Minor's family had been residing in the former DIG's house on rent for past 2 yrs. According to FIR, boy revealed his ordeal after accused’s latest attempt to assault him on 17 February.
Believed to have been exposed by school staffers, the Unnao episode has emerged as one of the most sordid episodes of sexual crime at an educational institute. Headmaster arrested last week.
51-year-old & his wife have been sent to 14 days' judicial custody. Defence counsel says the accused underwent vasectomy in 2005. Medical report on whether it's intact awaited.
Whispers in Jadavpur University have grown to a crescendo—not just in classrooms but across West Bengal. The Commission for Protection of Child Rights has called the student's death an 'unpardonable crime'.
Seven wrestlers including a minor had accused Brij Bhushan of sexual harassment. Earlier this month, minor's father recorded fresh statement retracting sexual harassment charge.
Case deals with viral video made by Kerala activist. Judge Kauser Edappagath said she meant to educate her children to treat nude bodies as more than ‘just sexual objects only’.
Two FIRs against WFI head allegedly reveal sexual advances made by him towards wrestlers during competitions in India & abroad. One complainant claims she 'couldn't sleep or eat for days'.
POCSO provides for victim-centric measures like ‘child-friendly’ courts and ‘support persons’, but implementation is uneven. Lags affect incest victims most, experts say.
POCSO cases where the accused is a family member are notoriously tricky to handle. Experts propose ‘alternative mechanism’ to ensure better reporting and recompense.
Pinarayi Vijayan once called Vellappally Natesan, the general secretary of SNDP Yogam, Kerala’s Pravin Togadia. Now he is giving his hate speech a free pass.
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.
Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.
Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.
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