Tag: Assault
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Chief Secretary ‘assault’ case: Delhi CM Kejriwal agrees to join investigation
Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has also informed the police that he will video record the proceedings.
May 17, 2018 -
Couple assaulted by mob for ‘hugging’ in Kolkata Metro
The verbal assault developed into threats and the couple were were forced out of metro at Dum Dum metro station. The enraged mob, which included middle-aged and elderly passengers, began to physically assault the boy.
May 1, 2018 -
Telangana man tied to tree, beaten to death for allegedly raping minor girl
A 43-year-old labourer was tied to a tree and beaten to death with sticks by irate villagers for allegedly raping a minor girl in Nizamabad district of Telangana. As per media reports, accused Medarai Sayanna had entered the girl’s house in Donkeshwar village on Sunday evening when she was alone. He allegedly raped her and...
April 9, 2018 -
Journalist assault row: Delhi Police suspend 2 constables
A woman constable and a head constable of the Delhi Police have been suspended for allegedly snatching the camera of a photo-journalist during a protest march organised by Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students. “On a complaint received from the photo-journalist who had alleged snatching of her camera, a case was registered and taken up for...
March 26, 2018 -
Journalist assault row: Mediapersons gherao Delhi Police HQs
A day after two woman photojournalists were assaulted by Delhi Police personnel when they were covering the JNU students’ protest, mediapersons on Saturday began an agitation outside the Delhi Police headquarters, condemning the attack and demanding action against the guilty cops. In a symbolic protest, journalists placed their cameras on the ground near the police...
March 24, 2018 -
Delhi HC grants bail to AAP MLA in chief secy assault case
Justice Mukta Gupta granted relief to the Okhla MLA, who was arrested on February 21, with certain conditions.
March 12, 2018 -
Bihar: Mob injects acid in man’s eyes for eloping with employer’s wife, 1 held
In a case of mob justice in India, a 30-year-old man was blinded after a group of 20 people assaulted and injected acid into his eyes for allegedly eloping with his employer’s wife. The incident happened in Begusarai district of Bihar and one person has been arrested in the case, police said on Sunday. The...
February 18, 2018 -
Senior citizen assaulted by Home Guards
The tall claims of ensuring proper law and order situation to instill confidence in common masses in Himachal Pradesh (HP) seems to have been fallen flat after a senior citizen was brutally assaulted for no reason at all. The incident reportedly took place in the wee hours on 7 February when 78-year-old Tara Chand had...
February 15, 2018 -
Boy sets girl afire on resisting move to sexually assault her
A 13-year-old girl was allegedly set on fire by a boy when she resisted his attempt to sexually assault her, a police official said on Monday, 12 February. The girl was admitted to the district hospital and her condition was reported to be serious, he said. She was alone at her house in Sustani village...
February 12, 2018 -
Bengal Governor condemns assault on teachers in Kolkata college
West Bengal Governor Keshri Nath Tripathi on Wednesday condemned the incident of agitation by the student’s union in the Charuchandra College here and urged the students to show “student-like courtesy” towards the teachers. A teacher and a non-teaching staff of the college were allegedly manhandled by the students during an agitation in the principal’s chamber...
January 4, 2018 -
Eight arrested for assaulting French tourists in UP
A day after a group of French tourists were assaulted in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur, five more accused were arrested on Monday and sent to prison, taking to eight the total number of people arrested for the crime. A local court sent the accused to 14 days judicial custody. A senior Mirzapur police official that Varanasi...
December 12, 2017 -
Maharashtra: Assault over honking claims man’s life, son injured
Honking took a bloody turn at a village in Maharashtra when a 21-year old and his father were attacked by three persons who took objection to the youth’s honking while riding a motorcycle. The incident took place at Sapatne village in Madha tehsil of Solapur district on Tuesday, local police said. The trio, who objected to...
December 7, 2017 -
NCPCR condemns disclosure of identity of minors by media
Taking cognizance of media reports which disclosed identities of juveniles or minors, the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) said it had written a letter condemning such reportage to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on 5 October. The NCPCR said it urged the ministry to make the media fraternity be aware of a...
November 10, 2017 -
German tourist ‘assaulted’ by rly supervisor in UP, accused nabbed
A German tourist, Holger Ereek, was beaten up allegedly by a railway supervisor for not ‘acknowledging’ his greeting at the Robertsganj Railway Station in Uttar Pradesh’s Sonbhadra on Saturday. The injured German tourist was referred to Mirzapur hospital for treatment. The accused, Aman Kumar, and Circle officer Vivekanand Tiwarihas have been arrested by the police and an investigation in the...
November 5, 2017 -
Driver who dragged 2-year-old for 50m arrested
More than ten days after a two-year-old girl Ashika was hit and reportedly dragged by a van for over 50 metres in South Delhi causing severe injuries to her ears, the accused driver was arrested from Najafgarh area on Tuesday. An investigating officer in the case identified the accused as Rupesh Mishra (29). According to...
November 1, 2017 -
Andhra teacher breaks UKG student’s arm for not doing homework
In a shocking incident, a teacher in a private school in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam disttrict broke the arm of a upper KG student for not doing her homework, officials said on Wednesday. According to reports reaching here, a woman teacher at National Talent School at Vaddadi in Bucchaiahpet ‘mandal’ (block) mercilessly beat up Puja Pallavi,...
October 26, 2017 -
18 arrested for attack on Territorial Army personnel in J-K
The police on Saturday arrested 18 people who had allegedly attacked three Army personnel at Sheeri in Baramulla district. On Friday, the three Territorial Army (TA) personnel were visiting the market place at Sheeri, to withdraw money from an ATM, when the mob allegedly branded them as ‘braid-choppers’ and assaulted them. Sheeri police station received information that...
October 21, 2017