POCSO Act
- India
UP man strikes minor with brick exposing her skull after failed rape attempt
A 26-year-old man brutally assaulted a six-year-old girl with brick, exposing her skull, after his rape attempt failed. The incident occurred on Tuesday, June 10, at Kanpur’s Ghatampur town in Uttar Pradesh.…
- India
SC trashes appeals of two convicts in rape case of minor school girl
New Delhi: The Supreme Court has dismissed the appeal of two convicts challenging the life imprisonment handed down by courts below for kidnapping and raping a 13-year-old girl in 2019 on the…
- Telangana
Jagtial woman beats son daily, villagers report child abuse
Hyderabad: A child was rescued after being subjected to a merciless beating by his mother in Tulasinagar locality of Jagtial district of Telangana. A video of the incident went viral on April…
- News
Middle aged man booked under POCSO in Humayun Nagar
Hyderabad: A middle-aged man has been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act for allegedly assaulting a 6-year-old girl in the Humayun Nagar area. The incident came to…
- Hyderabad
Man gets 20 year RI for raping minor in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: A local court in Medchal Malkajgiri on Tuesday, April 9 sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl. The convict was identified as 64-year-old Bachhan…
- India
2017 Walayar rape-murder case: Kerala HC gives relief to parents of two girls
Kochi: The Kerala High Court on Wednesday through an interim order asked the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) not to take any action, including arrest, against the parents of two Dalit girls…
- Hyderabad
Three juveniles booked for sexually assaulting minor in Gachibowli
Hyderabad: A class 9 girl was sexually assaulted by three juvenile boys at a school in Hyderabad’s Gachibowli. The accused have been arrested. The victim befriended one of the boys who allegedly…
- Bangalore
Karnataka court issues summons to Yediyurappa in POCSO case
Bengaluru: The First Fast Track court in Bengaluru on Friday issued summons to former Karnataka Chief Minister and BJP Central Parliamentary Committee member B.S. Yediyurappa in connection with a Protection of Children…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad man sentenced to 20 yrs in jail for rape of minor girl
Hyderabad: In a swift judgment, the Special Court for POCSO cases at LB Nagar in Hyderabad has sentenced Velishala Sudhakar, an office boy at an international school in Kothapet, to 20 years…
- Telangana
POCSO case against teacher in Telangana’s Siddipet for sexual harassment
Hyderabad: A teacher named Devayya, who teaches biology at a government higher secondary school in Khammampalli, Siddipet district, has been charged under the POCSO Act for inappropriate behaviour with female students. According…
- India
Govt a party in 7 lakh cases pending across courts, RS told
New Delhi: The Central government is a party in nearly seven lakh cases pending across courts, with the Finance Ministry alone being one of the litigants in nearly two lakh cases, the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Youtuber awarded 20 yrs jail for raping minor girl
Hyderabad: Popular YouTuber Chippada Bhargav alias Fun Bucket Bhargav, has been sentenced to a rigorous imprisonment of 20 years and was also fined Rs 4 lakh by a POCSO court for sexually…
- Telangana
Telangana: Jail admissions in NDPS cases increase by 71 pc in 2024
Hyderabad: Reflecting the police and excise department’s efforts to curb drug abuse in the state, the Telangana prisons department has witnessed a whopping 71 percent increase in jail admissions related to Narcotics…
- Hyderabad
Minor girl raped in Hyderabad, man arrested
Hyderabad: A 15-year-old minor girl was allegedly raped in Hyderabad’s Banjara Hills by her landlord. The girl’s family was living in the house for a year. The accused befriended the girl and…
- Bangalore
Karnataka: Teacher held for raping minor student
Kalaburagi: A private school teacher was arrested for allegedly raping a minor student in Yadrami town, police said on Wednesday. The man has been booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual…
