sexual harassment
- India
Karnataka Congress leader assaulted, arrested for sharing indecent photos
A Congress leader was arrested on Tuesday, October 28, charged with sexually harassing and spreading a woman’s photographs in Chikkamagaluru, Karnataka. A video of residents thrashing him after the incident surfaced online.…
- India
Protests against sexual harassment by professors at Pondicherry University
A midnight protest by members of the Students Federation of India (SFI) against alleged sexual harassment of a student by senior faculty members at Pondicherry University turned tense on Thursday, October 9,…
- India
Godman Saraswati held in Agra for sexual harassment of 17 students
New Delhi: Self-styled godman Chaitanyananda Saraswati, who allegedly sexually harassed 17 women students at a private institute here, was apprehended from Agra early Sunday, Delhi Police said. He was produced before a…
- India
Godman booked for sexually harassing 32 Delhi students; on the run
New Delhi: Delhi Police has booked a self-styled godman, Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati alias Parth Sarthy, after several female students of a management institute here accused him of sexual harassment. Despite raids and…
- India
Odisha student self immolation case: ABVP state leader arrested
The joint secretary of Odisha Akhil Bharatiya Vidharthi Parishad (ABVP) and another have been arrested on Sunday, August 3, in connection with the self-immolation case of a 20-year-old female student of Fakir…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Reality‑TV choreographer held for harassing stepdaughter
Hyderabad: A dance choreographer, who mentors contestants on television reality shows, has been arrested for the alleged sexual harassment of his minor stepdaughter here, police said on Sunday. The girl’s mother, in…
- India
Odisha college student who set herself afire over sexual harassment dies
Bhubaneswar: After fighting for her life for three days, the Odisha college student who set herself ablaze following alleged sexual harassment by a professor passed away at AIIMS on Monday night, July…
- Andhra Pradesh
Teacher booked as video shows sexual harassment of girl student
A teacher was booked after a video showing sexual harassment of a girl student went viral. The incident has sparked outrage across social media. Video of sexual harassment of girl student triggers…
- India
Video: Probe against Punjab pastor after assault video surfaces online
A probe has been initiated by the Punjab’s Mohali police against controversial pastor Baljinder Singh after an alleged video of him assaulting his employees emerged on social media platforms. The video shows…
- News
Punjab: Woman accused pastor of sexual harassemnt when she was minor
A 22-year-old woman has accused a self-styled Christian pastor Baljinder Singh, of sexual molestation when she was a minor working in his team. She lodged a complaint with the Punjab’s Kapurthala police…
- Telangana
POCSO case against teacher in Telangana’s Siddipet for sexual harassment
Hyderabad: A teacher named Devayya, who teaches biology at a government higher secondary school in Khammampalli, Siddipet district, has been charged under the POCSO Act for inappropriate behaviour with female students. According…
- Kerala
Commenting on woman’s body structure amounts to sexual harassment: Kerala HC
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has held that a comment on a woman’s “body structure” is a sexually coloured remark which would constitute a penal offence of sexual harassment. The ruling by…
- Hyderabad
Sexual harassment case: Chargesheet filed against Jani Master
Hyderabad: The Narsingi police have filed a chargesheet against choreographer Shaik Jani Basha, widely known as Jani Master, in connection with allegations of sexual harassment. The charges stem from a complaint lodged by a…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad YouTuber Prasad Behara held for sexually harassing co-actor
Hyderabad: A popular YouTuber Prasad Behara has been arrested by Jubilee Hills police on Wednesday, December 18 in a sexual harassment case after a young woman accused him of inappropriate behaviour during…
- Hyderabad
Telangana HC quashes MANUU’s action against employee
Hyderabad: Justice T Madhavi Devi of the Telangana High Court has quashed disciplinary actions taken by Maulana Azad National Urdu University (MANUU) against Mohammed Shamsuddin Adil, a computer operator accused of sexual…
