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Mumbai: A 38-year-old woman teacher of a school in the island city has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old male student for over a year. Police have booked the teacher and a female friend who contacted the boy on her behalf when he started distancing himself from her under multiple sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, 2012.The Std 11 student was introduced to the teacher, who is married and has children, during the school's extracurricular activities, including dance groups she had organised in Dec 2023. Over time, she allegedly gained his trust and began isolating him from his peers. She reportedly took him in her car to isolated locations and sexually assaulted him. Police have seized the car. She also took him to 5-star hotels, where more of the alleged abuse occurred, police said. tnn The 38-year-old woman teacher of a prominent school in the city, who has been arrested for allegedly repeatedly sexually assaulting a 16-year-old male student for over a year, got the boy drunk before the assaults and even gave him anti-anxiety pills, the police have said.Police officers have seized the teacher's car.During questioning, the boy said that he had remained silent for months in the hope that she would stop the abuse once he leaves school after clearing his Class 12 board examinations earlier this year. He eventually spoke up after suffering emotional distress and anxiety.The boy lodged a complaint after passing out of the school when the teacher contacted him through one of her domestic staffers and asked him to meet her. "The teen's family then decided to approach us and register a case," a police officer said.Police on Wednesday produced the teacher before the special Pocso court, which has remanded her in custody till Thursday. They have got the court's approval to conduct a psychiatric test on her. Besides, cops are reviewing the teacher's past interactions with other students and examining her digital footprint for evidence of inappropriate conduct."The accused projected herself as a mentor, but used her position of trust to exploit a vulnerable minor. This is a serious breach of professional and moral boundaries," an officer said.Besides the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act, the police have in the case applied Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita sections 123 (causing hurt by means of poison or similar substances with intent to commit offence), 351 (criminal intimidation) and 77 (voyeurism, which involves watching or capturing images without consent).
New Delhi, June 8: A nine-year-old girl was found stuffed in a suitcase at a neighbour's house in northeast Delhi's Dayalpur area, triggering protests by family members and locals who alleged sexual assault and murder of the minor. Police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed in the area to maintain law and order. Police sources said the perpetrator seems to have fled after stuffing her in a suitcase. Senior officials of the Delhi Police said all angles are being probed, including sexual assault. "We are awaiting the autopsy report to confirm the cause of death. Teams have been for ...Read More >
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 27 (ANI): A female student was allegedly gang-raped inside a law college in Kolkata's Kasba on Wednesday evening. The police have arrested all three accused within 24 hours. The three accused, named as Monojit Mishra (31), Zaib Ahmed (19), and Pramit Mukhopadhyay (20), were former students or staff members of the same law college. Also Read | Student Gang-Raped at South Kolkata Law College: Police Arrest 3 Youths for Sexually Assaulting Young Woman Inside Law College. According to the police, the accused named in the FIR will be produced before the A.C.J. ...Read More >
Mysuru (Karnataka), Jul 12 (PTI) A 38-year-old man who is booked under sections of the POCSO Act has been attacked along with his family members, allegedly by the victim's family in Mysuru while they were riding an auto rickshaw, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred on Thursday night on Ramanuja Road when the accused, along with his wife, sister and mother, were returning home after visiting a police station in connection with the case, they said. The attack was purportedly captured on CCTV cameras and mobile phones, and the visuals soon went viral. The videos show that people who ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 18 (MExN): Ministry of Tribal Affairs (MoTA) and Coal India Ltd (CIL) has partnered for improving the quality of education given to the tribal students in the state of Chhattisgarh. CIL will support 68 Eklavya Model Residential Schools (EMRS) in Chhattisgarh under its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), which will be benefiting more than 28000 tribal students, stated a PIB update. Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India establishes EMRS to impart quality education to ST children thereby enabling them to avail of opportunities in higher and professional educational c ...Read More >
Prajwal Revanna was arrested on May 31, 2024, upon returning to India after nearly five weeks overseas. The case gained national attention after pen drives containing explicit videos allegedly involving him surfaced in Hassan and other areas just before the April 26 Lok Sabha polls. He lost the election as the NDA candidate from Hassan. A special court for elected representatives in Bengaluru on Friday convicted former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna in a rape and sexual harassment case. Special Court ...Read More >
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], September 28 (ANI): The Counter Intelligence unit of Punjab Police busted a cross-border narcotics smuggling module with links to Pakistan and arrested two operatives and recovered 4 Kg Heroin, said a top police officer on Sunday. The arrested operatives have been identified as Akashdeep Singh alias Tony and Pawanbir Singh. In a post on X, DGP Punjab Police Gaurav Yadav wrote, "In a major breakthrough, Counter Intelligence #Amritsar busts a cross-border narcotics smuggling module with links to #Pakistan & arrests two operatives Akashdeep Singh @ Tony, & Pawanbir Si ...Read More >
Police arrested a software engineer in Satara for abetment of suicide. A doctor named him and a police sub-inspector in her suicide note. The doctor was found hanging in a hotel room. Relatives allege harassment and pressure to alter medical reports. Political figures are also implicated. Investigations are ongoing into the death and the alleged involvement of others. Police on Saturday arrested a software engineer in connection with the alleged suicide of a 28-year-old woman doctor in Maharasht ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: The government on Saturday extended the term of the chairman of the Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) Ravi Agrawal by one year, an official notification said.The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet approved the re-appointment of Agrawal, an IRS officer of the 1988 batch, as CBDT chairman for one year from July 1 this year to June 30, 2026, on contract basis.Agrawal took over as the CBDT chairman from Nitin Gupta in June 2024 after Gupta's extended tenure ended. Agrawal has been a member of CBDT. He was member administration and had served as DG investigation in Delhi. The gover ...Read More >
Hyderabad: A 23-year-old private employee accused her landlord and an electrician of installing a hidden camera inside the washroom of her rented flat in Yousufguda. Following her complaint, Madhura Nagar police registered a case and arrested the landlord on Thursday. The woman discovered the device late on Monday after her husband noticed a loose screw in the bulb holder and found a miniature camera concealed within.According to the police, the complainant had earlier informed her landlord, Asho ...Read More >
The police have registered a case under the POCSO Act and other relevant sections Haridwar: A former BJP office-bearer in the holy city of Haridwar has been arrested for allegedly allowing her boyfriend and others to sexually abuse her 13-year-old daughter. Sumit Patwal, the woman's partner, has also been arrested, and the police are on the lookout for another accused, said a senior official. The minor had accused her mother of subjecting her to sexual abuse, said Paramendra Doval, Senior Supe ...Read More >
Mumbai/New Delhi: Shefali Jariwala, whose sizzling gyration and rebellious abandon in the music video of the remixed track 'Kaanta Laga' (original song from 'Samadhi', 1972) became a dance floor favourite, annoyed social conservatives and helped sell over a million cassettes, CDs and albums, passed away following a cardiac arrest on Friday night. She was 42.Jariwala was rushed to a private hospital close to her Andheri West residence by husband-actor Parag Tyagi, but was declared dead on arrival. "Her family told doctors she was unwell with acidity and had not eaten the entire day," a senior p ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a shocking incident, 22-year-old woman in Maharashtra's Pune was allegedly raped on Wednesday evening by an unidentified man who gained entry into her home by posing as a courier delivery executive. The man reportedly clicked a selfie with the woman and left a message on it, with a warning. The incident occurred around 7.30 pm in a housing society located in the upscale Kondhwa area in Pune. The woman was alone at home when the man knocked on her door, claiming to be delivering a courier. According to police, the preliminary probe suggests the woman was rendered unconscious after ...Read More >
Maharashtra doctor suicide case: The 28-year-old female doctor, employed at a government hospital in Phaltan,named two individuals in her suicide note. She accused a police officer of sexually assaulting her landlord's son in the case. Maharashtra doctor suicide case is in the spotlight since October 23, when a 28-year-old female medical practitioner was found hanging in a hotel room in Phaltan town of Satara district. The victim named her landlord's son and a police officer in her suicide note. Social activist named Nitin Andhale shared the deceased physician's purported statement given to ...Read More >
New Delhi: Alleging "blatant misuse" of agencies to defame its leaders, AAP on Thursday questioned why the first information report filed against former Delhi ministers Saurabh Bharadwaj and Satyendar Jain was being kept under wraps and "selective" press notes were being leaked to the media.Bharadwaj, who is Delhi AAP convener, alleged that only two former ministers were named in the case without any reasonable cause while all the officers of the health and public works departments, who were actually responsible for executing the hospital projects, were spared. "Is the FIR so baseless that BJP ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: The State government on Friday accorded approvals to a slew of industries. Among those are Krishnapatnam Power Corporation Limited (KPCL), which is set to establish a 350 MW Solar and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Thamminapatnam and Mommidi villages of SPSR Nellore district with a Rs 1,225 crore investment, creating 575 jobs. Furthermore, the government also waived off a Rs 54 crore extension of time fee, contingent on project completion within two years as per the Andhra Pradesh Integrated Clean Energy Policy-2024. The government also allocated 22.80 acres at MPSEZ in N ...Read More >
MUMBAI - Police have arrested a 40-year-old female English teacher at a well-known Mumbai school, accusing her of sexually abusing a 16-year-old male student several times over the past year. The teacher, who is married and has children, faces charges under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, and relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code. The school has not released a statement about the incident as of this report. Investigators said the woman worked as an English teacher and taught the boy during his time ...Read More >
Patna, Aug 1 (PTI) Healthcare services were affected at AIIMS-Patna on Friday as resident doctors went on an "indefinite strike" in protest against the alleged high-handedness of Sheohar MLA Chetan Anand. According to a press statement issued by the Resident Doctors' Association (RDA), AIIMS-Patna, on Friday, "The RDA expresses deep disappointment and anguish over the lack of action by the administration following the violent and traumatic incident that occurred on Wednesday, when MLA Chetan Anand, his wife and their armed guards breached hospital security, physically assaulted staff, and thr ...Read More >
The arrested persons would be taken to the crime spot in the jungle adjacent to Paranaganj Kali Bari cremation ground, which is close to the gates of the private medical college in Durgapur. West Bengal Police may take the five accused arrested in connection with the gang rape of a medical student in Durgapur to the crime spot on Tuesday for reconstruction of the crime, a senior officer said. The arrested persons would be taken to the crime spot in the jungle adjacent to Paranaganj Kali Bari cr ...Read More >
Pune: City police commissioner Amitesh Kumar on Friday said investigation into the alleged rape of a 22-year-old data scientist by a "delivery agent" in a Kondhwa flat on Wednesday revealed that there was "no forced entry into the woman's flat, no chemical was sprayed to render her unconscious and the selfie on her cellphone was taken with her consent before she herself cropped the image". Kumar told TOI, "We have detained her 27-year-old friend, an IT professional with a software company in Baner, after evidence like his cellphone location showed that he was around the flat at the time of the ...Read More >
Jammu- Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday reviewed the ongoing restoration work of the historic Mubarak Mandi complex, which was the power centre of the Dogra kings in Jammu, and stressed on enhancing its heritage appeal. The Mubarak Mandi Complex is one of Jammu's most significant architectural heritage sites and is envisioned as a comprehensive cultural centre, housing museums, conference venues and heritage hospitality services. Accompanied by Advisor Nasir Aslam Wani and MLA Yudhvir Sethi during the visit, the chief minister was briefed in detail on the multi-phas ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 1: A special court in Bengaluru on Friday convicted suspended Janata Dal (Secular) leader Prajwal Revanna in a high-profile sexual assault case involving the repeated rape of his former domestic help. The verdict was delivered by Additional City Civil and Sessions Judge Santhosh Gajanan Bhat reports Bar & Bench. Revanna, who is the grandson of former Prime Minister H.D. Deve Gowda, was found guilty under multiple sections of the Indian Penal Code, including Sections 376(2)(k) and 376(2)(n) relating to rape by a person in a position of power and repeated rape, respectively. He wa ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Sunday debunked all allegations made by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi about rigging and match-fixing in the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections. In his articles titled 'Those Rejected by the People Deny the Mandate', published in the same three newspapers where Gandhi's write-ups appeared, CM Fadnavis advised the Congress MP to "accept defeat, introspect on where you went wrong, why your connect with the people is lacking, and what needs to be done." He taunted Gandhi, saying that the latter was preparing excuses for "defeats ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 8: A nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped, killed and her body stuffed in a suitcase at a neighbour's house in northeast Delhi's Dayalpur area, triggering protests by her family members and locals. The girl's body was found on Saturday evening. Police and paramilitary personnel were deployed in the area on Sunday to maintain law and order. Police said the perpetrator of the heinous crime seems to have fled after stuffing the body in the suitcase. Senior police officers said all angles are being probed, including sexual assault. Delhi: Doctors Reveal 9-Year-Old Girl Found Dea ...Read More >
No chemical spray had been used to make her unconscious (as suspected earlier), Kumar said. A suspect detained in connection with the alleged rape of a Pune IT professional at her home was her friend and not a stranger who gained entry by posing as a courier delivery agent, police said on Friday, casting doubt on her version of the events. It was the woman herself who took a selfie with him and typed a threatening message in her phone, police commissioner Amitesh Kumar said. "They know each oth ...Read More >
Jammu, Jul 18 (PTI) Senior officials of the Jammu and Kashmir government reviewed the arrangements for the smooth conduct of the 13-day-long Budha Amarnath pilgrimage in Poonch district that will begin on July 28. Deputy Inspector General of Police Tejinder Singh reviewed security in Poonch and stressed ensuring the safety of the devotees. "The first batch will depart from the Bhagwati Nagar basecamp in Jammu on July 28, moving towards the Mandi tehsil in Poonch in a regulated convoy amid full security arrangements," a spokesperson said. Jammu Divisional Commissioner Ramesh Kumar and Inspec ...Read More >
New Delhi: A 17-year-old student at a government-run residential school in Karnataka's Shahapur taluk gave birth to a baby inside the school's toilet, triggering shock and a police investigation. According to media reports, the incident occurred earlier this week during school hours, when the Class 9 student went into labour. Her classmates, who noticed her in severe distress, immediately alerted the school authorities. The minor and her newborn were rushed to a nearby hospital, where both are reported to be in stable condition. As per the First Information Report (FIR), the girl, aged 17 y ...Read More >
New Delhi: In a notable development, the Delhi High Court has quashed a sexual harassment case after the parties involved reached a settlement, with the accused agreeing to perform community service at the historic Jama Masjid in Delhi. Justice Anish Dayal, presiding over the matter, observed that the two accused had entered into a settlement and that the prospects of conviction appeared "remote and bleak." The judge further noted that continuing the proceedings would amount to a misuse of the judicial process and impose an unnecessary burden on the State exchequer. FIR quashed upon complain ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 13 (PTI) The Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta on Sunday said it is actively engaging with students and taking necessary steps to address their concerns in the wake of the alleged sexual assault of a woman on its campus. The woman was allegedly raped by a student of IIM-Calcutta inside a hostel on the campus, police had said on Saturday. The accused student was arrested on Saturday on the basis of an FIR lodged by the woman, he said. A court here has remanded the student to police custody till July 19. The IIM-Calcutta, however, declined to share details of the measures b ...Read More >
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], September 28 (ANI): The Counter Intelligence unit of Punjab Police busted a cross-border narcotics smuggling module with links to Pakistan and arrested two operatives and recovered 4 Kg Heroin, said a top police officer on Sunday. The arrested operatives have been identified as Akashdeep Singh alias Tony and Pawanbir Singh. In a post on X, DGP Punjab Police Gaurav Yadav wrote, In a major breakthrough, Counter Intelligence #Amritsar busts a cross-border narcotics smuggling module with links to #Pakistan & arrests two operatives Akashdeep Singh @ Tony, & Pawanbir Sin ...Read More >
Dehradun : Days after a 37-year-old expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) district leader, her boyfriend and his aide were arrested in connection with the gang rape and sexual exploitation of the woman's 13-year- old daughter, police on Friday said that the minor was gang-raped at least eight times allegedly in presence of her mother. The former BJP leader allegedly used to take her daughter on trips, during which she forced the minor to consume liquor and indulge in sexual acts. She even told her daughter that "it was a normal way of living", a senior police officer said on condition of anon ...Read More >