KOLKATA: Technology that helps decipher grainy CCTV footage better, coupled with limping gait of a suspect, helped police arrest a man who raped a seven-month-old infant in north Kolkata last Friday, reports Dwaipayan Ghosh. Police Wednesday, arrested suspect Rajib Ghosh, 34, alias Gobra from a resort in Gopiballavpur in Jhargram, where he worked as a…
NEW DELHI: A probe into a 15-year-old boy’s suicide revealed that a 26-year-old sales executive allegedly committed sexual assault and harassed him, according to Pune Police on Wednesday.“The investigation showed that an unidentified person had sent messages to the boy threatening to make his photos and videos public. Police tracked down the accused,” a police…
KANPUR: A minor student from Fatehpur who moved here to prepare for her medical entrance exam NEET at a prominent coaching institute was allegedly held hostage for over six months and raped by two of its teachers. The student alleged in her complaint that a teacher recorded the assault and blackmailed her with threats of…
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MUMBAI: Bombay HC allowed medical termination of over 29-week pregnancy of a 14-year-old rape survivor despite JJ Hospital medical board giving an opinion against it. “Desire and safety of the survivor is of utmost importance than any other consideration,” said Justices Sarang Kotwal and Neela Gokhale in Thursday’s order.The minor’s mother moved HC for permission…
KOLKATA: Courts do not have a magic wand to provide instant justice, Calcutta HC observed Sunday while hearing a case related to murder and alleged rape of a nine-year-old in Bengal’s Joynagar two days ago that sparked violent protests.Justice Tirthankar Ghosh made the observations during an emergency Sunday hearing, pointing out that the bigger problem…
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee (File Photo) NEW DELHI: Media trials in rape cases should stop, West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said on Sunday and added that this can hamper the investigations. In the Kultali rape-murder case, Mamata Banerjee directed the police to register this under the POCSO Act and ensure that the culprits…
NEW DELHI: The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has suspended the National Film Award for choreographer Jani Master due to sexual assault allegations. The invitation for him to attend the 70th National Film Awards in New Delhi on October 8 has also been withdrawn.Jani Master, real name Shaik Jani Basha, was set to be honored…
THANE: The Thane city police arrested two school officials from Badlapur on Wednesday evening after the Bombay high court rejected their anticipatory bail plea a day earlier. Chairman Uday Kotwal and Secretary Tushar Apte, who had been evading authorities for several days, were apprehended in the Karjat area around 9:15 pm.The officials face charges under…
NAGPUR: Observing that a minor subjected to sexual assault would be “petrified” and “not behave normally and play”, Nagpur bench of Bombay HC acquitted a 64-year-old man, who was sentenced to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment under Pocso Act and Section 376AB of IPC for allegedly raping an eight-year-old girl in March 2019.The man, Vijay…
