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New Delhi, March 10 Rajya Sabha MP Ujjwal Deorao Nikam urged the government on Tuesday to consider providing limited administrative flexibility to courts handling cases under the POCSO Act, in order to address the psychological hesitation faced by some male child victims when giving evidence...

Thane, March 10 Police have registered a case against a man for allegedly molesting a 13-year-old girl with a mental disability in Thane district, Maharashtra, officials said on Tuesday.The incident took place in the Bhiwandi area on December 12 last year, but the victim's mother approached...

Mumbai, March 9 The Bombay High Court on Monday described a father's claim that his minor daughter accused him of rape simply out of anger as "far-fetched".Upholding the man's life sentence, a bench of Justices Manish Pitale and Shreeram Shirsat dismissed his plea challenging a March 2020...

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...

New Delhi, March 9 The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Unnao rape survivor to be a party in the petition filed by the CBI challenging the suspension of life imprisonment for former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar, stating that the victim has the right to be heard in the proceedings.A bench...

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...

Sant Kabir Nagar (UP), March 8 A man was arrested, and two minors were apprehended on Sunday for allegedly raping a 15-year-old girl in the Bakhira area here, officials said.The accused, identified as Abhishek, is around 20 years old, while the two minors are around 17 years of age, they said...

Prayagraj (UP), March 8 Ashutosh Brahmachari, who had filed a complaint alleging that Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati sexually exploited students at his ashram, was attacked by an unidentified person with a razor on a train here on Sunday morning, police said.Reacting to the incident...

Prayagraj (UP), March 8 Ashutosh Brahmachari, who had filed a complaint alleging that Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati sexually exploited students at his ashram, was attacked by an unidentified person with a razor on a train here on Sunday morning, police said.According to a Government...

Bilaspur (HP), March 7 Tension gripped a village in the Bilaspur district of Himachal Pradesh on Saturday after a five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 15-year-old boy, prompting police to take immediate action and detain the accused.According to police, the incident took place on...

Anand/Gandhinagar, March 7. Police in the Anand district of Gujarat have secured convictions in all seven cases registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act between March and December 2024. Six offenders were sentenced to life imprisonment, while another was given...

March 3, Kohima: A special court under the POCSO Act in Dimapur has sentenced Yilobemo Mozhui to life imprisonment for the 2020 murder of a 17-year-old girl.The verdict was announced yesterday.According to a press note from the Dimapur Police, the victim's body was found on October 22, 2020...

Itanagar, March 2 Arunachal Pradesh Women and Child Development Minister Dasanglu Pul launched a child rights awareness initiative on Monday, stating that it will promote a safe and child-friendly environment across the state.At a programme held in the Civil Secretariat here, Pul unveiled a...

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...

Kota, February 28 An eighth-grade student was allegedly gang-raped by three young men while returning from school in a village in the Bundi district, an official said on Saturday.After the bleeding minor reached home, she was taken to a hospital, and doctors referred her to another healthcare...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 28 A special court on Saturday sentenced a former temple priest to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl, claiming that he was performing rituals to ward off evil spirits.The Additional Sessions Court (POCSO Act cases) in Thiruvananthapuram...

Patna, February 28 – In the NEET student death case, a Patna court criticized the CBI over its functioning and adjourned the matter for hearing until March 2.After a lengthy hearing that lasted nearly two and a half hours, the court adjourned the matter until March 2.The entire team of the...

Bengaluru, February 28 – A shocking case has emerged from a residential educational institution in Devanahalli, Karnataka, where the school owner and his wife have been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.The allegations involve the repeated sexual...

Bahraich (UP), February 27 A murder case has been filed against the police station in-charge and other police officers after a 55-year-old man, arrested on charges of molesting a 10-year-old girl, allegedly died in custody, officials said on Friday.The man's family alleged that he was beaten...

Sonbhadra (UP), February 27 A court here on Friday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment after he was found guilty of raping a Dalit girl seven years ago, the prosecution said.Government Advocate Dinesh Prasad Agrahari said on October 25, 2018, a woman submitted a written...