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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 >
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: A shocking reality has come to light in the widely discussed abuse case involving a reputed IT company in Nashik, where a specific modus operandi was allegedly developed to lure female employees into a trap by offering them jobs and later exploiting their sense of obligation. In one reported incident, a female employee was allegedly taken to a resort on a holiday and sexually assaulted. The police have arrested six suspects, who have been remanded to police custody. The incident, which ...Read More >
Parvathy Thiruvothu is more than an actor, she's a movement. Her bold stance on social issues and activism makes her one of the most influential voices in cinema today. HAPPY BIRTHDAY PARVATHY THIRUVOTHU: In an industry often dominated by glitz and glamour, Parvathy Thiruvothu has carved a niche for herself not just as a talented actress, but as a fearless advocate for social change. Known for her impactful performances in Malayalam cinema, including her roles in Take Off, Uyare, Koode, Ennu N ...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 >
Hyderabad, April 9 (SocialNews.XYZ) Police have advised all media houses, digital platforms, and individuals to refrain from publishing or circulating any content that may disclose or lead to the identification of a trainee pilot who alleged sexual assault by a former flight instructor at a pilot training institute in Hyderabad. C.H. Sridhar, Deputy Commissioner of Police, Malkajgiri Zone, Malkajgiri Police Commissionerate, said on Thursday that it has come to their notice through the victim an ...Read More >
HYDERABAD: A trainee pilot has alleged that she was sexually assaulted by a flying instructor in Begumpet. Police have registered a case of rape against the 30-year-old instructor and launched an investigation. According to police, the woman joined a pilot training institute in Begumpet in January 2025 and became acquainted with two instructors during her course. The three would occasionally meet for study sessions at a paying guest accommodation in Brahmanwadi. Police said that on December 27 ...Read More >
TIRUNELVELI: TVK president C Vijay Joseph on Wednesday wondered whether Chief Minister MK Stalin had been using police department as a toy over the past five years, instead of using the force to prevent drug abuse and crime against women. Speaking at a campaign meeting in KTC Nagar, Vijay referred to the sexual assault and murder of a girl in Vilathikulam, and few other incidents. "A ruling party man sexually assaulted a two-and-half-year-old girl child (in Krishnagiri). The DMK government cla ...Read More >
An 18-year-old girl's mysterious death after falling from a Ghaziabad high-rise has triggered protests and a police investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident. IMAGE: Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com Key Points * An 18-year-old girl died after falling from a 16th-floor apartment in a Ghaziabad high-rise, sparking protests. * The family alleges foul play and initially prevented police from conducting a post-mortem examination. * Police are investigating the death as ...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 >
Nashik: Self-styled "Captain" and godman Ashok Kharat not only allegedly cheated people financially, but it has now come to light that he also subjected women to inhuman sexual exploitation in the name of "energy and peace." According to the information received, 11 more women victims have come forward and levelled serious allegations of sexual assault against Kharat. With this, the scope of the case has now expanded significantly. The SIT will verify all these complaints and take further action ...Read More >
Thane, April 8: The Naupada Police have arrested a 45-year-old construction labourer for the alleged sexual assault of a seven-year-old girl at a construction site in the Naupada area of Thane. The accused, identified as Ram Laddu Madheshwar Yadav, had recently arrived from Bihar for work. Details of the incident According to police reports, the victim's father is a labourer who resides at the construction site in temporary housing with his family. On the night of the incident (Monday), the vi ...Read More >
The victim's statement was recorded in the presence of her parents. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * A man was arrested for molesting an 8-year-old girl in Aman Vihar, Delhi * The accused lured the girl under the pretext of repairing a speaker * A case was filed under FIR No. 169/26 and relevant sections including POCSO Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Switch To Beeps Mode New Delhi: In a shocking incident from Delhi's Aman Vihar area, a man has been arr ...Read More >
The Punjab and Haryana high court has quashed the death sentences awarded to two men, including the victim's cousin, in the 2019 rape and murder of a seven-year-old girl in Ludhiana, and ordered a retrial. In March 2023, a fast-track special court under the POCSO Act had awarded capital punishment to the convicts 28-year-old cousin of the victim and a 26-year-old youth. Allegations were that convicts, both residents of Doraha and hailing from district Damriya in Uttar Pradesh, took the victim ...Read More >
Chandigarh, Apr 8 (PTI) The Punjab and Haryana High Court has set aside the death sentences awarded to two men in a 2019 rape and murder case of a seven-and-a-half-year-old girl in Ludhiana's Doraha. The HC also remanded the case back to the trial court, asking it to begin the trial from the stage of recording the statement of the accused and a fresh judgement be passed. "It is not a case where the trial court had put all the incriminating circumstances to the accused," observed the bench of J ...Read More >
Nashik, Apr 8 (PTI) A court in Maharashtra's Nashik district on Wednesday remanded self-styled godman Ashok Kharat in judicial custody till April 21 in a second rape case in which he allegedly sexually exploited a woman on multiple occasions since 2020 under the guise of religious rituals. The Special Investigation Team (SIT), which is investigating the cases against him, produced Kharat in the court of Chief Judicial Magistrate B N Ichpurani as his police custody in the second case ended on We ...Read More >
Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has upheld a 2022 CBI court order directing a murder trial against eight police personnel from the Wadala Government Railway Police (GRP) in connection with the 2014 custodial death of Agnelo Valdaris. A division bench comprising Justice Ajay Gadkari and Justice Kamal Khata dismissed the plea filed by the accused officers, thereby clearing the way for their prosecution under serious criminal charges. The court endorsed the findings of the Central Bureau of Investig ...Read More >
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. Suc ...Read More >
Thane, Apr 7 (PTI) A labourer has been arrested for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl at a construction site in Maharashtra's Thane city, police said on Tuesday, adding that the victim is undergoing treatment at the civil hospital. The incident triggered outrage with political parties demanding verification of migrant labourers employed at the construction sites. The 45-year-old accused was nabbed within hours of the crime, which occurred in the Naupada area on Monday evening, an official ...Read More >
Tamil Nadu Custodial Death: The Madurai court ruling comes nearly six years after P Jayaraj and his son J Bennix were tortured to death in police custody in Thoothukudi district In a landmark verdict that has reignited the debate on custodial violence in India, a Madurai court on Monday sentenced nine Tamil Nadu police personnel to death in the 2020 Sathankulam custodial death case. The ruling, described as falling under the 'rarest of rare' category, comes nearly six years after the brutal dea ...Read More >
Thane, Apr 7 (PTI) A labourer has been arrested for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl at a construction site in Maharashtra's Thane city, police said on Tuesday. The incident occurred in the Naupada area of the city on Monday evening, and the 45-year-old accused was nabbed within hours of the crime, an official said. He said that the child's parents and the accused were labourers at the construction site. According to the police, the accused took the girl aside and allegedly sexually ass ...Read More >
Imphal : A seven-year-old girl, displaced in the aftermath of the ethnic strife in Manipur and who went missing from a relief camp on Sunday, was found dead in Imphal East district, police said. A 28-year-old man arrested in connection with the disappearance of the minor confessed to abducting, raping and killing the girl, polcie said. The recovery of the body led to confrontation between protestors from the internally displaced persons (IDPs) in the area and the police who had to lob teargas ...Read More >
Mumbai, Apr 6 (PTI) Under fire from the Opposition, activist Anjali Damania on Monday claimed that she had used AI-based large language model (LLM) Claude to analyse call data records (CDR) of arrested self-styled godman Ashok Kharat. Addressing a news conference here, Damania said she would never do anything illegal and slammed Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for indulging in "politics of convenience". Damania, who claimed to have received the CDR on WhatsApp from a person claiming to be a p ...Read More >
Ravindra Ganpat Erande, a social activist, allegedly sexually assaulted several women Nashik: A 63-year-old man had filed an extortion complaint with the police in Nashik, but a probe into his blackmailers uncovered 121 obscene videos, leading to his arrest for alleged sexual exploitation, the police said. Ravindra Ganpat Erande, who identifies himself as a journalist and social activist, was subsequently arrested last Friday. A probe has revealed that Erande allegedly sexually exploited sev ...Read More >
Imphal: An eight-year-old girl, who had been staying at a government-run relief camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs), was found murdered on the Imphal riverbed early on Monday morning. The victim, identified as Oinam Chanu, daughter of Oinam Basant, was discovered at the riverbank under the Singjamei bridge within the jurisdiction of the Irilbung police station in Imphal East district around 1 a.m. She had been reported missing from the Singjamei Akampat relief camp since 1 p.m. on Satu ...Read More >
Bashirhat (West Bengal) [India], April 6 (ANI): Union Minister of State (MoS) for Defence and BJP leader, Sanjay Seth, on Monday slammed West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over the safety of women in the state, recalling the Sandeshkhali sexual assault and land-grabbing cases. Speaking to ANI, Sanjay Seth called Sandeshkhali a black dot on West Bengal, alleging that CM Mamata Banerjee tried to save the accused Shahjahan. Also Read | Why Is Stock Market Rising Today, April 6, 2026?. He ...Read More >
Nashik, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday said the CDR leak in the Ashok Kharat case will be probed, while the arrested self-styled godman's assets will be investigated by the Enforcement Directorate. No one has the right to obtain such call data records, Fadnavis said amid a furore after social activist Anjali Damania on Friday made revelations about calls between Kharat and Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde. She also claimed she received Kharat's CDR on WhatsApp from ...Read More >
Hyderabad, Apr 5 (PTI) A 27-year-old woman here has alleged rape, forced religious conversion and financial exploitation by her husband and his family members, police said on Sunday. In her complaint, the woman alleged that the accused initially approached her on the pretext of renting her shop for a trading business. She claimed that he told her he had converted to Hinduism, changed his name to "Navadurga," and expressed his intention to marry her, convincing her and her mother. The woman all ...Read More >
Nashik: A major stir has been created in the area after a case was registered late Friday night against NGO director and media professional Ravindra Ganpat Erande (63) under charges of sexual exploitation and the Atrocities Act. Just two days earlier, Erande himself had filed a complaint at Satpur Police Station alleging that four individuals were demanding ₹12 lakh as extortion money from him. Those four accused had already been arrested by the police for allegedly threatening to make obscene v ...Read More >
Thane, Apr 5 (PTI) A family from Maharashtra's Thane district was allegedly swindled of more than Rs 1.66 crore by a man who exploited their fear of "black magic" and promised them divine remedies through elaborate rituals and pilgrimages, police said on Sunday. The Kasarvadavali police district on April 2 registered a first information report (FIR) against Manjunath Shetty, a resident of Andheri in neighbouring Mumbai, based on the family's allegations that they were manipulated into paying th ...Read More >
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