child abuse

Ranchi/Hazaribag, March 30 The Jharkhand High Court took suo motu cognizance of the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in Bishnugarh, Hazaribag, on Monday.The court also served a notice to the state administration and the director general of police in this regard, according to a...

New Delhi, March 30 Union Women and Child Development Minister Annapurna Devi has described the alleged rape and murder of a 12-year-old girl in Jharkhand's Hazaribagh district as "heartbreaking" and has demanded the immediate arrest and strict punishment of those responsible.Devi said she met...

Bulandshahr (UP), March 29 Police arrested a man on Sunday for allegedly killing his 12-year-old daughter with a stick for "stealing" a packet of candy from a grocery store here, officials said.According to police, a complaint was lodged at Ratanpur village on March 27 by the girl's mother...

Mumbai, March 27 A 10-year-old girl died, allegedly after her father hung her upside down at their house and kept her in that position throughout the night, suspecting she had stolen money from a relative's house in Sangli district, Maharashtra, police said on Friday.The girl's father, Dadu...

New Delhi, March 27 The Delhi government will launch a city-wide mapping exercise in April to identify vulnerable children, connect them with welfare schemes, and raise awareness about the child helpline number 1098.The Department of Women and Child Development (WCD), in collaboration with...

Hazaribagh, March 25 – In a horrific incident, an 11-year-old girl in the Vishnugarh police station area of Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, was murdered. The crime has sent shockwaves across the entire area.It is suspected that the accused first sexually assaulted her and then brutally killed...

New Delhi, March 23 Questioning the "insensitive" approach of the Gurugram Police and the magistrate who examined a three-year-old rape victim, the Supreme Court on Monday directed the Gurugram police commissioner and the investigating officer to appear before it on March 25 with all the probe...

Muzaffarnagar (UP), March 23 A teacher at a madrasa was arrested on Monday for allegedly sexually assaulting an 11-year-old student in the town of Shahpur in the district, police said.According to police, the incident came to light after a video of the alleged act surfaced on social media...

New Delhi, March 23 The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Haryana government, its DGP, and others in response to a plea seeking a CBI or SIT investigation into the rape of a four-year-old girl in Gurugram.A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and justices Joymalya Bagchi and...

Gurugram, March 21 Gurugram police have arrested two female domestic helpers and their male accomplice here for allegedly sexually assaulting a 3-year-old girl, police said on Saturday.This development comes after the Supreme Court's decision on Friday to hear a plea requesting a CBI or SIT...

Belagavi (Karnataka), March 20 – A man in Belagavi district, Karnataka, was arrested on Friday for allegedly poisoning his 15-day-old daughter, reportedly because she was a girl, police said.The accused, identified as Bhimaraya Chippade, was apprehended by the Kakati police in the district...

New Delhi, March 20 The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a plea seeking a CBI or SIT investigation into the rape of a 4-year-old girl in Gurugram.A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi took note of an urgent mention by...

Bhadohi (UP), March 20 A 58-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly raping his six-year-old granddaughter at their home here, police said on Friday.The man was caught in the act by his family members, but managed to escape when the family took the girl to the hospital, police said...

Thane, March 19 A special POCSO court here has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a six-year-old girl in Maharashtra's Palghar district in 2018, describing the crime as "heinous".Special Judge N K Karande, delivering the verdict on March 11, held the accused, Sandesh...

Chandigarh, March 19 – The Haryana Human Rights Commission has initiated suo motu proceedings based on a media report concerning an incident in a government school in the Hisar district, where female students were allegedly forced to undergo "squat punishment" and paraded on the school premises...

Dharwad (Karnataka), March 18 A 10-year-old boy was allegedly beaten up by his mother for being absent from school and not taking his studies seriously, police said on Wednesday.The incident, which falls under the jurisdiction of the Dharwad City police station, came to light on Tuesday, they...

New Delhi, March 17 A man has been arrested for allegedly raping a six-year-old girl from his neighborhood in southwest Delhi's Chhawla area, police said on Tuesday.The incident came to light after the minor narrated the alleged events to her mother, who subsequently approached the...

Islamabad, March 17: Child abuse cases in Pakistan saw an eight percent increase in 2025, reaching 3,630 incidents, according to local media, citing figures from a report released by the child protection organization, Sahil.According to the report, on average, over nine children were subjected...

Ghaziabad, March 17 – A tragic case involving the death of a minor girl under suspicious circumstances has come to light within the jurisdiction of the Nandgram Police Station in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh.The incident was reported late on the night of March 16, after authorities were alerted...

New Delhi, March 16 A Delhi court has sentenced a man to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting and murdering a 11-year-old boy in 2019, stating that he needed to be dealt with firmly due to his criminal mindset.Additional Sessions Judge Amit Sahrawat, however, refused to award the...