In a significant judgment in the 2019 Pollachi sexual assault and extortion case, the Mahila Court in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore convicted all nine accused.
"This has been a very welcoming verdict. It is a verdict which gives the women of this country and Tamil Nadu a lot of confidence in the judicial system and the state government--that if they come out and talk about what they suffer, then they no longer have to suffer in silence and justi
Tamil Nadu Social Welfare and Women's Rights Minister Geetha Jeevan welcomed the Women's Court verdict in Coimbatore in which all nine accused guilty in the Pollachi sexual assault and rape case were awarded life imprisonment.
The incident occurred in Ujjain district on the intervening night of Tuesday and Wednesday when the main accused Farman Mansoori was being taken to the district hospital after he pretended to have chest pain, the police said.
Launched on March 30, the Jal Ganga Samvardhan Abhiyan is a three-month campaign aimed at conserving and reviving water sources, including rivers, ponds, wells, and stepwells across urban areas in the state. The initiative, which runs until June 30, focuses on increasing public participation
Bhopal Police have intensified their investigation into a disturbing case of alleged sexual assault and blackmail of multiple female students, announcing a reward for anyone providing information on the sixth accused who is still at large.
A large group of lawyers from the Himachal Pradesh High Court staged a protest on Monday outside the Chhota Shimla Police Station and the Shimla East Police Station, demanding immediate action against a police constable accused of assaulting a local lawyer.
Bengaluru police have identified the person who had posted the video online in a sexual assault case and assured that the accused will be arrested soon.
The state minister Parameshwara faced criticism for saying, in context of a molestation case that took place on April 3 in Bengaluru, that such crimes are common in big cities.
"Incidents like these tend to happen here and there in a big city like this. Whatever legal action needs to be taken will be done in accordance with the law," G Parmeswara told ANI.