sexual assault

Berhampur (Odisha), February 13 A special court for crimes against women and children here on Friday sentenced a 26-year-old man to life in prison after finding him guilty of sexually assaulting and murdering a four-year-old boy three years ago.Additional District Judge (ADJ) and judge of the...

Pathanamthitta (Kerala), February 13 The seventh accused in the case involving the alleged sexual assault of a spa employee by a gangster for allegedly refusing to pay him money in Thiruvalla was arrested on Friday, police said.The arrested accused has been identified as Shinto P. Sunny of...

Haldwani, February 12 Police arrested four accused in connection with the double-murder case on Thursday in Haldwani, in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand, officials said.The bodies of a young man and a young woman were found lying in the Galla Mandi area of the Mandi complex in the...

Thane, February 12 A special fast-track court in Kalyan, Thane, sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for repeatedly raping his 15-year-old daughter.Special Judge (POCSO) VA Patravale found him guilty under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and the...

Kolkata, February 12 Four people have been arrested for allegedly molesting a young woman in Patuli, a suburb of the city, police said on Thursday.The incident occurred around midnight near a shop at Patuli More, where the woman and her companion were standing, they said.The accused – all...

Amethi (UP), February 11 A man has been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and raping his 17-year-old niece here, leaving her five months pregnant, police said on Wednesday.According to police, the girl's mother, on January 22, reported that her daughter had gone missing. Based on the...

New Delhi, February 11 The NHRC said on Wednesday that it has taken cognizance of a media report alleging that five minors were allegedly held captive for 18 hours at a building under construction in Gurugram, Haryana, and has issued a notice to the city police commissioner."The victims were...

Beed, February 11 A 13-year-old daughter of a migrant sugarcane worker was allegedly raped by a man in Beed district, Maharashtra, after he threatened her, the police said on Wednesday. A case has been registered against the accused, Suraj Kharat, and a search is underway to locate him, they...

Kolkata, February 11 The Calcutta High Court has allowed the re-examination of witnesses in a POCSO case, making an exception to the established norm of not recalling victims or witnesses in cases of sexual abuse of minors, and observed that each matter must be judged on its merits.Justice...

Thiruvalla (Kerala), February 11 Police have arrested another accused in connection with the case involving a gangster allegedly sexually assaulting a spa employee for refusing to give him money in Thiruvalla, Pathanamthitta district, officials said on Wednesday.The arrested person, identified...

Thane, February 11 A court in Thane district of Maharashtra has sentenced a 35-year-old man to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for repeatedly sexually assaulting a minor girl.Delivering the verdict, Special Judge (POCSO) V A Patravale from the Kalyan court stated that the testimony of a...

New Delhi, February 10 The Supreme Court on Tuesday considered guidelines for high courts and trial courts when making observations in cases of sexual assault, and said it would consider asking the National Judicial Academy (NJA) to prepare a comprehensive report on the matter.A bench...

Mumbai, February 10 The Bombay High Court has reduced the life sentence of a man, convicted for raping a minor girl, to 12 years, taking into account his young age, long imprisonment, and efforts at reform while in prison, including participation in an essay program on Mahatma Gandhi. A bench of...

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...

Patna, February 9 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday challenged the RJD in the legislative council, alleging that it had done nothing for women when it was in power, amid demonstrations by opposition MLCs over the alleged rise in cases of sexual assault in the state.As the House...

Budaun (UP), February 9 Two individuals were arrested here for allegedly gang-raping a friend's wife after paying Rs 1,000 to the husband, police said on Monday.According to the police, a 30-year-old woman – resident of the Faizganj Behta police station area – filed a complaint on Sunday...

Patna, February 9 Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday confronted the RJD in the legislative council, alleging that it did not do anything for women when it was in power, amid demonstrations by opposition MLCs over the alleged rise in cases of sexual assault in the state.The leader of...

Kolkata, February 9 Hundreds of people took out a torch rally near here on February 9, the birthday of the RG Kar hospital doctor who was raped and murdered at her workplace in August 2024, expressing their determination to continue the fight for justice.The rally, organized by the ‘Justice...

Kollam (Kerala), February 9 A man has been arrested in Kerala's Kollam district for allegedly raping a minor girl under the guise of exorcism, police said on Monday.The accused, Murari, a local sorcerer, had been on the run after the incident came to light on Sunday, and a search is underway...

Yavatmal (Maharashtra), February 9 Police have arrested the headmaster of a school in Maharashtra's Yavatmal district on charges of sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl student, officials said on Monday.The 47-year-old accused, the headmaster of a Zilla Parishad school in Ghathanji taluka...