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Uttar Pradesh: Police arrest Kamil and Sofian after CCTV footage shows them sexually harassing 2 women in Meerut

OpIndia Staff - 26 September, 2026

Police in Meerut arrested Kamil and Sofian for the sexual harassment of two women on Nala Road in the Lalkurti area.

Crime

Bihar: Another girl molested in Samastipur after Jamui, police arrest 4 after disturbing video goes viral

OpIndia Staff - 24 September, 2026

The accused have been identified as Rahul Kumar (19), Awadhesh Paswan (46), Vikash Sharma (32) and Rambabu Sahni (38).

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11 women, four months, one Congress MP-Professor: Why JNU must answer over ‘marks for sexual favours’ allegations against Bimol Akoijam

Amit Kelkar - 10 September, 2026

JNU faces scrutiny as 11 women students allege sexual harassment by Congress MP-professor Bimol Akoijam, with questions mounting over the four-month delay in the inquiry.

‘Journalist’ Omar Rashid files defamation case against woman who accused him of raping her and force-feeding beef as a ‘test of secularism’

OpIndia Staff - 9 September, 2026

Calling Omar Rashid a serial abuser and rapist, the woman had alleged that she was brutally beaten, slapped, kicked and violently raped by Omar multiple times. Throughout the span of the ‘relationship’, the woman stated that she has been subjected to extreme sexual humiliation, abuse, beatings and violent rape that left her bleeding and bruised.

Media

Another ex-employee of Newslaundry, Bhadra Mahapatra, narrates how she was made to compromise her safety in the organisation

OpIndia Staff - 15 August, 2026

Following allegations by its former employees, Newslaundry's workplace culture, Internal Complaints Committee (ICC) and compliance with the POSH Act have come under scrutiny.

Newslaundry lied about acting on 4 sexual harassment complaints since 2017: Former employee reveals official documents. Read shocking details

OpIndia Staff - 14 August, 2026

Left digital media platform Newslaundry has been facing heat by its former employees who have accused the Abhinandan Sekhri and Manisha Pandey led propaganda...

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Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh acquitted: A timeline of how the wrestlers’ sexual harassment allegations unfolded and ended in acquittal

Jinit Jain - 3 August, 2026

On August 3, 2026, a Delhi court acquitted former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and ex-BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, along with former WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar, in the sexual harassment case filed by six women wrestlers.

Former MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh acquitted honourably in sexual harassment case filed by female wrestlers in 2023

OpIndia Staff - 3 August, 2026

On Monday (3rd August), he was acquitted of all charges. The matter was heard by Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate (ACJM) Ashwini Panwar of the Rouse Avenue Courts.

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