They thought she was living in the USA When 27-year-old Akansha Sharma’s parents filed a missing person report for their daughter, at Bankura, a district in West Bengal, they must have prayed for her well-being. The family was under the impression that Sharma was leading a cushy life in the United States of America. But …
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He seemed like a perfect guy on Facebook Twenty-five-year-old Zeba Nazmi had met Raghib Shahid on Facebook. Late-night chats were soon followed by sharing numbers and endless chats over the phone. Shahid, a resident of Kolkata, had introduced himself as a descendant of one of the khadims (caretakers) of Ajmer Sharif dargah to Zeba, a …
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When love turned sour Twenty-year-old Smita Ghosh (name changed) was in love with Animesh Bakshi, a 23-year-old engineering student. Things were going well till Bakshi began pressuring the girl to go on a vacation with him. She refused. He requested again and she kept turning down his proposal. This angered Bakshi to such an extent …
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Harassment on the streets and at work is very common, but there is legal recourse available to anyone who wishes to file an FIR. Catcalling and wolf whistling need to stop
(As told to Kirthi Jayakumar) I was 18 years old and was forced into marriage to a man who was around 34 or 35. My father came home saying that he had found me a match and that I had to jolly well be happy about it because the ‘boy’ was from a wealthy background. …
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Have you ever heard of a female harassing a male in the workplace? Well it’s true and it’s more common than we think
We have all heard that in the court of law you are innocent until you’re proven guilty. The law is the same for everyone, irrespective of gender. But the brutal reality is that men can be victims of domestic violence and abuse too, and in such cases, getting justice in courts of law and society …
We raise important points about being prudent, and having restraint when it comes to exchanging love ‘notes’ in the digital age, lest they come back to bite you
