POCSO Act
- Delhi
POCSO Act is gender-neutral legislation: Delhi High Court
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court has said that the POCSO Act is a gender-neutral legislation while rejecting an assertion that the law is being “misused” as it is a “gender based”…
- Telangana
Telangana: PT teacher booked under POCSO for misbehaving with girl student
Hyderabad: A physical education teacher was booked under POCSO Act on Saturday for allegedly misbehaving with a girl student in Telangana’s Attapur, police said. “A case was registered against a PT teacher…
- India
Ex-judge who faced flak for controversial POCSO Act judgements moves HC over pension
Mumbai: Former High Court judge Pushpa Ganediwala, who faced flak over a series of controversial judgments for the interpretation of what constitutes as sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual…
- Bangalore
College principal arrested in Karnataka for sexually assaulting minor
Shivamogga: The Karnataka Police on Friday said that the principal of a college in Shivamogga district has been arrested for sexually assaulting a minor girl. The incident took place in the limits…
- Andhra Pradesh
Andhra: Man arrested for sexually exploiting stepdaughters
Eluru: A 42-year-old stepfather was arrested on Friday for allegedly impregnating his 17-year-old stepdaughter and sexually assaulting her younger sister at Eluru in Andhra Pradesh, police said. Police identified the impregnated girl…
- India
Cong slams Centre over police seeking withdrawal of POCSO charges against WFI chief
New Delhi: The Congress on Thursday slammed the Centre after the Delhi Police sought to withdraw charges under the POCSO Act against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh…
- India
Man gets 15 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping mentally challenged girl
New Delhi: A court here has sentenced a man to 15 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a mentally challenged girl in 2018, recording the act and sharing the clip with other…
- Crime in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man rapes minor girl in Jawahar Nagar, no arrest yet
Hyderabad: A 30-year-old man has been accused by a woman of allegedly raping her minor daughter in Jawahar Nagar, police said on Friday. However, no arrests have been made so far. The…
- India
Wrestlers’ battle turning into face-off between khaps & seers in UP
Lucknow: The ongoing battle between Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and the country’s top grapplers is now turning into a face-off between Ayodhya seers and khap…
- India
Two held for raping minor with promise of ice cream in UP
Unnao: Two persons, including a 60-year-old owner of a marriage lawn, have been arrested for allegedly kidnapping and gangraping a 16-year-old girl after luring her away with ice cream. The survivor, who lives…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Bike taxi rider saves 6-year-old from rape in Errum Manzil
Hyderabad: A six-year-old girl found a good samaritan in a bike taxi rider when the latter saved her from getting raped by a 19-year-old man at Errum Manzil. According to the Punjagutta…
- India
Two rape accused caught, thrashed by locals in UP
Pilibhit: Two persons, accused of raping a minor, were caught by villagers, tied to a tree and thrashed in Uttar Pradesh’s Pilibhit district. They were later handed over to the police. According…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man sentenced to life for raping teenage daughter
Hyderabad: The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court of Sangareddy sentenced a 45-year-old to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of raping his minor daughter in their residence in Ameenpur town of…