POCSO Act

High-Ranking Delhi Govt Official and Wife Charged with Rape of Minor

18 Sep 2024

A high-profile case involving the alleged rape of a minor girl by a former Delhi government official and his wife took a significant step forward on Wednesday. The Tis Hazari court took cognizance of the charge sheet filed against Premoday Khakha, the former Deputy Director of the Women and Child...

Brij Bhushan Sexual Harassment Case: Court Postpones Evidence Recording Due to FSL Delays

26 Jul 2024

On Friday, the Rouse Avenue court postponed the recording of evidence in a sexual harassment case involving former MP and ex- WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. The delay was due to a mobile phone seized during the investigation being held at the Forensic Science Lab (FSL) in Rohini, Delhi....

Karnataka Horror: Man Chops Off Minor Girl’s Head After Their Marriage Put Off

10 May 2024

A 16-year-old girl was brutally killed in Kodagu district allegedly by a man who chopped off her head and took it along with him after their proposed marriage was put off as she was a minor, police said on Friday. Subsequently, the 32-year-old accused, identified as Prakash, fled the place...

8-year-old raped in Mumbai’s Jogeshwari

27 Sep 2023

According to police, a 53-year-old man raped an eight-year-old girl in Mumbai's Jogeshwari neighborhood on Wednesday. The victim and the accused both resided in the same building, according to Mumbai police, and the girl's mother used to leave her there while she went to work because there was no one...

Delhi Police files cancellation report in minor wrestler’s case; next hearing on 4 July

15 Jun 2023

In the minor's case in the FIR against former WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, Delhi Police has submitted a cancellation report in Delhi Patiala House Court. The case's next hearing is scheduled for 4 July. When no supporting evidence is discovered, a cancellation report is produced. "We have submitted...

Teacher arrested in Uttar Pradesh for attempting to sex attack schoolgirls

15 May 2023

In a horrific occurrence, a government school teacher from the Shahjahanpur district of Uttar Pradesh was detained after police reported that he had molested at least 18 girls. According to authorities, the accused, a computer teacher, was supported by the school's principal and an assistant teacher, who have both been...

Delhi: Juvenile apprehended for sexually abusing a girl in Kalyanpuri

30 Apr 2023

The Delhi Police arrested a boy on Sunday for allegedly sexually assaulting a girl child in Delhi's Kalyanpuri neighborhood. On Saturday night, Kalyanpuri Police Station received information that a girl child had been sexually assaulted by her neighbor. According to the allegations, the victim child was playing in the streets...

Minor girl raped; 1 held in Mathura

05 Jan 2023

Uttar Pradesh Police has arrested one person for raping a minor girl in Mathura's Gausana. Meanwhile, the arrested accused has been identified as Satish who hails from Gausana village of Mathura. Senior Superintendent of Police Shailesh Pandey ordered his arrest and within 24 hours the accused has been arrested. "A...

AC mechanic rapes 5-year-old girl in Navi Mumbai

09 Dec 2022

A five-year-old girl has been raped by a mechanic who came to repair the AC in Navi Mumbai's Taloja Parishar in the lift of the building. Meanwhile, police have arrested 19-year-old Mohammad Akhtar Mathar Hussain for allegedly sexually assaulting a five-year-old girl outside a building of Taloja police station in...

Marriage in Muslims is not excluded from POCSO Act: Kerala HC

20 Nov 2022

According to a ruling by the Kerala High Court, a marriage between Muslims under personal law is not exempt from the scope of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offenses (POCSO) Act. In addition, the court decided that POCSO Act offences would apply regardless of whether the marriage was valid...

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