In the case of sexual harassment at Badlapur school, NCP (SCP) MP Supriya Sule led the protest against the incident. Shiv Sena's Sanjay Raut criticized the government for filing cases against the protesters. The accused, 24-year-old Akshay Shinde, who works as a sweeper in the school, has been sent to police custody till August 24.

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose talked to the family of a trainee doctor, who was brutally raped and murdered. During the call, the Governor assured the victim's family and said "We are with you and will provide justice." Earlier today, Governor Bose met President Murmu and VP Jagdeep Dhankhar and briefed them about the situation.

A huge uproar has erupted over alleged sexual harassment of girls in a school in Badlapur located in Thane, Maharashtra. Here a large number of people have taken to the streets and demonstrated. Many people have also stopped local trains. It has been said that the girls' parents and many people have surrounded the school and demonstrated.

Healthcare services were affected in Manipur on 17 August as doctors went on cease work in protest against the rape and murder of a medic at a hospital in Kolkata. Outpatient departments were shut at all hospitals, including the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS) and Jawaharlal Nehru Institute of Medical Sciences (JNIMS).

Sandeep Ghosh, the former principal of R G Kar medical college and hospital, where a junior doctor was raped and murdered on August 9, was summoned by CBI once again. Doctors and medical students across the country had widespread protests. They are demanding steady justice for the victim, while also calling on the government to provide security measures.

At least nineteen people have been arrested for the vandalism at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital where the body of a postgraduate trainee doctor was found last week. Unidentified miscreants, disguised as protestors, entered the hospital, vandalized property, and clashed with police. A civic volunteer has been arrested in connection with the crime.

The Calcutta HC ordered that the investigation should be transferred to the CBI into the rape and murder of a 3-year-old doctor at RG Kar Medical College. Further pointing towards the lapses in the investigation, the High Court stated that no significant probe was conducted by the police in the case.

Surendra Gadling, a prisoner facing charges in the 2018 Bhima Koregaon violence case, lodged a formal complaint with the Anti-Corruption Bureau in Thane. According to the recent reports Taloja Central Jail in Mumbai was serving lavish meals to VIP inmates at preposterous prices.

A kidnapper asked ₹One Lakh through the QR code via WhatsApp from the father of 2 Children who went missing with their mother during a walk in Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh.

Yasin Malik, a Kashmiri separatist leader currently in Tihar jail for terror funding and spreading terrorism, asked Delhi HC to argue in person. National Investigation Agency pleaded death penalty for him in this case.