Crimes against children surge in Assam, Rajasthan, and Kerala: NCRB data

Crimes against children surge in Assam, Rajasthan, and Kerala: NCRB data

A woman cries outside a police station after her husband was arrested by police amid Assam government’s statewide crackdown on child marriages | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR In 2023, cases of crimes against children recorded the sharpest rise in three States — Assam, Rajasthan and Kerala, according to the latest data from the National […]

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Two persons get life imprisonment for rape, impregnating minor girl in Andhra Pradesh’s Eluru district

Two persons get life imprisonment for rape, impregnating minor girl in Andhra Pradesh’s Eluru district

Representational image only. The Eluru POCSO court has awarded life imprisonment to the two persons who have raped and impregnated a minor girl under the Jangareddygudem police division in Eluru district. The duo was convicted under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO), 2012. The convicted are relatives of the victim. In a verdict […]

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Odisha court hands out 20 year jail to man against whom wife had levelled rape charge 

Odisha court hands out 20 year jail to man against whom wife had levelled rape charge 

Susanta Sekhar Mohapatra, counsel for the convict, said the verdict would be challenged in Orissa High Court seeking relief for the man that could help save the marriage. Susanta Sekhar Mohapatra, counsel for the convict, said the verdict would be challenged in Orissa High Court seeking relief for the man that could help save the […]

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Four youths arrested under POCSO

Four youths arrested under POCSO

The Kadinamkulam police on Friday arrested four youths on charges of sexually abusing minor girls lodged at a residential educational facility. The accused are Merson, 23; Renjith, 26; Arun, 21; and Dany, 20; hailing from Valiyathura and vicinity. They have been charged under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act and remanded. The […]

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Case under POCSO Act: SC rejects plea for anticipatory bail, says it does not “tolerate” the man’s activities

Case under POCSO Act: SC rejects plea for anticipatory bail, says it does not “tolerate” the man’s activities

Noting the “very serious allegations,” the top court stated that it would not tolerate the activity which the man is accused of carrying out, though he claimed he was falsely implicated. Noting the “very serious allegations,” the top court stated that it would not tolerate the activity which the man is accused of carrying out, […]

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