Sexual assault case

The High Court refused to quash legal proceedings against a Malappuram SP and two others in a sexual assault case. The decision allows the case to continue against the accused.

A Sub Inspector (SI) from Koodal was transferred following an inquiry that found custodial harassment against a 20-year-old man with a heart ailment, who was assaulted during a fabricated sexual assault investigation.

The Supreme Court declined to review a New York civil case where Donald Trump was found liable for sexually abusing E. Jean Carroll in a Manhattan department store dressing room in the mid-1990s. A jury awarded Carroll $5 million in damages for battery and defamation, with additional $83.3 million awarded in a subsequent trial.

A High Court denied bail to three juveniles in a sexual assault case. The blind victim identified the accused by voice, and the case was brought to light through a complaint by the Karnal Child Welfare Committee chairman who observed a pregnant girl in Ansal Town.

Three teenage travellers convicted of raping two schoolgirls received sentences that avoided jail time, but prosecutors are seeking to have their sentences overturned on grounds they were unduly lenient. The case involves serious sexual assault charges against minors who received what legal authorities consider inadequate punishment.