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Mumbai: Police probing the alleged sexual assault on a 16-year-old student by a female teacher at a top city school have sought a detailed report from the administration to ascertain if the teacher resigned voluntarily or was compelled to do so, and whether the institution had prior knowledge of the alleged abuse, report Ahmed Ali & Hemali Chhapia. Sources said the alleged harassment began in Jan 2024, and the teacher quit in April the same year. School sources claimed they learned of the abuse only when she was arrested on Saturday. Police on Thursday conducted a psychiatric test on her to ascertain that she was mentally fit to commit the crime. Police on Thursday put the teacher, who has been accused of sexually harassing a minor male student, through a psychiatric test so that she does not take a stand in future that she was mentally unstable. They said the student was abused for over a year.The teacher was on Thursday produced before the special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) court, which sent her to judicial custody until July 16.Police also have booked the teacher's female friend who allegedly contacted the boy on her behalf when he started distancing himself from her. This friend, it has emerged, is the same doctor who prescribed the anti-anxiety medicines which the teacher gave to the student. Police have said that the teacher took the boy to five-star hotels, even got him drunk before the sexual assault and gave him anti-anxiety pills.Cops have started recording the statements of school officials and are gathering documents pertaining to the teacher's appointment until her resignation and the boy's stint in school. Police said the teacher joined the school in 2021 during the pandemic, when schooling was online. Before her stint at this institute, she had taught at another prominent school, said a senior teacher.Sources said she resigned from the school whose student was abused in April 2024, and no formal complaint was filed by any student or parent against her. Sources added that the teacher's husband's statement will also be recorded as part of the probe.Police said that the report of the psychiatric test conducted on the teacher was positive for her mental health. When police questioned her about the sexual abuse, she told them that her relationship was "beyond physical" and she continued to have the same feelings for the student, officers said.Meanwhile, the police said they might get a lookout circular issued if the accused doctor who prescribed the anti-anxiety pills fails to turn up for questioning. She has reportedly migrated to London. The school authorities said they are fully cooperating with police.
Mumbai: A ticket collector (TC) was booked for allegedly sexually harassing a 7-year-old girl on a suburban train between Kalyan and Kasara on the Central Railway network last month, a police official said on Monday.The incident took place on June 12 when the girl was travelling with her mother to Kasara to take another train to Nashik, the official added."The 57-year-old TC, while checking tickets, pulled the girl towards himself in a manner the woman claimed was bad touch. After the journey, she sent a complaint to the deputy chief minister's office, which passed it on to Kalyan railway poli ...Read More >
Moradabad (UP), Aug 1 (PTI) The Moradabad district administration has cancelled the allotment of a government bungalow granted to former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav. The Samajwadi Party (SP) has been asked to vacate the premises within 30 days. The bungalow, located in the posh Civil Lines area near the Police Training College (PTC II), was allotted to the SP patriarch 31 years ago. Spread across nearly 1,000 square meters on Nazul land, the property serves as the local SP office. District Magistrate Anuj Singh said the property is needed for housing officers and other ...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 >
The Crime Against Women and Children Wing (CAW&CW) of the Odisha Police on Tuesday asked all SPs to review all pending grievances and fresh grievances of women and girls. Amid a slew of cases in Odisha involving young women setting themselves on fire, the state government has asked police to review women's grievances and take proactive measures. On July 12, a 20-year-old student of a leading government college in Balasore district self-immolated over alleged inaction by authorities over her com ...Read More >
Delhi Police said Chaitanyanand Saraswati's office was meticulously arranged to mimic a luxury suite, a setting used to impress women visiting him. He allegedly lured them with promises of employment as flight stewards or roles at his institute, using these pretexts to initiate contact. The Delhi 'godman' accused of sexually harassing multiple students at a private institute in Delhi secretly photographed women, spied on them via a live CCTV feed and used a trio of female aides to intimidate his ...Read More >
Pune: Office-bearers and workers of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) staged a protest on Monday evening in front of Perugate police chowky and near Tilak Road. The demonstration followed an incident earlier in the afternoon where members of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena's student wing (MNSV) allegedly stormed the ABVP office over a dispute concerning posters.Vishrambaug police officials swiftly arrived at the scene to pacify the agitated ABVP workers. Later that night, the police initia ...Read More >
Hyderabad: A senior Telugu Desam Party (TDP) leader, Tatik Narayana Rao, was arrested in Tuni of Kakinada district in Andhra Pradesh, for allegedly attempting to sexually assault a 13-year-old schoolgirl. Rao, posing as her grandfather, lured the girl from Tuni Rural Gurukulam School to an isolated orchard in Hamsavaram village. A local spotted Rao with the girl, still in her school uniform, in the orchard and confronted him, recording the incident. The video, widely shared on social media with the girl's face blurred for privacy, shows the man questioning Rao's intentions. He claimed to be ...Read More >
Bhubaneswar, July 14 (SocialNews.XYZ) President Droupadi Murmu on Monday met the family members of female student, Soumyashree Bisi, who has been undergoing treatment at the burn centre of AIIMS hospital here following self-immolation attempt on Saturday over alleged sexual abuse by Assistant Professor, Samir Kumar Sahu, the Head of Department (HoD) of education department at the Fakir Mohan College in Balasore. President Murmu also enquired about the health condition of the victim girl during interactions with the doctors at the AIIMS, Bhubaneswar. She was accompanied by Odisha Governor Hari ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 28 (PTI) India's gains from importing discounted Russian oil are estimated to be just USD 2.5 billion per annum, significantly lower than the previously speculated range of USD 10-25 billion, a research report said on Thursday. Stopping Russian oil imports would force India, the world's third-largest oil importer and consumer, to rely on limited alternatives, potentially driving global crude prices up to USD 100 per barrel amid rising demand and tight supply. "Benefit from Russian oil imports is way less than exaggerated media numbers," brokerage CLSA said in a report. While ...Read More >
Kochi: BJP's Kerala Vice President C. Krishnakumar, a prominent Hindutva figure from Palakkad district, is facing serious sexual assault allegations made by a relative. In her complaint to BJP Kerala President Rajeev Chandrasekhar, the survivor alleged that Krishnakumar assaulted her several years ago. The complainant stated that she had also approached the RSS state office in Elamakkara and submitted her grievance to senior leaders including Gopalankutty Master, V. Muraleedharan, M.T. Ramesh, and Subhash, who was then Organisation General Secretary. According to her, the leaders assured stri ...Read More >
Self-styled godman Chaitanyananda Saraswati faces five days of police custody. He was arrested in Agra for molesting female students at a Vasant Kunj institute. Saraswati, a former college chairman, allegedly created a zone of fear in the hostel. He used remote CCTV access and tampered with DVR systems. Financial misconduct charges also emerged against him. Delhi's Patiala House Court on Sunday remanded self-styled godman Parthasarathy alias Chaitanyananda Saraswati to five days of police custod ...Read More >
Medak: Telangana State BJP President N. Ramchander Rao on Friday appealed to the people to give the committed party an opportunity to meet the aspirations of the poor and downtrodden. Addressing a large gathering of party workers in Medak, the BJP chief remarked that citizens have experienced the rule of the BRS and the Congress party and have had bitter experiences with the deceitful practices of both. He urged people to support the BJP wholeheartedly in the upcoming local body elections as a way to teach the ruling Congress party a lesson for its unfulfilled promises. Rao emphasized that t ...Read More >
New Delhi: Investigators have unearthed crucial evidence against self-styled godman Chaitanyananda Saraswati in the molestation cases filed against him, Times Now has learnt. These include sexually suggestive chats shared by the 62-year-old on WhatsApp, and the presence of an application to monitor CCTV installed at his Delhi ashram to keep an eye on the victims, sources said. Seventeen women students have levelled sexual assault charges against the godman. ...Read More >
Thiruvananthapuram: The special investigation team probing the rape case at Kazhakkoottam took into custody a 38-year-old truck driver from his native Madurai in Tamil Nadu on Sunday.DCP T Farash told TOI that the person taken into custody is likely the culprit as he was the only person spotted in the CCTV visuals before and after the crime. Since the crime took place in the dark, the woman couldn't recognise the perpetrator. The probe team will have to verify a number of things before proceeding ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Ashoknagar police have arrested a doctor on serious charges of sexually harassing a young woman suffering from a skin infection, and the court has remanded him to judicial custody. Based on a complaint filed by a 21-year-old woman, a case has been registered under various sections, including sexual harassment under Section 75 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), and the accused has been arrested, police said. Touched Inappropriately "On October 18, I went to a private clinic run by a doctor to get treatment for a skin infection. While treating me, the doctor physically and sexua ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: Adilabad police arrested a couple from Maharashtra on Saturday for trafficking a minor tribal girl for Rs 10,000.A rape case has also been registered against a man in Rajasthan under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act for repeatedly sexually abusing the girl. He has not yet been arrested. The couple has been charged with human trafficking and kidnapping.Bheempur police registered a case on June 22 after the girl's family reported her missing, having failed in their attempts to trace her.You Can Also Check: Hyderabad AQI | Weather in Hyderabad | Bank Holidays ...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 >
MEERUT: A SIM card found in a bag with a newborn on the Patna-Chandigarh Summer Special train late last month led Moradabad Govt Railway Police (GRP) to a 14-year-old girl in Bihar, who had given birth in the train's toilet after allegedly being raped by her father.The infant, found with his umbilical cord still attached, was discovered by vendors at Moradabad station after they heard him crying and alerted railway staff. GRP officers found the baby in a bag under a seat in a general coach and rushed him to a hospital. Superintendent of police (SP) (GRP) Ashutosh Shukla said, "He was not movin ...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 >
NEW DELHI: A six-year-old girl with special needs was sexually abused allegedly by a man at a private therapy centre in Rohini. The suspect has been arrested.The survivor's family alleged that the accused was a therapist at the centre. Centre officials, however, claimed that he was brought in by one of the staff for training and was not formally associated with the facility.Police were informed about the incident on Sept 7 after the minor allegedly showed signs of abuse. Her mother told police that the girl had been attending therapy sessions since Aug 19.Her father said they were seeking trea ...Read More >
New Delhi: Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati, the self-proclaimed spiritual leader on the run after allegations of sexual abuse came to light at a private city institute, is no stranger to controversy. Saraswati, initially known as Swami Parthasarathy alias Swami Dr Parthasarathy, was living at Sri Sharada Institute of Indian Management for nearly 12 years. With the latest FIR, he now faces five cases, including those related to sexual harassment, fraud and forgery. In 2009, he was booked in a case ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Former JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna has approached the Karnataka High Court appealing against his conviction in a rape case. A special court that convicted Revanna last month had sentenced him to imprisonment for the remainder of his life and imposed fines, in one of the four sexual abuse and rape cases against him. The Special Court for MPs/MLAs, Judge Santosh Gajanan Bhat, who sentenced the convicted politician under various sections of the IPC on August 2, had imposed a total fine of Rs 11.50 lakh on him, and had said Rs 11.25 lakh from this fine amount will be paid to the victim. ...Read More >
Gurgaon: Two days after a law student died and his friend suffered critical injuries when a car knocked them down as they stood near railing on the service lane of Delhi-Jaipur highway in the early hours of Tuesday, a civil engineer was arrested on Thursday.Mohit (31), an employee of a private company in the city, told police that he got drowsy while driving. He is staying at a PG facility in Sector 14.The student who died, Harsh Singhal (25), was a resident of Om Nagar colony. His friend Abhishek Kumar (23), who is from Shanti Nagar in Sector 11, is undergoing treatment at a private hospital ...Read More >
Kolkata: Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Kalyan Banerjee's remarks on the Kolkata law college gangrape case sparked a controversy. Banerjee said that nothing could be done if a friend is raped by another friend. The Bharatiya Janata Party condemned the TMC MP's remarks. "What can be done if a friend rapes his friend. Will the police be in schools? This was done by students to another student. Who will protect her (victim)?" Banerjee said as reported by NDTV. "Who does all this criminality and molestation? Some men do it. So, who should women fight against? Women should fight against these perver ...Read More >
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], July 4 (ANI): Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge on Friday came down heavily on the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh (RSS) over its pitch to reconsider the words 'secular and socialist' from the Preamble of the Indian Constitution while saying that it was 'all talk'. He dared and challenged RSS General Secretary Dattatreya Hosabale and top leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the centre to remove the words 'secular and socialist' from the Preamble. 'Days before, I heard that some RSS person said that we should remove Secular and Socialist words from ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A physics lecturer from a private college in Dakshina Kannada and two of his friends have been arrested by Bengaluru police for allegedly blackmailing and raping a student.When the mental torture by the trio became intolerable, the girl narrated to her parents how she was being exploited. Subsequently, she went to Marathahalli police station along with her parents on July 5 and lodged a complaint seeking action against the perpetrators. Acting swiftly, the cops arrested the trio the following day. The accused are Narendra, a physics lecturer, Sandeep, a biology lecturer -- both work ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Kolkata Traffic Police is facing a new challenge in managing vehicle parking for the upcoming Shahid Diwas rally on Monday, as persistent rainfall threatens to render designated parking fields unusable. The fresh spell of rain on Friday, with more occasional rain predicted even on Saturday, has left cops worried as they believe the Maidan area can be filled with slush.The traffic department, which initially planned to utilise various fields across the city for parking buses and cars of parade attendees, is now frantically searching for alternative solutions on the main roads, stre ...Read More >
Among the other recoveries were three fake photos showing Chaitanyananda with world leaders. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * The objects were recovered from self-styled godman Swami Chaitanyananda Saraswati's ashram in Delhi * Among the other recoveries were three fake photos showing Chaitanyananda with world leaders * Chaitanyananda has been accused of sexually harassing at least 17 women Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode The saga of ...Read More >
Kolkata: Probing the murder and rape of the class VIII student in New Town, cops have found that accused Soumitra Roy (22) is an undertrial accused in a four-year-old dowry death case at his hometown in Nadia's Dhantala. He was accused of torturing and killing his former wife for dowry. Cops said in a case dated Aug 2, 2021, Roy was arrested by officers of Dhantala PS. "He got bail in 2022 and then left Nadia with his family and remarried 13 months ago. He still has to appear in a Nadia court in connection with the case on a regular basis," an officer said. TOI on Monday quoted his wife Mous ...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 >