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Two arrested for sexually assaulting 13yr old girl in Delhi's Samaypur Bad
Updated : 2 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to the police, the salon owner lured the girl to a vacant family residence in Raja Vihar under the pretext of introducing her to his associate, the bank employee. Once at the location, the duo allegedly coerced the minor into drinking alcohol before sexually assaulting her.
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Court sends five convicts of 2016 NH16 gangrape case to life imprisonment
Updated : 2 months, 3 weeks ago IST
Additional District Government Counsel Varun Kaushik said that the court has sent a message that such criminals should be kept away from society. He mentioned that in 2016, a rape and robbery incident took place on the Dostpur highway.
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Arpan NGO's Child Safety Week 2025 With Vidya Balan Achieves 165+ Million
Updated : 2 months, 4 weeks ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 16: For years, conversations on Child Sexual Abuse remained hidden, spoken in whispers, avoided within families, and rarely acknowledged publicly. Arpan, a globally recognised non-profit organisation dedicated to the elimination of Child Sexual Abuse (CSA), launch
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Indore court hands double life sentence to accused in step-daughter rape c
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The District and Sessions Court of Indore has sentenced an accused of raping his step-daughter to double life imprisonment under section 5, 13, and 14 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Pune Police nab 18-year-old for alleged rape of minor girl under BNS, POCS
Updated : 3 months ago IST
The incident is reported to have occurred on December 4, 2025, around 12:30 PM. The accused, who had befriended the victim approximately two months prior, allegedly approached the girl on his motorcycle and offered to take her to school.
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MP: 38-yr-old man gets four life sentences for rape and attempted murder o
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
Additional Sessions Judge and Special Judge (POCSO) Kshipra Patel sentenced the accused Dinesh to four times life imprisonment separately under sections 5m/6, 5(j)(iii)/6 and 5r/6 of POCSO Act and section 307 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
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HP: Women Protest in Shimla, demand resignation of BJP MLA Hans Raj over m
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
The Akhil Bharatiya Janwadi Mahila Samiti (All India Democratic Women's Association AIDWA) on Tuesday held a protest outside the Deputy Commissioner's office in Shimla, demanding the resignation of BJP MLA from Churah, Hans Raj, who has been accused in an alleged case of sexual assault in
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Telangana: Nursery student allegedly assaulted by school ayha, video viral
Updated : 3 months, 1 week ago IST
A four-year-old nursery student was allegedly assaulted by the school lady (ayah) in Medchal-Malkajgiri district of Telangana, on Monday. The school's jurisdiction fell under the Jedimetla Police Station, which registered a case and is investigating the matter.
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Himachal: Chamba Court grants interim bail to BJP MLA Hans Raj in sexual e
Updated : 4 months ago IST
A local court in Chamba on Monday granted interim anticipatory bail to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA from Churah, Hans Raj, in a sexual exploitation case registered against him, restraining police from arresting him until November 22.
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POCSO court in Kerala sentences mother, step-father to 180 years rigorous
Updated : 4 months, 1 week ago IST
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)
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Telangana: School Attender arrested on sexual assault charges under POCSO
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
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.
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Presence or absence of hymenal tear cannot be treated as conclusive proof
Updated : 4 months, 2 weeks ago IST
Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma, while dismissing the appeal of convict man, affirmed his conviction under Section 18 read with Sections 5(m) and 5(n) of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, and Section 511 read with Section 376AB of the IPC, holding that the ev
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