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Pratapgarh (UP), April 10 An undertrial prisoner, who was being held in the district jail here in connection with a rape case, is alleged to have died by suicide on Friday, police said."Prima facie, the incident appears to be a case of suicide. The inmate suffered severe burn injuries within...

Bhubaneswar, March 30 A special court for crimes against women and children (POCSO) here on Monday convicted a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment (RI) for raping a 13-year-old girl in August 2020.Saroj Kumar Sahoo, additional sessions judge, POCSO court, Bhubaneswar, pronounced the...

Prayagraj, March 25 The Allahabad High Court granted anticipatory bail to Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and his disciple, Mukundanand Brahmachari, in a case registered against them under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act.The order was passed by Justice Jitendra Kumar...

Patna, March 12 – Manish Ranjan, the owner of Shambhu Girls Hostel, who was arrested in connection with the Patna NEET student death case, faced another setback on Thursday when the POCSO Court refused to grant him bail during the latest hearing.The bail petition is being heard in the POCSO...

Prayagraj, March 9 An application was filed in a POCSO court here on Monday, seeking the seizure of the passport of Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, who is facing allegations of sexually exploiting his disciples, on the apprehension that he may flee abroad.The plea was filed by a...

Prayagraj, February 25 – Spiritual leader Ashutosh Brahmachari Maharaj made a series of serious allegations against Swami Avimukteshwarananda Saraswati during a press conference in Prayagraj on Wednesday, claiming misconduct at an ashram and naming several individuals he described as accused...