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In rare move, Gujarat courts award life terms to 7 rape convicts in a day

Various courts in Gujarat's Amreli, Vadodara and Rajkot have sentenced seven rapists to life imprisonment on a single day in POCSO cases

india news

Published on Feb 28, 2025 04:16 PM IST

ANI |

Bengal man gets death penalty for kidnapping, raping 7-month-old child

A Kolkata court sentenced Rajib Ghosh to death for the rape and attempted murder of a seven-month-old girl.

The accused was arrested in the early hours of December 5 from his residence,(Representational)

india news

Updated on Feb 18, 2025 07:26 PM IST

PTI |

BS Yediyurappa gets pre-arrest bail, but HC sends POCSO case back to trial court

POCSO case: HC grants anticipatory bail to Yediyurappa, remits the matter to trial court

Former Karnataka chief minister BS Yediyurappa.(PTI)

cities

Updated on Feb 07, 2025 03:57 PM IST

PTI | | Posted by Anagha Deshpande

Assam University staff allegedly molests minor girl, arrested

According to the girl's family, the accused dragged her to a classroom and attempted to rape her but she was rescued by other staff and students.

Faruque Ahmed, a non-teaching employee of Assam University Silchar who allegedly molested a 14-year-old adivasi girl at the university's Law Department on Friday.

education

Updated on Feb 03, 2025 07:54 AM IST

ByBiswa Kalyan Purkayastha, Silchar

Kataria slams low conviction rate in Chandigarh, demands improvement

During his visit to Chandigarh Police headquarters, Kataria expressed appreciation for the increased conviction in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act cases

UT administrator Gulab Chand Kataria flagged off newly introduced forensic investigation van, equipped with state-of-the-art forensic tools, which will allow police to gather evidence, process crime scenes, and conduct initial investigations directly at the crime site. (Ravi Kumar/HT)

cities

Published on Jan 30, 2025 08:58 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Noida: Man gets 10 years in jail for rape of minor girl

The survivor disappeared on July 1, 2019, after visiting a cyber café for a school project in Noida. Her family filed a complaint against Manish following her disappearance. On July 19, 2019, the girl was rescued, and the suspect and his father Bablu were arrested

The convict was sentenced to rigorous imprisonment of 10 years and fined <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>50,000 under Section 4 of POCSO Act. He is also sentenced to two years’ imprisonment and fined <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>20,000 under Section 366 (abduction or kidnapping of a woman with the intent to compel her to marry) of the Indian Penal Code. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

cities

Updated on Jan 24, 2025 05:56 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Noida

Septuagenarian gets 20-yr RI for raping minor girl

A 70-year-old man was convicted for raping a four-year-old girl after luring her with a pack of snacks. The court awarded the convict 20 years rigorous imprisonment under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

In a fast-track special court under POCSO, additional sessions judge Amar Jeet Singh convicted a 70-year-old man for raping a four-year-old girl after luring her with a pack of snacks. The court awarded the convict 20 years rigorous imprisonment under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. (Representational image)

cities

Updated on Jan 22, 2025 08:21 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Ludhiana

Kerala girl raped over 2 years; coaches among over 60 allegedly involved, 6 held

The girl, who turned 18 two months ago, alleged she has been subjected to rape multiple times since the age of 16, police said on Friday.

The issue reportedly came to light during counselling conducted by the Child Welfare Committee(Pixabay/Representative)

india news

Updated on Jan 11, 2025 09:41 AM IST

ByHT News Desk

Kiara Advani removes Jani Master from Game Changer shoutout post after backlash

Kiara Advani seemingly has an ear out to gauge what the audience thinks of her. Hence the equally minor and massive tweak to her latest Instagram post caption

Kiara Advani removes POCSO-accused Jani Master's name from Game Changer shoutout post following backlash(Photos: X)

htcity

Published on Dec 25, 2024 01:09 PM IST

ByAalokitaa Basu

Kiara's shoutout for POCSO-accused Jani Master receives backlash from fans

The Game Changer controversies don't seem to end. The latest is Kiara Advani's shoutout for choreographer Jani Master in her throwback post for song Dhop

Kiara Advani comes under fire for her Game Changer shoutout to POCSO-accused Jani Master

htcity

Updated on Dec 24, 2024 01:44 PM IST

ByAalokitaa Basu

Thane hospital horror: Employee allegedly molests patient's teen daughter

The girl's mother alleged in her complaint she had suffered a fracture and was being treated at the hospital, adding that the accused befriended her daughter.

The sexual harassment took place between July 20 and October 18, officials said.(Pixabay/Representative)

cities

Published on Nov 26, 2024 01:46 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

‘Compromise’ can't be basis for dismissal of sexual harassment case: SC

Delivering the verdict, the SC set aside the Rajasthan HC order which exercised its power under a section of CrPC to quash one such sexual harassment case.

A SC bench of justices CT Ravikumar and PV Sanjay Kumar delivered the verdict.

india news

Published on Nov 07, 2024 01:49 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

15-year-old girl ‘sexually harassed’ by juvenile schoolmates in UP

The girl's family filed a complaint and alleged that she was sexually harassed by the duo. They tried to kill her but she managed to escape, police said.

According to the victim's family, the accused made a video of the girl and posted it on social media after editing. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)

education

Updated on Oct 27, 2024 07:58 PM IST

PTI | , Muzaffarnagar

Case filed against Ekta, mother under POCSO Act for objectionable scenes in show

The case is related to season 6 of the web series Gandii Baat on Alt Balaji. It streamed on the OTT platform between February 2021 and April 2021.

Ekta Kapoor and her mother Shobha Kapoor have landed in legal trouble.

entertainment

Published on Oct 20, 2024 02:41 PM IST

ANI | | Edited by Ananya Das

Bengal girl rape-murder: Calcutta HC orders Pocso charges, autopsy at AIIMS

Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said she wants the police to register a Pocso case and file chargesheet in three months so that the guilty is hanged

cities

Published on Oct 06, 2024 08:43 PM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Jani Master's National Film Award suspended by govt over rape allegations

Choreographer Jani Master's National Film Award was suspended by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Friday due to rape allegations against him.

Jani Master's National Film Award for Best Choreography was suspended

entertainment

Published on Oct 06, 2024 08:54 AM IST

ByHT Entertainment Desk

Auto driver gets 10 years in jail for raping a minor boy

MUMBAI: A special court designated under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) convicted a 45-year-old Govandi resident for raping a 10-year-old boy from the neighbourhood and sentenced him to ten years of rigorous imprisonment on Thursday

cities

Updated on Oct 05, 2024 07:58 AM IST

ByRevu Suresh

West Bengal: Siliguri court orders death sentence for rape-murder convict

The incident occurred last year, when a minor girl on her way to school was brutally raped and murdered in an abandoned area in Siliguri.

The death penalty was imposed under two consecutive sections: Section 302, which pertains to murder, and Section 6 of the POCSO Act. (Pic used for representation)

india news

Updated on Sep 08, 2024 08:19 AM IST

ByHT News Desk | Edited by Lingamgunta Nirmitha Rao

Chandigarh logs 19% drop in rape cases from last year

Police data from January 1 to August 30, 2024, reveals that 60 cases of rape and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act were registered, with nine of these cases being cancelled after the victims’ statement

Police data reveals that only about 1% of the cases involved heinous crimes with unknown perpetrators. (HT FIle Photo for representation)

cities

Updated on Sep 02, 2024 08:24 AM IST

ByNaina Mishra, Chandigarh

Man gets 10 years in jail for sexually assaulting 13-year-old girl

A Mumbai POCSO court sentenced a 48-year-old man to ten years in prison for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 2016, citing severe emotional impact on the victim.

cities

Updated on Sep 01, 2024 06:20 AM IST

ByRevu Suresh

Class-9 student raped in Balongi

The victim told the police that on Monday, she had gone to Chandigarh with her friend. When she returned home around 9:30pm, the accused barged in and raped her

The victim’s parents, daily wage workers, were at work when the accused barged in her house and raped her. (HT Photo)

cities

Updated on Jul 18, 2024 08:46 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Mohali

Karnataka CID files chargesheet against ex-CM BS Yediyurappa in POCSO case

Karnataka CID filed a chargesheet against former CM BS Yediyurappa in the case linked to the alleged sexual assault of a minor girl.

india news

Published on Jun 27, 2024 07:30 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Greater Noida: Victim recants, two minor boys cleared of rape by JJB

The victim turned hostile in her statement to the magistrate and said that her father, who is the complainant in the case, forced her to lie to the police to frame the two boys and the man

The two minor boys were acquitted by the JJB and released from the observational home on Tuesday. (Representational Image)

cities

Updated on Jun 06, 2024 05:22 AM IST

ByAshni Dhaor, Noida

Govt school teacher booked for sexually assaulting minor

Local reports said the girl had informed her parents about the alleged incident which triggered a protest by the locals of the area

The school education authorities are also mulling actions against the teacher. (iStock)

cities

Updated on May 05, 2024 07:36 AM IST

ByAshiq Hussain, Srinagar

HC upholds termination of judge who took bribe to acquit a POCSO accused

Bombay HC upholds termination of judicial officer in bribery case related to POCSO matter, emphasizing need for exemplary conduct among judiciary members.

cities

Updated on May 02, 2024 05:28 AM IST

BySahyaja MS

Man held for raping minor daughter

Acting on a complaint of the survivor, Chandannagar police booked and arrested the complainant’s father on Friday

Chandannagar Police Station has filed a case under POCSO sections. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)

cities

Updated on Mar 24, 2024 05:54 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent

Yediyurappa booked after woman accuses him of sexually assault on minor daughter

Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara said the woman lodged the complaint on Thursday night and police registered the case after examining the details

india news

Updated on Mar 16, 2024 08:16 AM IST

ByArun Dev

BS Yediyurappa after sexual assault allegation: ‘Will contest legally’

The Bengaluru police have filed a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO), against BS Yediyurappa.

india news

Updated on Mar 15, 2024 12:30 PM IST

ByHT News Desk

Punjab cabinet nod to set up two fast-track POCSO courts in Sangrur, Tarn Taran

The new fast-track courts are aimed to ensure speedy trials for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and rape cases

Punjab CM Bhagwant Singh Mann-led cabinet took a number of significant decisions. (HT File)

cities

Updated on Mar 10, 2024 08:40 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Chandigarh

Hockey player accused of rape, booked under Pocso in Bengaluru

An Indian hockey player was booked for allegedly sexually assaulting a 22-year-old woman on the pretext of marriage in Bengaluru

A search for hockey player Varun Kumar is underway, say police. (Getty Images)

cities

Updated on Feb 07, 2024 08:10 AM IST

ByHT Correspondent, Bengaluru

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Various courts in Gujarat's Amreli, Vadodara and Rajkot have sentenced seven rapists to life imprisonment on a single day in POCSO cases

A Kolkata court sentenced Rajib Ghosh to death for the rape and attempted murder of a seven-month-old girl.

POCSO case: HC grants anticipatory bail to Yediyurappa, remits the matter to trial court

According to the girl's family, the accused dragged her to a classroom and attempted to rape her but she was rescued by other staff and students.

During his visit to Chandigarh Police headquarters, Kataria expressed appreciation for the increased conviction in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act cases

The survivor disappeared on July 1, 2019, after visiting a cyber café for a school project in Noida. Her family filed a complaint against Manish following her disappearance. On July 19, 2019, the girl was rescued, and the suspect and his father Bablu were arrested

A 70-year-old man was convicted for raping a four-year-old girl after luring her with a pack of snacks. The court awarded the convict 20 years rigorous imprisonment under Section 6 of the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act.

The girl, who turned 18 two months ago, alleged she has been subjected to rape multiple times since the age of 16, police said on Friday.

Kiara Advani seemingly has an ear out to gauge what the audience thinks of her. Hence the equally minor and massive tweak to her latest Instagram post caption

The Game Changer controversies don't seem to end. The latest is Kiara Advani's shoutout for choreographer Jani Master in her throwback post for song Dhop

The girl's mother alleged in her complaint she had suffered a fracture and was being treated at the hospital, adding that the accused befriended her daughter.

Delivering the verdict, the SC set aside the Rajasthan HC order which exercised its power under a section of CrPC to quash one such sexual harassment case.

The girl's family filed a complaint and alleged that she was sexually harassed by the duo. They tried to kill her but she managed to escape, police said.

The case is related to season 6 of the web series Gandii Baat on Alt Balaji. It streamed on the OTT platform between February 2021 and April 2021.

Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee said she wants the police to register a Pocso case and file chargesheet in three months so that the guilty is hanged

Choreographer Jani Master's National Film Award was suspended by the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting on Friday due to rape allegations against him.

MUMBAI: A special court designated under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) convicted a 45-year-old Govandi resident for raping a 10-year-old boy from the neighbourhood and sentenced him to ten years of rigorous imprisonment on Thursday

The incident occurred last year, when a minor girl on her way to school was brutally raped and murdered in an abandoned area in Siliguri.

Police data from January 1 to August 30, 2024, reveals that 60 cases of rape and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act were registered, with nine of these cases being cancelled after the victims’ statement

A Mumbai POCSO court sentenced a 48-year-old man to ten years in prison for sexually assaulting a 13-year-old girl in 2016, citing severe emotional impact on the victim.

The victim told the police that on Monday, she had gone to Chandigarh with her friend. When she returned home around 9:30pm, the accused barged in and raped her

Karnataka CID filed a chargesheet against former CM BS Yediyurappa in the case linked to the alleged sexual assault of a minor girl.

The victim turned hostile in her statement to the magistrate and said that her father, who is the complainant in the case, forced her to lie to the police to frame the two boys and the man

Local reports said the girl had informed her parents about the alleged incident which triggered a protest by the locals of the area

Bombay HC upholds termination of judicial officer in bribery case related to POCSO matter, emphasizing need for exemplary conduct among judiciary members.

Acting on a complaint of the survivor, Chandannagar police booked and arrested the complainant’s father on Friday

Karnataka home minister G Parameshwara said the woman lodged the complaint on Thursday night and police registered the case after examining the details

The Bengaluru police have filed a case under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO), against BS Yediyurappa.

The new fast-track courts are aimed to ensure speedy trials for Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act (POCSO) and rape cases

An Indian hockey player was booked for allegedly sexually assaulting a 22-year-old woman on the pretext of marriage in Bengaluru

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