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Cabinet facilitates strengthening of POCSO Act
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 21 (ANI): In the wake of an increase in incidents of rape of minors, the Union Cabinet on Saturday approved a number of measures to strengthen the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Shivraj expresses concern over rampant rape cases in MP
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Damoh (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Apr 21 (ANI): Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Saturday expressed concern over an incident in Indore where a girl under one year of age was killed after allegedly being raped.
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Death penalty for rapists of children below 12 years
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 21 (ANI): The Centre on Saturday approved the ordinance to award death sentence to the rapists of children below the age of 12.
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Shridhar Patil takes over as new Kathua SP
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Kathua (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], Apr 21 (ANI): Kathua Superintendent of Police (SP) Suleman Choudhary has been replaced with Shridhar Patil.
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Crime against women, minor getting more publicity now: Hema Malini
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Mathura (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr 21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Hema Malini on Saturday said the number of crimes reported against women and minors might be rising due to the recent publicity it has gathered.
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Rajasthan HC tightens security ahead of Asaram rape case verdict
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], Apr. 21 (ANI): The Rajasthan High Court has beefed up security arrangements to ward off any untoward incident during the pronouncement of judgment in Asaram Bapu rape case, said Jodhpur Police on Saturday.
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One held in Surat rape case
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Ahmadabad (Gujarat) [India], Apr 21 (ANI): One person was arrested on Saturday, in connection with the rape and murder of a minor girl in Surat.
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Amendment in POCSO Act will not give 'salvage to victims': DMK
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 21 (ANI): Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (DMK) on Saturday said that the Center's decision to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act will not give any 'salvage to the victims'.
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Assam BJP MP seeks NIA probe into rape cases
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Guwahati (Assam) [India], Apr 21 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Assam R.P. Sharma on Friday said that the investigation of ever-rising rape cases should be handed over to the top investigation agencies such as National Investigation Agency (NIA) and Central Bureau of Investigati
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Maliwal writes to Fin Min over Delhi Police force expansion
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 21 (ANI): Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chief Swati Maliwal on Friday wrote a letter to the Ministry of Finance seeking information about the action taken on proposals received since 2005 for the expansion of the Delhi Police force.
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Unnao rape case: BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar's CBI remand extended
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Unnao (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 20 (ANI): The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) court in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao district has extended the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) remand of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar for seven more days (April
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Kerala artist's house attacked for painting against Kathua rape
Updated : 7 years, 11 months ago IST
Palakkad (Kerala) [India], Apr 20 (ANI): A group of unidentified men pelted stones at artist Durga Malathi's house in Kerala's Palakkad district last night for her painting against Kathua rape case.
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