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TopicSexual Assault

Topic: Sexual Assault

RCB cricketer Yash Dayal accused of sexually exploiting a woman, FIR registered

Ghaziabad Police filed an FIR after a woman made a complaint to UP CM Adityanath through IGRS alleging exploitation by the cricketer with whom she was in a relationship for 5 yrs.

‘Came in using broken window, gagged her’: How vacation in Pahalgam turned nightmare for 70-yr-old woman

An Anantnag court has rejected the bail plea of accused Zubair Ahmad Bhat, a ponywallah, and called the act a reflection of a 'sick mentality'. Alleged incident took place on 11 April.

Minor boxer from Hisar accuses woman coach of sexual misconduct, assault during training tour, FIR filed

The allegations, detailed in FIR registered on complaint by the national-level boxer's mother, describe disturbing series of events & raise questions about athlete safety.

Udaipur rape case: Accused saw French woman at ad shoot hrs before approaching her at dinner

Siddharth Ojha saw her at the shoot near Lake Pichola. He was a production assistant for a talent acquisition company that works with actors for ad shoots, ThePrint has learnt.

Northern Irish anti-immigrant violence continues, police attacked

Violence first flared Monday after two 14-year-old boys were arrested and appeared in court, accused of a serious sexual assault on a teenage girl in Portadown.

Death row man acquitted in minor’s rape-murder back in jail in similar case—tale of 2 FIRs & a ‘confession’

Chotkau has been accused of abduction & rape of a 7-yr-old girl, & 'attempted murder' on police personnel while 'evading' arrest.

Closing arguments to begin in Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein’s sexual assault retrial

Weinstein's 2020 conviction was overturned by a state appeals court resulting in another rape and sexual assault trial. The Miramax studio co-founder has pleaded not guilty.

Former assistant testifies that Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs raped her twice

The hip-hop mogul stands trial for sex trafficking and racketeering, and multiple allegations of sexual assault. Combs, 55, has pleaded not guilty.

Anna University sexual assault case: Chennai Mahila Court convicts accused Gananesekaran

Mahila Court Judge Rajalakshmi says she will pronounce the verdict in the case on 2 June. The case had triggered a political row over accused person’s alleged connections with ruling DMK.

‘Won’t be surprised if Prajwal is welcomed with garlands’ — 1 yr on, victims still hiding

One year after rape accusations against former Hassan MP Prajwal Revanna, his trial has stalled. The women live in fear, while his family continues to wield clout in their stronghold.

On Camera

If fundamental right to property can be taken away, so can all the others: AG Mulgaokar

If this step even partially achieves its desired results, there will be so much dislocation in the country’s economic structure as to prove a national calamity, advocate AG Mulgaokar wrote in 1969.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.