sexual harrassment
- India
SC to hear PIL to bring political parties under anti-sexual harassment law
New Delhi: The Supreme Court (SC) is slated to hear on Monday, December 9, a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking the inclusion of political parties under the anti-sexual harassment law. The petition…
- India
Delhi court records witness statement in sexual harassment case against Bhushan
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Monday recorded the statement of a witness in a case of alleged sexual harassment of female wrestlers by former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij…
- India
Karnataka HC rejects school teacher’s plea to quash POCSO case
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has declined to quash a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case against a school teacher accused of recording videos of girl students while they were…
- India
UP: Burqa-clad woman sexually harassed, accused held as CCTV footage surfaces
Meerut: A burqa-clad Muslim woman was sexually assaulted in Uttar Pradesh (UP)’s Meerut on Monday, July 8. The perpetrator, 45-year-old Vishal Thakur, has been apprehended and is now in police custody. The…
- Delhi
Delhi court to hear arguments on framing of charges against Brij Bhushan
New Delhi: A Delhi court on Wednesday posted for November 28 hearing of arguments on framing of charges against BJP MP and former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan…
- India
No govt job for people accused of sex crimes in Rajasthan: CM
Jaipur: The Rajasthan government has decided to “ban” people accused of rape and other sex crimes from government jobs, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot said Tuesday amid an outcry over the rape and…
- India
SC directs Centre, states to ensure constitution of sexual harassment committees
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centre and the state governments to undertake a time-bound exercise to verify whether sexual harassment committees have been constituted in all ministries and…
- Andhra Pradesh
Suspended TDP leader gets lifer for girl’s suicide
Vijayawada: A special court here has sentenced to life imprisonment a suspended Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader for sexually harassing a 14-year-old girl and abetment of suicide. The POCSO Special Court awarded…
- India
‘Parties welcome..’: Wrestlers protest against WFI chief over ‘sexual harassment’
New Delhi: Delhi Police has sought a report from the probe committee set up by the Ministry of Sports to investigate the sexual harassment allegations against WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, a…
- News
Drunk elderly Swede molests IndiGo hostess on Bangkok-Mumbai flight; held
Mumbai: In another case of unruly behaviour in the mid-air, an inebriated elderly Swedish national was arrested late on Thursday for allegedly abusing and molesting an IndiGo crew member on a Bangkok-Mumbai…
- India
Karnataka school principal held for sending lewd messages to girl student
Raichur: The principal of a school has been arrested on charges of sending lewd messages to a tenth grade student and misbehaving with her in this district of the state, police said…
- Hyderabad
Protests at University of Hyderabad over alleged sexual harassment of Thai student
Hyderabad: Students at the University of Hyderabad (UoH) campus are staging protests following the alleged sexual harassment of a foreign student (woman) by a university professor on Friday. Students gathered at the…
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