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He used the same modus operandi, conducted "rituals" and also used items like stones and tamarind seeds for intimidation and "divine invocation". Kharat, currently in police custody, is facing 12 criminal cases in Ahilya Nagar and Nashik city, including eight for sexual assault. The SIT has recorded statements of 30 witnesses and victims so far, said IPS officer Tejaswi Satpute, who heads the SIT, on Tuesday. "During questioning, it came to light that the accused exploited the faith of victims ...Read More >
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 >
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 >
Nashik (Maharashtra), Apr 8 (PTI) At least six persons have been arrested after women employees at a Multi-National Company here filed complaints of mental and sexual harassment, police said on Wednesday. A total of nine First Information Reports have been registered in this connection, officials said, without disclosing the MNC's name. Five of the accused, arrested on Tuesday, were produced in a local court on Wednesday and the court remanded them in police custody till April 10. One of the a ...Read More >
The Bombay High Court has ordered a murder trial for eight police officers in the 2014 custodial death of Agnello Valdaris, citing evidence of torture and inconsistencies in the police's account of events. Photograph: ANI on XKey PointsBombay High Court upholds murder charges against eight police personnel in the 2014 custodial death of Agnello Valdaris.The court cited inconsistencies in police records, including missing CCTV footage and failure to follow medical advice, as reasons for upholdin ...Read More >
Mumbai, April 8: The Bombay High Court has upheld a trial court's decision to frame murder charges against eight police personnel in the alleged custodial death of Agnello Valdaris in 2014, observing that the circumstances surrounding his death warranted a full trial. The court also remarked that there is a "serious controversy" over whether Agnello's death was homicidal or accidental. Court dismisses petitions by accused officers A bench of Justices Ajey Gadkari and Shyam Chadak, in an order ...Read More >
According to the FIR, the woman, a resident of Sachendi, married Kautuk Mishra, a jeweller from Pandu Nagar, on March 6, 2024. Her family alleged that they gave a substantial dowry at the time of marriage, including an SUV, gold and silver ornaments. Despite this, the woman claimed that her in-laws demanded more dowry, including a house, one kilogram of gold and cash. In her complaint, she alleged that she was repeatedly forced to participate in late-night occult rituals against her will, some ...Read More >
Biharsharif: Nine people have been arrested so far and one has surrendered in connection with the alleged molestation and attempted sexual assault of a 32-year-old married woman in a village in Nalanda district.Police said arrests were made during raids conducted between March 31 and April 2. Those arrested included Ashok Yadav, Matlu alias Navneet Kumar, Ranjan Kumar, Sachin Kumar, Dashrath Chaudhary, Shailesh Kumar, Doman Paswan and Sonu Kumar. Anita Devi, who allegedly instigated the accused, ...Read More >
BERHAMPUR: An 18-year-old college girl, who had reportedly attempted self-immolation five days ago, succumbed to her injuries on Thursday after battling for life at MKCG Medical College and Hospital (MCH) in Berhampur. The girl, a Plus III student from Bhetanai village under Aska block in Ganjam district, had allegedly set herself ablaze after pouring kerosene at her residence on March 28. She had sustained over 60 per cent burn injuries, including on her face and neck. Following the incident, ...Read More >
Pune/Nashik: A Nashik court on Thursday remanded self-styled godman Ashok Kharat to a week's police custody in a second sexual abuse case, alleging forced termination of pregnancy and sustained coercion. The Special Investigation Team (SIT), which arrested Kharat from Nashik Central Jail on Wednesday evening in another case, told the court that custodial interrogation was crucial to probe the abortion angle, source of pills and alleged threats to the survivor. The court of chief judicial magist ...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 >
NEW DELHI: The Delhi HC has directed removal of "defamatory" posts over the alleged molestation of a journalist on a flight, saying that using social media to circulate the allegations and reveal the identity of the perpetrator before any formal investigation was a severe transgression of his fundamental right to live with dignity and a fair trial. Justice Vikas Mahajan, in an interim order passed on a lawsuit by the man, asked the woman journalist as well as certain online platforms not to pub ...Read More >
Patna, April 1 (SocialNews.XYZ) In a swift crackdown following the alleged molestation and attempted sexual assault of a married woman in Nalanda district, Bihar Police have arrested eight accused so far, said SP Bharat Soni on Wednesday. The incident, which occurred in a village under the Noorsarai police station area, came to light after a disturbing video of the assault went viral on social media. Confirming the development, Nalanda Superintendent of Police Bharat Soni stated that six more ...Read More >
Odisha Police arrested two persons and took a boy into custody in connection with the incident. The girl was allegedly drugged and raped by two men in Berhampur city on March 29, an officer said, adding that a police team rescued her after receiving information from locals. Berhampur Superintendent of Police Saravana Vivek M said that three persons were taken to custody, of whom two adults of 23 years and 19 years were arrested, while a 15-year-old boy was sent to a juvenile home. Apart from ...Read More >
Berhampur: A minor girl from Andhra Pradesh was allegedly drugged and gangraped in Berhampur, police said Tuesday. Three persons including a minor, have been arrested in this connection. Two of the accused, identified as Arjun Nayak (22), and Aditya Nayak (19), of Lanjipalli, were forwarded to court in connection with a case registered at Gosaninuagaon police station (111/26). The third accused, a minor boy has been produced before the Juvenile Justice Board. Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek M said t ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 1 (PTI) The Delhi High Court has directed removal of 'defamatory' posts over the alleged molestation of a journalist on a flight, saying that using social media to circulate the allegations and reveal the identity of the perpetrator before any formal investigation was a severe transgression of his fundamental right to live with dignity and fair trial. Justice Vikas Mahajan, in an interim order passed on a lawsuit by the man, asked the woman journalist as well as certain online pl ...Read More >
BERHAMPUR: Gosaninuagaon police in Berhampur on Tuesday arrested three youths, including a minor for allegedly gang-raping a 17-year-old girl of Andhra Pradesh who had fled her home to escape her stepfather's sexual abuse. The accused are Arjun Nayak (22) and Aditya Nayak (19), both residents of Dipa Sahi in Lanjipalli area, besides a 15-year-old boy. Briefing mediapersons here, Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek M said the crime took place on the night of March 29. The survivor was allegedly drugged ...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 >
Bhubaneswar: In a shocking incident, a 17-year-old girl from Andhra Pradesh who ran away from home to escape alleged sexual abuse by her stepfather was drugged and gang-raped by two men in Berhampur city on March 29, police said on Tuesday. Odisha Police acted swiftly and arrested two adult accused aged 23 and 19 years. A 15-year-old boy was also detained and sent to a juvenile home in connection with the case. According to police, the girl, a resident of Kadapa district in Andhra Pradesh, fled ...Read More >
Berhampur: A 17-year-old girl from Andhra Pradesh, who had fled home in Kadapa district following alleged sexual abuse by her stepfather and ill-treatment by her mother, was reportedly gang raped by two youths in Ganjam district on Sunday night. On Tuesday, police arrested the youths, aged 19 and 22, and detained a 15-year-old boy for their alleged involvement in the gang rape.Berhampur SP Saravana Vivek M said a police team rescued the girl on Monday after receiving information about the incide ...Read More >
Chandigarh: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted AAP MLA Manjinder Singh Lalpura and seven others in a 2013 molestation and assault case following a compromise between the two parties. Allowing the petition, the bench of Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya set aside the judgement of a court in Punjab's Tarn Taran, convicting and sentencing the MLA and seven others to four years of imprisonment in last September. The bench also quashed the FIR registered in March 2013 at the Tarn Taran police s ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Mar 31 (PTI) The Punjab and Haryana High Court has acquitted AAP MLA Manjinder Singh Lalpura and seven others in a 2013 molestation and assault case following a compromise between the two parties. Allowing the petition, the bench of Justice Tribhuvan Dahiya set aside the judgement of a court in Punjab's Tarn Taran, convicting and sentencing the MLA and seven others to four years of imprisonment in last September. The bench also quashed the FIR registered in March 2013 at the Tarn T ...Read More >
Rider Siddhesh Pardeshi (19), a class VII drop out, was arrested on Sunday Thane: A Rapido bike taxi rider was arrested in Kalyan in Thane district for allegedly molesting a 26-year-old woman passenger and stealing Rs 1000 from her, a police official said on Monday. Rider Siddhesh Pardeshi (19), a class VII drop out, was arrested on Sunday for the incident which took place on Saturday, Mahatma Phule police station senior inspector Baliramsingh Pardeshi said. "The accused picked up the victim ...Read More >
Mumbai: In a reply submitted before the sessions court, cricketer Prithvi Shaw has strongly opposed the an appeal filed by social media influencer Sapna Gill. Shaw said that Gill's appeal is false, frivolous, vexatious and filed with the sole intention to malign, defame and harass him by misusing his public image and celebrity status.The legal battle originated from an alleged altercation in 2023, which led to cross-complaints. The dispute, which allegedly began as an argument over selfies at a ...Read More >
Mumbai/New Delhi, Dec 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian cricketer Prithvi Shaw has filed his detailed reply before the Dindoshi Sessions Court in Mumbai, opposing the criminal revision application filed by actress Sapna Gill in the alleged molestation case. Terming Gill's plea as "false and vexatious", Shaw urged the court to dismiss her application, contending that it had been filed with the sole intention of maligning his public image and harassing him by misusing his celebrity status. In their sub ...Read More >
Mumbai, December 16: Police in Maharashtra's Thane district have arrested a 19-year-old man following the alleged molestation and theft of INR 1,000 from a 26-year-old woman passenger who had booked a bike-taxi ride, reportedly via Rapido, to her gym in Kalyan on Saturday evening, December 13. The accused, identified as Siddhesh Pardeshi, was apprehended on Sunday, according to the Mahatma Phule police station as reported by news agency PTI. The incident has reignited concerns regarding passeng ...Read More >
Thane, Dec 15 (PTI) A Rapido bike taxi rider was arrested in Kalyan in Thane district for allegedly molesting a 26-year-old woman passenger and stealing Rs 1000 from her, a police official said on Monday. Rider Siddhesh Pardeshi (19), a class VII drop out, was arrested on Sunday for the incident which took place on Saturday, Mahatma Phule police station senior inspector Baliramsingh Pardeshi said. "The accused picked up the victim from Chickenghar area after she booked a ride till her gym near ...Read More >
Indore, December 13: The District and Sessions Court of Indore has sentenced an accused of raping his step-daughter to double life imprisonment under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. Public Prosecutor Abhijeet Singh Rathore further detailed the judgment, saying that a specially constituted POCSO court in the District and Sessions Court of Indore, which is a special court under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences, Judge Nausheen Khan de ...Read More >
The Tihar jail authorities have informed a city court that self-styled godman Chaitanyananda Saraswati, accused of sexually harassing 16 students at a private institute in southwest Delhi, was in "safe and secure custody." Earlier, Chaitanyananda claimed before Judicial Magistrate Animesh Kumar that there was a threat to his life in Tihar prison. The self-styled godman, a former chairman of the management institute, is in judicial custody over sexual abuse allegations. A status report submitt ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], November 19 (ANI): The Jail Authorities filed a report before the Patiala House Court, refuting the allegations made by Chaitanyanand Saraswati. It is stated that he is in safe and secure custody. Earlier, Chaitanyanand had alleged that he had a threat to his life in Tihar Jail. It is stated that Saraswati has not named any person whom he has a threat. Saraswati is in judicial custody in a molestation case. Patiala House Court, on November 14, called for a report from the Su ...Read More >
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