sexual harassment

New Delhi, March 30 A Delhi court has acquitted a man charged with sexually harassing and criminally intimidating his neighbor, stating that the complainant's testimony suffered from multiple inconsistencies.In her recent ruling, Judicial Magistrate Anamika also stated that the testimony...

Thane, March 29 A man has been arrested for allegedly sexually harassing two 10-year-old girls in Thane district, Maharashtra, police said on Sunday.Irfan Mashak Sheikh (23), a resident of Bhiwandi, was apprehended early Saturday morning in connection with the incident that occurred in the...

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...

Simdega (Jharkhand), March 28 A 30-year-old man from Odisha was allegedly strangled to death and his body set on fire in Jharkhand's Simdega district, police said on Saturday.Jharkhand Police have arrested three persons from Odisha in connection with this incident, a senior officer said.The...

Mumbai, March 27 NCP leader Rupali Chakankar, who was embroiled in the controversy surrounding self-proclaimed godman Captain Ashok Kharat, finally resigned from her position as the President of the Maharashtra NCP women's wing on Friday.She has forwarded her resignation to the NCP national...

Mumbai, March 27 Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sushma Andhare on Friday claimed that former Maharashtra State Commission for Women chairperson Rupali Chakankar cleared music director Anu Malik in a sexual harassment case, and later her son appeared in a film produced by him.While Malik denied the...

Chennai, March 27 A professor at the state-run Anna University here was arrested on Friday evening following allegations of sexual harassment and stalking, police said.A case was registered under the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 1998, and Section 78 of the Bharatiya Nyaya...

Shimla, March 27 A religious figure was arrested on Friday for allegedly touching women inappropriately on Mall Road in Shimla city, officials said.The action followed the circulation of a video showing him touching the shoulders of women walking on Mall Road, they said.Police have...

Chennai, March 27 A case has been registered against a professor at the state-run Anna University following allegations of sexual harassment and stalking, police said on Friday.The case has been registered under the Tamil Nadu Prohibition of Harassment of Women Act, 1998, and Section 78 of the...

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...

Thane, March 26 Police on Thursday arrested the son of a trustee of an English-medium school in Dombivli, Maharashtra, for allegedly sending sexually suggestive messages to a female teacher and demanding sexual favors from her, officials said.A case has been filed against the 31-year-old...

Bengaluru, March 26 A professor at a medical college near here was allegedly beaten up by students after he proposed to a female student in a classroom, with videos of the incident going viral on social media, police said on Thursday.He has been booked on charges of sexual harassment, they...

Bengaluru, March 25 Bengaluru Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh ordered a preliminary inquiry into allegations of sexual harassment made by a woman against a police inspector, officials said.The inquiry was initiated after the woman approached the Commissioner's office seeking action...

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...

Bengaluru, March 25 – An incident has come to light in which a Bengaluru Police Inspector is alleged to have harassed a woman and forced her to entertain him. The alleged audio clips and messages containing the conversation went viral on social media, causing embarrassment to the police...

New Delhi, March 25 The Kochi-Muziris Biennale, which brings together artists from around the world to the Kerala coastal town, has once again found itself in the spotlight following allegations of sexual harassment against co-founder Bose Krishnamachari.The sexual harassment complaint was...

Thiruvananthapuram, March 25 A case has been registered against a nursing assistant at a government medical college here for allegedly exposing himself at a local shrine and attempting self-harm when confronted, police said on Wednesday.An officer from the Thiruvallam police station said that...

New Delhi, March 25 A complaint of sexual harassment against artist Bose Krishnamachari was "one of the reasons" for his resignation from the post of president of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale (KMB) in January, Kochi Biennale Foundation chairperson Venu Vasudevan said.However, the co-founder of...

Baripada, March 22 A private tutor was arrested in Odisha's Mayurbhanj district for allegedly killing his 14-year-old student, whose family had warned him after becoming aware of his advances, police said on Sunday.The 39-year-old man was the girl's private tutor. When her family learned of...

Kochi, March 21 A man has been arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a popular Malayalam film actress in Kaloor, police said on Saturday.The accused has been identified as Vibin Roy, a native of Kathrikadavu.According to police, the incident occurred on Thursday evening, when the actress...