Crime Against Women: News
23 Aug 2024
Social MediaUorfi needs 24x7 security due to rape and death threats
Uorfi Javed, known for her bold and unconventional fashion choices, has been forced to hire 24/7 security due to a surge in threats.
26 Jun 2024
Vijay Sethupathi'Maharaja': Chinmayi Sripaada condemns makers for collaborating with MeToo-accused Vairamuthu
Singer Chinmayi Sripaada has publicly criticized the makers of the Tamil film Maharaja and the Tamil industry for their continued collaboration with lyricist Vairamuthu, whom she previously accused of sexual misconduct.
31 May 2024
Domestic ViolenceActor Nick Pasqual accused of stabbing ex-girlfriend 20+ times, arrested
Nick Pasqual, a 34-year-old actor recognized for his roles on Rebel Moon and How I Met Your Mother, has been arrested on charges of attempted murder.
29 May 2024
Hollywood'Rebel Moon' makeup artist stabbed over 20 times by ex-boyfriend
Allie Shehorn, a renowned Hollywood makeup artist known for her work on projects like Zack Snyder's Rebel Moon, is currently recuperating after an alleged assault by her ex-boyfriend.
11 May 2024
Music IndustrySean 'Diddy' Combs challenges allegations of sexually assaulting 17-year-old girl
Hip-hop mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs asked a federal judge on Friday to dismiss a lawsuit accusing him of raping a 17-year-old girl in a New York recording studio in 2003.
09 May 2024
Alec BaldwinAlec Baldwin's legal team seeks dismissal of 'Rust' manslaughter charges
As the court date for Hollywood actor Alec Baldwin's involuntary manslaughter charges approaches, the actor-producer is making another attempt to have them dismissed.
02 May 2024
FashionFrench parliament-approved commission to probe sexual abuse in film industry
The French parliament has given the go-ahead for the establishment of a commission to investigate allegations of misconduct and sexual violence within the country's film, audiovisual, performing arts, advertising, and fashion industries.
26 Apr 2024
AustraliaAustralian actor absconds; detained after manhunt
Orpheus Pledger, a renowned Australian actor known for his role in the soap opera Home and Away, was recently detained by law enforcement following a public search.
12 Apr 2024
Akshay KumarMan poses to be Akshay Kumar's employee to cheat woman
In a recent development, Mumbai's Juhu Police Station has arrested an individual named Prince Kumar Sinha.
19 Mar 2024
K-dramaSex video scandal convict Jung Joon-young released from prison
Jung Joon-young, the infamous K-pop singer convicted in a high-profile gang rape and illicit sex video distribution case, walked out of Mokpo Prison in Jeollanam-do on Tuesday. He made his exit a day ahead of his expected release date.
25 Jan 2024
Alec Baldwin'Rust': Alec Baldwin requests speedy trial in Halyna Hutchins's case
Alec Baldwin—who was recently indicted for a second time for involuntary manslaughter in the death case of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins—has filed a petition for a speedy trial.
04 Jan 2024
HollywoodKnow why Nigel Lythgoe is under investigation for assault lawsuits
Hollywood TV director-producer Nigel Lythgoe, who's behind popular American reality shows such as So You Think You Can Dance and American Idol, is currently looking at legal troubles.
26 Dec 2023
United States of AmericaUS influencer shot dead by husband in front of daughter
A 33-year-old Hawaiian social media influencer and beauty entrepreneur, Theresa Cachuela, has been killed by her estranged husband.
14 Dec 2023
IndoreIndore: Man kills live-in partner for denying him sex, arrested
A man (24) stabbed his 20-year-old live-in partner with scissors for allegedly refusing to have sex with him in Madhya Pradesh's Indore.
21 Nov 2023
Uttar PradeshUP: Teen rape survivor hacked to death by accused, brother
In a spine-chilling incident, a 19-year-old rape survivor was brutally hacked to death by two brothers out on bail in Uttar Pradesh's Kaushambi district late on Monday, the police revealed on Tuesday.
09 Oct 2023
Uttar PradeshUP: Minor girl gang-raped, filmed by father's acquaintances
In a shocking incident, a minor girl was abducted and gang-raped in Uttar Pradesh's Hapur district.
02 Oct 2023
Madhya PradeshMP: 4 men allegedly gang-rape 35-year-old to avenge kin's murder
Four men allegedly abducted and gang-raped a 35-year-old woman in Madhya Pradesh's Ashok Nagar district, the police said on Monday.
03 Sep 2023
MumbaiMan rapes wife with sons, uploads videos on porn site
In a shocking incident in Trombay, Mumbai, a 40-year-old man and his two sons allegedly raped the former's second wife and uploaded videos of the act on a porn site, The Free Press Journal reported.
02 Sep 2023
RajasthanMassive row in Rajasthan after tribal woman stripped naked, paraded
In a shocking incident, a tribal woman was allegedly beaten, stripped naked, and paraded through her village in the Pratapgarh district of Rajasthan by her husband and in-laws on Thursday over an alleged love affair.
20 Aug 2023
Delhi14-year-old accuses Delhi Women and Child Development officer of rape
In a shocking development, a top-ranking official of Delhi's Women and Child Development (WCD) Department has been accused of raping his friend's 14-year-old daughter multiple times between 2020 and 2021.
05 Aug 2023
RajasthanRajasthan: 10 booked, 5 arrested over minor's alleged gangrape, murder
Ten people, including four women, have been booked for a gangrape and murder case in Rajasthan's Bhilwara.
31 Jul 2023
HollywoodWho is Zachery Ty Bryan, actor arrested for domestic violence
Hollywood actor Zachery Ty Bryan, best known for his work on the American sitcom Home Improvement, was arrested in Oregon on Friday for alleged domestic assault, entertainment portal TMZ reported on Sunday.
23 Jul 2023
ManipurManipur: Freedom fighter's wife reportedly burnt alive by armed mob
As the ethnic violence continues to wreak havoc across Manipur, another horrifying story has come to light where the wife of a freedom fighter was reportedly burnt alive in the northeastern state's Kakching district.
22 Jul 2023
ManipurManipur video: Police make another arrest, 5 held so far
Days after a May 4 video showing two naked women being paraded by a mob in Manipur went viral, the police arrested a 19-year-old man on Friday.
16 Jul 2023
Madhya PradeshMP woman gang-raped, BJP leader's son among accused: Report
A Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader's son is reportedly among four persons accused of gang-raping a woman and sexually abusing her minor sister in the Datia district of Madhya Pradesh.
24 Jun 2023
SingaporeSingapore: Indian chef jailed for molesting 2 teenage girls
A chef from India has reportedly been sentenced to three months and four weeks in jail for allegedly molesting two teenage girls in Singapore.
22 Jun 2023
NetflixTenoch Huerta quits Netflix film following sexual assault allegations
Mexican actor Tenoch Huerta, known for projects such as Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and Narcos: Mexico has decided to take back a step professionally and quit Netflix's upcoming film Fiesta en la Madriguera.
10 Jun 2023
KarnatakaKarnataka: Man thrashed with slippers for allegedly harassing college girl
A man was reportedly slapped and beaten up with slippers in public for allegedly harassing a college student on Friday in Karnataka's Udupi district.
23 Apr 2023
West BengalBengal: Fresh violence erupts over minor girl's alleged rape, murder
Fresh clashes between residents and the police have reportedly erupted in North Dinajpur's Kaliaganj village in West Bengal following the alleged rape and murder of a minor girl.
15 Apr 2023
Amazon Prime Video'Dancing on The Grave': Everything about Amazon Prime Video series
True crime is a genre that, despite its spine-chilling stories, keeps the audience hooked.
12 Mar 2023
DelhiPaharganj Holi incident: Japanese woman breaks silence after leaving India
The Japanese woman, reportedly harassed by a group of boys on Holi in Delhi's Paharganj on Wednesday, finally broke her silence on the incident through a series of posts on Twitter.
11 Mar 2023
Delhi Commission For Women'Sexually assaulted by father as child': DCW chief Swati Maliwal
In a shocking revelation, Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chairperson Swati Maliwal on Saturday said that she was sexually assaulted and brutally beaten by her father as a child, reported ANI.
11 Mar 2023
Delhi PoliceMinor among 3 held for harassing Japanese woman on Holi
The Delhi Police has held three individuals, including a minor, in connection with the harassment of a Japanese woman on Holi in Paharganj.
08 Mar 2023
United Nations (UN)Gender equality 300 years away: UN chief on Women's Day
Gender equality is becoming an increasingly distant goal and could still be 300 years away, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Monday while addressing the General Assembly.
06 Mar 2023
IranIran: Suspected targeted poison attacks affect girls from 50+ schools
A string of suspected targeted poisonings of schoolgirls in Iran has triggered a wave of panic in the country.
21 Feb 2023
DelhiAnother Delhi shocker: Woman set ablaze by live-in partner dies
In yet another horrific murder in Delhi, a 28-year-old woman died after her live-in partner allegedly set her ablaze following a dispute in Aman Vihar, PTI reported.
20 Feb 2023
DelhiSahil Gehlot's family asked him to 'silence' Nikki Yadav: Police
Sahil Gehlot, the main accused arrested for allegedly murdering his girlfriend Nikki Yadav in Delhi and storing her dead body in his family-owned dhaba's freezer, did so at his family's behest, Hindustan Times reported.
19 Feb 2023
DelhiNikki Yadav murder: Sahil Gehlot's constable cousin suspected as accomplice
The Delhi Police suspects that accused Sahil Gehlot, arrested for allegedly murdering his girlfriend Nikki Yadav and hiding her body in his dhaba's freezer, had hatched a conspiracy to kill her in the first week of February.
04 Feb 2023
CelebrityDancer Sapna Choudhary, family accused of dowry-related harassment; FIR registered
Dancer Sapna Choudhary is back in the news again after Haryana's Palwal Police registered a dowry harassment-related case against her and her family based on her sister-in-law's complaint.
31 Jan 2023
KeralaKerala: Man gets 3 life-terms for raping, impregnating minor daughter
A Kerala court on Monday sentenced a man to three life terms for repeatedly raping his minor daughter and impregnating her, PTI reported.
14 Jan 2023
Tamil NaduCollege student gang-raped in Tamil Nadu's Kancheepuram, five arrested
The Kancheepuram district police in Tamil Nadu arrested five people in connection with an alleged gang-rape of a 20-year-old college student on Friday.
15 Dec 2022
MurderShraddha case: Bones found in jungle match with father's DNA
The DNA test of the bones recovered by the police from the forested areas in Delhi's Mehrauli has reportedly established that they belonged to Shraddha Walkar.
13 Dec 2022
Bilkis BanoSC: Hearing of Bilkis Bano's plea against convicts' release adjourned
Bilkis Bano's petition contesting the early release of 11 men—convicted for her gang rape and murder of her seven family members—was adjourned after one of the Supreme Court judges on the bench recused from hearing the case.
06 Dec 2022
Delhi PoliceShraddha Walkar murder: DNA analysis to be out this week
The DNA analysis report of the recovered bones in the Shraddha Walkar murder case is likely to be released by the Central Forensic Science Laboratory (CFSL) this week, the Delhi Police said.
01 Dec 2022
India2 held for harassing South Korean woman influencer in Mumbai
The Mumbai Police arrested two youths on Thursday for harassing a South Korean woman while she was live-streaming in the city's Khar West.
23 Nov 2022
Delhi PoliceShraddha Walkar murder: Blood samples between tiles, site plan found
In a major development in the Shraddha Walkar murder case, the forensic team has reportedly found blood samples in the gaps between the bathroom and kitchen tiles of the flat in Delhi's Chhattarpur Pahari where the accused—Aftab Poonawalla—allegedly murdered her.
21 Nov 2022
DelhiShraddha Walkar murder: Police files plea for Poonawalla's polygraph test
Days after a metropolitan magistrate court in Delhi's Saket permitted the police to conduct a narcoanalysis test on Shraddha Walkar murder accused Aftab Poonawalla, the Delhi Police on Monday moved an application for his polygraph test.
21 Nov 2022
Uttar PradeshUP: Man kills ex-girlfriend, chops up body; family at large
The Uttar Pradesh Police arrested a man on Saturday on allegations of murdering his ex-girlfriend, whose dismembered body was found inside a well in Azamgarh district.
21 Nov 2022
Supreme Court Of IndiaChhawla gang rape-murder case: Delhi government to challenge convicts' release
Two weeks after the Supreme Court ordered the release of the three convicts in the 2012 Chhawla gang rape-murder case, the Delhi government is set to challenge the order after receiving a go-ahead from Lieutenant-Governor (L-G) VK Saxena.
21 Nov 2022
MurderMadhya Pradesh: Man kills wife, chops body over suspected infidelity
In a horrific incident, a man in Madhya Pradesh's (MP) Shahdol, on suspicion of infidelity, reportedly murdered his wife, chopped her body into two parts, and dumped them at separate places in a nearby forest.
20 Nov 2022
DelhiShraddha Walkar murder: Cops find skull, bones; sent for DNA
In a significant development, Delhi Police have recovered more remains of 27-year-old Shraddha Walkar from Mehrauli forest.
18 Nov 2022
DelhiShraddha Walkar murder: Live-in relationships trigger crime, says Union minister
In the aftermath of Shraddha Walkar's horrific murder in Delhi, a Union minister in the Bharatiya Janata Party-led (BJP) central government, Kaushal Kishore, has blamed girls for the crime.
18 Nov 2022
DelhiShraddha Walkar death: Poonawalla had beer, watched Netflix after murder
More gory details surfacing in the Shraddha Walkar murder case reveal Aftab Ameen Poonawalla took around 10 hours to chop Walkar's body into 35 pieces after strangling her.
17 Nov 2022
Delhi PoliceShraddha Walkar: Fight over household items before murder, reveals Poonawala
A lot of dots remain to be connected in the gruesome Shraddha Walkar murder case.
15 Nov 2022
DelhiShraddha Walkar murder: Poonawalla under 24x7 watch in Delhi jail
Aftab Ameen Poonawalla—who confessed to chopping up his live-in girlfriend Shraddha Walkar's body and disposing of it after strangling her in May—has been kept under round-the-clock watch in jail at South Delhi's Mehrauli Police Station.
15 Nov 2022
MurderDelhi murder: Poonawalla invited dates to house after killing Shraddha
After the bone-chilling murder of Shraddha Walkar by her live-in partner Aftab Ameen Poonawalla in Delhi came to the fore, it was also learned that the accused had dates come over to their house while Walkar's dismembered body parts were stuffed in a fridge.
14 Nov 2022
DelhiDelhi: Man kills live-in partner, chops body into 35 pieces
The Delhi Police recently arrested a man for allegedly murdering his live-in partner in May, chopping her body into 35 pieces, and then disposing of them in a forest.
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."
