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    Teenage Survivor Takes Class 10 Exam After Escaping Abuse

    Beed, February 21 A 15-year-old girl from the Beed district of Maharashtra, who survived the horrors of child marriage and domestic abuse, began a new chapter in her life as she appeared for her Class 10 exam, demonstrating her strong will to pursue what she truly values by breaking free from...
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    Inconsistencies in Testimony Lead to Acquittal in Thane Rape Case

    Thane, February 20 A special court in Thane, Maharashtra, has acquitted a 37-year-old man accused of raping a minor girl, stating that the prosecution failed to prove that the survivor was a "child" and noting significant inconsistencies in her testimony.In the judgment dated February 12...
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    Sensitivity in Sexual Offence Cases: Supreme Court Calls for Judicial Guidelines

    New Delhi, February 18 – The Supreme Court has overturned the controversial Allahabad High Court judgment that ruled that grabbing a minor’s breasts and breaking her pajama string did not constitute an attempt to rape.In dismissing the case, which included the criminal appeals filed by two...
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    Breasts Grabbed, Pyjama String Pulled: SC Determines This Constitutes 'Attempt to Rape'

    New Delhi, February 18 The Supreme Court has ruled that grabbing breasts and pulling a pyjama string constitutes "an attempt to rape," overturning a controversial Allahabad High Court order that said these were only "preparation to commit rape."A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and...
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    Minor Girl Assaulted in Andhra Pradesh: Police Arrest Relative

    Amaravati, February 16 A minor girl has allegedly been sexually assaulted by a relative in the Krishna district, following which the accused was arrested, police said on Monday.According to Gudivada DSP Dheeraj Vinil, the incident occurred on February 7 after the child's mother returned to her...
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    Prisoner Suicide: Inquiry Ordered at Orai District Jail

    Jalaun (UP), February 14 An undertrial prisoner in the Orai district jail, involved in a POCSO case, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in the prison toilet on Saturday, officials said.Manoj Kumar, 25, had been in judicial custody since March 2025 in connection with the case...
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    Prisoner's Death Under Investigation in Orai District Jail

    Jalaun (UP), February 14 A 25-year-old undertrial prisoner, held in the Orai district jail, allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself in the prison toilet on Saturday, officials said.The deceased has been identified as Manoj Kumar, a resident of Uttar Pradesh's Hamirpur district. He had...
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    Investigation Launched After Rape of 15-Year-Old in Nagpur

    Nagpur, February 11 A 15-year-old girl was allegedly raped by three individuals in the Nandanvan area of Nagpur, Maharashtra, leading to the arrest of a 19-year-old man and the detention of two minor boys, police said on Wednesday.The crime occurred on Tuesday after one of the accused, who was...
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    Minor Students Report Sexual Harassment by Government Teacher

    Muzaffarnagar (UP), February 10 A teacher from a government primary school has been arrested for allegedly sexually harassing two minor girl students in a village here, police said on Tuesday.The accused, identified as Satish Kumar, was arrested on Monday following a complaint filed by the...
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    Two Relatives Charged in Telangana Child Assault

    Hyderabad, February 9 An eight-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by two of her relatives, one of whom is a minor, in the Jayashankar Bhupalpally district of Telangana, police said on Monday.Officials said the assaults occurred in separate incidents, one last week and the other on...
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