sexual assault

New Delhi, March 18 A Delhi court has granted interim protection from arrest to a man accused in a rape case and directed him to cooperate with the investigation, noting delays and certain gaps in the prosecution's case.Additional Sessions Judge Kapil Kumar was hearing an anticipatory bail...

Nashik, March 18 A retired Merchant Navy officer was arrested in Nashik on Wednesday for allegedly raping a woman for over three years, police said.The accused, Ashokkumar Kharat, a self-proclaimed astrologer, had several leaders from Maharashtra politics visit him over the years.A total of...

Thane, March 18 Police have arrested a 15-year-old tribal girl's "husband" along with three others for allegedly abducting, marrying, and sexually assaulting her in Thane district, Maharashtra, officials said on Wednesday.The minor was allegedly abducted from Bhiwandi in Thane and "sold" to a...

Kanpur (UP), March 18 An 11-year-old girl who had been missing since Monday was found buried in a wheat field near Bidhnu, with signs of sexual assault, triggering outrage and panic in the area, police said on Wednesday.The family members have accused a neighbor of the crime, and the police...

Gurugram, March 17 Gurugram police have arrested a resident of Delhi for allegedly raping a 19-year-old college student during a house party in Sector 33 here, officials said on Tuesday.The accused, identified as Divyam (29), was produced in a city court and sent to judicial custody on Monday...

Chennai, March 17 – A political controversy has erupted in Tamil Nadu after senior AIADMK leader and former minister C. Ve. Shanmugam made objectionable remarks referring to actress Nayanthara while criticizing the DMK government during a protest demonstration in Villupuram.The protest...

Thane, March 17 A teenage boy is accused of molesting a 15-year-old girl and stripping her in front of her in Thane district, Maharashtra, according to police on Tuesday.The police have registered a case against the 16-year-old boy under Section 74 (assault or use of criminal force against a...

New Delhi, March 17 A man has been arrested for allegedly raping a six-year-old girl from his neighborhood in southwest Delhi's Chhawla area, police said on Tuesday.The incident came to light after the minor narrated the alleged events to her mother, who subsequently approached the...

Hyderabad, March 17: In a major robbery, unidentified assailants looted approximately Rs 1 crore from two individuals after attacking them with chilli powder in the Kukatpally area of Hyderabad.The incident occurred late on Monday night in Kukatpally, under the jurisdiction of the Cyberabad...

Hyderabad, March 16 A four-year-old girl who went missing was allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered here, following which a 25-year-old man was arrested, police said on Monday.The incident occurred on Sunday when the accused took the girl from a labour camp after offering her chocolates...

Jabalpur, March 16 The Madhya Pradesh High Court has quashed an FIR accusing a married Army officer of raping a policewoman under the guise of marriage, observing that their relationship was consensual and the case appears to be a tactic used by the complainant to pressure the officer.A single...

New Delhi, March 16 A Delhi court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting and murdering a 11-year-old boy in 2019, stating that he needed to be dealt with firmly due to his criminal mindset.Additional Sessions Judge Amit Sahrawat, however, refused to award the...

New Delhi, March 16 A court here has overturned the conviction of a school van driver in a case of alleged sexual assault on a minor boy, holding that the trial court failed to follow the prescribed legal procedure.According to the prosecution, the father of a seven-year-old boy complained to...

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...

Pilibhit (UP), March 15 A 17-year-old boy has been booked for allegedly sodomizing an 11-year-old in a village here, police said on Sunday.The police have registered a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO)...

Ballia (UP), March 15 Police have arrested a 24-year-old man in the Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh on charges of raping a 25-year-old woman under the guise of marriage, a police official said on Sunday.According to police, the woman alleged in a complaint that Krishna Rajbhar (24), from...

Dehradun, March 15 Police have arrested a young man and apprehended two minor boys in connection with the gang-rape of a 14-year-old girl in Dehradun district, officials said.The crime took place on Thursday in a forest area near the Haridwar Bypass, according to police.The action was...

Dehradun, March 14 Police on Saturday arrested a young man and apprehended two minor boys in connection with the gang-rape of a 14-year-old girl in Dehradun district, officials said.The crime took place on Thursday in a forest area near the Haridwar Bypass, according to police.The action was...

Beed, March 14 Two men are on the run after a case was registered against them for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old girl in Beed district, Maharashtra, police said on Saturday.The incident took place in the Parli Vaijnath tehsil about three months ago, an official said.According...

Beed, March 14 A minor girl was abducted from her home, sexually assaulted, and left unconscious at a village community center in Beed district, Maharashtra, a police official said on Saturday.The incident took place on March 10 when the victim, who is married, was at her house with her...