Tag: Harassment

Bengaluru woman, son kill self over 'harassment' by loan recovery agents
Bengaluru woman, son kill self over 'harassment' by loan recovery agents

The incident took place in the J.P. Nagar locality. The deceased have been identified as Sukanya, 48, and her sons -- in their late 20s, Nikhit and Nischith.

  • Thursday, 21 March 2024
Highest sexual, workplace harassment cases recorded in Delhi in 2022
Highest sexual, workplace harassment cases recorded in Delhi in 2022

Startling statistics from 2022 reveal that Delhi accounted for 19 reported cases, outpacing Mumbai with 15, Hyderabad with nine, and Bengaluru with eight cases.

  • Tuesday, 12 December 2023
Indian Railways
Railway transfers Engineer 3 days before retirement; 'act of harassment'

The chief communication engineer from the Bilaspur division of South East Central Railway (SECR) has written to the Railway Board terming his transfer to the Northern Railway (NR) zone three days before his retirement an act of harassment.

  • Tuesday, 28 November 2023
‘Friendship Karna Chahta hoon’: Uber cab driver texts woman customer, harasses her
‘Friendship Karna Chahta hoon’: Uber cab driver texts woman customer, harasses her

Bhumika’s experience has sparked debate online on the safety of women in India.

  • Saturday, 21 October 2023
Harassment slur against BJD MLA: Orissa High Court admits complainant Sanjukta's plea
Harassment slur against BJD MLA: Orissa High Court admits complainant Sanjukta's plea 

In the petition, Sanjukta alleged that the Bhubaneswar Mahila Police had not properly conducted its investigation on the basis of her allegations against the legislator

  • Thursday, 12 October 2023
Woman jumps off moving car after being harassed by Uber driver, shares video
Woman jumps off moving car after being harassed by Uber driver, shares video

The incident soon went viral on Instagram with social media users demanding immediate action against the Uber driver.

  • Thursday, 05 October 2023
Harassment slur
Harassment slur at Sambalpur University: Assistant Professor suspended till completion of probe

During the suspension period, Kujur will get subsistence allowance at the rate equal to leave salary which he would have drawn had he gone on leave on half average pay or half pay and DA based on such leave salary.

  • Sunday, 27 August 2023
Urfi Javed
Urfi Javed harassed, eve-teased by group of ‘drunk’ men inside Mumbai-Goa flight

Taking to her Instagram, Urfi shared how the male passengers passed mean comments, called her names, and said nasty things about her.

  • Saturday, 22 July 2023
UP woman cop puts out video alleging harassment by seniors
UP woman cop puts out video alleging harassment by seniors

Aparna Rajat Kaushik, DCP Central, said: “Taking cognizance of the video and seriousness of the matter, the investigation is being done by ADCP (centre) Manisha Singh.”

  • Friday, 14 July 2023
College girl beats man with slippers for stalking, harassing her – Watch
College girl beats man with slippers for stalking, harassing her – Watch

The girl was on her way to her college from her hostel when the accused followed her and allegedly harassed her.

  • Saturday, 10 June 2023
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Harassed by stalker, minor girl ends life

Police said the girl had passed class 10 exam recently. As she went to school everyday, Yadav used to follow her and often harassed her physically too.

  • Monday, 22 May 2023
Lady sub-inspector arrested for sexually harassing woman journalist on pretext of marriage in Odisha
Lady sub-inspector arrested for sexually harassing woman journalist on pretext of marriage in Odisha 

The lady sub-inspector had been sexually abusing the victim, who is a woman, on the pretext of marriage. Acting on the complaint lodged by the victim, the Bhadrak Town police launched a probe and arrested the accused.

  • Sunday, 02 April 2023
Delhi Police arrests three people in Japanese tourist harassment
Delhi: Three apprehended for harassing Japanese tourist during Holi

Delhi Police have apprehended three people, including a juvenile, in connection with the harassment of a young Japanese tourist during Holi celebrations in the city's Paharganj area, a senior officer said.

  • Saturday, 11 March 2023
Korean YouTuber harassed in Mumbai
'Korean' woman YouTuber harassed on Mumbai street; video goes viral

A Twitter handle which shared the video claimed the woman was from South Korea and was livestreaming in suburban Khar area when the incident took place around 8 pm on Wednesday.

  • Thursday, 01 December 2022
International day for elimination of violence against women; 1 in 5 women killed every hour in 2021
International day for elimination of violence against women; 1 in 5 women killed every hour in 2021

According to a recent study, more than five women or girls were killed by intimate partners or other family members every hour in 2021.

  • Friday, 25 November 2022
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