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Centre to amend POCSO Act to ensure death penalty in child rape till 12-ye
Updated : 7 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 20 (ANI): The Central Government, in a letter, submitted to the Supreme Court on Friday, said that it has started the process to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO)Act to introduce death penalty for rape of minors till 12 year of age.
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My son will come out clean: Papon's mother
Updated : 8 years ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Feb 25 (ANI): The mother of Bollywood singer Angarag Papon Mahanta on Sunday said that his son will come out clean from all allegations in the sexual assault case.
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CPM leader booked under POSCO
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala) [India], Jan 2 (ANI): A Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 case has been slapped against the Communist Party of India (Marxist) leader Minish in Kozhikode district of Kerala for sexually harassing a differently-abled boy who studies in Class IX.
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5-year-old raped, murdered in Hyderabad
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad [India], December 13 (ANI): In a shocking incident, a five-year-old girl was raped and murdered in Hyderabad on Tuesday.
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Three siblings stop going to school after being molested by a group
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh) [India], December 8 (ANI): Three siblings in Varanasi had stopped going to school after being allegedly molested and threatened by a group of men while they were returning home after attending their classes on November 23.
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Mother of raped toddler blames school
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Nov 23 (ANI): The mother of a child, who was allegedly raped by a classmate, has accused the school management of negligence.
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Teacher arrested for sexually abusing minor in Hyderabad
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Hyderabad (Telangana) [India], November 18 (ANI): An art teacher was yesterday arrested here on charges of sexually abusing a minor student.
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Women activist condemns rape of 1.5-year-old girl in Delhi
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], Nov 03 (ANI): A women's rights activist has condemned the rape of a one and a half-year-old girl in Delhi's Aman Vihar area and called for harsh punishment against the 33-year-old accused.
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2016 Kochi teen pregnancy case: Chargesheet filed against three
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala), Oct 22 (ANI): A chargesheet has been filed against a minor boy and his sister in the 2016 Kochi teen pregnancy case. Along with them the doctor who failed to report the case to police has been charged under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Hearing on Bachpan Bachao Andolan's plea on IPC, POCSO conflict to co
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court will today hear the plea filed by Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA) in connection with "conflict" between the provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.
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Mumbai: Man arrested for raping mentally challenged daughter
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] June 2 (ANI): The Mumbai Police on Friday arrested a man under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act for raping his mentally challenged daughter.
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TV actor Parth Samthaan booked under molestation charges
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 23 (ANI): Popular Indian television actor Parth Samthaan, who became a household name with the success of the show 'Kaisi Yeh Yaariyan', was on Sunday booked under Sections 8 and 12 of the POCSO Act in Bangur Nagar.
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