Friday, March 29, 2024

Topic: sexual violence against women

“Fuck off is sexually coloured remark, American vulgar slang: Delhi Court in sexual harassment case

A Delhi Court recently upheld sexual harassment charges against a man who had allegedly threatened a woman in 2019 and also used abusive language against her, observing that the word "fuck off" is a "sexually coloured remark.”

Calling a girl “item” derogatory: Mumbai Court convicts man for harassing teenager

Calling a girl "item" is derogatory as it objectifies her in a sexual manner, said a Special POCSO Court in Mumbai while sentencing a man to 1.5 years imprisonment for sexual harassment of a 16 year old girl.

“Bent on making me prostitute”: Murdered woman’s text recovered after BJP leader’s son arrested

Following massive protests over the murder of a young girl allegedly by a senior BJP leader's son in Uttarakhand, the saffron party today expelled the father and brother of the accused. 

Assam records highest rate of crime against women for 5th consecutive year

Assam has become the state with the highest rate of crime against women in India for the 5th consecutive year, according to the latest National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) figures for 2021 .

Crime against women rose by 15.3% in 2021 in India, Delhi most unsafe

Crime against women rose by 15.3 per cent in 2021 from the previous year, according to latest data released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB).

“Woman was wearing sexually provocative dresses,” Kerala court says in bail order to sexual harassment accused

Granting anticipatory bail to social activist Civic Chandran in a sexual harassment case, a district sessions court in Kozhikode observed that the offence under Section 354 (A) (sexual harassment) of the Indian Penal Code would prima facie not be attracted when the survivor woman was wearing "sexually provocative dresses."