The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has registered a case to probe the killing of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Ravinder Gosain in Ludhiana in Punjab, an official said on Friday. The agency took over the case from Punjab Police following a Home Ministry order on Thursday, nearly a month after[Read More…]
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School girls molested at Rakhi-tying event by CRPF personnel in Chhattisgarh
A case has been registered against unidentified members of CRPF after it was said that some school girls were inappropriately touched during a cultural event held ahead of Raksha Bandhan in Chhattisgarh’s Dantewada district. A case was registered under section 354 IPC and POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses[Read More…]
Tired of fighting case for 16 years, ex-Tata Finance chief committed suicide, claims his lawyer
In a shocking revelation, former Tata Finance chief Dilip Pendse’s lawyer has claimed that the corporate honcho may have killed himself as he was “depressed about fighting a court case for 16 years to prove he had no role in the alleged irregularities” in the company over which he was[Read More…]
65-yr-old rapes 39-yr-old colleague; threatens to kill, circulate images on FB
A 65-year-old lawyer was arrested for allegedly raping his 39-year-old colleague several times over two months. According to police, accused Arun Jalisadgi practised in Thane court. The woman had been working with him since December, 2017. “The woman said he raped her on several occasions over the past two months[Read More…]
TVF CEO Molestation case: Four witnesses come in support of victim
Arunabh Kumar, CEO of The Viral Fever (TVF) seems to be in major trouble as four witnesses have come out in support of the victim, strengthening her case, said the MIDC police probing the molestation case. The police will file a charge sheet against Kumar in the Andheri magistrate court[Read More…]
Post-Godhra riots case: 28 men acquitted
Almost one and half decades after the incident, a trial court in Kalol town of Gandhinagar district exonerated 28 men who were accused of rioting, arson and desecrating a spiritual place during the post-Godhra riots at Paliyad village on February 28, 2002. Notably, just a day after, a violent mob[Read More…]
Uber drivers win UK legal battle over employment rights
Uber may have to grant its drivers basic employment rights such as the National Minimum Wage and holiday pay after it lost a London tribunal over the treatment of its drivers. The ride-hailing app has vowed to appeal the decision, which threatens to destabilise the company’s business model. The case[Read More…]
Sex workers can not cry rape if denied money: SC
The Supreme Court while acquitting three persons of rape charges ruled that a sex worker cannot lodge a sexual assault complaint against her customers if they refuse to pay. A bench of Justices Pinaki Chandra Ghose and Amitava Roy said that though the evidence given by a woman alleging rape must get importance from[Read More…]