Sexual Harassment

Special Cells In Bihar Schools To Hear Sexual Harassment Complaints

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 23, 2020

Schools in Bihar would soon have special ''POCSO cells'' to hear complaints of sexual misconduct and exploitation, a government official said in Patna on Sunday.

Supreme Court Has Always Been "Pro-Active, Progressive": President Kovind

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 23, 2020

President Ram Nath Kovind on Sunday praised the efforts of the Indian judiciary in pursuing the "cherished goal of gender justice" and said that the Supreme Court has always been "pro-active and progressive".

"You Are Too Educated": Woman Accuses Harassment By Cops In Kanpur

Kanpur News | Indo-Asian News Service | Thursday February 20, 2020

A probe has been ordered after a woman in Kanpur alleged that some cops misbehaved with her when she went to a police station with her father to file a complaint of sexual harassment.

Case Filed Against Mumbai Doctor For Sexually Harassing Lab Technician

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 16, 2020

A doctor was booked on Saturday for allegedly stalking and sexually harassing a woman lab technician in Bandra in the metropolis, police said.

Engineer Arrested For Flashing Woman On Delhi Metro

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 16, 2020

A 28-year-old engineer was arrested on Saturday for allegedly flashing a woman in a metro train in Delhi earlier this week, the police said.

UP Woman Beats Up Man For Sexually Harassing Her On Valentine's Day: Cops

Cities | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 16, 2020

A 25-year-old man was beaten up by a 23-year-old woman for allegedly sexually harassing her on Valentine's Day in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli district, the police said on Saturday.

3 Arrested For Sexually Harassing Madrasa Student In Karnataka: Police

Karnataka News | Written by Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Stela Dey | Thursday February 13, 2020

A student at a Madrasa in Karnataka's Ullal was waylaid and sexually harassed by three men on Monday morning, police said. The accused, in their mid-twenties, have been arrested in Mangalore and charged under the POCSO Act.

Tamil Nadu Principal Arrested For Sexually Harassing Girl Students: Cops

Tamil Nadu News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 13, 2020

The headmaster of a government elementary school at Kattampatty in Tamil Nadu's Coimbatore district was arrested on Thursday after being charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly misbehaving with girl students, the police said.

49 Child Sexual Harassment Cases Filed In Last 3 Years: Smriti Irani

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday February 8, 2020

There have been 49 complaints of sexual harassment of children in child care institutions in the last three years, the women and child development ministry informed Parliament on Friday.

"Sexual Harassment'' Complaint Filed Against Choreographer Ganesh Acharya

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 5, 2020

A First Information Report (FIR) was registered on Wednesday against Bollywood choreographer Ganesh Acharya for allegedly sexually harassing a woman, the city police said.

Radikaa Sarathkumar Backs Chinmayi Sripada's #MeToo Charges Against Lyricist

Tamil Nadu News | Written by J Sam Daniel Stalin | Saturday January 25, 2020

Former star and popular actress Radikaa Sarathkumar has extended support to singer Chinmayi Sripada who has levelled sexual harassment allegations against veteran lyricist Vairamuthu.

Post #MeToo Movement, Women Not Afraid To Speak Out: Priya Ramani

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 24, 2020

Priya Ramani, the journalist who accused former editor and Union minister MJ Akbar of sexual harassment, on Thursday said the #MeToo campaign has resulted in women speaking out everywhere about the sexual harassment they face.

Only A "Whistleblower": Instagram User Tells Court In Subodh Gupta Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday January 24, 2020

The Delhi High Court has asked an Instagram account holder, who posted sexual harassment allegations by a woman against artist Subodh Gupta, whether they want to represent the anonymous victim in the defamation case filed by Subodh Gupta.

Senior Air India Pilot, Found Guilty Of Sexual Harassment, Reinstated

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday January 19, 2020

A senior Air India pilot, who was suspended in May last year after being accused of sexual harassment by a woman colleague, has been reinstated, senior officials said.

Have Robust System To Tackle Sexual Harassment Claims: Sports Authority Of India

Press Trust of India | Friday January 17, 2020

"I agree the punishments need to be harsher but it's a policy decision, which can only be changed at the Ministerial level," a top official of the Sports Authority of India said.