Man gets 3-year rigorous imprisonment for molesting minor girl
A district court has awarded three years' rigorous imprisonment to a 34-year-old man for molesting a 15-year-old girl in his neighbourhood.
Dec 13, 2017, 12:39 PM IST
5-year-old Nepali girl 'raped' by a 12-year-old boy in Himachal
A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 12-year-old boy in Dhalli on the outskirts of Shimla town, police said.
Dec 10, 2017, 09:56 AM IST
Auto driver tries to abduct, molest two sisters; booked
According to the complaint, one of the sisters aged 13 was along with her elder sister (16), came to a hotel where their mother was working, to meet her for some work
Oct 07, 2017, 14:46 PM IST
FIR filed against Rishi Kapoor for posting 'indecent' image on Twitter
A case was filed against actor Rishi Kapoor on Saturday for posting pornographic material on his Twitter account.
Aug 27, 2017, 09:52 AM IST
POCSO can't be invoked for rape of adult with child-like brain: Supreme Court
The apex court said that according to Section 2 (d) of the POCSO Act, the term "age" cannot include "mental" age as the intent of the Parliament was to focus on children, i.e. persons who are physically under the age of 18 years.
Jul 21, 2017, 20:07 PM IST
Rape accused Gayatri Prajapati released from Lucknow jail
Samajwadi Party leader and former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prajapati, who was arrested in connection with a case of an alleged sexual assault of a minor girl, was released from the district jail in Lucknow on Wednesday.
Apr 26, 2017, 12:55 PM IST
Kerala: 21-year-old beautician `sexually assaults` 17-year-old boy, arrested
As per police, the woman and the boy became friends on Facebook.
Apr 03, 2017, 15:46 PM IST
Kerala: 12-year-old boy fathers child with 16-year-old, gets booked under POCSO Act
According to a report, the girl and the boy are relatives.
Mar 23, 2017, 16:47 PM IST
Man arrested held for raping minor daughter in Gurgaon
A 35-year-old man was arrested for allegedly raping his 10-year-old daughter, then city police said on Wednesday.
Dec 14, 2016, 19:12 PM IST
POCSO charge against BSP leaders including Mayawati for derogatory remarks
Police will add certain sections of POCSO Act in the FIR against some BSP leaders for their alleged lewd remarks against expelled BJP leader Dayashankar Singh's family members.
Aug 01, 2016, 15:54 PM IST
Minor girl repeatedly raped by father in Maharashtra
A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by her father for about an year in Bhiwandi here, police said on Monday.
Apr 12, 2016, 00:03 AM IST
More than 2000 cases registered under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act
More than two thousand cases were registered under Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) in children's courts between April 1, 2014 and March 31, 2015 while the average percentage of conviction of cases is about two per cent.
Mar 30, 2016, 01:12 AM IST
Girl gang-raped by five persons in Delhi
A 17-year-old girl working as a domestic help at a JNU professor's residence was allegedly abducted from outside the varsity's campus in south Delhi and gang-raped, police said on Tuesday.
Jan 19, 2016, 23:42 PM IST
Two held for 'raping' girl on pretext of taking her home in Gadchiroli
A minor girl was allegedly raped by two persons, including a school cook who was instructed to drop her home after she sustained a leg injury in school, police said Thursday.
Dec 17, 2015, 12:38 PM IST
Girls not safe in country: Kailash Satyarthi
Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi on Tuesday said that girls were "not safe" in the country, and expressed deep concern over the recent incidents of rapes of minors in the national capital which he said stood out for the sheer "apathy".
Oct 28, 2015, 00:09 AM IST
Rape laws on minor girls; SC makes NCW party to PIL
The Supreme Court on Friday made the National Commission for Women (NCW) a party to a PIL challenging constitutional validity of a provision in rape laws that permits "intrusive sexual intercourse with a girl child aged between 15 to 18 years" by the husband.
Sep 18, 2015, 20:40 PM IST
