The Sector 18 police station had registered a case against Shiv Kumar, a native of Bihar, on February 9, 2017. He was arrested a day later from his rented room, the police said. read more

The two sisters, including a minor, were also allegedly molested by the accused, including husband of the married woman, over suspicion that they helped their cousin in running away with the woman, they said. read more

On April 28, a daily wager was arrested, after the girl had told her caretaker that her father had been molesting her for over a year. read more

A division bench of justice Ranjit More and justice Bharati Dangre, was informed that the 19-year-old man was in a relationship with the 17-year-old girl from Dongri. read more

The family had accused the man of taking the girl to a guest house in nearby the pilgrimage town of Chotila in Surendranagar district and forcing her into a physical relationship. read more

The alleged survivor, who is one of the prosecution witnesses in the case, was declared hostile before Additional Sessions Judge Saurabh Kulshreshtha, after she failed to recognise two of the accused, the court sources said. read more

According to the police, the girl divulged the details of the incident to a woman who often looked after her and gave her tuition classes after school in the neighbourhood. The police said that the girl alleged that her father had been raping her for... read more

The accused, Nitin Bharadwaj, a resident of Malad (West), was arrested under sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act. read more

A division bench of justice B P Dharmadhikari and justice PD Naik upheld the submissions made by the accused’s advocate, Dr Yug Choudhary, who claimed the trial court “had not conducted a fair trial” and sent the case back to it. read more

The minor in her complaint stated that the accused is her father’s friend and frequently visited her home and alleged that he lured her with sweet edibles and took her to an isolated place where he raped her, the SHO said. read more

Earlier in the day, the girl’s mother had filed a police complaint alleging that the man, who lived in their neighbourhood, had molested her daughter and used to follow her when she went to school or coaching classes. read more

In their statement to the police, the girl’s parents alleged the accused had molested students in the past too. The police, however, have not received any other complaints so far. read more

According to police, a passerby had spotted the 16-month-old girl and took her to the nearest police station, following which she was reunited with her parents who had been looking for her. read more

Chauhan said the girl committed suicide on Sunday afternoon by hanging herself from a ceiling fan at her house. read more

Rao alleged that the child’s mother had complained that the two ayahs (female helpers) – Parveen and Narsamma – had abused the child and shoved stones and a twig into her private parts, causing bleeding injuries. read more