sexual exploitation

Mumbai, April 11 – The Shiv Sena (UBT) on Saturday highlighted what it described as the rise of a "new breed" of Hindutva proponents in Maharashtra, whose outrage, it alleged, is more driven by political expediency than consistent moral standards.In an editorial published in the party...

Nashik, April 8 A court in Maharashtra's Nashik district ordered the arrest of self-proclaimed religious leader Ashok Kharat on Wednesday, keeping him in judicial custody until April 21 in a second rape case. In this case, he is accused of sexually exploiting a woman on multiple occasions since...

Lucknow/Hathras (UP), April 4 The chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh State Women Commission, Babita Singh Chauhan, said on Saturday that the panel can consider the acquittal of a college professor accused of sexually exploiting female students if the complainant or the aggrieved parties approach...

Nashik, April 4 A senior citizen from Nashik, Maharashtra, has found himself in trouble after an investigation into his blackmailers revealed 121 obscene videos, leading to his arrest for sexual exploitation after one of his victims came forward, accusing him of abuse, police said on Saturday...

Nashik, April 2 A court in Maharashtra's Nashik district remanded self-proclaimed religious leader Ashok Kharat in police custody for seven days on Thursday in a second case of rape, in which he is accused of sexually exploiting a woman on multiple occasions since 2020, under the guise of...

Mumbai, April 1 – Maharashtra’s Minister for Women and Child Development, Aditi Tatkare, described the incidents involving the self-proclaimed godman, Ashok Kharat, as “extremely heinous and condemnable” on Wednesday.She emphasized that there is no room for supporting such actions and aligned...

Pakur (Jharkhand), March 30 – Police in the Pakur district of Jharkhand have arrested an advocate on charges of sexually exploiting a law student and blackmailing her after allegedly filming the assault, police officials said on Monday.The accused has been identified as Joel Murmu. Police said...

Panaji, March 29 Investigations into an alleged sexual scandal involving the son of a Goa councilor have revealed that he exploited multiple victims, including two sisters, one of whom was a minor, police said on Sunday.So far, four women, including the girlfriend of the 20-year-old accused...

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...

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...

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

New Delhi, March 27 Days after the Allahabad High Court granted anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, an appeal has been filed in the Supreme Court against the order.The plea by Ashutosh Brahmachari, the...

Mumbai, March 27 Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis said on Friday that criminal action will be taken against those circulating obscene videos of the women victims of self-proclaimed godman Ashok Kharat on social media."In the Kharat case, many more victims are coming forward. More...

Palghar, March 27 A self-proclaimed religious figure from the Palghar district of Maharashtra has been arrested for allegedly raping a 35-year-old woman after claiming to be an incarnation of Lord Shiva, an official said on Friday.The woman mustered the courage to file a complaint against the...

Mumbai, March 26 Two individuals were arrested in Ahilyanagar, and six have been booked in Nashik, Maharashtra, for allegedly circulating obscene videos of the female victims of self-proclaimed godman Ashok Kharat on social media, police said on Thursday.Kharat was arrested on March 18 for...

Hathras (UP), March 26 A court here has acquitted a college professor accused of sexually exploiting female students by claiming to help them pass competitive examinations and secure jobs, officials said on Thursday.According to the prosecution, the court of Additional District Judge Mahendra...

Prayagraj, March 25 The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday granted anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and his disciple, Mukundanand Brahmachari, in a case registered against them under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.The order was passed by Justice...

Navsari (Gujarat), March 25 A 38-year-old man who lived with a woman was arrested for allegedly raping her two minor daughters from a previous marriage and impregnating one of them in Navsari district of Gujarat, police said on Wednesday.The accused, who had been in a live-in relationship with...

Prayagraj, March 25 The Allahabad High Court granted anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and his disciple, Mukundanand Brahmachari, in a case registered against them under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.The order was passed by Justice Jitendra Kumar...

Panaji, March 25 Two minor girls have come forward to file complaints in connection with a case of alleged sexual exploitation, in which the son of a Goa BJP councillor has been arrested, police said on Wednesday.The Curchorem police in Goa's Kushavati district arrested Soham Naik (20), son of...