The survivor was allegedly attacked in Sikkim between 27 and 29 October by BJP’s state legal cell convenor Lokenath Chatterjee and his CISF bodyguards.
The court Monday slammed the test as ‘regressive and invasive’ and stated that any person found conducting it in sexual assault cases would be held guilty of misconduct.
In 2015, Maharashtra IAS officer Maruti Hari Sawant was arrested for alleged sexual exploitation of 4 minor girls, but court said last week the charges didn’t hold as ‘victims turned hostile’.
Delhi Police’s initial probe reveals a larger trafficking syndicate at play. A fifth accused, who lured the girls to the house where the incident took place, is yet to be arrested.
Judges across India often use 'ravished' or 'ravishment' as synonym for rape in judgments, despite its 'romantic connotations'. Word also used by a judge while discussing marital rape last month.
Anil Kumar alias Prem Das of Prema Swaroopi Ministries booked for alleged sexual assault, and arrested. His alleged crimes came to light when 28-yr-old woman approached police.
Multiple women have accused Kochi-based Sujeesh P.S., who runs ‘Inkfected’ tattoo studio in Cheranalloor, of rape and sexual assault. The tattooist’s family calls cases ‘fake’.
The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.
With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.
This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
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