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Mangaluru/Bengaluru: Amid mounting pressure for an impartial inquiry, health minister Dinesh Gundu Rao Thursday suggested that the govt may consider a formal investigation into the Dharmasthala mass burial case, involving allegations of disappearances, unnatural deaths, and sexual assaults on women."The state govt is not protecting anybody in the Dharmasthala burial case, in which a witness is complaining of disappearances, unnatural deaths, and sexual assaults," said Rao, who is also minister i ...Read More >
Bengaluru Stampede Probe: The Karnataka government's status report on the deadly stampede outside Bengaluru's M. Chinnaswamy Stadium lays primary blame on RCB, its event management partner DNA Entertainment Networks Pvt. Ltd, and the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), accusing them of unilaterally organising the mass public event without securing legal permission or coordinating with city authorities. The question here arises is - All To Blame But Congress Govt? Watch panel discussion o ...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 o ...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 statem ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 17 (SocialNews.XYZ) The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognisance of the alleged gang rape of a married woman in an empty compartment of a stationary train in Haryana's Panipat. After the sexual assault, the accused threw the victim on the railway tracks, where a train ran over her leg. Taking note of a press report, the apex human rights body said the contents of the news report, if true, raise a serious violation of the human rights. The NHRC issu ...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 sea ...Read More >
All three have been arrested and were produced in court. ShowQuick Read Summary is AI-generated, newsroom-reviewed * After one of the teachers raped the student, the others blackmailed her and sexually assaulted her as well * All three have been arrested and were produced in court * A complaint was filed after the college student confided in her parents Did our AI summary help? Let us know. Bengaluru: Two teachers and their friend have been arrested for raping a college student in Benga ...Read More >
Bengaluru: Karnataka State Women's Commission chairperson Nagalakshmi Choudhary has urged chief minister Siddaramaiah to constitute a special investigation team (SIT) to probe decades-old allegations of disappearances, unnatural deaths, and sexual assaults of women in Dharmasthala, a major temple town in Dakshina Kannada district.In a letter on Monday, Choudhary wrote, "The Commission has taken serious note of reports aired by some media outlets on July 12, 2025, which included claims about the ...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 f ...Read More >
Meerut , A man accused of killing minor boys here allegedly tried to flee from police custody when he was taken to the crime scene to recover evidence but was hit with bullets by police and caught again, officials said on Sunday. The man is also accused of having attempted to sexually assault the two boys from his locality before killing them. Both alleged murders happened in the last three months in Meerut district, they said. Asad, who is in his 20s, was taken to the Nagla Order forest area ...Read More >
The IIM-Calcutta, however, declined to share details of the measures being undertaken, citing sensitivity of the matter and ongoing legal proceedings. The Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta on Sunday said it is actively engaging with students and taking necessary steps to address their concerns in the wake of the alleged sexual assault of a woman on its campus. The woman was allegedly raped by a student of IIM-Calcutta inside a hostel on the campus, police had said on Saturday. The accus ...Read More >
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, s ...Read More >
NEW DELHI, Jul 14: Resolving friction along their border and the ability to maintain peace are fundamental for mutual trust between India and China, Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar told his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Monday. The neighbours have made "good progress" over the last nine months for the normalisation of relations, he said, adding that it was key for restrictive trade measures and roadblocks to be avoided. This is Jaishankar's first visit to China after the ties ...Read More >
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (APSCPCR) has demanded permanent closure of the private school where a sexual assault case recently came to light.On July 11, a migrant youth was lynched by a mob for allegedly sexually assaulting several minor girls of a private school in Roing in Lower Dibang Valley district.APSCPCR chairperson Ratan Anya, who is in Roing to conduct an inquiry into the incident on Monday, urged the authorities to ensure immediate legal ...Read More >
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 14 (ANI): A shocking case of molestation involving a minor girl has been reported in the Buddha Colony area of Bihar Patna, just 500 meters away from the local police station, said the police. The accused, a stationery shop owner, allegedly harassed the girl. The incident occurred in Chaudhary Tola, Buddha Colony, where the accused, running a stationery shop, allegedly molested the young girl. After the crime, the victim informed her family, who then lodged a formal ...Read More >
Puri (Odisha) [India], July 14 (ANI): Renowned sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created a sand art at Puri beach on Sunday. He crafted a sand idol of Lord Shiva to mark the first Monday of the auspicious Sawan month. Sudarsan Pattnaik said, The entire nation is devotional for the first Shravan Somvaar. We have made Lord Shiv 6-feet high sculpture... In Puri Jagannath Dham, there is a temple of Lord Loknath, and here also, many devotees have arrived. As an artist, I am praying to God to bless us wi ...Read More >
Kolkata, July 13: The Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta on Sunday said it is actively engaging with students and taking necessary steps to address their concerns in the wake of the alleged sexual assault of a woman on its campus. The woman was allegedly raped by a student of IIM-Calcutta inside a hostel on the campus, police had said on Saturday. The accused student was arrested on Saturday on the basis of an FIR lodged by the woman, he said. The IIM-Calcutta, however, declined to share ...Read More >
Kolkata, Jul 13 (PTI) The Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta on Sunday said it is actively engaging with students and taking necessary steps to address their concerns in the wake of the alleged sexual assault of a woman on its campus. The woman was allegedly raped by a student of IIM-Calcutta inside a hostel on the campus, police had said on Saturday. The accused student was arrested on Saturday on the basis of an FIR lodged by the woman, he said. A court here has remanded the student to ...Read More >
VIJAYAWADA: Andhra Pradesh has once again made a mark on the national stage by securing multiple honours in the prestigious Swachh Survekshan Awards 2024 as Super Swachh League Cities, reaffirming its commitment to cleanliness and urban sanitation. Five municipal corporations from the State have been selected for awards across different population-based and special categories. The awards will be presented by the Union Minister for Housing and Urban Affairs and the Minister for Power at a grand ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Indian Institute of Management Calcutta (IIM-C) was at the centre of controversy on Saturday after a woman accused a student of raping her inside the institute's Joka campus. The accused, identified as Mahaveer Toppannavar alias Parmanand Jain, was arrested by Kolkata Police and remanded in seven-day custody under charges of rape, wrongful confinement, and use of harmful substances with intent to harm. The 24-year-old complainant, reportedly a psychologist, said she had first con ...Read More >
Kolkata: A second-year MBA student at IIM Calcutta has been arrested after a woman alleged that she was raped inside boys' hostel of the premier institute. However, in a surprising turn, the woman's father later claimed there was no sexual assault and said his daughter was "fine and resting." The woman, a psychological counsellor by profession, visited the Haridevpur police station on Friday evening and submitted a handwritten complaint. She alleged that she had been offered pizza and water dur ...Read More >
ahmedabad, India - A preliminary report into the tragic crash of Air India flight AI171 has revealed that all crew members were deemed fit to operate the flight after being breathalysed upon arrival at Ahmedabad airport. The inquiry is now intensely focused on retrieved engine components, with investigators identifying "components of interest for further examinations." The aircraft,en route to Ahmedabad,began losing altitude before crossing the airport perimeter wall. While no significant b ...Read More >
ITANAGAR, 12 Jul: Following the horrific mob lynching incident in Roing on Friday, in which the alleged rape accused, identified as Riza-ul Kurim from Bongaigaon, Assam, was killed by an enraged mob, the Lower Dibang Valley District Superintendent of Police, Ringu Ngupok, confirmed that an investigation is underway. Authorities are working to identify those involved in the mob vigilantism, and they will be brought to justice, the SP said while adding that a curfew has been imposed in the Roing t ...Read More >
Kolkata, July 12 (SocialNews.XYZ) Serious confusion has surfaced over the alleged rape of a victim in the Indian Institute of Management- Calcutta (IIM-C) in the boy's hostel as the victim's father said on Saturday that "nothing happened" to her daughter and no "one did anything wrong" with her. Earlier today, a lower court in Kolkata, on Saturday afternoon, remanded Premanand Mahaveer Toppannavar a.k.a. Parmanand Jain (26), the sole accused in the case, to police custody till July 19. His sta ...Read More >
Itanagar, Jul 12 (PTI) Curfew was imposed in Roing town in Arunachal Pradesh's Lower Dibang Valley district as tensions flared after a migrant youth from neighbouring Assam was lynched by a mob for allegedly sexually assaulting several girls, police said. The 19-year-old man, identified as Riaz-Ul Kurim from Bongaigaon, was taken into police custody on Friday after it came to light that he had allegedly sexually assaulted several girls of a school. The parents of the girls, who filed a complai ...Read More >
New Delhi: A woman currently pursuing her studies at the prestigious Indian Institute of Management-Calcutta (IIM-C) in West Bengal has come forward with a serious allegation of sexual assault against a fellow student on the institute's campus. According to reports, the incident took place on Friday, prompting the victim to file a detailed complaint at the Haridevpur Police Station late that same evening. Following the submission of her statement, law enforcement officials registered an official ...Read More >
Roing (Arunachal Pradesh) [India], July 12 (ANI): A 19-year-old youth, accused of sexually assaulting minors, was allegedly lynched by a mob outside Roing police station in Arunachal Pradesh Lower Dibang Valley district. The incident took place outside the police station on Friday afternoon. The deceased, reportedly a migrant labourer from Assam, was accused of sexually assaulting several minor girl students. Ringu Ngupok, Superintendent of Police (SP) of Lower Dibang Valley district, told AN ...Read More >
Mysuru (Karnataka), Jul 12 (PTI) A 38-year-old man who is booked under sections of the POCSO Act has been attacked along with his family members, allegedly by the victim's family in Mysuru while they were riding an auto rickshaw, police said on Saturday. The incident occurred on Thursday night on Ramanuja Road when the accused, along with his wife, sister and mother, were returning home after visiting a police station in connection with the case, they said. The attack was purportedly captured ...Read More >
Tiruvallur: Lok Sabha MP Sasikanth Senthil on Friday said its a masterclass in institutional insecurity, patriarchal control and communal paranoia. Only in today's India can empathy across communities be seen as a threat. On the row over Janaki vs State of Kerala, Sasikanth took to X and cited a report in which the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) has objected to a scene showing the protagonist named Janaki, who's a rape survivor, being helped by a man from another community. "Janaki ...Read More >
Mumbai: The 40-year-teacher from a Mahim school, who has been booked for sexually assaulting her 17-year-old student, claimed in her bail plea that their relationship was consensual, while pointing out that the teen even referred to her as his wife in their messages. She had filed the plea earlier this week, which came up for hearing on Friday. Special POCSO judge Sabina Malik asked the investigating officer and the complainant to submit their replies on Monday, after which the arguments will b ...Read More >
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