New Delhi: Number of crimes recorded against women went up in 2016 to more than 3.3 lakh (338,954) from 3.2 lakh (329,243) in 2015, according to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) data, Parliament was told on Tuesday. Minister of State for Home Hansraj Gangaram Ahir informed the Lok Sabha, in[Read More…]
Tag: Crimes against women
Chandigarh schools to teach kids how to file complaints of sexual offences
At a time when crimes against women have more than doubled over the past ten years, schools in Chandigarh to give education to students on how to legally file a sexual harassment case. This comes in response to a petition seeking the security of students in the city schools, district[Read More…]
3 arrested on rape charges from Yogi Adityanath backed Hindu Yuva Vahini
Three activists of the Hindu Yuva Vahini (HYV), an organisation backed by UP CM Yogi Adityanath were arrested in Bareilly on charges of gangrape and thrashing a police officer. The incident happened on Monday night after a fight between one Deepak and Avinash over playing of loud music in Ganeshnagar[Read More…]
Arunabh Kumar steps down as TVF CEO
After multiple reports of sexual harassment against former TVF CEO Arunabh Kumar in April, The Viral Fever Videos on Friday announced the appointment of Dhawal Gusain as the company’s new chief executive officer. Significantly, Gusain has been a part of TVF since 2015 as the chief operating officer of the[Read More…]
Bengaluru: 5-year-old sexually abused and dumped on roadside
In early hours on Saturday, a five-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted and dumped in a semi-conscious state on a road in Bengaluru. According to te police, the girl was found by beat police patrolling yesterday night. The incident took place within K G Halli police station limits. The victim[Read More…]
Viral Video: This touching ad on domestic violence will break your heart!
Domestic violence is an issue that is rampant in our society, yet people prefer not to acknowledge its existence within their families or the neighbourhood. It is, perhaps, one of the worst manifestations of misogyny; women are beaten up, tortured, raped and in some cases, even murdered behind closed doors.[Read More…]