Anna University sexual assault case: Accused is a DMK worker, claims BJP's Annamalai
Dec 26, 2024, at 02:18 pm
Chennai/IBNS: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s K Annamalai has claimed the accused in the alleged sexual assault incident which occurred at Chennai's Anna University is a DMK worker and was involved in similar crimes in the past.
Nov 19, 2024, at 07:30 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Malayalam actor Siddique has been granted an anticipatory bail from the Supreme Court in connection with an alleged rape case, media reports said.
UP: Minor NEET aspirant held hostage, raped for 6 months by coaching centre teachers in Kanpur
Nov 10, 2024, at 02:59 am
Kanpur: A student was allegedly confined for more than six months and raped by two teachers at a prominent coaching institute where she had enrolled to prepare for medical entrance exam NEET.
UP woman sexually assaulted inside ambulance, her husband thrown out without oxygen support
Sep 05, 2024, at 10:49 pm
Lucknow: A woman was allegedly molested inside an ambulance in Uttar Pradesh while accompanying her husband to a hospital, media reports said.
Sep 05, 2024, at 07:43 pm
Asifabad/IBNS: A tribal woman's alleged sexual assault by an auto driver has triggered a communal tension in Telangana's Asifabad, media reports said.
Tamil Nadu: 13 girls sexually abused during fake NCC camp in school
Aug 19, 2024, at 08:04 pm
At least 13 girls were allegedly sexually abused during a fake National Cadet Corps (NCC) camp at a private school in Krishangiri region of Tamil Nadu recently, media reports said.
Karnataka: Man files sex assault case against Prajwal Revanna's brother Suraj Revanna
Jun 23, 2024, at 02:59 am
Bengaluru: A case has been registered against Janata Dal (Secular) MLC Suraj Revanna, brother of former MP Prajwal Revanna, who faces sex crime charges for an alleged sexual assault, media reported.
May 28, 2024, at 01:54 am
Suspended Janata Dal (United) leader Prajwal Revanna, who fled to Germany last month, following horrific sex crimes allegations by women who said he forced them into sexual acts, released a statement Monday, claiming comments and "political drama" by opposition leaders drove him to "depression and isolation".
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav questions Modi's 'silence' over Prajwal Revanna's 'sex scandal'
Apr 30, 2024, at 06:07 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over an alleged sex scandal involving ex-Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda's grandson and Janata Dal Secular leader Prajwal Revanna.
Man, 35, booked for allegedly sexually assaulting minor in Mumbai
Apr 02, 2024, at 10:09 pm
A 35-year-old man has been booked for allegedly sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl in a Mumbai local train, police said on Tuesday.
Bombay High Court asks police to investigate molestation of minor boy in Mumbai posh club
Feb 28, 2024, at 11:22 pm
The Bombay High Court has directed the city police to investigate a complaint filed by a father, alleging that his son was sexually assaulted inside a posh club in western suburb of Bandra by one of its staff.
500 female students write to PM Modi, Haryana CM claiming sexual assault by university professor
Jan 09, 2024, at 03:45 am
Sirsa/Haryana: Five hundred female college students from Haryana's Sirsa have written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi's office, and Chief Minister ML Khattar, accusing a professor at the Chaudhary Devi Lal University of sexual harassment and demanded his suspension, as well as an inquiry led by a retired High Court judge.
Uttar Pradesh: 11-year-old girl sexually assaulted by 80-yr-old in Banda
Oct 03, 2023, at 11:49 pm
An 11-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by an 80-year-old man in Marka area of Banda district in Uttar Pradesh, a police officer said on Tuesday.
Odisha: Man sentenced to 3 years in jail for molesting a minor girl
Oct 01, 2023, at 07:54 am
Balasore/UNI: A special POCSO judge on Saturday convicted a 50 year-old-man in the case of sexual assault of a minor girl and sentenced him to 3 years rigorous imprisonment amd a fine of Rs 1,000.
Mumbai: Two security guards arrested for raping woman
Sep 04, 2023, at 02:32 am
Two security guards of a posh society in Vidya Vihar area of Mumbai suburb were arrested for allegedly repeatedly raping a woman while giving her threats.
Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar Police arrest Imaam on charges of committing sodomy on minor
Aug 29, 2023, at 07:00 pm
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir Police on Tuesday arrested an Imaam (prayer leader) of a mosque on charges of committing sodomy on a child in Srinagar city.
Hyderabad: Deaf and dumb woman sexually assaulted by youth
Aug 19, 2023, at 09:26 pm
Hyderabad: In a disturbing incident, a deaf and dumb woman was allegedly sexually assaulted by a young man at Vijaynagar Colony, Humayunnagar, in the city on Friday night.
Hyderabad man, having mother by his side, strips a young woman on road
Aug 09, 2023, at 06:25 am
Hyderabad/IBNS: Accompanied by his mother, a man stripped a young woman on a road in Hyderabad's Jawahar Nagar area Tuesday.
Jun 07, 2023, at 06:20 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Wrestling Federation chief and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who is accused of sexually harassing some of the country's top wrestlers, has been questioned twice by the Delhi police, media reports said.
Top wrestlers rejoin work but pledge to 'not step back' from protest
Jun 06, 2023, at 01:34 am
New DelhiIBNS: India's top wrestlers, including Sakshee Malikkh, Vinesh Phogat, and Bajrang Punia, who have been at the forefront of the massive protest against the country's wrestling federation chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, have resumed their duties in the Railways.
Uttar Pradesh: Govt officer booked for sexual assault
May 31, 2023, at 11:14 pm
Deoria: A case of sexual assault was lodged against the Tehsildar of Rudrapur on the complaint of a woman on Wednesday, a senior police officer said here.
Jul 01, 2022, at 05:19 pm
Thiruvananthapuram/IBNS: A teacher at Kerala's Madrasa has been sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment for illegal confinement and sexual assault of a minor boy, who was a student in the educational institution, media reports said.
Indian origin cult leader convicted of rape dies in prison
Apr 10, 2022, at 07:00 am
London: An Indian-origin man who ran a clandestine extremist Maoist cult and was imprisoned for 23 years for multiple sexual assault cases six years ago died in jail, media reports said.
DCW issues notice to JNU Registrar over sexual assault incident inside campus
Jan 23, 2022, at 05:49 am
New Delhi/UNI: Delhi Commission for Women on Saturday issued a notice to Jawaharlal Nehru University Registrar over the recent alleged attempt of sexual assault of a student inside the campus.
'Skin-to-skin' contact not needed to define sexual assault under POCSO Act: SC
Nov 18, 2021, at 07:30 pm
New Delhi/UNI/IBNS: The Supreme Court in its judgement on Thursday set aside a Bombay High Court verdict, which had held that "skin-to-skin contact is essential for POCSO offences".
Woman brutally raped in Mumbai, one held
Sep 11, 2021, at 04:23 am
Mumbai/UNI: A 30-year-old woman was raped and brutally assaulted in the Saki Naka area of Andheri suburb in Mumbai on Friday, police said.
Minor girl's body recovered in Kolkata, family claims sexual assault and murder
Feb 04, 2021, at 07:25 pm
Kolkata/IBNS: The body of a nine-year-old girl, who went untraceable since Wednesday, was recovered from the stairs of a building in north Kolkata's Jorabagan area on Thursday morning, reports said.
Holding girl's hands and opening pant zip not sexual assault: Bombay HC
Jan 28, 2021, at 11:51 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: In another controversial order, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has said holding a minor girl's hands and opening the zip of pants does not amount to sexual offence, media reports said.
Groping without skin-to-skin contact not sexual assault: Bombay HC
Jan 25, 2021, at 09:00 pm
Mumbai/IBNS: The Bombay High Court has said groping a minor's breast without a skin-to-skin contact cannot be considered as a sexual assault, media reports said.
Puducherry: Man arrested under POCSO Act for sexually assaulting a girl student
Nov 06, 2019, at 06:13 pm
Puducherry, Nov 6 (UNI) A 32-year-old man was arrested under the Protection of Chidren from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act on Wednesday for sexually assaulting a 9th standard girl student of a private school here.