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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...

Kozhikode (Kerala), February 27 A Kerala court on Friday sentenced a 41-year-old man to a cumulative 53 years in prison for the aggravated sexual assault of a 13-year-old girl at her residence near Perambra here in 2023.Judge Devan K Menon of the Nadapuram Fast Track Special Court sentenced...

Varanasi (UP), February 27 Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati welcomed the Allahabad High Court's decision to stay his arrest in a POCSO case on Friday, and termed the charges against him as "false," as his disciples and supporters celebrated the development at a Varanasi ashram.The spiritual...

Prayagraj (UP), February 27 The Allahabad High Court on Friday reserved its order on Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati's anticipatory bail plea in a case registered against him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and stayed his arrest until the verdict is...

Varanasi (UP), February 27 Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati welcomed the Allahabad High Court's decision to stay his arrest in a POCSO case on Friday, and termed the charges against him as "false," as his disciples and supporters celebrated the development at a Varanasi ashram.The spiritual...

Prayagraj (UP), February 27 The Allahabad High Court on Friday reserved its order on the anticipatory bail plea of Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati in a case registered against him under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, according to lawyers.The court also stayed...

Thiruvananthapuram, February 27 BJP councillor and former Kerala DGP R Sreelekha said on Friday that the complaint against her for allegedly revealing the identity of a rape victim was part of an attempt to "smear her character," and that a charge under the POCSO Act would not stand.She was...

Varanasi, February 27 Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati said on Friday that he was willing to undergo a narco analysis test if it helped establish the truth in the case of sexual abuse against him, which was registered under the POCSO Act."If the truth can be ascertained through a narco test...

New Delhi, February 26 The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the Centre and state authorities to install display boards at all public institutions, such as police stations, court premises, and municipal offices, on the legal...

Varanasi/Prayagraj (UP), February 26 Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, who has been accused of sexually abusing two persons, said on Thursday that he has filed a case against the accuser, Ashutosh Brahmachari, under the POCSO Act, claiming that the law allows legal action against those who...

Yadgir (Karnataka), February 26 A case has been registered under the POCSO Act against a self-proclaimed spiritual leader here after a video purportedly showing him inappropriately touching a seven-year-old girl went viral, sparking outrage, police said on Thursday.The Karnataka State...

Cuttack, February 26 The Cuttack city police has arrested a driver of a private school bus for allegedly attempting to sexually assault two female students, an officer said on Thursday.According to the police, the driver was employed to transport students of a private school in the Cantonment...

Yadgir (Karnataka), February 26 – A self-proclaimed "spiritual guide" based in Yadgir has been accused of misbehaving with a minor girl after a video of the incident went viral on social media. In response, the Karnataka State Commission for Protection of Child Rights (KSCPCR) has registered a...