Search For "pocso"
Senior citizen arrested for allegedly raping 10-year-old girl in Pune
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The accused has been booked under relevant sections of the BNS and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
Read More
Uttarakhand: All five accused in Dehradun minor gang rape case arrested
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Dehradun Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Ajay Singh, said that a case has been filed at Patel Nagar Police Station under the POCSO Act.The police are currently working to gather evidence against the accused.
Read More
Ministry of Education urges states to enforce school safety guidelines
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The Ministry of Education has issued a directive to all States and Union Territories (UTs) to implement the "Guidelines on School Safety and Security-2021" to enhance the protection of children in educational institutions. This move follows directives from the Supreme Court in Writ Petitions
Read More
Badlapur assault case: SIT registers FIR against school authorities
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
The special investigation team (SIT) for Badlapur sexual assault against minors has registered an FIR against the school authorities, for not complying with the provisions of section 19 of the POCSO Act which mandates that every authority when they come to know about any such kind of sexual
Read More
"Girls said that they were harassed...": Principal of Maharashtra's Akola
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
"There was a program in the school yesterday...After the program was over the teacher went to meet the students of class 7-8. Some 4-5 girls said that they were harassed, then we came to know about this, until then we were not aware of any such thing," the Principal of the school said.
Read More
Karnataka: Girl attacked by fellow student in Puttur; police investigation
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
In a shocking incident in Puttur, Dakshina Kannada, a girl was assaulted by a fellow student who reportedly had a crush on her.
Read More
Indore court sentences 20-yr-old man to life imprisonment for raping minor
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
A special POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) court in Madhya Pradesh's Indore has sentenced a 20-year-old man to life imprisonment for raping a minor and forcing her to have an abortion.
Read More
Delhi court awards 15 years jail to priest for sexually assaulting boy
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
Delhi's Tis Hazari court has awarded 15-year jail term to a priest for sexually assaulting a minor boy eight years ago. The court called the offence a crime against society at large.
Read More
Delhi court sentences minor tried as adult to life imprisonment for rape a
Updated : 1 year, 7 months ago IST
In a case involving the rape and murder of a five-year-old girl, the Rohini District Court in Delhi has tried a minor as an adult and sentenced him to life imprisonment. The court noted that, at the time of the offence, the accused was over 16 years old. This case was initially registered in
Read More
Minor wrestler POCSO case: Court defers order on police's cancellation rep
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Delhi's Patiala House Court on Saturday deferred the order on the cancellation report filed by the Delhi Police against former WFI Chief Brij Bhushan Singh in a POCSO case .
Read More
Court sentences man to life imprisonment for raping and breaking teeth of
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
A Delhi Court has recently awarded a life sentence to man Convicted for raping and breaking two teeth by fist blow to 5 years old minor on the day of Bhai dooj. This case pertains to an FIR registered in a Police Station in North West District in the year 2019. The court said that sexual abu
Read More
Delhi: 14-Year-old orphan rescued from brothel, alleged trafficker arreste
Updated : 1 year, 8 months ago IST
Acting on a tip-off received on July 12, 2024, authorities swiftly responded to reports of the minor's exploitation in the sex trade.
Read More