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Crime and Accident
Man held guilty of raping 6-year-old girl
Muzaffarnagar:Â A POCSO court on Wednesday held a 23-year-old man guilty of raping a minor girl at Kookda village in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district in 2017. Special Judge Sanjiv Kumar Tiwari…
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India
POCSO case accused jumps into sea, police search on
Thiruvananthapuram:Â An accused in a case registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act jumped into the sea on Wednesday morning when he was taken for evidence collection…
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Crime
Gujarat: Man arrested for allegedly raping minor in Surat
Surat: The Police on Friday arrested one person for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl in the Sachin GIDC area of Surat, Gujarat. The accused was identified as Shashi (24), a…
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India
UP POCSO court convicts man in 10 days, sets record
Rae Bareli: A POCSO court in Uttar Pradesh’s Rae Bareli has created a new record by convicting a rape accused and awarding life sentence to him in a span of…
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India
24 special courts in Odisha to deal with POCSO cases
Bhubaneswar:The Odisha government on Friday said it would establish 24 Fast Track Special Courts (FTSCs) for disposal of cases of rape and other sexual offences against children in a time-bound…
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Crime and Accident
U’khand: Father booked for allegedly molesting minor daughter
Uttarkashi : A man was booked for allegedly molesting his minor daughter in Badhaan village of Uttarkashi, police said on Wednesday. A case under POCSO Act and section 354 of…
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Andhra Pradesh News
Visakhapatnam: 16-year-old boy rapes 7-year-old girl
Visakhapatnam: A 7-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 16-year-old boy in Vepagunta here on Friday, said police. A case has been registered under the Protection of Children from Sexual…
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Andhra Pradesh News
Minor girl thrashed by village elder for elopement
Amaravati: In a horrific incident, a minor Dalit girl was mercilessly beaten up by a village elder in public for eloping with a youth in Andhra Pradesh’s Anantapur district. The…
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News
Need for more forensic labs to expedite POCSO cases: SC
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday noted that more designated Forensic Science Laboratories (FSL) were needed across the country to avoid delay in trial and for early disposal of cases…
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India
RS passes Bill including death penalty for child abuse
New Delhi: With members across party lines supporting a stricter law against child abuse, the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed the bill for amending the Protection of Children from Sexual…
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Crime and Accident
Telangana: 60-yr-old neighbour held for molesting minor
Medchal: A 60-year-old man was arrested for allegedly molesting a seven-year-old girl here in Medchal, police said. The incident occurred on June 22. The accused was identified as Venkataiah. While…
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Crime and Accident
Minor girl gang-raped by six for a week
Amaravati: In a shocking incident, a minor girl was gang-raped by six youth, including three minors, for a week in Andhra Pradesh’s Ongole town, police said on Sunday. The incident…
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Crime and Accident
11-year-old raped, murdered in UP
Unnao (Uttar Pradesh): A 11-year-old girl was raped and murdered in Uttar Pradesh’s Unnao district. The incident took place on Friday in Safipur police circle. The girl, who was sleeping…
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Crime and Accident
Telangana: Father held for raping 5 -year-old daughter multiple times
Hyderabad: A man was arrested for allegedly raping his five-year-old daughter, police said on Friday. According to ACP of Kushaiguda Division K Shiva Kumar, police received a complaint from a…
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Crime and Accident
Mumbai: 35-yr-old arrested for sexually assaulting a 4-yr-old
Mumbai: A 35-year-old constable was arrested on Thursday under The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POSCO) for allegedly sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl. The accused is identified as…
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Crime and Accident
Mumbai: 35-yr-old arrested for sexually assaulting a 4-yr-old
Mumbai: A 35-year-old constable was arrested on Thursday under The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POSCO) for allegedly sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl. The accused is identified as…
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Crime in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 9-yr-old raped by neighbour
Hyderabad: A nine-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her neighbour here at under construction site in Ramanthapur area on Thursday, police said. We received a complaint from the parents of…
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Crime and Accident
11-year-old girl sexually assaulted by relative
Kolkata: Police have arrested a man here after the mother of an 11-year-old girl filed a complaint stating that her distant relative committed penetrative sexual assault on her daughter. “The…
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Crime and Accident
POCSO Act on crime against children doesn’t picture reality: Author Arita Sarkar
New Delhi: The number of cases under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act is on the rise but the data procured under it is not “an accurate…
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Crime and Accident
Man arrested for allegedly raping 14-year-old girl in Alwar
Alwar: Rajasthan Police on Thursday arrested a man for allegedly raping a 14-year-old girl in Alwar city. Speaking to media persons, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Nazim Ali, said: “A…
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Crime and Accident
Man held for sexually assaulting teenaged girl
New Delhi: A 28-year-old man was arrested for sexually assaulting a teenaged girl here last month, police said on Tuesday. Police said the crime occurred on March 17 but was…
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Crime and Accident
UP: Minor raped in Bulandshahr, 2 detained
Bulandshahr: Uttar Pradesh police has detained two persons for allegedly abducting and raping a minor girl in Uttar Pradesh’s Bulandshahr on Sunday. The two accused are being questioned after the…
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News
CBI Probe ordered against Bihar CM Nitish Kumar
Patna: CBI probe has been ordered against Bihar CM Nitish Kumar by a special court on the Protection of Children From Sexual Offences (POCSO) today in connection with the Bihar…
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Crime in Hyderabad
AP: 7-year-old sexually molested
Guntur: A seven-year-old girl was allegedly sexually molested in Tumurukota village of the district on Tuesday night. Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu has announced an ex gratia of Rs 5…
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Crime and Accident
Kerala Congress leader charged for raping tribal minor girl
Wayanad: A Congress leader from Kerala’s Wayanad district, OM George, has been booked for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor tribal girl for one-and-half years. The case was filed against Wayanad…
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Crime in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 16-year-old girl gang raped, blackmailed by relatives for 3 years
Hyderabad: A 16-year-old girl alleged that she has been gang-raped continuously by her relatives for the last three years. The family members of the victim on Sunday protested in their…
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