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Thursday, August 14, 2025
TopicSexual Assault

Topic: Sexual Assault

65-year-old BJP office-bearer arrested for sexually exploiting children in UP’s Jalaun

BJP reacted to the arrest with immediate expulsion of the office-bearer Ram Bihari Rathore, vice-president of the party's Koanch tehsil unit of the Uttar Pradesh government.

CRPF cop accuses swimming champion & DIG Khajan Singh of rape and running ‘sex scandal’

CRPF constable also accuses wrestling coach Surjit Singh of sexually harassing her, which he denies as 'absolutely baseless'. CRPF says internal panel set up to look into charges.

UK House of Lords panel recommends India critic Nazir Ahmed be expelled for sexual assault

Lord Nazir Ahmed, the first Muslim appointed to the House of Lords as a life peer, retired from the House on 14 November.

SC extends time to complete trial against Tarun Tejpal in sexual assault case till 31 March

Tejpal, the founder of Tehelka magazine, is alleged to have sexually assaulted a former woman colleague inside an elevator of a five-star hotel in Goa in 2013.

She left for BA admission, came back ‘dying’ — what happened to Balrampur ‘rape’ victim

Driven by her ambition to help her family pay off debt, the Balrampur 'rape victim' was eyeing a legal career. But her dreams came crashing down on 29 September.

Woman ‘gang-raped’ in Balrampur thrashed, her capillaries ruptured — postmortem report

No mention of vaginal injuries or fractures in post-mortem report of 22-year-old woman allegedly gang-raped in UP's Balrampur. Autopsy reveals injuries on chest and thighs.

Rape convict on the run held, Delhi Police says he was planning to write book on his ‘victims’

Gujarat court had sentenced Dhaval Trivedi to life imprisonment for raping 2 minors but he jumped parole in 2018. Delhi cops says he assaulted at least 6 other women, including minors.

Rape-accused Bishop Franco Mullakal’s bail cancelled, court issues non-bailable warrant

The court cancelled Mullakal's bail considering the prosecution argument that the accused was trying to delay the trial, and posted the case to August 13.

‘La Bestia’ — the train of violence and assault that takes migrants to US-Mexico border

La Bestia is the freight train migrants use to get from southern Mexico to the US border when they can’t afford a bus ticket or a smuggler.

‘Virginity at stake’ but law student didn’t report abuse: What Chinmayanand’s bail order notes

The bail order of Chinmayanand, accused of sexually abusing a Shahjahanpur law student, makes several references to the woman's behavior and 'strange' ties to her family. Read the full text here.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.