A forty-eight-year-old Dalit woman anganwadi worker tasked with issuing Aadhaar cards, was allegedly attacked by a member of the Darbar community, for “sitting on a chair at the panchayat office”. The woman, Pallavi Jadhav, is the aunt of Maulik Jadhav, who was assaulted last month for adding the suffix ‘Sinh’ to his name. Representational Image …

The scion of a prominent sanitary ware chain in the city died an excruciatingly painful death inside a luxury car worth Rs 3.13 crore near Domjur in Howrah on NH-6, around 22km from the city, on Sunday morning while returning from a weekend ritual that involved taking friends and family on long drives in their high-end sports cars. Forty-three-year-old Shibaji …

A probe has been started against master conman Amit Bhardwaj for duping two businessman of Rs 4.4 crore and Rs 3 crore, respectively, on the pretext of selling them Bitcoin mining set-ups. The businessmen were promised 150% returns in lieu of their investment. Bhardwaj, a resident of Shalimar Bagh, was arrested by Pune Police from IGI airport in April. He …

A day after a woman’s partially-naked body was found in the bushes behind Ghata Masjid near Rajghat, police suspect that she may have been gang-raped and murdered. Cops are trying to get some clues from the shirt buttons, pieces of cloth and liquor bottles found at the spot. A few rickshawpullers and drug addicts found near the park have been …

Enraged at being stepped on his feet by a 12-year-old boy during a marriage function, a Uttar Pradesh Police constable, identified as Mahendra Singh, took out a country-made weapon and shot the boy dead even when many others were dancing to DJ music at the wedding venue. The accused constable, with the help of his friend, then took away the …

The incidents of rapes being reported across the country reached a new low on Tuesday when a minor boy was charged with raping and brutalising a 26-year-old woman in Guntur district. The accused, a 16-year-old daily-wager, is on the run while the victim is recovering from her injuries in a hospital. AFP/Representational Image The incident, which matches in brutality with …

“When you are going to school by auto, bus or by train keep a safe distance from the other sex.” “Take care of the way you sit.” “Don’t wear provocative dresses.” These are not warnings from a khap panchayat but lessons from a Class VIII science textbook on ways to prevent child sexual abuse that the Tamil Nadu government publishes …

The video of a woman abusing traffic cops after the two-wheeler she was riding pillion on was stopped at Moosarambagh has gone viral on social media. The incident occurred at 4.50pm on Saturday near Malakpet RTA office. In view of Shab E Meraj (Jagne Ki Raat), the traffic police were conducting vehicle checks near the RTA office. Upon seeing the …

Deepika S Rajawat, who is fighting Asifa’s case, says that she has been facing threats from fellow lawyers in Jammu. Rajawat (38) is chairperson and founder of Voice for Rights, an NGO which works among underprivileged women and children. On Thursday, she accused Jammu Bar Association president BS Slathia of threatening her. “I am not a member of the Jammu …

In a first, the government is preparing to deploy commandos of central paramilitary force – CRPF – at the Indian embassy in war-ravaged Iraq, which is under threat from Islamic State, Al Qaeda and other terror groups. A contingent of 45 highly trained men, led by a deputy commandant rank officer, will be initially posted to secure the embassy and …