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2016 Kochi teen pregnancy case: Chargesheet filed against three
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Kochi (Kerala), Oct 22 (ANI): A chargesheet has been filed against a minor boy and his sister in the 2016 Kochi teen pregnancy case. Along with them the doctor who failed to report the case to police has been charged under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.
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Thane: Class I student molested by house-keeping staff in school toilet; a
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Thane (Maharashtra) [India], October 13 (ANI): A house-keeping employee from DSD School in Thane's Kalyan town was arrested on Friday for allegedly molesting a class I student.
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Delhi: Five-year-old raped inside school premises; accused arrested
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], September 10 (ANI): In yet another shocking incident, a five-year-old girl was allegedly raped inside the premises of Tagore Public School in Gandhi Nagar.
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London doctor charged with 118 sexual offences
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
London [U.K.], August 3 (ANI): A doctor who practised in east London has been charged with more than 100 sexual offences, including child abuse.
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Two Indian naval sailors court-martialled, sentenced for sexual offence
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Aug. 02 (ANI): The Indian Navy on Wednesday court-martialled two naval sailors after finding them guilty of sexual offences, sentencing them to rigorous imprisonment for 15 years and 12 years respectively.
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Hearing on Bachpan Bachao Andolan's plea on IPC, POCSO conflict to co
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court will today hear the plea filed by Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA) in connection with "conflict" between the provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.
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Lucknow: POCSO court grants bail to Gayatri Prajapati
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Lucknow (UP) [India], Apr 25 (ANI): Samajwadi Party leader and former minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati was on Tuesday granted bail by a Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) court in connection with a case of an alleged sexual assault of a minor girl.
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Bikaner rape case: Women activist for action against school management
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Bikaner (Rajasthan) [India], Mar. 25 (ANI): Expressing grave concern over the sexual assault of a minor in Bikaner, women activist Brinda Adige on Saturday demanded that the accused must be booked under The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act 2012 and the school managemen
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Delhi LG issues directives for women's safety
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar. 2 (ANI): Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) Anil Baijal on Wednesday chaired a meeting of task force on women safety and directed for digitisation of data in respect of sexual offences against women for fast track investigation of FIRs.
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Congress leader sexual exploitation row: BJP slams 'Maseeha of poor&#
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 22 (ANI): With Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) vice president Brajesh Pandey getting booked under POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences), the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday questioned the silence from the grand old party and demanded an apolo
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SC directs Centre to resolve conflict in provisions of IPC, POSCO
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 5 (ANI): The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Central Government to examine the "conflict" between the provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012.
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Bulandshahr rape: NCW exposes UP Police's apathy, says POCSO Act miss
Updated : 8 years, 6 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan), Aug. 1 (ANI): In a major revelation, the National Commission for Women (NCW) on Monday exposed the Uttar Pradesh Police in connection with the brutal gang-rape of a woman and her daughter in Bulandshahr district, saying that the crucial (Protection of Children from Sexual
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