POCSO Act
- India
Tamil Nadu: 70-yr-old priest held for sexually assaulting minor inside temple
In a disturbing incident, a 70-year-old priest has been arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a minor girl inside the Bhagavathi Amman temple in Tamil Nadu’s Theni district. According to the complaint filed…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad man nabbed for sharing minor’s nude videos on Snapchat
Hyderabad: The Cyber Crime unit, Hyderabad police, arrested a 21-year-old man, an electrician residing in Aman Nagar, Talab Katta for allegedly recording private nude videos of a minor girl and circulating them…
- Telangana
Telangana: Kamareddy school teacher booked for molesting UKG student
Hyderabad: A primary school teacher was booked by the Kamareddy police on Monday, September 23 for allegedly misbehaving with a minor girl at a school. The incident occurred at the Jeevandan school…
- Telangana
Telangana: Rangareddy court sentences man to 3 years for POCSO offences
Hyderabad: A fast track special court in Rangareddy district has sentenced a 27-year-old man to three years of imprisonment for sexual offences against a minor girl. The verdict was delivered on Monday,…
- India
Watching child porn a crime under POCSO Act or not? SC to decide today
New Delhi: The Supreme Court will pronounce on Monday its verdict on a plea challenging a Madras High Court ruling that watching child pornography in private would not fall within the scope…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Rape accused choreographer Jani Master sent to judicial custody
Hyderabad: Tollywood choreographer Jani master accused of sexual assault was on Friday, September 20 sent to 14-day judicial custody. It is to be noted that the choreographer, whose actual name is Shaik…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: POCSO case filed against choreographer Jani Master
Hyderabad: Choreographer Shaik Jani Basha, popularly known as Jani Master, has been booked under relevant sections of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act by the Narsingi police on Wednesday,…
- India
Karnataka: Dalit family faces social boycott after reporting rape of minor
In a shocking incident of caste-based discrimination, a Dalit family was boycotted in a Karnataka village for reporting the rape of a minor Dalit girl in Yadgir district. The incident came to light on…
- Crime
Man gets death sentence for rape, murder of minor girl in Sangareddy
Hyderabad: A special court in Sangareddy has sentenced a 60-year-old man to death for the rape and murder of a six-year-old girl. This marks the first death sentence in the district in…
- India
Fast-track courts disposed of over 90 pc of sexual offense cases in 2023: Report
New Delhi: Fast Track Special Courts which specialise in expediting the trial process for cases related to sexual offences disposed of 83 per cent cases in 2022 and 94 per cent in…
- India
Isha Foundation doctor arrested for sexual assault on 12 girls
Coimbatore: A doctor working with Jaggi Vasudev alias Sadhguru’s Isha Foundation was arrested by the Perur All-Women Police (AWPS) in Coimbatore on Friday, September 6, for sexually assaulting 12 school students during…
- News
Man gets 20-yr rigorous imprisonment for repeatedly raping minor
New Delhi: A court here has sentenced a man to 20 years of rigorous imprisonment for luring and repeatedly raping a 14-year-old girl in 2018, saying justice demands a punishment fitting to…
- India
Rape convict Asaram Bapu gets 7-day parole for ayurvedic treatment
Jodhpur: The Jodhpur High Court on Tuesday granted seven-day parole to self-styled godman Asaram Bapu, who is serving life sentence after being convicted in a rape case, for undergoing ayurveda treatment in…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad leads with 10 convictions in 28 sexual cases this year
Hyderabad: In 2024, Telangana courts have sentenced 28 individuals to various punishments for their involvement in different sexual assault cases. This year has seen significant convictions in rape and POCSO (Protection of…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: 16-yr-old kills self over harassment by ‘lovestruck’ man
Hyderabad: A 16-year-old student allegedly died by suicide on Thursday night, August 1, due to continuous harassment by a man at Kapra in Jawaharnagar. The accused has been identified as Shiva Kumar,…
