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Coimbatore police to sensitise students to ills of substance abuse

Under Project Pallikkoodam,  police personnel interact with students to make them aware of sexual offences and the legal remedies available to them.

published on : 5th June 2023
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Law will take its own course, says BJP’s Bansuri Swaraj

Swaraj, the daughter of the late Sushma Swaraj, addressed her first press conference after taking over as the co-convener of the Delhi BJP’s legal cell.

published on : 3rd June 2023
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Maneka Gandhi seeks justice for wrestlers as khaps up ante against WFI chief

Top wrestlers Sakshi Malik, Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat relented to throw their medals into the Ganga after khaps and farm leaders sought five days’ time to address their grievances.

published on : 2nd June 2023
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Kerala girl’s death in Arabic college: Lover held on charges of sexual abuse

Sources said a few details about the abuse was obtained while examining her phone

published on : 1st June 2023
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Probe against sidelined WFI chief Brij Bhusan Singh on: Delhi Police

“The cases filed by women wrestlers are still under consideration. Status reports are being filed before the court regarding the investigation,” a senior Delhi Police official said.

published on : 1st June 2023
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Delhi cops say probe against WFI chief on as support for wrestlers grows

Singh is facing two cases of sexual harassment, one of them on a complaint by a minor, under the POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) Act.

published on : 1st June 2023
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Minor girl marries cousin; case filed under POCSO Act

In January this year, the couple moved to Delhi and since then they had been living in a rented accommodation at West Jawahar Park, Delhi.

published on : 1st June 2023
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'Does POCSO, immediate arrest not apply to Brij Bhushan as votes matter not women wrestlers': Sibal flays govt

Sibal, who represented the wrestlers in SC took a jibe at the Government, a day after the wrestlers reached Haridwar to immerse their medals in Ganga. 

published on : 31st May 2023
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Kerala youth gets 8 years in jail for sexually abusing 10-year-old

The incident pertaining to the case took place on  February 18, 2021, at 11:30 pm.

published on : 28th May 2023
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Ayodhya student falls off school roof, parents claim foul play

The parents alleged that the body of their daughter bore several injury marks on her hands, feet and hips.

published on : 28th May 2023
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Class 10 student falls to death in UP school; father claims principal asked her to come during vacation

According to the parents, the victim was called to school by the principal regarding an article for the school magazine even as the school was shut for summer vacations on Friday morning. 

published on : 27th May 2023
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Tokyo Olympics champion Kawai comes out in support of protesting Indian wrestlers 

Kawai, who won the 57kg women's freestyle gold in Tokyo, is the first high-profile international wrestler to come out in support of the protesting Indian wrestlers.

published on : 26th May 2023
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Delhi Court awards life sentence to Ravinder Kumar for rape, murder of 6-year-old girl

The judge said the crime was no less than an "act of a predator" and it has shaken the conscience of the society.

published on : 25th May 2023
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Newborn dumped, 17-year-old mom held in Vijayawada

According to Penamaluru police, the minor girl, While writing the exam,  reportedly suffered labour and went to the toilet, where she gave birth to a boy. 

published on : 25th May 2023
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Daily wage labourer arrested under POCSO and Child Marriage Acts in TN

Meanwhile, the district Child Welfare Committee received information about child marriage two days ago.

published on : 22nd May 2023
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13-year-old Dalit girl gang-raped in UP's Amethi 

Amethi Superintendent of Police Elamaran G said the girl's father filed a complaint accusing one Waris (20), who lives in his village, and an unidentified man of abducting and raping his daughter.

published on : 11th May 2023
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Two get 20-year rigorous imprisonment for raping minor girl

Public prosecutor Abhinna Pattnaik said on February 11, 2017, the two convicts entered the victim’s house taking advantage of her parents’ absence. Finding the girl alone, the duo raped her. 

published on : 9th May 2023
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SC orders man who raped his minor daughter to undergo 20-year jail term without remission

"In the event he secures release after just 14 years in jail, his possible re-entry into his daughter's life, while she is still in her twenties, may cause her further trauma," the bench said.

published on : 26th April 2023
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West Bengal: Four cops who dragged dead minor girl's body on road in Kaliaganj suspended

Alleging that she was raped and killed, locals put up road blockades by burning tyres and set several shops on fire.

published on : 24th April 2023
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Odisha: Youth gets 10-year rigorous imprisonment for rape

The court further recommended the District Legal Service Authority (DLSA), Mayurbhanj provide Rs 4 lakh compensation to the rape survivor.

published on : 23rd April 2023
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