POCSO
- Bangalore
POCSO case against Yediyurappa handed over to CID for probe
Bengaluru: The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case registered against former Chief Minister and BJP stalwart B S Yediyurappa was on Friday handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID)…
- India
Stepfather arrested for raping minor girl in UP
Lucknow: A man has been arrested in Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh for allegedly raping his minor stepdaughter. He has been arrested under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act…
- India
NCPCR seeks action against app for distributing obscene content
New Delhi: The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights has sought action against an app for allegedly disseminating explicit and objectionable material, including content targeted at children. The move comes in…
- India
80-year-old Kerala man gets 45-year jail for raping minor girl
Idukki: A Kerala court has sentenced a 80-year man to a cumulative 45 years imprisonment for repeatedly raping a 14-year-old girl who lived near his shop in this high-range district of the…
- Delhi
Delhi HC to deliberate over vernacular communication by CWC in child surrender cases
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court is set to address a crucial question regarding whether victims of sexual assault should be informed, in their vernacular or spoken language, about the provisions related…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Man gets 20 years jail term for sexually assaulting minor boy
Hyderabad: The Nampally Metropolitan Sessions court on Wednesday, September 6, awarded 20 years of rigorous imprisonment and a fine of Rs 5000 to a man for sexually assaulting a minor boy in…
- India
Terminating pregnancy arising out of consensual sex: Doctors need not disclose minor’s name, says HC
Chennai: The Madras High Court has said it is not necessary for a doctor to disclose the name of a minor approaching them for termination of pregnancy arising out of consensual sexual…
- Delhi
DCW’s 181 helpline got over 6.3 lakh calls in one year: Maliwal
New Delhi: Delhi Commission For Women’s 181 helpline received more than 6.30 lakh calls between July 2022 and June 2023, its chief Swati Maliwal said on Saturday. Addressing a press conference here,…
- Telangana
Telangana: Headmaster held under POSCO for harassing girl student
Hyderabad: A school headmaster was arrested under POSCO charges on Wednesday for allegedly harassing a girl student in Moominpet of Vikarabad district. T Prabhu, the headmaster of Urdu-medium High School, Moominpet, was…
- India
It is up to the investigating officer to arrest WFI chief, say experts
New Delhi: Questions are being raised as to why Delhi Police have not yet arrested BJP MP and Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh after two FIRs were…