POCSO
- Hyderabad
Cyberabad Police Commissioner directs staff to expedite pending cases
Hyderabad: The Cyberabad Police Commissioner, Stephen Raveendra, has instructed his staff to intensify investigations and clear pending cases as well as expedite the investigation process for those facing charges. In a review…
- Delhi
Delhi HC judge throws light on issues pertaining to POCSO Act
New Delhi: A Delhi High Court judge, while speaking as a Chief Guest in a seminar by Delhi Commission for Protection of Child Rights on “Rehabilitation of POCSO victims: Strategies, Challenges and…
- Telangana
Telangana: Man sentenced to 20 years in jail for raping a minor
Hyderabad: A 23-year-old was awarded imprisonment of 20 years for sexually assaulting a minor in 2017. The Special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Bhongir court judge K Maruthi Devi gave…
- Bangalore
Karnataka court quashes rape case lodged by daughter against father
Dakshina Kannada: In a rare case, a POCSO court in Karnataka’s Mangaluru on Thursday quashed the rape case filed against a man by his daughter on Thursday for the lack of evidence.…
- Delhi
Delhi HC notice to Centre on PIL against compulsory reporting of POCSO cases
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Centre to file its reply, within six weeks, on a PIL challenging provisions of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act,…
- India
Arrest warrant against ex-Indian women’s football coach in POCSO case
New Delhi: A Delhi court has issued an arrest warrant against former Indian U-17 women’s football coach Alex Mario Ambrose accused of sexually abusing a woman athlete in June 2022 when the…
- India
Catholic priest in Kerala sentenced to 7 years in POCSO case
Kochi: A special Pocso court in Kerala’s Trissur on Wednesday sentenced Catholic priest Raju Kokan to seven years imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl in his diocese. The incident occurred in…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 20-yr-old man detained for raping his 15-yr-old cousin
Hyderabad: A grade 10 girl was allegedly raped by her 20-year-old cousin. The girl lost her parents when she was a young child, and her paternal uncle has been raising her ever…
- India
Minor sodomised by teacher in Delhi Madrasa, accused still at large
New Delhi: A 12 year-old boy was sodomised repeatedly by a Ulema (teacher) in a North-Delhi Madrasa, an official said on Thursday. The boy was studying in Al-Jamiatul Islamiatul Arabia Qasimul-Uloom Madrasa…
- India
24.3% POCSO cases from Assam, Maha, WB were ‘romantic’ relationships: Analysis
New Delhi: Of the 7,064 POCSO judgments between 2016 and 2020 from Assam, Maharashtra, and West Bengal, 1,715 cases (24.3 percent) involved “romantic relationships”, according to a new analysis. Enfold Proactive Health…
- Delhi
Satyendar Jain’s masseur turns out to be a ‘Ghodiwala’
New Delhi: Delhi’s jailed minister Satyendar Jain was getting a massage from Rinku, a POCSO accused who also used to provide Ghodi (mare service) during marriages. Rinku told the officials that under…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad teacher imprisoned for 10 yrs for molesting minor boy
Hyderabad: A private teacher in the city, Ravindran Prakash who molested a minor boy received a ten-year prison term. The accused was charged with two similar offences against kids in the past.…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Congress tightlipped on POCSO case against Lingayat seer
Bengaluru: At a time when public debate is focused on the POCSO case against prominent Lingayat seer Murugha Shivamurthy Sharanaru and the inaction of the authorities, the silence of the Congress leaders…
- India
Karnataka HC quashes POCSO case, upholds marriage of accused, victim
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has quashed a case lodged under the provision of the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and upheld the marriage between the accused and the…