A first information report (FIR) was registered against the accused under sections 341 (wrongful restraint), 354 (Assault with intent to outrage modesty.) 505 (public mischief) Indian Penal Code read with section 8 (sexual assault) of protection of children from of sexual offences (POCSO) Ac
The Karnataka Police on Wednesday booked a man under the new 'anti-conversion Act' for allegedly luring a girl of another religion in the Nagamangala town of Mandya district.
The school principal and two other teachers were also arrested on Monday itself for not reporting the incident to the police on time, the police said in a press statement issued here on Tuesday.
The Tihar Jail official sources claimed that the prisoner, identified as Rinku, was "not a physiotherapist" and has been charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.
Kerala High Court has held that marriage between Muslims under personal law is not excluded from the sweep of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
The police registered a case at Lumding police station under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act after getting a complaint in this regard.
After the complaint filed by the girl, Wayanad police chief conducted an enquiry and submitted a report in this regard to deputy inspector general. The DIG on the basis of the report ordered his suspension.