sexual assault
- Telangana
Police constable beaten up for bid to rape neighbour in Telangana
Hyderabad: A police constable, who allegedly tried to rape his neighbour, was beaten up by the local residents of Dhobhi Colony in Adilabad town on Thursday, April 26. Ganesh, a constable in…
- India
NCPCR seeks action against app for distributing obscene content
New Delhi: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has sought action against an app for allegedly disseminating explicit and objectionable material, including content targeted at children. The move comes in…
- India
Sandeshkhali violence: SC refuses to hear plea for court-monitored probe
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday, February 19, refused to entertain a PIL seeking a court-monitored CBI or SIT probe into the violence in West Bengal’s Sandeshkhali village, saying the incidents cannot be…
- India
Minor girl gang raped in Bihar’s Bhojpur, in critical condition
Patna: A 13-year-old girl was allegedly gang raped by 5 youths in Bihar’s Bhojpur district, police said on Friday, February 2. The victim was dragged from home on Thursday, taken to an…
- India
Twenty-two-year-old man rapes 4 year old girl in UP’s village
Kaushambi: A four-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 22-year-old man in a village in Uttar Pradesh’s Kaushambi district, police said on Saturday, January 27. The accused, who lives in the girl’s…
- India
Maharashtra: Court acquits man accused of sexually harassing minor
Thane: A court in Thane district of Maharashtra has acquitted a man accused of sexually harassing and threatening a 15-year-old girl in 2016 citing lack of evidence. Special court judge D S Deshmukh…
- India
Delhi Police closes arguments against Brij Bhushan in sexual harassment case
New Delhi: The Delhi Police has concluded its arguments on framing charges against BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in an alleged sexual harassment…
- Crime
Agra horror: Watchman kills minor girl after bid to rape her fails
In a horrific incident, a watchman mercilessly murdered a six-year-old girl after an unsuccessful rape attempt in Uttar Pradesh’s Agra district. The incident took place on Saturday, December 31. According to reports,…
- India
Silence on sexual violence needs to be broken: Gujarat HC
Ahmedabad: A rape is a rape, even when it is committed by a man on his wife, the Gujarat High Court observed on Monday, December 18, citing that the silence shrouding sexual violence…
- India
Facing sexual assault, judge asks permission from CJI to end her life
In a bothersome incident, a woman judge wrote a letter to the Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud asking his permission to end her life after allegedly facing constant sexual assault by…
- Business
Japan rolls out trial sales of ‘morning-after’ Contraceptive Pills: Report
Tokyo: Japan on Tuesday started the trial of over-the-counter sales of morning-after contraceptive pills, according to a media report. The emergency contraception drugs, available without a doctor’s prescription, will be now sold…
- Bangalore
Bengaluru: After backlash, Kambala organisers drop Brij Bhushan’s name
After getting an invite to attend the traditional Kambala event in Bengaluru on November 25 and 26, the organisers decided to drop the former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan’s name…
- Bangalore
Sexual assault accused Brij Bhushan invited to Kambala event in Bengaluru
Former Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan, who has been allegedly accused by female wrestlers of sexual assault and harassment, has been invited to felicitate a two-day Kambala event in Palace…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man to spend 25 years in jail for raping daughter
Hyderabad: A 35-year-old man from Chandrayangutta was handed a 25-year jail term by a local court for sexually assaulting his 11-year-old daughter. A fine of Rs 5000 was also imposed on the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: EFLU Proctor replaced, appointed Dean amid students’ protest
Hyderabad: Amid ongoing protests by English and Foreign Language University (EFLU) students, the administration removed Proctor T Samson and appointed him Dean of Planning, in an order dated Tuesday, November 7. This…
