child sexual assault

Patna, April 4 A three-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted in the Parsa Bazar area of Patna, Bihar, police said on Saturday.The incident took place in the Mushari locality, under the jurisdiction of the Parsa police station, in the early hours of Saturday, they said."The girl was...

Thane, March 29 A court in Maharashtra's Thane district has sentenced a man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 12-year-old boy at a railway station in Navi Mumbai in 2019.Special judge V A Patravale of the Kalyan court found the accused, Shrinivas Ramanna Reddy...

New Delhi, March 25 – The Supreme Court has criticized the Haryana Police and Gurugram's Child Welfare Committee for their "shameful," "reckless," and "insensitive" handling of the case of a three-year-old girl's rape. The court has formed a special team of female IPS officers to conduct a...

New Delhi, March 25 The Supreme Court on Wednesday constituted a Special Investigation Team of women IPS officers to conduct a fair investigation into the rape case of a three-year-old, after criticizing the Haryana Police for its "shameful" and "insensitive" approach. The crime took place in...

Thane, March 24 Police have registered a case against a 58-year-old man for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl in Thane district, Maharashtra, officials said on Tuesday.The accused is alleged to have committed the crime between December 2023 and February of this year, after luring the victim...

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

Pilibhit (UP), March 15 A 17-year-old boy has been booked for allegedly sodomizing an 11-year-old in a village here, police said on Sunday.The police have registered a case under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO)...

Dehradun, March 15 Police have arrested a young man and apprehended two minor boys in connection with the gang-rape of a 14-year-old girl in Dehradun district, officials said.The crime took place on Thursday in a forest area near the Haridwar Bypass, according to police.The action was...

Jhansi (UP), March 11 A nine-year-old boy was allegedly sexually assaulted by two teenagers from his neighborhood here, officials said on Wednesday.The incident came to light after the accused allegedly shared a video of the act with their friends, they said.According to the complaint lodged...

Guwahati, March 7 A man has been arrested for allegedly raping a four-and-a-half-year-old girl in the Cachar district of Assam, police said on Saturday.A complaint was filed by the child's family on Friday, alleging that the accused, who is 26 years old, entered their residence while they were...

Kollam (Kerala), March 1 A court here has sentenced a man to imprisonment until death for torturing and sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl.Special Judge Aravind B Edayodi of the Punalur Fast Track Court (POCSO Act Cases) awarded the sentence and a fine of Rs 5 lakh to Kalaivanan Kamaraj...

Kendrapara, February 22 The Odisha Police's crime branch has classified the alleged gang-rape of a class-7 girl at a private school in Kendrapara district as a "Red Flag" case, requiring a fast-track investigation and close monitoring, an official said on Sunday.While the investigating officer...

Kendrapara, February 22 Five teachers from a private school have been arrested in Odisha's Kendrapara district for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl, police said.The arrests were made on Saturday after the father of the Class-7 student and the district child welfare committee filed separate...

Kendrapara (Odisha), February 21 Five teachers from a private school were arrested on Saturday for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl in Kendrapara district, according to police.The arrests were made after the father of the class 7 student and the district child welfare committee filed...

Sonbhabdra (UP), February 17 A local court on Tuesday convicted a man of sodomising a 10-year-old boy four years ago and sentenced him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment along with a fine of Rs 35,000.Additional Sessions Judge of the POCSO court, Amit Veer Singh, passed the order after...

Berhampur/Bhubaneswar, February 9 A seven-year-old girl of Tibetan origin was allegedly raped by a minor boy in the Gajapati district of Odisha, police said on Monday.The incident took place in a village under the jurisdiction of the Mohana police station on Sunday, and the 16-year-old accused...