juvenile justice

Bhubaneswar, March 30 A special court for crimes against women and children (POCSO) here on Monday convicted a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for raping a 13-year-old girl in August 2020.Saroj Kumar Sahoo, additional sessions judge, POCSO court, Bhubaneswar, pronounced the...

Varanasi (UP), March 30 A 16-year-old boy was allegedly beaten to death with sticks over suspicion of mobile theft here, police said on Monday.According to police, on Saturday night, when Sonu Ali (16) was at his house, six people entered and accused him of stealing a mobile phone.The...

New Delhi, March 27 The Delhi Police have arrested five minors for their alleged involvement in an attempted murder case in Delhi's Jahangirpuri area, an official said on Friday.According to the police, the case involves an attack on a man, identified as Rishab, who sustained multiple stab...

New Delhi, March 26 A 17-year-old boy was allegedly murdered during an attempted robbery in the Bawana area of northern Delhi, police said on Thursday, adding that they have apprehended three minors.The incident took place on the night of March 25 in Bawana when the victim, Pramod, was...

Beed, March 26 A boy has been arrested for allegedly molesting a minor girl in a temple in Beed and threatening to kill her if she did not accept his "love note," a police official said on Thursday.The incident took place around 10 am on Tuesday when the girl was in the temple in Ashti tehsil...

New Delhi, March 26 A court here has sentenced a 72-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor last year, stating that despite the victim addressing him as "grandfather," he exploited her to satisfy his lust.Highlighting the betrayal of trust and the erosion of...

New Delhi, March 26 The Delhi High Court has upheld the acquittal of a man accused of kidnapping and raping a 16-year-old girl, ruling that the horoscope and vaccination card were not proof of age and, therefore, he could not be prosecuted under the POCSO Act.A bench of Justices Navin Chawla...

Sonbhadra (UP), March 25 A court here on Wednesday convicted a minor for murdering his stepmother over six years ago and sentenced him to life imprisonment.Government counsel Dinesh Prasad Agrahari said on September 19, 2019, Anirudh Gupta, a resident of Ajnia village, had filed a written...

Relevance: RushSubject: POCSO CaseCategory: CrimeHandwara Police secures conviction in POCSO caseThe Jammu & Kashmir Police in Handwara has successfully secured a conviction in a POCSO case registered under FIR No. 69/2021 at Police Station Kralgund.Srinagar, March 24: In a significant...

New Delhi, March 24 Two minors have been apprehended for allegedly stabbing a 16-year-old boy to death in Sadar Bazar, north Delhi, due to a previous dispute, an official said on Tuesday.The incident occurred on March 22 in the Gali Gaddhya area, police said.The accused minors, along with an...

New Delhi, March 23 An argument between two minors escalated into a violent confrontation, resulting in the stabbing of a teenager in the central Delhi area of Anand Parbat, an official said on Monday.The police have apprehended two individuals, aged around 15 years, and recovered the weapon...

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...

Banda (UP), March 20 A 16-year-old girl has been found to be seven months pregnant after she was allegedly raped in the Mahoba district of Uttar Pradesh, police said on Friday.According to the Kul Pahad Kotwali police, a case was registered on Friday based on a complaint from the minor. The...

New Delhi, March 20 A Delhi court has acquitted six persons accused of kidnapping and forcing a minor girl into marriage, holding that the prosecution failed to prove that the girl was taken away from lawful guardianship or was compelled to marry against her will.Additional Sessions Judge...

Kendrapara (Odisha), March 19 A court here on Thursday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a girl, which resulted in her becoming pregnant.The POCSO court also imposed a fine of Rs 50,000 on the 53-year-old convict, with failure to pay resulting in an additional...

Kanpur (UP), March 18 An 11-year-old girl who had been missing since Monday was found buried in a wheat field near Bidhnu, with signs of sexual assault, triggering outrage and panic in the area, police said on Wednesday.The family members have accused a neighbor of the crime, and the police...

Mumbai, March 17 – A 17-year-old resident of Dubai, who was visiting Mumbai, is alleged to have been involved in a fatal road accident in the Chandivli area after the rental SUV he was driving collided with a scooter, killing a 15-year-old passenger, police said on Tuesday. The minor fled the...

New Delhi, March 15 Three boys, aged between 12 and 13 years, have been apprehended for allegedly raping a seven-year-old girl in the Okhla Industrial Area of southeast Delhi, an officer said on Monday.The incident came to light after a PCR call was received on March 14 regarding the alleged...

Bhubaneswar, March 15 – The Odisha State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (OSCPCR) has directed district administrations across the state to take immediate and coordinated action to eradicate child begging and ensure the protection and rehabilitation of affected children.According to...

Dehradun, March 14 Police on Saturday 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...