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Tuesday, April 28, 2026
TopicSexual Assault

Topic: Sexual Assault

No arrest till 15 May, but shooting coach likely to face polygraph test by Haryana Police in POCSO case

Haryana govt tells SC police are considering conducting test either on accused, or complainant, or both, depending on nature of evidence. Coach accused of sexually assaulting 17-year-old.

IRS officer’s daughter murdered: Arrested house help was booked in Alwar rape case a day earlier

Prime suspect in the early morning crime is a 22-year-old domestic worker who was fired recently and has since disappeared, police say.

‘BJP-linked’ Goa councillor’s son arrested for ‘sexually assaulting, filming minors’. 3 FIRs so far

Goa Police said two girls recorded their complaints against Soham Naik, son of Goa's Curchorem Cacora MLC Sushant Naik. They are waiting for more survivors to come forward.

Sex, spa and two Muslim women. The Bhopal crime drama that’s in every WhatsApp chat

Local newspapers in Bhopal initially ran wild stories about 'love jihad' and Muslim women running sex racket, but have stopped the follow-up coverage. Some are calling it a “perfect” plot line for Anurag Kashyap’s next film.

19-year-old Bengaluru student alleges gangrape at villa; one of two accused claims blackmail bid

Accused filed a police complaint day before student filed own complaint, alleged she was invited for a party at a villa where the two accused drugged and sexually assaulted her.

Haryana teen’s sexual assault FIR against national shooting coach—’forced massages, threat to end career’

POCSO case has been registered against coach Ankush Bhardwaj, who allegedly asked the 17-yr-old to meet him at a hotel under the pretext of discussing her performance after a match.

‘They’ll kill me’—father’s chilling FIR claims ‘ragging, sexual assault’ drove Dharamshala student to death

4 female students & a professor have been booked after 19-year-old’s death, but police say probe is hampered by absence of postmortem or medical report stating cause of her death.

7 special police teams on lookout for trio which sexually assaulted college student in Coimbatore

Incident has triggered political storm in Tamil Nadu, with opposition leaders slamming the ruling DMK government, alleging women are not safe in the state.

Poll panel’s move to link SIR with NRC is irrational, creates ground for conspiracy theories

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Delhi’s ‘predator godman’ had already fled India before 1st FIR. Anticipatory bail plea dismissed

Despite being accused of sexual assault by 17 students and multi-crore fraud, police unable to trace chairman of south Delhi institute, with assets over Rs 300 cr.

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Buddha comes home to Ladakh exposition: Gajendra Singh Shekhawat

The Government of India recognises Ladakh as one of the most important living centres of Buddhist culture in the world. We are committed to safeguarding its unique cultural traditions.

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

What theaterisation could look like: Rotational CDS, three-star theatre commanders in initial years

The proposed structure envisions the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) rotating between the Army, Navy and Air Force, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.