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badlapur assualt case

25 Sep 2024

'Why Was He Shot In Head?': HC Questions Cops On Badlapur Accused's 'Shootout

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.

21 Aug 2024

Maharashtra: Teacher Held For Showing Obscene Videos To Girl Students

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

15 Jun 2024

Relief For Yediyurappa: Arrest, Detention Proceedings Paused Till Next Hearing

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.

15 Mar 2024

CID To Investigate POCSO Case Against Ex-Karnataka CM BS Yediyurappa

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.

28 Jul 2023

Assam CM Takes BIG Step To Tackle 'Love Jihad' Cases, Asks Police To Do THIS

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

05 Jun 2023

5 Films That Emphasise POCSO Act, Highlight Grey Side Of Humanity

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

02 Jun 2023

DNA test of FIR against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, in which sections the FIR was registered

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.

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh

30 Apr 2023

The 'Power' Of Brij Bhushan: Doesn't Need Party, Instead Party Needs Him

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.

2-year-old raped

12 Mar 2023

Gurugram Shocker! 2-Yr-Old Girl Raped In Sector 81 Residential Society

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.

06 Mar 2023

Maha Shocker: 3-Year-Old Raped By Ragpicker At Railway Station In Navi Mumbai

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.

27 Feb 2023

Girl Gang Raped in J'khand's Gumla; 5 Including 2 minors Arrested

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

Sexual harassment

25 Feb 2023

Govt Teacher Allegedly Takes Class 7 Girl To Isolated Place, Harasses Her

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.

17 Feb 2023

'Families Cancelling...': Assam CM Praises Strict Crackdown on Child Marriages

Assam CM claimed that his government's crackdown on child marriages has had a positive impact He said several families had cancelled scheduled weddings of underage people after the crackdown The operation started on February 3 and 3,031 people have been apprehended

20 Dec 2022

KCR's party leader arrested for harassing 10-year-old girl in Hyderabad

The police said they have registered a case under the POCSO Act, news agency ANI reported.

Students RAPE classmate

02 Dec 2022

Mumbai students RAPE classmate inside classroom

The police detained two minors accused in the case and sent them to the Dongri correctional home (juvenile home).The Police said that the victim and the accused minor boys study together in class 8.

child marriages

20 Oct 2022

Child marriage, teenage pregnancies among Muslims 30% higher than Hindus

The NCPCR filed a plea in the Supreme Court against the Punjab and Haryana HC order allowing a minor Muslim girl to marry The SC agreed to examine the order which the NCPCR said violates provisions of the POCSO Act and amounts to sexual assault of minors Activists are mainly concerned about underage marriages being more prevalent in certain communities following personal laws

Crime against women

23 Sep 2022

UP govt's BIG move: Bill denying bail to RAPE accused PASSED

UP govt has taken a big step in preventing crime against women The govt has cleared a bill denying anticipatory bail to accused in crime against women Bill was tabled by UP Parliamentary Affairs Minister Suresh Kumar Khanna,

02 Sep 2022

Karnataka seer, arrested for raping girls, sent to 14-day judicial custody

Lingayat seer Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru of the Murugha Math was arrested after an FIR was registered against a total of five people, including the warden of the monastery's hostel, based on the complaint by an officer of the District Child Protection Unit.

30 Aug 2022

Dumka incident: Deceased was a minor, accused to be charged under POCSO Act

The accused in the Dumka incident will be tried under the POCSO Act The CWC said that the deceased was a minor and not a major as claimed by police The accused Shahrukh has been arrested

07 Jul 2022

Malayalam actor Sreejith Ravi arrested under POCSO Act

Sreejith, son of popular actor TG Ravi was arrested for a similar offence in 2016, but he managed to wriggle out after the police allegedly registered the case under flimsy grounds.

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