POCSO Act
- Telangana
‘Political hit job’: Bandi Sanjay on son’s POCSO case before PM Modi’s Hyderabad visit
Hyderabad: Calling the POCSO case registered against his son a “political hit job” aimed at maligning him ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public meeting in Hyderabad, Union Minister Bandi Sanjay Kumar,…
- Hyderabad
POCSO case against Bandi Sanjay’s son: KTR slams police handling of case
Hyderabad: Strongly condemning the handling of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case registered against Sai Bhageerath, the son of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay, Bharat…
- Telangana
POCSO FIR against Bandi Sanjay’s son in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Telangana police registered a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act against Bandi Sai Bageerath, son of Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Bandi Sanjay Kumar,…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Neighbour who raped minor, got her pregnant, sentenced to life
Hyderabad: A city court sentenced a 26-year-old man to rigorous life imprisonment for repeatedly raping a minor girl in his neighbourhood, resulting in her pregnancy, the SR Nagar Police said on Monday, April…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Two get 30 years in jail for sexually assaulting 9-year-old girl
Hyderabad: Two persons were sentenced to 30 years of rigorous imprisonment with a fine of Rs 10,000 each under various sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, for…
- Telangana
Govt teacher held for sexual assault, headmaster among 6 concealed evidence
Hyderabad: A government teacher was arrested for “sexually assaulting” a girl student from the SC/ST community in Telangana, police said on Sunday. The incident occurred in a Zilla Parishad High School located…
- Hyderabad
Buried under cement at home: Hyderabad woman’s murder hidden for months
Hyderabad: A 22-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday, March 25, for allegedly killing the mother of his 17-year-old girlfriend after she opposed their relationship, police in Medchal-Malkajgiri district said. The accused, Monti…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Auto driver gets 20 years prison for raping minor
Hyderabad: A Hyderabad court convicted a 26-year-old auto driver for aggravated sexual assault against a minor girl under his care, sentencing him to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment, a Rs 42,000 fine…
- Telangana
Telangana minor girl raped by cousin attempts suicide, dies later
Hyderabad: A minor who was allegedly raped by her cousin and threatened with dire consequences if she revealed it, consumed pesticide in a bid to end her life on December 8, 2025.…
- India
Man held for molesting, extorting Rs 50,000 from schoolgirl in Thane
Thane: A 23-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly molesting and extorting Rs 50,000 from a 15-year-old schoolgirl over six months in Thane city, police said on Wednesday, March 4. Accused Prathamesh…
- India
Minor’s sexual assault ‘heinous’, says Thane court; sentences man to 10-year RI
Thane: A special POCSO court in Thane has sentenced a man to 10 years rigorous imprisonment for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 2021, observing the crime was “heinous” and deserved no…
- India
FIR against Swami Avimukteshwaranand under POCSO Act
Lucknow: An FIR was lodged in Prayagraj against Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati and his disciple Mukundanand Brahmachari over allegations of sexual abuse of two persons, including a minor, over the past year, including…
- India
UP: Couple sentenced to death for sexual exploitation of 33 minor boys
Banda: In a landmark verdict, a special court in Uttar Pradesh’s Banda on Friday, February 20, sentenced a former junior engineer of the Irrigation Department and his wife to death for the…
- India
POCSO case accused escapes from Kerala court before sentencing
Kollam: A POCSO case accused slipped away from the court premises minutes before he was sentenced to a cumulative 23 years for abducting a minor girl from Assam and sexually assaulting her,…
- India
Probe into father-daughter deaths in Kochi intensifies
Kochi: The investigation into the deaths of a six-year-old girl and her father in Elamakkara was intensified after an autopsy report revealed the child had been sexually assaulted prior to her death…
