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POCSO Act: Death penalty will be futile, says Justice Shah
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 24 (ANI): Former Delhi High Court Chief Justice AP Shah, along with other child rights activists and lawyers expressed their dissatisfaction over the recent ordinance to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Haryana: 3 held in Yamunanagar rape case
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Yamunanagar (Haryana) [India], Apr 24 (ANI): The Yamunanagar police has arrested three people for allegedly raping a 13-year-old minor on Sunday.
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Minor sexually assaulted in Jharkhand's Dumka
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Dumka (Jharkhand) [India], Apr 24 (ANI): In yet another incident of sexual assault on minors, a 12-year-old girl was allegedly gangraped by three men outside an under-construction house here on Monday.
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Haryana: Minor sexually assaulted in Yamunanagar
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Yamunanagar (Haryana) [India], Apr 23 (ANI): A 13-year-old minor was allegedly sexually assaulted by a group of four men near a temple in Haryana's Yamunanagar on Sunday.
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Gangwar urges media to 'not sensationalise' rape cases
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Sharavasti (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 22 (ANI): A day after stating that hue and cry should not be created over one or two rape incidents, Union Minister Santosh Gangwar on Sunday said his statement had implied action should be taken even in rare incidents.
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DCW chief Maliwal ends 10-day long hunger strike
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 22 (ANI): Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal has finally ended her indefinite hunger strike on Sunday.
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Every rapist should be hanged, says Nirbhaya's mother
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 22 (ANI): Asha Devi, mother of 2012 Delhi gangrape victim on Sunday hailed the Centre for amending Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and urged it to consider death penalty for every rapist.
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Ordinance to amend POCSO Act historic: Rajnath
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
On Board, Apr 22 (ANI): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh hailed the ordinance to amend the existing Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and said it is a historic decision.
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Rape incidents can't be prevented: Santosh Gangwar
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 22 (ANI): Union Minister Santosh Gangwar on Saturday said that rampant incidents of rape in the country are unfortunate, but sometimes they cannot be prevented.
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President Kovind promulgates ordinance to strengthen POCSO Act
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 22 (ANI): President Ramnath Kovind on Sunday promulgated the ordinance to strengthen the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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UP: 4 minors sexually assaulted in separate incidents
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 22 (ANI): Hours after the Centre gave its nod to an ordinance to amend the existing Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act, allowing courts to award death penalty to those convicted of raping minors, four incidents of sexual assaults were reported
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POCSO Act amendment gets thumbs up from B-town
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 22 (ANI): The Centre has given its nod to an ordinance to amend the existing Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) Act, allowing courts to award death penalty to those convicted of raping minors, and Bollywood is all praise for it.
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