Sexual Assault: News
31 Oct 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaSupreme Court bans two-finger test in rape cases: Details here
The Supreme Court on Monday imposed a ban on using the two-finger test in rape cases, calling it "patriarchal" and "unscientific."
12 Aug 2022
KeralaKerala assault case: MLA says survivor benefited professionally from incident
Senior Kerala politician and ex-legislator PC George on Thursday said that the survivor of the 2017 sexual assault case has benefited professionally after the incident.
09 Aug 2022
DelhiDelhi: Minor gang-raped by two hawkers near Tilak Bridge; arrested
Two hawkers have been arrested for allegedly raping a 17-year-old girl near New Delhi's Tilak Bridge, said the Delhi Police.
06 Aug 2022
Uttar PradeshUP: MP cleared of rape charges, year after victim's suicide
A court in Varanasi on Saturday acquitted Uttar Pradesh legislator Atul Rai of a rape charge that he had been facing since 2019.
01 Aug 2022
West BengalWest Bengal: Human trafficking and rape victim clears class 12th
In West Bengal, a 22-year-old girl who became a victim of human trafficking and was raped multiple times during her teenage has passed her class 12 exams after overcoming trauma.
24 Jul 2022
MeghalayaPolice bust brothel on Meghalaya BJP leader's property, six rescued
The police in Meghalaya on Saturday reportedly busted a sex racket operating out of a building purportedly owned by Bernard N Marak, the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) state vice-president, in Tura.
15 Jul 2022
DelhiDelhi: Class 10 girl gang-raped in moving car
In a horrific incident, a 16-year-old girl was allegedly kidnapped and gang-raped by three men in the Vasant Vihar area of Delhi, the police said.
10 Jul 2022
GorakhpurGorakhpur: Man rapes wife with friends, films act to blackmail
In a shocking incident in Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur, a man, along with his friends, allegedly raped his wife and filmed the act, the police said on Friday.
01 Jul 2022
Uttar PradeshLakhimpur Kheri: Elder sister gets minor raped, murdered by friends
After the alleged gang-rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh's Lakhimpur Kheri district on Tuesday, seven accused, including the elder sister of the victim, were arrested on Wednesday.
27 Jun 2022
UttarakhandUttarakhand: Woman, six-year-old daughter gang-raped in moving car in Roorkee
In yet another horrifying case of sexual assault in India, a woman and her six-year-old daughter were allegedly gang-raped in a moving car by a man, who offered her a lift, and his friends.
24 Jun 2022
RajasthanElderly man accused of raping stray dog in Rajasthan's Bharatpur
A senior citizen is suspected of raping a female stray dog in Bharatpur district of Rajasthan.
21 Jun 2022
Pakistan NewsPakistan: Punjab province declares emergency to deal with surging rapes
In the wake of an uptick in the number of cases of sexual harassment against women and children in Pakistan's Punjab province, the authorities have decided to declare an "emergency" there.
20 Jun 2022
ItalyFilmmaker Paul Haggis arrested over sexual assault charges in Italy
Oscar-winning screenwriter Paul Haggis was detained by authorities on Sunday for allegedly sexually assaulting a woman in southern Italy, as reported by Italian media publications.
20 Jun 2022
UttarakhandDehradun: 15-year-old arrested for raping 24-year-old five-star hotel staffer
A 24-year-old housekeeping staff of a five-star hotel in the Uttarakhand capital of Dehradun was allegedly raped by a 15-year-old boy, the police said on Sunday.
17 Jun 2022
KolkataKolkata: Call center employees gang-rape colleague at office party
Amid reports of a string of sexual assault cases across India, a woman was gang-raped in a Kolkata guesthouse on Saturday last week.
16 Jun 2022
MumbaiMumbai writer, raped by 75-year-old, gets death threats by 'D-Gang'
In a shocking incident reported from Mumbai, a 35-year-old writer was allegedly raped by a 75-year-old businessman in a five-star hotel located in the Juhu area.
03 Jun 2022
TelanganaHyderabad: 5 minors booked for raping teen girl
The Hyderabad Police has registered a case against five minors, including an MLA's son, for the alleged gang rape of a teenage girl last week.
17 May 2022
Doctor Strange'Doctor Strange' actor Zara Phythian convicted of child sex abuse
Zara Phythian, one of the cast members of the 2016 Marvel Cinematic Universe film Doctor Strange, has been sentenced to eight years in jail.
09 May 2022
Delhi PoliceDelhi: Sahitya Akademi Award winner Nilotpal Mrinal booked for rape
Sahitya Akademi Award-winning author Nilotpal Mrinal has been accused of allegedly raping a 32-year-old woman for 10 years under the pretext of marriage, the Delhi Police said on Monday.
07 May 2022
BiharBihar: Girl shoots video of father allegedly raping her
In a horrific incident reported from Bihar's Samastipur, a 50-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping his daughter.
20 Mar 2022
PunePune: 11-year-old raped by father, brother, grandfather repeatedly over 5yrs
In a horrifying case of child sexual abuse, an 11-year-old girl was allegedly repeatedly raped and sexually abused by her father, brother, grandfather, and distant uncle over the last five years on separate occasions, the Pune Police revealed on Saturday.
08 Feb 2022
ScoopWhoopScoopWhoop's Sattvik Mishra accused of sexual assault by Samdish Bhatia
ScoopWhoop CEO Sattvik Mishra has reportedly resigned after being accused of sexual misconduct by former Unscripted anchor Samdish Bhatia.
01 Feb 2022
Delhi"Want her back home": Family of Delhi rape survivor
The 20-year-old woman, who was allegedly abducted, sexually assaulted, tortured, and paraded by her neighbors in Delhi last week, is recovering, away from her family and three-year-old boy.
14 Jan 2022
Delhi High CourtDelhi HC brings back focus on India's marital rape exception
The Delhi High Court is hearing a batch of fresh petitions that challenge the exception given to marital rape under the Indian criminal law.
20 Dec 2021
TennisChinese star Peng Shuai withdraws sexual assault claims. WTA disgruntled
In a recent statement, Chinese tennis star Peng Shuai has denied that she had accused a former senior official of sexual assault.
30 Nov 2021
New York CityGhislaine Maxwell allegedly 'served up' girls for Epstein to abuse
British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell preyed on underage girls for convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein to abuse, prosecutors alleged on Monday.
19 Nov 2021
TennisHas tennis star Peng Shuai gone missing? All we know
Peng Shuai, the 35-year-old tennis player from China, is missing after she accused a senior government figure of sexual assault.
15 Nov 2021
Maharashtra16-year-old raped by 400 people, including cop, in Maharashtra
A 16-year-old married girl was allegedly raped by some 400 people over the past six months in Beed district of Maharashtra, reports said.
27 Oct 2021
HaryanaGurugram: Woman registers 7 'rape cases' against 7 different men
The Haryana State Commission for Women has asked the state police to probe allegations of "fake" rape cases registered by one woman.
13 Oct 2021
IndiaUP girl allegedly raped by father and SP, BSP leaders
A 17-year-old girl in Uttar Pradesh has accused 28 people, including her father and several political leaders, of raping her over the past several years.
30 Sep 2021
Tamil NaduIAF officer says was subjected to 'two-finger test' after rape
A 28-year-old woman Indian Air Force (IAF) officer, who accused her colleague of rape this month, has alleged that the force subjected her to an illegal "two-finger test" to confirm the sexual assault.
24 Sep 2021
DelhiCourt reduces jail term of man convicted for sodomizing minor
A Delhi court has upheld the conviction of a man for sodomizing an eight-year-old but reduced his jail term from three years to 18 months, noting that he was about 19 years of age at the time of the incident, and is an illiterate person.
16 Sep 2021
TelanganaHyderabad man, accused of raping and murdering 6-year-old, found dead
Pallakonda Raju, the accused in the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl in Hyderabad, was found dead on railway tracks this morning, the police confirmed.
16 Sep 2021
TelanganaTelangana: Minor girl's rape-murder accused found dead on rail tracks
A man wanted in the case of rape and murder of a six-year-old girl in Hyderabad allegedly died by suicide with his body being found on a railway track in Jangaon district on Thursday morning.
13 Sep 2021
MumbaiDespite rape case, Mumbai is 'safest city' for women: Sena
The Shiv Sena on Monday said the brutal rape and murder of a woman has shocked everyone, but Mumbai is the "safest city" in the world for women and there should be no doubt about it in anyone's mind.
11 Sep 2021
POCSOMan sentenced for 20 years for raping mentally unsound woman
A court in Mathura has sentenced a 47-year-old man to 20 years in jail for raping an 18-year-old mentally unsound woman whose mother used to occasionally hire his services as a driver, a government counsel said on Saturday.
11 Sep 2021
MumbaiBJP seeks capital punishment for Sakinaka rape accused
The BJP on Saturday sought capital punishment for the accused involved in Mumbai's Sakinaka rape and assault case and also hit out at the Shiv Sena-led Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) government over the issue of women's safety.
07 Sep 2021
Pakistan NewsPakistan: 155 suspects released in TikToker's sexual assault case
Police has released 155 suspects, arrested for their alleged involvement in the sexual assault of a TikToker girl on Independence Day after the victim and her team could not recognize them during an identification parade, a government official said on Tuesday.
28 Aug 2021
Uttar PradeshBallia rape victim's mother demands death penalty for BSP MP
The mother of a 24-year-old woman, who had alleged rape by BSP MP Atul Rai, has demanded that the accused politician be sentenced to death.
28 Aug 2021
Karnataka5 arrested in Mysuru gang-rape case, top cop says
The Karnataka Police has arrested five people in connection with the alleged gang-rape of a 23-year-old student in Mysuru, the state's Director General of Police (DGP) Praveen Sood said today.
