Sexual Assault: News
07 Sep 2019
Sexual HarassmentGoa swimming coach arrested for raping teen training under him
On Friday, Goa Police arrested swimming coach Surajit Ganguly in New Delhi for raping a 15-year-old girl training under him.
02 Sep 2019
HaryanaHaryana: Class-I student attempts to rape classmate; booked under POSCO
In a shocking incident, a student of Class-I has been booked for attempting to rape his classmate in Sirsa, Haryana.
11 Aug 2019
Crime Against WomenGurugram SHO arrested for raping woman, filming incident
A station house officer of the Sadar police station in Gurugram has been arrested on Saturday for raping a woman and filming the incident.
06 Aug 2019
Jawaharlal Nehru UniversityJNU student allegedly raped by cab driver, claims police inaction
In a tragic incident, a 21-year-old student of the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) was allegedly raped by her cab driver on Friday night.
03 Aug 2019
MumbaiMumbai: Four men rape 19-year-old on her birthday, case registered
In a horrendous incident, a 19-year-old girl was raped by four men on her birthday in Mumbai, last month.
03 Aug 2019
Uttar PradeshUttar Pradesh man gambles wife away, lets friends rape her
A man reportedly let his friends rape his wife after he placed a bet on her in a gamble and lost the same.
21 Jul 2019
Ministry Of Home AffairsFormed to tackle workplace sexual harassment, government's #MeToo panel dissolved
In the wake of the #MeToo movement in October, the government had constituted a Group of Ministers (GoM) to strengthen the legal and institutional frameworks to deal with and prevent workplace sexual harassment.
20 Jul 2019
ChhattisgarhChhattisgarh: Man gets wife raped by friend, divorces her later
In a disgusting incident, a 19-year-old man from Chhattisgarh first made his friend rape his minor wife, and then he divorced her just 40 days after the marriage.
17 Jul 2019
GreeceSuspect in American scientist's murder confesses to rape
In a major development, Greek police have solved the murder mystery of US scientist Suzanne Eaton, who was found dead in Greece earlier this month, as a 27-year-old local farmer confessed to raping and murdering her.
12 Jul 2019
GoaRape accused Goa lawmaker among 10 MLAs to join BJP
As Congress continues to flail following the resignation of party president Rahul Gandhi, 10 Goa MLAs deserted the party on Wednesday to join the rival BJP in a major setback.
10 Jul 2019
WhatsAppGurugram: MNC employee allegedly raped and blackmailed colleague; booked
In yet another incident which raises questions on women's safety in the nation, an employee of an MNC in Gurugram was booked for allegedly raping and blackmailing his colleague.
09 Jul 2019
JaipurJaipur rape accused reveals heinous past crimes; raped 35 children
In the latest development, Rajasthan police, who arrested the accused in the Jaipur rape incident recently, have said the culprit has made hair-raising confessions about his history of sexual crimes.
06 Jul 2019
DwarkaSix-year-old undergoes surgery after brutal rape in Dwarka; accused arrested
A 24-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping a six-year-old girl in Dwarka Sector 23, Delhi, the police said on Friday.
30 Jun 2019
Sexual HarassmentUP: Jealous cousins rape Class-VIII student for topping exams
In a horrifying incident, a Class-VIII student was allegedly drugged and gang-raped by four of her cousins on a government school campus in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh.
10 Jun 2019
Supreme Court Of India#UPShocker: When BJP minister rationalized rape of married women
Recently, Uttar Pradesh minister Upendra Tiwari made controversial remarks about rape, questioning the veracity of rape allegations made by adult women.
10 Jun 2019
NoidaIIT Professor rapes former student, asks the woman her "price"
A 45-year-old assistant professor at Indian Institute of Technology, Jodhpur, was arrested for allegedly raping a 35-year-old woman, who claims to be his former student, on the pretext of giving her a job.
06 Jun 2019
United States of AmericaUS: Man raped 6-year-old "100 times", sentenced to 120 years
On Monday, a man was sentenced to 120 years in prison for several accounts of sexual abuse of a girl in Iowa, United States.
05 Jun 2019
IndiaBihar minor's death triggers tension; gang-raped and murdered, says family
The death of a 16-year-old girl sparked tension in Bihar's Bhabua on Wednesday after her family alleged that three men gang-raped and murdered her on Tuesday.
05 Jun 2019
InstagramTeenager rape survivor uses legal euthanasia to end life
A 17-year-old teenage girl from the Netherlands ended her own life through legal euthanasia after struggling with mental illnesses.
01 Jun 2019
IrelandBritish tycoon Philip Green charged with touching fitness instructor inappropriately
British retail mogul Sir Philip Green of Arcadia Group has been charged in the US with four counts of misdemeanor after a fitness instructor accused him of touching her inappropriately.
01 Jun 2019
Bollywood#MeToo: Vikas Bahl gets clean chit in sexual assault case
Filmmaker Vikas Bahl has been cleared of all charges after an investigation into the sexual assault allegations leveled by a former employee of Phantom Films, a production house co-founded by Bahl. Phantom Films was dissolved in the wake of the allegations.
25 May 2019
HollywoodWeinstein to settle with sexual assault accusers for $44 million
Hollywood film producer Harvey Weinstein, who was accused of sexual misconduct by several women, has reportedly reached a tentative $44 million deal with his accusers and creditors.
15 May 2019
Indian Penal CodeYet another minor raped in J&K days after horrific #BandiporaRape
In yet another case of rape of a minor in Jammu & Kashmir, a teenage girl was sexually assaulted by a 20-year-old man in Ganderbal district.
13 May 2019
MumbaiMumbai: Man flashes penis at woman inside ATM, now arrested
In a shocking incident, a 38-year-old man was arrested for allegedly flashing a woman inside an ATM kiosk in Navghar, Mumbai.
11 May 2019
MumbaiUK: Indian assaulted sleeping woman on Mumbai-Manchester flight; jailed
Women aren't safe anywhere. Not in homes, on streets, or even flights.
21 Apr 2019
Ministry Of Home AffairsMHA distributes special kits to help probe sexual assault cases
Over 3,100 special kits for collecting blood and semen samples, besides other evidence, to carry out immediate investigations into sexual assault cases have been distributed among States and Union Territories by the Home Affairs Ministry.
15 Apr 2019
HyderabadHyderabad: Women helpers insert stones in 3-year-old girl's private parts
A three-and-half-year-old girl was allegedly sexually abused by two women helpers at a private primary school at Izzatnagar in Madhapur area in Hyderabad, police said yesterday.
13 Apr 2019
LondonMan masturbates in front of British lawmaker, police launch probe
In a shocking incident, British parliamentarian Naz Shah was assaulted in broad daylight on a London bus last week.
05 Apr 2019
XNew 'consent condom' needs two people to unpack it
In the wake of the #MeToo movement, apparently everyone is talking about the importance of consent, and rightly so.
22 Feb 2019
Sexual HarassmentGoogle ends forced arbitration for employees around the world
In a big win for Google employees around the world, the tech giant, on Thursday, announced that it would end the practice of forced arbitration for its employees around the world.
22 Jan 2019
Sexual HarassmentMJ Akbar defamation: Court reserves order on summoning Priya Ramani
On Tuesday, a Delhi court reserved its verdict on whether to summon journalist Priya Ramani as an accused in a defamation case filed by former Union minister MJ Akbar, who the journalist had accused of sexual misconduct.
11 Jan 2019
Sexual HarassmentShareholders sue Alphabet board for covering up sexual harassment allegations
A shareholder of Google parent Alphabet has sued the tech giant for allegedly covering up sexual misconduct and harassment claims against some of its top executives.
10 Jan 2019
Delhi PoliceIn 2018, five women were raped every day in Delhi
Annual crime data released by the Delhi Police on Wednesday revealed disturbing facts about crime in the national capital.
04 Jan 2019
Facebook#MeToo: Feminist-labeled Homegrown's co-founder Varun Patra accused of sexual misconduct
An anonymous survivor has accused media company Homegrown's co-founder Varun Patra of sexual assault.
12 Dec 2018
JharkhandJamshedpur: Man who paraded woman naked is facing rape charges
A man who was arrested on Friday for parading a tribal woman naked through a village near Jamshedpur will now also be charged with rape.
11 Dec 2018
Supreme Court Of IndiaSC: Media, law enforcement can't identify rape/sexual assault victims
On Tuesday, the Supreme Court barred media organizations and law enforcement agencies from disclosing the identities of victims of rape and sexual assault, even if the victims are dead.
19 Nov 2018
Sexual HarassmentGurugram: Neighbor shows objectionable video to 8-year-old, rapes her
An 8-year-old girl was raped by her neighbor in Sultanpur area of Gurugram on Sunday, police said.
30 Oct 2018
DelhiDelhi: Posing as cops, two men sexually violate woman, niece
Posing as policemen, two men allegedly raped a woman and molested her minor niece at Outer Delhi's Kanjhawala area, officials said yesterday.
23 Oct 2018
Football#MeToo: Ronaldo speaks publicly on rape allegations against him
Speaking publicly for the first time since rape allegations surfaced against him, ace footballer Cristiano Ronaldo said that he is a "happy man" and that the truth about the allegations would come out soon.
20 Oct 2018
BiharBihar: Minor girl molested after being forced to drink liquor
A minor girl was molested in Lakhisarai in Bihar after being made to consume liquor by a friend of hers and a 35-year-old man.
