sexual assault

Thiruvananthapuram, March 4 A Kerala court has sentenced a man to a cumulative 18 years in prison for repeatedly sexually assaulting a minor girl while tutoring her 11 years ago.The incident came to light in 2024 when the victim was a medical student and recognized someone resembling the...

Basti (UP), March 3 – A 18-year-old woman was allegedly shot dead in a village here by a man who had previously sexually assaulted her, police said on Tuesday.The 12th-grade student was sleeping on the veranda of her house on Monday when she was shot.Doctors at a community health center...

Hyderabad, March 2 An engineering student in Hyderabad was allegedly sexually assaulted by a classmate, police said on Monday.The classmate was accused of having a physical relationship with her under the guise of marriage and threatening to share private photographs after she expressed her...

Muzaffarpur, March 2 A 17-year-old girl was allegedly raped in Muzaffarpur district, Bihar, police said on Monday.The incident took place in the Mushahari police station area of Muzaffarpur around 11 pm on Sunday."The girl was allegedly raped by two individuals when she went out to fetch...

Chaibasa (Jharkhand), March 2 A 57-year-old "ojha" (traditional healer) is alleged to have raped a minor girl at her house after performing rituals to cure the victim's brother in a village in West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand, police said on Monday.The "ojha," who had previously served a...

Patna, March 2 – A Special CBI Court in Patna on Monday rejected the bail plea of Manish Ranjan, the owner of the Shambhu Girls Hostel building, in connection with the death of a NEET aspirant in the Bihar capital.The hearing lasted for nearly two and a half hours, during which a heated...

Kochi, March 2 – A case of sexual assault has been registered against Kerala filmmaker Chidambaram, director of the Malayalam blockbuster 'Manjummel Boys', following a complaint by a young woman.The Ernakulam South Police confirmed that the case was taken up based on the survivor's statement...

Balrampur (UP), March 1 A young man has been arrested for allegedly raping a teenager with intellectual disabilities, police said on Sunday.The accused, identified as Monu (25), also known as Maqsood, was arrested, police said.The incident occurred on February 27 when the 13-year-old girl...

Kota, February 28 An eighth-grade student was allegedly gang-raped by three young men while returning from school in a village in the Bundi district, an official said on Saturday.After the bleeding minor reached home, she was taken to a hospital, and doctors referred her to another healthcare...

Guna (MP), February 28 A court here on Saturday sentenced a man to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of repeatedly raping his minor daughter.The victim remained steadfast even after her mother turned hostile during the trial, said a prosecution officer.Sonali Sharma, the judge of...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 28 A special court on Saturday sentenced a former temple priest to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, claiming that he was performing rituals to ward off evil spirits.The Additional Sessions Court (POCSO Act cases) in Thiruvananthapuram...

Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu), February 28 A local member of the DMK youth wing has been arrested in connection with the alleged sexual assault and murder of a two-and-a-half-year-old girl in Krishnagiri district, police said on Saturday.The accused, identified as 40-year-old Periyanayagam, was...

Latehar, February 28 A 13-year-old girl was allegedly gang-raped at a wedding in Latehar district, Jharkhand, police said on Saturday.Two suspects have been arrested and three minors have been detained in connection with the incident that occurred on Friday in the Mahuadand police station...

Chennai, February 28 – The Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), led by actor-turned-politician Vijay, strongly condemned the alleged sexual assault and murder of a two-year-old girl in Krishnagiri district on Saturday, demanding swift and stringent action against the accused.In a statement, TVK...

New Delhi, February 27 A 22-year-old unqualified doctor had his private parts mutilated by a woman in the Wazirabad area of north Delhi after she learned about his marriage, police said on Friday.The injured man, identified as Visarjeet, a resident of Rampur district in Uttar Pradesh, was in a...

Paradip (Odisha), February 27 A 23-year-old woman was raped twice in a day by her boyfriend and a stranger offering help, and then thrown off a four-story building, leading to her death, in Odisha's Jagatsinghpur district, police said on Friday.Police arrested both the accused and charged them...

Kozhikode (Kerala), February 27 A Kerala court on Friday sentenced a 41-year-old man to a cumulative 53 years in prison for the aggravated sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl at her residence near Perambra here in 2023.Judge Devan K Menon of the Nadapuram Fast Track Special Court sentenced...

Lakhimpur Kheri (UP), February 27 A 41-year-old woman was allegedly raped by a man who worked at her husband's shop in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh, police said on Friday.In her complaint, the woman stated that she suffers from depression and takes medication for it, which makes her drowsy...

Chhatarpur, February 27 A teacher at a government primary school was arrested for allegedly molesting three girls in the 8-10 age group in the Chhatarpur district of Madhya Pradesh, a police official said on Friday.The girls have accused Sanjeev Kumar Chaturvedi, who was posted at the primary...

Dhar (MP), February 27 A 17-year-old girl, who was taking her Class 10 board examination, gave birth to a premature baby in the washroom of a private school in Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh, revealing a case of sexual assault.Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Parul Belapurkar said on...