News for 'outraging modesty'

Bulandshahr rape victims move SC for FIR against Azam Khan, cops

Bulandshahr rape victims move SC for FIR against Azam Khan, cops

Rediff.com13 Aug 2016

The mother-daughter duo has moved the Supreme Court seeking transfer of the case to Delhi besides registration of FIR against UP minister Azam Khan for his remarks.

Delhi doctor held for molesting minor

Delhi doctor held for molesting minor

Rediff.com7 Aug 2004

Abhinav Gupta, 32, was accused of molesting the 14-year-old girl in Anand Vihar area, police sources said.

Goa minister, son booked in sex abuse case

Goa minister, son booked in sex abuse case

Rediff.com14 Oct 2008

Police sources said 21-year-old Rohit has been charged with offences, including rape, abetment to crime and outraging the modesty of a minor girl.

Gargi molestation: FIR filed, anguished students protest

Gargi molestation: FIR filed, anguished students protest

Rediff.com10 Feb 2020

During the college festival, 'Reverie', around 6:30 pm on February 6, groups of unruly, drunk men mobbed the entrances of the college and forced their way in.

Assam girl student in shorts made to wrap curtain around legs in exam

Assam girl student in shorts made to wrap curtain around legs in exam

Rediff.com17 Sep 2021

A 19-year-old girl appearing for an examination in Assam was made to wrap a curtain around her legs by an invigilator who chafed at her wearing shorts, provoking outrage and allegations of gender bias, and prompting university authorities to order an inquiry. The girl's family has, however, decided against taking the matter further in the interest of her mental well-being and academic future.

AAP MLA Prakash Jarwal booked for misbehaving with woman

AAP MLA Prakash Jarwal booked for misbehaving with woman

Rediff.com8 Jul 2016

The woman alleged that Jarwal pushed her, following which she fell down, and abused her too before he left the spot.

Will I meet Unnao victim's fate: Girl stumps UP cop

Will I meet Unnao victim's fate: Girl stumps UP cop

Rediff.com1 Aug 2019

Speaking at a Balika Suraksha Jaagruktaa Abhiyaan programme at a school in Barabanki on Wednesday, a student asked, "If the person against whom we are complaining comes to know about it, and if we have an accident, what will happen?"

11 chargesheeted in Khairlanji murder case

11 chargesheeted in Khairlanji murder case

Rediff.com27 Dec 2006

The 15-page chargesheet has been filed in a court in Bhandara in Maharashtra.

Have you ever faced sexual harassment in public?

Have you ever faced sexual harassment in public?

Rediff.com19 Feb 2008

We invite Get Ahead readers to comment on the shameful treatment of women at the hands of eve-teasers and perverts in public.

HC rejects plea seeking cancellation of Pachauri's bail

HC rejects plea seeking cancellation of Pachauri's bail

Rediff.com4 Mar 2016

During the hearing on the plea before the high court, the Delhi police had also sought cancellation of Pachauri's liberty claiming he was influencing witnesses and misusing the bail conditions.

Bihar: CISF jawan killed by colleague

Bihar: CISF jawan killed by colleague

Rediff.com9 Nov 2007

A Central Industrial Security Force jawan was killed in Gaya by a colleague for trying to outrage the modesty of his wife and daughter.

Singer Gursewak Mann held for misbehaviour

Singer Gursewak Mann held for misbehaviour

Rediff.com10 Oct 2006

Punjabi pop singer Gursewak Mann was on Tuesday arrested after a girl alleged he held her as his friend and clicked her photograph with a mobile phone outside the women's toilet in a hotel on Saturday night.

LS polls 9th phase: 119 tainted candidates in fray

LS polls 9th phase: 119 tainted candidates in fray

Rediff.com5 May 2014

The 9th phase of the Lok Sabha elections has 119 candidates, out of the 601 contesting, facing IPC charges registered against them.

UP: Principal booked for stripping girls to 'check menstruation'

UP: Principal booked for stripping girls to 'check menstruation'

Rediff.com1 Apr 2017

The warden was upset over a few blood stains found on the toilet seat.

Girl alleges rape by policemen

Girl alleges rape by policemen

Rediff.com27 Apr 2007

The girl in her statement named seven persons, including an Assistant Commissioner of Police, constable, a hotelier, a photographer and a political worker.

SC upholds conviction of K P S Gill

SC upholds conviction of K P S Gill

Rediff.com27 Jul 2005

SC upholds conviction of K P S Gill

Actor Nawazuddin's wife lodges counter FIR against 5 residents

Actor Nawazuddin's wife lodges counter FIR against 5 residents

Rediff.com18 Jan 2016

Bollywood actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui's wife lodged a counter FIR against 5 fellow residents of a housing society in Mumbai for allegedly rioting.

Ness Wadia says charges false as Preity Zinta accuses him of molestation

Ness Wadia says charges false as Preity Zinta accuses him of molestation

Rediff.com14 Jun 2014

Businessman Ness Wadia, who has been accused of molestation and abuse by his former girlfriend and Bollywood actress Preity Zinta in a police complaint, said on Friday he was shocked by the allegations and termed them as "false and baseless".

Relief for Mishra as woman withdraws assault case

Relief for Mishra as woman withdraws assault case

Rediff.com22 Oct 2015

"Two days after lodging the complaint, I approached the police station and told them that I have in principle decided to withdraw the case," the complainant told PTI.

SC dismisses Gill petition

SC dismisses Gill petition

Rediff.com22 Sep 2005

SC dismisses petition seeking review of Gill's conviction

Bajaj 'relieved' 18 years after incident

Bajaj 'relieved' 18 years after incident

Rediff.com27 Jul 2005

The Supreme Court, on Wednesday, upheld the conviction of former Punjab Director General of Police K P S Gill and the president of the Indian Hockey Federation on the charge of outraging the modesty of senior women IAS officer Rupan Deol Bajaj.

I am not bothered: Gill

I am not bothered: Gill

Rediff.com27 Jul 2005

Oppn demands arrest of Sharma, Jindal as more Islamic nations flay Prophet remark

Oppn demands arrest of Sharma, Jindal as more Islamic nations flay Prophet remark

Rediff.com7 Jun 2022

The Congress hit out at the BJP, demanding the immediate arrest of those who have defamed India at the international level instead of enacting a "drama of action".

IT professional, who stalked Mumbai designer, rang her doorbell at 2 am, arrested

IT professional, who stalked Mumbai designer, rang her doorbell at 2 am, arrested

Rediff.com8 Aug 2017

Nagpaul, a designer by profession, took to Facebook on Monday to share her ordeal. She was returning back home, along with another woman and her two kids when the accused started following them in the night.

Man held for assaulting woman pilgrim at Sabarimala

Man held for assaulting woman pilgrim at Sabarimala

Rediff.com7 Nov 2018

Sooraj, hailing from Elanthur in Pathanamthitta district, was one of the main accused in the incident which took place on Tuesday when the hill shrine was opened for the two-day-long "Chithira Atta Thirunal," a special ritual.

Why #MeToo needs all our support

Why #MeToo needs all our support

Rediff.com24 Oct 2018

'#MeToo is not to be dismissed as a 'shoot and scoot' but seen as the uncovering of dark truths about seemingly sophisticated and powerful personalities, or at least as one providing catharsis to a survivor,' notes Utkarsh Mishra.

Defence witness claims Staines tried to molest her

Defence witness claims Staines tried to molest her

Rediff.com12 Jun 2003

Defence witness Hemalata Karua claimed the event occurred two days before Staines and his two minor sons were burnt to death.

Just Rs 2,000 fine for molesting 5-yr-old

Just Rs 2,000 fine for molesting 5-yr-old

Rediff.com16 Apr 2004

The 22-year-old man had lured the child from her house to a nearby dhobi ghat by promising to buy her some sweets.

Zinta molestation case: Police record statement of two persons

Zinta molestation case: Police record statement of two persons

Rediff.com15 Jun 2014

Actress Preity Zinta has identified two witnesses to support her claims that her former boyfriend and co-owner of Kings XI Punjab Ness Wadia had abused and molested her .

How safe is your state for women?

How safe is your state for women?

Rediff.com14 Jul 2016

The Rediff Labs team analysed the National Crime Records Bureau data on crime against women for the past decade.

Cricketer Amit Mishra arrested, given bail, in assault case

Cricketer Amit Mishra arrested, given bail, in assault case

Rediff.com27 Oct 2015

The police had asked Mishra to appear before them in a week's time. Mishra was booked under the Indian Penal Code sections 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) and 328 (causing hurt with intent to commit an offence).

Dayashankar's wife files FIR against Mayawati for 'derogatory' slogans

Dayashankar's wife files FIR against Mayawati for 'derogatory' slogans

Rediff.com22 Jul 2016

Tetra Devi, the mother of Dayashankar filed a complaint against the BSP leaders for raising "derogatory" slogans at the party protest in Lucknow on Thursday.

JDS leader slaps woman during party meet in Karnataka

JDS leader slaps woman during party meet in Karnataka

Rediff.com13 Mar 2016

A Janata Dal-Secular municipal councilor finds himself in trouble after a video footage purported to show him assaulting a woman, an Independent councillor, has gone viral.

Manipuri woman assaulted as Mumbaikars stood silent

Manipuri woman assaulted as Mumbaikars stood silent

Rediff.com3 Mar 2016

The victim's kin alleged that when they approached the police after the incident, the personnel just registered a non-cognisable offence and not an FIR.

British Bollywood artiste molested in Mumbai

British Bollywood artiste molested in Mumbai

Rediff.com22 Oct 2013

A 26-year-old British national, who is a dancer and works in Bollywood movies, was allegedly molested by a salesman when she and her two female compatriots, boarded an auto rickshaw in Mumbai's suburban Oshiwara on Monday.

Woman bus conductor stripped, molested in Maharashtra

Woman bus conductor stripped, molested in Maharashtra

Rediff.com4 Jun 2014

A woman bus conductor was allegedly molested and manhandled by a 30-year-old passenger in Dombivli, Thane in the outskirts of Mumbai following a heated altercation over boarding the bus from the front exit, police said.

Police ask websites to remove private pics of Rai, Digvijaya

Police ask websites to remove private pics of Rai, Digvijaya

Rediff.com2 May 2014

Delhi Police on asked social networking sites to delete the private pictures of journalist Amrita Rai with Congress leader Digvijaya Singh which were made public after her email accounts were allegedly hacked.

After TVF, ScoopWhoop founder faces sexual harassment charge

After TVF, ScoopWhoop founder faces sexual harassment charge

Rediff.com12 Apr 2017

The matter is also being inquired by ScoopWhoop's Internal Complaints Committee.

Drunk Delhi University students pursue Smriti Irani's car, held

Drunk Delhi University students pursue Smriti Irani's car, held

Rediff.com2 Apr 2017

The Union textiles minister's staff around 5 pm called police and said that some students in a car were following her vehicle and trying to overtake it near Moti Bagh flyover and their actions were unwanted, a senior police officer said.