Sexual assault

	Cousin, friend arrested for raping minor Chatrinaka police registered a POCSO case against the accused following a complaint by the survivor’s parents. published on : 24th June 2022
	Hawk Eye fast becoming TS women’s preferred app The app has several categories in which a user can seek help from the police. published on : 24th June 2022
	Odisha man gets life in jail for rape The court also awarded a compensation of ` 5 lakh for the victim. While pronouncing the sentence on Wednesday, presiding judge Subash Kumar Behari said, published on : 24th June 2022
	Inquiry unearths 'horrific' sexual harassment in Australian multi-billion-dollar mining sector The report followed Rio Tinto's global survey, released in February, which found evidence of racism, bullying and reports from 21 women workers of sexual assault in the past five years. published on : 23rd June 2022
	Kerala HC grants anticipatory bail to rape accused Malayalam actor-producer Vijay Babu While granting bail, Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas directed the petitioner to surrender before the investigating officer on June 27 at 9 am for interrogation. published on : 22nd June 2022
	Vijay Babu case: 2018 petition alleging assault to be used to counter bail plea A senior officer told TNIE that the police have collected all evidence necessary to counter the bail plea despite Vijay Babu contending that the sexual affair with the survivor was consensual. published on : 17th June 2022
	19-year-old woman alleges sexual assault in hospital, claims inaction by police However, since no action was taken against the accused, the woman lodged a case at the Burla police station on Wednesday. published on : 17th June 2022
	Minor Dalit girl sexually harassed by youth, accused let off as cops try to settle case Unable to bear the harassment, the girl approached Chandanagar police station and a case was registered. published on : 15th June 2022
	JNU probing student’s sexual assault complaint against peer The Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) on Wednesday said that it has taken cognisance of a sexual harassment case reported to its office on May 27. published on : 2nd June 2022
	'I was living in darkness for the last five years,' Kerala actor assault case survivor tells HC The survivor's counsel argued that a fair probe is necessary to unearth the truth. published on : 1st June 2022
	Mom of SC boy in Delhi beaten up by teacher seeks independent probe In the incident at Gurukul Mahavidyalaya in Haryana’s Jhajjar on April 29, class IX student Shubham was locked in a room and assaulted by his teacher. published on : 31st May 2022
	Survivor in actor assault case meets CM; Pinarayi assures all steps to ensure her justice The actor was accompanied by her husband, and dubbing artist Bhagyalakshmi. The meeting at the Chief Minister's Office in in the Secretariat lasted for about 15 minutes. published on : 26th May 2022
	Parents of child who is victim of sexual offence cannot enter into compromise with accused: HC The court said an FIR registered for offences punishable under the POCSO Act cannot be quashed on the basis of a compromise. published on : 24th May 2022
	13-year-old boy apprehended for raping 5-year-old: Uttar Pradesh police Section 82 of the Indian Penal Code provides that "nothing is an offence which is done by a child under seven years of age" being a "doli incapax." published on : 20th May 2022
	TN: Police arrests eight college students, including a juvenile, in three separate cases of assault The Royapettah police arrested three college students on Tuesday for allegedly assaulting two other college students on Monday. One of the accused was a student of The New College at Royapettah. published on : 18th May 2022