sexual assault

Panaji, March 28 A Goa BJP leader said on Saturday that a 20-year-old man recently arrested in the state in connection with an alleged sex scandal and his politician father had no connection with the saffron party.Senior leader Siddharth Gauns Desai said that he himself had demanded the arrest...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 28 The Congress on Saturday expelled a councillor from the Palakkad Municipality from the party following a complaint of sexual assault against him.The Palakkad District Congress Committee (DCC) president, A Thankappan, said that Prashob C Valsan, a councillor from the...

Bengaluru, March 28 – In a shocking incident, a minor girl originally from Assam was found dead under suspicious circumstances within the jurisdiction of the Electronics City police station in Bengaluru on Saturday.Her body was discovered in a secluded area of the Bolugudda region.The victim...

Sambhal (UP), March 28 A nurse working at a hospital in the Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh has accused the hospital's administrator, a doctor, of rape. Following this, the police have registered a case and initiated an investigation, an official said.Kotwali police station SHO Gajendra...

Nashik (Maharashtra), March 28 Police said on Saturday that two more cases have been registered against self-proclaimed spiritual leader Ashok Kharat, adding that the Special Investigation Team investigating him has received over 100 complaints via phone.With this, a total of ten FIRs, eight...

Panaji, March 28 Goa Congress chief Amit Patkar on Saturday claimed that the sex scandal in which the son of a councilor is an accused involves more than 100 minor victims, and that the police were initially reluctant to register a case.Soham (20), son of Sushant Naik, a member of Curchorem...

Mumbai, March 28 Senior BJP leader and former Maharashtra minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Saturday demanded the death penalty for self-proclaimed religious leader Ashok Kharat, who was arrested for allegedly repeatedly raping a woman over the past three years.Kharat, who was arrested on March...

Mumbai, March 28 Senior BJP leader and former Maharashtra minister Sudhir Mungantiwar on Saturday demanded the death penalty for self-proclaimed religious figure Ashok Kharat, who was arrested on March 18 for allegedly repeatedly raping a woman over the past three years.Kharat has been named...

New Delhi, March 28 The Supreme Court has strongly criticized the disclosure of a girl's identity in a rape case and has directed all high courts to ensure that the names of survivors and their family members are not mentioned in court orders.In its 2018 judgment in the Nipun Saxena case, the...

Panaji, March 28 Goa Congress chief Amit Patkar on Saturday claimed that the sex scandal involving the son of a councilor involves more than 100 minor victims, and that the police were initially reluctant to register a case.Soham (20), son of Sushant Naik, a member of the Curchorem Municipal...

Panaji, March 28 The Goa police arrested a man on Saturday for allegedly indecently exposing himself to two children at a store in Margao, an official said.The incident occurred at a popular store in the city in South Goa, where the children, aged five and seven, had gone with their mother on...

Panaji, March 27 The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday sought to distance itself from a Goa councillor whose son has been arrested in connection with a sex scandal involving minor girls, stating that he was not a member of the ruling saffron party.Soham (20), son of Sushant Naik, a member...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 27 A woman has filed a complaint with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the police, alleging sexual assault by a Congress councillor, officials said on Friday.The complainant, who belongs to a Scheduled Tribe community, has accused Prashob C Valsan, a Congress...

Saharanpur (UP), March 27 Uttar Pradesh Police have arrested a gym trainer for allegedly raping a woman after rendering her unconscious by mixing an intoxicant in her protein drink, officials said on Friday.The police have also arrested his accomplice, who kept track of her and assisted the...

When you work with a director multiple times, you start to understand how they think and you feel secure, says actor Kumud Mishra, explaining why his collaborations with filmmaker Anubhav Sinha are always special.Sinha is one of the filmmakers with whom Mishra has worked extensively, including...

Palakkad (Kerala), March 27 A woman has filed a complaint with Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan and the police, alleging that a Congress councillor sexually assaulted her here, officials said on Friday.The complainant, who belongs to a Scheduled Tribe community, has accused Prashob C...

"When you work with a director multiple times, you start to understand how they see the world, and you feel secure," says actor Kumud Mishra, explaining why his collaborations with filmmaker Anubhav Sinha are always special.Sinha is one filmmaker for whom Mishra would readily accept any role...

Mumbai, March 27 The Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the rape accused and self-proclaimed godman Ashok Kharat has received more than 50 calls in the last five days providing information or reporting crimes allegedly committed by him, officials said on Friday.The Maharashtra...

Palghar/Pune, March 27 Police have registered a case against a self-proclaimed religious figure from Maharashtra's Palghar district for allegedly raping a 35-year-old woman from Pune, after he claimed to be the incarnation of Lord Shiva, officials said on Friday.The woman filed a complaint...

Thane, March 27 A 28-year-old man from the Thane district of Maharashtra has been arrested on allegations of molesting girls, police said on Friday.The accused, a resident of the Titwala area, allegedly inappropriately touched a 13-year-old girl on Thursday.The girl informed her parents...