Protection Of Children From Sexual Offence Act
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Bill For Stringent Punishment For Child Abuse Introduced In Rajya Sabha
Union Minister Smriti Irani today introduced a bill in the Rajya Sabha to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act that aims to make punishments more stringent and even include death penalty for offenders involved in sexual crimes against minors.
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Bihar Congress Vice President Brajesh Kumar Resigns Over Alleged Sexual Exploitation Of Girl
Bihar Congress leader Brajesh Kumar, who also goes by the name Brajesh Pandey, has resigned over charges of sexually exploiting a young girl in Patna. Brajesh (Kumar) Pandey has been charged under the stringent law on sexual crimes against children - the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act - after a note from the women's cell of...
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8 Maharashtra Schoolchildren Sexually Assaulted For A Month, 4 Arrested
One more person has been arrested in the alleged sexual assault on at least eight children by the driver and the cleaner of their school bus in Maharashtra's Yavatmal, bringing the total number of arrests to four so far.
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1-Year-Old Allegedly Raped By Man In Hyderabad
In a shocking incident, a one-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man who worked with her parents at their house in Chilkalguda area in Hyderabad, police said.
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Watchman Held For Molesting Girl Students On School Premises
A 35-year-old watchman of a civic school in Thane has been arrested for allegedly molesting two 10-year-old girl students on the premises of the school, police said today.
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Man Arrested For Raping A 4-Year-Old Girl
The police today arrested a 45 years old man for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl.
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10-Year-Old Boy Allegedly Sexually Assaulted By Minor Girl In Kanpur
In a bizarre case reported from a Kanpur village, a 10-year-old boy was hospitalised after a girl tried to force him into having sex with her.
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2 Officials Dismissed After Child Abuse Report From Government Home
Following child abuse allegations from Delhi government's Cottage Home for Children at Lajpat Nagar in New Delhi, its Superintendent and a woman Welfare Officer were dismissed and an FIR ordered against the former.
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Schoolgirl Allegedly Gang-Raped By 5 Persons; 4 Minors Arrested In Nagpur
A schoolgirl was allegedly gang-raped by five persons, including four minors, in Wathoda area of Nagpur, police said today.
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Mumbai Crime: Step-Dad Threatens Teen With Sickle, Rapes Her
In a shameful day for the city, four incidents of rape, all involving minors, were reported from various areas on Thursday. In one such case, a teenager was raped by her stepfather. In all cases the cops have arrested the accused, and in three cases they have been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Childre...
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Madras High Court Highlights Need To Create Enclosures For Child Victims In Courts
The Madras High Court has suggested to the state government to provide enclosures with screens or one-way mirrors in all trial courts so that child victims of sexual abuse do not get to see the accused while deposing in court.
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Make Sex Education Compulsory in Schools, Say Activists
Like girls, boys are equally at risk of abuse and there is a need to make sex education compulsory in schools with a focus on what constitutes child abuse, rights activists said on Sunday.
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Man Arrested for Allegedly Trying to Sexually Assault Minor in Salem in Tamil Nadu
A 39-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly trying to sexually assault a minor girl at a village in the district, police said today.
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Mumbai: DNA Test May Nail Dead 17-Year-Old Mum's Rapist
A daunting task of finding the biological father of a newborn boy lies ahead of officials from Santacruz police station after a 17-year-old girl, a rape victim, breathed her last at the KEM Hospital in the wee hours of Sunday without revealing the father's identity.
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Child Marriage Prohibition Act Applies to Muslims Too: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has ruled that Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA) will apply to a Muslim person too, saying that those who obstructed changes in the Muslim personal law harmed the community's interests.
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Bill For Stringent Punishment For Child Abuse Introduced In Rajya Sabha
Union Minister Smriti Irani today introduced a bill in the Rajya Sabha to amend the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act that aims to make punishments more stringent and even include death penalty for offenders involved in sexual crimes against minors.
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Bihar Congress Vice President Brajesh Kumar Resigns Over Alleged Sexual Exploitation Of Girl
Bihar Congress leader Brajesh Kumar, who also goes by the name Brajesh Pandey, has resigned over charges of sexually exploiting a young girl in Patna. Brajesh (Kumar) Pandey has been charged under the stringent law on sexual crimes against children - the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act - after a note from the women's cell of...
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8 Maharashtra Schoolchildren Sexually Assaulted For A Month, 4 Arrested
One more person has been arrested in the alleged sexual assault on at least eight children by the driver and the cleaner of their school bus in Maharashtra's Yavatmal, bringing the total number of arrests to four so far.
-
1-Year-Old Allegedly Raped By Man In Hyderabad
In a shocking incident, a one-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a man who worked with her parents at their house in Chilkalguda area in Hyderabad, police said.
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Watchman Held For Molesting Girl Students On School Premises
A 35-year-old watchman of a civic school in Thane has been arrested for allegedly molesting two 10-year-old girl students on the premises of the school, police said today.
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Man Arrested For Raping A 4-Year-Old Girl
The police today arrested a 45 years old man for allegedly raping a four-year-old girl.
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10-Year-Old Boy Allegedly Sexually Assaulted By Minor Girl In Kanpur
In a bizarre case reported from a Kanpur village, a 10-year-old boy was hospitalised after a girl tried to force him into having sex with her.
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2 Officials Dismissed After Child Abuse Report From Government Home
Following child abuse allegations from Delhi government's Cottage Home for Children at Lajpat Nagar in New Delhi, its Superintendent and a woman Welfare Officer were dismissed and an FIR ordered against the former.
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Schoolgirl Allegedly Gang-Raped By 5 Persons; 4 Minors Arrested In Nagpur
A schoolgirl was allegedly gang-raped by five persons, including four minors, in Wathoda area of Nagpur, police said today.
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Mumbai Crime: Step-Dad Threatens Teen With Sickle, Rapes Her
In a shameful day for the city, four incidents of rape, all involving minors, were reported from various areas on Thursday. In one such case, a teenager was raped by her stepfather. In all cases the cops have arrested the accused, and in three cases they have been booked under relevant sections of the Indian Penal Code and the Protection of Childre...
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Madras High Court Highlights Need To Create Enclosures For Child Victims In Courts
The Madras High Court has suggested to the state government to provide enclosures with screens or one-way mirrors in all trial courts so that child victims of sexual abuse do not get to see the accused while deposing in court.
-
Make Sex Education Compulsory in Schools, Say Activists
Like girls, boys are equally at risk of abuse and there is a need to make sex education compulsory in schools with a focus on what constitutes child abuse, rights activists said on Sunday.
-
Man Arrested for Allegedly Trying to Sexually Assault Minor in Salem in Tamil Nadu
A 39-year-old man has been arrested for allegedly trying to sexually assault a minor girl at a village in the district, police said today.
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Mumbai: DNA Test May Nail Dead 17-Year-Old Mum's Rapist
A daunting task of finding the biological father of a newborn boy lies ahead of officials from Santacruz police station after a 17-year-old girl, a rape victim, breathed her last at the KEM Hospital in the wee hours of Sunday without revealing the father's identity.
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Child Marriage Prohibition Act Applies to Muslims Too: Gujarat High Court
The Gujarat High Court has ruled that Prohibition of Child Marriage Act (PCMA) will apply to a Muslim person too, saying that those who obstructed changes in the Muslim personal law harmed the community's interests.
