Goondas Act

The stringent Goonda Act was invoked against Gyanpur MLA Vijay Mishra after taking cognisance of an audio clip in which the lawmaker is allegedly issuing threats for not getting tender of a toll plaza, Bhadohi Superintendent of Police Ram Badan Singh said on Saturday.

The Tamil Nadu Police's CB-CID wing has taken the prime accused in the Pollachi sexual abuse scandal into four-day custody to procure more information and possible evidence for investigation purposes. It is alleged that Thirunavukarasu, an MBA graduate who owns a finance business, used videos of women being sexually abused to blackmail them into pr...

Days after the Pollachi sex scandal first came to light, an alleged video confession by two accused has detailed the blackmail and coercive measures that may have been used to exploit the women involved. A CBI probe has now been ordered into the case that allegedly witnessed several investigative lapses by the local police. Four people have been ar...

Only four people have been identified so far as being involved in the recent alleged sexual harassment of a girl in nearby Pollachi, District Superintendent of Police R Pandiarajan said Monday.

Congress-led UDF opposition members in Kerala today staged a walk-out in the state assembly, protesting against the LDF government'srefusal to discuss the alleged collapse of law and order situation in the state, even as Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan rejected the charges.

The Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed a PIL seeking to detain DMDK leader Vijayakanth under the Goondas Act, observing that it had been filed with the intention of gaining publicity.

In a first, a block exclusively to house transgenders is coming up in a high security prison in Thrissur in an effort to protect their privacy and human rights.

The Madras High Court today dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to the Registrar General of the Court to constitute a special bench for deciding habeas corpus petitions challenging detention of persons under the Goonda's Act.

The state government today introduced two bills in the Assembly to amend Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. The bills look to bring sexual offences against women and cyber crime offences under the Goondas Act.

A 25-year old man, arrested for allegedly possessing 12 kgs of ganja or cannabis a month ago, was today detained under the stringent Goondas Act.

Delhi BJP leader Vijay Jolly will appear before the National Commission for Women today to answer questions on his act of vandalism at the home of former Tehelka managing editor Shoma Chaudhury in Delhi.

Vijay Jolly of the BJP will not be punished by the party for his act of vandalism at the home of journalist Shoma Chaudhury in Delhi.

Senior leaders of the BJP joined the chorus of outrage against its Delhi leader, Vijay Jolly, who stalked journalist Shoma Chaudhury and defaced her home today.

More than 2,150 rape cases were registered in Karnataka in the past three years, says a report of an official committee, calling for the need for non-bailable warrant against accused and bringing the crime under the stringent Goonda Act.

Stung by over 100 of its party functionaries being held under the stringent Goondas Act and National Security Act for their alleged involvement in violence, PMK sought President Pranab Mukherjee's intervention to secure their release.

The stringent Goonda Act was invoked against Gyanpur MLA Vijay Mishra after taking cognisance of an audio clip in which the lawmaker is allegedly issuing threats for not getting tender of a toll plaza, Bhadohi Superintendent of Police Ram Badan Singh said on Saturday.

The Tamil Nadu Police's CB-CID wing has taken the prime accused in the Pollachi sexual abuse scandal into four-day custody to procure more information and possible evidence for investigation purposes. It is alleged that Thirunavukarasu, an MBA graduate who owns a finance business, used videos of women being sexually abused to blackmail them into pr...

Days after the Pollachi sex scandal first came to light, an alleged video confession by two accused has detailed the blackmail and coercive measures that may have been used to exploit the women involved. A CBI probe has now been ordered into the case that allegedly witnessed several investigative lapses by the local police. Four people have been ar...

Only four people have been identified so far as being involved in the recent alleged sexual harassment of a girl in nearby Pollachi, District Superintendent of Police R Pandiarajan said Monday.

Congress-led UDF opposition members in Kerala today staged a walk-out in the state assembly, protesting against the LDF government'srefusal to discuss the alleged collapse of law and order situation in the state, even as Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan rejected the charges.

The Madras High Court on Tuesday dismissed a PIL seeking to detain DMDK leader Vijayakanth under the Goondas Act, observing that it had been filed with the intention of gaining publicity.

In a first, a block exclusively to house transgenders is coming up in a high security prison in Thrissur in an effort to protect their privacy and human rights.

The Madras High Court today dismissed a PIL seeking a direction to the Registrar General of the Court to constitute a special bench for deciding habeas corpus petitions challenging detention of persons under the Goonda's Act.

The state government today introduced two bills in the Assembly to amend Tamil Nadu Act 14 of 1982. The bills look to bring sexual offences against women and cyber crime offences under the Goondas Act.

A 25-year old man, arrested for allegedly possessing 12 kgs of ganja or cannabis a month ago, was today detained under the stringent Goondas Act.

Delhi BJP leader Vijay Jolly will appear before the National Commission for Women today to answer questions on his act of vandalism at the home of former Tehelka managing editor Shoma Chaudhury in Delhi.

Vijay Jolly of the BJP will not be punished by the party for his act of vandalism at the home of journalist Shoma Chaudhury in Delhi.

Senior leaders of the BJP joined the chorus of outrage against its Delhi leader, Vijay Jolly, who stalked journalist Shoma Chaudhury and defaced her home today.

More than 2,150 rape cases were registered in Karnataka in the past three years, says a report of an official committee, calling for the need for non-bailable warrant against accused and bringing the crime under the stringent Goonda Act.

Stung by over 100 of its party functionaries being held under the stringent Goondas Act and National Security Act for their alleged involvement in violence, PMK sought President Pranab Mukherjee's intervention to secure their release.