 | Teenage girl gang-raped in Maharashtra's Palghar, eight heldA case of gang-rape has been registered against the accused at Satpati police station, a spokesperson of Palghar district rural police said, adding that the victim was around 16 years old. |
 | Supreme Court seeks govt reply on women marriage ageNotice was issued by a bench headed by CJI in response to NCW plea seeking uniform marriagable age for women. |
 | Three arrested for raping tribal girl in TripuraAccording to police, the 15-year-old-girl of Udaipur sub-division was in a relationship with one of the accused for around one year. |
| Telangana: Five minor boys gangrape classmate, film it, heldSince they were close, the boys thought they could lure the 17-year-old into having intercourse with them. In August, the boys sexually assaulted her at her home while her family members were away. |
 | Nearly 51,000 child abuse complaints reach NCPCR in last five yearsGovernment data showed that a maximum number of 9,572 complaints were received from Madhya Pradesh followed by 5,340 complaints from Uttar Pradesh. |
 | Cop, BJP man, 11 others get 20 years for raping girl in ChennaiThe heinous crime came to light after the child’s mother lodged a police complaint that her niece had illegally detained the girl. |
 | Sexual assault of nursery student in school bus in Bhopal; CM asks cops to act against lapsesMeanwhile, as per informed sources, the police have got enough evidence to nail the school management (particularly the school’s owner and principal in the case) over delay in reporting. |
 | Dalit girl raped in UP's BalliaThe accused was arrested on Wednesday and sent to jail. |
 | Vlogger Rifa’s husband held under PocsoThe arrest came at a time when Mehnaz was awaiting the High Court verdict in the anticipatory bail plea filed in the abetment case related to Rifa’s suicide. |
 | Marriage doesn’t sanctify rape: Delhi HCMerely because sexual abuse resulted in marriage between the victim and the accused or in the birth of a child, it does not mitigate or sanctify the offence of rape, the Delhi High Court said. |
 | 20 years rigorous imprisonment to two for rape of minor in BhubaneshwarAccording to the victim, the accused had clicked her photographs when she was talking with one of her male friends. They blackmailed and threatened the victim. |
 | Row over JSW project: Medha Patkar denied entry in Odisha village by protestersPatkar, along with those accompanying her, had to return from the site of the protest on Monday as villagers thwarted her entry to Dhinkia. |
 | Shopkeeper held for molesting minor in Dharmasala bazaarThe victim returned home and informed her parents about the incident following which a complaint was lodged against Sikander with Dharmasala police. |
 | Minor’s suicide over alleged sexual assault by headmaster raises concern over safety of girl studentsHowever, this is not an isolated case. In the past one year, two school headmasters were booked in separate cases for sexually abusing girl students in Kuanrmunda and Rajgangpur blocks. |
 | New norms mulled to protect children working in web series and filmsA meeting is slated for April, in which NCPCR plans to invite all the stakeholders, including officials from various OTT platforms, television channels and social media. |
 | No 18 Hotel owner Roy Vayalat surrenders before police in POCSO caseThe complainant alleged that Roy molested the woman and her minor daughter at the hotel in October last year. |
 | Nirbhaya's mother urges Centre to consider death penalty for every rapistNirbhaya's mother hailed the Centre for amending Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and urged it to consider death penalty for every rapists. |
