Sexual Assault: News
17 Oct 2018
IndiaTwo countries, two girls, two rapes, but two different ends
Imran Ali, who was convicted for the rape and murder of a 7-year-old girl in Kasur, Pakistan, was hanged to death today morning in Kot Lakhpat Central Jail.
17 Oct 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Notorious serial rapist, murderer, accused in 20 cases, nailed
Almost a decade after he raped and murdered two girls, a notorious serial rapist in Mumbai who is accused in at least 20 cases has been been conclusively identified, thanks to forensic tests.
15 Oct 2018
MumbaiMumbai: 46-year-old man acquitted of rape charges in 30-year-old case
We all know that justice delayed is justice denied. Though justice has been delayed terribly in this rape case, it has finally been delivered 30 years later.
10 Oct 2018
Sexual HarassmentTake sexual allegations seriously: Maneka Gandhi to Centre
At a time when Union Minister and former editor MJ Akbar is facing serious allegations of sexual harassment during his tenure as a journalist, Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi has come forward and spoken about the #MeToo movement.
09 Oct 2018
Sexual Harassment#MeToo: National Award-winning Tamil lyricist Vairamuthu accused of sexual harassment
As part of the ongoing #MeToo movement, several women have come forward to call out their harassers.
09 Oct 2018
FacebookVinta Nanda tells why she spoke; Alok Nath dismisses rape-allegations
Vinta Nanda's Facebook post about being raped by Alok Nath, almost 20 years ago, has helped everyone peek into the dark underbelly of showbiz industry.
09 Oct 2018
Sexual Harassment#MeToo: After rape allegations, three more claims surface against Ronaldo
In a shocking development, three more women have reportedly come forward with claims that they were sexually assaulted by Juventus ace Cristiano Ronaldo.
08 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of India#WhatsInAName: Meet 'Brett Kavanagh', one who didn't sexually assault Ford
How common is your name? Are you bugged that you share your name with every third person around? Worse, some disputable public figure holds your entire name?
04 Oct 2018
Harvey WeinsteinResearch confirms women worry about sexual-harassment, (unsurprisingly) men don't
It's no surprise that most women across the world, at some point in their lives, have been victims of sexual harassment.
03 Oct 2018
Celebrity#BollywoodExposed: Who said what after Tanushree Dutta revealed her story
Tanushree Dutta created a stir after she exposed the dark side of the glamour world.
03 Oct 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaUS: Donald Trump mocks Kavanaugh accuser Ford, imitates her testimony
US President Donald Trump publicly mocked Christine Blasey Ford, the professor who has alleged that she was sexually assaulted by Supreme Court nominee Justice Brett Kavanaugh some 36 years ago.
29 Sep 2018
Cristiano RonaldoCristiano Ronaldo allegedly raped woman, paid her hush money
A woman, who had earlier alleged that Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo had sexually assaulted and raped her, has come forward and will reportedly challenge a 2009 legal settlement where Ronaldo paid $375,000 to hush her up.
28 Sep 2018
Ben Affleck#KavanaughHearings: A pivotal moment for the #MeToo movement in USA?
US President Trump's nominee to the Supreme Court, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, has been accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women.
26 Sep 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaRaped at 16, kept silent: Indian-American model Padma Lakshmi
Padma Lakshmi, a prominent Indian-American model-cum-host, has alleged she was raped by her boyfriend at the age of 16.
23 Sep 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaAfter #MeToo, #WhyIDidntReport proves sexual abuse victims are rarely believed
First, #MeToo happened, which united victims of sexual abuse around the globe, and snowballed into, probably, the biggest movement for survivors recently.
22 Sep 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaUS Senate committee postpones hearing on Kavanaugh assault case
A key US Senate committee has postponed its hearing on sexual assault allegation against President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh after his accuser Christine Blasey Ford declined the committee's request to testify before it.
19 Sep 2018
CaliforniaThis California couple might have raped over a 100 women
In what could spiral into an outrageous case, an orthopedic surgeon from California and his girlfriend have been charged with drugging and sexually assaulting two women.
16 Sep 2018
Dalai LamaKnew about sexual-abuse by Buddhist teachers; nothing new: Dalai Lama
The Dalai Lama says he has known about sexual abuse by Buddhist teachers since the 1990s and that such allegations are "nothing new".
09 Sep 2018
Pakistan NewsPakistan: Transgender set on fire for resisting sexual assault
A transgender in Pakistan died on Saturday after he was set on fire allegedly by four persons when he resisted their attempt to sexually assault him.
29 Aug 2018
FacebookNoida: Two women, including a journalist, sexually assaulted in Sector-24
Two women, including a journalist, were allegedly sexually assaulted by a man in Sector 24 in Noida. One of the complainants claimed the police delayed action which allowed the accused to escape.
27 Aug 2018
IndiaBengaluru: Woman alleges Ola-driver masturbated during journey
In yet another traumatic incident, a 22-year-old woman alleged the driver of an Ola cab sexually harassed her on August 23, during her journey from Yelahanka to JP Nagar in Bengaluru.
26 Aug 2018
HaryanaMan bites 14-year-old girl's face while trying to rape her
In a barbaric incident, a 55-year-old man from Haryana's Rohtak district bit a 14-year-old girl's face multiple times while allegedly trying to rape her.
25 Aug 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Auto driver masturbates in front of woman passenger, arrested
An autorickshaw driver was arrested after a media professional accused him of masturbating while ferrying her in his vehicle.
18 Aug 2018
KolkataWoman files false sexual-assault case; sentenced to 2 months' imprisonment
A Kolkata court has sentenced a woman to two months' imprisonment for falsely accusing a barber of sexually assaulting her 8-year-old daughter.
18 Aug 2018
DetroitIndian man assaults sleeping-woman on flight, as wife sat next
A 35-year-old Indian IT-manager was convicted for assaulting a sleeping woman on a Detroit bound flight from Las Vegas, while his wife sat next to him.
17 Aug 2018
United States of AmericaUS: Indian man convicted of sexually-assaulting woman sleeping on flight
A 35-year-old Indian IT manager has been convicted of sexually assaulting a woman sleeping aboard a Detroit-bound flight in the US, media reports said.
11 Aug 2018
Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh: 14-year-old boy sodomized while returning from Kanwar Yatra
A 14-year-old boy was allegedly sodomized by a dhaba owner at a village in UP's Muzaffarnagar.
03 Aug 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Man pulls woman's pants, molests her, arrested
A 40-year-old woman had a stomach-churning experience when she was out on a walk on Tuesday.
02 Aug 2018
RajasthanMayo College student allegedly drugged, sodomized by seniors multiple times
A Class 11 student of Ajmer's reputed Mayo College was sodomized by six seniors multiple times last month, his father has alleged.
29 Jul 2018
AthleticsChargesheet to be filed against the coach of Hima Das
This month, Nipon Das was being hailed as a hero after his pupil, Hima Das, became the first Indian athlete to win a gold medal in an international track event.
26 Jul 2018
BiharBihar govt recommends CBI inquiry into shelter-home sexual assault case
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today recommended a CBI inquiry into the alleged sexual exploitation of girls at a state-funded shelter home in Muzaffarpur district.
19 Jul 2018
#MeToo#HappeningForFirstTime: Chinese student sues University, professor, over alleged sexual assault
In a first, a Chinese graduate sued Nanchang University in Eastern Jiangxi province for failing to protect her from a professor, named Zhou Bin, who allegedly sexually harassed her for about seven months in 2016.
18 Jul 2018
MumbaiMumbai: Uber driver threatens to assault woman, she files complaint
Akancha Srivastava, a noted speaker and cyber safety expert, narrated her upsetting experience with Uber on Twitter, and it once again raises concerns about women safety in the country.
18 Jul 2018
Tamil NaduTamil Nadu: Russian woman sexually assaulted in Tiruvannamalai; 6 booked
Six people have been detained for allegedly sexually assaulting a 21-year-old Russian woman, who is in Tamil Nadu's Tiruvannamalai on a tour.
17 Jul 2018
KolkataAppalling! Kolkata man held for raping street dog
In an appalling case, a man was arrested in Kolkata for raping a street dog inside his residence Sunday.
17 Jul 2018
UttarakhandUttarakhand: After watching porn, 5 minor boys gangrape an 8-year-old
In a disturbing case, five boys aged 9-14, students of Classes 6-9, allegedly gangraped an eight-year-old girl in Sahaspur, Uttarakhand, after watching porn.
15 Jul 2018
Delhi High CourtDelhi-HC sentences man to life-imprisonment for sexually assaulting 3.5-year-old boy
The Delhi HC has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for sodomizing a three-and-a-half-year-old boy, observing that the child was subjected to traumatic and brutal sexual assault.
09 Jul 2018
Tamil Nadu99-year-old retired-teacher molests 10-year-old-girl. Let's hang our heads in shame!
In what is sure to make you angry and compel you to ask questions about where society is headed, a 99-year-old retired headmaster of a government school was arrested for molesting a 10-year-old girl in Chennai.
06 Jul 2018
Crime Against WomenUnnao: Three men drag, molest woman as another shoots video
Cops in Unnao, UP have launched a manhunt after a video surfaced of three men molesting a woman while another records it.
30 Jun 2018
KeralaKerala: Nun to go-ahead with legal-action against bishop for sexual-assault
A nun, who has accused a Roman Catholic bishop in Kerala of sexually assaulting her, said on Saturday that she would go ahead with legal action against the top priest.
