child abuse

Chatra, Apr 10 The principal of a school in Jharkhand's Chatra district was arrested for allegedly raping a 14-year-old student, police said on Friday.The 50-year-old accused was apprehended on Thursday after the girl's family lodged a complaint at the Hunterganj police station, they said...

New Delhi, April 10 The Supreme Court on Friday criticized Ghaziabad police's "insensitive approach" in investigating the rape and murder case of a four-year-old girl and summoned senior officials, including the police commissioner, on April 13 with case records.The top court observed that a...

New Delhi, April 10 Expressing deep shock, the Supreme Court intervened in the harrowing rape-murder case of a four-year-old girl in Ghaziabad on Friday, summoning the police commissioner and the investigating officer on April 13 with the case records.A bench comprising Chief Justice of India...

Haridwar, April 9 An archery coach at a school in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, was arrested on Thursday on charges of allegedly raping a 14-year-old student, police said.A case was registered against the coach, who is originally from Haryana, after the student's father filed a complaint alleging...

Lucknow, April 8 Police said on Wednesday that a 17-year-old boy has been taken into custody for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl in the Ashiyana area of Lucknow.The incident occurred on Tuesday evening when the victim, who knew the accused, was taken to a secluded location, according to...

Thane, April 7 A construction worker has been arrested for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl at a construction site in Thane city, Maharashtra, police said on Tuesday, adding that the victim is receiving treatment at the civil hospital.The incident has sparked outrage, with political...

Imphal, April 6 – An eight-year-old girl, who had been missing since Sunday, was found dead beneath the Singjamei bridge along the Imphal River on Monday, police said.A police official said that the girl, an Internally Displaced Person (IDP) who had gone missing from the Akampat Relief Camp in...

Una (HP), April 6 A Class 6 student was allegedly sexually assaulted after five men forcibly took her to a room here and kept her locked up for several hours, police said on Monday.The Una Police have registered a case and launched a manhunt to apprehend the culprits, who are still at large...

Una (HP), April 6 A six-year-old migrant girl was allegedly tied to the stairs with ropes as punishment for picking guava from a former serviceman's garden in the Una district of Himachal Pradesh, officials said on Monday.Videos purportedly showing the alleged torture, shot by passersby...

Saharanpur (UP), April 4 Two madrassa teachers were arrested here on Saturday for allegedly beating up a 10-year-old student with a stick, police said. A purported video of the incident, showing the child begging for mercy as he is repeatedly hit, has triggered public outrage.The incident...

North Lakhimpur (Assam), April 4 Investigators are searching for a woman who was traveling with a man accused of beheading his six-year-old daughter inside a train in Lakhimpur district of Assam, officials said on Saturday.The accused, a resident of the Gogamukh area, was arrested shortly...

Thane, April 2 A priest was arrested on Thursday in Dombivali, Thane district, for allegedly sexually assaulting a 5-year-old girl, according to a police official.The official at the Tilaknagar police station identified the accused as Harish Bhave, who visits homes to perform religious...

Palghar, April 2 The four-year-old boy, who was brutally assaulted by an autorickshaw driver in Vasai town of Maharashtra's Palghar earlier this week, is out of danger and is recovering at a hospital, police said on Thursday.The accused in the case, Sandeep Pawar, was produced before a local...

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...