AAP leader Rituraj Jha and volunteers protested the BJP-led Delhi government's delay in implementing the Mahila Samriddhi Yojana. They demanded the promised Rs 2,500 for women be credited by March 8. BJP MP Manoj Tiwari announced registration for the scheme to begin on March 8, with disbursement to follow.
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Iranian police arrested two young women for dancing in a Tehran cemetery while wearing inappropriate clothing. This act of defiance against the country's strict dress code, particularly in a sacred site, received strong public backlash and led to their detention, especially from the martyrs' families.
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A Navsari court sentenced Mohammed Sadik Khatri to life imprisonment for raping a 16-year-old schoolgirl in 2021. Khatri lured her by offering help to reach Mumbai, then assaulted her. The court emphasized the severe impact on the minor and criticized Khatri’s predatory behavior, highlighted by his possession of sex enhancement pills.
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