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UP: Minor raped for two years
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Unnao (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 2 (ANI): A Dalit woman in Uttar Pradesh's Unnao has filed a complaint stating that her minor daughter was allegedly gang-raped two years back and that the incident was video-graphed and perpetrators have been blackmailing and sexually assaulting the girl
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Man pushes girl off terrace after failed molestation attempt
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Shahjahanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 2 (ANI): In a shocking incident in Uttar Pradesh's Shahjahanpur, a girl was allegedly pushed off the roof after she resisted a molestation attempt.
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SC directs HCs to expeditiously monitor all POCSO cases
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 01 (ANI): The Supreme Court, on Tuesday, directed all the High Courts to constitute a committee dedicated to expeditiously monitor and regulate all Protection of Children against Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act cases.
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Asaram Bapu gets life term in minor rape case
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], Apr. 25 (ANI): Self-styled godman Asaram Bapu was sentenced to life imprisonment in a 2013 rape case by Jodhpur Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Court, on Wednesday.
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Asaram Verdict: Lesson for people who commit sexual offences, says NCPCR
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 25 (ANI): Few hours after self-styled godman Asaram Bapu along with two others was found guilty in a 2013 rape case, National Commission For Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) member Yashwant Jain said that the judgment is a lesson to people who think they can get away
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Minor raped, thrashed by juvenile in Kanpur
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Apr. 25 (ANI): A 13-year-old girl is said to be in a critical condition after being allegedly raped and beaten by a 16-year-old juvenile in Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur Dehat district.
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Asaram, two others convicted in minor rape case
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], Apr 25 (ANI): Self-styled godman Asaram Bapu was found guilty along with two others by Jodhpur Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe Court in a 2013 rape case, on Wednesday.
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POCSO ordinance 'a step taken in hurry': BCI Chairman
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr 24 (ANI): Bar Council of India Chairman Manan Mishra on Tuesday said that the ordinance to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) was a step taken in hurry.
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Every drop of water should be conserved: PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Apr. 24 (ANI): At a time when Madhya Pradesh is battling severe drought-like conditions, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said every drop of water should be conserved.
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Centre defends death by hanging in SC, says far safer and quicker
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 24 (ANI): The Centre in its counter affidavit over a plea seeking an alternative method of execution other than hanging on Tuesday submitted to the Supreme Court that hanging is far safer and quicker than lethal injections or firing squads.
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Anushka Sharma extends '1,000 percent' support to POCSO Act amendment
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Apr 24 (ANI): Responding on the ordinance to amend Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, Bollywood star Anushka Sharma affirmed that she is in '1,000 percent' support of the ordinance.
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POCSO Act: Death penalty will be futile, says Justice Shah
Updated : 8 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], Apr. 24 (ANI): Former Delhi High Court Chief Justice AP Shah, along with other child rights activists and lawyers expressed their dissatisfaction over the recent ordinance to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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