POCSO Act
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man sentenced to 20 yrs in jail for raping minor
Hyderabad: A local court here on Thursday sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl. The accused identified as 52-year-old Mohammed Chotu was also ordered to…
- Telangana
Telangana: NCRB data reveals ‘worrisome’ increase in crimes against children
Hyderabad: The National Crime Records Bureau recorded a total of 5,667 crimes against children in 2021. This means that over 15 crimes were committed per day in the year, stated Child Rights…
- Bangalore
Sex scandal at Lingayat mutt: Karnataka police question accused warden
Chitradurga: Six days after a FIR was lodged under the POCSO Act and the SC, ST Prevention of Atrocities Act, the Karnataka police finally swung into action on Thursday in connection with…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man to serve two-year jail term for abducting minor
Hyderabad: A local court here on Thursday handed a two-year jail term to a man in a case of abduction dating back to December 2020. On December 26, 2020, a 17-year-old girl…
- India
Gujarat: Man gets death penalty for raping, murdering toddler
Dahod: A local court here on Wednesday awarded capital punishment to a man under the POCSO Act for raping and killing his two-and-a-half-year-old neice in this district of Gujarat. While handing down…
- India
Man arrested for raping minor daughter for seven years
Ambala: A man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting his minor daughter for the past seven years here, police said on Wednesday. A case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences…
- India
Dalit outfits hold protest demanding arrest of Karnataka seer accused of sexual abuse
Chitradurga (Karnataka): Dalit organisations staged a protest here on Tuesday, demanding the immediate arrest of Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, the chief pontiff of Murugha Math, who has been booked under the POCSO Act…
- Bangalore
Karnataka BJP MLC slams his party for ‘inaction’ against rape-accused Lingayat seer
Bengaluru: BJP MLC H. Vishwanath on Tuesday criticised the Karnataka government over its handling of POCSO case against the rape-accused Lingayat seer Dr. Murugha Shivamurthy Sharanaru. “If Home Minister Araga Jnanendra has…
- India
Minor girl delivers baby after being allegedly raped by uncle
Gurugram: In a shocking incident, a 15-year-old girl in Gurugram was allegedly raped by her uncle, a migrant worker from Uttarakhand, and became pregnant, police said. She has given birth to a…
- India
Karnataka: POCSO case lodged against prominent Lingayat seer
Mysuru: Karnataka police have lodged a POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) case against a prominent Lingayat seer from Chitradurga district, police said on Saturday. Nazarbad police have begun investigation into…
- India
Per Muslim law, girls who attain puberty can marry of their own will: Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court on Tuesday passed a verdict stating that under Muslim Law, a minor girl who has obtained her puberty can marry without the consent of her parents. It also…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man sentenced to 20 yrs in jail for sexually assaulting minor
Hyderabad: A man who sexually assaulted an 8-year-old child seven years ago was sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment by the POCSO cum Metropolitan Sessions Court of Malkajgiri on Thursday. In August…
- India
POCSO victim should not be traumatised by having to relive incident in court: HC
New Delhi: A minor victim of sexual offence suffers grave psychological impact by being present during court proceedings and it is in her interest that she is not traumatised again by having…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh govt initiates steps to make schools safer
Amaravati: The School Education department of Andhra Pradesh government has launched a unique initiative to make schools a safer place for students by keeping a tab on bullying and sexual harassment. A…
- India
Bihar judge claims unfair suspended, SC issues notice to state govt
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a judicial officer’s plea challenging his suspension by the Patna High Court, presumably for delivering a series of quick judgements, including in…
