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Jadavpur University forms team to probe alleged moral policing on campus
November 20, 2025 2:15 pm
A group of women submitted a complaint after four engineering students ‘passed inappropriate comments’. The letter states that a student was hospitalised during a scuffle after the comments.
The tragedy of Raseena and other women who continue to be policed by men
June 23, 2025 11:12 pm
A woman in Kannur allegedly died by suicide after she was shamed for talking to a man. Her death is an indictment of a society that still believes it can tell women how to live and how to be
Bengaluru student dies in ‘moral policing’ incident, 3 held
November 04, 2024 7:24 am
The incident took place on October 26 when Puneeth and his seven classmates including two girls went for an excursion to ASP Layout Farmhouse in Chikkenahalli village.
4 men arrested over questioning Hindu woman for 'talking to a Muslim' in Mangaluru
February 07, 2024 8:33 am
The police commissionerate in Mangaluru was the first to establish an ‘anti-communal wing’ in Karnataka last year to combat moral policing and handle cases related to communal violence.
Ninth accused in police custody, cops study link to anonymous posters that came up in June'
September 05, 2023 2:28 am
The DCB, which has so far questioned over 100 people in the case, is also analysing the call detail records (CDR) of over 610 people who are members of a WhatsApp group opened by the Army of Mahdi.
Zero tolerance for moral policing, hate politics: Siddaramaiah
May 31, 2023 3:28 am
“There is no question of compromising on the issue of protecting the harmony and secular heritage of Karnataka… hate politics will not be tolerated and the environment of fear will be eradicated,” Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said.
'Moral policing' in Karnataka: Four arrested for 'assaulting' Muslim youth for talking to Hindu classmate
May 05, 2023 12:29 am
The incident happened at Puttur in the Dakshina Kannada district. When Mohammed Parees was talking to his classmates, the accused called him aside and allegedly assaulted him
Karnataka: Group of men and women on outing targeted over presence of Muslims
August 18, 2022 9:46 am
The three men were allegedly beaten up and their two female friends verbally abused in Madikeri by a mob that also photographed them and punctured the tyres of their car.
Bajrang Dal members stop party at Mangaluru pub: A string of moral policing instances in Karnataka
July 27, 2022 6:41 am
Last year, Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai had come under fire when his reply to a question on incidents of moral policing was seen as an endorsement.
Operation Romeo: Neeraj Pandey backs film on moral policing, says ‘audience will relate to all the characters’
April 04, 2022 8:20 am
The trailer of Operation Romeo was launched on Friday at DY Patil B-School Campus by the entire star-cast of the film. Produced by Friday Filmworks and Reliance Entertainment, the film stars Bhumika Chawla and Sidhant Gupta in the lead roles.
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