POCSO
- Delhi
Satyendar Jain’s masseur turns out to be a ‘Ghodiwala’
New Delhi: Delhi’s jailed minister Satyendar Jain was getting a massage from Rinku, a POCSO accused who also used to provide Ghodi (mare service) during marriages. Rinku told the officials that under…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad teacher imprisoned for 10 yrs for molesting minor boy
Hyderabad: A private teacher in the city, Ravindran Prakash who molested a minor boy received a ten-year prison term. The accused was charged with two similar offences against kids in the past.…
- Bangalore
Karnataka Congress tightlipped on POCSO case against Lingayat seer
Bengaluru: At a time when public debate is focused on the POCSO case against prominent Lingayat seer Murugha Shivamurthy Sharanaru and the inaction of the authorities, the silence of the Congress leaders…
- India
Karnataka HC quashes POCSO case, upholds marriage of accused, victim
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has quashed a case lodged under the provision of the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and upheld the marriage between the accused and the…
- Hyderabad
Hyderabad: POCSO court awards life term to youth for sexually assaulting minor girl
Hyderabad: A POCSO cum metropolitan sessions court of Malkajgiri on Thursday sentenced a 19-year-old youth to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting a minor girl three years ago. As per the complaint that…
- Hyderabad
Jubilee Hills gang rape case: POCSO court to begin trial soon
Hyderabad: The trial in the sensational Jubilee Hills minor girl gang rape case is all set to commence in couple of weeks as the special court for POCSO cases has taken cognizance…
- Hyderabad
Andhra woman elopes with 14-year-old boy to Hyderabad
Vijayawada: A 31-year-old woman, a mother of four, eloped with a 14-year-old boy with whom she had extramarital relations. The woman from Gudivada town of Andhra Pradesh’s Krishna district eloped with the…
- India
Man kills self after being insulted for questioning sexual harassment to daughter
Bengaluru: A man in Karnataka has committed suicide after he was insulted for confronting the parents of a youth who had sexually harassed his minor daughter. The incident has been reported from…
- India
Pocso not for teenage romances: Allahabad HC
Prayagraj: The Allahabad High Court has said that the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act was not intended for teenagers’ romantic affairs. The court granted bail to a POCSO accused…
- India
UP: POCSO court denies bail to rape accused
Kanpur: A special POCSO court rejected the bail application of accused Rajeev Kumar, who has been charged by the police for rape and thrashing father and brother of the victim. Judge Rajveer…