POCSO
- India
Cricketer Yash Dayal gets court relief in sexual assault case
Jaipur: The Rajasthan High Court on Friday, January 23, granted interim protection from arrest to IPL champion and Royal Challengers Bengaluru fast bowler Yash Dayal in connection with a rape case. Justice…
- India
UP: Police arrest man for kidnapping, molesting 10-year-old schoolgirl
Meerut: Police here have arrested a man for allegedly kidnapping a 10-year-old schoolgirl and molesting her in Meerut district, an official said on Sunday. The incident took place on Saturday around 10.30…
- India
Court sentences man to life imprisonment in 5-year-old girl’s rape-murder case
Ghaziabad: A special POCSO court sentenced a convict to life imprisonment and imposed a fine of Rs 1.30 lakh in connection with the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl in 2019.…
- India
Gujarat man sentenced to death for brutal rape of 7-year-old
Rajkot: A court in Gujarat’s Rajkot city on Saturday, January 17, sentenced a man to death for raping a seven-year-old girl and sexually assaulting her with an iron rod, in a verdict…
- Telangana
Telangana records spike in cybercrime, drunk driving prisoners in 2025
Hyderabad: The Telangana Prisons Department witnessed a total of 42,566 admissions, both male and female, in 2025, reflecting an 11.8 per cent increase compared to 38,079 in 2024, according to the department’s…
- Hyderabad
Crimes against children, women see sharp rise in Hyderabad in 2025
Hyderabad: In a worrying trend, crimes against women and children increased in Hyderabad in 2025, with cases involving women rising by six per cent and offences under the Protection of Children from…
- Hyderabad
Man convicted under POCSO for raping minor girl in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A man has been convicted under the POCSO Act for the rape of a minor girl in Hyderabad. The court has awarded rigorous imprisonment for 25 years to the man and…
- India
NCPCR rescued 2,300 children across India in six months: Official
Itanagar: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has said that in the past six months, it disposed of around 26,000 cases and rescued more than 2,300 children across the…
- India
Tuition teacher gets 3-year RI for sexually assaulting three minor girls
Thane: A Thane court has sentenced a teacher to three years’ rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting three minor girl students in 2019, saying such an act deserves to be condemned and to…
- Andhra Pradesh
Rape accused jumps into pond, dies in Andhra
Tuni: A 62-year-old man accused of raping a minor girl here in Kakinada district, died after jumping into a pond while in police custody, said police on Thursday. Narayana Rao was arrested…
- India
‘Physical relations’ cannot be equated with rape, says Delhi HC
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has acquitted a man convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, ruling that the phrase “physical relations” used by the prosecutrix was…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad children’s home supervisor accused of assaulting 7 more boys
Hyderabad: A 26-year-old supervisor at a state-run Children’s Home for Boys in Saidabad, who was earlier arrested for “sexually assaulting” a 10-year-old boy, is suspected of abusing seven other inmates, police said…
- Hyderabad
Minor boy sexually assaulted in Hyderabad at knife point
Hyderabad: A class 4 student was sexually assaulted in Hyderabad’s Bandlaguda at knife point on Tuesday, October 14. The incident occurred near the victim’s school at 8:30 am. The accused first threatened…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 10-year-old ‘sexually assaulted’ by children’s home supervisor
Hyderabad: A 10-year-old boy at the state-run children’s home in Saidabad here was allegedly sexually assaulted by a supervisor of the facility, police said on Monday. The accused allegedly sexually assaulted the…
- Hyderabad
8-year-old sexually assaulted by neighbour in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A minor girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a 23-year-old man at Saidabad here, police said on Friday. The incident happened about 15-20 days ago and the family members did not…
