sunday and arrive in the city on Monday. The Kaveripakkam police will now have to go back to their case files and restart the probe to identify the woman who was killed and assumed to be Ganga Devi.
Talking about the probe after the woman's body was found, an investigating officer said that Saravanan was not convinced that the woman in the sack was his wife. But he concluded that it could be Ganga Devi after relatives said she appeared to look like her.
The body was highly decomposed and police could not identify the victim, Kaveripakkam inspector M Somasundaram said. "She appeared to have been killed at least four days before her body was discovered," he said. "Her body was swollen. We could find no trace of external injuries. " http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/coimbatore/Dead-wife-calls-says-she-was-with-lover-in-Coimbatore-hotel/articleshow/21231973.cms
Saturday, 20 July 2013
Doctor arrested after nurse alleges rape over two years
Doctor arrested after nurse alleges rape over two years
NASHIK: A 28-year-old doctor was arrested here on Wednesday for allegedly raping a 20-year-old nurse for over two years on the promise of marrying her.
In her complaint to the Bhadrakali police, the nurse said she was employed in a hospital from 2011 where the doctor also worked. She alleged that the doctor forced her into a physical relationship with him from 2011 to 2013 by holding out the promise of marriage.
The woman said that when she got pregnant, the doctor forced her to abort the fetus on May 25 this year. After that, he allegedly told her that he could not marry her. The woman also alleged that the doctor made insulting remarks about her belonging to the tribal community. The doctor was arrested under section 376 of the IPC (rape). He was produced in court on Thursday and sent to police custody till July 22. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/Doctor-arrested-after-nurse-alleges-rape-over-two-years/articleshow/21152808.cms?intenttarget=no
NASHIK: A 28-year-old doctor was arrested here on Wednesday for allegedly raping a 20-year-old nurse for over two years on the promise of marrying her.
In her complaint to the Bhadrakali police, the nurse said she was employed in a hospital from 2011 where the doctor also worked. She alleged that the doctor forced her into a physical relationship with him from 2011 to 2013 by holding out the promise of marriage.
The woman said that when she got pregnant, the doctor forced her to abort the fetus on May 25 this year. After that, he allegedly told her that he could not marry her. The woman also alleged that the doctor made insulting remarks about her belonging to the tribal community. The doctor was arrested under section 376 of the IPC (rape). He was produced in court on Thursday and sent to police custody till July 22. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/nashik/Doctor-arrested-after-nurse-alleges-rape-over-two-years/articleshow/21152808.cms?intenttarget=no
Husband will leak 'inappropriate' videos, says Yukta Mookhey
Husband will leak 'inappropriate' videos, says Yukta Mookhey
The Yukta Mookhey-Prince Tuli spat gets uglier by the minute. On Friday, Mookhey's lawyer told the court that Tuli has some "inappropriate" videos of the former beauty queen, which need to be seized, as he was threatening to leak them. Advocate Taubon Irani was opposing the anticipatory bail application filed by Tuli's lawyers, Avinash Gupta and Filji Frederick.
Tuli applied for anticipatory bail after Mookhey filed a case against him and her in-laws at Amboli police station under sections 498 A (cruelty), 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 377 (unnatural sex) on July 3.
In the bail application, Tuli's lawyers have contested that the case was one year too late. "Right after leaving her home, she filed a domestic violence case in a family court. Then why did it take her an entire year to file an FIR? She had been living separately for a year."
The other grounds for seeking bail were that though Mookhey had accused Tuli of sodomy, there was no evidence to prove that, and that Tuli had been cooperating with the cops. They also said that Mookhey had taken all that was hers when she left.
Tuli had earlier alleged that Mookhey had left with Rs 35 lakh in cash. Her lawyer Irani, however said, "Who keeps that kind of cash at home?" Mookhey then said Tuli should be taken into custody immediately, as he had threatened to leak her video. "It can outrage a woman's modesty," she told the court.
She also alleged that though she took most of her belongings, she got only Rs 2 lakh out of the Rs 2 crore that she had brought as "stree dhan". She also referred to a special court's order, restraining Tuli from meeting his son. "He has flouted the court's order in the past. He is capable of doing it again. His psychological evaluation is pending in that court," Irani told the court.
The public prosecutor asked for Tuli's custody, saying he managed relief from the court on July 14 without anyone's knowledge and even though he has been attending the police station ever since, he needs to be taken into custody considering the gravity of the charges against him. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Husband-will-leak-inappropriate-videos-says-Yukta-Mookhey/articleshow/21184712.cms
The Yukta Mookhey-Prince Tuli spat gets uglier by the minute. On Friday, Mookhey's lawyer told the court that Tuli has some "inappropriate" videos of the former beauty queen, which need to be seized, as he was threatening to leak them. Advocate Taubon Irani was opposing the anticipatory bail application filed by Tuli's lawyers, Avinash Gupta and Filji Frederick.
Tuli applied for anticipatory bail after Mookhey filed a case against him and her in-laws at Amboli police station under sections 498 A (cruelty), 406 (criminal breach of trust) and 377 (unnatural sex) on July 3.
In the bail application, Tuli's lawyers have contested that the case was one year too late. "Right after leaving her home, she filed a domestic violence case in a family court. Then why did it take her an entire year to file an FIR? She had been living separately for a year."
The other grounds for seeking bail were that though Mookhey had accused Tuli of sodomy, there was no evidence to prove that, and that Tuli had been cooperating with the cops. They also said that Mookhey had taken all that was hers when she left.
Tuli had earlier alleged that Mookhey had left with Rs 35 lakh in cash. Her lawyer Irani, however said, "Who keeps that kind of cash at home?" Mookhey then said Tuli should be taken into custody immediately, as he had threatened to leak her video. "It can outrage a woman's modesty," she told the court.
She also alleged that though she took most of her belongings, she got only Rs 2 lakh out of the Rs 2 crore that she had brought as "stree dhan". She also referred to a special court's order, restraining Tuli from meeting his son. "He has flouted the court's order in the past. He is capable of doing it again. His psychological evaluation is pending in that court," Irani told the court.
The public prosecutor asked for Tuli's custody, saying he managed relief from the court on July 14 without anyone's knowledge and even though he has been attending the police station ever since, he needs to be taken into custody considering the gravity of the charges against him. http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/entertainment/bollywood/news-interviews/Husband-will-leak-inappropriate-videos-says-Yukta-Mookhey/articleshow/21184712.cms
Friday, 19 July 2013
Advantage women: Amendment to marriage law makes divorce easier
Advantage women: Amendment to marriage law makes divorce easier
New Delhi: To make marriage laws more women-friendly, the government today approved a host of recommendations made by the Group of Ministers (GoM) on divorce and inheritance in the Marriage Laws Amendment Bill.
The amendment now makes filing for divorces easier by doing away with the provision that required a couple to file a 'joint application' after the mandatory waiting period.
In the existing provision, if a couple files for divorce - even when consensual - there is a mandatory waiting period of six to 18 months. After that, the couple needs to come back to the court to sanctify the divorce.
If the couple does not move a joint application, then the divorce is not sanctified.
Now, a judge can exercise discretion in granting divorce if one of the partners does not move a second joint application for divorce with mutual consent within three years.
The other big change in the law is on inheritance. The amendment provides for sufficient compensation to a woman from her husband's ancestral property in case of divorce.
Also, in cases where the ancestral property could not be divided, the woman is now entitled to get sufficient compensation by calculating her husband's share in it. The woman's share will be determined by a court of law.
The compensation can be worked out by the court hearing the divorce case if there is confusion over the amount, the amendment says.
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/advantage-women-amendment-to-marriage-law-makes-divorce-easier-393564
New Delhi: To make marriage laws more women-friendly, the government today approved a host of recommendations made by the Group of Ministers (GoM) on divorce and inheritance in the Marriage Laws Amendment Bill.
The amendment now makes filing for divorces easier by doing away with the provision that required a couple to file a 'joint application' after the mandatory waiting period.
In the existing provision, if a couple files for divorce - even when consensual - there is a mandatory waiting period of six to 18 months. After that, the couple needs to come back to the court to sanctify the divorce.
Now, a judge can exercise discretion in granting divorce if one of the partners does not move a second joint application for divorce with mutual consent within three years.
The other big change in the law is on inheritance. The amendment provides for sufficient compensation to a woman from her husband's ancestral property in case of divorce.
Also, in cases where the ancestral property could not be divided, the woman is now entitled to get sufficient compensation by calculating her husband's share in it. The woman's share will be determined by a court of law.
The compensation can be worked out by the court hearing the divorce case if there is confusion over the amount, the amendment says.
http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/advantage-women-amendment-to-marriage-law-makes-divorce-easier-393564
Eight booked for senior citizen's suicide
Eight booked for senior citizen's suicide
NAGPUR: Kalamna police have booked daughter-in-law SheetalMalviya, her parents and five others of her family for allegedly abetting the suicide of 67-year-old GajendraMalviya, who died after consuming poison on June 1, 2013.
Before Malviya's suicide, Sheetal had accused him of outraging her modesty. He had been booked for molestation by Kalamna police on May 2 and had been released on interim bail when he consumed poison at his Dipti Signal residence.
Malviya had blamed Sheetal and her family for his suicide. Malviya had written in his suicide note that Sheetal and her family would harass him to give money, otherwise they threatened to implicate his son in harassment charges.
Besides Sheetal, five people from the Kadhi family (Bhavana, Amit, Chandrakant, Kishore and Jaswant) and two others (Vijay and Harshal Kukriya) were booked by the cops.
Before Malviya's suicide, Sheetal had accused him of outraging her modesty. He had been booked for molestation by Kalamna police on May 2 and had been released on interim bail when he consumed poison at his Dipti Signal residence.
Malviya had blamed Sheetal and her family for his suicide. Malviya had written in his suicide note that Sheetal and her family would harass him to give money, otherwise they threatened to implicate his son in harassment charges.
Besides Sheetal, five people from the Kadhi family (Bhavana, Amit, Chandrakant, Kishore and Jaswant) and two others (Vijay and Harshal Kukriya) were booked by the cops.
New bill gives woman share in ex-husband’s inherited property
New bill gives woman share in ex-husband’s inherited property
NEW
DELHI: A wife will have a share in her husband's inherited or
inheritable marital property on divorce, though the exact quantum of the
compensation has been left to the discretion of the judge, according to
a legislation that was cleared by the Union Cabinet on Wednesday.
The Cabinet also cleared the proposal that in cases where divorce has been sought on mutual consent of both parties the judiciary has been given the discretion to grant divorce to one party after a period of three years, even if the man and the wife are no longer on the same page. These were part of the recommendations of the GoM on Marriage Laws Amendment Bill which will now be amended suitably before being brought to Parliament during the monsoon session, beginning August 5.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-17/india/40634500_1_mutual-consent-marital-property-divorce-case
The Cabinet also cleared the proposal that in cases where divorce has been sought on mutual consent of both parties the judiciary has been given the discretion to grant divorce to one party after a period of three years, even if the man and the wife are no longer on the same page. These were part of the recommendations of the GoM on Marriage Laws Amendment Bill which will now be amended suitably before being brought to Parliament during the monsoon session, beginning August 5.
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2013-07-17/india/40634500_1_mutual-consent-marital-property-divorce-case
Daughter-in-law withdraws dowry case against Shankar Rao
Daughter-in-law withdraws dowry case against Shankar Rao
Hyderabad:
Vamsi Priya, daughter-in-law of former minister Dr P. Shankar Rao, on
Wednesday withdrew the dowry harassment cases that she filed against her
husband and in-laws.
Vamsi Priya also filed a petition in the Andhra Pradesh High Court stating that she was withdrawing the cases.
It may be mentioned that the Cantonment MLA was arrested by the Central Crime Station officials of City Police in connection with the same dowry harassment case filed against him. Later, he was shifted to a hospital after he fell ill where he is still undergoing treatment.
Vamsi Priya also filed a petition in the Andhra Pradesh High Court stating that she was withdrawing the cases.
It may be mentioned that the Cantonment MLA was arrested by the Central Crime Station officials of City Police in connection with the same dowry harassment case filed against him. Later, he was shifted to a hospital after he fell ill where he is still undergoing treatment.
Husband arrested for sexually starving wife for dowry
Husband arrested for sexually starving wife for dowry
The all women police here have arrested a man for sexually starving (refusing to cohabit) his wife even a year after their marriage, demanding that she first fulfill his demand for dowry.
Priya (22) who was unable to bear the mental agony of her husband Ramesh (23) for more than 16 months finally approached the police.
Police said she got married in March last year and her nightmare began the same day as her husband demanded immediate handing over of seven sovereigns of gold ornaments and Rs five lakh cash, saying he would not have any physical contact with her till such time.
Her parents had agreed to give 20 sovereigns of gold to Ramesh, who works in a goldsmith outlet, but could give only 13 sovereigns on day of the marriage, they said.
Based on the complaint, Ramesh was arrested and a hunt is on for his parents who were part of the torture, police said.
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/husband-arrested-for-sexually-starving-wife-for-dowry/1143641/
The all women police here have arrested a man for sexually starving (refusing to cohabit) his wife even a year after their marriage, demanding that she first fulfill his demand for dowry.
Priya (22) who was unable to bear the mental agony of her husband Ramesh (23) for more than 16 months finally approached the police.
Police said she got married in March last year and her nightmare began the same day as her husband demanded immediate handing over of seven sovereigns of gold ornaments and Rs five lakh cash, saying he would not have any physical contact with her till such time.
Her parents had agreed to give 20 sovereigns of gold to Ramesh, who works in a goldsmith outlet, but could give only 13 sovereigns on day of the marriage, they said.
Based on the complaint, Ramesh was arrested and a hunt is on for his parents who were part of the torture, police said.
http://www.indianexpress.com/news/husband-arrested-for-sexually-starving-wife-for-dowry/1143641/
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