New Delhi | The Delhi Police on Thursday sought cancellation of FIR in the minor wrestler’s complaint case alleging sexual harassment by former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) Chief Brij Bhushan Singh. The 550-page report filed by police before the Patiala House Court said that no corroborative evidence was found in allegations by the minor. […]
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Protesting wrestlers offer to return medals, govt honours after police manhandling
New Delhi |Β Top Indian wrestlers on Thursday offered to return the medals they won at various levels and honours received from various organisations as part of their protest against being manhandled by the Delhi Police to disrupt their sit-in protest at the Jantar Mantar here. The wrestlers informed this on Thursday to the media at […]
‘Anurag Thakur tried to suppress the matter’, alleges Vinesh Phogat amid protest
New Delhi |Β India’s ace wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who has been protesting at the Jantar Mantar here with other top grapplers against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, has alleged that Union Sports Minister Anurag Thakur tried to suppress the matter by forming an oversight panel instead of taking concrete action. During […]
Uber auto-rickshaw driver arrested for allegedly sexually harassing journalist
New Delhi |Β An Uber auto-rickshaw driver has been arrested for sexually harassing a journalist during a ride from her residence to her friend’s place in south Delhi, police said on Friday. The accused was identified as Vinod Kumar Yadav, 24, a resident of Noida’s Sector 123 and native of Bihar’s Madhubani. The incident occurred on […]
391 complaints of sexual harassment in Central govt received
New Delhi |Β A total of 391 complaints of sexual harassment of women at the work place in various Central Ministries have been received, including 150 since January 1, 2020, the Parliament was informed on Thursday. Union Women and Child Development Minister Smriti Zubin Irani told the Rajya Sabha, in a written reply, that the ministry […]
Nawazuddin’s brother reacts to niece’s sexual harassment accusations
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s brother Shamas has come out and spoken about the accusation made by his niece. “She is the daughter of our brother who stays in Dehradun. She ran away from home at a minor age and married a boy; my brother had then filed a missing complaint to the connected police […]
Probe against Mumbai cop after Colombian woman alleges ‘sexual harassment’
Mumbai: In a shocking development, Mumbai Police have taken serious cognizance of a Colombian woman’s complaint of alleged ‘sexual harassment’ against a policeman and initiated a discreet investigation into the matter. The probe follows a written complaint made early on Wednesday to Mumbai Police Commissioner Param Bir Singh. Two top IPS officers confirmed to IANS […]
US President election nominee Joe Biden accused of sexual harassment
Washington: Ex-US Vice President and Democratic party presidential candidate Joe Biden’s former aide has accused him of sexually assaulting her during the early 1990s when he was a Senator. Tara Reade, who hails from California, had accused Biden of assaulting her in the basement of a Capitol Hill office building in the spring of 1993. […]
UP BJP MLA accused of rape by widow
Bhadohi (Uttar Pradesh): With just two days left for the State Budget Session, a widow from Uttar Pradesh’s Bhadohi district has accused BJP MLA Ravindranath Tripathi and six others of sexual harassment over the years, the police said. The incident is likely to cause considerable embarrassment to the ruling Yogi Adityanath government. Bhadohi Superintendent of […]
Gargi college case: DCW issues notice to police, admin
New Delhi:Β The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) Chief Swati Maliwal announced on Monday that the commission will issue notices to Delhi Police and Gargi college administration in the matter of alleged sexual harassment at the campus. Maliwal visited Gargi college campus on Monday afternoon and talked to some of the students about the incident […]