sexual assault

Kanpur (UP), March 11 A special court here has acquitted an Indian Air Force personnel accused of molesting his minor sister-in-law after she revealed that the alleged incident was only a dream and her raising an alarm was a misunderstanding, officials said.The court also directed that...

New Delhi, March 11 The Supreme Court has stayed the execution of the death sentence awarded to a man, who was convicted for sexually assaulting and murdering a five-year-old girl in Madhya Pradesh in 2024.A three-judge bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and N V Anjaria...

Los Angeles, March 11 – The disgraced producer, Harvey Weinstein, has alleged that he was violently assaulted while serving his prison sentence.The 73-year-old former movie producer, who was convicted of rape and sexual assault in New York and Los Angeles, described the incident and his daily...

Kanpur (UP), March 11 A special court here has acquitted an Indian Air Force personnel accused of molesting his minor sister-in-law after the complainant revealed that the alleged incident was only a dream and her raising an alarm was a misunderstanding, officials said.The case was registered...

Sonbhadra (UP), March 10 Police have registered a case against a man in the Sonbhadra district of Uttar Pradesh after his 19-year-old daughter accused him of rape, an official said on Tuesday.Local SHO Akhilesh Kumar Mishra said the woman in her complaint alleged that her father sexually...

Kochi (Kerala), March 10 An event manager was arrested here for allegedly raping a woman after promising to marry her, police said on Tuesday.The accused, identified as Ayoob, who runs an event management company here, was taken into custody on Sunday following a complaint lodged by the woman...

Los Angeles, March 10 – Hollywood actress Ashley Judd is reflecting on one of her earliest box office successes. In a recent Instagram video post, Judd noted how her relationship with the 1997 film "Kiss the Girls" has "evolved" over the years.The actress shared that the shift happened due to...

Mathura (UP), March 10 (UP) A man who disguised himself as a religious figure has been arrested for allegedly having unnatural sexual relations with a 14-year-old boy here, police said on Tuesday.He was arrested after a video of the incident went viral on social media.The incident occurred...

Bengaluru, March 10 A Karnataka court has sentenced a 25-year-old man to 40 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl with physical and mental disabilities in the Belagavi district.The accused, Dhareppa alias Dheeraj Angata Khanase, illegally entered the girl's house while her...

Kochi, March 10 – The Kerala High Court on Tuesday sought the response of Malayalam actor Dileep in an appeal filed by the state government challenging his acquittal in the 2017 actress assault case and seeking enhanced punishment for those convicted.A division bench of Justices A. K...

Kochi, March 10 The Kerala High Court on Tuesday sought the response of actor Dileep and nine others in response to an appeal filed by the state government challenging the judgment of the trial court in the sensational 2017 actress sexual assault case.The High Court admitted the appeal, in...

Thane, March 10 Police have registered a case against a man for allegedly molesting a 13-year-old girl with a mental disability in Thane district, Maharashtra, officials said on Tuesday.The incident took place in the Bhiwandi area on December 12 last year, but the victim's mother approached...

Mumbai, March 9 The Bombay High Court on Monday described a father's claim that his minor daughter accused him of rape simply out of anger as "far-fetched".Upholding the man's life sentence, a bench of Justices Manish Pitale and Shreeram Shirsat dismissed his plea challenging a March 2020...

Chennai, March 9 AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami on Monday claimed that a "series of crimes" across Tamil Nadu were causing a sense of fear among the people and said even elders were not spared by the perpetrators.Wondering how Chief Minister M K Stalin "could justify the fact...

New Delhi, March 9 The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Unnao rape survivor to be a party in the petition filed by the CBI challenging the suspension of life imprisonment for former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, stating that the victim has the right to be heard in the proceedings.A bench...

Chennai, March 9 – Leader of the Opposition and AIADMK General Secretary Edappadi K. Palaniswami launched a strong attack on the ruling DMK government in Tamil Nadu on Monday, alleging a serious deterioration in law and order across the state.In a statement on X, Palaniswami claimed that under...

Ballia (UP), March 9 A 38-year-old man was arrested for allegedly having unnatural sexual relations with his minor nephew here, police said on Monday.The incident occurred on March 5 in a village under the Dokati area here, where the accused, Shashi Singh, allegedly lured the 12-year-old boy...

Important cases listed before the Supreme Court on March 9 (Monday):* The Supreme Court will hear the CBI's plea challenging the Delhi High Court order that suspended the life sentence of expelled BJP leader Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the 2017 Unnao rape case.* The Supreme Court will hear the...

Sant Kabir Nagar (UP), March 8 A man was arrested, and two minors were apprehended on Sunday for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl in the Bakhira area here, officials said.The accused, identified as Abhishek, is around 20 years old, while the two minors are around 17 years of age, they said...

Ara (Bihar), March 8 A young woman was allegedly gang-raped by some unidentified individuals in the Bhojpur district of Bihar, police said on Sunday.Police have arrested five individuals accused of the gang-rape of the 19-year-old woman, an official said.Speaking to