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A teenager was abducted, thrashed and raped by three men in Rajasthans Bhilwara.

Maha: Girl With Special Needs Found Pregnant, Rape Case Registered

A case of rape has been registered after a 15-year-old girl with intellectual disabilities was found pregnant in Maharashtra’s Palghar district, an official said on Saturday.

18 March 2023

3,969 Molestation Cases Registered In 2016 In Delhi, Reveals RTI Reports

MP: Principal, Teacher, Priest, Nun Booked After Schoolgirls Complain Of Assault, Molestation

The 40-year-old principal and 35-year-old guest teacher were booked on Saturday night under section 354 (assault or criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of the Indian Penal Code, provisions of the...

05 March 2023

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Parents Thrash MP Teacher Over Obscenity With Schoolgirls

The accused has been suspended by the school administration on the order of district collector Neeraj Kumar Singh, another official was quoted as saying.

25 February 2023

A ‘Post-Nirbhaya’ Gangrape Victim’s ‘Thank U’ Note To God

Uttarakhand Police Arrests Man From Delhi For Raping Girl

Uttarakhand Police on Sunday arrested a 24-year-old man from Delhi for allegedly raping a girl in Pauri district, officials said. The accused, Ramlal (24), was arrested from Delhi's Nangloi area and is being brought here on...

13 March 2023

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Delhi HC Asks Police About Action Over Offensive Tweet Against Md Zubair

Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani, who was hearing Zubair's plea to quash an FIR registered against him after he responded to the Twitter user who was using a picture with his minor daughter as display picture on the platform,...

03 March 2023

Representational Image: Minor Molested By Teacher In Rajasthan

Rajasthan Gov Teacher Booked Under POCSO For Molesting Class 7 Girl

The minor student has alleged that the accused teacher allegedly took her to an isolated spot in the school building during school hours, Friday and touched her inappropriately.

25 February 2023

Satyarthi Launches Countrywide March Against Child Abuse

2-Year-Old Raped By Unidentified Person In Gurugram: Police

A two-year-old girl was allegedly raped by an unidentified person inside a residential society here, police said on Sunday.  The victim sustained serious injuries in her private parts and was rushed to the civil hospital...

12 March 2023

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Man Held For Raping Minor Girl In Haryana

Man Held For Raping Minor Girl In Haryana

The alleged incident occurred on Sunday when the accused took the 15-year-old girl to a lonely spot and raped her. He also threatened to kill her if she told anyone about the incident, they said.

08 February 2023

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06 February 2023
Child Marriage: Total Arrests Rise To 2,441 As Crackdown Continues In Assam; Oppositions Call It 'Publicity Stunt'

Child Marriage: Total Arrests Rise To 2,441 As Crackdown Continues In Assam; Oppositions Call It 'Publicity Stunt'

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswas Sarma had on Saturday asserted that the drive to end the social menace would go on till the next assembly polls. According...


04 February 2023
Child Marriage Crackdown: Over 2,000 People Arrested In Assam Including Hindu, Muslim Priests

Child Marriage Crackdown: Over 2,000 People Arrested In Assam Including Hindu, Muslim Priests

As the police said they have a list of 8,000 accused and the drive will continue, women protested against the move in various districts saying they will face...


03 February 2023
Over 18,000 People Arrested In Assam Following Massive Crackdown Against Child Marriage

Over 18,000 People Arrested In Assam Following Massive Crackdown Against Child Marriage

The crackdown began early in the morning across the state and it will continue over the next three to four days, CM Himanta Biswa Sarma told reporters on the...


29 January 2023
Maharashtra: Two Men Who Raped Teenage Girl By Posing As Cops Held

Maharashtra: Two Men Who Raped Teenage Girl By Posing As Cops Held

Based on the complaint by the victim, an offence was registered at Vishnunagar police station in Dombivli under sections 376 (D) (gangrape) and 506 (criminal...


24 January 2023
Rape Accused Marries Minor Victim In Kerala, 3 Held

Rape Accused Marries Minor Victim In Kerala, 3 Held

Based on their complaint, police conducted a thorough probe and the three accused were held. According to police, the main accused identified as Al Ameer was...


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23 January 2023
Men Marrying Girls Below 14 To Be Booked Under POCSO Act: Assam CM

Men Marrying Girls Below 14 To Be Booked Under POCSO Act: Assam CM

Assam has a high rate of maternal and infant mortality and the primary cause is child marriage.


23 December 2022
Delhi HC Grants Bail To 20-Year-Old Accused Under POCSO After 22 Months, Case Of 'Juvenile Romance'

Delhi HC Grants Bail To 20-Year-Old Accused Under POCSO After 22 Months, Case Of 'Juvenile Romance'

While dealing with the bail plea of the boy in the FIR registered at the insistence of the girl's mother, Justice Anup Jairam Bhambhani said that prima-facie,...


20 December 2022
Govt Should Bring Law To Fix Same Marriage Age For Women Of All Religions: Bjp Mp Sushil Modi

Govt Should Bring Law To Fix Same Marriage Age For Women Of All Religions: Bjp Mp Sushil Modi

BJP MP Sushil Modi on Monday said the government should come up with a legislation to fix the same marriage age for women of all religions.


04 December 2022
Teen Girl Abducted, Raped For Days In UP’s Ballia

Teen Girl Abducted, Raped For Days In UP’s Ballia

The accused identified as Akshay Bari (20) abducted the girl from her village on November 21, Sation House Officer (Bansdeeh) Raj Kapoor said.


19 November 2022
7 Students From Odisha Booked Under POCSO Is The Latest Case To Join A Growing List Of Ragging Incidents In India

7 Students From Odisha Booked Under POCSO Is The Latest Case To Join A Growing List Of Ragging Incidents In India

Twelve students were expelled by the Odisha college after a video went viral showing them ragging a college fresher to kiss a minor girl. Episodes of ragging...


14 November 2022
Children’s Day: Why Child Abuse In Boys Remains A Major Concern Despite POCSO Laws

Children’s Day: Why Child Abuse In Boys Remains A Major Concern Despite POCSO Laws

Until the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act came into being in 2012, there was no law that addressed the issue of ‘rape’ of boys as...


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02 November 2022
HC Agrees To Close The POCSO Case At The Victim's Request

HC Agrees To Close The POCSO Case At The Victim's Request

As a result of the alleged rape victim's plea that she is now married to someone else, the Uttarakhand High Court has directed the closure of a 2020 POCSO case.


09 October 2022
Negative DNA Tests Cannot Be Treated As Conclusive Evidence In Rape Case: Karnataka HC Declares

Negative DNA Tests Cannot Be Treated As Conclusive Evidence In Rape Case: Karnataka HC Declares

According to a Supreme Court ruling, DNA tests can only be treated as corroborative evidence and in cases where a negative test result favours the accused, the...


06 October 2022
'Don't Assume Sexual Abuse Victims Cannot Score Good Marks': Mumbai Court Convicts Father For Raping Daughter

'Don't Assume Sexual Abuse Victims Cannot Score Good Marks': Mumbai Court Convicts Father For Raping Daughter

The special judge of a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act court in Mumbai, Jayshri R Pulate, sentenced the accused to ten years in jail on...


30 September 2022
Supreme Court Allows Minors To Abort Pregnancies From Consensual Sex Without Disclosing Identity To Police

Supreme Court Allows Minors To Abort Pregnancies From Consensual Sex Without Disclosing Identity To Police

Doctors can perform abortions on minor females without being liable to disclose identity to police on the request of minors and their guardians.


08 September 2022
CBI Files Charge Sheet Against Man Held For Collection, Transmission Of Child Sexual Abuse Material

CBI Files Charge Sheet Against Man Held For Collection, Transmission Of Child Sexual Abuse Material

In its charge sheet filed before a POCSO court in Varanasi, the Central Bureau of Investigation alleged that during searches, it recovered thousands of photos...


02 September 2022
Karnataka: Lingayat Seer Arrested For Sexual Abuse Sent To Police Custody Till September 5

Karnataka: Lingayat Seer Arrested For Sexual Abuse Sent To Police Custody Till September 5

Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru is in police custody in a case of alleged sexual abuse of two minor girls of his seminary's hostel.


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