POCSO: News

NHRC recommends tweaks in POCSO against online child sexual abuse

The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has reportedly recommended modifications to the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012, to protect children.

27 Sep 2023

Ujjain

MP: 12-year-old girl raped, shooed away when sought help

In a shocking incident, a 12-year-old girl who was allegedly raped by some unidentified persons in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, was shooed away when she approached locals for help.

27 Sep 2023

Assam

Help tortured, made to eat garbage by Army major, wife

An Indian Army major and his wife have been arrested in Assam for allegedly torturing their 16-year-old domestic worker for two years, The Sentinel Assam reported.

21 Aug 2023

Arvind Kejriwal

Delhi: CM Kejriwal suspends officer accused of raping minor

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ordered the suspension of a deputy director in the Women and Child Development Department for allegedly raping his deceased friend's minor daughter multiple times and impregnating her, PTI reported.

Brij Bhushan gets interim bail in wrestlers' sexual harassment case

A Delhi court on Tuesday granted interim bail to Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh in a sexual harassment case.

26 Jun 2023

Bombay High Court

Court rejects abortion for minor rape victim at 28-week pregnancy

The Aurangabad bench of the Bombay High Court rejected a petition filed by a minor rape victim's mother seeking to end the girl's 28-week pregnancy in view of the health risk to her and the unborn child.

20 Jun 2023

Andhra Pradesh

Seer arrested for raping orphan girl in ashram for months

A seer has been arrested for allegedly raping a 15-year-old orphan girl multiple times over several months at an ashram that he ran in Andhra Pradesh.

Minor wrestler's father rejects threat claims made by Sakshee Malikkh

The father of the "minor" wrestler—one of the complainants in a sexual harassment case against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh—on Sunday reportedly claimed the family was not under any threat or pressure to alter her statement.

Brij Bhushan charged for sexual harassment, no evidence for POCSO

Stating an absence of corroborative evidence in the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) case against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the Delhi Police on Thursday filed a cancellation report in the Patiala House Court.

10 Jun 2023

Sakshee Malikkh

Wrestlers coerced to compromise, minor backtracked under pressure: Sakshee Malikkh

Sakshee Malikkh, one of the top wrestlers protesting against Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, said on Saturday that the "minor" complainant changed her statement against him allegedly under pressure.

Bhojpuri singer Babul Bihari aka Abhishek arrested for raping minor

Bhojpuri singer Babul Bihari, also known as Abhishek, was nabbed in Gurugram on Thursday for raping a minor girl.

'Minor' wrestler backtracks on age claim, POCSO charge dismissal likely

The "minor" wrestler who accused Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment along with other grapplers has reportedly changed her statement before a magistrate, saying that she wasn't underage when Singh allegedly harassed her.

06 Jun 2023

Kerala High Court

Woman's naked body cannot be deemed sexual, rules Kerala HC 

The Kerala High Court on Monday said that the depiction of a woman's naked body could not be termed as obscene, indecent, or sexually explicit, reported PTI.

26 Oct 2022

Mumbai

Mumbai court jails man for referring minor girl as 'item'

A local court in Mumbai sentenced a man to one-and-half years in jail for sexually harassing a minor in a seven-year-old case.

02 Sep 2022

Karnataka

Lingayat seer accused of sexually abusing minor students arrested

Shivamurthy Murugha Sharanaru, pontiff of the prominent Murugha mutt in Chitradurga district of Karnataka, was arrested on Thursday night on allegations of sexually abusing two minor girls studying at the mutt.

01 Sep 2022

Noida

#NewsBytesExplainer: What's digital rape for which Noida man is convicted?

In a first-of-its-kind conviction, a 65-year-old man in Noida was convicted for 'digital rape' this week.

29 Aug 2022

Janata Dal (Secular)

Sexual abuse case against Lingayat seer; Karnataka CM Bommai tight-lipped

Karnataka CM Basavaraj Bommai has remained tight-lipped about the high-profile sexual abuse case involving the chief pontiff of a major mutt in the state's Chitradurga.

28 Jul 2022

Noida

Noida: 12-year-old girl raped; accused shot at trying to flee

A 12-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 20-year-old man when she was on her way to school in Noida on Wednesday, according to NDTV.

22 Jul 2022

Karnataka

Karnataka: Police arrest 8 students after kissing video goes viral

A viral kissing video featuring two college students has landed eight other students in trouble in Karnataka's Mangaluru district.

29 Jun 2022

Odisha

Woman fights to free husband after accusing him of rape

A woman from Odisha's Bilaspur village is entangled in a complicated legal web after her statement resulted in a 20-year prison term for her husband.

28 Jun 2022

India

Who is Mohammed Zubair, journalist arrested for hurting religious sentiments?

The Delhi Police Monday arrested Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair after registering an FIR based on a complaint filed by a social media account.

27 Jun 2022

X

Delhi Police arrests Alt News co-founder Mohammed Zubair: Here's why

Mohammed Zubair, a journalist and one of the founders of the fact-checking platform Alt News, was arrested by the Delhi Police on Monday, according to reports.

13 Jun 2022

Madhya Pradesh

MP: Two men rape minor girl, live-stream act to friend

In a horrific incident, two men allegedly raped a 16-year-old girl in Madhya Pradesh's Gwalior and live-streamed the act to a friend, the police said on Saturday.

04 Jun 2022

India

Hyderabad gang-rape case: Third accused, also a minor, arrested

The Hyderabad Police on Saturday arrested the third accused and identified two others, all minors, involved in the gang-rape of a 17-year-old girl in a luxury car on May 28.

03 Jun 2022

Telangana

Hyderabad: 5 minors booked for raping teen girl

The Hyderabad Police has registered a case against five minors, including an MLA's son, for the alleged gang rape of a teenage girl last week.

04 May 2022

Yogi Adityanath

Lalitpur: Cop rapes rape survivor who went to file complaint

In a shocking incident from Uttar Pradesh's Lalitpur, a 13-year-old teen was allegedly raped by the Station House Officer (SHO) of a police station where she had gone to complain against her rapists, PTI reported.

20 Mar 2022

Pune

Pune: 11-year-old raped by father, brother, grandfather repeatedly over 5yrs

In a horrifying case of child sexual abuse, an 11-year-old girl was allegedly repeatedly raped and sexually abused by her father, brother, grandfather, and distant uncle over the last five years on separate occasions, the Pune Police revealed on Saturday.

FIR filed against Mahesh Manjrekar over his latest Marathi directorial

Problems are not ceasing to emerge for Naay Varanbhaat Loncha Kon Naay Koncha.

Justice Pushpa Ganediwala, who gave controversial 'skin-to-skin contact' verdict, resigns

Justice Pushpa V Ganediwala, additional judge of the Bombay High Court, resigned on Thursday after she was denied elevation as a permanent judge.

SC sets aside ruling mandating 'skin-to-skin' contact for sexual assault

The Supreme Court Thursday set aside a Bombay High Court ruling that said "skin-to-skin" was necessary for a sexual assault conviction under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

11 Sep 2021

Mathura

Man sentenced for 20 years for raping mentally unsound woman

A court in Mathura has sentenced a 47-year-old man to 20 years in jail for raping an 18-year-old mentally unsound woman whose mother used to occasionally hire his services as a driver, a government counsel said on Saturday.

08 Sep 2021

Madhya Pradesh

'Asked to come naked to school': Girls on MP principal

A government school principal in Madhya Pradesh has been booked for allegedly making obscene comments on girl students.

28 Aug 2021

Maharashtra

Maharashtra: Three held for raping 17-year-old orphan girl

The police has arrested three men for allegedly gang-raping a 17-year-old orphan girl at Vasai in Palghar district in Maharashtra, an official said on Saturday.

13 Aug 2021

Delhi

Court acquits child rape accused, says was falsely framed

A Delhi court has acquitted a man accused of sexually assaulting minors, noting that the children were heavily tutored by their parents and that there is ample evidence to show that he was falsely framed due to caste hatred.

SC dismisses rape survivor's plea to marry her assaulter

The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a rape survivor's plea from Kottiyoor in Kerala, seeking permission to marry her assaulter - a defrocked priest who is undergoing 20-year imprisonment for raping the girl when she was a minor.

30 Jul 2021

Rajasthan

Rajasthan: Man gets 20-year jail term for raping minor

A POCSO court in Rajasthan's Bundi district has sentenced a man to 20-year imprisonment and slapped a penalty of Rs. 35,000 for raping a 15-year-old girl, Special Public Prosecutor (SPP) Mahaveer Meghwal said on Friday.

28 Jul 2021

Delhi

Man held for sexually assaulting minor girl in Delhi

A 27-year-old man was arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a nine-year-old girl in northwest Delhi's Shalimar Bagh area, police said on Wednesday.

15 Jun 2021

Pearl V Puri

Actor Pearl V Puri, booked for raping minor, granted bail

Pearl V Puri, who was recently arrested for allegedly raping a 5-year-old, has been granted bail, his lawyer Rajeev Sawant confirmed.

05 Jun 2021

Entertainment

Pearl Puri, 'Naagin' actor, arrested over rape charges by minor

Naagin 3 actor Pearl Puri (31) has been arrested by Mumbai Police in connection with a rape case of a minor.

02 Jun 2021

India

Delhi: Cleric arrested for raping minor girl inside a mosque

A 48-year-old cleric of a mosque in northeast Delhi has been arrested by the Delhi Police for allegedly raping a 10-year-old girl.

02 Jun 2021

Noida

Two minor girls raped in Noida, Greater Noida; accused held

A six-year-old girl was allegedly raped by a 23-year-old man living in the same neighborhood as her in Noida, Uttar Pradesh while a 10-year-old girl was sexually assaulted by an acquaintance in Greater Noida, the police said on Tuesday.

SAI suspends coach for alleged sexual assault on minor

The Sports Authority of India on Thursday suspended a Project Officer-turned coach employed by it with immediate effect and ordered an inquiry after he was arrested for alleged sexual assault on a minor girl.

31 Mar 2021

Madhya Pradesh

Man held for hacking account, morphing cousin's fiance's photos

A Madhya Pradesh police team arrested a man from Central Delhi's Patel Nagar on Tuesday for allegedly hacking into the social media account of his cousin's fiance and morphing her photos, officials said.

24 Mar 2021

Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh: Boy dies by suicide, accuses teacher of harassment

A 16-year-old boy allegedly died by suicide after accusing a former teacher of physical harassment in Chhattisgarh's Bilaspur district, police said on Wednesday.

SC agrees to hear NCW's plea against Bombay HC verdict

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear a plea challenging the Bombay High Court's verdict which said that groping a minor's breast without "skin to skin contact" cannot be termed as sexual assault as defined under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

30 Jan 2021

India

Gujarat: Six-year-old girl rescued nearly two months after abduction

A six-year-old girl was rescued from Morbi, Gujarat, nearly two months after she was kidnapped from the state's Anand district, even as the accused, a laborer from Madhya Pradesh, is on the run, police said on Saturday.

29 Jan 2021

Bombay High Court

Rape victims' testimony not confidence-inspiring: High Court judge

A Bombay High Court judge, facing flak for her interpretation of sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, had in two recent rulings acquitted two persons accused of raping minor girls.

Who is Pushpa Ganediwala, judge behind controversial Bombay HC ruling

The Bombay High Court's recent ruling that groping a minor without skin-to-skin contact does not constitute sexual assault has faced severe flak.

Opening pant's zip not sexual assault under POCSO: High Court

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court has ruled that holding the hands of a minor girl and opening the zip of pants do not fall under the purview of "sexual assault" or "aggravated sexual assault" of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

25 Jan 2021

Bombay High Court

Groping without skin contact is not sexual assault: Bombay HC

In a controversial ruling, the Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court observed that groping a minor's breasts without "skin-to-skin" contact doesn't qualify as sexual assault.

31 Oct 2019

West Bengal

Kolkata: Six men sexually abuse minor boy for an hour

In a gruesome incident, a 17-year-old boy was allegedly sexually abused by six men in Kolkata, police said on Wednesday. The minor was assaulted in a moving car and then pushed out of the vehicle.

02 Sep 2019

Haryana

Haryana: Class-I student attempts to rape classmate; booked under POSCO

In a shocking incident, a student of Class-I has been booked for attempting to rape his classmate in Sirsa, Haryana.

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