New Delhi, April 29 (IANS) The National Commission for Women (NCW) on Wednesday took suo motu cognisance of a deeply disturbing report concerning large-scale sexual exploitation of women and minor girls in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur, and has sought a detailed report on the matter within seven days. This case is from Kolhapur, where a pharmacy student has been accused of abusing multiple young women, recording explicit videos, and allegedly using them for blackmail. The development comes soon after t…
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Mandya (Karnataka), April 29 (IANS) Police on Wednesday intensified the search for an absconding gynaecologist in Mandya district of Karnataka in connection with an alleged illegal sex determination racket involving minor pregnant girls also.According to police sources, illegal sex determination tests were allegedly conducted at two diagnostic centres in K.R. Pet town of Mandya district. The centres identified in the case include Naavi Diagnostics Centre and Kushal Diagnostics Centre.Investigati…
Thiruvananthapuram April 21 (IANS) A high-stakes inter-state confrontation is set to unfold on Wednesday as Kerala’s Director General of Police (DGP) Ravada Chandrasekhar appears before the National Commission for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in New Delhi, firmly defending the legality of the marriage involving the viral ‘Kumbh Mela girl’.Kerala Police maintain that there has been no procedural lapse and that the marriage is legally valid, asserting that the girl had attained 18 years…
Kochi, April 18 (IANS) The controversy surrounding the marriage involving ‘viral’ Kumbh Mela star Monalisa Bhosle has deepened, with the Kochi City Police on Saturday confirming that a court order bars the arrest of the girl at the centre of the case, even as the Madhya Pradesh Police continue their probe in Kerala. Officials attached to the Kochi Commissioner office said the directive has been formally communicated to the Madhya Pradesh Police.”There is a clear court order that the girl should …
Mumbai, April 16 (IANS) A disturbing incident has surfaced in Mumbai’s Chembur area, where a man identified as Asgar Samsuddin Ansari has been arrested for allegedly stalking and molesting minor girls. According to the Chembur Police, the accused targeted 12-year-old girls while they were playing within a local housing society. Following a formal complaint, authorities acted swiftly to apprehend the suspect.The Chembur Police Station has registered a case against Ansari under Sections 78 and 7…
Chennai, April 14 (IANS) The makers of director Thiagarajan’s upcoming courtroom drama ‘Ranjan – The Advocate’, featuring actor Prashanth in the lead, on Tuesday welcomed actor Sathyaraj on board the unit of the film. For the unaware, ‘Ranjan – The Advocate’ is the Tamil remake of the superhit Telugu film ‘Court – State Vs A Nobody’.Staar Movies, which is producing the film, on the joyous occasion of Tamil New Year, released a poster of the film that showed it welcoming the actor on board the un…
Bhubaneswar, April 10 (IANS) In a significant development, a court in Odisha’s Angul district sentenced a 40-year-old man to death for the brutal murder of a minor girl aged merely 4 years 10 months, following sexual assault under the Nisha Industrial Police Station area of the district in 2025. The convict, Babula Jena (40), is a resident of Dehury Sahi, Jereng village under Jarpada police limits of the Angul district.The Special POCSO Court found the accused guilty of offences under sections…
New Delhi, April 7 (IANS) The Delhi Police on Tuesday rescued a 17-year-old minor girl and arrested an accused in a swift operation carried out by the women patrolling team of Mahila Chowki, Central District, preventing a serious crime as the victim was lured to Delhi on the pretext of getting her a job. According to officials, the incident came to light on April 2, at around 10:00 AM, when a police team from Kamla Market Police Station comprising SI Kiran Sethi, W/Ct Khushboo, and W/Ct Pooja wa…
Hyderabad, March 31 (IANS) The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) rescued a five-year-old girl and arrested her cousin, who was sexually abusing her.TGCSB Director Shikha Goel said on Tuesday that they arrested a 19-year-old accused in a Child Sexual Exploitative and Abusive Material (CSEAM) case.The incident came to light after the Child Protection Unit (CPU) of TGCSB analysed evidence received through the CSEAM tipline, which also indicated that the parents may be unaware of the abuse.The…
Dharwad (Karnataka), March 30 (IANS) In a concerning incident in Dharwad, Karnataka, an individual accused under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, allegedly made threatening calls to a minor victim from inside prison. The case, which came to light on Monday, has gained significant attention and taken on a communal undertone, as the victim and the accused belong to different communities.A video of the interaction surfaced on social media and quickly went viral, raising …