Woman molested, robbed in B'luru PG, separate rape case against another PG owner reported last month
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Bengaluru: Under the Suddaguntepalya police station limits, a woman was allegedly molested and robbed by an intruder inside a paying guest (PG) accommodation here on Friday according to a report by India Today.
According to the building's CCTV footage, a man enters the building and is eventually chased away by a lady. The FIR states that the intruder allegedly groped the woman while she was sleeping and when she resisted, he stole ₹2,500 from her room before fleeing.
Police said a case has been registered at Suddaguntepalya police station. Efforts are underway to trace the accused.
In a separate incident reported last month, the owner of a PG facility was accused of raping a college student in Bengaluru. The accused who was identified as Ashraf, had allegedly forced the woman into his car late at night, drove her to a secluded location and assaulted her, according to her complaint.
“On August 3, a young woman filed a complaint of rape against the owner of the PG where she was staying. She stated that when she refused to accompany him, he forcibly took her in his car and raped her in a nearby area,” police sources said. An FIR was registered and Ashraf was arrested.
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Karnataka govt to strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy, after HC directive
Bengaluru (PTI): Karnataka Labour Minister Santosh Lad has said that the government will strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy across all sectors at the earliest, following the High Court directive.
The High Court of Karnataka had recently directed the state government to "strictly and faithfully" implement the menstrual leave policy, pending formal enactment of the proposed legislation.
"I welcome the directive issued by the Karnataka High Court in support of our state government's ambitious menstrual leave policy," Lad said.
The state government has taken firm steps to implement the menstrual leave policy comprehensively, and as a model to the country, he said in a post on 'X' on Thursday.
"In line with the court's opinion that menstrual leave is a matter of women's dignity, justice, and humane recognition of their lived realities, we will strictly implement the paid menstrual leave policy--equivalent to one day per month, or 12 days per year--across all sectors at the earliest," he added.
The court had said that in the interregnum, it shall be incumbent upon the state to ensure effective operationalisation of the policy through the issuance of suitable guidelines, circulars, and administrative instructions, as may be necessary to secure its uniform, consistent, and rigorous implementation across all sectors.
The court issued the directive while hearing on a petition filed by 41-year-old Chandravva Hanumant Gokavi, who works in a hotel in Mudalgi of Gokak taluk in Belagavi district, before the Dharwad bench, seeking implementation of the November 20, 2025, order of the government providing one-day menstrual leave for all working women.
