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    Protection Of Children From Sexual Offences News

    Ludhiana: Man booked for attempt to sexually assault 9-year-old boy

    After being questioned, the boy narrated what had happened, prompting the family to file a police complaint. (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 2 days ago

    Two gang-rape accused shot in leg in Ghaziabad police encounter

    During a checking operation near the jungles of Khanpur in Tronica City, police spotted the two men on a bike.
    Cities
    Published 4 days ago

    Two held for raping 15-year-old girl in Assam’s Sivasagar, found pregnant: Police

    The 15-year-old girl was allegedly abducted and raped multiple times in May. The crime came to light after doctors found she was around three months pregnant.
    India News
    Published 7 days ago

    Karate coach arrested after his ex-student claims he raped her for 2 decades

    Navale, who runs a karate academy and teaches at colleges in central Mumbai, was taken into custody by Kurla police on Thursday.
    Cities
    Updated 8 days ago

    Mohali: Teen set ablaze by stalker dies after 5-day battle for life

    While initially a case under Sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act but Section 103(1) (murder) was also added after the girl’s death (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 14 days ago

    Ludhiana: 14-year-old Pune girl sexually assaulted multiple times

    Zero FIR transferred from Pune; PAU police launch probe to identify accused. (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 14 days ago

    Retired civic employee sentenced to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor relative

    Retired civic employee sentenced to life imprisonment for sexually assaulting minor relative
    Cities
    Published 16 days ago

    Police file case over sexual assault of 7-yr-old girl in northeast Delhi

    Police file case over sexual assault of 7-yr-old girl in northeast Delhi
    Cities
    Published 22 days ago

    POCSO case: Fatehabad man gets life term for sodomising minor

    Taking into account the gravity of the crime, the court declined to show any leniency.
    Cities
    Published 25 days ago

    BCA student’s murder: Cops say classmate confesses to crime; rape, Pocso charges invoked

    Investigators said the two were in a relationship, but had stopped speaking to each other about a week before the incident. (Pic for representation)
    Cities
    Published 36 days ago

    ‘Slap not a sexual act’: Bombay HC drops Pocso charge against teen

    The Bombay High Court discharged a 19-year-old student from a Pocso charge, holding that the allegations did not establish the sexual intent required under the law
    Cities
    Updated 37 days ago

    Ghaziabad: Two arrested for raping 16-year-old girl

    Police said the accused, both residents of Pilkhuwa in Hapur, spotted the girl standing near a hospital in Masuri around 10pm on July 27 (Representational image)
    Cities
    Published 39 days ago

    Rohtak court acquits seven men of minor’s rape due to lack of evidence

    After examining the material on record, the additional sessions judge held that the prosecution could not establish the charges beyond reasonable doubt. (HT Photo for representation)
    Cities
    Updated 45 days ago

    13-yr-old sexually assaulted by her father in Jahangirpuri; accused on run

    Accused was recently released from jail after serving a five-year sentence in a robbery case (Representative photo)
    Cities
    Updated 54 days ago

    Two arrested for gang-raping minor in UP’s Aligarh

    The crime was committed on Saturday, said police. (For Representation)
    Cities
    Published 61 days ago

    Bandi Bhagirath, son of Union MoS Bandi Sanjay Kumar, gets bail in POCSO case

    Bandi Bhagirath got a regular bail with a condition to furnish <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1 lakh with two sureties and certain conditions.
    India News
    Updated 64 days ago

    Panchkula: 29-year-old man gets 3 years’ jail in POCSO case

    The case was registered by the district police in March 2019 against two boys, both residents of Panchkula. (HT File)
    Cities
    Updated 65 days ago

    4-year-old girl abducted, raped in UP’s Budaun; hunt on for accused

    The girl went missing on June 25 night and was found lying injured in a field the next day. (For Representation)
    Cities
    Published 76 days ago

    Govt, cops to audit Delhi schools for ensuring kids’ safety

    Govt, cops to audit Delhi schools for ensuring kids’ safety
    Cities
    Published 83 days ago

    Ghaziabad: Minor held for pushing 17-year-old girl during ‘rape attempt’

    According to officials, the boy lives with his family on the second floor of the same building (Photo for representation)
    Cities
    Published 83 days ago

    Nuh court sentence man to 20yrs of jail for raping 6-yr-old daughter

    The man had sent his minor son to watch TV to conceal the crime; he fled after being caught but was arrested four months later in March 2025. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
    Cities
    Published 114 days ago

    Ludhiana trader booked for morphing photos of wife’s minor niece

    Police officials added that the accused is already facing multiple FIRs registered at different police stations across the city. (HT File)
    Cities
    Published 115 days ago

    Nasrapur case: 1,200-page chargesheet filed in just 15 days

    Pune rural police on Saturday file a 1,200-page chargesheet in the Nasrapur minor rape-murder case within 15 days of the crime. ((PIC FOR REPRESENTATION))
    Cities
    Published 118 days ago

    DLSA Gurugram to conduct POCSO awareness workshops in schools to promote child safety

    Officials said the workshops aim to educate students about their legal rights, child protection measures, good touch and bad touch, cyber safety, complaint mechanisms and legal safeguards available under the Pocso Act. (Representative photo)
    Cities
    Published 119 days ago

    Delhi HC uphelds trial court’s order convicting man of raping minor stepdaughter

    The man was sentenced to 15 years of imprisonment by the trial court in 2022 for the offences of rape and aggravated penetrative sexual assault under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (Pocso) Act. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
    Cities
    Published 139 days ago

    Chandigarh: Man sentenced to 20-years of RI for raping minor

    A case was registered under Sections 376(2)(n), 376(3) and 506 of the Indian Penal Code, along with Section 6 of the POCSO Act and Sections 69-B (2) and 4 of the Information Technology (IT) Act. (HT Photo)
    Cities
    Published 157 days ago

    3 men who helped 2 teenagers gang-rape 11-year-old girl in MP’s Ujjain arrested

    The two boys have also apprehended and sent to a corrections home for juveniles. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
    Cities
    Published 165 days ago

    Woman held for attempting to access inmate cells at Delhi’s Tihar Jail by posing as cop

    The incident took place at Jail No 8 of the jail, police said. (Representative photo)
    Cities
    Published 169 days ago

    Sexual harassment case: HC grants anticipatory bail to Avimukteshwaranand, disciple

    Swami Avimukteshwaranand Saraswati (HT File Photo)
    Cities
    Published 170 days ago

    Juvenile held for sexually assaulting 12-year-old boy found dead in Barnala

    The 12-year-old boy was found dead on farmland near Naiwala road in Barnala on March 11. (iStock)
    Cities
    Updated 181 days ago
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