Sexual Molestation

JNU's selective outrage over alleged sexual offenders reeks of hypocrisy that must be structurally addressed

JNU: The fact that one complainant is fighting a lone legal battle and another set has found support in a campaign that made national headlines shows it is not the person but the ideology of the offender that matters more.

MP minister says arms licences should be issued to rape and molestation victims to 'increase their morale'

Madhya Pradesh women and child development minister Archana Chitnis on Wednesday called for arms licenses to be issued to rape and molestation victims

Woman beats daughter's rapist to death with iron rod

A woman armed with an iron rod beat to death a man who raped her five-year-old daughter in Jharkhand, police said Monday

Woody Allen denies Dylan Farrow's 'disgraceful' molestation claims

Woody Allen called Dylan Farrow's allegations of child molestation "untrue and disgraceful," signaling that he would fight renewed claims dating back to Allen's tempestuous relationship with actress Mia Farrow in the early 1990s.

Call centre employee alleges rape by company owner, associate

A call center employee here has alleged her company owner and his associate of raping her after administering sedatives, police said today

Shakti Mills gangrape accused file for recusal of judge from trial

Three accused in the gangrape of a telephone operator in the Shakti Mill premises here have filed an application before a sessions court today urging the judge to recuse herself from the trial.

Centre to decide whether eunuchs come under ambit of rape law

After hearing a public interest litigation on the matter, the Centre has told the Bombay High Court that it will decide on whether the law should expand the definition of rape under Section 375 to be gender-neutral, so that eunuchs can be included in the cases it governs

Two women harassed in Borivli, Vasai for spurning romantic advances

Two instances of harassment on Thursday have highlighted how Mumbai women can be under threat of sexual harassment for merely being disinterested in their assailants.

Gujarat HC denies abortion to a minor rape victim on legal grounds

The Gujarat High Court refused permission to medically terminate the pregnancy of a minor victim of rape, on legal grounds, since she was already 21 weeks pregnant.

Teenage girl's father alleges threat from Asaram's supporters

The father of the teenage girl, who accused self-styled godman Asaram Bapu of sexually assaulting her, today alleged that the family has received threats to desist themselves from demanding CBI probe into the matter or otherwise they would have to face "dire consequences".