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Reports are coming in from Infosys, Pune, stating that a woman was allegedly raped at the company’s campus on Sunday. Both the victim and the convicts worked at the canteen in the office campus. 
 
As per police sources, two men have been arrested for the crime and further proceedings have begun. Rest details are yet to come. 
 
Updates: 
 
As per the updates, the 25-year-old victim was a cashier at the campus canteen, and the convict was a part of the housekeeping staff. The victim has filed a complaint with the ​Hinjewadi police, and has stated that while Paritosh Bagh (21) raped her, Prakash Mahadik (30), the other convict filmed it on his cell phone, paying no heed to her cries. The convicts then threatened of making the video public if she went to the police. 
 
In an official statement issued by Infosys, the officials have said that they have a zero-tolerance policy against sexual harassment, and strict actions will be taken against the convicts. However, what remains to be answered from the company's end is the delay in filing a complaint as soon as the news spread in the campus. She was instead asked to go home and return the next day to 'discuss' things. 
 
The convicts have been sent to police custody for a week. Even though they have deleted the objectionable video from the phone, the phone has been handed over to the forensic team. 
 
<a href="http://aattp.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/aattp-rape-victims-.jpg">Image source</a>

Canteen worker raped in Infosys, Pune

Millions of Indians have been busy laughing their guts out to a steady stream of ludicrous sermons from a cult leader Nithyananda for over a year now. The jokes and memes about Nithyananda were so funny they distracted people from the fact that he was a rape-accused, self-styled Godman⁠— and not just a dumb preacher with bizarre theories about physics, chemistry, biology and how rich people could create a fund that they could access in their next birth. As the cliche goes, history has a way of repeating itself. While the police dragged their feet and the people ignored the sheer audacity of a tainted cult leader releasing videos, Nithyananda has reportedly fled to <a href="https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/where-is-rape-accused-self-styled-godman-nithyananda-the-answer-lies-in-a-new-nation-1624879-2019-12-03">an island near Trinidad</a>, where he claims to have set up a separate nation for Hindus ‘who have lost the right to practice their religion’ in different countries. This ‘new nation’ has its own passport, emblem, and cabinet of ministers, the Kailaasa website claimed. Now, the Gujarat state police <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOEuDmgcyX0&amp;rel=0&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;enhanceprivacy=1">has sought Interpol's help</a> in nabbing the fugitive, who <a href="https://www.khaleejtimes.com/editorials-columns/whether-a-godman-is-more-of-a-con-man">according to the Khaleej Times</a>, was worth $23 million a few years ago before his popularity spiked further. Sounds a bit like Wild, Wild Country⁠— <a href="https://news.bloomberglaw.com/ip-law/wild-wild-country-subject-says-netflix-infringed-copyrights">the popular Netflix documentary on Rajneesh, or Osho</a> as he was popularly called, who took Oregon by storm a few decades ago? It does because the story is eerily similar. While both the mainstream media and social media is abuzz with the ‘trending’ story about the birth of Kailaasa, the name Nithyananda has come up with for his mythical nation, the sequence of events leading up to his disappearance is intriguing too. May 2019: Nithyananda’s followers abducted four children Four children from Bengaluru were abducted by people in Nithyananda’s Ahmedabad Ashram ⁠— a hermitage ⁠— who sought donations from the parent as ransom. The children remained in Ahmedabad for six months. November 2, 2019: Two minors are rescued but other two sisters are ‘missing’ The parent managed to get 2 of his children back with the help of Gujarat State Commission for Protection of Child Rights. That is when shocking details emerged of how the children were abused in Nithyananda’s custody. It took 15 days more before the cops swung into action and in all that time two girls remained in captivity. November 17, 2019: A case was filed against Nithyananda but no one was really looking for him The <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/fir-filed-against-nithyananda/articleshow/72099720.cms">first information report</a> (FIR) was filed against the Guru but no action was taken against the perpetrators. It is only after the court issued a notice against the godman, three days later, did the cops make the first, two people from the Ashram. Not the kingpin Nithyananda, because he had gone missing by that time. November 22, 2019: A patron gets arrested The Ahmedabad Police arrested the principal of the prominent Delhi Public School in the Gujarat city, for giving away a part of the school land to Nithyananda to set up his monastic retreat. This was in violation of the law and a reflection of the cult leader’s clout. Nithyananda hails from the southern state of Tamil Nadu and has been seen with prominent right-wing personalities like Rajiv Malhotra, an Indian-American author who, after a career in the computer and telecom industries, went on to found the Infinity Foundation, which focuses on Indic studies. 
 
 
 
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 There was also Mohandas Pai, the former Director at Infosys, sharing the stage with the godman and indulging the latter’s fantastic claims. 
 
 
 
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 November 27, 2019: The cops blamed the victim and delayed the manhunt. The <a href="https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/gujarat-hc-asks-police-trace-women-who-went-missing-nithyananda-ashram-112997">police department told the court</a> that the girls⁠— one 21 years old and the other 18⁠— do not want to return to the parents and offered to address the court via video conference from Trinidad and Tobago. Still, it did not strike the cops that the accused Nithyananda may also have fled the country until the ‘fugitive decided to make his declaration of a new nation, Kailaasa, and its website public on December 3. Here’s a former devotee explaining how she was brainwashed at the Ashram. 
 
 
 
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 The mockery of law started way before the police got involved Nithyananda was accused of rape in Karnataka in 2012.He managed to delay the process using many tricks, including the one time where he claimed to be impotent. However, in 2014, the Supreme Court of India ordered the Karnataka High Court to frame charges and begin the trial. It took <a href="https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/rape-case-against-nithyananda-trial-finally-begins-after-8-years-legal-hurdles-86233">another four years</a> for the trial to begin. In the meantime, his business boomed. He gained followers around the world and as many videos would suggest, they could be fanatic. A persecution complex tied them together and kept them devoted to their Guru beyond all reason. While the case is pending, Nithyananda found patrons in Ahmedabad, like the school Principal, who gave him space for another retreat for the godman and his gang of followers. It is also possible that the website and the declaration of a new nation are all a distraction and the accused may still be hiding in India. But the pace of investigations and actions by the Police do not inspire confidence among those who want to see justice. As Nithyananda’s ardent fan Rajiv Malhotra ⁠— who chairs the Centre for Indic Studies in the University of Massachusetts⁠—- <a href="https://rajivmalhotra.com/library/articles/swami-nithyananda-persecution-2-0-views-swami-nithyanandas-case/">puts it</a>, “His teachings resemble those of Osho in many ways, with the added touch that he has revived many rituals and traditional practices alongside the Hindu dharma theory.” The fact is that even many Hindu scholars refuse to associate with Nithyananda’s spectacular claims⁠— he once said he had delayed sunrise by 40 minutes⁠— and ascribe any credibility, not even one based on faith, to his sermons. If indeed the similarities between Nithyananda and Osho play out the way it did in Wasco county in Oregon, 1980s, it will be tragic⁠— for the rape victim awaiting justice, for the image of India as well as Trinidad, as well as the religion he claims to represent. And if history teaches us anything, for those seeking faith at any cost this may be the latest disappointment but this won’t be the last. SEE ALSO: 
 
 
 
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'Wild Wild Country' near Trinidad? An Indian cult leader plotted his getaway while people kept laughing at his crazy sermons ⁠— and now the state wants Interpol’s help

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What is <keyword id="9936003" type="UNKNOWN" weightage="20" keywordseo="medical-termination-pregnancy-amendment-bill">Medical Termination Pregnancy Amendment Bill</keyword> The bill seeks amendments in the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. The bill seeks to add the definition of termination of pregnancy to mean a procedure undertaken to terminate a pregnancy by using medical or surgical methods. “India will now stand amongst nations with a highly progressive law which allows legal abortions on a broad range of therapeutic, humanitarian and social grounds. The new MTP (Amendment) Bill, 2020, is a milestone which will further empower women, especially those who are vulnerable and victims of rape,” <a href="https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/blogs/toi-edit-page/its-gender-justice-amendment-to-mtp-act-will-align-the-reproductive-rights-of-women-with-21st-century-medicine/">Union Cabinet Minister Smriti Irani wrote in her blog.</a> It aims to extend the period of allowed termination of pregnancy from 12 weeks at present to 20 weeks. And, for cases of termination of pregnancy between 20-24 weeks, approval would be required for a registered medical practitioner. In January this year, Union Minister Prakash Javadekar <a href="https://www.businessinsider.in/india/news/cabinet-approves-raising-of-upper-limit-for-permitting-abortions-to-24-weeks/articleshow/73729681.cms">said</a> the extension to 24 weeks will also help victims of rape, girls with disabilities as well as minors, who may not realise they are pregnant until later. Currently, a pregnancy may be terminated within 12 weeks if the registered medical practitioner thinks that: <ul><li>Continuation of the pregnancy may risk the life of the mother or cause grave injury to her health. </li><li>Or if there is a substantial risk that the child, if born, would suffer physical or mental abnormalities.</li></ul>Moreover, the current bill also intends to change the terms “married women or her husband” to “woman and her partner.” The bill further aims to constitute a medical board under each state government. Concerns surrounding the current Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 and the present problems In India, <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/seeking-a-more-progressive-abortion-law/article30777394.ece">according to reports</a>, over ten women die every day because of “unsafe abortions.” And the current Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971, makes the situation even worse. <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/seeking-a-more-progressive-abortion-law/article30777394.ece">Experts say</a> the first and foremost problem with the law is a healthcare provider seeking abortion rather than the woman herself. In many countries, including France, Iceland, South Africa, Uruguay, women can get an abortion. Secondly, foetal abnormalities <a href="https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/seeking-a-more-progressive-abortion-law/article30777394.ece">can now come to light </a>even after 20 weeks. However, the present law doesn’t allow abortion after 20 weeks. So even if the doctor detects abnormalities — that can risk the life of a mother — they are not allowed to abort because of the law.<a href="https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/seeking-a-more-progressive-abortion-law/article30777394.ece"> For instance, in 2008</a>, a Bombay High Court rejected a plea to abort a foetus that suffered heart defect in its 22nd week in Haresh and Niketa Mehta case. A lack of complete autonomy Despite being progressive, there are several issues left untouched with the new bill as well. “The amended Act doesn’t have any new substantial provisions to avoid unsafe abortions. The right to safe abortion (at least till 12 weeks, when it is safer) would have made state responsible to provide safe abortion services,” <a href="https://indianexpress.com/article/opinion/columns/about-choice-and-eugenics-medical-termination-of-pregnancy-bill-act-6253152/">according to Prachinkumar Ghodajkar, an Assistance Profession at entre of Social Medicine and Community Health, JNU.</a> Moreover, according to Tusharika Mattoo, a practising lawyer in New Delhi, the women’s bodily autonomy is completely absent in the new MTP bill. “We have taken several steps backwards, and have eroded what was painstakingly achieved in terms of jurisprudence. 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