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Investigating officers said the case began with a complaint by one of the woman employees of the BPO at Devlali police station on March 26 wherein she accused one of her seniors of raping her. In the course of the probe into this complaint, eight more staff members -- including one male employee of the BPO -- came forward and lodged complaints in phases at Mumbai Naka police station, with the last FIR registered on April 3, alleging sexual harassment. Nashik city police commissioner Sandeep Kar ...Read More >
Nashik: Self-proclaimed godman and astrologer Ashok Kharat, already in jail, was on Thursday arrested in a third case of rape and sent to five-day police custody. Kharat, who was produced via video link before a court in Nashik district, is accused of sexually exploiting a seven-month pregnant woman, the wife of his office staffer, reported PTI. Kharat was first arrested on March 18 by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) following a police complaint by a 27-year-old woman who alleged she was re ...Read More >
Nashik, Apr 9 (PTI) Jailed self-proclaimed godman and astrologer Ashok Kharat was arrested in a third case of rape and produced via video link before a court in Maharashtra's Nashik district which on Thursday sent him to five-day police custody. In the third case, Kharat, who was first arrested in mid-March, is accused of sexually exploiting a seven-month pregnant woman, the wife of his office staffer. On April 8, Kharat was remanded to 14-day judicial custody till April 21 in the second rape ...Read More >
New Delhi: The police in Maharashtra have arrested six people, including the team leader, after receiving alleged sexual harassment complaint from women employees at a multi-national company in Nashik. Police register cases against accused The police on Wednesday that they have registered nine cases against them on charges of sexual harassment and hurting religious sentiments which took place for four years. One of the accused allegedly gave false promise of marriage to an employee and repeate ...Read More >
Kolkata, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Saradha chit fund company owner Sudipta Sen is set to be released from judicial custody on Thursday after getting bail in all corruption cases. He has been in judicial custody for 12 years and 11 months. He is currently lodged in the Presidency Correctional Home in West Bengal's Kolkata. The division bench of Justice Rajarshi Bharadwaj of the Calcutta High Court announced the judgment on Wednesday and granted him bail in two cases pending with the state polic ...Read More >
Six Ukrainians and an American who were arrested in March for allegedly training insurgents in Myanmar will be detained another 30 days, according to an Indian court ruling. The men, who were taken into custody by India's National Investigation Agency (NIA), were also charged with carrying out subversive activities in the country's northeast region, which borders Myanmar, Nepal, Bhutan, China, and Bangladesh. On Monday, a Delhi court ordered that they should continue to be detained after the N ...Read More >
Madurai: A court in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district on Monday sentenced nine policemen to death for their role in the custodial deaths of trader P Jayaraj and his son J Benicks in Thoothukudi district, a case that had sparked nationwide outrage six years ago. Those convicted include Inspector Sridhar; Sub-Inspectors Balakrishnan and Raghu Ganesh; and police personnel Murugan, Samadurai, Muthuraja, Chelladurai, Thomas Francis, and Veilumuthu. Describing the incident as a clear "abuse of authority ...Read More >
Sathankulam Custodial Killing Case: A court in Tamil Nadu's Madurai district on Monday sentenced nine policemen to death in connection with the custodial deaths of trader P Jayaraj and his son J Benicks in Thoothukudi district, a case that sparked nationwide outrage six years ago. Describing the incident as a "case of abuse of authority", the court said the verdict would not "instill fear among police" and emphasised that many officers in the state serve with integrity. "Father and son strippe ...Read More >
A photo of Ranjith. (Photo: X) ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * Noted Malayalam film director Ranjith was taken into custody on Tuesday evening * He was taken into custody following a complaint filed by a woman actor * The case against Ranjith was registered by Kochi City Police on Monday Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode Noted Malayalam film director Ranjith was taken into custody on Tuesday evening in connection with an attempted sex ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Saket Court on Saturday remanded Jawad Ahmed Siddique and two other accused in Judicial custody in the second money laundering case. They were produced before the court after 10 days of the Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s custody. Siddique has been arrested in a money laundering case linked to a Land deal worth crores. Also Read | Gujarat Horror: Refused To Lend INR 10, Man Strangled to Death in Narmada; Case Registered. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Sheetal ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 4 (ANI): Saket Court on Saturday remanded Jawad Ahmed Siddique and two other accused in Judicial custody in the second money laundering case. They were produced before the court after 10 days of the Enforcement Directorate (ED)'s custody. Siddique has been arrested in a money laundering case linked to a Land deal worth crores. Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Sheetal Chaudhary Pradhan remanded all three Accused persons, namely Jawad Ahmed Siddique, Shriom Chauhan and Vi ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 4 (SocialNews.XYZ) Rising equestrian talent Stasya Pandya from Mumbai delivered an outstanding performance at the Delhi Horse Show 2026, securing two team medals in the prestigious Young Champion category. Competing against a field of over 200 equestrians across multiple categories, Stasya demonstrated exceptional skill across disciplines. In Dressage, she rode Consul, earning a Team Silver medal with a composed and technically refined performance. Building on this success, sh ...Read More >
Kochi: The Ernakulam First Class Judicial Magistrate Court on Saturday granted custody of filmmaker Ranjith to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) of Kochi City Police till 4 pm on Monday in connection with the sexual assault case registered against him. The case pertains to a complaint filed by a young actress, who alleged that the incident took place inside a caravan during a film shoot in Kochi in January. Allowing the custody plea, the court accepted the prosecution's argument that the gr ...Read More >
Bengaluru: A 56-year-old man from Delhi was arrested by Tumakuru police for allegedly running a sophisticated online operation selling counterfeit weight-loss powder and spurious ayurvedic products.During investigation, police discovered the accused -- Rajeev Khanna from Shalimar Bagh -- and his sons -- Himanshu Khanna and Manan Khanna -- were filling wheat flour inside the branded packets of weight-loss powder. The sons are missing.A businessman from Tumakuru, manufacturing the weight-loss powd ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], April 3 (ANI): The Delhi High Court on Thursday issued notice to the Delhi Police on the bail plea filed by Seema Rani Khakha, who is an accused in a case registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. The matter came up before Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, who sought a response from the Delhi Police and listed the case for further hearing in May. The court's direction came while hearing Khakha's plea challenging the rejection of her third bail ...Read More >
PATNA: Police in Bihar's Nalanda district on Thursday arrested eight individuals, including two main accused -- Ashok Yadav and Matlu Mahto--in connection with molestation and attempted rape of a 20-year-old married woman in full public view on March 26. Police took action after a video of the incident went viral on social media. An FIR was lodged at Noorsarai police station on March 27. Initially two suspects were picked up for interrogation. Their interrogation led to the arrest of six other ...Read More >
Kochi: A strongly worded statement by the Women in Cinema Collective (WCC) on Thursday has brought the spotlight back on alleged systemic lapses in ensuring workplace safety in the Malayalam film industry, even as police intensified their probe into the sexual assault case against director Ranjith. Calling the latest allegation by a young actress "deeply distressing," the WCC said the incident exposed the ineffectiveness of mandated institutional mechanisms on the ground. Despite directives fr ...Read More >
Kerala: WCC points out 'systemic failure' as Ranjith case rekindles cinema safety debate Kochi: A strongly worded statement by the Women in Cinema Collective (WCC) on Thursday has brought the spotlight back on alleged systemic lapses in ensuring workplace safety in the Malayalam film industry, even as police intensified their probe into the sexual assault case against director Ranjith. Calling the latest allegation by a young actress "deeply distressing," the WCC said the incident exposed the ...Read More >
BENGALURU: A 65-year-old Dutch national of Indian origin has been arrested for allegedly sending a parcel containing unusual items to the administrative office of Kempegowda International Airport in Bengaluru, police said. According to news agency PTI, the man, identified as Subhash Jai Ajeez, had sent the parcel in January this year. According to police, it contained a toothpaste cover, decaying flower garlands, rotten tomatoes, pieces of iron and obscene photographs. Authorities carried out a ...Read More >
BENGALURU: Registrar (Nursing) of Karnataka State Nursing Council (KSNC), Dr K Mallu, was arrested following a sexual harassment complaint by a 26-year-old woman employee of KSNC. Mallu was remanded in judicial custody. He is accused of demanding sexual favours from the complainant by making unsolicited advances. The alleged sexual harassment is said to have happened between March 16 and March 25 inside his official chamber. The victim has been working with KSNC for the last three years. The c ...Read More >
The Amritsar district court on Sunday extended the police remand of Patti MLA and former minister Laljit Singh Bhullar by three days in connection with the suicide of Punjab State Warehousing Corporation (PSWC) district manager Gagandeep Singh Randhawa. Bhullar was presented in the court after his five-day police remand ended. The police sought five-day more remand citing that the investigation officials are to recover a network video recorder (NVR) and mobile phone from the accused. After hear ...Read More >
Bengaluru, Apr 1 (PTI) A 65-year-old Dutch national of Indian origin has been arrested for allegedly sending a strange parcel to the administrative office of the Kempegowda International Airport here, police said on Wednesday. The man identified as Subhash Jai Ajeez had sent the parcel in January this year, which reportedly contained a toothpaste cover, decaying flower garlands, rotten tomatoes, pieces of iron and obscene photographs, they said. Authorities conducted a preliminary inquiry and ...Read More >
PUNE: The number of criminal cases against arrested self-styled godman Ashok Kharat rose to 10 after Nashik city police registered two fresh offences, including one of rape and another of cheating, based on new complaints from a woman and a businessman. Police said eight of the 10 cases pertain to rape and sexual exploitation, while two are related to cheating. The Sarkarwada police in Nashik registered the latest cases on Friday night following a complaint by a married woman, who alleged that ...Read More >
Nashik: Self-styled godman Ashok Kharat's police custody ended today, and he was produced before the court. The path for his bail has now opened as the court has remanded him to 14 days of judicial custody. He will once again be produced before the court tomorrow in connection with another case. The entire state of Maharashtra, along with the victimised women, is now closely watching what action and punishment may follow in this second case. Kharat was earlier produced before the court on March ...Read More >
NASHIK: A court in Maharashtra's Nashik on Wednesday remanded self-styled godman Ashok Kharat, accused in multiple rape cases, to 14 days of judicial custody. Kharat was arrested on March 18 after a 35-year-old woman accused him of repeatedly sexually assaulting her over a span of three years. Following his arrest, several more women came forward with similar allegations. With his police custody ending on Wednesday, he was produced before the court, where the Special Investigation Team (SIT) sou ...Read More >
Nashik, Apr 1 (PTI) A court in Maharashtra's Nashik on Wednesday remanded rape-accused self-styled godman Ashok Kharat in a 14-day judicial custody. Kharat was arrested on March 18 after a 35-year-old woman accused him of repeated rape over a period of three years. Following his arrest, multiple rape complaints were filed against him. The Special Investigation Team (SIT) is conducting a probe against Kharat. As his police custody ended on Wednesday, he was produced before the court. During th ...Read More >
On 31st March (Tuesday), officials in Hyderabad said that a 19-year-old man named Mohammed Fahaad was apprehended for sexually abusing his 5-year-old cousin, recording the horrific act and posting it online. "The incident came to light after the Child Protection Unit of Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) analysed evidence received through the Child Sexual Exploitative and Abusive Material (CSEAM) tipline," the official statement read. The little girl's parents were reportedly oblivious of t ...Read More >
Kochi, Apr 1 (PTI) A court here on Wednesday sent noted Malayalam film director Ranjith to judicial custody after he was arrested late last night in connection with an attempted sexual assault case. Following his remand, the director claimed that the accusations against him were "false" and that he would be able to prove it. He made the claim before reporters while being taken inside the sub-jail here. Even as the director claimed innocence, state Culture Minister Saji Cherian indicated that ...Read More >
Kochi: Malayalam director Ranjith Balakrishnan, who was arrested in a sexual harassment case, was remanded in judicial custody for 14 days on Wednesday. He is being taken to Ernakulam Sub Jail. Responding to the media at the magistrate's residence, the director claimed that a false case had been registered against him. His lawyer also confirmed the director's statement and added that a bail plea would be submitted in the Judicial First Class Magistrate Court-I. The lawyer told the media that R ...Read More >
PATNA: Three men publicly molested and attempted to gang rape a woman under Noorsarai police station limits in Bihar's Nalanda district. The accused also recorded a video of the incident, which went viral on Tuesday. Police have arrested two of the accused so far. Station House Officer (SHO) of Noorsarai police station said that the incident took place on the evening of March 26 when the woman was going to a nearby grocery shop. While returning home, she was surrounded by a group of youths w ...Read More >
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