"A case under the sections of Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) was filed against the accused," said an officer of the local police station, adding, "The victims are minor siblings."
The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) Chairman Priyank Kanoongo on Thursday instructed higher-level officials to conduct a probe into the suicide case of a minor, who ended her life after being troubled by molestation in Madhya Pradesh’s Vidisha district.
When the NCPCR chairman came to know about the matter, he visited there and met with the family members, police and the other persons concerned on Wednesday.
Delhi's Patiala House Court on Tuesday reserved its order on the cancellation report filed by Delhi police in a POCSO case lodged against former WFI chief and BJP MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh after noting the response of minor wrestler and her father after they did not oppose the cancellatio
"The post-mortem findings of the minor confirmed that the minor was brutally raped. The accused thrashed her face with a stone. She was strangled to death with her own clothes. The girl suffered serious injuries on her head during the attack," a senior police official said while quoting the
Addressing the 2-day Superintendent of Police (SP) conference held in Bongaigaon started on Friday, the Assam Chief Minister directed all Superintendents of Police (SPs) to be ready for an effective measure against child marriage.
Rohini Court's Fast Track Special Judge (Protection of Child Against Sexual Offences Act), Richa Gusain Solanki, listed the matter for hearing on arguments on the charge on August 10.
The investigation into the matter is underway and further sections of Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act will also be increased into the matter, the officer added.
The Delhi Police Chargesheet filed against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh and Vinod Tomar stated that both the accused are chargesheeted for trial 'without arrest' as they have complied with the directions u/s 41A CrPC by joining the investigation.