Tag: Assault
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Kerala Court Acquits Dileep in Actress Assault Case; Convicts Pulsar Suni and Five Co-Accused
However, the Court convicted main accused Pulsar Suni and five others in the matter for offences of gang rape, outraging modesty of woman, criminal conspiracy and kidnapping. The persons convicted are Sunil NS aka Pulsar Suni, Martin Antony, Manikandan B, Vijeesh VP, Salim H aka Vadival Salim and Pradeep. They were found guilty of offences…
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Florida Teacher Elias Gordon Farley Accused of Student Grooming and Sexual Assault
A science teacher at Donna Klein Jewish Academy in Boca Raton, Palm Beach County, Florida, was arrested after investigators said he used a shared Google Doc to communicate secretly with a student before engaging in sexual acts with her at the school and in his flat, according to an arrest affidavit. Elias Gordon Farley, 26,…
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Actress Assault Case Verdict: Dileep Acquitted, Co-Accused Found Guilty
Nearly eight years after the attack that shook Kerala’s film industry, accused 1 to 6, including Pulsar Suni, were held guilty in the 2017 actress assault case. Actor Dileep (P Gopalakrishnan), listed as the eighth accused in the case, was acquitted as the prosecution couldn’t prove the conspiracy charges against him. The Ernakulam Principal Sessions…
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Dileep Responds to Manju Warrier Following Acquittal in Actor Assault Case
Malayalam actor Dileep has shared his first public reaction after being acquitted in the 2017 actor assault case, marking the end of a legal battle that extended for nearly nine years. Addressing those who supported him, Dileep stated, “Thank you to those who supported me, thank you to all those who stood by me for…
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Dileep Acquitted in 2017 Actor Assault Case; Pulsar Suni Sentenced
With Dileep’s acquittal, the person accused of actually plotting the conspiracy has not been held to account. Trial proceedings began on January 30, 2020, and unfolded over nearly five years. The case was presided over by Special Judge Honey M Varghese, appointed in 2019 after the survivor sought a woman judge. But as the trial…
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Russia Launches Missile and Drone Assault on Ukraine Amidst Zelenskyy’s Key Discussion with US Officials
Russia launched a massive missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight into Saturday, as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he had a “substantive phone call” with US officials aimed at ending the nearly four-year war. Ukrainian and US officials noted any “real progress toward any agreement” ultimately would depend “on Russia’s readiness to show serious commitment…
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Delays in Kerala Actor Assault Trial: Dileep’s Numerous Pleas Unraveled
It has taken eight years for the verdict in the Kerala actor assault case to be delivered. The appalling abduction and sexual assault of a top Malayalam woman actor happened in February 2017. The case has been a watershed not just for India’s MeToo movement and film industries beyond Kerala, but also for how the…
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Indian-Origin Uber Driver Sentenced for Sexual Assault in New Zealand
Last Updated:December 07, 2025, 09:30 IST An Indian-origin Uber driver has been sentenced to jail in New Zealand for raping a teenage passenger in 2023. Indian-Origin Uber Driver Jailed for Rape in New Zealand Satwinder Singh, an Indian-origin Uber driver in New Zealand, has received a sentence of seven years and two months in prison…
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Tragic Assault on Kindergarten in Sudan
A drone attack on the town of Kalogi, in Sudan’s South Kordofan region, is said to have hit a kindergarten and killed at least 50 people, including 33 children. The Rapid Support Forces (RSF), the paramilitary group battling the army in Sudan’s civil war, was accused of Thursday’s attack by a medical organisation, the Sudan…
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Bombay HC Rules Minor’s Hand-Holding and Monetary Offer Constitute Sexual Assault Under POCSO
According to the prosecution, the accused, who was a neighbour, visited the victim’s home on October 23 while her parents were at work. Under the pretext of asking for water, he offered her ₹50 and told her to allow him to ‘do the game’. The victim did not understand the phrase and remained silent. The…