Chennai, Sep 26 (IANS) Three more girls have approached the all-women Special Investigation Team (SIT) probing sexual abuse allegations against GEM Granites owner R. Veeramani. Reports now put the number of complainants at 15, widening the investigation into allegations involving girls who were minors at the time of the alleged offences.
New Delhi, Sep 26 (IANS) A Delhi court on Saturday adjourned to September 28 the hearing on an appeal filed by four women wrestlers challenging the acquittal of former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) President Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and former WFI Assistant Secretary Vinod Tomar, in the alleged sexual harassment and intimidation case.
Ayodhya, Sep 25 (IANS) The SIT's voluminous charge sheet in the Ram Temple donation theft case against eight accused cites CCTV recordings as evidence, alleging that accused Avinash Shukla was caught on camera removing money 85 times from the counting room.
Dhaka, Sep 25 (IANS) As Bangladesh grapples with rising incidents of violence involving children, the recent murder of 13-year-old Ishayat Shahriar Apratim in Cumilla district has once again highlighted the vulnerability of children to violence and juvenile crime across the country, a report has stated.
New Delhi, Sep 25 (IANS) Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) has reportedly changed its approach towards fugitive underworld figure Dawood Ibrahim, with greater emphasis now being placed on keeping him secure and moving him to a location near Karachi port.
Patna, Sep 25 (IANS) Following similar incidents reported in Bihar’s Jamui and Samastipur districts, an objectionable video allegedly showing the harassment and molestation of a girl at the historic Mandar Hill in Banka district has surfaced on social media, prompting police to launch an investigation.
Mumbai, Sep 25 (IANS) The Mumbai Crime Branch, which is investigating the death of IIT-Bombay student Sahil Wakode, is facing a major challenge due to his locked iPhone 17. Sahil's phone had a pattern lock, and even his acquaintances were reportedly unaware of it. Consequently, the police are currently unable to extract data from the device.
Sabarkantha, Sep 24 (IANS) A 26-year-old woman was allegedly strangled to death by her husband after he suspected her character in Haripura village, with police arresting the accused within hours of the incident, officials said on Thursday.
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) The Supreme Court has laid down a set of safeguards to prevent the misuse of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO Act) in matrimonial and child custody disputes, cautioning that false allegations can cause irreparable harm to an accused parent while also adversely affecting custody proceedings.
New Delhi, Sep 24 (IANS) Janata Dal-United (JD-U) national spokesperson Rajiv Ranjan said on Thursday that the accused in the molestation case in Bihar's Samastipur will meet the same fate as the culprits of the Jamui case.
