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Bihar IAS officer and Women & Child Development MD Harjot Kaur apologised for her "you want condoms too" remark to a girl, who asked for sanitary pads at government-schools. On September 29, in apology, Kaur said, "I express regret if my words hurt any girl's sentiments. I didn't intend to humiliate anyone or hurt anyone's sentiments." The apology came after the National Commission for Women took cognizance and demanded reply.

Aligarh Muslim University suspended a 3rd-semester student in the English department for assaulting a girl student. In addition, the college administration has launched a further probe into the matter. As per reports, the accused used to harass her by calling at odd hours and sending lewd messages to the victim. Notably, the boy was given perpetual warnings and suspension lately by the college authority over the girl's online complaint.

A 30-year-old man, on March 25, was arrested for beheading an eight-year-old girl and walking around with the severed head in a village of Odisha's Sambalpur district. The report said that he visited a tube well along with the severed head and washed it. However, the motive behind the murder is still unknown. Notably, the police have arrested the accused and have initiated a probe into the matter.

Deepak Sainani, a petrol pump owner, earned a unique place in the hearts of his customers in the penultimate Navratri days by distributing free petrol in Madhya Pradesh's Betul. Sainani said he did so to mark the birth of a girl child to his specially-abled sister, Sikha Porwal. Reportedly, Sainani put a signboard, stating 5% discount on petrol worth Rs 100 and 10% on petrol worth between Rs 200-500.

In Lucknow's Awadh crossing, a girl slapped a cab driver and created ruckus as the girl blamed that the car had allegedly hit her. The girl was seen thrashing him continuously despite him saying, "Aaplog mahila police bulaye (Call the women police)". She was also seen hitting another man who came to the driver's rescue. The traffic police tried to manage the situation, but the woman continued her act.