POCSO Act News

The seer has rejected the allegations, describing the case as “false” and an attempt to tarnish his reputation. He stated that neither he nor his gurukul had any links with the complainants.

National shooting coach and CWG gold medallist Ankush Bharadwaj has been suspended by the NRAI following a 17-year-old shooter's allegations of sexual assault in a Faridabad hotel. As police register an FIR under the POCSO Act, find out the details of the complaint and Bharadwaj’s professional background.  

• Haryana Police booked a national shooting coach under POCSO for alleged assault of a minor athlete. • The incident allegedly occurred during a competition-linked stay in Faridabad. • NRAI suspended the coach pending investigation amid growing calls for athlete safety reforms.

A  four-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in Tarakeshwar in West Bengal’s Hooghly district. The minor, who belongs to the Banjara community, was sleeping beside her grandmother under a mosquito net near a railway shed when the horror happened. 

The accused, a resident of Garden Reach in South 24 Parganas district, was apprehended in front of his residence on October 13 at 2 a m.  

The incident began on 16 January 2025, when the minor, from a village in Panna district, went missing after leaving for school. Her family filed a missing person report at the local police station.

A shocking incident in a Maharashtra school sees a principal and peon arrested after minor girls were allegedly forced to strip for a period check. A POCSO case has been registered.  

The victim's mother realized her daughter was missing after returning from work and learning that their neighbor had taken her out for a snack.

Inspector Sanjay Shinde stated that he acted in self-defense, as the behavior of Akshay Shinde, the accused in the Badlapur sexual assault case, indicated that he intended to harm everyone.

The development comes amid protests over the alleged sexual abuse of two kindergarten girls at a school in Badlapur town near Mumbai. 

After a non-bailable warrant was issued against BJP's Yediyurappa, HC issued stated that coercive proceedings of arrest and detention will be kept on hold until the next date of hearing. 

BS Yediyurappa, the ex-Chief Minister of Karnataka and prominent BJP figure, is under investigation for an FIR concerning the purported sexual assault of a minor girl.

Love Jihad Cases: Assam Chief Minister said that another major operation to combat child marriages in the state will be launched in September.

A look at some of the Hindi films which bring forward the POCSO act and reign supreme due to their unapologetic storytelling.  

Two FIRs were registered against the allegations of women wrestlers, but still they have not been arrested. Let us tell you that an FIR has been registered against him under the POCSO Act. At the same time, in an FIR, women wrestlers have been accused of misbehaving with them.

One of the FIRs is over a complaint of sexual harassment by a minor, filed under the stringent Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, which gives no scope for bail. 

When she was outside, a truck had entered society to pick up household items. The vehicle was parked close to the spot where the minor girl was playing.

The incident took place at Panvel railway station in the early hours of March 2, when the child was sleeping with her mother in the premises, senior inspector Pravin Padvai of the Panvel GRP said.

The incident took place late on Sunday night, when the girl was returning home from the wedding with a female and male friend.

The accused teacher allegedly took the minor student to an isolated spot in the school building during school hours Friday and touched her inappropriately. On returning home, the girl narrated the incident to her parents who, in turn, lodged a complaint with the police.