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Tamil Nadu: Schoolgirls file fake 'sexual harassment' case, probe reveals
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The complaint was without substance, said the police after the investigation of a complaint made by two schoolgirls of sexual harassment by a male teacher, based on which two women teachers were also booked under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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'Sexual Assault' under POCSO Act can't be attributed where there Is mutual
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
The term "sexual assault" under POCSO Act cannot be attributed to an act where there is mutual love and affection between young boyfriend and girlfriend, says Meghalaya HC.
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4-year-old girl raped in MP's Khandwa; accused arrested
Updated : 3 years, 4 months ago IST
A man was arrested for allegedly raping a minor girl and throwing her into bushes near Jaswadi area in Khandwa, the police said on Tuesday.
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Mumbai sessions court sentences man to 1.5 years in prison for sexual hara
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
A Mumbai Court last week convicted a 25-year-old businessman of sexually harassing a minor girl by calling her an "item."
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Karnataka: Constable sentenced to life imprisonment for abetting suicide o
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Mangaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 22 (ANI): The additional district and sessions judge FTSC-1 (POCSO) in Mangaluru sentenced a convict, who was a police constable of District Armed Reserve (DAR), to life imprisonment for abetting the suicide of a minor girl.
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Delhi HC upholds trial court order convicting man for raping one-year-old
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): The Delhi High Court upheld the conviction and life sentence of a man accused of raping his one-year-old niece in 2012. The High court also observed that offences against minors, particularly sexual assault, are on the rise. The court stressed that the vi
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Karnataka: One more FIR lodged in Muruga Mutt sexual harassment case
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Mysuru (Karnataka) [India], October 14 (ANI): The Karnataka Police on Friday registered one more FIR in Mysuru's Nazarabad Police Station in connection with the alleged sexual harassment of the children of the employees working in the Mutt.
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Mumbai: 58-year-old watchman arrested for raping minor in Dongri
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], October 13 (ANI): Mumbai Police on Wednesday arrested a 58-years-old man for allegedly raping a minor girl in the area of Dongri Police Station, Mumbai.
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TN Police launches new initiative; now POCSO victims to get updates on cas
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Madurai (Tamil Nadu) [India], October 13 (ANI): Tamil Nadu Police Department has launched a new initiative to make the victims of the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences Bill's (POCSO) cases aware of the developments in the case through WhatsApp or SMS.
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NCPCR opposes Mohd Zubair's plea for quashing FIR in POCSO case, seeks tho
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 11 (ANI): The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) on Tuesday opposed Mohammed Zubair's petition seeking the quashing of FIR of August 2020 by the Delhi Police under Section 19 of the Protection of Children Against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Man gets life imprisonment for raping 11-year-old minor girl in Assam's Dh
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Dhubri (Assam) [India], September 21 (ANI): A man was awarded life imprisonment for raping his own minor relative, on Wednesday by a local court in Dhubri.
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Three arrested in case of rape in Chhattisgarh
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh) [India], September 13 (ANI): Chhattisgarh Police on Monday arrested three persons for allegedly raping a minor girl.
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