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Rohit Chandel’s co-star Madirakshi asks people not to form opinions after arrest

Rohit Chandel was arrested by Mumbai's Ghatkopar Police last week.
Updated on Jul 13, 2026 03:00 pm IST

Rohit Chandel's Sairaab co-star Kishori Shahane shocked over his arrest

Kishore Shahane reacts to Sairaab co-star Rohit Chandel's arrest.
Published on Jul 12, 2026 07:34 am IST

65-year-old convicted in Nasrapur child rape, murder

Special POCSO court convicted 65-year-old man for rape and murder of a three-and-a-half-year-old girl in Nasrapur village, holding that the prosecution proved his guilt beyond reasonable doubt. ((PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))
Published on Jun 26, 2026 03:18 am IST

Consent of minor no ground to end rape case: Rajasthan High Court

Justice Anoop Kumar Dhand quashed an order of a special POCSO court in Alwar. (Representative Image/iStock)
Published on Jun 13, 2026 06:35 pm IST

'Horrific': CM Vijay assures action after minor girl sexually assaulted, killed

Tamil Nadu CM Vijay (in picture) termed the incident as “horrific” and said such inhuman and unforgivable criminal acts can never be tolerated.
Updated on May 24, 2026 08:34 am IST

Two men held in separate rape cases involving minors in Dombivli

Two men held in separate rape cases involving minors in Dombivli
Published on May 19, 2026 06:00 am IST

HC plea, LOC, then arrest: Sexual assault case against Union minister's son

The complainant alleged that Bhageerath was in a relationship with her daughter and had sexually harassed her.
Updated on May 16, 2026 11:11 pm IST

Union minister's son Bandi Sai Bhageerath arrested in Pocso case

The Union minister said his son maintained that he had committed no wrongdoing.
Updated on May 16, 2026 09:55 pm IST

POCSO case: Look-out circular against Union minister's son after no HC relief

The case was filed on May 8 under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and the POCSO Act.
Updated on May 16, 2026 09:00 pm IST

Union min Bandi Sanjay seeks removal of content linking him with son's case

Bandi Sanjay Kumar is the Minister of State for Home Affairs of India.
Updated on May 16, 2026 06:00 pm IST

17 convicts released on fake court orders from Mizoram jail

17 convicts released on fake court orders from Mizoram jail
Published on May 09, 2026 07:40 pm IST

Mumbai-Bengaluru highway traffic hit as hundreds protest minor's assault, murder

Though it was a peaceful sit-in, the situation escalated when demonstrators tried to block the Mumbai-Bengaluru highway, triggering massive traffic jams.
Updated on May 03, 2026 06:00 pm IST

School staffer kills 5-yr-old student after sexual abuse in Bihar; arrested

Police said the accused, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, sexually assaulted the child and later killed him with a sharp-edged weapon to destroy evidence.
Updated on Apr 11, 2026 08:39 am IST

POCSO accused booked for making video calls to victim from Dharwad prison

A man in jail faces charges for allegedly harassing a minor victim through video calls. He reportedly threatened her and pressured her to support him in court.
Published on Mar 30, 2026 08:53 pm IST

Ghaziabad man rapes 4-year-old girl, beats her to death with a stone

According to her family, the girl had gone missing while playing with neighbourhood children outside their home around 6pm on Monday. (Photo for representation)
Published on Mar 19, 2026 08:58 am IST

Boys in consensual relationship often bear brunt of Pocso: Madras high court

Justice N Mala of the Madurai bench of the high court made the remarks while dealing with the case.
Published on Mar 07, 2026 12:20 pm IST

Only 50 of Delhi’s 194 police stations have paralegal volunteers; 1 POCSO victim aided in 2025: RTI

Only 50 of Delhi’s 194 police stations have paralegal volunteers; 1 POCSO victim aided in 2025: RTI
Published on Mar 06, 2026 04:20 pm IST

Re-examining POCSO in regulating adolescent intimacy

Law (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
Published on Feb 28, 2026 05:31 pm IST

'Hasty conclusion': SC expunges MP HC’s remarks against Pocso court judge

Supreme Court bench said the "hasty conclusion" accusing the judge of "intellectual dishonesty" was "totally unwarranted".
Published on Feb 23, 2026 05:59 pm IST

UP court allows FIR in POCSO case against Swami Avimukteshwaranand; he responds

Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati, head of Jyotish Peeth Badrinath, sits with followers outside his Magh Mela camp in protest
Published on Feb 21, 2026 10:11 pm IST

Games, chocolates, rented room: UP couple preyed on kids for 2 lakh porn videos

Some of the victims, all boys under 18, were as young as three years of age, in the Banda child abuse case.
Updated on May 06, 2026 05:10 am IST

‘No room for reformation’: Death for UP couple who raped, filmed over 30 kids

The crimes in Banda, UP, by an ex-JE and his wife spanned from 2010 to 2020, and involved systematic sexual exploitation of at least 33, possibly even 50, minor boys mainly from economically weak families.
Updated on Feb 21, 2026 12:54 pm IST

Constable suspended after POCSO accused escapes from Yerawada police station

Instead of handing over the bedsheet inside the lock-up, the on-duty constable allegedly took the accused out and allowed him to go towards the bathroom area. (REPRESENTATIVE PIC)
Published on Feb 15, 2026 04:00 am IST

3 minors gang-rape 6-year-old in Delhi, woman hands over accused son to police

The three boys, aged between 10 and 16, were known to the girl and used to play with her near her house.
Updated on Jan 29, 2026 06:57 pm IST

'After live-in fails, cases get filed': Allahabad HC says laws favour women

Live-in relationship breakdowns leading to rape FIRs, says Allahabad HC
Published on Jan 27, 2026 11:46 am IST

Coach sexually assaulted national-level shooter, threatened to ruin career: FIR

According to the FIR, the alleged incident took place on December 16 after she participated in a national-level shooting competition.
Updated on Jan 08, 2026 11:59 am IST

Making small child touch private parts aggravated sexual assault: Delhi HC

Making small child touch private parts aggravated sexual assault: Delhi HC
Published on Jan 06, 2026 03:18 pm IST

Girl assaulted by 3 minor boys for over a week in Karnataka's Hubbali

Karnataka police registered a case against three minor boys for assaulting a girl.
Published on Jan 04, 2026 11:00 am IST

17-year-old girl gang-raped in fields by three men in Haryana's Nuh

Based on the complaint, an FIR was registered on Saturday against the three accused at Sadar Tauru police station.
Updated on Dec 23, 2025 03:00 pm IST

Delhi court discharges juvenile accused of raping minor, cites lack of proof

In an order dated December 16, the court said the sole eyewitness in the case was the minor girl, who merely deposed that physical relations were established between them, “without giving any further description.”
Published on Dec 22, 2025 09:43 pm IST