Fishermen from Seruthur village in Nagapattinam district of Tamil Nadu have alleged that they have been harassed by the Sri Lankan Navy personnel when they were fishing southeast of Kodiakkarai in a fibre boat.
Following the complaint, police registered a case under sections 74 (offence of assault on a woman) and 78 (stalking) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023.
Speaking to ANI after lodging a complaint with the police, Khadse, a BJP leader, said the accused not only harassed her daughter and her friends but also misbehaved with police personnel and even recorded videos of the incident.
The third-year BTech student was found dead in her hostel room on February 16, following which Nepali students staged a protest claiming that she was harassed by her fellow student and demanded justice for her.
"We just know that an investigation is being done. The post-mortem report will come soon. We have the information that she was harassed and emotionally blackmailed due to which she committed suicide," the father, Sunil Lamsal told ANI.
Issuing a press release, ANNISU (R) expressed deep concern and strong condemnation over the incident at Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), where Prakriti Lamsal, a third-year BTech student from Nepal, was reportedly harassed, leading to suicide.
BYC, in a post on X, listed the recent disappearances and alleged that the families of victims were harassed at the hands of "security forces and state-sponsored death squads" and their family members were threatened and their phones were also taken away.
"I am sure immigration will be discussed. My view is that when deportations take place, they need to take place humanely where those being deported are treated with appropriate dignity, not harassed or treated in inhumane conditions," Khanna said.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday met Bihar Governor Arif Mohammad Khan regarding the "deteriorating law and order situation" in the state and informed him about the "chaotic situation prevailing in the state."
In a post on X, a spokesperson for the Baloch Solidarity Committee said that after the Baloch National Gathering in Dalbandin on January 25, the general public is being continuously harassed and threatened with harm.