Mumbai, February 13 – A First Information Report has been registered against a 19-year-old woman here for allegedly harassing and abducting a 17-year-old boy after she developed an inappropriate attraction for him, police said on Friday.The accused, identified as Sania, is on the run...
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Berhampur (Odisha), February 13 A special court for crimes against women and children here on Friday sentenced a 26-year-old man to life in prison after finding him guilty of sexually assaulting and murdering a four-year-old boy three years ago.Additional District Judge (ADJ) and judge of the...
Patna, February 13 Bihar Police rescued 15 girls from six orchestra groups in Saran district during a five-hour operation, officials said on Friday.The raids were conducted from late Thursday night to the early hours of Friday in coordination with the police's anti-human trafficking unit and...
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Bongaon (WB), February 13 A 24-year-old man, who was arrested on the charge of cohabiting with a minor after befriending her two years ago, was granted bail by the Bongaon sub-divisional court here after her family agreed to the accused's proposal to marry the survivor, who has now reached...
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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...
Thane, February 12 A special fast-track court in Kalyan, Thane, sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for repeatedly raping his 15-year-old daughter.Special Judge (POCSO) VA Patravale found him guilty under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the...
Chandigarh, February 12 Haryana Director General of Police Ajay Singhal said on Thursday that ensuring the safety of women is among the top priorities of the police, and that any negligence in cases related to crimes against women will not be tolerated.Singhal made these remarks while chairing...
Chaibasa, February 12 A man was sentenced to 21 years in prison by a court in the West Singhbhum district of Jharkhand for raping a girl.The verdict was delivered by the Additional Sessions Judge-II on Wednesday, after the accused was found guilty under Section 6 of the POCSO Act.The...
Amethi (UP), February 11 A man has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping his 17-year-old niece here, leaving her five months pregnant, police said on Wednesday.According to police, the girl's mother, on January 22, reported that her daughter had gone missing. Based on the...
Beed, February 11 A 13-year-old daughter of a migrant sugarcane worker was allegedly raped by a man in Beed district, Maharashtra, after he threatened her, the police said on Wednesday. A case has been registered against the accused, Suraj Kharat, and a search is underway to locate him, they...
Sonbhadra (UP), February 11 A local court here on Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment in connection with the rape of a minor girl in 2019, a government counsel said.Additional District and Sessions Judge and Special Judge (POCSO Act) Amit Veer Singh convicted the...
Kolkata, February 11 The Calcutta High Court has allowed the re-examination of witnesses in a POCSO case, making an exception to the established norm of not recalling victims or witnesses in cases of sexual abuse of minors, and observed that each matter must be judged on its merits.Justice...
Thane, February 11 A court in Thane district of Maharashtra has sentenced a 35-year-old man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for repeatedly sexually assaulting a minor girl.Delivering the verdict, Special Judge (POCSO) V A Patravale from the Kalyan court stated that the testimony of a...
Mumbai, February 10 The Bombay High Court has reduced the life sentence of a man, convicted for raping a minor girl, to 12 years, taking into account his young age, long imprisonment, and efforts at reform while in prison, including participation in an essay program on Mahatma Gandhi. A bench of...
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...
Yavatmal (Maharashtra), February 9 Police have arrested the headmaster of a school in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district on charges of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl student, officials said on Monday.The 47-year-old accused, the headmaster of a Zilla Parishad school in Ghathanji taluka...