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Time of India
23-05-2025
- Time of India
Maharashtra MBBS student drugged, raped by 2 classmates, pal
KOLHAPUR: The Vishrambag police on Tuesday night arrested three men on the charge of gang-raping a 22-year-old MBBS student of a Sangli-based medical college after lacing her drink with a sedative on May 18. Tired of too many ads? go ad free now As per the woman's complaint, the incident occurred in one of the men's rented apartments in Wanlesswadi. Two of the arrested men are the woman's classmates from Pune and Solapur, and the third is their friend from Sangli, police said, and added that the survivor is from Belagavi in Karnataka. The men are aged between 20 and 22. The woman, a third-year student, said in her complaint that the three men threatened her against disclosing the incident to anyone, police said. The woman, however, mustered the courage to tell her parents and, accompanied by her parents, reported the crime to the Vishrambag police on Tuesday night. Subsequently, police arrested the three men and produced them before a Sangli court on Wednesday. The court ordered their custodial remand till May 27. The complainant said in the FIR that the incident took place between 10pm and midnight of Sunday when one of the three men took her to the apartment on the pretext of a brief halt before going to a theatre for a movie. She said the three men consumed liquor and gave her a sedative-laced drink. Soon, she started feeling dizzy, and was sexually assaulted by the trio, she said. Inspector Sudhir Bhalerao, of the Vishrambag police, told TOI, "We are verifying her statement. We referred the survivor to a medical exam soon after she registered the case. The medical report is awaited." Police have invoked charges for an offence under section 70(1), which refers to gang rape in furtherance of common intention, of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. In case of conviction, the offence is punishable with a sentence of not less than 20 years. (The victim's identity has not been revealed to protect her privacy as per Supreme Court directives on cases related to sexual assault)
Time of India
22-05-2025
- Time of India
Two classmates among three held on charge of medical college student's gang rape in Sangli
Kolhapur: The Vishrambag police on Tuesday night arrested three men on the charge of gang raping a 22-year-old MBBS student of a Sangli-based medical college after lacing her drink with a sedative on the night of May 18. As per the woman's complaint, the incident occurred in one of the men's rented apartments in the Wanlesswadi area. Two of the arrested men are the survivor's classmates from Pune and Solapur, and the third is their friend from Sangli, police said, and added that the survivor hails from Belagavi in Karnataka. All three men are aged between 20 and 22. The survivor, a third-year MBBS student, said in her complaint that the three men threatened her against disclosing the incident to anyone, police said. The woman, however, mustered the courage to tell her parents and, accompanied by her parents, reported the alleged crime to the Vishrambag police on Tuesday night. Subsequently, police arrested the three men and produced them before a Sangli court on Wednesday. The court ordered their custodial remand till May 27. The complainant said in the FIR that the incident took place between 10pm and midnight of Sunday when one of the three men took her to the apartment on the pretext of taking a brief halt before going to a theatre to watch a movie. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Trade Bitcoin & Ethereum – No Wallet Needed! IC Markets Start Now Undo She said the three men consumed liquor and gave her a sedative-laced drink. Soon, she started feeling dizzy, and was sexually assaulted by the trio, she said in the FIR. Inspector Sudhir Bhalerao, of the Vishrambag police, told TOI, "We are in the process of verifying her statement. We referred the survivor to a medical examination soon after she registered the case. The medical report is awaited. We arrested the three suspects without wasting any time and even sought their custodial remand for six days. The court granted our request." Police have invoked charges for an offence under section 70(1), which refers to gang rape in furtherance of common intention, of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. In case of conviction, the offence is punishable with a sentence of not less than 20 years.
Indian Express
08-05-2025
- Health
- Indian Express
Nearly half of sexual abuse first happens at age 15 or younger: Lancet study
Fifteen-year-old Sanjana (name changed), from a remote village in Maharashtra's Sangli district, has become the face of a bold new campaign: Zabardasti Mein Kaisi Mardangi—'What kind of masculinity is this if it's forced?' After her mother's death, Sanjana was placed in the care of her maternal uncle. But instead of finding safety, she endured months of sexual abuse at his hands—an ordeal that would change her life forever. Sanjana's story is not new. According to a new analysis published in The Lancet, nearly half of sexual abuse first happens at age 15 or younger. This worrying trend has been extensively analysed in the new study, which is among the first ones to estimate the prevalence of sexual violence against children in 204 countries from 1990 to 2023 by age and sex. Sexual violence under 18 years Nearly one in five women (18.9 per cent) and one in seven men (14.8 per cent) globally experienced sexual violence before the age of 18 years. The study also identified significant region- and country-level differences in the rate of sexual violence under 18 years, with the US estimates being 27.5 per cent for women and 16.1 per cent for men; UK estimates being 24.4 per cent for women and 16.5 per cent for men, and estimates for India being 30.8 per cent for women and 13.5 per cent for men. The Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation at the University of Washington School of Medicine in Seattle conducted the analysis using the newest Global Burden of Disease research. According to the study's authors, this is the most comprehensive investigation of the prevalence of sexual violence against children, covering 204 locations by age and sex from 1990 to 2023, while accounting for when people were first exposed to such violence. Zabardasti Mein Kaisi Mardang? Meena Saraswathi Seshu, general secretary of Sampada Grameen Mahila Sanstha, a Sangli-based grassroots women-centred NGO (not associated with the study), told The Indian Express that Sanjana's story is heart-breaking but not an isolated one. 'Actual numbers may be much higher due to underreporting, particularly in rural areas. We are also very worried about the increase in aggressive expressions of masculinity in Maharashtra. Hence the village campaign to demand accountability about this toxic behaviour from both society and state,' Seshu added. In the study, researchers found that among young sexual violence survivors aged 13-24 years, 67 per cent of females and 72 per cent of males reported being first sexually abused during childhood, before the age of 18.
Time of India
07-05-2025
- General
- Time of India
Sangli NGO rescues 350 donkeys from neglect, abuse & illness, offers animals second life
Kolhapur: Sangli-based NGO Animal Rahat has rescued as many as 350 donkeys from 34 brick kilns in Sangli and Solapur districts in a year, after providing the kilns with act is a testament to World Donkey Day observed on May 8, which celebrates the need to ensure that donkeys get proper care and treatment. According to the animal census of 2019, there are only 18,000 donkeys left in Rahat has been actively involved in rescuing donkeys for the last few community development manager from Animal Rahat, Shashikar Bharadwaj, said, "Donkeys used by the brick-kiln industry suffer from hauling back-breaking loads through unrelenting heat despite exhaustion, injuries, and malnutrition. Yet donkey labour brings their owners very little money."Bharadwaj mentioned that about 1,200 donkeys in Solapur district are still forced to carry loads of bricks for up to 10 hours daily, almost without breaks for food, water, or rest."Animal Rahat is eager to help more brick kiln owners to improve their livelihoods through mechanisation and move closer to the day when all brick kilns are donkey-free," added donkeys forced to work face neglect, abuse, chafing wounds, lameness, poor nutrition, injured joints, dehydration, exhaustion, and disease. Koustubh Pol, a member of Animal Rahat, said, "The animals are forced to work until they succumb to poor health caused by carrying bricks on their backs. The rescued donkeys, along with their babies, will now live out their days in peace and safety at an Animal Rahat sanctuary in Sangli."Meanwhile, NGO 'Nisargmitra' in Kolhapur city, run by Dalit Mitra Bapusaheb Patil Granthalay, will provide fresh fodder to over 300 donkeys from Kolhapur city and the suburbs on Chougule from Nisargmitra NGO said, "There are more than three hundred donkeys in the city and area, for whom we will provide fodder. We appealed to people to provide fodder in return for free Neem tablets for storing in grains."
The Hindu
23-04-2025
- The Hindu
Pahalgam terror attack: The tale of two Jagdales: one killed by the terrorists, the other had miraculous escape
Santosh Jagdale's phone has not stopped ringing since Tuesday (April 22, 2025) evening. He had barely escaped the terror attack at Jammu and Kashmir's Pahalgam, having visited the picturesque meadows of the town an hour before the terrorists struck at the place. However, he nearly froze in shock when he learned that another person named Santosh Jagdale was among the 28 tourists killed by the terrorists. Six of the victims were from Maharashtra. As TV channels in the State began flashing the victim's name, anxious friends and relatives have been calling up Mr. Jagdale. 'We had halted at Pahalgam a day before. We went to the meadows around 11 a.m. but when a friend got his leg injured, we decided against staying there and left after 1.30 p.m. It turned out to be a miraculous escape,' he told The Hindu from Srinagar. The terrorists struck at Pahalgam an hour later, around 2.45 p.m. Though the Sangli-based man wants to return home at the earliest, his ticket is booked for Friday. 'We are safe. We are in Srinagar,' he reassured. Pahalgam terrorist attack: Follow LIVE updates on April 23, 2025 He was saddened when he heard of the demise of his namesake. 'I am Santosh Laxman Jagdale. He is Santosh Eknath Jagdale. I feel so sad. Everyone has been calling me. I have been receiving calls since Tuesday evening. Even now, people are calling,' he told The Hindu from his hotel room in Srinagar. When asked about the situation in Srinagar, he said markets were shut, but the situation was otherwise calm. 'Security has been beefed up substantially. We are safe here,' he again said. He is visiting the Union Territory with his wife, his friend and the friend's wife. 'I run a sugarcane juice shop in Sangli. I hail from Saswad [in Pune district],' he said. The other Jagdale too hailed from Pune, and had travelled with his wife, daughter, a relative, and the relative's wife. The terrorists shot dead both men in the group. His daughter told reporters that the terrorists targeted men based on religion and that her father was asked to recite a verse, and when he could not, was shot in the head and in the back. The mortal remains of all the deceased were brought back in Maharashtra on Wednesday.
