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After Horrific Murder Of 4 Siblings In Maharashtra, Police Suspect Rape

India News | Written by Saurabh Gupta | Monday October 19, 2020

There is massive anger in north Maharashtra's Jalgaon over the murder and alleged rape of four minor siblings - two girls aged 13 and 6 years, and two boys aged 1 and 8 years old. The children from the tribal community were allegedly hacked to death with an axe by unidentified accused on October 15, the police said.

UP Police Makes Second Arrest In Barabanki Rape-Murder Case

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday October 17, 2020

The police have made a second arrest in the Barabanki rape-and-murder case of a Dalit teenager, whose body was found in a field, and also added charges under the POCSO Act on discovering she was a minor, official said Saturday.

Telangana Teen Set On Fire Allegedly For Rejecting Employer

India News | Written by Uma Sudhir | Tuesday October 6, 2020

Even as outrage over the Hathras horror spreads across the country, a 13-year-old girl from a Scheduled Caste community was recently set ablaze in Telangana for reportedly resisting the sexual advances of a man at whose house she worked as a caregiver.

Accused Known To Survivors In 94% Cases Of Rape In 2019: Government Data

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Wednesday September 30, 2020

Children and women are most vulnerable among their own relatives and known people, compared to unknown people in the context of sex-related crime, according to government data. The National Crime Records Bureau In its latest report of 2019 said in 94.2 per cent of rape cases, the accused was known to the survivor.

Special Court Awards Death Penalty To Accused In 7-Year-Old Girl's Rape, Murder

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 5, 2020

A special judge for trial of offences under the POCSO Act on Tuesday awarded the death penalty to an accused in the rape and murder case of a seven-year-old girl in Vijayawada city.

Can't Award Death Penalty Retrospectively: Supreme Court On Telangana's Plea

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday June 17, 2020

The Supreme Court has refused to award death penalty to a convict, who committed rape and murder of a nine-year-old child last year in Telangana, nearly two months prior to the amendment of POCSO Act by parliament prescribing extreme sentence for the heinous crime, saying that retrospective effect to the law cannot be granted.

Man, 60, Sexually Harassed 3-Year-Old In Northeast Delhi: Police

Delhi News | Press Trust of India | Friday March 20, 2020

A 3-year-old girl was allegedly sexually harassed by her neigbhour at his house in northeast Delhi's Mustafabad area, police said on Friday.

Officials Probing Nithyananda Showed Porn To Children In His Ashram: Cops

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 10, 2020

Police officials investigating a case of abduction registered against self-styled godman Nithyananda have been charged under relevant sections of the POCSO Act for allegedly showing pornography to the children of his ashram, located near Ahmedabad, during the probe, an officer said on Monday.

Jharkhand Men Get Sentence To Death For Raping Six-Year-Old Last Month

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 3, 2020

A Jharkhand court on Tuesday handed down death sentence to three men for raping a six-year-old girl, killing her, and burying her body, a judgement that came in less than a month after the crime was committed.

Woman Knows Man's Intention When He Touches Her: Bombay High Court

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday March 3, 2020

A woman may know less but she understands more and knows the intention when a man touches her or even looks at her, the Bombay High Court said while suspending the sentence of a convict in the case of molestation of a former actor.

Pope Francis Expels Kerala Priest Jailed For Raping 16-Year-Old Girl

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 1, 2020

Adhering to a policy of "zero tolerance" towards clergy who sexually exploit minors, Pope Francis has expelled a Kerala priest convicted of rape from all priestly duties and rights, according to church officials.

Man Sentenced To Death In Andhra For Rape, Murder Of 5-Year-Old Last Year

Andhra Pradesh News | Press Trust of India | Monday February 24, 2020

A local court in Andhra Pradesh on Monday sentenced a lorry cleaner to death under the POCSO Act, holding him guilty of rape and murder of a five-year-old girl in November last year.

Special Cells In Bihar Schools To Hear Sexual Harassment Complaints

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday February 23, 2020

Schools in Bihar would soon have special ''POCSO cells'' to hear complaints of sexual misconduct and exploitation, a government official said in Patna on Sunday.

Mumbai Man Sentenced To 12 Years For Raping Mentally-Challenged Minor

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 20, 2020

A special court in Mumbai on Thursday sentenced a man to 12 years of rigorous imprisonment for raping a 12-year-old mentally-challenged girl.

3 Arrested For Sexually Harassing Madrasa Student In Karnataka: Police

Karnataka News | Written by Nehal Kidwai, Edited by Stela Dey | Thursday February 13, 2020

A student at a Madrasa in Karnataka's Ullal was waylaid and sexually harassed by three men on Monday morning, police said. The accused, in their mid-twenties, have been arrested in Mangalore and charged under the POCSO Act.