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Doctors reveal 9-year-old girl found dead in Dayalpur had no heartbeat, bl
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Doctors reported that a nine-year-old girl found dead in the Dayalpur area of northeast Delhi arrived at the hospital without a pulse or heartbeat.
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Minor girl found unconscious after allegedly sexually assaulted in Delhi;
Updated : 9 months, 1 week ago IST
Upon reaching the location, the police team found that a minor girl in an unconscious state had been taken to JPC Hospital by her father, where she was declared dead on arrival, police added.
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Maharashtra: NCW takes suo motu cognizance of Thane minor's abduction, rap
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
NCW Chairperson Vijaya Rahatkar has directed the Director General of Police (DGP) of Maharashtra to conduct an investigation, ensure the immediate arrest of the main accused, and provide strict punishment under relevant laws, including the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 and the POCSO
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Belagavi gang-rape victim blackmailed; five, including two minors, held
Updated : 9 months, 2 weeks ago IST
According to police, the assault was recorded, and the video was subsequently used to threaten and blackmail the girl. Under pressure and fear, the victim was later gang-raped by three other accused at multiple locations.
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Delhi court sentences man to life for raping, impregnating minor; verdict
Updated : 11 months ago IST
An FIR was filed at Police Station Nihal Vihar in February 2025. This case was instituted on March 28, 2025. The judgment was passed on April 15, and the court sentenced the convict the very next day.
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Police firing in Hubballi that claimed accused "not failure of law and ord
Updated : 11 months ago IST
Karnataka government's Chief Whip Saleem Ahmed on Sunday stated that the police firing in Hubballi, which resulted in the death of an accused in a POCSO and murder case, was carried out in self-defence after the man tried to assault a woman police officer.
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Kerala madrasa teacher sentenced to 187 years for sexual assault of minor
Updated : 11 months, 1 week ago IST
The verdict was pronounced by a POCSO court in Taliparamba on Tuesday.
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Delhi court orders FIR against man for forcing daughter to file false POCS
Updated : 11 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The Saket District Court has directed Delhi Police to register an FIR against a man on whose instance his daughter filed a false POCSO case against his wife, in-laws and other relatives. This matter pertains to the area under Jaitpur police station in the South East District.
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"Courts must be cautious": Legal experts on Allahabad HC's ruling on sexua
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Legal experts have emphasized the need for judicial caution and sensitivity in cases involving sexual violence, following the Allahabad High Court's observation certain acts of assault do not constitute rape or attempted rape.
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Man gets 10 years sentence for sexually assaulting mentally challenged boy
Updated : 12 months ago IST
Additional Sessions Judge (ASJ) Sushil Bala Dagar sentenced the main accused to 10 years' improvement under section six of the POCSO Act. He has been sentenced to different jail terms for the offences of causing hurt, house trespass, and criminal intimidation.
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Delhi Police to conduct exam for SHO appointments for first time in histor
Updated : 12 months ago IST
The exam will test candidates on a broad syllabus, covering critical laws and policing acts, including - Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS), Bharatiya Sakshya Adhiniyam (BSA), Cybercrime and IT Skills, NDPS Act, POCSO Act, JJ Act, Arms Act, Delhi Poli
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Karnataka High Court stays trial court's fresh summons to ex-CM BS Yediyur
Updated : 1 year ago IST
The Karnataka High Court on Friday stayed the order of cognizance and summons issued by a Bengaluru Court to former Chief Minister BS Yediyurappa directing his presence before the Trial Court on March 15, in connection with a case registered under the POCSO Act.
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