sexual abuse

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...

Panaji, March 29 Investigations into an alleged sexual scandal involving the son of a Goa councilor have revealed that he exploited multiple victims, including two sisters, one of whom was a minor, police said on Sunday.So far, four women, including the girlfriend of the 20-year-old accused...

Panaji, March 23 – The South Goa Police arrested 20-year-old Soham Sushant Naik in the early hours of Monday following a strong public outcry over an alleged sex scandal involving 25 to 30 minor girls. Naik, a resident of Madegal-Cacora and the son of a BJP municipal councillor, was taken into...

Islamabad, March 17: Child abuse cases in Pakistan saw an eight percent increase in 2025, reaching 3,630 incidents, according to local media, citing figures from a report released by the child protection organization, Sahil.According to the report, on average, over nine children were subjected...

Hyderabad, March 16 A four-year-old girl who went missing was allegedly sexually assaulted and murdered here, following which a 25-year-old man was arrested, police said on Monday.The incident occurred on Sunday when the accused took the girl from a labour camp after offering her chocolates...

New Delhi, March 13 Nominated Rajya Sabha member Sudha Murty called for making counselors mandatory in schools to help children who have experienced sexual offenses.Participating in a discussion on the private member bill 'The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Amendment) Bill...

Jhansi (UP), March 11 A nine-year-old boy was allegedly sexually assaulted by two teenagers from his neighborhood here, officials said on Wednesday.The incident came to light after the accused allegedly shared a video of the act with their friends, they said.According to the complaint lodged...

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...

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...

London, March 8. Child abuse in Pakistan remains widespread, with cases being reported of physical, sexual, and emotional violence, as well as widespread exploitation through child labor and trafficking. However, despite several legislative measures such as the Zainab Alert and Recovery and...

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...

Nashik, March 5 Seven Class X students at a hostel run by the Maharashtra social welfare department in Igatpuri, Nashik, have been booked for allegedly sexually abusing some of their younger students, an official said on Thursday.The superintendent of the hostel has also been booked in the...

Wayanad (Kerala), February 26 Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra called on Thursday for "moral accountability" from public office-bearers whose names appear in the 'Epstein files', alleging that such accountability is lacking in India.Speaking to reporters in Wayanad, Vadra said that across the...

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...

Bhubaneswar, February 23 – A day after a disturbing incident of a minor student being gang-raped by her teachers at a private school in Kendrapara district came to light, fresh reports emerged on Sunday regarding a complaint filed by a woman alleging sexual abuse by a senior Indian Revenue...

Lucknow, February 22 – A special court for dealing with crimes against minors in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, ordered the registration of a First Information Report (FIR) against Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and one of his associates, Mukundanand Giri, on Saturday, over allegations of...

Lucknow (UP), February 22 An FIR has been registered in Prayagraj against Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and his disciple, Mukundanand Brahmachari, over allegations of sexual abuse of two individuals, including a minor, over the past year, including during the Magh Mela.This action follows...

Kendrapara, February 22 Five teachers from a private school have been arrested in Odisha's Kendrapara district for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl, police said.The arrests were made on Saturday after the father of the Class-7 student and the district child welfare committee filed separate...

Kendrapara (Odisha), February 21 Five teachers from a private school were arrested on Saturday for allegedly raping a 13-year-old girl in Kendrapara district, according to police.The arrests were made after the father of the class 7 student and the district child welfare committee filed...

Prayagraj (UP), February 21 A special POCSO court here on Saturday ordered the Jhunsi Police Station SHO to register an FIR against Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati to investigate allegations of sexual abuse of boys.Last week, the court of Special Judge (POCSO Act) Vinod Kumar Chaurasia...