![]() | 12-year-old raped in Delhi's Mayur ViharAt the hospital, the father of the victim alleged that a man residing in the same village as them raped the 12-year-old, the officer said. |
![]() | Man sentenced to death for kidnap, murder of nine-year-old in TelanganaThe prosecution, led by public prosecutor Ch Venkateshwarlu and POCSO court prosecutor K Padmakar Reddy, presented an array of evidence, including the testimony of 43 witnesses, in the court. |
![]() | Pocso case: Teacher arrested from hideout in Cuddalore distC Ilayaraja was working as a physical education teacher at a private school near Washermenpet. On March 2, Ilayaraja allegedly sexually abused an LKG student. |
![]() | Tinker not with consent age, amend POCSO Act: Law panelSuggests limited discretion on sentencing to spl court if there is tacit consent |
![]() | ‘Educational’ video fails personal safety testThe video features a woman “teaching” a classroom full of children “good and bad touch” by actually demonstrating the types of touches on a child. |
![]() | 46,884 students covered under Project Pallikkoodam: SP153 POCSO cases were booked this year and all the suspects were arrested. Among this, 134 POCSO cases were charge-sheeted and 120 cases were taken on file at court. |
![]() | Not advisable to tinker with existing age of consent under POCSO Act: Law CommissionThe panel said that reducing the age of consent will have a direct and negative bearing on the fight against child marriage and child trafficking. |
![]() | TN: 13 accused of smuggling 228 kg ganja detained under Goondas Acthe kingpin of ganja smuggling was identified as Aaron, who has been searched in several cases related to illegal hoarding of at least 3,000 kg of ganja. |
![]() | Three held for killing teenage girl, then engaging in sexual acts with body in AssamThe minor's body was found beside Karimganj town bypass on September 9, the same day she was murdered. |
![]() | Don’t cut age of consent from 18 to 16, urges 22nd Law CommissionReport submitted to law ministry recommends keeping it at 18 despite SC push to revisit it |
![]() | Ujjain: On camera, minor girl found unconscious, semi-naked and bleeding after rapeCharak Hospital doctors confirmed she was raped and found that her private parts were damaged and that there was bleeding. |
![]() | POCSO case settled, Delhi HC asks accused's father to provide free medical checkups for teachersThe FIR in the case has been registered under Section 354 IPC (assaults or uses criminal force to any woman) and under Section(s) 8/12 Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. |
![]() | Man gets two years of RI in POCSO case in VijayawadaAccording to police, the accused Mallampati Tirupati Reddy tried to molest the minor girl when she was waiting outside her house in May 2018. |
![]() | Dalit teen raped for months in UP's ShahjahanpurAccording to the complaint filed by victim's father, Tanveer and Dilbagh raped the minor girl for four months and also threatened her not to tell this to anyone. |
![]() | With 8,506 cases, Pocso pendency high in KeralaThere are too many courts, but only a few victims get justice, noted former director general of prosecution T Asaf Ali. |
![]() | Delhi officer rape case: Victim says raped by more menDuring the investigation, the complainant revealed that when she was living with her family in the area of New Usmanpur Police Station, she was sexually assaulted by some persons during 2018-2020. |
![]() | Odisha teacher gets 20-year jail term for sexual assaultBuddhia used to call senior girl students to his office cabin and sexually assault them. He also threatened them to not disclose the matter to anyone. |
![]() | Minor raped by Delhi govt official alleges sexual assault by more men, fresh case registeredThe minor girl was raped by suspended Delhi government officer Premoday Khakha several times between November 2020 and January 2021 and was also impregnated by him. |
![]() | DCW chief writes to Bihar CM, urges SIT probe, fast-track trial in Saharsa schoolgirl rape caseIt is alleged that the 30-year-old son of the school manager sexually assaulted the young girl inside the school continuously for over two years. DCW chief Swati Maliwal. |
![]() | UP teen girl killed self at home while family were in police station to lodge harassment FIRThe police said the girl and the accused lived in the same neighbourhood and knew each other from the past and they are investigating all claims in the case as well. |
