Patna, April 6 – In a major crackdown, the East Champaran police on Monday rescued 16 minor girls from the clutches of orchestra operators, allegedly involved in exploitation.Acting on complaints received from multiple police station jurisdictions across the Motihari district, police teams...
New Delhi, April 2 Disturbing statistics about the conditions of Indian workers abroad reveal that over 20 individuals have died overseas each day over the past five years, with the majority of fatalities occurring in Gulf nations.According to data provided by Minister of State for External...
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Mumbai, April 1 – The Mumbai Police on Wednesday busted an alleged prostitution racket operating across Ghatkopar, Andheri, and Sakinaka, detaining a 38-year-old woman accused of running the network and rescuing two women from exploitation.The accused, identified as Kavita Anil Mane, a...
Panaji, March 23 The son of a councillor has been arrested in Goa for allegedly shooting and circulating obscene videos of local minor girls, police said on Monday.Superintendent of Police (South) Santosh Desai said the accused, Soham Naik (20), whose father is a councillor in the town of...
Mumbai, March 23 – The Shiv Sena Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray (UBT) said on Monday that the ongoing controversy surrounding Captain Ashok Kharat, a self-proclaimed "royal astrologer," has sent shockwaves through Maharashtra's political corridors.While Kharat has been arrested following...
London, March 19 – A deeply concerning claim circulating on social media alleges that Pakistani "grooming gangs" operating in the United Kingdom are targeting Sikh girls, luring them into their networks and encouraging religious conversion through financial incentives or emotional coercion...
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Thane, March 16 A 15-year-old tribal girl was allegedly abducted from Bhiwandi in the Thane district and "sold" to a man under the guise of marriage in the Beed district in the Marathwada region, leading to the registration of a case against her "husband" and five others, police said on Monday...
Bengaluru, March 4 – The National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW), Karnataka unit, has urged the Congress-led government in the state to continue the re-survey of former Devadasis in a comprehensive, appropriate, and just manner.The Devadasi system is an ancient practice that is culturally...
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Islamabad, February 27 – A leading minority rights group highlighted another brutal attack on a Christian minority worker in Punjab province, Pakistan, on Friday, stating that religious communities frequently face violence and systematic exploitation across the country.Citing eyewitness...
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Thane, February 23 Maharashtra Health Minister Prakash Abitkar has assured a thorough investigation into the egg-donation racket that exploited poor women in the Thane district and warned of strict action against the guilty.The police recently busted the racket, in which victims were offered...