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Mumbai, March 12 An accused in a POCSO Act case was arrested in Ambernath, Thane district, after he escaped from a hospital in Mumbai while receiving medical treatment, a police official said on Thursday.Shrikant Laxman Gofan, who was in judicial custody in connection with POCSO and robbery...

Sultanpur (UP), March 12 A man has been arrested in connection with the alleged abduction of a 14-year-old girl here, police said on Thursday.The accused, identified as Suraj Saroj, a resident of Amethi district, has been sent to jail, they said.The girl was allegedly abducted from a village...

New Delhi, March 12 A private tutor in north Delhi's Burari is alleged to have sexually assaulted three minor students over nearly two years, threatening them with dire consequences, including circulating AI-generated obscene images and harming their family members if they spoke about the abuse...

Mangaluru (Karnataka), March 12 A fast-track special court here has sentenced a 50-year-old man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl.The convict, identified as Abubakkar, was booked by the Bantwal Rural police station under Sections 64(1) (rape) and 351(2)...

Bhandara, March 11 A 54-year-old teacher at a school run by the Zilla Parishad (ZP) has been arrested for allegedly sexually abusing female students in Classes 3 and 4 in Bhandara district of Maharashtra, police said on Wednesday.According to police, the incidents of sexual abuse took place...

New Delhi, March 11 AI-controlled toys pose a serious threat to children's safety, and immediate action is being taken in consultation with the consumer affairs and home ministries, Union Electronics and IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Wednesday.During the Question Hour in the Lok Sabha...

Gandhinagar, March 11 – The Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has arrested 29 terrorists linked to international extremist organizations over the past three years, Deputy Chief Minister Harsh Sanghavi told the state Assembly on Wednesday.Addressing the Assembly, Sanghavi stated that the...

Bengaluru, March 10 A Karnataka court has sentenced a 25-year-old man to 40 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl with physical and mental disabilities in the Belagavi district.The accused, Dhareppa alias Dheeraj Angata Khanase, illegally entered the girl's house while her...

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...