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TopicSexual Assault

Topic: Sexual Assault

Supreme Court dismisses Tarun Tejpal’s plea seeking quashing of sexual assault charges

PTI -
Tehelka magazine founder Tarun Tejpal was arrested in 2013 for the alleged assault of a former woman colleague in Goa.

Asaram Bapu’s bail plea rejected by Supreme Court as trial in Gujarat assault case pending

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The Supreme Court bench dismissed Asaram Bapu's bail plea and said the lower court will proceed with the trial in a sexual assault case lodged against him in Gujarat.

After Aligarh’s Aslam, ‘serial child rapist’ Sikandar goes on crime rampage while on bail

Ananya Bhardwaj -
Sikander, the history-sheeter who got bail thrice despite murder conviction, was arrested by the Jaipur police last week after the two rapes.

Modi govt strengthens POCSO Act by including death penalty for sexual assault on children

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New Delhi: To combat rising cases of child sex abuse, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved amendments to strengthen the POCSO Act by including...

Australia hunts for Indian-origin man who is accused of raping his date

Ananya Bhardwaj -
Jatin Deol, 40, a US citizen accused of rape, assault and forcing oral sex on a woman, has been untraceable since he flew into India in 2012.

Split between SC & state courts over death penalty in rape cases

Ritika Jain -
Bombay HC upholds validity of death penalty for repeat offenders of rape or sexual assault, months after apex court took a softer stand on the issue.

CBI files first chargesheet in Pollachi sexual assault case against 5 men

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The agency alleged that the men acted as an organised criminal gang and were in regular touch with each other.

5-year-old girl wasn’t ravished, says Mumbai court which disposed of sexual assault case

Manasi Phadke -
The court acquitted two accused, including a French national, saying that evidence of the victim is unreliable.

#MeToo wasn’t the first: Women-led movements aren’t new, especially in India

Alka Kurian -
Long before #MeToo swept India, women successfully organised movements to protest issues like moral policing, sexist policies and sexual assault.

Police locate 6 out of 7 girls who fled Bihar shelter home

PTI -
Sniffer dogs and forensic experts were pressed into service to trace the girls who had fled the home situated around 100 km from Patna.
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