sexual harassment

Bengaluru, April 1 A registrar of the Karnataka State Nursing Council was arrested here following allegations of sexual harassment at the workplace, police said on Wednesday.The arrest followed a complaint filed by a female colleague at the Upparpet Police Station on March 26, they said...

Thiruvananthapuram/Kannur, April 1 A 37-year-old man has been arrested and remanded for allegedly sending obscene messages and images to the chairperson of the State Women's Commission, police said on Wednesday.The accused, Puthanveetil Jagadeesh, a resident of Taliparamba in Kannur district...

Kochi, April 1 Kerala Culture Minister Saji Cherian said on Wednesday that the government and the police are supporting the victim, not Malayalam film director Ranjith, who is accused of attempted sexual assault.Ranjith, who was remanded in judicial custody for 14 days, claimed that the...

Pune, March 31 Police on Tuesday registered a case against Pune-based activist and content creator Santosh Pandit for allegedly sexually harassing a female journalist, an official said.The FIR against him was filed at the Parvati police station.The female journalist, who works for a...

Kochi, March 31 Renowned Malayalam film director Ranjith was taken into custody on Tuesday evening in connection with an attempted sexual assault case, police said.He was taken into custody following a complaint filed by a female actor, who alleged that he attempted to sexually assault her on...

March 31, Kohima: The Principal District & Sessions Court in Kohima on Monday sentenced a 44-year-old man to six months of rigorous imprisonment after finding him guilty of sexual harassment under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code.The court also imposed a fine of 10,000 rupees, with...

Chennai, March 31 TVK candidate for the Poonamallee Assembly constituency, Prakash alias Kutty, was booked in an alleged case of sexual harassment on Tuesday, police said.Police in the neighbouring Tiruvallur district booked him under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita following...

New Delhi, March 31 The National Commission for Women (NCW) took suo motu cognizance on Tuesday of the alleged suicide of a minor girl in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh, following sexual harassment and intimidation by her teacher.NCW chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar directed the Uttar Pradesh Director...

Chennai, March 31 – Tamil Nadu police have registered a case against a candidate from the Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK) following allegations of sexual harassment, sparking political controversy in the state.A case has been filed against Prakash, also known as Kutty, the TVK candidate from...

Bengaluru, March 31 – Bengaluru Police have arrested a bike taxi driver on charges of inappropriately touching a 25-year-old woman during her journey. The incident occurred within the jurisdiction of the Indiranagar police station, officials said on Tuesday.The arrested individual has been...

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...