Sexual Abuse Of Children: Awareness And Vigilance Are Key - Steps To Ensure Kids' Safety
Talking about topics on sexuality - like sex, molestation, and safety - is still considered taboo at large in our society. However, experts point out this can endanger our kids and that it's important to educate both them and the parents about sexual abuse to prevent kids from falling prey
Sep 13, 2023, 08:45 AM IST
Who Will Look After Girls When Husbands Go To Jail, Owaisi asks Assam CM on Child Marriages Crackdown
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday asserted that the drive against child marriage, launched by the state police from the previous day, will continue till the next Assembly elections in 2026.
Feb 04, 2023, 23:22 PM IST
Men Marrying Girls Aged Below 14 Years Will be Booked Under POCSO Act: Assam CM Biswa Sarma
POCSO Act of 2012 defines a child as an individual under the age of 18 and it criminalises sex between an under-age child and an adult. 'Those marrying girls below the age of 14 years, will be booked under the POCSO Act' CM said.
Jan 24, 2023, 12:33 PM IST
Rajasthan Shocker: 5-Year-old girl kidnapped, raped by neighbour in Jaipur, arrested
'The accused is a neighbour and had been living in the colony on rent for the past three to four years. He has been arrested and a case of kidnapping and rape under POCSO Act has been registered based on the victim's father's complaint'.
Jan 10, 2023, 21:26 PM IST
Rajasthan congress MLA's son arrested in minor girl's gangrape case
The gang-rape case was lodged at Mandawar police station in Dausa district in March 2022, he said. In the complaint, it was alleged that the accused took the girl to a hotel on the Mahwa-Mandawar Road and raped her.
Jan 09, 2023, 21:58 PM IST
Mumbai Teens were in LIVE-IN, but Boy was slapped 'RAPE' charge... he took EXTREME STEP next
Mumbra resident Serian, who had been in the jail since September 26, used his trousers to end his life, said the police.
Dec 29, 2022, 18:23 PM IST
POSCO: 'Harassment' turns out Consensual Sex in many cases - ANALYSIS
Unfold Proactive Health Trust, with support from UNICEF India, analysed the 1,715 judgments by Special Courts in Assam, Maharashtra, and West Bengal that entailed an express reference to a romantic relationship between the victim and the accused.
Dec 12, 2022, 23:58 PM IST
Shocking: 10-year-old girl raped, killed by minor boy in Chhattisgarh
According to a preliminary report the girl had been sexually assaulted and strangled. The accused has been brought before a local court, which sentenced him to a juvenile home in the Durg district
Nov 29, 2022, 15:25 PM IST
Mumbai Maulvi gets 20-year jail for raping minor, court says- 'Teacher is expected to act as protector'
On May 6, 2019, when the victim had gone for her classes, the accused maulana sexually assaulted her and threatened her with dire consequences if she spoke to anyone about it. The girl returned home and later told her mother about the assault, following which a case was registered against the accused.
Oct 31, 2022, 18:55 PM IST
Delhi High Court: Girls can marry without the consent of their parents as per Muslim Law
Under Muslims law a girl can get married once she attains puberty without the consent of her parents. Even if the girl is a minor she has full rights to reside with her husband. POSCO, will not be applied to the husband.
Aug 24, 2022, 11:33 AM IST
Case registered against actor-director Mahesh Manjrekar in Mumbai under POCSO
A case has been registered against actor and director Mahesh Manjrekar at Mahim police station in Mumbai for allegedly showing obscene scenes involving minor children in a Marathi film, said police on Wednesday.
Feb 23, 2022, 22:11 PM IST
Oral sex with minor a 'lesser offence': Allahabad High Court reduces jail term of convict
The single-judge bench of Justice Anil Kumar Ojha reduced one Sonu Kushwaha's punishment from 10 years to 7 years. Sonu has been accused forcing a 10-year-old to perform oral sex.
Nov 23, 2021, 18:55 PM IST
Maharashtra: Elderly couple sent to jail for sexually assaulting four-year-old girl
An eighty-year-old couple has been sentenced to a ten-year jail term by a special court for sexually assaulting a four-year-old child in their neighbourhood. Judge Rekha Pandhare from the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POSCO) Court delivered the sentence to the couple.
Mar 13, 2021, 23:36 PM IST
Shiv Sena mouthpiece trains guns on BJP over minor's brutal murder in Aligarh
The child was reported missing from Tappal township on May 31 and her mutilated body was eventually found in a garbage dump on June 2.
Jun 10, 2019, 08:22 AM IST
Aligarh minor's murder case: Post-mortem report points at assault
Amid absolute outrage over the brutal and heinous murder of a two-and-half-year-old girl in Aligarh, a post-mortem report has confirmed that the minor had been brutally assaulted before she was killed.
Jun 09, 2019, 12:01 PM IST
Sonam Kapoor trolled for comment on toddler's murder
The incident took place in Tappal town in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh.
Jun 07, 2019, 20:26 PM IST
Bollywood demands justice in killing of Aligarh child
Two persons have been arrested in connection with the crime and the police said they will charge the duo under the National Security Act.
Jun 07, 2019, 19:19 PM IST
Aligarh: 2.5-year-old girl killed, arm chopped off, says postmortem report; SIT to probe
The postmortem report states the minor victim's body was eaten up by insects to such an extent that bones were exposed at certain places.
Jun 07, 2019, 15:16 PM IST
Man held for rape, murder of 3 minor girls in Telangana
Cops say the serial killer, a bachelor, was addicted to alcohol and used to watch porn movies on his mobile phone.
May 01, 2019, 08:16 AM IST
Minor jumps from building to escape man who allegedly bought her for Rs 2 lakh
The teenager said she was forcibly married off and kept in illegal confinement by the accused.
Jan 04, 2019, 17:01 PM IST
