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    Political Fallout as BJP and Congress React to Hazaribagh Murder

    Ranchi, March 28 BJP state president and Rajya Sabha MP Aditya Sahu on Saturday launched a sharp attack on the Jharkhand government over the murder of a minor girl in Hazaribagh district.Addressing a press conference at the BJP state headquarters in Ranchi, Sahu said while people were...
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    Political Tension Rises in Siliguri Over Suicide Case

    Kolkata, March 24 – Amidst Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee's visit to North Bengal, Siliguri is in turmoil following the unnatural death of a minor girl.Local MLA and BJP candidate, Shankar Ghosh, staged a sit-in to demand justice.Meanwhile, Siliguri Mayor and Trinamool candidate Gautam Deb...
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    Delhi Court Acquits Six in Kidnapping Case, Highlights Minor's Independence

    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...
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    Police Investigate Sexual Assault Case in Beed District

    Beed, March 18 A 16-year-old boy has been detained for allegedly sexually abusing a minor girl in the city of Beed, in central Maharashtra, police said on Wednesday.According to police, the six-year-old girl was walking past the house of the accused when he offered her fruit and lured her. The...
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    Maharashtra Government Faces Scrutiny Over Crime Against Women

    Mumbai, March 18 An alleged acid attack on a Class 6 student in Sangamner prompted the Congress to strongly criticize the Maharashtra government in the legislative assembly on Wednesday, alleging a deterioration in law and order in the state.The issue also came up in the legislative council...
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    Sangamner Incident: Congress Demands Action from Maharashtra Govt

    Mumbai, March 18 An alleged acid attack on a Class 6 student in Sangamner prompted the Congress to strongly criticize the Maharashtra government in the legislative assembly on Wednesday, alleging a deterioration in law and order in the state.Referring to the alleged incident in the Ahilyanagar...
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    Case Filed Against Man for Alleged Assault on Minor Girl

    Thane, March 17 Police have registered a case against a 28-year-old man for allegedly misbehaving with a minor girl in Thane district, Maharashtra, officials said on Tuesday.The incident took place on March 14 at a chawl (row tenement) in the Bhiwandi area.A resident of the chawl alleged...
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    Man Sent to Life Imprisonment in Kerala Child Sexual Assault Case

    Thrissur (Kerala), March 13 A 49-year-old man was sentenced to life imprisonment by a Kerala court on Friday for repeatedly sexually assaulting a minor girl during her school holidays in 2019, police said.The Chavakkad Fast Track Special Court sentenced Unnimon, also known as Vinod, to life...
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    Hindutva Activists' Protest Leads to Arrest in Interfaith Case

    Thane, March 9 A 20-year-old tailor has been arrested in the Thane district on charges of raping a minor girl and attempting to force her into marriage after the interfaith wedding was disrupted by Hindutva activists, an official said on Monday.The accused, a resident of Shantinagar in...
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    POCSO Case Against Yadgir 'Godman': Court Petition Filed, Devotees Mobilize

    Yadgir (Karnataka), February 27 – Self-proclaimed "godman" Mallikarjun Mutya, an accused in a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), has approached the Karnataka High Court on Friday seeking to quash the case registered against him.Mallikarjun Mutya approached...
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    Three Men Arrested in Latur District Kidnapping Case

    Latur, February 26 Three men in their 20s were arrested in Latur district of Maharashtra for allegedly kidnapping a minor girl, police said on Thursday.The three men were taken into custody within an hour of receiving a complaint, an official said.A minor girl was allegedly abducted in a...
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    Factory Worker Arrested in Connection with Toddler Abduction

    New Delhi, February 25 The Delhi Police has rescued a three-year-old girl who was allegedly kidnapped from the Ashok Vihar area of Delhi and has arrested a factory worker for the abduction, an official said on Wednesday.The incident was reported on February 22 after a PCR call was received...
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    Hyderabad Police Investigate Rape of Minor Girl, Search Continues

    Hyderabad, February 19 – Cyberabad police have arrested a young man and a minor boy for the sexual assault of a minor girl.Police are also looking for another minor boy involved in the case.The 16-year-old girl, who was reported missing on February 17, was rescued by Narsing police from the...
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    Court Finds Lack of Evidence in Thane Assault Case

    Thane, February 18 A court in Thane has acquitted a 32-year-old man accused of sexually assaulting a minor girl, stating that the case appeared to stem from a personal dispute with the victim's mother over a marriage proposal.Special POCSO Court Judge D S Deshmukh, in the judgment on February...
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    Kodungalloor: Priest Detained in POCSO Investigation

    Thrissur (Kerala), February 13 A temple priest was taken into custody for allegedly sexually abusing a minor girl while performing rituals at a temple in Kodungalloor, police said on Friday.The accused, 48-year-old Shaji, a resident of Edavilangu near Kodungalloor, is alleged to have performed...
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