child abuse

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...

Islamabad, March 16 At least 3,630 cases of child abuse were reported across Pakistan in 2025, representing an 8 per cent increase from the previous year, according to data released by a non-profit organization on Monday.Sahil, an Islamabad-based organization that monitors violence against...

Prayagraj (UP), March 12 A woman is alleged to have killed her five-month-old son by crushing his head after an argument with her husband in the Ganga Nagar area here, police said on Thursday.According to the police, the incident occurred on Wednesday night in Pilkhani village, where Manorama...

New Delhi, March 12 A private tutor in north Delhi's Burari is alleged to have sexually assaulted three minor students over nearly two years, threatening them with dire consequences, including circulating AI-generated obscene images and harming their family members if they spoke about the abuse...

Thane, March 12 A fast-track court in Maharashtra's Thane district has sentenced a 34-year-old man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old boy nearly seven years ago.In his order of March 7, Judge V A Patravale also imposed a fine of ₹31,000 on Vicky, also...

Bhandara, March 11 A 54-year-old teacher at a school run by the Zilla Parishad (ZP) has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing female students in Classes 3 and 4 in Bhandara district of Maharashtra, police said on Wednesday.According to police, the incidents of sexual abuse took place...

Mandya (Karnataka), March 9 – A couple is alleged to have strangled their two-year-old child and subsequently committed suicide following a reported family dispute in the K.R. Pete town of Mandya district on Monday. However, the toddler survived the attempt and has been admitted to a hospital...

Ballia (UP), March 9 A 38-year-old man was arrested for allegedly having unnatural sexual relations with his minor nephew here, police said on Monday.The incident occurred on March 5 in a village under the Dokati area here, where the accused, Shashi Singh, allegedly lured the 12-year-old boy...