Park Street rape (Kolkata, 2012): woman raped in moving car by 5 men; WB CM initially called it "cooked up"; 3 convicted 2013; Calcutta HC enhanced sentences 2017

Laxmi Agarwal acid attack (Delhi, 2005): 15-year-old attacked by spurned man; Nadeem Khan convicted; SC ruled stricter acid sale regulations 2013; became basis for Chhapaak (2020)

Kopardi rape and murder (Maharashtra, 2016): 15-year-old girl raped and murdered in field; 3 convicted and sentenced to death by sessions court 2017; Bombay HC upheld death sentences 2019

Preethi Rathi acid attack (Mumbai, 1994): nurse attacked with acid on Bandra station platform by spurned man Anil Gour; died 14 days later; Gour hanged 2014: India's first execution for acid attack

Gudiya rape and murder (Shimla, 2017): 16-year-old gang raped and murdered; Sukhdev Singh and two others convicted; HC confirmed death sentence 2019; SC appeal pending

Vismaya dowry death (Kerala, 2021): 24-year-old found dead; husband S. Kiran Kumar convicted of dowry harassment and abetment of suicide; sentenced to 10 years; dismissed from government service

Shraddha Walkar murder (Delhi, 2022): woman killed and body dismembered into 35 pieces by live-in partner Aaftab Amin Poonawalla; chargesheet filed; trial in progress at Saket Sessions Court

Swathi murder (Chennai Nungambakkam metro, 2016): IT professional hacked to death by spurned admirer Ramkumar; accused committed suicide in prison 2016; case abated

Ajmer serial rape scandal (1992): Dargah gang blackmailed and gang raped 100+ schoolgirls over years; Farooq Chishti and 7 others convicted 1998; additional convictions in 2022 after fresh survivor testimony

Kunan Poshpora mass rape (J&K, 1991): alleged mass rape by Indian Army during cordon-and-search operation; probe ordered by J&K HC 2016; reopened by J&K government 2013; still under investigation

Dhanya Jaishankar acid attack (Kerala, 2012): teenager attacked by spurned man; attacker convicted; Kerala SC ordered compensation; SC directed stricter acid regulation; case cited in acid attack law reform

Jalgaon teacher sex scandal (Maharashtra, 1994): school principal Manohar Kadam and colleagues sexually exploited 30+ students; multiple convictions; Bombay HC confirmed sentences

Suhas Katti cyber crime (Mumbai, 2004): first conviction under IT Act Section 67 in India; accused posted obscene messages about victim on Yahoo groups; convicted within 7 months of complaint

Aisha Mustafa stalking case (Delhi, 2014): physics student harassed with air gun by Umair Ahmed; first FIR under newly added IPC 354D (stalking); trial in progress at Delhi Sessions Court

Shah Bano maintenance case (Indore, 1985): Muslim woman sought maintenance after triple talaq; SC ruled in her favour (CrPC 125); Parliament reversed by Muslim Women Act 1986; landmark for women's rights reform

Shayara Bano triple talaq case (2017): SC 5-judge bench declared instant triple talaq unconstitutional 3:2; led to Muslim Women (Protection of Rights on Marriage) Act 2019 criminalizing triple talaq

Geetanjali Nagpal trafficking case (Delhi, 2007): model found begging and feeding children from dustbin; trafficking and exploitation by handlers established; conviction obtained; raised awareness of trafficking of women in entertainment

Snehalata Reddy (Karnataka, 1977): Kannada actress died in Bangalore Central Jail during Emergency; detained under MISA without charge; inquest acquitted police; case became symbol of Emergency-era custodial abuse of women

Thangjam Manorama custodial killing (Manipur, 2004): 32-year-old woman arrested by Assam Rifles, found shot dead hours later; protests included Meira Paibi women's naked march; AFSPA shielded accused; case under investigation

Soni Sori custodial torture (Chhattisgarh, 2011): Adivasi teacher and activist tortured in police custody; stones inserted into body; SC ordered medical examination; Supreme Court acquitted her of all charges 2013