sexual harassment

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...

Mumbai, March 20 Amid the raging controversy involving self-proclaimed spiritual leader Ashok Kharat, Maharashtra NCP women wing chief Rupali Chakankar said on Friday that she is being specially targeted because she is a woman.Speaking to reporters after submitting her resignation as the...

Mumbai, March 20 – NCP leader Rupali Chakankar, who is embroiled in the Captain Ashok Kharat controversy, resigned on Friday from her position as Chairperson of the Maharashtra State Commission for Women.Following directives from Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, she met Deputy Chief Minister...

Mumbai, March 20 – Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis asked State Women’s Commission chairperson Rupali Chakankar to resign on Friday, sources within the CMO said.This directive came two days after the arrest of self-proclaimed godman Captain Ashok Kharat from Nashik on allegations...

Dated Aizawl, March 20, 2026: A one-day training session on "Cyber Crime" was organized this morning at the Gauhati High Court, Aizawl Bench Conference Hall. The program was jointly organized by the Mizoram State Legal Services Authority (MSLSA) and the Mizoram Police.The inaugural session was...

Chandigarh, March 19 Punjab Congress leader Partap Singh Bajwa on Thursday demanded the disqualification of AAP MLA Manjinder Singh Lalpura, who was convicted in a 2013 case of sexual harassment and assault.Leader of the Opposition in the Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Bajwa, said that along with deputy...

Bengaluru, March 18 – The Special Investigation Team (SIT) investigating the obscene video case involving former MP Prajwal Revanna, grandson of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, filed a 13,712-page charge sheet in the case on Wednesday.Charges have been framed against 39 accused...

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...

Mangaluru, March 17 A police inspector was placed under suspension on Tuesday after audio and video clips purportedly showing alleged inappropriate behavior towards a woman surfaced, officials said.According to a statement issued by the Mangaluru city Police Commissioner Sudhir Kumar Reddy...

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 14 A 34-year-old bike taxi driver has been arrested for allegedly sexually harassing a female passenger during a ride in northwest Delhi's Rohini, police said on Saturday.The incident occurred on March 12 when the woman booked a bike taxi through a mobile application to travel...