The organisation noted that this incident comes months after the disappearance of 23-year-old Mahjabeen from Quetta, whose fate also remains unknown. BASC stated that both cases reflect the continuing pattern of enforced disappearances that have plagued Balochistan for years, now increasingl
Special POCSO court at Delhi's Tis Hazari concluded a POCSO trial in 9 days and awarded a punishment of 25 years jail to a convict. The convicted person raped a minor girl child aged two on the night of Diwali.
A charge sheet was filed under sections of murder, Arms Act, etc. The supplementary charge sheet had alleged the sexual assault too. The Division bench of Justices Vivek Chaudhary and Manoj Jain has agreed to hear the appeal and listed the matter for hearing in December.
The verdict was pronounced by Special POCSO Court Judge Ashraf AM under various sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, and the Juvenile Justice Act (JJ Act)
A school attender in Karimnagar district has been arrested under POCSO, BNS and IT Acts for sexually assaulting minor girl students and threatening them with morphed photos. Officials suspended the headmaster and initiated action against the school staff after an inquiry.
According to police, the incident occurred around 10:30 p.m. near Komati Cheruvu, on the outskirts of Tuni town, on Wednesday. The accused, identified as Tatika Narayana Rao, reportedly jumped into a lake while being taken to be produced before a magistrate.
A joint police team from Banthara Police Station and the Surveillance Cell, South Zone, Lucknow, booked a wanted accused on Thursday, carrying a hefty reward of Rs. 25,000 under his name, in a case of rape of a minor.
A minor girl was allegedly raped and poisoned by a man known to her family in the Rajnagar area of West Agartala, police said on Sunday. The victim is hospitalised.
"People were warned that they should not go forward. But the young people were excited and went ahead, and due to the trolley being disbalanced, it got overturned."
Based on the father's complaint, police have arrested the building owner, identified as Nathu Singh (68), along with three labourers involved in the construction work. The iron rod has been seized, and construction activity at the site has been halted.