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Andhra Police to observe 2020 as year of women safety: DGP Sawang
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh)[India], Dec 29 (ANI): Andhra Pradesh Director General of Police (DGP) Gautam Sawang on Sunday asserted that the crime rate in the state has fallen by six per cent in 2019 as compared to the last year and added that the police department will observe 2020 as the "ye
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UP: Minor girl raped in Moradabad, case registered
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 26 (ANI): A minor girl was allegedly raped in Moradabad on December 22, police said.
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Andhra: Minor girl sexually assaulted by 60-year-old man
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Guntur (Andhra Pradesh) [India], Dec 19 (ANI): A four-year-old girl was allegedly sexually assaulted by a 60-year-old man in R Agraharam area in Andhra Pradesh's Guntur district on Tuesday, police said.
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Prasad writes Chief Justice of Guj for fast-track courts for rape, POCSO r
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Dec 12 (ANI): Showing concern towards the safety and security of women and children, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Thursday wrote to the Chief Justice of Gujarat -- Vikram Nath, demanding him for "setting up fast track special courts" for speedy trial and disposal
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MP: Religious preacher booked under POCSO Act for sexually molesting 3 min
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Satna (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 12 (ANI): Gautam Solanki, Assistant Superintendent of Police, Satna on Thursday informed that a religious preacher from Bhopal, who is accused of sexually assaulting three minor girls, have been booked under (POCSO) Act 2012 and the SC/ST (Atrocities Prote
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Pune: 67-yr-old man held for sexually abusing 5-yr-old girl
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], Dec 8 (ANI): A 67-year-old-man was arrested for allegedly sexually abusing a 5-year old in Pimpri area of Pune on December 6, police said.
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Kerala: 4 including victim's aunt arrested in rape case
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kollam (Kerala) [India], Dec 7 (ANI): Four accused, including the victim's aunt, have been arrested under the charges of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act in connection with the alleged rape of a 17-year-old girl in Kollam district.
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Unnao: Juvenile held for sexually assaulting 3-yr-old girl
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Unnao (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Dec 7 (ANI): A minor boy has been arrested for sexually assaulting a three-year-old girl in Makhi village in Unnao district, police said on Saturday.
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Rape convicts under POCSO should not have right to file mercy petition: Pr
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Sirhoi (Rajasthan) [India], Dec 6 (ANI): Terming women safety as a "serious issue", President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said that rape convicts under POCSO Act should not have right to file mercy petition.
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Kerala: Kasaragod court sentences man to life for raping minor
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Kasaragod (Kerala) [India], Dec 4 (ANI): A court here on Wednesday sentenced a 45-year-old accused to rigorous life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a four-year-old girl last year, making it the first conviction after the amendment of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (P
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Indore: 5-yr-old girl found dead in dilapidated building, rape suspected
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 3 (ANI): A five-year-old girl, who was sleeping with her parents under a bridge in Mhow and later went missing, was found dead in an abandoned building on Monday.
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Gujarat: Man held for raping 8-year-old girl at knifepoint
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Rajkot (Gujarat) [India], Dec 2 (ANI): A man, an accused of kidnapping and raping an 8-year-old at knifepoint in Rajkot, has been arrested by the police.
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