Gujarat: Principal allegedly kills 6-year-old girl for resisting rape, dumps body in school compound
Sep 25, 2024, at 04:28 am
Ahmedabad: A six-year-old girl was allegedly choked to death by her school principal as she resisted sexual assault by him in Gujarat's Dahod district, media reports said.
Downloading and watching child sexual abuse material is an offence under POCSO, rules Supreme Court
Sep 23, 2024, at 05:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court on Monday ruled downloading and watching child sexual abuse material is an offence under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), media reports said.
Odisha: Man sentenced to 3 years in jail for molesting a minor girl
Oct 01, 2023, at 07:54 am
Balasore/UNI: A special POCSO judge on Saturday convicted a 50 year-old-man in the case of sexual assault of a minor girl and sentenced him to 3 years rigorous imprisonment amd a fine of Rs 1,000.
Rajasthan: Villagers ransack school accusing management of protecting rape-accused teacher
Oct 01, 2023, at 02:53 am
Pali: An irate group of people stormed a private school in Rajasthan’s Pali district and vandalised its premises to confront the school’s management on allegations of hiding a rape accused, media reported.
Delhi Girl, 6, allegedly sexually assaulted in school bus; DCW issues notice to police
Sep 03, 2023, at 03:39 am
New Delhi: The Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) on Saturday issued notice to Delhi Police in the case of alleged sexual assault of a 6-year-old girl in a school bus in Begumpur here.
Former Bengaluru cop arrested on charges of raping 7-yr-old girl
Aug 16, 2023, at 02:56 am
Bengaluru: A 74-year-old retired sub-inspector of the Bengaluru Police was taken into custody on charges of raping a seven-year-old girl, the daughter of his tenant, media reports said.
Pregnant rape victim burnt alive in UP's Mainpuri; case filed under POCSO
Oct 09, 2022, at 04:14 pm
A pregnant rape victim has been allegedly burnt alive by the accused's mother in Uttar Pradesh's Mainpuri district under Kuravali police station, media reports said.
Sep 14, 2022, at 06:12 am
The Bhopal administration on Tuesday demolished the house of a school bus driver who has been arrested for allegedly raping a three-and-a-half-year-old nursery student in Madhya Pradesh's capital.
Madhya Pradesh: Nursery student of leading pvt school in Bhopal raped by bus driver
Sep 14, 2022, at 04:30 am
Bhopal: A three-and-a-half-year-old nursery student of a leading private school in Madhya Pradesh's capital Bhopal was allegedly raped by the school bus driver in the presence of a woman helper, who also tried to cover the crime, media reports said.
Assam: Special POCSO court awards life imprisonment to minor's rape and murder convict
May 08, 2022, at 02:09 am
Guwahati: A local court in Assam’s Goalpara district awarded life imprisonment to a man who was convicted under POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act) for the brutal rape and murder of a minor girl four years ago.
Jolt for Bombay HC judge who ruled 'skin-to-skin contact' necessary for POCSO offences
Dec 16, 2021, at 09:50 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Justice Pushpa V Ganediwala, the Bombay High Court judge who passed the controversial "skin-to-skin contact" judgment in the case of a minor's sexual assault, will not be made a permanent judge, according to media reports.
'Will you marry her?' SC's question to rape accused
Mar 01, 2021, at 10:34 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Supreme Court today asked a government employee if he would marry the girl he has been accused of raping and facing charges under the stringent POCSO (Protection of Children from Sexual Offences) law.
Two arrested by CBI for selling, purchasing and circulating child porn on social media
Jan 10, 2021, at 09:23 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has arrested two men for alleged sale/purchase of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) or child porn, using e-commerce platforms and circulating them through various social media platforms, including Instagram and Facebook, said media reports.
Unnao rape case: Delhi court directs framing of charges against expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Sengar
Aug 09, 2019, at 03:39 pm
New Delhi, Aug 9 (IBNS): A Delhi court has directed framing of charges against expelled Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA Kuldeep Sengar who has allegedly raped a minor from Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, media reports said.
Kottiyoor rape case: Court awards 60 years of rigorous imprisonment to Kerala priest
Feb 16, 2019, at 03:37 pm
Thiruvananthapuram, Feb 16 (IBNS): In a significant verdict, the Thalassery POCSO Court on Saturday convicted Fr Robin Vadakkumchery of the Mananthavady diocese and awarded him 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a minor girl.
Eight men molest, tear off clothes of girl in Bihar's Jehanabad
Apr 30, 2018, at 06:20 pm
Jehanabad, Apr 30 (IBNS): In a widely shared video, eight men could be seen tearing the clothes of a minor girl and molesting her in Bihar's Jehanabad, media reports said.
Maneka Gandhi proposes death penalty for raping children below 12 years of age
Apr 13, 2018, at 05:45 pm
New Delhi, Apr 13 (IBNS): Reacting to the twin-rape cases in the country, Women and Child Development minister, Maneka Gandhi, on Friday said she will propose death penalty for those who rape children below 12 years of age, media reports said.