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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…
- News
Students allege sexual harrasement by teacher at Telangana govt school
Hyderabad: Students at a government school in Telangana on Friday, November 28 protested over alleged sexual assault by a teacher in Nalgonda district. The incident occurred at a government school in the…
- Telangana
Sexual harassment allegations against police: SC/ST Commission to visit Lagcherla
Hyderabad: SC/ST Commission chairman Bakki Venkataiah has assured strict action against those responsible for the alleged police excesses against Lambada and Dalit women during the police investigation, after Vikarabad district collector and…
- Telangana
Telangana: Protests held at Singareni Medical College against sexual harassment incidents
Hyderabad: Activists of the Communist Party of India (CPI) and civil society organisations protested in front of Singareni Government Medical College in Ramagundam town of Peddapalli district on Wednesday, demanding the suspension…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: TFCC probes Jani Master’s recruitment of minor dancer
Hyderabad: The Telugu Film Chamber of Commerce (TFCC) has initiated an investigation into the recruitment of a minor dancer by choreographer Jani Master, who is accused of alleged sexual assault. The Committee…
- India
Amidst crisis, Malayalam cinema to get new film association
Thiruvananthapuram: At a time when the Malayalam cinema industry is reeling from the shocking revelations in the Justice K Hema Committee report, a group of film personalities are set to launch a…
- India
BJP MLA Munirathna held over harassment, threats and casteist abuse
Bengaluru: BJP MLA Munirathna was arrested on Saturday in connection with two FIRs being lodged against him for alleged harassment, threats and casteist abuse, police said. “We have taken him into custody.…
- Mumbai
BMC suspends Associate Prof of Mumbai’s Nair Hospital over sexual harassment
Mumbai: In a significant decision, the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has suspended an Associate Professor accused of sexual harassment of a female medical student of the BYL Nair Hospital, an official said…
- Bangalore
SIT files charge sheet against JD(S) MLA Revanna, former MP Prajwal
Bengaluru: The Special Investigation Team (SIT) of the Criminal Investigation Department has filed a charge sheet against former MP Prajwal Revanna for rape and his father and MLA H D Revanna for…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Uber rider sexually harasses PVR security woman
Hyderabad: In an incident raising concerns over women’s safety yet again, a 23-year-old was sexually harassed by her Uber rider in Banjara Hills while they were enroute to her destination. The victim…
