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DELHI, N.Y. (WBNG) -- A Stamford man has pleaded guilty to sexual crimes against a child under the age of 13. 79-year-old Stanley Suchy pleaded guilty to course sexual conduct against a child in exchange for 10 years in prison and 20 years of post-release supervision, registration as a sex offender and other fines and restrictions. In November of 2025, Suchy was indicted on three counts of predatory sexual assault against a child and an additional charge of sexual conduct against a child. Suchy admitted to multiple instances of sexual contact with a child under the age of 13 between 2010 and 2020. This district attorney's office says the abuse started when the child was around two years old. Suchy has been remanded to the Delaware County Jail to await sentencing, scheduled for later this month. "These are difficult cases to investigate and prosecute," said District Attorney Shawn Smith. "This one was especially complicated because the alleged sexual assault took place over a decade ago. Thanks to the dedicated professional efforts of the state police and our prosecutors, we were able to finally hold this defendant accountable for the atrocious acts he perpetrated against a young child, and we were able to do so without forcing the child to testify in court." Because of Suchy's age, Smith expected the 10-year sentence to amount to life in prison.
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 >
PATNA: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi is all set to embark on 'Vote Adhikar Yatra' from Bihar's Rohtas district on August 17 to register a protest against how the ongoing special intensive revision (SIR) of the electoral rolls was being conducted in the state. This comes at a time when the Opposition is ratcheting up its protest against the SIR and casting aspersions on the integrity of elections. AICC general secretary (organisation) and MP KC Venugopal held a meeting with the INDIA bloc leaders at Sasaram in Rohtas district on Wednesday and reviewed preparations for Rahul Gandhi's visit to Bi ...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 >
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 >
AGRA: A 55-year-old serial sex offender, most recently accused of raping and murdering an eight-year-old girl in Mainpuri, was shot dead by police in an encounter in UP's Farrukhabad district on Friday morning.Manu Subhash, a resident of Pakhna village under Mohammadabad kotwali police station, carried a reward of ₹1 lakh on his head. "Acting on a tip-off, police teams surrounded him near his village. When cornered, Manu opened fire. Police retaliated and shot him in the chest. He was rushed to the district hospital, where doctors declared him dead," said SP Arti Singh. Police recovered a coun ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6: The Delhi High Court, on Monday, rejected an activist's appeal against an order directing him to take down social media content linking Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri's daughter to convicted American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. A bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Renu Bhatnagar told the single judge to finally decide the issue of whether to continue or vacate its interim order as expeditiously as possible. The court granted the appellant Kunal Shukla a week to file a reply to Himayani Puri's injunction application before the single judge. "Let the matter be placed ...Read More >
Srinagar, Oct 24 (SocialNews.XYZ) The principal district and sessions judge in Jammu and Kashmir's Anantnag district on Friday sentenced a man to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of raping his minor daughter. In his judgement, the principal district and sessions judge, Anantnag (also the special judge under the POCSO Act) sentenced the man to imprisonment for the remainder of his natural life after convicting him for raping his minor daughter. FIR number 03/2022 was registered against ...Read More >
Erode (Tamil Nadu), Apr 2 (PTI) DMK President, Chief Minister M K Stalin, on Thursday, alleged that the NDA's betrayals include 'strangling' the MSMEs during the ongoing West Asia crisis. Addressing an election rally here, Stalin alleged AIADMK chief Edappadi K Palaniswami had no achievements to claim for his government during 2017-21; neither does PM Modi, who comes on "election tours" to Tamil Nadu. Ridiculing the slow pace of work to build Madurai AIIMS, as that project was announced by the Centre about a decade ago, the CM said: "If they think they can claim an achievement, let them look ...Read More >
Tiruvallur: In a deeply concerning incident that has quite shocked not only just the state but everyone, a 10-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and sexually assaulted in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvallur district on Wednesday. The crime took place when the girl was walking alone while returning back home from school and being stalked by an unidentified man around 4 pm. The whole incident was captured on CCTV footage, which is now being examined. The local authorities have registered the case and a search for the man is still going on. Reportedly, the child was taken and admitted to the Stanley Hosp ...Read More >
Deve Gowda publicly stated that his grandson should face the strictest punishment if proven guilty -- a stance he reiterated in a strongly worded letter to Prajwal For former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, the conviction of his elder grandson Prajwal Revanna is a personal and political blow. Known for his unblemished political career and personal life, Deve Gowda is deeply affected by Prajwal Revanna's rape case. Even the letter Deve Gowda wrote to Prajwal when he was absconding in Germany was h ...Read More >
CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu chief minister MK Stalin praised the Chennai Mahila court's verdict after it awarded the life sentence for a minimum period of 30 years without remission and a fine of Rs 90,000 to the accused Gnanasekaran, who has been convicted of sexually harassing a student on the Anna University campus in December last year.In a post on X, Tamil Nadu CM said the state police responded through action to those who merely pretend to care about women's safety."Tamil Nadu Police has responded through action to those who merely pretend to care about women's safety. During the investigation, ...Read More >
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The appointment of Ravada A Chandrasekhar as the new state police chief was on expected lines, to put it bluntly. Unlike the previous two instances -- in 2021, when Anil Kant, and in 2023, when Shaik Darvesh Saheb were selected -- the government this time round was short of options and the writing on the wall was clear. In 2021, the selection boiled down to Anil Kant or B Sandhya, while in 2023 it was Shaik Darvesh vs K Padmakumar. There were frenetic lobbying and umpteen last-minute patch-up meets to shore up the claims of the candidates. The government was hard-pressed d ...Read More >
Chandigarh: The special NIA court for Haryana in Panchkula has directed the police and central agencies to ensure the protection of six key witnesses named in the chargesheet filed by the investigative agency in connection with the twin blasts outside two nightclubs in Gurugram on Dec 24 last year.While directing the investigating agencies and law enforcement authorities to ensure the protection of witnesses, the NIA court, presided over by Additional District and Sessions Judge Rajiv Goyal, also directed the protection of relevant and crucial documents containing statements and details of wit ...Read More >
BHUBANESWAR/BALASORE: The 20-year-old student in Odisha's Balasore who set herself ablaze on the campus on July 12 had informed college authorities that her HoD had sought sexual favours from her six months ago, probe revealed Friday."The student, in a meeting conducted on June 30 at the office of then principal -- who is now suspended -- told everyone that the HoD had sought sexual favours from her. However, the HoD denied the allegation," said the in-charge principal of the govt college, adding that the matter was forwarded to the internal complaints committee for inquiry."UGC and higher edu ...Read More >
New Delhi, Aug 3 (SocialNews.XYZ) Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Sunday said that India's first bullet train between Mumbai and Ahmedabad will commence operations "very soon," and it will reduce travel time between the two cities to just 2 hours and 7 minutes. Talking to reporters at the Bhavnagar terminus in Gujarat, after virtually flagging off three trains: the Ayodhya Express, Rewa-Pune Express, and Jabalpur-Raipur Express, Vaishnaw stated that the bullet train project is moving quickly. Mumbai's Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) will be connected to major cities of Gujarat, such as Vapi, ...Read More >
Mumbai, December 12: The Manhattan Federal Court in New York, United States, on Wednesday, December 11, charged luxury real estate agents Alexander brothers - Alon Alexander, Oren Alexander and Tal Alexander on charges of sex trafficking. The accused brothers were arrested and charged with sex trafficking for allegedly raping women in the US. Notably, prosecutors described the alleged conduct of the Alexander brothers as "heinous". According to the official notification released by the US Attorney's office, the Alexander brothers were arrested on December 12 in Florida and were presented befor ...Read More >
Idukki: A man in Kerala's Idukki district has been sentenced to three life terms for the prolonged sexual abuse of his minor daughter, in a case that has left the region deeply shaken. The sentencing was handed down on Thursday by the Idukki Fast Track Special Court, which ordered that the punishment would extend till the convict's death. According to the prosecution, the disturbing acts took place over a span of three years at their rented home in Karimanoor. According to the survivor's statement, the abuse began when she was just five years old and continued until she turned eight. The sho ...Read More >
Amritsar, July 18 (SocialNews.XYZ) Leader of Opposition in Punjab and Congress lawmaker Partap Singh Bajwa, on Friday demanded that Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann immediately convene an all-party meeting in Amritsar to discuss continuing threats to the Golden Temple through threatening emails. Speaking after paying obeisance at Sri Harmandir Sahib, where he was accompanied by Congress MP Gurjeet Singh Aujla, Sukhwinder Singh Danny Bandala and other Congress leaders, Bajwa said that he met with officials of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC). The SGPC officials told him that eve ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 1 (ANI): After expelled JD(S) leader and former MP Prajwal Revanna was found guilty in a rape case involving a domestic help, Special Public Prosecutor Ashok Nayak said the verdict sends a clear message that everyone is equal before the law. He added that the punishment in the case could range from a minimum of 10 years to life imprisonment. ...This happened 3-4 years ago, but she could not raise her voice due to her poverty... We examined 26 witnesses... Everyone is equal before the court; this is the message given by the court today... The punishment in the case ca ...Read More >
Bengaluru: While former Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the sexual assault of a woman, the victim and her family continue to live in fear and trauma, still reeling from the emotional and psychological toll of the ordeal. The victim's son-in-law spoke out about the ongoing challenges, recalling how, despite the victim's brave testimony and the eventual conviction, the family's hope for justice had been overshadowed by the pressure from Revanna's influential family. "After the traumatic cross-examinations, despite assurances from police, we didn't have much ...Read More >
Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar said he was 'very, very sad' to hear about the Indore molestation case of two Australian women cricketers who are here for the 2025 World Cup. He said it was a 'heinous incident', hoping that the perpetrator was 'punished severely' with significant prison time. Two Australian women cricketers were followed and one molested by a man in the capital of Madhya Pradesh on Thursday morning. The incident occurred near Khajrana Road when the players were walking to a ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday rejected an activist's appeal against an order directing him to take down social media content linking Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri's daughter to convicted American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It asked him to air his grievances before the single judge who had passed the order.A bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Renu Bhatnagar told the single judge to finally decide the issue of whether to continue or vacate its interim order as expeditiously as possible. The court granted the appellant Kunal Shukla a week to file a reply to Himayani Puri's ...Read More >
KOLKATA: An FIR has been lodged against Hasin Jahan, the estranged wife of cricketer Mohammed Shami and Arshi Jahan, Hasin's daughter from her first marriage at Suri in Birbhum district in West Bengal. A few days ago, a conflict erupted over a plot of land in the Sonator area under ward no. 5 of Suri Municipality. The land reportedly belongs to Arshi and it is alleged that neighbor Guddu Bibi was trying to encroach that land. It is alleged that after the construction work started on the land on Friday last week, Hasin started beating up her neighbour. The locals captured the scene on camera. ...Read More >
Thane, Aug 14 (PTI) A fire broke out at a cafe located in a multi-storey residential building in Maharashtra's Thane city early Thursday morning, following which 35 persons were evacuated from the structure, officials said. No casualty has been reported as of now, Thane Municipal Corporation's disaster management cell chief Yasin Tadvi said. The blaze erupted in the Parsik Cafe located on the ground floor of the six-storey building at Kharegaon in Kalwa (West), he said. The disaster management cell received information about the incident at 4.58 am from the owner of the cafe, a 1,000 sq ft ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): The credit-to-deposit ratio in Indian banks has stayed below 80 per cent as credit offtake in the country continues to lag, according to a report by CareEdge Ratings. The report highlighted that while both credit offtake and deposit growth have increased sequentially, they remain significantly lower than the levels seen last year. Deposits continued to outpace credit offtake in the current fortnight, leading to a narrowing of the credit-deposit gap. It stated Credit to Deposit Ratio Remains Below 80 per cent as Credit Offtake Lags. The report data pointed ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 6 (PTI) The Delhi High Court on Monday rejected an activist's appeal against an order directing him to take down social media content linking Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri's daughter to convicted American sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. It asked him to air his grievances before the single judge who had passed the order. A bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Renu Bhatnagar told the single judge to finally decide the issue of whether to continue or vacate its interim order as expeditiously as possible. The court granted the appellant Kunal Shukla a week to file a reply to Hi ...Read More >
A 54-year-old fugitive who took off to India after a brutal Long Island car wreck that killed a doting dad more than 20 years ago was finally extradited and is now facing justice, prosecutors said Monday. Ganesh Shenoy, who skipped out on felony charges and boarded a plane to Mumbai just two weeks after the April 11, 2005, crash in Hicksville that killed 44-year-old Philip Mastropolo, was arraigned on manslaughter charges Friday and ordered held without bail, the Nassau County DA's office said. ...Read More >